Freshjive Spring 12 on Selectism

Check out the nice write-up about Freshjive on Selectism! http://www.selectism.com/news/2012/02/27/freshjive-hearts-raymond-chandler-spring-2012-collection/

Generic Surplus on MTV Fora

The GS x North Hoolywood collab is included in the "Ten Shoe Collabs You Should Know About" post.

http://fora.mtv.ca/2012/02/10-shoe-collabs-you-should-know-about/#more-17933

V.I.A. loves Native

Native loves V.I.A. and V.I.A. loves their Native Shoes. Read up on it a little more http://vancouverisawesome.com/2012/02/22/v-i-a-loves-native/.

Car designs in the 1950's

A great article on the Freshjive blog on car designs in the 1950's. Read all about it http://blog.freshjive.com/2012/02/car-design-in-the-1950s/.

The Making Of Molami

Molami is pleased to present to you a world where sound is wearable. Enter into the mind of designer Maria von Euler as she gives you an inside look into her world of uncompromised design. In the film we follow a young woman, who after an invigorating night out, arrives back at her apartment and is inspired to create. Slowly the inspiration takes hold of her as she deftly moves between sculpting, draping and folding different materials into artful silhouettes. See the Vimeo http://vimeo.com/36088225.

The Broken Heel Diaries

Some great Generic Surplus & Urbanears love on this gift guide. See the entire article http://www.thebrokenheeldiaries.com/2012/02/08/bhdude-valentine-gifts-for-him/

Complex's Best Boots under $100

Both the Generic Surplus Duck Boot and the Native Fitzsimmons made the list http://www.complex.com/style/2012/02/the-best-boots-under-100#4.

Freshjive Moving Pictures - Spring 2012 Lookbook

Check it out here:http://vimeo.com/36998001

Cosmo Baker & Vinyl Ritchie

Native Shoes sponsors Cosmo Baker & Vinyl Ritchie together!! More on the FB event page https://www.facebook.com/events/267608396641750/.

FBOMB on DCPR blog

Garret Louie of FBOMB Trading answers some questions for DCPR. Read the Q&A http://delacruzpr.tumblr.com/post/17337880279/clientqa-fbomb.

Dj Ayres new mix

Brand new Dj Ayres (The Rub) live set http://soundcloud.com/fortune-sound-club/dj-ayres-live-at-happy-ending

Tour De Force mix

Here's the mix to go along with the party that Generic Surplus is sponsoring in March. Download here http://soundcloud.com/djhunnicutt/tour-de-force 

TOUR DE FORCE 2012

SBTRKT - Pharaohs
Disclosure - Flow
6th Borough Project - Back To Me (feat. Ricky Reid)
Todd Terje - Eurodans
Suzanne Kraft - Turning
Blinkers - Do It Right
Bit Funk - Rap Music
Young Jeezy - I Do (Sammy Bananas Bootleg)
Knee Deep - I'll Never Be The Same
Teen Daze - Let's Groove
Mark E. - R&B Drunkie
Evelyn "Champagne" King - I'm In Love
Young & Company - I Like What You're Doing To Me
Jan Leslie Holmes - I'm Your Superman (DJ Spinna Refreak)
Gwen McCrae - All This Love That I'm Giving
Parallel Dance Ensemble - Shopping Cart
Poolside - Harvest Moon

Steve Harrington on The Genteel

Here is the interview with Steven Harrington, posted on The Genteel.com. He talks a lot about his creative collaborations with Generic Surplus, and about his approach to design and art. Read it http://www.thegenteel.com/articles/design/fancy-footwork

Com Truise 'Check Yo Ponytail' mix

 Download it: http://www.checkyoponytail.com/2012/02/cyp2-presents-com-truises-exclusive-check-yo-ponytail-mixtape/

An Interview with Mike Miller

"It was Mike Miller who got me into photography. I met Mike around 1989 when I started Freshjive. Rap music was making a progressive step on the West Coast and the relatively few people that were really into that music and that scene in Los Angeles tended to know one another or frequent the same spots.

Mike Miller is effortlessly and sincerely the real deal, and I don’t throw those words around lightly. Besides the immense amount of influential work, his ease, confidence and personal ethos has been a major inspiration to me, and this video is an effort to pass that inspiration around the world like a big fat community blunt.”

See the interview http://blog.freshjive.com/2012/02/freshjive-moving-pictures-an-interview-with-mike-miller/

-Rick Klotz

Smalltown Dj's Best Of 2011

Smalltown always puts out the mist amazing year end re-caps. Download the mix here http://soundcloud.com/smalltowndjs/smalltown-djs-best-2011#new-timed-comment-at-4629454.

Elvis Presley & The Birth of Rockabilly

Loud, fast, irreverent and fun. Those words and many more characterize the essence of Rockabilly music in the 1950s. An amalgamation of rhythm & blues, western swing, boogie woogie and country, it is one of the earliest styles of rock n’ roll music. The term Rockabilly was born from the words “rock n’ roll” and “hillbilly.” Popularized by icons such as Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins, Rockabilly music was native to the Southern United States, although the genre gained widespread popularity throughout the 1950s. Controversial for its time, Rockabilly music unified various forms of musical genres, and in the process helped to redefine popular music in America. Read the complete article on the Freshjive blog http://blog.freshjive.com/2012/02/elvis-presley-the-birth-of-rockabilly/.