I have wanted to publish an article on Hawthorne Heights for quite some time, but haven’t had a lot of non-automotive motivation as of late until now. I have been writing and performing music for years and like most people in their late 20’s that grew up in the early 2000’s era of hardcore punk…

Some of you probably think that I’ve dove head first into the deep end by posting a Ford Mustang, but fear not I’m still kicking it poolside with my Volkswagen shirt on and my brain is working just fine. I love incorporating variety into my articles and as someone who traditionally stays far away from…

If you’re a die-hard water-cooled Volkswagen enthusiast like myself you are aware of the ever popular moniker that is OEM+. Rarely do you see this style of modification outside of the VAG and euro community, however other marques have followed suit at times. Essentially, styling a car in an OEM+ fashion denotes applying various parts…

The phrase “all good things come to an end” couldn’t be more relevant than the recent announcement made by the founders of Canibeat.  The tarmac of New Jersey’s Princeton Airport would be seeing the East Coast’s heaviest hitters for one last time this fall. The blog that took off in 2009 with the creative minds…

Typically at Fatlace we feature content that revolves around the automotive industry, extreme sports, hip hop, and the like. There are always opportunities to bring new flavor to an already thriving site and this is one of them. Tennis is a sport that I not only enjoy spectating, but have played and taught for the…

I have been wanting to feature this particular car for quite some time now and being that Tanner is also my brother, I want to make sure the write up does the build justice. The story begins during the summer of 2012 when he picked up the bone stock coupe from an older woman in…

With show season right around the corner a lot of us are either tidying up last minute touches on our project or dusting the winter cobwebs off of our tried and true trophy winner. Tony Grimmel falls into the latter category with his MK2 Rallye Coupe. I have known about Tony’s car for years now…

I wanted my first article for the site to reflect on my personal taste for automotive style and culture. Being in the watercooled Volkswagen and Audi scene for the better part of a decade has introduced me to a lot of cool people and many of whom have become very close friends. I met Stun…