OBEY Glow In The Dark T-Shirt Series...

The guys in the labs at OBEY HQ have been working on an exclusive project with glow in the dark inks. The final ink is so special because it will glow for up to four hours with just a few minutes of exposure to either natural light or artificial light. These tees not only glow for hours but also emit a much stronger glow than you would see from a normal glow tee that you may have seen in the past. The tees look like they have been printed with regular white ink during day light but when you turn off the lights they either glow florescent green or florescent blue depending on the design chosen.

I've been told that the guys over at Urban Industry have placed a small order for these, so probably best to wait for them to drop there first!

A.IN.T 2009 Fall/Winter T-Shirts

Keeping in tune with their popular graphic t-shirt designs, London-based creatives A.IN.T drop new images for their Fall/Winter Collection, shot by the UK’s BNTL. Several styles can be seen in various toned-down colourways, all modeled in a lookbook type effort. Look for these at some of the top UK accounts including our friends over at Urban Industry.

Holdin' Court - 3rd October '09....

**This event has now be moved to THE SPORTS BAR, ALBERT STREET, FLEET, GU51 3LA due to the (ahem!) management at The Old Ford not knowing which way is up...twats!**

High Order! X Okay Alrite Interview...

So here's this months interview and boy have we got a good one for you guys this time round. I peeped this brand a little while off and they instantly stood out for me over a lot of the other brands out there. Okay Alrite are a Philly based brand that are making waves in the streetwear scene despite only being around since the middle of this year!

Their strong T-shirt prints make quite an impact, with a lot of font and slogan based designs being used as a fairly simple yet very effective approach at making themselves known to the world. High Order! caught up with Okay Alrite founder Chris Semick to find a little more about himself & his up and coming brand...

HO: So first off ‘Okay Alrite’, what's the story behind the name? where did it come from?

OA: The whole aesthetic behind Okay Alrite has a deep meaning that is expressed through simple and classic designs based on my experiences, negative or positive. As far as the name itself, I really wanted something that I felt like I would never outgrow and out of a long list of names for whatever reason it just stuck.

HO: What’s your background? And can you say that it’s contributed to what your doing today with Okay Alrite?

OA: I was born in Long Island, NY, and was lucky enough to live up and down the east coast while growing up, and somehow landed in New Jersey with my family. I spent everyday of High school on a skateboard, this landed me in the back of a few cop cars and it would also explain why I never did all that good when it came to catching up on homework and studying. I was your typical kid, until I reached an age where the only thing I knew for sure was what I did not want to become. I can't be around people with no vision or people that lack ambition, that is my greatest fear. So as soon as I realized this everything started taking off and I have not stopped pushing myself since. Everything that I encounter most definitely contributes to Okay Alrite, intentionally or unintentionally.



HO: How and when did the brand first start off?

OA: Okay Alrite has been in the works for a few months now, I try to keep everything in house. We held our launch party June 5th of 2009. So, officially we have been around for roughly 3 months. We have a very long way to go.

HO: What’s the meaning behind Okay Alrite? Does it follow a certain ethos?

OA: Okay Alrite embodies something that the vast majority of clothing lines completely miss. It is a simple dedication to being completely honest in what we embody and very upfront with the message we are trying to put out. We are not trying to change the world with a design on a t-shirt, thats just not going to happen. Live in the moment, work hard, love what you are doing, never settle- no matter what, in the end it's going to pay off. On a personal level and professional level, it's all going to pay off.

Follow your heart to the fullest and keep doing your thing, stay true.



HO: Your first collection ‘Crucial Times’ was release earlier this year, what were you hoping to achieve with this first range? And do you feel you accomplished it?

OA: As proud and as I much as I love the first collection, I feel that the Crucial Times collection was a soft opening for this brand, it is us introducing ourselves to the world. We are no doubt still pushing and selling the collection as if it came out yesterday, but I feel like it does us no justice as far as what we are truly capable of. The response for the collection has been unreal. It means the world. Every comment made about Okay Alrite sticks with me, this brand is an extension of myself.



