REACH

Taiwanese graffiti artis REACH is doing some seriously FRSH things.

Am loving his simple lines yet powerful images, combining Asian simplicity with an urban edge.

Check his out HERE

DJ MARKY & S.P.Y MIX SET

Mixed by Dj Marky & S.P.Y

01 S.P.Y - By Your Side (Extended Mix_
02 Apollo Two - Return to Atlantis (Marky & S.P.Y Re-Up Mix)
03 Total Science & S.P.Y - Gangsta (Vip)
04 Artificial Intelligence feat Steo - Let it Be (Marky & S.P.Y Remix)
05 Vicious Circle - Snorkel (S.P.Y Remix)
06 S.P.Y - Love & Hate
07 S.P.Y - Back Again
08 S.P.Y - Bloodshed
09 Total Science & S.P.Y - Legion
10 Bits - So Good (Vip)
11 Friction & K Tee - Set it Off (Icicle Remix)
12 Future Cut - 20 / 20
13 S.P.Y - Seconds to Midnight
14 S.P.Y - Silent Sleeper
15 S.P.Y - Surge
16 S.P.Y - Sabotage
17 Zero 7 - In the Waiting Line
18 Enei - One Chance
19 Need For Mirrors - Skip Rope
20 Logistics - Gang Colours
21 John Rolodex - Between Two Words
22 S.P.Y - Pressure Drop
23 Marky & S.P.Y - Mystic Sunset

Get the download HERE

DON PABLO

Am loving this "Don Pablo" robot..

Designed by Andrew Bell, he operates Dead Zebra Inc which produces artwork and projects such as 'the Creatures in my Head' series.

Andrew has been working with Kidrobot on various projects since 2005.

Check him out HERE

SEAN ALEXANDER

London based Sean Alexander works on a wide range of products, including vinyl, wood, print, metal and plastic.

I love the jigsaw feel of his work, and with most of his original being of substantial size, his intricate work really comes alive.

Check out his site HERE for more of his fantastic work

JOE BLACK

I recently came across pieces from artist "Joe Black" at a gallery here in London.

His motto is actually quite simple "If its small enough, ill stick it down". This reflects how he works.

Using everything some toy soliders, plastic dinosaurs and even custom designed badge, Joe Black comes up with amazing pieces of art.

Check his website HERE

CONCRETE CIRCUS

Concrete Circus was recently aired on Channel 4 here in the UK, bringing together 4 of the worlds hottest names in urban sports with some of the best viral video producers.

The outcome was truly amazing, check the 4 videos HERE

WRETCH 32 MIX SET

Mixed by Wretch 32

01 Rope A Dope
02 Born Winner
03 Im Not Alone freestyle
04 Space Boys
05 Say Something freestyle
06 It’s No Biggie
07 Let It Out
08 I Cant Stop
09 Do You Think About Me
10 Superhero Remix
11 Heartbreak
12 Be Cool Remix
13 Freestyle
14 Dont Lie
15 Reebok Classic freestyle
16 Street Love freestyle
17 I Love My Home

Get the download HERE

FUNKIN EVEN

NERO - DUBSTEP SYMPHONY

Dubstep Symphony has been specially commissioned by the BBC Philharmonic and BBC Radio 1 from dubstep and drum & bass pioneers Nero.

I recently saw them live at the Roundhouse in Camden, London and they ROCKED it !!!

So with their brand new album having just been released, i though it was time to feast your ears on this amazing set

Listen to it HERE

Check their full website HERE for more details

HYDRO 74

Hydro74 is a full time design studio that helps and aids various companies in the progressive market. Over the past 3 years Hydro74 has had the opportunity to work with some of the biggest names out there.

They do a wide range of products from reworking classic designs to new full on concepts.

These guys are seriously FRSH, check the full website HERE

NITTY SCOTT MC

Nitty Scott MC, female MC based in NYC !.

One of the upcoming forces to be reckoned in the NYC scene, who drops soem serious bars..

Check out her seriously cool old school cassette deck rocking mix tape HERE

Check her FB page HERE and make sure you LIKE IT

KIKKI-K STATIONERY

Award winning Australian stationery shop, love this range and the simple design.

Set up by Swedish designer Kristina Karlson in 2001, she has gone on to become one of the most iconic stationery stores in south east asia and Australia.

