Dilated Peoples talk about their upcoming Directors of Photography album in the RSE series, Finding Focus:

This season’s Obey Awareness campaign benefits the Adam Yauch Foundation.   The Adam Yauch Foundation was formed in memorial of Adam “MCA” Yauch of The Beastie Boys. It was established by Adam’s friends and family to support the causes he held dear, and to honor his life by endeavoring to help the lives of others. In conjunction with OBEY Awareness, The Adam Yauch Foundation will be raising money for children’s music charities.

Music is such a fundamental part in the development of children. Beyond the fundamentals of language development and motor skills, it also nurtures individuality and creativity that goes well beyond the classroom. It gives kids an understanding of themselves and a means of self-expression.

Music is one of the most powerful creative mediums and I’m always amazed by it’s ability to move your feet, make your arm hairs stand up and activate your brain all at once. The joy, creative problem solving and communication that is possible through music are hard for me to convey verbally but anyone with ears can relate to the theraputic benefits of music for both the creator and listener. Wouldn’t it be great if children had more opportunities to make music? I think so, and I’m honored to support the ethos and creative legacy of the Beastie Boys and Adam Yauch. The sun is shining, let’s roll back the awning! ~Shepard Fairey

The Adam Yauch Foundation is a registered 501(C)(3) charity.

Learn more about the foundation here.   The RIP MCA shirts are part of the OBEY’s Fall 2014 line which is viewable here.

First Friday!  Opening tonight at Loakal, 560 2nd Street, Oakland from 6-10 pm.

To celebrate their 15th (UP) and 20th (DLXSF) anniversaries and the release of their Walrus cruiser skateboard, Upper Playground and DLXSF are having a pizza party tonight from 6-8 at DLX Skateshop 1831 Market street.

New designs from Imaginary Foundation have started to arrive…check them out here.

MarQ Spekt + Blockhead drop the video for the single “SumOfItsParts” off their new album JustPlayWitIt on HiPNOTT Records.  Directed by  All Work/No Play.

Check out the album, which was released yesterday:

https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/jus…
http://hipnottrecords.bandcamp.com/al…

Brixton always makes fun new vids when a new season drops.  Check out pieces from the Fall collection here.

Brixton Fall 2014 from BRIXTON on Vimeo.

In case we haven’t said it enough times, HUF Fall Del 1 is here!  More of the lookbook below…

Take 40% off select items with the code SUMMERSALE. 

Offer good from now until Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at noon PST.

The discount cannot be applied to previously placed orders; one discount code per order.

Offer is valid only for items in the special Summer Sale section of the site. Details are here.

Nehruvian Doom (DOOM + Bishop Nehru) have leaked another track called, “Om”.  The album, which features artwork by Ghostshrimp, is due out Sept 23 on Lex.

NehruvianDOOM:

via  Pitchfork