California: Day 9. (July 23rd, 2010)
I know it's extremely weird to post about this like... 3 months later. But I don't give a fuck.
This was our last full day in California, so we wanted to have a relaxing day in the sun. My uncle being a Head Golf Professional at a PGA rated golf course (Steele Canyon), we thought golfing was a nice idea. So we 'dressed-up' in our fancy, classy and 'appropriate' golf attire. Then headed off to the course.
First off, we enjoyed a lovely meal on the nicest patio I have ever seen. I believe I had a Sirloin Burger(?)... Jennifer helped them out and became a waitress for a good whole minute.
My Aunty was Women's Club Champion a lot.
We set off to the course, my Uncle (Colin Radchenko, look him up) got us on our golf carts and instructed us the etiquette of the game.
This picture seemed like a good one at the time... Rental clubs are always the way to go. I was waiting in my cart.
Never ever golf with women.
WDWWT, Golf Edition: Electric Shades, The Hundreds Cut&Sew Tee, 10DEEP Shorts, and Janoski's.
Me, Aunty Lana, Jen
The name Steele Canyon isn't just a name... It was actually a 'canyon'... hense this sign. I heard horror stories from my uncle of people driving carts off the cliffs...
The scenery was nice.
This was a farm?
Big ole clock.
After 9 holes, we felt like we were done golfing. We then enjoyed conversation and drinks in the club house.
I was super bummed that I left my business card at home. Jen and myself made lots of jokes about this.
We then all left for a mexican restaurant, we were all super tired.
This was our last full day in California, so we wanted to have a relaxing day in the sun. My uncle being a Head Golf Professional at a PGA rated golf course (Steele Canyon), we thought golfing was a nice idea. So we 'dressed-up' in our fancy, classy and 'appropriate' golf attire. Then headed off to the course.
My Aunt and Uncle are avid golfers...
Now introducing... Colin Radchenko
Lots of wildlife. Snakes and Rabbits...
This is the perks of being a champ.
Fotography Fridays.
As you may already know, I am a huge fan of 13th WITNESS. He is probably one of the best young creators right now. He is an animal behind the lens. Here is a few of my many favorites:
13th WITNESS.
Maestro’s got 7
It’s only right that I begin my first & only interview series with my cohort in creation….13th Witness. One of our next generations most individually creative, respectable, and acclaimed photographers. Give it up or give in, either way we’re all winning.
What type of animal, fictional character or social figure could you compare yourself to & why?
A Monster cause I don’t give a s**t, because my work is my life, my life is my work. If I dont rep for myself, who will?
How many languages do you speak & at what age did you learn each?
I speak 3, being that my mother is French I grew up speaking French with her and english with my father,
it was my second language just like any other friends I had who had parents that immigrated to America.
I learned my 3rd language (Japanese) after moving to Japan straight out of high school. I remember seeing and hearing all these things around me and wanted to know more, so I dedicated myself to learning the language and after about 2 years I was well able to get by.
What effects did living in Japan for 4 years have on your life?
It made me see the world differently. It gave me experiences that molded me to be who I am today.
Without Japan, there may have never been a 13th WITNESS, real talk.
So then Japan played a dominant influence in your creativity and need to showcase the world through your eyes?
Absolutely. It visually inspired me to capture life, colors, movements, people and essentially the world around me.
Can you list 3 words in order of importance that describe your creative process?
Witness.Capture.Share or Witness.Capture.Create.
Who are your top 3 favorite creators of all time?
Director – Kubrik.
Artist – Futura.
Music – Tribe Called Quest.
Do you think one day you will let me buy that BAPE coffee table you have?
Surely, but only if you buy it with the matching rug.
Drake ft. Phonte & Elzhi - Think Good Thoughts prod. 9th Wonder
I'm not the biggest fan of Drizzy (unlike Brennan over here haha), but damn this song is nice. Probably my favorite Drake song I've heard. Look out for 9th Wonder on Drake's sophomore album.
Apologies.
