Primitive’s partners—Paul Rodriguez, Andy Netkin and Jubal Jones—stopped by the Vapors office in late July, and in between bouts of skate-talk (the $100,000-for-first Maloof Money Cup, which P-Rod took the next weekend, and Cameron from Hot Rod’s switch back tails), we talked about their newest hustle. From the get-go, Primitive is a store that looks [...]

Originally obtaining notoriety for documenting the early Los Angeles Punk scene and culture, Edward Colver captured some of the most iconic photos ever. But this was just the beginning. Edward, with his discerning eye,  has over the years captured images that stand alone as art beyond the realm of the L.A. punk days. On August [...]

The Vegas fashion conventions are upon us again, which means it’s time for one of the best parties of the year: Vapors, BPM and Triple 5 Soul’s sixth party together, appropriately named, VI. This year we’ve brought artists and label-heads from three of the hottest record labels in the country together: Dim Mak, Stones Throw [...]

This will be sick. Keep an eye out for Kevin Bourgeois in the next issue of Vapors…

When Burn Rubber owners Rick and Ro took over this sneaker boutique in Detroit’s suburbs, the place was composed primarily of Nike merch and running enthusiast gear. But over the past year and a half the store has evolved to embody the personalities of its new owners. Rick is a former Finishline manager with jokes [...]

Hall Of Fame is the brainchild of three well-respected LA heads. Arsen and Vlad were already known around town for their first store, Kendo, a women’s-only sneaker shop; they teamed up with Greg Johnsen, another heavyweight who’s also partnered with Gourmet and owns Situation Normal. Feeling that the hat game was still fairly untouched, the [...]

In Las Vegas, spending your hard-earned cash at the Spearmint Rhino never gets old. That is, unless you’re DJ Crooked, who partnered up with fellow New Yorker, DJ Neva, and kimchi shoe guru Kenn Davenport to open the Knyew (pronounced “new”) earlier this year. “People were telling me to invest in a house,” says Crooked, [...]

Jason Lee has a small but substantial collection of rare motorcycles. “I’ve always been into motorcycles, but as I got older I became fascinated with vintage British and Japanese bikes,” he says. And when he caught himself salivating over a photo of an old Reading Standard board track racer, it wasn’t long before Jason was [...]

This shit is gonna be bad! Heat was classic, but this time Bob Deniro and Al Pacino are partnered up instead of at odds. The trailer shows a little 50 Cent, and Rob Dyrdek told me he has a part as a pimp. I dunno what to say to that, but I’ll definitely watch the [...]

Decatur Dan from Standard ATL hit up the Bun B/Scion show last night. His photo is above and his reportage is below. Bun B ripped his ATL show last night @ The Loft. It was Bun’s VERY FIRST time playing with a live band behind him and after the performance he said it wouldn’t be [...]