Word just landed in my inbox that our friends from UNKL teamed up with indie-rock superstar (and apparently UNKL toy obsessed) front man Jeff Tweedy of Wilco. They’re getting ready to release the “six pack” six-figure set of the guys in the band at this years Comic-Con in San Diego in July. The results, as you can see above are totally hot. UNKL recommends to set them up anywhere, put on “I Am Trying to Break Your Heart,” kick back and enjoy the show– we agree.
Staying with our new tradition, Talk Shop Fridays, I thought I’d pose the question to you fine readers on this glorious day: Which live shows are you excited to see in the coming months? Summer is a great time for live music, especially in Colorado– we’re finally freed from the manacles of winter and go outside to venues like Red Rocks. Personally, after seeing TV on the Radio play twice in the last seven months, I don’t think it can get any better (case in point– as you can see here, they even shredded Letterman!). TVOTR aside, I’m excited to see Kings of Leon at the Ogden Theater on Cinco de Mayo. But my music preferences aside, I’m excited to hear what performances you all are excited about. Comment away!
A few days ago, my childhood buddy Riley sent me the lowdown on a “business” trip he just took to the interior of British Columbia. From the looks of it, he’s chosen quite a different career path than I have– maybe I should have spent all of that law school tuition money on a camera and a helicopter. I believe his story started: “I don’t want to make you jealous or anything but an amazing trip just went down…” I’ll leave most of the details out, but I will tell you that the trip was a collaboration between Red Bull and Oakley called “Backcountry Bombshells.” Since he can tell the story better than I can: the trip included 2 skiers (Kristi Leskinen & Andrea Binning) and 2 snowboarders (Anne-Flore Marxer & Marie France Roy). It took place in interior British Columbia at 3 different cat skiing lodges (Monashees, Selkirk Wilderness, and Chatter Creek), and the additional crew consisted of 2 photogs, 2 filmers, 2 team managers and a very veteran bad ass guide Shin Campos (Pro snowboarder in the Whistler area for last 15-20 years). We had access to snowmobiles (Ski Doo Summit-X 1000’s, snow-cats, and of course the heli. What can I say Red Bull does it right, best trip of my life and that’s saying a lot. Basically the theme of the trip was to bring 4 people closer together and progress the level of women’s riding in the backcountry. Mission accomplished for sure! Lucky bastard.
My favorite fashion collaboration of all time, Adidas Y3, has done it again (I think I say that every season). The clothing, footwear and accessories for Spring/Summer 2007 are fabulous, but that’s a no brainer and not a huge surprise. This time around the level of interactivity on the website is just above and beyond any I’ve seen before though. It’s truely an environment, not just a website. You can stand your ‘look’ in between two mirrors, rotate and exam him or her through an entire 360 degrees seamlessly. The site also allows you to zoom in, browse by individual items and has a few fun additions like an Interview with the Y in Y3, the man himself, Yohji Yamamoto. The shoes this spring are fantastic, can’t wait to get a pair of the Honja Low’s (pictures after the jump).