Check the website HERE

PASTA ONER

After a recent trip to Prague i came across The Chemistry Gallery who where showcasing the latest work from Pasta Oner.

His style is an abundance of color and influences, ranging from Andy Warhol on to the masters of Graffiti.

Check his site HERE and dont forget to out The Chemistry Gallery HERE

WAD MAGAZINE

WAD stands for WE ARE DIFFERENT: a magazine born from the desire to mirror styles seen in the streets and the birth of Urban Fashion.

Today, WAD is the reference in terms of Urban Fashion and Cultures: a pioneer magazine, a trend lab and a do not miss quarterly rendezvous.

The website hosts ambitious artistic projects, crazy events and all sorts of cutting edge cultural, fashion, musical and design sections.

Check the full website HERE

ANDWOT.

Andwot.

Dont really know a lot about this brand, but i know that this sweatshirt is FRSH.

Urban edge but with a hipster twist, not normally my styleeee but i think they have a few rocking items on their website, go have a look for yourself.

Check it HERE

THE HUNDREDS PRESENT - SULLY

The Hundreds, one of my all time fave brands drop "The Sully" a limited 100 pair only mint green sneaker.. Up for grabs very soon.

Keep an eye out on the website HERE for full release details, dont sleep on this one

INCASE - NANO WATCH

I am loving this, so badly in fact that i want one right now !!

Designed by INCASE, this is taking the whole Nano to Watch one step further, simply PIMPING.

Grab your own one HERE

ITSMADEON - POP CULTURE MASHUP

YOULOVEXTOPHER NU DISCO MIXSET

Mixed by Xtopher

1. Madonna - Fortunate Star (Classixx Edit)
2. Morten Sorensen - Start Something (Original Mix)
3. Tyson - Out Of My Mind
4. Mitzi - All I Heard (Cassian Remix)
5. Reset! - If We Try (Broke One Remix)
6. DCUP - To Be In Love (Universe Remix)
7. Treasure Fingers - Cross The Dancefloor (Chromeo Remix)
8. Get Stellar - The Moment (GLOVES Remix)
9. Kris Menace & The Dream - Walking On Lightning (U-Tern Blend)


Get the download HERE

TRAINERSPOTTER

Trainerspotter are one of the FRSHest street brands to come out of the UK in recent years, working with the likes of Example and Roots Manuva.

They have an extensive range of gear, from T's to jackets and more

Check the full site HERE

NIKE AIR TRAINER SC11

The trainer is a type of shoe that has definitely overcome a lot of hurdles in its lifetime. While it has always been a pretty popular shoe in places like England it is only just recently that it has started picking up speed in the states. This is the latest version, this is the new Nike Air Trainer SC II Citron.

Buy them HERE

BE@RBRICK 2011

Its been a while since i reported about Be@rbrick, but they have been busy at their design offices getting ready for the 22nd collection.

Comprised of 11 different designs, several of the releases coincide with some familiar aspects of pop culture including the card game UNO, The Green Lantern, the Jamaican national flag, Pirates of the Caribbean, Cars 3 and House of Pain.

check their website HERE

SHOK1

SHOK1 was born in England in 1970 and began writing furiously by ’84, having been influenced by New York graffiti styles. This self-taught artist has been getting up worldwide for over 20 years, and working professionally since ’93 with corporate peeps Guiness, Avant-Garde London agency St. Lukes, Tim Westwood and the Hell’s Angels. His aerosol credibility is legitimized by Molotow—the first spray paint brand designed for fine art—which named one of their Premium colors “SHOK1 Evil Olive,” helping to get up the SHOK1 signature color internationally.

SHOK1 has dabbled in the digital realm, and is co-founder and lead artist of cult music and culture magazine, Big Daddy. His work has also been featured in the best-selling Pictoplasma book, Trace Magazine, Lapiz and Graphotism, while two limited edition toys were released by US toy company Kid Robot in 2005.

Check the full site HERE

CPH SQUARE - DANISH DESIGN

Based in Copenhagen, Denmark.. CPH Square offers up 1,600 square meters of state of the art kitchen, bath and furniture with selected design brands like: Floor to heaven, De La Espade, Autobahn, Flos, Tom Dixon, Franke, Blanco, Atag, Gaggenau, Desalto, Mosa, Gutmann, Durat, SpotOn, Establish & Sons, Gate way to Japan - and many more.

