Being from New Zealand you have to have a ceratain amount of interest in adventure and the outdoors, that is why this article is so interesting for me. One of the world's last remaining tribes that have not had contact with the modern world was found in the far west reaches of Brazil’s Amaz...Read More

Recently there's been a storm down here over an apparently controversial piece of art that's been blocked by Melbourne City Council from appearing in an upcoming council sponsored exhibition. The story's found legs in the papers not because the piece says anything that's truly shocking or hitting...Read More

Friend of mine Steve is doing big things in New Zealand and was great to see his store filled with great labels and most notable his own label Richard...son open in a new location in Parnell, Auckland.   Stay glu...Read More

Not really sure if this is a strange coincidence or maybe this is where Neighborhood got their “inspiration” for the font they use. The Tenderloin Neighborhood Development has been providing safe and affordabl...Read More

Who The Fuck is this?! This is probably why I do not check Riottt as much as I used to. Is this not insulting to the likes of HAZE, Estevan Oriol, A-Trak, Mr Cartoon, Stash and everyone else in that fact. Please feel free to correct me if I ...Read More

Having been troubled by injuries thoughout my career which cut short my life as a professional I have just been hit with a new injury following... a broken nose, a fractured check bone, three concusions, a broken ankle, a severe knee injury which has had numerous operations and a troublesome shou...Read More

'Word of Mouth' is a buzz word in this industry. Often it's used as a veil to make brands or personalities seem more genuine and on the level in a 'street' sense by masking the very determined and calculated marketing campaigns that prop them up. Often it adds up to little more than a self-propag...Read More

My good friends at Provider in Melbourne are knuckling down for the release of their own shoe- the very eligible Provider NB 1500. It's a great release, and Uncle Chris and Aunty Mel are both very proud of their new blue bundle of joy (chec...Read More

In the previous blog bit I drew attention to a new Bounty Hunter tee that looked eerily similar to a tee that Kaws had created for Neighborhood and Original Fake last year. In the post I said that the Kaws illustration had been hand drawn, and by implication the Bounty Hunter tee was perhaps a li...Read More

Here's one for all your train spotters.   Exhibit one: Bounty Hunter "Guard Dog" tee, released last Friday.   Exhibit two: Neighborhood tee illustrated by Kaws, released at both Original Fake and Neighborhood stores, early last year.  

"An Auckland fashion designer has been jailed for six years over a sophisticated $1 million cannabis growing operation. Jason Crawford, 37, was found guilty last November on two counts of cultivating cannabis, one count of selling cannabis and eight counts of receiving stolen property amount...Read More

If you don't know GSD (Get Shit Dun), it's a blog run by Addict, Daydream Magazine and Rogue Status / DTA affil...Read More