It was one of my more memorable parties , more like a house party then a club, it was like family up in there.
Well, after much world travelling and growing as a DJ and a person, I’m back to rock with them once again for their 3 Year anniversary ;) YEESHH.. how time flies… and more proof that I’ve stayed pretty much the same ;) I’ll still rock with my peoples.
SO TORONTO – THIS SUNDAY – YOUR BOY RETURNS…
Livestock cordially invites all of our past/present customers and friends alike to join us in celebrating our 3 year Anniversary with special guest DJ Neil Armstrong. This is will also be the official jump-off of SOULSTOCK Sundays @ Dolce.
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@djmafia20 unfortunately its just a quick stopover on my way to auckland ! Hopefully sooner then later I will be back to OZ properly! in reply to djmafia20#
when life gives u kiwis, I guess you go to new zealand and rock a block party – Thurs june 3rd… http://bit.ly/aEm4BQ @hypebeast#
Just landed in sydney, they playing whitney houston 'how will I know' on the loud speakers. Do the aussies know how to party or what?!? #
Turns out adidas is having a block party new zealand style, and they needed someone to set it off properly for them, so who better then one of adidas own global music ambassadors to make the party people move alongside some of the areas amazing talent – what up david dallas!
For my peoples out in new zealand. I’m on my way ya’ll.
This is an RSVP event only my zoolanders! If you want to win tickets you need to listen to 95.0 bFM (local radio station) for competition details…
adidas Originals Street Party Auckland Date: Thursday 3rd June 2010 Time: 7:00PM til late.
adidas Originals Street Party Auckland – Party At The Street Where Originality Lives!
adidas Originals is set to throw the party to end all parties on the night of Thursday 3rd June.
Part of a huge global tour, it’s Auckland’s turn to host the world famous adidas Street Party, after Shanghai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Berlin, London, and other worldwide style centres, bringing together athletes, musicians, skaters, artists, and entertainers from all over the world.
Just added to the local line up of Homebrew Crew, ARC DJs and MC David Dallas is international globe-trotting DJ Neil Armstrong.
Flying down specially for the event, he’s a man who has shared stages with De La Soul, Biz Markie, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, and Wyclef Jean. More recently though, Neil has been tweaking the dials as Jay Z’s touring DJ and also acts as a global ambassador for adidas Originals.
Not bad, eh?!
Alright my party people, 1st berlin, now New zealand… And when I get back to the western hemisphere, I’m heading up to tdot baby…
Worldwide:)
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I gots this in the mail the other day, drugstore from the guys at metropcs .
A Limited Edition Phone, loaded with wall papers created by Mr Cartoon AND 2 UNRELEASED SNOOP DOGG Tracks.
The Back of the phone was also customized with these special backs, also created by Mr. Cartoon–
Now how does this benefit y’all??? As it turns out, they are running a contest, where you can get the same phone – WITH – YOUR own customizable Back plates designed by yourself ;)
Come on y’all designers, aspiring designers, people who love limited edition stuff, and you guys with cracked versions of photoshop.
The contest deadline has been extended to June 21st for Submissions, and the winner will be selected June 25th
Click the picture below to enter and get the templates!
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in 8 hrs I hit the hospital. Surgery time. Been gettin some of hate emails and tweets. Im in need of good vibes folks, come on now;) #
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Ahh Adicup 2010. It was a good day of fun, sun, food, friends and friendly competition.
This year was amazin and fun filled. It’s come alooong way from when I first started this gig back in the day ;) Here are some pics from the day – congrats to all the winners! Can’t wait til next year ;)
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This dropped on the web a week ago, cheap forgot to blog it up –
adidas Originals showcase an extended version to their star-studded “The Street Where Originality Lives” video. The video was part of a large-scale campaign from the German sportswear brand as it features a ton of familiar names including David Beckham, DJ Neil Armstrong, Jeremy Scott, Mark the Cobra Snake, Mr. Hudson, Noel Gallagher and Snoop Dogg among others.
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I was unsure what to expect when me and Sky arrived… and even afterwards I’m still pretty dumbfounded.
