Friday and Saturday.

Arena and Villa.

The High-light of this weekend is without a doubt Arena tomorrow night. The entire area will be open. And with a line-up like that I'm sure it will be good.

When looking at what the weekend has to offer it's clear that it's summer. Summer in Germany offer so many different things that the clubs have it harder to get the DJs and the guests. Meaning they either relax, close or saves up for big things. The last is what's happening tomorrow in Arena. All the different parts of the arena area will be open. If it gets full then will be the biggest club in Berlin this weekend. Only thing is that it might be a really long line.


Tonight on the other hand is a bit trickier. Badeschiff will probably be nice. At least one good Dj will be playing, La Fleur. It's gonna be at the swimming area of Arena so it will be a beach kind of thing. Then there is always Bar 25. It's not just a after hour place, I really like it at night. Of course both of these depend on good weather. If the weather is not good then Villa is having a off season party (for them off season), that might be good.

Well, it's either that or just chilling somewhere.

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Secret Island 2010

A New Nation.

Once a year a new nation appears on an island in Sweden. The Nation is called Schweutschland and from the 29Th of June until the 1St of August it celebrates with some of the best electro.

With a long line-up with some of the best DJs from both Sweden and Germany the festival is not only a place where you can party and enjoy good electro. It's also a small festival with makes the visitors more of a community than just paying customers. It's a project of getting people closer.

Not only are Djs like Jake the Rapper, 22 Rockets, D. Snyder and Fidelity Kastrow playing the festival. This year a competition was held and the winners are none other that the Fulast Crew.

Havet Är Djupt by Fulast

With this mix tape Niclas Stanik and Johan Påhlman got the most votes which in turn gave then a spot on the island.


Do they seem familiar? Well that's because they are also the resident DJs of Be The Weekend here in Berlin. Their set will surely get the island people dancing, just like they have gotten the BTW parties dancing.

Check out these link for more on Secret Island and Fulast.

hmwl.org House Music With Love
www.secret-island.eu Official site of the festival.
myspace.com/fulast Fulast myspace

Congrats guys! I know it's gonna be great.

Just wish I could go to the festival.

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Us vs Them.

Somewhat political.

California is the home country of tees, at least when it comes to t-shirts with prints. This one is from Us vs Them which seems to be a skateboard that like to make tees with political slogans.

I don't know if the people behind Us vs Them are truly political and if they want to change things with the use of t-shirt slogans. But maybe that doesn't really matter. The tees will get a message out there. A general feeling that says that something isn't really right out there.

And political or not their use of fonts and simple colorways leaves a number of nice t-shirts.

Check them out at news.usversusthem.com

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All Court Low

Tennis.

Again, summer=warm warm=tennis sneaker.

Yet another clean tennis sneaker from Nike. Classic design with a classic colorway. You can't go wrong with a sneak like this. It's gonna look good with everything. Mainly because of the colorway but also because a low tennis sneaker has a profile that work very well with jeans.

If you like what you see you can just head over to caliroots.com and order a pair.

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Get Out.

Open Nature.

Everybody wants to party outside. Be it going on a road trip somewhere else or attending one of the many open airs.

It's now in full swing. Open Air that and Open Air this. Which is not a bad thing. Just a sign that people are trying to get the most out of the summer. I think that most people are slowly remembering that summers always go to fast. I mean we are soon in the last real summer month. Better enjoy while summer is here.

Today there is a number of open airs, one at treptower park and one in Neukölln at U-bahn grenzenalle. The one at grenzenalle will play drum and bass and the other one is electro. Tomorrow there is one behind the "wilden mädel" at ostkreuz. That's the once I know about now but I'm sure that is just scratching the surface.

But even if people want to be outside there is one thing that can stop it all. Sure the cops can but something much more powerful might happen this weekend, RAIN. If the rain falls then it can all go shitty and that will make it a club weekend or a watching-movies weekend.

I'm hoping for good weather.

Have a good weekend!

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Fashion People

Lookbook.nu

The site is for fashion people and by fashion people. Somewhat of a community for attention seekers.

So here is a couple of high-lights.


