SIMON FROM OBEY UK HAS JUST GIVEN ME THE LOWDOWN ON SHEPARD FAIREY'S LATEST COLLABORATIONS, THE FIRST IS WITH LONG TIME AND ICONIC SKATER JASON JESSE. ALTHOUGH IN MY OPINION THIS IS NOT HIS BEST WORK, IT HOLDS SOME SENTIMENTALITY WITH ME AS JASON JESSE WAS THE FIRST SKATEBOARD I EVER BOUGHT ABOUT 17 YEARS AGO WHEN HE RODE FOR CONSOLIDATED AND SKATE BOARDING WASN'T COOL YOU WERE LOOKED AT LIKE A BIT OF A DROPOUT. I REMEMBER THAT BOARD SO WELL IT WAS A WASHED OUT TURQUOISE WITH RED ROSES RUNNING DOWN THE SIDE AND MAN I LOVED IT. BACK TO THE POINT THESE LIMITED EDITION DECK AND PRINTS ARE AVAILABLE NOW SO KEEP YOUR EYES PEELED, I'LL BE TRACKING THEM DOWN FOR SENTIMENTAL REASONS.
THE SECOND BIT OF NEWS CONCERNING SHEPARD IS THE RELEASE OF A FREE DIRTY SOUTH MIX FROM A-TRAK. A-TRAK IS NO STRANGER TO MIXTAPES FOR CLOTHING BRANDS AS HE PRODUCED A NUMBER OF TAPES AND CDS IN CONJUNCTION WITH ANALOG BACK WHEN THE BRAND WAS FIRST LAUNCHED BUT THEY WERE VERY HARD TO COME BY. IF YOU WANT TO GET LISTENED AND ITS YOUR KIND OF MUSIC CHECK IT OUT HERE
I was downloading the mixtape only yesterday.
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