Built from the ideas of some key creative minds in particular TADIROCK, this MADE was a space created for the sheer point of CREATING . Creating Art, Creating a message, Creating greatness.
Much like Andy Warhol’s Factory in NYC from the 60’s , this is a place that was built for artists from all around the world to come together and make dreams come true.
A better way to explain it, would be to let the People of Made do the talking –
From their blog – MADE an inspiring place where creative minds from different fields come together. a living platform where they create a vision of something extraordinary and bring it to life.
This space has only been open for about 2 months, and Phil G and Nico Zeh gave us the grand tour .
The aesthetic and functionality of the space as described in the video above are amazing. They actually modelled the foyer entrance after one of my fav movies of all timeStar Wars . A lot of white , boxlike modular walls…
BUT , what catches the eye 1st is the CRAZY CRAZY LIGHTING SYSTEM.
This lighting system is patented, the 1st of its kind. THey wanted to create a lighting system where you could control the mode thru color, a lighting system where a photographer could have 24 hour daylight and shoot with no shadows, and this system is what they came up with.
You can LITERALLY CHANGE EACH light to a different color, or change sections of it, or put them on a loop, all from ONE central control. simply Amazing.
Peep the video below as they let me mess around with the shine.
The space itself, is malleable. Like how Bruce Lee tells his student to “Be Like Water, so is this space.
The walls are movable, the furniture, even the bar can be moved around to suit your creative needs.
The 1st Art installation created and shown at this space was this snowglobe project by Sneaker connoisseur Yoske Nishiumi and photographer Alex Flach, who put their heads together to come up with this extraordinary vision.
A big part of this project, was that the viewer would end up becoming part of the art piece, and Myself and Sky Gellatly got to do just that.
The guys at MADE ended up interviewing myself and sky, picking our brains about the space, about possible ideas that I have that I would like to have come to frution.
Who knows, you guys might see an upcoming blog about the Extraordinary thing I plan to Make in Berlin….
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The party as you can imagine was great as shown in the last bloggy blog.
Good Food, interesting people, and I can vouch for the good music.
There was Stuff for all ages – Facepainting for the “kids”, Fotomat and even Balloons ;) Yeah ok. So what. I got convinced to get facepainted on my neck. shut up.
As much fun as the party was, the experience of berlin and chillin in this historic cultural town was even better…
From the moment we got on the plane it was gonna be a good trip. My manager and I got upgraded from coach to First Class Fo FREEZY because Coach got oversold. Its like when racism works in your favor.
1st class is definitely nice… not worth it if I actually had to pay for it, but compared to coach, its another world ;)
The day the block party was supposed to happen got rained out unfortunately, so we turned it into a tourist day. With our friend and fellow Hypebeast blogger Artoo, Phil G from Soto/MADE, and Thomas and Stephan, we got to see the city thru the eyes of the locals.
Kerin Cycle Culture Cafe was an early stop on the West Berlin Side for some coffee…
A quick stop at one of the local record shops – where I of course spent money I shouldn’t …
AND OntoTHE BERLIN WALL
I got my passport Stamped ;) Dork.
Finally, we attempted to check out the new Damien Hirst Show at the museum, but missed it by half an hour. my fault for spending so much time at the record store :( BUT, we did get to see some other small pieces… Some dude name warhol for example ;)
The night before we hit up a spot called BAR 25 by the River that is known for being an all weekend party affair. Beautiful Spot with amazin food…
At this spot, I had the most excellent Weiner Snitzel . Breaded veal I believe. Delicious. and Very German. Like Sprockets.
All of this was great ;) Berlin is a beautiful town, but our last stop there was a place called the MADE creative space, and that was the HIGHLIGHT. That my friends, will be for tomorrows blog….
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Here I am, viagra one foot in the old East Berlin, one in the west.
It is a beautiful town and I will recapping my shenanigans here for the rest of this week, as I got to see and do quite a bit.
