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Oakland’s Art & Soul Festival was last weekend…emphasis on ART and SOUL.  MaryJane popped up shop, ate hella good catfish and fries, sipped on wine and did some excellent people watching.  We even got to catch a good show, courtesy of Oakland’s own Souls of Mischief.  So check the pix and see what it do…in…

HalfBaiked: Jensen Karp on Crazy 4 Cult: New York

I was very nervous last night when I was thought about interviewing Jensen Karp today. I mean, it isn’t every day you get to sit down and talk with a king. (Jensen is definitely the “King of the Nerds” in my book…well… I guess there are several Kings and Queens in the “nerd realm” :…

Pacific Ink & Art Expo…Another Perspective

If you haven’t already read East 3’s post on the first ever Pacific Ink & Art Expo, check it out here!  He gave an awesome summary of the event, so I’ll just supplement with a photo set from another perspective. I was also privileged to witness the art of the traditional Hawaiian hand-tapped tattoo.

Played Out Show ‘n Shine by Rotiform

Last Saturday, Rotiform held a little show ‘n shine get together at the Tiki Bar in Sunset Beach, CA. There was a pretty good variety of cars there, but of course the biggest turnout came from those from Deutschland. Nothing like good group of Porsches to get things started.  Rotiform’s FR-S was present, wearing some of…

The Infamous Pre-Meet & Photo Exhibition

Yesterday was The Infamous Pre-Meet, held at IM KING’s flagship store in Santa Anna. The weather had already started to cool down as the meet was starting with food trucks from Dogzilla and Burnt providing their well known hotdogs and sliders all afternoon while the Longboard truck was ready to help cool everyone down with…

Paul Rodriguez on the new Nike P-Rod VI

Last week I had the chance to check out the new Nike 6th and Mill indoor skate park in Downtown Los Angeles. Located just a few blocks away from the Berrics and Fantasy Factory, this skate utopia is full of street obstacles designed by a collection of the world’s best skaters and built by none…

American Eagle by Osamu Koyama

Ronin spends over 9 days filming Osamu Koyama, the artist behind jewelry brand Complete Technique, as he sketches, molds, and builds his masterful gold-plated design upon a blank Nike Zoom Force 1. Osa’s take on the snowboarding boot was commissioned by the brand for their Shoeshine Project 2012. Both the documentary film, as well as…