Surf and check out the huge range HERE

NETSKY DNB MIX SET

Mixed by Netsky for Urban Nerds

1. Chase and Status – Blind Faith (Loadstar remix)
2. High Contrast – If we ever
3. Mutated Forms & Netsky – Windows
4. Mage & Nelver – There where no us
5. Lenzman – Masquerade (Die & Interface remix)
6. Devlin ft Yasmeen – Runaway (Nu:logic remix)
7. NZ Shapeshifter – The touch (Netsky remix)
8. Netsky – Pirate bay VIP
9. Swedish House Maffia – One (Netsky VIP mix)
10. Command Strange – Heavy funk
11. Chase and Status – No problem
12. Nu:tone ft Nathalie WIlliams – Do you like it
13. Netsky – Mellow
14. Nu:tone ft Ben Westbeech – The feeling

Get the download HERE

KATE MOROSS

Kate Moross is a 24 year old London based creative. She runs ISO & Isomorph Records which you can read about HERE and has a fascination with three sided shapes, illegible typography, and freeform lettering.

Her clients include

Ralph Lauren - Top Shop - The Guardian - La Roux - Smian Mobile Disco and many others.

Check her full site HERE, worth a look if you ask me !

MARK WARD

Mark is a London-based illustrator & designer, working internationally across a wide range of projects, including fashion, magazine covers, editorial and installations. Past projects include signature collections for Stussy, Burton Snowboards and Nike. Mark’s work mixes surreal elements inspired by Americana with the everyday, encouraging the viewer to see things differently and look twice at their surroundings.

Check his full site HERE

LADY AIKO

AIKO was born in Tokyo, currently resides in New York since mid ‘90.

Floral designs, girl cartoons and street pop culture images are all incorporated on her mixed media works. AIKO utilizes both stencil, spraypaint and silkscreen print techniques to create her vibrant large-scale works.

Check her site HERE for some amzing work, truly FRSH

MASON - ANIMAL LANGUAGE

Dutch house masters MASON has stpeed up to the mark and have dropped their new label on the world.

ANIMAL LANGUAGE is a very well crafted machine, with nu disco, future funk tech house releases which also include fantastic artwork, well worth checking out !!

Check the full MASON website HERE

STRANGECO

For nearly a decade, STRANGEco has been creating some of the most sought-after design objects from the worldwide Art Toy Movement.

The Product Library features a rich history of high-quality art toys, organized by artist, brand or product line. Enjoy!

Check the full site HERE

FINAL DJS - SYNTHESIZE ME PART 2

Mixed by Dj Funkstar

o1 Pacific - The Gaze (Intro)
02 Dana Bergquist & Peder G - Loveshine
03 Housemeister - What You Want
04 Thomas Schwartz & Faustino Fanizza - Jambe Myth
05 Lorenz Rhode Feat. Snax - Drop The P!
06 Nighriders - This Love Is Real
07 Roisin Murphy - Overpowered (Kris Menace Remix)
08 Olav Basoski - New Day (Redroche Remix)
09 Emjae - Hold Me Down
10 Cinnamon Chasers - I Like Watching You (Diamond Cut Remix)
11 Thrill Kill - Night Skys (Vincent Fries Remix)

get the download HERE

THE VADER PROJECT

The Vader Project started in 2007. Each piece was based on life sized replica of Darth Vader's cowl.
100 international artists jumped at the chance of creating their own one of a kind "Sith Lord".

Check this LINK for a full run down of some of the sickest Sith reworks.. INSANE !!!!!!!!!!

TOKIDOKI

Japanesse designer toys made in Italy, who would have thought it !.

These guys are seriously talented and have branched out into Eyewear, Tech, Toys and most recently TKDK, a street wear brand with great design and artwork.

Think ill be doing some shopping soon

Check the full sute HERE

JOE LEDBETTER

I have been a fan of Joe Ledbetter for a few years now, i simply love his drawing and his style..

Check out his full website HERE
Deffo worth having a look at !

MONAUX

Check out the work from 26 year old Australian Karl Kwasny aka MONAUX.

Such great attention to detail, and depth in his work.

Please make sure you take time out to check the whole site, as there is plenty of top quality work to look through.

Check her website HERE

JON BUGERMAN

UK Based artist Jon Burgerman has been on the scene for a while now, with his vivid sketches, work for playstation and Iphone.. His work is something very special.

