Hello my name is… Vinnie Sammon. Aka… Vinnie Calzone. I was raised in… West New York, New Jersey. The reason you’re reading about me is… I’m the co-CEO of Skavenger and Zoo York’s BMX team manager/team rider. Right now I’m working on… Organizing a unique BMX event through the streets of NYC. But I’d rather [...]

By: Yo Mama Max Mega is one of the few next generation emcees breathing life and pumping originality back into hip-hop. His release, For the Listeners, embodies his native Philly soul and Virginia Beach-bred freshness (*laser sounds*); plus it offers more than “just a little something” for the ladies. Max Mega may be green as [...]

By Andrew Kline Iggor Cavalera is known around the world as the drummer for the Brazilian metal band Sepultura. But after playing with the band for 25 years, circling the globe many times over, and selling over 10 million albums, Iggor left Sepultura in 2006. He’s recently moved behind the turntables, taking his extensive knowledge [...]

by Robbie Ettelson Apart from being your favorite producer’s favorite producer, Pete Rock continues to deliver his “souled out” sound with the patience and precision of a Swiss watchmaker. As the driving influence to the current generation of beatsmiths like Jay Dee, 9th Wonder and Kanye West, Pete has assembled a varied cast of vocalists [...]

Hello my name is… DJ Tina T. I was raised in… Seattle, Washington. And the reason that you’re reading about me is… Because you might see me DJ at some point and I just wanted to introduce myself ☺. I am inspired by… People, music, movies, basically everything around me—good and bad. Music is my… [...]

Westlake Village, CA Tired of making the drive from the sunburnt suburbs into the traffic hell that is LA just to get your goods? Then head west on the Ventura Freeway to Tradition. Located way out in Westlake Village—or nearby, if you live out that way—Tradition caters to fashion, sneaker, and art enthusiasts from the [...]

Atlanta, GA Words by Daniel Hall Standard, located in the heart of the ATL, sets the bar pretty damn high, and no one else in the area has been able to keep up. The owners cut the ribbon on the joint a little over four years ago, and the spot is still going strong. Whether [...]

PORTLAND, OR There is a quote by Picasso that states “Every act of creation, is first an act of destruction.” Destroy was born as a clothing line in NYC in January, 2003, the name implying Picasso’s concept of destroying something in order to create something new. In ‘06, Destroy relocated to Portland to live out [...]

Everything starts with a concept and in 1996, in the heart of Harvard Square, Cambridge’s Concepts started what is considered the norm in lifestyle boutiques today. Combining action sports, high-end denim, outerwear, and top-tier footwear, Concepts created the industry blueprint for what was to come. Twelve years later, Concepts has done it again with a [...]

And the award for most gay undertones in a press release goes to… Pickle Sickle “The bizarre tasting pickle craze from Texas you can’t get enough of.” Yep, that’s the tag line for Pickle Sickles. “It’s an increasingly popular novelty snack treat that may sound a bit hard to swallow. But Pickle Sickles pickle juice [...]