Estevan Oriol

Juxtapoz contributing photo editor Estevan Oriol, known for his raw images of LA's street scene and lowrider culture, currently has a sicki billboard up in Los Angeles. Oriol has established himself as a powerhouse within urban culture and photography, collaborating with Upper Playground, creating Joker Brand Clothing with Mr Cartoon, all the while working on a new book, Ink, due out soon.

I love his work! The pictures he takes are so raw, it just gets me. Maybe because I grew up in SB, I love this culture, or maybe because I am half Mexican, either way, I dig it.

Source: Juxtapoz

Drunk Dial No More!

This is a pretty cool lil thing. An I Phone app that allows you to block people you would normally drunk dial. I have been waiting for this! I usually delete people, standard drunk procedure- but not anymore because I got my boo on lock.

Introducing the Bad Decision Blocker, an iPhone app that might just end the drunk dial once and for all.

Whoever your particular target of choice is, we're guessing you know going into the evening exactly which numbers you shouldn't be calling—but that forbidden fruit seems so much sweeter after a few drinks.

So before you head out for the night, plug the siren song's digits into Bad Decision Blocker and take a vow of silence. The number will temporarily disappear from your phone and the only regrettable late-night calls you'll make will involve Rusty's late night grinds.

We're guessing the eight hours until morning will be enough, but you can commit to up to a week of radio silence if you've got an itchy trigger finger. And when the time's up, just check back in with the app to load the quarantined digits back into your contacts.

Hopefully you'll be ready to face technology by then.

Source: Urban Daddy

Powell FUN! World Premire

It's been a while since Powell Skateboards has realeased a skate vid and we are happy to enounce FUN!, premiering next month!

Looking forward to the hype and watching our team shred. The video features Jordan Hoffart, John White, Aldrin Garcia, Dallas Rockvam, Josh Hawkins, Ben Hatchell, and Derek Elmendorf.

Take a peek at the trailer.

Screening to take place in Santa Barbara April 7, location TBD

Radical Concerts- Must Go See

Thought I would give you an update on some must see concerts as it is now officially spring time woot woot.

Really am going to try to hit up all these shows, might be kind of hard $ but whateves. I canceled my trip to Coachella, got to make up for it some how!

WildCat
LMFAO
Tuesday, April 7- 8:00Pm

Velvet Jones
Guttermouth
Friday, April 9- 8:00 PM

Velvet Jones
Grouch & Eligh from The Living Legends
Tuesday, April 21- 8:00 PM

SB Bowl
Katy Perry
Saturday, May 9 - 7:00 PM

Ventura
Tech N9ne
ft Murs
Wed, May 13- 7:30

SB Bowl
KJEE Summer Round Up
Featuring: Kings of Leon, Airborne Toxic Event, Far, Iration & More
Sunday, May 17 - 3:00 PM

Ventura
DJ Quik
Friday, May 22- 7:00 PM

SB Bowl
Depeche Mode
with special guest Peter Bjorn & John
Thursday, August 20 - 6:30 PM

Stowellen- By Ben Kendall

My friend Ben Kendall is the best artist I know in Santa Barbra. Very very talented to say the very least. He can draw like no one I have ever met and now he is making jewelry.

He is having a trunk show in Los Angeles to preview his line Stowellen. Stowellen is a new line of hand carved abalone and ebony jewelry mixed with real feathers by Benjamin Kendall.

Join for refreshments and a peek at the collection.

When: April 3rd, 6:30PM-9PM
Where: Studio U, 1027 Abbot Kinney Blvd, Venice, Ca (directly above primitivo wine bistro)

Shepard X Live Strong X Lance Armstrong

It is fun keeping an eye on Shepard. He has blown up so hard in the past 2 years, although he has been blowing up for a long time now... for those of you who are up on your art game know this. I was pretty damn star struck the first time I saw him at an art show in Laguna Beach, the Juxtapoz Factor, where he was DJing, one of his favorite past times.

Yet another amazing collaboration, Lance asked Shepard to do his ad campaign for Live Strong. As if Lance needs more celeb attention,I guess the guy is very deserving and is quite accomplished. Whateves. Hommie is cool.

Shepard notes:
"Cancer has affected my life like it has millions of others. Both my mom’s sisters died of breast cancer and my mom underwent a double preventative mastectomy because of her genetic predisposition to breast cancer. A good friend of mine, Justin Van Hoy is about to have a bone marrow transplant because of his Leukemia. When Lance Armstrong asked me to participate in his “Stages” art project, and create a mural for the side of the Montalban Theater in Hollywood, I was honored and glad to help the cause. Check out Lance’s foundation at www.livestrong.org.
-Shepard"

LA///FIRST LOOK///SHEPARD FAIREY x LANCE ARMSTRONG FOR LIVESTRONG AT NIKE’S MONTALBAN THEATER

Source: Obey Giant

Figueroa Mountain

This past Saturday, I took a trip up to Figueroa Mt with Kilian. Super irie up there in the Santa Ynez Mountains, and hopefully the flowers will start blooming later this month, as Spring is almost here. I also hit up the Solvang Skate park that day, for my first time ever rolling around. My digital camera was broke ass but it just came back so more posts soon to fallow!