Of course there are a lot more girls posting pictures that there are guys. And most of the time the guys that actually do post pictures are not on the same level. But a couple have a clean style. Here is one example.


Simply a good place to get some inspiration, if you like this kind of fashion that it.

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Booka Shade, Bad Love

Booka Shade - Bad Love from keirux on Vimeo.

Bad Love.

One of Booka Shades latest tracks. I hope it works to see the video because the bastards here has block all pages that has anything that could be fun.

It's not like the tracks from previous album Body Language but it is a good track. And not only that, it has a great video as well. Needless to say I'm posting this one because of their set at melt the other week. I'm lucky that they played on the stage next to where we (Redves and Allmightys) were selling tees, otherwise I would have missed them as I miss most of the bands at the festival.

If the video works then sit back and enjoy. If it doesn't work just head over to www.vimeo.com and see it there.

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Obey Basic

Basic Script.

It's not easy to find really clean t-shirts for girls. But when you do, they are often very clean. This one is from Obeys summer line.

Sure, it might not be the most extravagant thing in the world but it is clean. There is a reason why it's called Basic script. I would say it's a clean summer tee that I would like to see more often. Especially combined with short shorts, knee socks and a pair of low sneakers. I think you know what I mean. A bit of a street-wear soccer look.

Besides. As I always say, there is something special with a woman in a tee and a pair of sneaker.

Obeys stuff at www.obeyclothing.com

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Tennis Classic AC ND

Freshy.

Being in the scorching sun at Melt makes you really appreciate a pair of thinner sneakers. Like this tennis sneaker from Nike.

Got back way to late last night from the festival. It was fun, but a lot of work. And when working 10 + hours a day in the heat and the sun you want something that isn't to warm on your feet. I was doing this in my Stan Smiths but if I had the cash I would like to have done it in a pair of these bad boys.

The design is clean and the colorway is also simple and clean. This is a pair of sneaks that will match with almost anything. Check out more pics at www.caliroots.com

Damn I'm tired, so tired I overslept and got woken up by my boss wondering where the fuck I was. Not the best start of a day. Tonight I'm going to bed early.

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Melt Festival 2010

Festival Time.

Tomorrow the festival Melt starts. Not only will big names from the electro scene be there but also the big bands of indie.

Starting tomorrow the old industrial area knows as Ferropolis will be packed with people. On five stages and a so called sleepless floor, names like Booka Shade, The XX, Miike Snow, Oliver Koletzki and many more will be playing. Looking through the line-up I also see a lot of band that I have written about here (wonder why?).

With that said. Be it listening to your favorite Austin Texas indie band or staying awake to hear Villalobos set, it has something for everyone. This being my first Melt festival I can only imagine what kind of party it will be. I imagine the classical combination of sex, drugs and music will be the guidelines for many.

First I didn't think that I would get to go to Melt since the tickets been sold out for a while but thanks to my friends over at www.revdes.com I will be selling t-shirt for www.allmightys.com. So if you're going to the festival make sure to stop by our stands and check out the clean tees.

We are heading down first thing tomorrow morning and I don't thing we will have a Internet connection so just in case I will say -Have a good weekend!

For the full line-up of the festival just head over to www.meltfestival.de

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Heat.

Crisp.

There is always something to complain about. Today it's the heat.

Right now it's 31° celsius and that's in the shade. All I'm saying is that that's not Berlin hot, that's Calcutta hot. But there is nothing really to do about it. I just wish I bought stocks in soda, ice-cream and fan companies.

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Analog Tee.

To the point.

Like it normally is, tees with prints comes from skate/surf brands. This one is from the California based brand Analog.

Oh yes it's tee time again. From Analog we have a t-shirt that illustrates (again) how something simple is normally a sure way of getting a clean tee. Okey the "trick" they use on this one is one of the older ones. Take a picture of something that you think is cool and then make it black and white, play a bit with the contrasts in photoshop and you're done. Somehow it seems to work almost every time.

This specific t-shirt can be found on www.karmaloop.com but you can also take a look at analogs other t-shirts at www.analogclothing.com

Don't underestimate the power of a good t-shirt.