HO: Your stickers are obviously a cheeky nod at a certain well known streetwear brand! What other brands do you follow and feel your inspired by?

OA: I'm inspired by literally everything, I feel like if you are inspired by what other brands are designing you will end up stuck. I'm inspired by brands because of their work ethic, not so much the design aspect. I'm really drawn to the whole build something out of nothing mentality.

To name a few people who inspire me I have to say Supreme’s founder James Jebbia, Rob Crustofaro and Arnaud Delecolle from Alife, and Shaun Stussy. All these dudes are pioneers as far as this culture goes and I am totally moved by what they have created. I'm just trying to pay my dues and bring heat to the game for the love of doing it, just like they did/do.



HO: So when will we see a new range being released? And what can we expect to see?

OA: As of right now we have every intention of releasing our second collection in November. I'm not rushing anything, mistakes are crazy expensive in this industry and times are not easy right now. Product wise you will see hats, hoodies, and tee's. The over all objective is to become a brand that people can count on for quality, conceptualism, and consistency and we are really stressing it in this collection. Everything is a step up this time around and that is what it's all about progression.

As far as the presentation we are working with a local photographer and web designer, both are really big supporters of the brand and are most definitely going to bring the collection to a whole new level.



HO: Where do you hope to take Okay Alrite in the future? What do you have lined up? Collaborations, Events etc?

OA: I'm just following my heart and playing it out to the fullest. I just wanna get to a level where all of our all facets make sense (distribution, production and marketing). At this moment I am focused on paying our dues. I'm not interested in being the flavor of the month, we have an endless amount of work a head of us and a lot of people to meet and build relationships with. I'm willing and able to climb whatever mountain is ahead of us. Eventually, I'd like to create something so extraordinary and just give back as much as I can. If you wanna own the building, you have to start by moping the floor. As far as events and collaborations go we always have something going on in Philadelphia. But besides that we have a pop-up shop tour in the winter that should keep us kinda busy, I can't disclose too much right now...

Just wanna say thank you to everyone affiliated with High Order!, gotta show love to the family, what's up to Adam from Hypelg.com, Janel Abad, Phil, Justin, and One at Made To Order Philly, DJ Phish, Shael at Estetiks, Rodney at FOE Company, and Vanache.com, the young dude Chris Blum at Too Legit, and the dudes at Airtime.

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Nike Sportswear X Benedict Radcliffe - 3.5-Meter Air Max 1 Wire Frame Sculpture

Nike Sportswear X Benedict Radcliffe - 3.5-Meter Air Max 1 Wire Frame Sculpture.

Benedict Radcliffe gave a talk a few weeks ago down at the Nike 1948 Store on his inspirations and some of his previous works including a wire frame Toyota Corolla and wireframe Lambourgini He mentioned at the time that he was working on a giant wire frame Nike Air Max 1 and its looks like they've now got it in at the Nike space. Looks like Dizzie turned up to give it his approval..

Having worked in interior and furniture design gave U.K. artist/designer Benedict Radcliffe an appreciation on the mechanic of objects. His newest work just debuted at Nike Sportswear 1948 space in London recently as part of the Nike Sportswear X Dizzee Rascal - Air Max 90 Launch. Featuring a 3.5-meter, or 11.4-foot long wire frame mock-up of the Air Max 1, constructed by soldering and bending several galvanized aluminum pipes. The produced piece was then painted in Varsity Blue colorway. The Benedict Radcliffe 3.5-meter Air Max 1 Wire Frame Sculpture is current on Nike Sportswear 1948.

Nike Sportswear 1948
Arches 477-478 Batemans Row
Shoreditch London EC2A England

Maestro Knows - Episode 9 (Nike Campus)...

In the episode follow Maestro and his friend Jarrett as he takes his journey through the infamous Nike Campus headquarters for the first ever tour on video. Plus Maestro checks out the new Nike ID program for hoodies!