SWINDLE Mag Featuring Mike Giant

As if I couldn't talk about Mike Giant anymore, I just read this article in SWINDLE Mag on my lunch break. I propose that you do the same here.

The article touches on Mike's inspiration and what has lead him to be where he is now. Not only does he draw for five hours a day, he really likes porn and having sex. Two things I did not know, that I now do. Ha! Maybe that is why he is so good at drawing hot beezies. It is not featured online, but in the magazine there is a page dedicated to a "day in the life" of Mike G. I thought it was pretty interesting. I encourage you to read this article, as he always inspires me, and hopefully inspires you as well.

Powell Peralta 2009

Last week, Skate One got a visit from Stacy Peralta & Stevie Caballero. Cab signed some decks to some of our customers & a bunch of Wahoo's tacos, including one personalized deck to Wahoo's SB! Got to hold it down for the locals in Santa Barbara! It is up there now, check it out.

They had some very successful meetings about future projects. We are all super stoked on Stacy & Cab's visit and the re-release of Powell Peralta as a brand for 2009. Some dope hoodies and t-shirts on their way. Two legends in house contributing to our amazing company. Happy to be apart of the SOC family.

Source: Have you seen him?

Cholo Skate

You ain't local in the EIGHT ZERO FIVE if you ain't down with the cholos.
Check out this track by Down AKA Kilo. Two of my favorite things, skateboards & cholos. Couldn't get any better than that. Loves it.

Art Steez

Yesterday was overwhelming for me, as will be today. Not only did I have an amazing day, but when I came home, I had a little present waiting for me from Costa Mesa. I got two signed Creature Skateboards 'Vikings of Hesh' prints from Todd Bratrud. I will post the pics soon, but shit is out of control! I first saw the 'Vikings Ship' at Church of Skatan... and had to have it. And I got it. I scanned some of my work/ sketches last night too, so here it is... More on my Character Case Study.

Above, I was so inspired by Creature that I wanted to create a dark/ gothic pin-up while using the green and purple combination of colors. She is a cutie, but I am sure she will transform later on, as she is in her infancy of development. I am also planning on a doing a huge Lily Munster.

This chic will just beat your ass. My favorite part of this sketch is the camel on the left.

On the right, this character has stars around her because she is one of my favorites.

Tribute to Olvia. See her shit on the right- her link is there. But I LOVE THIS PICTURE! It is different from the characters, she is more real, and gets you where it hurts.

Manga Bishou is straight up hyphy.

Happy 50th Birthday Barbie

She is an American icon, a business phenomenon and a real doll. Since her introduction on March 9, 1959, Mattel has sold more than 1 billion Barbie dolls, nearly 100 million of those last year alone. She is the ultimate career woman (108 different jobs); a strong, single woman (she dumped Ken in 2004); and a three-time presidential candidate. Along the way she has fired the ambitions of countless little girls.

Here is the limited edition 50th Birthday Barbie. She is smoking hot!
Barbie. My favorite childhood toy. I am in the midst of organizing (or at least planing to) over 50 of my own Barbies. This post is a tribute to her and all the good times we had. And let me tell you, I am still an avid toy collector and I am just dying to get my hands on the Lily Munster Limited Edition Barbie. She is a grip of money and very hard to find. And I can't afford her on Ebay. Blah. But I can dream about her sitting in my office one day! Or my trophy case!
Source: Forbes Magazine

More Thrift Store $hopping in Ventura

More shopping in Ventura! Times like these = cheap shit! Check out my new blazer, pretty damn cute. Something that you would find at Anthropology... Keeps my professional game up ya heard.

This was actually in the pet store... I didn't know they made Rave get ups for pouchies. HA!! Shits hyphy as fuck.

La Catrina! The sickest Dia De Los Muertos shop. Cool beans.

My cousin Melissa and I trying on our new $3 thrift store professional suites for work. Dork level extremely high at this point of the day. Corpo bitches he he.

These earrings are sexy.
Michael Kors Gold Chain Belt= 6 bucks. SWEET! I rocked this on Saturday as a wallet chain. Sweetness

A magical castle for a dollar! hyphy.

Can I get some of these? Cool panchos/ hoodies

Scarf Party

Last week, we had a scarf party at Dirt's house. Dirt got his little hands on a loot of sicki fashion scarves. I got 8 scarves total and have been planning my outfits around them since. They make for the best accessory and have so many uses. I would hit up Mike if you are interested! Good prices, FYI this is some under ground rootsy shit. Not sure if there is any left, but I am sure he would be happy to let you know! Holler at me if you want in.

Not only did we get to play with cool scarves for a couple hours, we took out the paint pens and white labels and made little hit-ups, while listening to techno. A hipster's dream right? HA!! Good energy and company. When is the next gig? Hope it is soon!

RIP THE RIPPER

Just got a hold of this clip. Welcome to one segment of my job and pretty much my life.