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As mentioned previously, we said that New Balance still had a trick or two up their sleeves for the China Mask pack; next week, Streething will be out-of-office to attend a special New Balance event in Shanghai that will shed more light on the matter.

To remind us that we aren’t there for a free holiday, the guys at New Balance Singapore teamed up with Sole Obsession and Geseho to make these work shirts for us to wear during the trip. There are no plans for an actual retail release, but you never know – if there’s demand, there may be supply.

Stay tuned for New Balance event coverage from Shanghai.

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A launch party for a collab shirt that got stuck in Hong Kong; Scythe and NSBQ have a lot to answer for. Fortunately, even in the face of a lackluster turnout, the enthusiam of MC Yan, DJ Frankie and the whole Singapore crew never dropped for a second.

Those that turned up were treated to a graffiti installation by Yan, The Killer Gerbil, Antz and Zero; a New Balance season preview courtesy of Sole Obession; as well as a 4-way scratch/mix performance from Frankie, DJ KoFlow, DJ Rattle and DJ Tang – all ex-DMC Champs.

An aspect we think would have worked better if conducted in a smaller environment, are the workshops from Yan and KoFlow. Yan, as always, has a lot to talk about, be it what he is doing, discussing art/music techniques, or what is going on around the world – pity it didn’t go over too well on an sparsely populated dancefloor at dinner time.

Thankfully, things picked up when it was time for Yan to rock the mic, belting out some new remixes of classic tracks from his Lazy Mutha Fucka days. The mainly mandarin-speaking Singaporean crowd swamped the podium and joined Yan to sing along to some of his infamous Canto-rap chants.

After that, the ubiquitous prize giveaways kept the interaction levels up; unfortunately, when momentum was building, event time was over and the regular Ministry of Sound party crowd spilled in for their usual fix. We hear Scythe is looking to bring Yan back to Singapore sometime in the future, here’s hoping the next event will do justice to the line-up.

The Scythe x NSBQ military shirt will be made available in two weeks time at selected stockists around South East Asia and is limited to 88 pieces; Log on to Fucking Music, Yan’s music label, for free mixtape/music downloads; also check out ChinaMan Taggin’ to see more of Yan’s art.

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Over the weekend, a close-knit group of supporters and street art aficionados sacrificed a night of Singapore’s alluring nightlife and braved their way to a desolate stretch of automobile workshops for The Killer Gerbil’s first ever solo art exhibition. The collection of works, titled Family, showcased a series of portrait sketches, photographs, as well as tagged-art on canvas, license plates and even a Vespa scooter and car.

Held for less than 48 hours at Geseho Motor Works, the event was literally hot as hell, as most of the artworks were displayed inside the garage’s paint oven. Geseho is a newly established Singaporean streetwear brand, the name derives from founder Tony Tay’s – aka Lazy – father’s garage. Geseho will launch their new collection of apparel soon and are planning to hold more events to promote the local arts/creative scene within the region.

As per usual, the live graffiti installation by South East Asia’s most notorious rodent was entertaining, as was the obligatory pyromaniac celebrations that followed. Surprisingly, Sole Obsession managed to sell off all their hot dogs and buns, and unsurprising a few of us had stomach aches the day after. Only complaint of the night is that Asahi’s generous allocation of beer went almost untouched.

Tsk Tsk. That would never happen in Malaysia. So guys, when you bringing the event up here?

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Our man Luthfi Mustafah, aka The Killer Gerbil, will be holding Family – a solo art exhibition courtesy of Singaporean streetwear brand, Geseho. We all know Killer Gerbil as one of the premier street artists in the region. His rodent-inspired graf has been sprawled across countless surfaces, his live art installations never fail to entertain – yet this will actually be his first solo art exhibition in Singapore.

(Above: The Killer Gerbil in action at Streething’s All in the Family event)

Family will feature a mix of street art, portrait photographs as well as the ubiquitous live performance. Streething will be in town to mooch off the free beer, whilst Sole Obsession will be selling their hot dogs for SGD$1 a pop (We actually told them to charge more, but they want their devil dogs in many mouths as possible, so who are we to argue?).

