Hailing from Connecticut (New London to be exact), Quiet Life is in the business of creating melodic indie folk that sees its full-length debut via Act Natural, a collection of recordings that have been captured over the course of a year of touring. Quiet Life has been seen on the stage in support of acts like Matt Costa and the Shout Out Louds. Their sound is soft country crash (which should come as no surprise given the tenderness of their name), and is spot-on for chaps who dig indie rock of the modern country class. I’m not going to conclude quite yet if these guys will go far or just fall short, but there is no doubting their talent and ability to create toe-tapping songs for their coffee sipping friends. Pick up this record if this sounds like your thing. – Kelly D. Williams, Mannerist Zine
Greg Graffin of Bad Religion fame is going to be awarded 2008 the Outstanding Lifetime Achievement Award in Cultural Humanism from Harvard University. Simply because he’s been a long standing voice in the atheist community for a long time. Regardless of your personal religious leanings, this is a huge thing for a punk rocker, who paved the way for many melodic punksters that formed a band, lost their hair, and became college professors…all while still touring the nation.
Interesting sidenote: While I was in high school, Bad Religion asked a classmate of mine to use their home for a music video shoot. They declined and voiced their righteous decision in front of my class. I booed her out of the building, since it was stupid to decline their video shoot…considering there was money involved, and I am a huge Bad Religion fan. Even though I don’t believe the same way.
Dr. Pepper is making a bold moving, offering everyone in America a free can of Dr. Pepper if we see Chinese Democracy. No not the country, the supposed new GNR album that has never seen the light of day. I’m not sure if I even care to hear the new album, but a free Dr. Pepper? This is epic! Photo src - Complex.
Not long ago the skateboarding community was rocked, when Steve Rocco (no pun intended) sold World Industries for the sum of 20 Million Dollars. Pushing the brand into a mainstream world wide that it hasn’t really capitalized on in the skateboarding industry since.
Well, dying brands are still worth something, as we saw in the past when Larry Flynt bought Big Brother magazine. Such is the case with Duffs. Duffs wasn’t exactly a huge name in the skate shoe market, where new comers and new brands (Lakai for instance) were taking off into main skateboarding markets. Duffs has been sold to a UK company, according to Transworld business , and is moving forward to close their California offices.
What is the future of Duffs as a brand? Time will tell.
Neff Headwear is now officially a part of Seshn. They needed a blog solution and we filled it. Check out all the latest rants, happenings, and just all around dope material over at the Neff blog.
Ever wondered what the plan with Trestles is all about and why so many surfers are upset and worried? Check out this video and you will understand. For more info on saving trestles go to http://surfrider.org/savetrestles/
How legit is the Uganda skate scene? A group in Uganda has recently formed a union called the Uganda Skateboard Union. Extreme boredom in Uganda has led the youth to create a very inspiring program that is taking the African country by storm.
This video is part of a larger work in progress which will show the construction of the park, history of the organization, interviews of the skaters and footage of their progression.
Despite what anyone thinks about Tony Hawk, it is undeniable that he’s been a driving force in skateboarding for a long time. He’s been at the forefront of innovation at times, and also responsible for bringing skateboarding into a mainstream crossover that the 80’s can not take credit for. He’s the spokesman for skateboarding while others just have a good life in street skateboarding or random magazine covers. The Birdman recently gave an exclusive interview for Birdhouse skateboards, which you can read here.
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