However, we’ll start with the reason I was out there in the 1st place – The No 74 Block Party! Initially meant to be on May 15th, we had to move it to the 16th due to Rain, BUT the weather gods shined their lights on us and made it a great day regardless….
On this street Torstrasse, a bunch of stores got together and threw a honest to goodness Block Party, Flying myself in alongside Berlins own modselektor . Folk of all types came thru, from kiddies to young hipsters, to grandmamas and papas.
A bunch of brands were present and accounted for – Pauls Boutique, Soto, UndPlus Collabroom, Oh Lalaaa and Uslu Airlines.
Overall it was an amazing event, as captured here by Highsnobiety –
The Party got CARRAZY when Modselktor got on, and ended with a massive Pillow / Feather Fight…
AND THEN… AFTER THE SHOW it’s the AFTERPARTY….
Well. In this case, it was a PRE PARTY, as the party was moved to the next day and the afterparty stayed the same on May 15th.
Thrown by Soto and Highsnobiety at this spot called weekend which was on the 15th floor of a buildin…
Good times were had by all ;) More pics and updates to come
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The 2010 adiCup prepares to kick off on May 22nd in New York City. This year’s competition will feature a slew of competing teams, viagra each playing a tournament in their hometown. Participating cities include New York, buy cialis London, Tokyo, Berlin, and Herzogenaurach. In celebration of this year’s Adicup, we’re teaming up with adidas to give away one lucky USA adiCup pack. The pack will feature collaboration product from UNDFTD and Arkitip, including a jersey, sneakers, and a bag, seen here. Exact locations and dates can be found via the official adiCup Website with further information on the contest seen below.
The adiCup 2010 is set to kick off this month. Ourselves, along with adidas, are offering you the chance to win a regional prize pack created exclusively for the host city. With a total of five different cities hosting their respective adiCup tournaments, five separate prize packs will include New York City, Tokyo, London, Berlin and Herzogenaurach (who will host the finals).
To enter, log into your Facebook account and head over to our Hypebeast adiCup page. From there, you can submit your prediction for each respective adiCup tournament. Only one submission is permitted per city and per entrant, however you may enter a total of five times over the course of each separate adiCup tournament. Choose wisely as your predication cannot be changed or altered once it has been submitted. If you correctly predict the tournament winner, you will be entered in a draw for that city’s adiCup Pack.
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* You must be a registered member of Facebook to enter. * This contest is open to participants from across the world. * Only one entry is permitted per city. * You may enter once for each adiCup tournament New York City, Tokyo, London, Berlin and Herzogenaurach. * Once an entry has been placed, you cannot change your choice. * All decisions by Hypebeast and adidas are final and we maintain the right to decide all matters and disputes arising from the contest. * Hypebeast will announce the winner following the completion of each adiCup tournament. * adidas will handle the distribution of prizes and the communication amongst winners.
The No 74 / Adidas Block Party was a blast as you can see above, where I’m hovering a drove of these jubilant Berlinites . And just like that, I’m on to the Next one for Adidas, but this time in NYC BABY
THIS SATURDAY THE 2010 AdiCup 1:00pm – 8:00pm Location: Pier 40 – West Street @ W. Houston Street New York, NY View Map
Now, for those who have been wit me for a minute, I’ve been involved with Fanatic, Now called Adicup for quite some time now. This is one of my FAVORITE GIGS to do, as I end up djing for a looooong time and get to play all types of music, While, my friends like Sky Gellatly play some FUTBOOOOOLLLL!! See, look how happy he and his soccer buddies look.
YOU TOO can join in on the fun and festivities!! ALL FOR FREE! This year we are returning to where it all started, at pier 40
Here is some background for those that don’t know –
adidas celebrates 2010 FIFA World CupTM with a global football tourney, honoring its long-lived New York City tradition. To commemorate the 2010 FIFA World CupTM, adidas’ 9th annual FANATIC soccer tournament in New York City is “going global” with a new name – adiCup, 2010 FIFA World CupTM edition. A record 28 teams will compete Saturday, May 22nd on the main field at New York’s Pier 40, where the event first began eight years ago.
