No, Shaun White’s new band Bad Things is not fronted by the gold-medalist snowboarder and skateboarder, but he is the lead guitarist. The band, which consists lead singer Davis LeDuke, bass player Jared Palomar, guitarist Anthony Sanudo, drummer Lena Zawaideh has signed to Warner Bros. Records and will be putting out their debut album later […]
There have been many great ideas in the past few years with fashion moving online, including trade shows, that have been generating considerable start-up capital. Two of those, Rent The Runway and Go Try It On, have just joined forces. Rent The Runway, which offers up designer clothing and accessories for low-cost rental for 4 days […]
The latest announcement from Instagram, which was bought by Facebook last year for a cool $1 billion, is that it now has video capabilities. Instagram’s Co-Founder and CEO Kevin Systrom said that Instagram will now allow users to create 15-second videos that can also be shared. There will be 13 filters to start. Instagram, which […]
Italian fashion designers Domenico Dolce and Stefano Gabbana were convicted today, June 19, 2013 of tax evasion for hiding $1.3 billion and given a suspended jail sentence of one year and 8 months. This came through after the second time they’ve been brought to court. The first resulted in the designers being charged a $440 […]
Bonnaroo has become one of the most popular festivals in the world bringing this year, June 14-16, 2013 more than 80,000 fans to a 700-acre plot of land in the middle of Tennessee. For 3 days, a new city emerges featuring stages of all sizes, a diverse line-up of musicians, the Bonnaroo Cinema, recycling and […]
We just received the sad news that Body Glove co-founder Bob Meistrell passed away. Several years ago, we were fortunate enough to have met him and enjoyed some of his amazing stories about the history of surfing and diving during an unforgettable ride aboard his beloved boat The Disappearance. Our thoughts and prayers go out […]
Getting the story out is one of the most vital things a brand can do to spread their message. In the age of technology and changing dynamics of social media, there are several ways now to do this, however one of the most vital is through video formats. Several years ago, we actually started a […]
Sustainable Brands 2013 Conference which wrapped-up June 6th in San Diego, CA, brought together some of the top industry leaders in sustainability. With presentations ranging from ours at Label Network on “Sustainability and the State of the Future and Youth Culture,” to the keynote address by author, architect, and sustainability leader William McDonough, the week […]
E3 Expo brings the kingpins of the video gaming industry along with thousands of gaming fanatics and an assortment of media together each year to downtown Los Angeles revealing what’s about to reshape the gaming industry globally. The show also always starts off with a series of high-end press presentations from the gaming industries heavyweights […]
Today, June 11, 2013, VF Corp., owners of Vans, The North Face, Wrangler, Timberland, among others, announced a bold new strategy of reaching $17 billion in revenue by the year 2017 with $18 in earnings per share, equaling a 5-year growth plan of 10 to 13% per year. The growth plan includes 8% from organic […]