I recently purchased his book "Pens Are My Friends" which is a collection of his drawings, top quality material.. Check it HERE

For more info, free screen savers etc check his extensive website HERE

NERO - GUILTY

KID KENOBI - SOULSTEP MIX VOL 1

Mixed by Kid Kenobi

1. Love Pressure - Sepalcure
2. So Derobe - Joy Orbison
3. This Way (Dom Hz Remix) - Crispo
4. Tripped (Synkro Remix) - DFRNT
5. Lost For Words - Synkro
6. Play The Game - Midland
7. Orpheus - Pariah
8. Memories - Pangaea
9. Crossed Out - Pariah
10. Roots Music - Planas
11. State Of Play - Alexis K
12. Change (A Made Up Sound Remix) - Commix
13. You Got Me (I Got You) (Scuba Remix) - Scuba
14. Silvia (Sinden Remix) - Miike Snow
15. Prism - Pariah
16. Nothings Wrong - Sub Scape

Get the download HERE

KIKS TYO

KIKS TYO....

One of the FRSHest brands to come out of japan, seriously cool stuff !!

Founded by DJ, designer and streetwear/sneaker culture personality Shinichi Izaki back in 2006. They specialize in streetwear, as well as accesssories and footwear.

Check out the female sneaker t shirts, i have a few myself !!

Check the full site HERE

TYOTOYS

TyoToys breaks the collectible toy mold by offering scale replicas from graffiti's living legends.

So if you have ever bombed late at night, crept through the yard then this is something that will appeal to you.

Check the full site HERE

DUBSTEP MIX SET

Mixed by Monty

1. Kano - Spaceship (Trolley Snatcha Remix)
2. Blame ft Fuda Guy - Star
3. Talay Riley - Sergeant Smash Roksonix Remix)
4. French Soler - Demons (Sigma Remix)
5. Cutline - Let Me Go
6. Chase and Status ft Liam Bailey - Blind Faith
7. Chase and Status ft Liam Bailey - Blind Faith (Trolley Snatcha Remix)
8. Benny Benassi ft Gary Go - Cinema (Skrillex Remix)
9. Nero - Me and You
10. Modestep - Feel Good
11. Helicopter Showdwon - Beat Down
12. Skrillex - Scary Monsters and Nice Sprites (Noisia Remix)
13. Chase and Status ft Sub Focus - Flashing Lights
14. Skream ft Example - Shot Yourself in The Foot Again
15. Monty - Dusk Till Dawn
16. Katy B ft Ms Dynamite - Lights On (Skream Remix)
17. Nerd & Daft Punk - Hypnotize You (Nero Remix)

Get the download HERE

NASH MONEY - SNEAKER CUSTOMISER

Nash Money, one of the finest sneaker re-inventors in the game, check out his site HERE for a run down of his latest work, as well as his Vimeo site HERE for his collabs with DC and Footlocker..

Truly FRSH !!!!

PAUL BLAINES

Check out UK artist Paul Blaine's latest work entitled "Fountains".

This is right up my street and his "Drug Mule" collection is also rather FRSH, a great rework of the classic Russian nesting dolls.

Check his site HERE for more

DJ HISTORY

Everything you ever wanted to know about Djing, mixing and the history behind it all !.

Some great books with extensive insights from the likes of Danny Rampling and Ninja Tune.

If you passion lies in dance music, then you NEED to check this out..

For more info click HERE

URBANKIND - ART DECOR

UK based Urbankind offer "one of a kind" designer pieces..

By working with a wide range of graffiti & urban artists, Urband kind offer something very unique.

Check the full site HERE

KAWS - NO FUTURE

I came across this fantastic figure on my travels but alas, it was not for sale.

There are 500 in exsistance, so if you get the chance to purchase one, make sure you do.

Designed by Kaws and Hayime Sorayama, it took 3 years to the design down and an additonal 6 months to make.

The general asking price on E Bay (If you can find one) is roughly 900 - 1200 Gbp

ZEITGEIST TOYS

German based Zeitgeist make these hand made one of a kind amazing pieces out of precious metals, lace and porcelain.

Just keep them away from the kids

Check them out HERE

FLUD BOOMBOX WATCHES

Ever wished you could have a watch shaped like a boombox, well you can now.

Designed by FLUD, this Boombox watch also comes in gold which i think is particularly FRSH

Check the site HERE if you fancy yourself as a player