Hosted by adidas, FANATIC was created in 2002 as an immersive experience of soccer and community in New York. adidas sought out an eclectic mix of ‘football’ enthusiasts; an assortment of teams made up of originative activators in the creative scene. From music and media to fashion and hospitality, those involved were hand picked to re-engage the culture in downtown New York with the sport of soccer. Since its inception, FANATIC has grown with every passing year, drawing an abundance of teams vying to compete, and crowds of up to 1,500 soccer ‘fanatics’ and counting. In addition, the tournament was interpreted on a global scale in select cities every four years during FIFA World CupTM, and adiCup was born.
With higher stakes than ever, adiCup 2010 promises to entertain. The coveted NYC team slots have been filled with a record 28 crews, each consisting of eight players as opposed to six players in years past. With a wider playing field, returning teams such as Chinatown Soccer Club, United Bamboo, Freeman’s Sporting Club, Opening Ceremony, Paper Shredders and Vice F.C. will have the opportunity at some fresh faces, like newcomers ACE+CO, EVR (East Village Radio), V Magazine and The Standard F.C.
In true FANATIC form, Brother Jimmy’s BBQ will cater to the masses while DJ Neil Armstrong, former tour DJ of Jay Z, will keep the crowd going with as fresh a set as ever for what promises to be the largest audience to date. Also, as the UEFA Champion’s LeagueTM finale takes place on the same day, adidas will screen the game live for fans in attendance.
This tournament has gone WORLDWIDE, and four teams from NYC, Tokyo, Berlin and London will go at it IN Berlin . The Grand Prize winning team of the adiCup 2010 World Final in Germany will be flown to South Africa to attend the 2010 FIFA World CupTM final game on July 11, 2010, courtesy of adidas. DANG.
So, come cheer on your favorite folk, including my manager SKY (good luck dude) this saturday at the adicup!
www.adiCup.com Sat 5/22 1- 8 pm Pier 40 – West Street @ W. Houston Street New York, NY View Map
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6/6 – Sunday – Toronto Bound for the LiveStock 3 Year Anniversary…
WAYYYYYY Before Drake introduced us silly americanos to Toronto, healing I was down with T.Dot.
This is from the VERY 1st LiveStock Party in T.Dot, when they first opened up the store 3 years ago.
If you on facebook you can see the picks that my folk at black rap – bozack Morris aka conjugal booty – took Here and Here.
It was one of my more memorable parties , more like a house party then a club, it was like family up in there.
Well, after much world travelling and growing as a DJ and a person, I’m back to rock with them once again for their 3 Year anniversary ;) YEESHH.. how time flies… and more proof that I’ve stayed pretty much the same ;) I’ll still rock with my peoples.
SO TORONTO – THIS SUNDAY – YOUR BOY RETURNS…
Livestock cordially invites all of our past/present customers and friends alike to join us in celebrating our 3 year Anniversary with special guest DJ Neil Armstrong. This is will also be the official jump-off of SOULSTOCK Sundays @ Dolce.
SUNDAY JUNE 6TH 2010
LIVESTOCK TORONTO 3 YEAR ANNIVERSARY
Featuring **DJ NEIL ARMSTRONG** (NYC/5thPlatoon)
with BIG JACKS (Grandgroovedjs.com/black-rap.com)
Inside the luxurious DOLCE Nightclub located @ 647 King Street W
(southeast corner at Bathurst)
Tickets $10 All Night
Available exclusively at Livestock.
116 Spadina Ave Unit G1
416-360-5483
For Bottle Service: carlos@deadstock.ca
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6/3 – Thursday – Adidas Block Party New Zealand Style…
So I was at home recovering from my eye surgery and enjoying an empty memorial day weekend nyc with emmulate , no rx and I get a message from fellow hypebeast blogger frank liew. He’s from new zealand. That’s on the otherside of the world from us yankee new yorkers.
Turns out adidas is having a block party new zealand style, and they needed someone to set it off properly for them, so who better then one of adidas own global music ambassadors to make the party people move alongside some of the areas amazing talent – what up david dallas!
