Thanks for coming out guys! See you Sunday, Philly!

Special thanks to our photographers for the evening, Judy Moy, Hugo Alegria, and Alix Luntz, as well as the whole crew at The Blind Barber, and our DJ’s Gradius, and Charlie Browne….everyone killed it!

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One of the things, among many, that made Wu-Tang great was their beats, so the idea of tampering with those beats does not sit well with most people. Gerald Watson had the idea to not only change the beats but create something totally new by combining Wu-Tangs lyrical tracks with jazz. After being conceptualized by him he sought the help of DJ 2 Tone Jones to make the project a reality. I have been a fan of Wu-Tang since way back, and I have to say that I was super impressed with this. In the age of “mash up” where 1% of the mixes that are out there are actually quality, this is certainly part of that 1%. Get the mix tape here, and check out an interview with both parties, Gerald Watson, and DJ 2 Tone Jones about the project here!

Dont know who The Death Set is? Watch this vice TV documentary to find out.

This shirt features the art work from the cover of our first print issue, done by Adam Smith (www.dearadamsmith.com) on the front, and a variation of the monogram he did on the back. Additionally you will get our Summer Issue 1 of Out of Print Magazine, featuring interviews with Henry Rollins, Steve Ignorant of Crass, The Sword, Tony Fast, Mike Giant and much more. The mags will only be included while we still have a stock of them, which won’t be too much longer because they are going fast! So get yours now!

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THIS WEEKEND  IS GOING TO BE EPIC, so don’t miss out on The Death Set show Sunday at 6pm. We have seen the deathset at SXSW and killed it,we then sent jessop to go see them at Chicago’s Empty Bottle and now before the guys head back to Brooklyn there last stop is THE BARBARY! To make this even better once your head explodes from watching The Death Set Join us up stairs for the OOPM Vol. 1 Magazine Release party. Nothing but a night of good wholesome debauchery if we don’t say so!!!!

I was just randomly doing the surfing the web thing and I ran across this “Chums“. Much like us here it takes a lot of Time and Money to produce something in large quantities. (OH WE KNOW we just released a magazine for free!) BUT i wanted to share this and maybe spread the wrd in helping someone produce something of there own. Chums need  a funding goal of $25,000, every little bit counts so if you want to find out more about CHUMS follow the ink to his kickstart page.

Overview

As both digital artists and vinyl toy enthusiasts, we set out nearly one year ago to design and prototype a vinyl toy that would actually do something. But what utility could a vinyl toy offer? We decided on a little friend for our desks that could hold our tablet pens. The result of one year of creativity, fun, a bit of frustration and a lot of trial and error is complete. Part character design and part industrial design, Chums is made of physics, vinyl and an insatiable desire to hold that pen up high. Chums was the subject of intensive (and humane) testing in the modeling phase in order to ensure stability and a perfect fit for a tablet pen. If you’re worried that someone may come by and abscond with your pen, Chums comes with 22 menacing teeth to deter any would-be thieves.

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Help us keep this shirt from ever becoming a reality. Keep Out of Print in print by buying the Out of Fucking Print tee. Plus it’ll let everyone know how cool you are because it says “fuck” on your shirt. Oh yeah, you get a magazine with this one too, while supplies fucking last….see what I did there???

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Great video series here form Make No!se, a new project coming out of the DC area. If you follow OOPM, you know I used to live in DC, and I have never had favorable things to say about that city, however if more things like this were happening there and there were more people trying to do creative things that come from a good place, it would definitely be a better place. Check out the vids and give Make No!se your support, lord knows DC NEEDS things like this! In their own words, Make No!se is, a new lifestyle multimedia series where I highlight (via highly stylized photography and video) DC area creatives, such as artists, musicians, and DJs, that are making noise within their respective crafts/industries. Combined, these candid shots and video will tell two stories:

1.) How this person is building their brand
2.) The steps they take to create a branded project

We are into it, and you should be too. Here is the 3rd installment.

MAKE NO!SE: Shane Pomajambo from Stellar Creative on Vimeo.

Be sure to check out the other installments of Make No!se as well:

1st Edition:
- Photo Shoot: http://bit.ly/dVwlj8
- Video: http://bit.ly/asmleQ

2nd Edition:
- Photo Shoot: http://bit.ly/gAlsLH
- Video: http://bit.ly/l3kT7q

This interview was conducted the day after Rival Schools new record, Pedals, came out. We discussed the 10 years of lag time in between records, what it’s like playing together again after such a long time and the release show here in NYC. Enjoy it!

OOPM: Being that you guys have so much history as a band, even before Rival School, has it been easy after so much time to be able to come back together and feel like a band again?

Walter: It gets easier all the time, when we first got to playing again together we did a tour in 2008 and we kind of played around in Europe, we played the United States as well and that was really the first thing of seeing what it felt like to play together and play those old songs and get a sense of where we left off. With the album out now you know, we played last night in New York, it was a big show, sold out, all our friends were there and it just felt really great, and this tour we just did in the states was just excellent. So now I feel that much more solid. The cool thing about a band is that it’s always evolving, or I want this one to be that way.

OOPM: How did the reunion shows back in 2008 and 2009 come about?

Walter: We essentially broke up the band, but we didn’t so much say that we broke up the band, we wanted to leave it open to sort of do something in the future. I guess you call it a hiatus is what people call it, but we weren’t really sure that we’d ever do it again. So, over the years we’d get together every so often to try to write songs and see how it was going and it just got to where in 2008 Sam called me and was like, “hey dude, if we’re gonna ever do this it’s gotta be now, it’s been 10 years.” Doing the tour and getting out and playing was always with the intention of making an album to follow up United by Fate. As great as that album was to us and as important as it is to us, having not followed it up was kind of like something hanging over our heads, at least for myself anyway.

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Here is Riley Hawk’s newest part. Maybe you’ve heard of his dad, Tony Hawk, however for the purposes of this post, there is no Tony Hawk. Riley more than holds his own. He has a style and a flow that does not just come from having a famous father. He’s obviously worked hard to get his skating game where it is. Aside from the awesome skating, there is an awesome sound track. It’s a beautiful day here in NYC, and hopefully where you are too…so go out and skate!

Riley Hawk from Birdhouse on Vimeo.