Most definitely one of the attractions in the calendar year in Japan, the GREENROOM Festival 2013 kicks of today with a list of great names. From renowned Japanese jazz group SOIL & PIMP SESSIONS and the pairing of Hiroshi Fujiwara and Ino Hidefumi to international appearances from The Brand New Heavies and Tommy Guerrero and Ray…
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When Adam “MCA” Yauch passed away last May after a three-year battle with salivary gland cancer, hip-hop not only lost a talented artist but an elder statesman for the culture. To honor the late co-founder/member of the Beastie Boys, Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival will be hosting a tribute and a moment of silence the event’s last day this summer. In a statement to the press, Wes Jackson, the festival’s Executive Director said,
“We reached out to [King] Ad Rock [Adam Horowitz] right after MCA passed last year and asked if there was anything we could do to help celebrate the life of his brother. It was so soon that we were hesitant to even reach out. We wanted to give them space and time. We did speak to Cey Adams [longtime Beasties collaborator and friend] and tried to put something together but the timing wasn’t right. We couldn’t go another year without taking time out to honor what MCA did for our culture and our music.”
The homage will help to cap off the weekend-long venue with performances by Redman, EPMD, Pusha-T, Dizzy Wright, and Soul Understated. The largest hip-hop gathering of its kind in New York City, the 9th annual Brooklyn Hip Hop Festival will take place along the Brooklyn Bridge Park from July 10th to July 13th.
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Travelling from China and stopping off for one week only, Hermès presents Festival des Métiers at Saatchi Gallery, London. Allowing visitors to get up close to the production processes behind some of their most iconic goods, “Festival des Métiers unlocks the poetic and unique crafts that are the essence of the house of Hermès.” Skilled makers give a behind-the-scenes glimpse into the construction of handbags, watches, fine-jewellery as well the opportunity to see their legendary scarves printed on-site. Head to the Saatchi Gallery website for more info.
Admission to Festival des Métiers is free. 21 May – 27 May 2013, 10am – 6pm Daily. Duke of York’s HQ, King’s Road, London, SW3 4RY.
Hermès Presents Festival des Métiers at Saatchi Gallery, London is a post by Lena Dystant on Selectism.
Sneaker culture is worldwide. Recently, the Crepe City London Sneaker Festival took place with an array of kick connoisseurs congregating in the capital city of England. A host of heat was on display, ranging from custom Dunk creations to OG Air Maxes. Take a look at some of the best shoes showcased at this summit-style event across the pond.
Nike Dunk High & Nike Air Max 90 Customs
Jeremy Scott x adidas Wings 2.0 Sneaker Art
Display tables at the Crepe City London Sneaker Festival
Attendees at the Crepe City London Sneaker Festival
Air Jordan 4s
Attendee with the Nike Air Max 1 “Atmos” & Air Jordan 6 “Oreo”
Attendee with the LIVESTRONG x Futura x Nike Dunk High “For the Love of Money”
The UK’s leading Sneaker Festival, Crepe City, returned for its 7th innings earlier this month at a new and bigger venue, the Village Underground in the London suburb of Shoreditch. The event was slammed full of tasty treats, from Yeezys to Maxes, J’s through to Huaraches and some deadstock heat to light a fire under your feet. Local DJs kept the vibes jumping all day and custom sneaker artists got busy with their brushes while sneakerheads reveled in the festivities. With an estimated 1000+ sneakers for sale on the day alongside a stack of apparel and other sought after collectables, Crepe City 7 was their biggest and most banging fest to date. Enjoy a massive batch of killer recap snaps below courtesy of Ravi Sidhu.
Last weekend, Acclaim Magazine, adidas Originals and New Era presented the 2013 Carbon Festival. Speakers flew in from around the globe to share their brand/artist/life experiences with young guns who packed out RMIT’s Storey Hall eager to hear from their heroes. The star studded line up included the infamous Shaun Stussy, Ronnie Fieg, Barry McGee, Style Wars’ Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper and our very own "Keep your laces loose" Woody. The weekend wasn’t confined to the presentations though, there were some awesome side events going down in Melbourne City, including the world premiere of the digitally re-mastered version of Style Wars as well as our first Swap Meet for 2013. Peep a recap of the talks below. Thanks to Sam Wong for the snaps.
On Wednesday, the Tribeca Film Festival will open with “Mistaken for Strangers,” a documentary surround the touring life of The National through the eyes of frontman Matt’s brother, Tom Berninger. In what Tom calls a “self-mockumentary,” the film is surprisingly lighthearted for such a ‘serious’ band like The National, and is just about Tom’s journey as it is a behind-the-scenes look of a heavily touring band. The National’s new album, Trouble Will Find Me, will be out May 21st. (more…)
On the 14th of April the Crepe City Sneaker Festival will return for its seventh innings in a new, bigger venue. Shoes, tunes, food and booze will be flowing at the Village Underground location as well as live sneaker customisation and customisable snapbacks up for grabs. Peep the info below and head to the Crepe City Facebook page for the full rundown.
Village Underground, Holywell Lane, London, EC2A 3PQ Sunday 14th April 2013 12 Noon – 6pm £2 entry. Pay on the door.
Australians have been blessed by the rap gods this year, with a slew of dope crews due to tour the land down under in the coming months. There will be a ton of talent on our shores in April when the inaugural Movement Festival goes big in Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Sydney. The lovely folks behind the fest have given us an incredible prize pack to hand out to our loyal readers. We’ve got two double passes to give away to the festival in your city and one lucky reader will also win a meet and greet with Bliss N Eso. Click here to enter now.
Photos via Hip Hop n More, Fanart, The Hip Hop Update, The Smokers Club and Rickey Smiley.
