LEVI MAESTRO "INFINITY PIECE" LA RELEASE

I'm going to be in Los Angeles this afternoon at Shayan Afshar's shop for the release of Levi Maestro's Black Infinity Piece. I've been following and supporting Maestro's work for a little over a year now, and aside from the Maestro Knows episodes, the Infinity Piece is some of his best work yet. Not only based on its design, but what it represents.

At first glance, the Infinity Piece looks like a watch, but it doesn't actually tell time. It serves as a reminder that time is not a factor when you're doing what you love. Good work, Maestro.



Black Infinity Piece Release info:
1/15/11
2pm
Shayan Afshar Co
625 S Hill St
LA, CA 90014
(213) 627-1271

MARQUISE HENRY: SKATEBOARDING IS FOREVER

It feels like I haven't posted any skateboarding on here in a long time. As I was writing that last sentence I remember Joon's game of skate that I posted not too long ago. Speaking of Joon, this is his homie Marquise Henry. You guys know him. If you skate or were ever a skateboarder, you have probably owned products from most of the brands he rides for. This is quality. Skateboarding IS forever. Enjoy.

WHAT I'VE BEEN LISTENING TO

It's been a while since I've posted any new content, but now that Fall quarter is over I'll try changing that. I'm currently in the process of writing some new music for a couple different projects and getting more ETRNLST threads printed. Even though I've been struggling with this horrible machine (my laptop), I've managed to keep up with my musical needs.


J. Cole's latest mixtape Friday Night Lights is one of two albums I've had on heavy rotation. I personally think this is a step up from his last release - The Warm Up. Click the album cover to download the mixtape.

The other album I've been listening to a lot lately is Miguel's All I Want Is You. It's really dope how much he's done in the last few years - from doing work with Blu and Exile on Below the Heavens to where he's at now - a nationwide tour with Usher. Good job, Miguel!

ETRNLST ONLINE SHOP

Our online shop is up and running! So far we have one shirt for sale, which is the Drip Tee that I'm sure you've all seen by now. From now on, everything we release will be available here.

ETRNLST DRIP TEE + RELEASE INFO

Limited quantities of the first shirt from the new ETRNLST collection (Drip Tee) will be available online tomorrow. I'm really excited about this release, as well as all the upcoming releases I have planned for this collection. I started a blog on tumblr for ETRNLST earlier this week too. Make sure you follow us to stay posted on everything we're working on.

Read the full post regarding the release here.

Photos courtesy of Stephanie Bwrede.

MAESTRO KNOWS X HALL OF FAME

Maestro posted at 449 N. Fairfax Ave. in Los Angeles. Looks like he made it to the Hall of Fame!

Levi Maestro recently teamed up with Hall of Fame to release a special limited edition sweater, available now at Hall of Fame in Los Angeles. I picked up mine on Saturday morning during the in-store and chatted with Maestro for a few. He has a ridiculously busy schedule! I have so much respect for this guy. Thanks again, Maestro.

The front of the sweater features a clean "M" logo, while "Making My Way to the Hall of Fame" is written across the back. Black and yellow, black and yellow! Please excuse the pole cutting through the picture.

INTRODUCING... THE LEFT FIELD

My homies Stevie D and Kevin make up the Hip-Hop collective, The Left Field. They released their first mixtape Hit The Ground Runnin earlier this week and it's super dope! Oh, and I'm featured on one of their tracks too! These guys will definitely be shaking up things in the IE and LA real soon!

Opposites by TheLeftField

Click on the album cover below to listen and download The Left Field's mixtape.

Follow The Left Field on Twitter and add them on Facebook!

JULIAN VS. MATEO

Another Friday skate session with friends. This time we ended up at Palomares in Pomona. Great weather makes for greater skateboarding! Towards the end of the session, Julian (aka Joon Speaks) and Mateo (DOnUt Clothing) played a friendly game of skate.

Yes, Julian is wearing pink jeans. Mateo was having an off day. I blame Julian's choice of attire. We'll see what happens in round 2.

FILM IS FUN

I developed my first two rolls of film from my Minolta earlier this week. I think the shots came out pretty good. The last time I shot film was probably sophomore year of high school, and I was using a disposable camera. I like film.

Here are some of my favorite shots. I'll be posting more of my pictures on my Tumblr blog. Follow me!

LET'S KEEP MOVING

A couple hours ago, my friend NAK posted a new song online. It's a tribute to the late, great producer, Nujabes. I was really excited when NAK posted the cover art for "Keep Moving" last night. Nujabes was, hands down, one of the best, and NAK's rendition of the song definitely does the original composition justice ("Counting Stars").

NAK has such a dope style. If you've ever heard his music, you know NAK has an aggressive style of lyrical delivery. Nujabes' style of producing, on the other hand, is soothing and full of jazz. How do the two fit so perfectly? Just listen and you'll understand.

I think NAK is a great story teller and an incredibly talented emcee. His music spreads positivity. We need more positivity.

Thank you, NAK.
Thank you, Nujabes(R.I.P).

Click the cover art bellow to listen to (and download) "Keep Moving."