Family will kick off at the Geseho Guerilla Store at 7pm on 26^th April 2008, for those that can’t make it there will be a repeat screening from 1-5pm the day after – minus the booze, usual mad antics and hot dogs.

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This one goes out to all th peeps that couldn’t make it to our All in the Family event. We know, makes you wanna smack someone in the face for missing out. Next time wise up, cheat, beg, lie and do all you can to be there. Enjoy.

Sole Obsession has churned out some top notch tees for the coming Streething All In The Family event. These beauties are only sold during the event and are a one-off design done by Sole Obsession and top Indonesian artist Darbotz.

Grab them on the event day itself…plus those who purchase the tees are entitled to a lucky draw with heaps of awesome prizes to be won!!!

Price: RM100

   

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Streething presents “ALL IN THE FAMILY”

Date: 16 February, 2008

Time: 6.30pm – 11.00pm

Venue: Zouk, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Get ready for a post-Valentine’s day massacre as the Streething family takes over Zouk once again. Unlike past events like last year’s successful Swap & Gawp 2007 meet that was more focused on sneakers, ALL IN THE FAMILY is a call to arms to all our extended family members in South East Asia Pacific. This round there will be no extremity, no rim land, no borders! Your ridiculous obsession with streetwear is your access to this event!

ALL IN THE FAMILY presents regionally acclaimed appearance and performances from wall to wall. Our non-stop line-ups of Art, Action, Music, Fashion will definitely hold your senses hostage

6:30pm: Graffiti installation by some of the regions best represented street artists, including:

Darbotz (Indonesia)

Jahan (Taiwan/Singapore)

Orkibal (Malaysia)

Phobia Crew (Malaysia)

Shieko (Malaysia)

The Killer Gerbil (Singapore)

Action: Simultaneous skate demo by leading skateboarders and rollerbladers from the region will be leaving skid marks all over Zouk, line ups are:

Riyaz (Malaysia)

Kecik Ampang (Malaysia)

Preduce (Thailand)

Wheel Love Rollers (Malaysia)

Music: At 8.00pm, guests will be ushered into the Mainroom, where globe-trotting rapper, MC Vandal (Canada), will pump his lyrical prowess against a backdrop of montages and footage from past Streething events.

Fashion: We will be presenting streetwear fashion show styled by Ethan Chu that will feature family members modeling streetwear from streetwear stores around the region. Our invited Models are not your average Kent and Barbies but of local trendsetters and influencers. It is our personal illustration of how real fashion should be represented by “REAL PEOPLE”

Music again: the Lapsap crew (DJ Blink and DJ XU) will be bringing their unique mix of funky and eclectic tunes to keep the party in an enrapture throughout the night.

Art again but nevertheless…The highlight of the night will be a live sketching demonstration by renowned artist Dave White (UK), who will be making his first public appearance in Malaysia. Another high point will be an installation by esteemed sneaker customizers Mark Ong aka SBTG and Lazy.

There will be also display of customized sneakers, bearbricks, toys and art pieces at stadium area (mezzanine floor) brought to you by:

• Sole Obession
• Phuek
• Hypethetic
• Spoonman
• Lazy
• The Killer Gerbil
• Orkibal
• Shieko

Apart from that, there will be a limited print run of T-shirts designed by Darbotz and the Sole Obsession collective up for sale. People who purchase aformentioned T-shirts qualify for a lucky draw, with a stash of prizes that include mobile phones courtesy of Samsung Mobile.

and if you really have no clue, what we are rambling about in the past 8 paragraphs above, we are simply saying, Come Party with us and you would witness the “authenticity” of the word streetwear in real representation ..FINALLY!!!

We would like to take you to revisit year of 2007 all over again and it was a really good year!!

Time to roll up our sleeves and make 2008 a even better one! Happy New Year!!

Nike X Streething Presents Force

Sole Obsession I

Streething x Sole Obsession – Swap and Gawp (Still bring tears to our eyes)

Crooked Tongues BBQ Party @Bangkok

Sole Obsession III – Customisers Collective

Sole What? Opening

Sole Obsession BBQ Relak Jack

Goodbye 2007!!!!