For my peoples out in new zealand. I’m on my way ya’ll.
This is an RSVP event only my zoolanders!
If you want to win tickets you need to listen to 95.0 bFM (local radio station) for competition details…
adidas Originals Street Party Auckland
Date: Thursday 3rd June 2010
Time: 7:00PM til late.
adidas Originals Street Party Auckland – Party At The Street Where Originality Lives!
adidas Originals is set to throw the party to end all parties on the night of Thursday 3rd June.
Part of a huge global tour, it’s Auckland’s turn to host the world famous adidas Street Party, after Shanghai, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Berlin, London, and other worldwide style centres, bringing together athletes, musicians, skaters, artists, and entertainers from all over the world.
Just added to the local line up of Homebrew Crew, ARC DJs and MC David Dallas is international globe-trotting DJ Neil Armstrong.
Flying down specially for the event, he’s a man who has shared stages with De La Soul, Biz Markie, LL Cool J, Busta Rhymes, and Wyclef Jean. More recently though, Neil has been tweaking the dials as Jay Z’s touring DJ and also acts as a global ambassador for adidas Originals.
Not bad, eh?!
Alright my party people, 1st berlin, now New zealand… And when I get back to the western hemisphere, I’m heading up to tdot baby…
Worldwide:)
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What will your Phone look like? Win a customized MOTO VE440 courtesy of Mr. Cartoon n METROPCS…
I gots this in the mail the other day, drugstore from the guys at metropcs .
A Limited Edition Phone, loaded with wall papers created by Mr Cartoon AND 2 UNRELEASED SNOOP DOGG Tracks.
The Back of the phone was also customized with these special backs, also created by Mr. Cartoon–
Now how does this benefit y’all??? As it turns out, they are running a contest, where you can get the same phone – WITH – YOUR own customizable Back plates designed by yourself ;)
Come on y’all designers, aspiring designers, people who love limited edition stuff, and you guys with cracked versions of photoshop.
The contest deadline has been extended to June 21st for Submissions, and the winner will be selected June 25th
Click the picture below to enter and get the templates!
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Adicup 2010 NYC Recap from the DJ Booth…
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Ahh Adicup 2010. It was a good day of fun, sun, food, friends and friendly competition.
This year was amazin and fun filled. It’s come alooong way from when I first started this gig back in the day ;)
Here are some pics from the day – congrats to all the winners! Can’t wait til next year ;)
click here for mo pics…
adidas Originals “The Street Where Originality Lives” Extended Version Video
This dropped on the web a week ago, cheap forgot to blog it up –
adidas Originals showcase an extended version to their star-studded “The Street Where Originality Lives” video. The video was part of a large-scale campaign from the German sportswear brand as it features a ton of familiar names including David Beckham, DJ Neil Armstrong, Jeremy Scott, Mark the Cobra Snake, Mr. Hudson, Noel Gallagher and Snoop Dogg among others.
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A Visit to the Made Space in Berlin…
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Our last day in Berlin, and we saved the best for last.
Phil G from Soto invited us to this space after he was done blowin up a ton of balloons with highsnobiety’s Dave .
A space thats is called MADE.
I was unsure what to expect when me and Sky arrived… and even afterwards I’m still pretty dumbfounded.
Built from the ideas of some key creative minds in particular TADIROCK, this MADE was a space created for the sheer point of CREATING . Creating Art, Creating a message, Creating greatness.
Much like Andy Warhol’s Factory in NYC from the 60’s , this is a place that was built for artists from all around the world to come together and make dreams come true.
A better way to explain it, would be to let the People of Made do the talking –
MADE trailer from MADE Blog on Vimeo.
From their blog –
MADE
an inspiring place where creative minds
from different fields come together.
a living platform where they create a vision
of something extraordinary and bring it to life.
This space has only been open for about 2 months, and Phil G and Nico Zeh gave us the grand tour .
The aesthetic and functionality of the space as described in the video above are amazing.
