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United Dry Stock Goods. Stumbling across these guys was definitely a case of a link here, lead me there which lead me to these guys. Fascinating little rabbit hole the ‘net, ain’t it?! United Stock Dry Goods is a Toronto-based menswear collection, born from the collaboration of Michael Cavaggioni and Sydney Mamane to fulfill their passion for quality garments and construction while maintaining an accessible price for the final consumer.  A reflection of their minimal and modern aesthetics with a nod to classic proportions and tailoring traditions, the collection includes shirts, denim, chinos, outerwear, and accessories and is available in stores internationally. I just dig a lot of what they do, I haven’t touched/seen/worn any of their product so can’t really comment on that. Their website has a really interesting navigation for the lookbook, the line of selvedge denim, all the fabrics they used are sourced in Japan (lots of #streetwear cred there kiddies) and I kinda have a weird crush on Canada right now. Have a look around the United Dry Stock Goods website for a better view, I’m going to find out if anyone in Aus stocks them..

Another Vans colab to add to their (almost) weekly drops of capsules. This one, done with Septic retailer Bodega, certainly isn’t the best colab, in fact it probably isn’t even in the top ten, but fans of colourful kicks might dig these. This capsule is a three piece collection with a few pairs of Authentics draped in a splatter fest of Africa colour. If we’re to be honest we’d say they almost look like a Safari park massacre and the shoes have copped the mess. Not for us, but we could be tripping. Photos: FNG

The guy could be the coolest motherfucker ever. I began reading The Wolf Of Wall Street book a few years back, but then my boss stole it and moved away without returning it, so I can’t really recall how it ended or what happened, but I do remember him rooting heaps of chicks, tossing midgets, flying helicopters and insider trading or something like that. It’s out in Aus later in the year.

Venture rider Flo Mirtain’s part in Cliche’s new Bon Voyage video is insane and online now for free at Thrasher Magazine.

The Krooked crew is heading up North this year to help celebrate Canada Day with our friends at Top of the World Skate Shop in Ottawa. Dan Drehobl, Brad Cromer, Auby Taylor join Nolan Waller, Seb Labbe, and Alexis Lacroix for a Krooked Demo & Kruiser contest jam out front of the shop, be there July 1st from 12-6pm.

This year for go Skateboarding Day Cowtown is having a ’secret location’ product toss as well as giving away special prize packs to help their friend Sebastian recover from his recent Bone Marrow Transplant. To help his family recover from the overwhelming medical bills Cowtown is going to pick a weekly winner from all the donors all through July to win a Skate goods prize pack.

Massimo has been putting in work lately and has a new part dropping on Thrashermagazine.com this Wednesday 6/19. Check the trailer for ‘Stoops Mom’.

KILLSPENCER Silverlake.  KILLSPENCER are rad but we’ve not spoke about them enough. They make some of the nicest and most enduring carry pieces around (with a price tag to match) and just generally are a great brand to watch evolve. This month saw them move into a new space which also doubles as a shopfront in Silverlake, CA. Did you know KILLSPENCER make all their product in LA – pretty much out of this workshop actually. While you can roll into the store and pick something off the wall, definitely encourage you to, you can also waltz in and get something custom ordered too. Need a backpack tailored to your height challenges? What about a phone cover for your Nokie 6872? Either way, these guys are running a Bespoke program that will be worth lining up for. For now tho, take a look at the inside of the setup. Check out more on KILLSPENCER And say thanks to Acquire for the shots. KILLSPENCER® Silverlake 2522 West Sunset Blvd Los Angeles CA 90026 Tel. 213.484.0888

#magnacarta This is kinda nuts and takes the concept of branded content to new levels. Samsung and Jay-Z have jumped into bed for a new twist on endorsement/branded content with his new album release (4th July) – Magna Carta Holy Grail. Branded content isn’t anything new really, you see it a lot all over the joint, Signature Films are one example sure, but this example from Jay-Z and Samsung is at the top of the pile. Why? Along with Samsung using Jay in parts of their marketing, etc they’ve also gone and purchased 1 million copies of Jay-Z’s coming album (at $5 each) and plans to give them to Samsung Galaxy smartphone users for free – 72 hours ahead of the release. Can u imagine selling $5mil of something before anyone has seen/heard/touched anything? That’s some smart thinking right there from Mr Carter. Apparently it’s all part of a bigger endorsement deal between the two, Jay was just smart enough to leverage the deal to hit new customers and not just be a billboard – it’s almost the opposite, is Samsung the billboard in this instance? Samsung are leveraging Jay to access a whole new audience and just look around the net at all the sites/people talking about this exercise – it’s probably already half way to paying for itself via media earned. It’ll be interesting to see how Samsung roll out their plan – new product on July 4th? headline sponsor for world tour of #magnacarta? I’m not entirely sure what I’m trying to communicate here, but what’s happening is both really impressive and interesting. Maybe I’ll come back and write more about when my brains working but for the first time since smartphones became reality I’m wanting a Samsung for no other reason than to be a Jay-Z groupie and get the album first (minus any leaks of course). Anyway, once you’re down watching the clip, head over to the Magna Carta site. One thing’s for sure, album roll outs are becoming a whole lot more interesting this year – Daft Punk, Kanye and now Jay – all doing new things in an old space. All three have been on the offensive rather than defensive with activations that align with and embrace the youth of today —  my buzzword usage there was real strong, haha

Converse Get Loud Last week, Sydney Got Loud with The King Khan & BBQ Show and Palms. There was too much alcohol to drink, lots of bad breath (pepperoni pizza) and it seemed like a mashed up sweaty pit of a good time. Upcoming events are filling fast. Get to converse.com.au/music to secure your free tickets – Melbourne’s got a show, Brisbane got’s a show, so too does Auckland, Perth and even Adelaide… Oh and there’s way more photos of people eating pizza, bugging out, drinking rum and generally having an amazing time over at the Converse Australia Facey page.