The Hundreds Footwear New Releases...

The Hundreds release a new lineup of their signature sneaker models, including new versions of the Johnson Low, Johnson Mid, and Valenzuelas. All can now be purchased through The Hundreds’ Los Angeles and San Francisco flagship stores, select retailers worldwide, and TH online shop.

Mishka Presents Lauren Flax: Doom & Gloom Mix...

DOWNLOAD / LAUREN FLAX: DOOM & GLOOM MIX
Here's another great mix from the guys over at Mishka.... "Lauren Flax is easily one of the best DJ's in the world and one of our oldest and dearest friends. She's been kind enough to create this dark and dancy mix for all of you this Fall"

Maestro Knows - Episode 8 (Virginia Beach)

In this episode Maestro heads down to VA beach to meet up with Lil Jon as they check out ECSC, Jon tells about his new album entitled "Crunk Rock" while on their way to a bikini contest before Maestro heads back to LA & skates with Greg V.

Eyedea & Abilities 'By The Throat' 2009 (Rhymesayers)

So after a five year break exploring new sounds and building their personal repertoires, the dynamic DJ/MC duo of Eyedea (Mike Averill) & Abilities (Gregory Keltgen) return with a strong follow up to their 2004 critically acclaimed album E&A. By The Throat is their first album five years and that time has certainly matured and refined these two and their music alike.

Abilities uses sounds ranging from rock'n'roll guitars to his turntable work, that he's more widely known for. This album is their rawest collection of songs to date, heavy feedback and guitar draped beats, sounds that would normally be more at home on a rock/indie album. However despite this, it really does work well with Eyedea's lyrics, which are pretty much as varied as ever before. Heavy rifts and melodic songwriting are carefully balanced with a good dose of turntable wizardry from Abilities.

In addition to rhyming about loss and addiction, topics as esoteric as neuroscience and quantum physics are addressed. The slight abstract nature of this album is also very apparent in the album cover and artwork completed by artist, Michael Gaughan.

By The Throat holds no prisoners and advances far beyond Eyedea & Abilities battle tested history (winners of HBO Blaze Battle, Rocksteady, Scribble Jam and the DMC's). The end result is leaps and bounds beyond what Eyedea is perhaps best known for, his prowness as a battle rapper and is, in terms of an album, a million miles from previously released E&A.



So to conclude, they've mostly left behind the aggressive, battle-centric lyrics and turntablism that were present on E&A in favour of a more indie rock/electronic type sound this time round. I'm sure die hard Eyedea & Abilities fans may be shocked at the apparent change of tone and style of their most recent release, but music and artists change right? Music is a constant evolution of trends, styles and sounds. This one is a welcome change for sure, bringing something fresh forward in what has otherwise been a fairly average and uneventful year of music. They've dared to take a different path and in my eyes, this is certainly one strong return album they've managed to pull off.

Maestro Knows - Episode 7 (South Africa)

In this episode follow Maestro, BJ & A.Ham through Johannesburg, SA. Anthony performs at the Coca Cola dome and Maestro speaks on the opportunity to travel to Africa, plus some amazing street dancers & food from Nando's!

Mayer Hawthorne

Sorry i have been ghost. Took a month off due to flat search and wedding commitments.
Mayer Hawthorne:
His album is sublime. This video shows the best of venice beach, California.
It was the best 8 pounds i spent this year.
Go Support!

Foreign Beggars "Get A Bit More" Exclusive Studio Footage / United Colours Of Beggattron!

Here's a new video from the Foreign Beggars camp where they give a sneak preview of how a track is laid down with DJ Nonames also giving a lesson in how he puts the cuts on top of the songs. The video is a great example of what the guys are all about – they love having fun, but when they drop their tracks, they show their serious talent.