They actually modelled the foyer entrance after one of my fav movies of all timeStar Wars . A lot of white , boxlike modular walls…
BUT , what catches the eye 1st is the CRAZY CRAZY LIGHTING SYSTEM.
This lighting system is patented, the 1st of its kind. THey wanted to create a lighting system where you could control the mode thru color, a lighting system where a photographer could have 24 hour daylight and shoot with no shadows, and this system is what they came up with.
You can LITERALLY CHANGE EACH light to a different color, or change sections of it, or put them on a loop, all from ONE central control. simply Amazing.
Peep the video below as they let me mess around with the shine.
The space itself, is malleable. Like how Bruce Lee tells his student to “Be Like Water, so is this space.
The walls are movable, the furniture, even the bar can be moved around to suit your creative needs.
The 1st Art installation created and shown at this space was this snowglobe project by Sneaker connoisseur Yoske Nishiumi and photographer Alex Flach, who put their heads together to come up with this extraordinary vision.
Snowglobe Project by Alex Flach and Yoske Nishiumi @ MADE from MADE Blog on Vimeo.
A big part of this project, was that the viewer would end up becoming part of the art piece, and Myself and Sky Gellatly got to do just that.
The guys at MADE ended up interviewing myself and sky, picking our brains about the space, about possible ideas that I have that I would like to have come to frution.
Who knows, you guys might see an upcoming blog about the Extraordinary thing I plan to Make in Berlin….
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Weiner Snitzel and 1st Class Flights – Berlin Recap…
Ahh beautiful Berlin.
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The party as you can imagine was great as shown in the last bloggy blog.
Good Food, interesting people, and I can vouch for the good music.
There was Stuff for all ages – Facepainting for the “kids”, Fotomat and even Balloons ;) Yeah ok. So what. I got convinced to get facepainted on my neck. shut up.
As much fun as the party was, the experience of berlin and chillin in this historic cultural town was even better…
From the moment we got on the plane it was gonna be a good trip. My manager and I got upgraded from coach to First Class Fo FREEZY because Coach got oversold. Its like when racism works in your favor.
1st class is definitely nice… not worth it if I actually had to pay for it, but compared to coach, its another world ;)
The day the block party was supposed to happen got rained out unfortunately, so we turned it into a tourist day. With our friend and fellow Hypebeast blogger Artoo, Phil G from Soto/MADE, and Thomas and Stephan, we got to see the city thru the eyes of the locals.
Kerin Cycle Culture Cafe was an early stop on the West Berlin Side for some coffee…
A quick stop at one of the local record shops – where I of course spent money I shouldn’t …
AND OntoTHE BERLIN WALL
I got my passport Stamped ;) Dork.
Finally, we attempted to check out the new Damien Hirst Show at the museum, but missed it by half an hour. my fault for spending so much time at the record store :( BUT, we did get to see some other small pieces… Some dude name warhol for example ;)
The night before we hit up a spot called BAR 25 by the River that is known for being an all weekend party affair. Beautiful Spot with amazin food…
At this spot, I had the most excellent Weiner Snitzel . Breaded veal I believe. Delicious. and Very German. Like Sprockets.
All of this was great ;) Berlin is a beautiful town, but our last stop there was a place called
the MADE creative space, and that was the HIGHLIGHT. That my friends, will be for tomorrows blog….
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And to the Hood… East Berlin, West Berlin, and Worldwide…
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Here I am, viagra one foot in the old East Berlin, one in the west.
It is a beautiful town and I will recapping my shenanigans here for the rest of this week, as I got to see and do quite a bit.
However, we’ll start with the reason I was out there in the 1st place – The No 74 Block Party! Initially meant to be on May 15th, we had to move it to the 16th due to Rain, BUT the weather gods shined their lights on us and made it a great day regardless….
On this street Torstrasse, a bunch of stores got together and threw a honest to goodness Block Party, Flying myself in alongside Berlins own modselektor . Folk of all types came thru, from kiddies to young hipsters, to grandmamas and papas.
A bunch of brands were present and accounted for – Pauls Boutique, Soto, UndPlus Collabroom, Oh Lalaaa and Uslu Airlines.
