American Dreaming

This guy is speaking the TRUTH!!! Listen up and enjoy...

Life of a Bike Messenger

These dudes by far have one of the toughest jobs in the streets...rain, sleet or snow 24-7. Much respect!

source: BODA BODA NYC

Patrick Martinez Video Profile

Check out this short video profile. JUXTAPOZ follows visual artist Patrick Martinez as he prepares for his solo show, entitled Hustlemania, at Known Gallery in Los Angeles later this month.  More on Patrick Martinez HERE.

Field Notes

Nowadays everyone has a blackberry, iPhone, iPad, etc to write their ideas and to-do lists in...I do it too. But to me there's nothing like a hand written to-do list. Checking off or running a line thru each task as things get done (makes me feel good and ish). If we ever bump into each other, there's a good chance I have a notebook, post-it note, or something on me.

I love...LOVE these here notebooks from J Crew. At $10 for a pack of 3, you can't go wrong.

"Inspired by the vanishing subgenre of Midwestern design, old-fashioned pocket ledgers and the charming appeal of a well-edited to-do list, Field Notes are a refreshing break from high-tech handheld PDAs. Perfectly sized to pop in a back pocket, they're great for jotting down observations, reminders and inspirations of all kinds. Each soft-covered book comes with 48 pages of high-quality lined paper (read: no feathering or bleeding) and the back cover boasts a handy ruler and a list of "Practical Applications" for the notebook's use (Shady Transactions, Gambling Debts, Hymns/Prayers and Last Will and Testament, just to name a few)". - J Crew

Speed Racers

Before fixed-gear bikes became de rigueur for urban aesthetes, they were the weapon of choice for Japan’s fearless Keirin cyclists. A gladiatorial incarnation of track cycling that dates back to 1948, the Japanese sporting phenomenon operates by an intricate set of rules that sees competitors jostling for position on steeply banked tracks at lightning fast speeds, all but encouraging spectacular crashes. In today's film for NOWNESS, Jonathan de Villiers (whose fashion photography and portraiture has appeared in The New York Times Magazine, Wallpaper* and Fantastic Man) traveled to the national Keirin school in Tokyo and the Tachikawa and Yokkaichi velodromes to decode the strategy that governs the racing phenomenon. “I knew next to nothing about it when I went,” says de Villiers, “but I'm a big admirer of the anthropological documentary where you get taken into a whole different world. And what a strange, special and complex universe it turned out to be.” The state-run industry amasses tens of billions of dollars in gambling revenue each year.

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Put This On Ep. 4: Grooming

I'm a big fan of the Put This On series, "a web series about dressing like a grownup" as they put it. Episode 4 is about mens grooming. Check out their website/blog to view previous episodes.

source: putthison.com

Be Cool. Fool

I was a little apprehensive about posting this vid up...but after listening to what was said, it was very uplifting. Hope you get the same from it as I did. Enjoy.

Sartorial Sounds entails the two-day period spent at a studio in Brooklyn...not only creating great music, but vibing off each other’s energy. You receive an in-depth glimpse of each artist’s personality and the outcome of what happens when you place seven creative individuals in one location.

Listen & Download 'Take Off Your Cool' HERE.

source: street ediquette

Kevin Lyons x Colette x Chanel

A few days ago Chanel opened up a Pop-Up shop at Colette. On display were an assortment of classic Chanel products, such as quilted bags, leather gloves and various apparel. Artist Kevin Lyons, who recent held an exhibition at the shop, was on hand customizing bags and adding Chanel influenced imagery to the space.  If I drew all over my moms bags it would be the end of me! Kevin Lyons does it and its cool. Haha