Foreign Beggars have finished recording their new album "United Colours Of Beggatron" due for release early October 2009. Featuring production from Noisia, Dagnabbit, Ghosttown, DJ 2tall, King Knut and Rednaz plus appearances from Guilty Simpson, Phat Kat, Dubbledge, Jehst, Kashmere, Dr Syntax, MC Badness, Devlin, Audra Nishita, and Ben Sharpa this is a truly international genre crossing monster of a release.

They're soon to shoot the video for the lead single Contact (with D'N'B stallwarts Noisia on production) with Tony Truand (who shot the Hit That Gash!! video). 'Contact' was recorded at Noisia's studio on Groningen as part of a series of collaborations including this...



There is also a remix album in the works, so far Noisia, Machine Drum, Onra, Goth Trad, Gifted and Blessed, Floating Points, Bar 9, Om Unit, Paul Pre, and Ranking Records are lined up. Look out for the new Beggars live set featuring some new tracks from the album at Glastonbury Festival Bassline Circus (on the sunday) and also at Secret Garden Party.

DJ Nonames 'Strictly Grizzness' mixtape is out now and available at www.dentedrecords.com. He also executive produced the new Kyza album Hots of Smirnoff due for release 17th July which is a slammer of an album. Follow the Beggars movements @

www.myspace.com/foreignbeggars
www.twitter.com/4NBeggars
www.reverbnation.com/foreignbeggars

As the guys say, “We got a whole lot of hype, a whole lot of stripes” – and it’s clear to see why. Let the single take you up to the top of the rollercoaster and then hit the album for the full on loop-the-loop! It’s about to go down, so make sure you’re part of the spectrum of the United Colours Of Beggattron!

High Order! X Fourcast Interview...

We're always on the lookout for new up and coming brands here at High Order! and this week we've got a small interview with Will Hardison from BMX brand, Fourcast.

Will took the time out to answer a few of our questions to give you a little insight into the background of both himself and his recently launched brand....



HO: So Will, tell us a little about yourself and your background...

WH: I've actually been into sneakers/fashion for a LONG time. I was online back before Niketalk. I know all the guys who started Niketalk, Crooked Tongues guys, Jersey Joe, RetroKid, etc. etc. the list goes on. My handle back in the day was MClilbit, I ran a website www.theshoecenter.com and sold rare samples of Air Jordans. My first goal was to launch a footwear line, but figured that was too much of an investment, so I'll start slower with apparel and hopefully break into footwear one of these days.



HO: So what's the idea behind your new brand Fourcast?

WH: The fourcast brand is an apparel line focused on lifestyle, but with a different avenue. Instead of going out and finding skateboarders, we decided to focus on the BMX community. It's actually a great thing for us because there are much fewer people playing in that market, everyone is still so focused on Skateboarding.

HO: So you have some Fourcast team riders at the moment, right?

WH: Yeah, we have two BMX riders on the team. One is Marcus Tooker, who is currently in 3rd place in the Dew Tour in the park division. The other rider is Dan Foley, a young kid with a ton of talent. Foley is more of a lets go ride and film guy, he doesn't compete.




HO: So what's next on the agenda with Fourcast?

WH: For now we've got a line of shirts and hats, but in the near future we plan to release jeans, belts, and more custom clothing items. Down the road, we'd love to branch off into a footwear line.



HO: Lastly, you've mentioned about another website you've recently launched, tell us a little more about this.

WH: I've just launched www.willhardison.com which is a blog about starting fourcast. I know so many kids out there who want their own brand or line, and I think to show the behind the scenes and the day-to-day trials and tribulations of spreading the word, calling stores, finding manufactures makes for an interesting take on a blog.

We'd like to thank Will once again for taking the time out and if you want to check out more about his brand then hit the Fourcast Site and the Fourcast Store to purchase some of the tee's shown above!

HUF Fall 2009 Lookbook...

HUF launches their new lookbook for Fall 2009 featuring San Francisco’s own Mic-E Reyes and famed photographer Ari Marcopoulos with his son Cairo as well as HUF team riders Justin Brock and Jake Donnelly. The photography was done up by HUF himself and Hanni El Khatib.