Overall it was an amazing event, as captured here by Highsnobiety –
Pics from the event as captured by No 74 are here.
The Party got CARRAZY when Modselktor got on, and ended with a massive Pillow / Feather Fight…
AND THEN… AFTER THE SHOW it’s the AFTERPARTY….
Well. In this case, it was a PRE PARTY, as the party was moved to the next day and the afterparty stayed the same on May 15th.
Thrown by Soto and Highsnobiety at this spot called weekend which was on the 15th floor of a buildin…
Good times were had by all ;) More pics and updates to come
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5/22 – Sat – the 2010 AdiCup NYC Tournament
MAN, sovaldi you folk in Berlin are TRUE 24 Hour Party People
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The No 74 / Adidas Block Party was a blast as you can see above, where I’m hovering a drove of these jubilant Berlinites . And just like that, I’m on to the Next one for Adidas, but this time in NYC BABY
THIS SATURDAY
THE 2010 AdiCup
1:00pm – 8:00pm
Location: Pier 40 – West Street @ W. Houston Street New York, NY
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Now, for those who have been wit me for a minute, I’ve been involved with Fanatic, Now called Adicup for quite some time now. This is one of my FAVORITE GIGS to do, as I end up djing for a looooong time and get to play all types of music, While, my friends like Sky Gellatly play some FUTBOOOOOLLLL!! See, look how happy he and his soccer buddies look.
YOU TOO can join in on the fun and festivities!! ALL FOR FREE! This year we are returning to where it all started, at pier 40
Peep the trailer that adidas just dropped for this global event.
Here is some background for those that don’t know –
adidas celebrates 2010 FIFA World CupTM with a global football tourney, honoring its long-lived New York City tradition.
To commemorate the 2010 FIFA World CupTM, adidas’ 9th annual FANATIC soccer tournament in New York City is “going global” with a new name – adiCup, 2010 FIFA World CupTM edition. A record 28 teams will compete Saturday, May 22nd on the main field at New York’s Pier 40, where the event first began eight years ago.
Hosted by adidas, FANATIC was created in 2002 as an immersive experience of soccer and community in New York. adidas sought out an eclectic mix of ‘football’ enthusiasts; an assortment of teams made up of originative activators in the creative scene. From music and media to fashion and hospitality, those involved were hand picked to re-engage the culture in downtown New York with the sport of soccer. Since its inception, FANATIC has grown with every passing year, drawing an abundance of teams vying to compete, and crowds of up to 1,500 soccer ‘fanatics’ and counting. In addition, the tournament was interpreted on a global scale in select cities every four years during FIFA World CupTM, and adiCup was born.
With higher stakes than ever, adiCup 2010 promises to entertain. The coveted NYC team slots have been filled with a record 28 crews, each consisting of eight players as opposed to six players in years past. With a wider playing field, returning teams such as Chinatown Soccer Club, United Bamboo, Freeman’s Sporting Club, Opening Ceremony, Paper Shredders and Vice F.C. will have the opportunity at some fresh faces, like newcomers ACE+CO, EVR (East Village Radio), V Magazine and The Standard F.C.
In true FANATIC form, Brother Jimmy’s BBQ will cater to the masses while DJ Neil Armstrong, former tour DJ of Jay Z, will keep the crowd going with as fresh a set as ever for what promises to be the largest audience to date. Also, as the UEFA Champion’s LeagueTM finale takes place on the same day, adidas will screen the game live for fans in attendance.
This tournament has gone WORLDWIDE, and four teams from NYC, Tokyo, Berlin and London will go at it IN Berlin . The Grand Prize winning team of the adiCup 2010 World Final in Germany will be flown to South Africa to attend the 2010 FIFA World CupTM final game on July 11, 2010, courtesy of adidas. DANG.
So, come cheer on your favorite folk, including my manager SKY (good luck dude) this saturday at the adicup!
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Sat 5/22 1- 8 pm
Pier 40 – West Street @ W. Houston Street New York, NY
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