As you may have noticed, posting has been minimal lately. We apologize to you followers, we have both been busy with other things. Aristo has been juggling work, and midterms. I have been busy with work, work and more work. Right now, it is busy season at Momentum ... seeing as the weather is changing and we are receiving lots of new product. Also, we are working on designs for a possible t-shirt project we are going to release in about a month. We are really stoked on this. Please stay posted, and ListenUp. Sorry, for the confusion.
California: Day 8. (July 22nd, 2010)
It was so miserable that day, It was cold and windy. We went to the beach, I do not know why. People were swimming in the ocean, I couldn't understand that.
This isn't normally what I would wear to the beach:
Diamond Crew Neck, Comune Waxed Denim, and Futura Dunk Highs.
After about three hours of complaining about the weather on the beach. It finally got nice. I changed because I started to sweat.
The pigeon were back and better than ever...
Then it began to get cloudier and colder, so we left to do some shopping.
I was pretty excited to go shop because I heard about a cool sneaker boutique when I stopped by 5&ADime, they told me to check out Blends. Blends was super hard to find though, GPS told us it was at one place but when we got there, we were 3 blocks away from it, so we walked there.
I was super stoked when I got there, they had a NikeSB campaign for breast cancer going on. They had a DJ in-store, free drinks, and had these on display for bidding:
Keep A Breast was the campaign, it was exclusively to the 3 Blends stores in Cali.
There layout of the store was my favorite I have ever seen. Each shoe was properly displayed on the wall like a gallery for art. They carried the likes of... Jordan, Nike, Nike SB, Vans OTW, Converse Black Flag, and more.
I picked up some black suede Converse Black Flag boat shoes for $55.
The Campaign co-sided with the re-release of the Brainwreck Dunk High (that I already have) and the likes of other Todd Bratrud works.
The Brainwrecks were displayed along the way, I really liked this look.
They did carry some clothing, but it was minimal, and only carried 'Premium'(quote) garments.
Dangerous
As time crunches down, and we approach the release date of his Sophmore Album. You are going to start hearing more and more from Mr. Rager (Cudi) himself. I recently found out the he was performing at a night club in the city, I wanna go... but it's one of 'those' clubs... we will see what happens.
Here is a track that was recorded two years ago, but will be seen on an upcoming mixtape entitled "Biggy Jiggy S.G Exclusives 30":
In My Lifetime (Remix) prod. Ski Beatz
Heard this off the season 6 finale of Entourage a few weeks back. The song is a remix of Jay-Z's first single, which came out before the release of his debut and now classic album: Reasonable Doubt. I wish I had heard this earlier, but ah well, it's still one of my favorite Jay tracks nonetheless.
Doo-Wops and Hooligans
It is a rare occurrence to catch me listening to anything other than hip-hop. However, one thing I like to listen to that most hip-hop artists don't have, is a mellifluous voice. Peter Hernandez aka Bruno Mars is my latest favorite artist because of his geuninely good singing voice. He is part of a producer group called the Smeezingtons, who are responsible for many popular hits like Nothin' On You by B.o.B (which was where I first heard of him). Check out this video. It may not be the greatest song, but it's catchy and you can't deny that steez. His upcoming debut album Doo-Wops and Hooligans (set to be released October 5th 2010) is one I highly look forward to. Here's the tracklist:
1. Grenade
3. Our First Time
4. Runaway Baby
5. The Lazy Song
6. Marry You
7. Talking To The Moon
8. Liquor Store Blues ft. Damian Marley
9. Count On Me
As an added bonus, here's one of my favorite Smeezington produced songs:
Blue Eyes Meets Bed-Stuy
My cousin introduced me to this awesome collaboration back when I was in Grade 8. I wasn't a huge B.I.G fan back then, and didn't really start loving it until a few years later when I thought I was sooo gangsta. The concept is simple but it works surprising well: Biggie rapping over Frank Sinatra's instrumentals. Be sure to listen to one of my favorite collabs of all-time. Download here. My favorite song? Everyday Struggle/A Day In The Life Of A Fool. ListenUp!
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