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Air Max 90

Keep on keeping on.

Without a doubt the biggest trend in the sneakervers the last couple of years has been the runners. Here is the Air Max 90 in a new colorway.

Originally it was named Air Max III but in 2000 Nike changed it to 90, referring to the year it was first launched. First made purely as a running shoe it has not had a clear place with sneaker fans. But when Nike started to release re-makes in new and much cleaner colorways it found the place it has now. Sporty and relaxed but not directly connected to the basket and hip-hop culture.

These Air Max 90s have a mix of leather and mesh and are hopefully not to warm. With a colorway like this it's a really good looking sneaker. The only problem with the Air Max sneakers are that in bigger models they tend to look to big.

It's not often I wish I had smaller feet but when looking for Air Maxes I do.

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Mini Vacation.

Staying put.

A short vacation in your own city. Perfect for summer.

The word vacation normally make me think about a country far away. Something that involves going from point A to point B, at least a couple of hours in some kind of big container. But there are other ways of doing it. One that can change the way you see your own city is very simple. Just stay. Take a couple of days off from work and just do some stuff in your own city. You can be a tourist and go to the places that you normally don't have time to visit. You can also just walk around and take a look.

That is what I'm gonna start doing tomorrow. Taking three days off I get a short work week and a really long weekend. Which means that today is my Friday. And with that said, this will be the last post for this week. But to make up for posts lost this will be somewhat of a double post.



Music Pillow.

As I said before, everything can be designed and everything can get "graphic".

Who doesn't like something well designed? That typical clean font for the text and the classic simplification of a photo. Hell, maybe that's all design is about. Taking away everything that isn't necessary. Leaving the basic and taking away that which makes it to much.

And I would say that this pillow does just that. Even with just three colors (and not very bright colors at that) it's gonna get a lot of attention laying in a couch or on a bed. This and a bunch of other pillows are a collaboration between Acrylick (a LA brand) and Andrew Sebastian (a textile designer and a pillow maker).

It's definitely worth a look at the other pillows, just click yourself over to www.hhv.de

If I had the cash for such thing I would order one right now. But I will put my money on my short "staying put" vacation that starts later today.

So have a great week and weekend and we will be back on Monday.

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Nike Air Force II High.

Nice Nike.

The colorway is not my cup of tee but the design of the sneaker is. Air Force II is just very clean.

It's simply a nice design. They really got it right when they did this one, making good use of lines and fabric. I especially like the patch on the heel (that in this colorway is black).

If you feel the urge to get a pair of these you need to order them from the English site www.jdsports.co.uk Because Nike is Nike and they like to make there sneakers exclusive by just releasing a specific model in only one store.

But still, clean sneak.

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Open Air

Outdoor.

I just asked if there was any outdoor parties this weekend. Here is one of them.

Describing an Open Air is simple. Electronic music being played outside. Normally organized illegally in a park or somewhere a bit outside of the inner city. Finding it can be a problem. Getting informed on the location can be tricky. You hear it from someone who heard it from someone else. Or you search the Internet for the details.

They more often happen on Sundays as after-hour parties. As a time for dancing and chilling and coming down from Saturday. I like it more when they are parties that go upwards. On a Friday or Saturday night. Sure it's not the same "being close to nature dancing" thing but more of a festival thing.

Tonight there is one in Neukölln and on Sunday somewhere else. And after or before I'm sure something else is happening.

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Radiator.

Slim heat.

Everything can have a nice design. All radiator should look as good as this one from Cordivari.

You might not think about radiators when you think about design. You don't think about Italy when someone says - Designed radiators. But that's just what it is. It's the radiator for the once with money.

This is the way I want my radiators to look. If that was the case, it would not be something to hid anymore. It's just to bad that almost all radiator are the same ugly white things. That look like they do because it's the cheapest way to produce them.

This is what I think. If things are designed to look good people who use them will feel better. And that goes for all things that people come in contact with. Good design effects people in a good way.

Want to check out more designer radiators then click yourself over to www.cordivaridesign.it

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