January, 2010

Soundscreen Design has announced that the latest in their Artist Music Journal Project features artist, EE Storey. Storey is widely known for her unique illustrated works in the music industry, creating album artwork, posters, websites, branding and related merchandise for many bands including Tegan and Sara, Death Cab for Cutie and The Rentals. The Artist [...]

Tradition‘s Spring Sale starts today at their Westlake location. 50% off all of your favorite brands including Nike, Supra, Vans, Converse, The Hundreds, Akomplice, 10 Deep, Crooks & Castles, Diamond Supply, and more! They have a bunch of flannels, Crewnecks, hoodies, shoes, tees, accessories, and more all at 50% off! I know it’s raining out, [...]

It’s been a gray rainy week here at the Vapors office, but a little ray of sunshine shone through via Fed Ex today:  A very manly looking red package arrived and we were delighted to find a box full of Matador by Jack Link’s Beef Jerky. According to the enclosed press release, Jack Link’s launched [...]

Dirty Debutante x Nike Sportswear Present: HELP HAITI sneaker + canned food drive Donations Required for Entry All Donations Go Directly To the Haitian Memorial Foundation www.haitianmemorialfoundation.org Music By DJ Clark Kent DJ Neil Armstrong DJ Parler DJ Jay Sensei When Tonight, Wednesday, Jan 20th 9pm – 3am Where SUTRA LOUNGE 1st ave + 1st st [...]

Hello my name is… Tony Simon AKA Blockhead. I was raised in… Greenwich Village, NYC. The reason that you’re reading about me is… Cause i’m trying desperately to sell records. Right now I’m working on… New music with Aesop Rock, new music with Illogic, and new music with Joanna Erdos. But I’d rather be… Playing [...]

Tickets go on sale 1/22 at 10am FRIDAY APRIL 16:  Jay-Z, LCD Soundsystem, Them Crooked Vultures, Vampire Weekend, Deadmau5, Public Image Limited, The Specials, Grizzly Bear, Passion Pit, Echo and the Bunnymen, Benny Benassi, Fever Ray, Grace Jones, She & Him, Erol Alkan, The Avett Brothers, Calle 13, The Whitest Boy Alive, The Cribs, La [...]

Hey check out the New Balance 574 Ceracom sneaker. Ceracom, a rubber-like synthetic material, was used in the original construction of the 574 (as the primary material on the upper) and has been brought back with the re-issued 574 for spring 2010. The Ceracom material’s practicality, that is, Ceracom helped shoes stay cleaner and last [...]

The legendary producer/DJ Madlib is launching the Madlib Medicine Show, a once-a-month, twelve-CD, six-LP series. The series will be a combination of Madlib’s new hip-hop productions, remixes, beat tapes, and jazz, as well as mixtapes of funk, soul, Brazilian, psych, jazz and other lesser explored genres of music. The first installation is “Before The Verdict” [...]

Hello my name is… Zach Aka… Coolzey I was raised in… Iowa The reason that you’re reading about me is… I paid a publicist Right now I’m working on… my house and about 4 different albums But I’d rather be… watching independent films in an old theater every day My most prized possessions are… my [...]