Last week I heard Drake was performing at a secret location. His agent told me he was to perform at midnight in an abandoned building on Labrea. Right away I knew that it had to be the mysterious MBW Lab. This secret fortess was brightly lit and guarded by storm troopers. We all have been…
Since 1971, Phil Wood has been servicing the bike community. We’ve been huge fans of Phil Wood and I’ve used their hubs on a few of my builds in the past. Only the best and they’re made in America. We recently visited their headquarters in San Jose, CA and saw where all the magic happens.…
It is an exciting time for the graffiti scene. Walls are being taken down and boundaries are being pushed beyond their limits… This evolution is fusing old with new school, graffiti with fine art. An innovative and fresh art form is emerging that has collectors and fans asking for more. 1AM and curator, Mike Tyau,…
The internet is funny. You can get info about practically anything and everything and that information can either be true or twisted. One thing I know for sure is that you really shouldn’t believe everything you read or hear on the interwebs until you hear it from the person itself… In 2007 back when I…
In just a few weeks, illest will be releasing the first ever illest G-Shock. The collaboration uses the 6900 G-Shock in a distinct tiffany and safari colorway. This very limited run of the illest G-Shock will only be available thru our San Francisco Location, Los Angeles Location, Illest retailers around the world and thru our…
Whew.. Sema’s over. Now we can feature some more cars. First up, The 2012 Chevy Sonic which we built right here in California. A few months ago I was asked to work with GM to work on a new platform called the Chevy Sonic and prepare the car for thee most spectacular car show for…
This Friday we’re saying goodbye to our Fatlace Store in San Francisco and opening up Illest in the same location. Illest San Francisco will have its sister store in Los Angeles and we’ll also be working on 2 more stores in the near future, one in Hawaii and the other in Japan. We’ll still be…
If you’re up for some UFC, our good friend Darren Uyenoyama and illest sponsored is making his UFC Debut November 12th. Congrats Darren for making UFC. Check him out in this video. Watch this at CSN Bay Area