Tag: Style
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Johan Works Alone
Click or not: Johan Works AloneHe works alone. The chatter and background euro-pop radio from the factory floor briefly whispers in whenever the door opens, but inside here there is calm and silence, broken only by the sounds of a craftsman at work. Johan Vranckx is a man of few words, but with a welcoming kind smile and a warm… …
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New Paths
Click or not: New PathsThe artist is drawn to the cycle, whether it be the cycle of creation, of restoration, of expression. Some are drawn to the cycle of the cycle, the bicycle, as it represents art in its very form, and pure artistry when in physical motion application. Peter Šiška uses his hands for restorative art, and his… …
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When Team Cars Had Class
Click or not: When Team Cars Had ClassIn a time where style, class and character were in abundance, Bill Woodul captured these images of the Pro team cars, wagons and vans in the mid to late seventies. Opel, Peugeot, Citroen, Mercedes, Fiat and BMW and the iconic Merckx Volvo. Pure class without a mega-bus in sight. Hand-painted sponsorship decals by craftsmen with… …
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Hunters: Gustavo’s Garage
Click or not: Hunters: Gustavo’s Garage Deux North’s Hunters series kicks off with a tour around the LA digs of Gustavo Sanchez, a purveyor of style on two wheels of both the rumbling and quiet kinds. …
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Style Icons: Gert-Jan Theunisse
Click or not: Style Icons: Gert-Jan TheunisseNowadays you would be hard pressed to find a mullet as sensational as the one Gert-Jan Theunisse rocked in the late 80s and early 90s, certainly not in the peloton and only slightly less likely in everyday life. Unless you’re from Rooty Hill, the Hutt, or maybe Shane Archbold, who gives it a pretty good… …
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Everything Is Recorded
Click or not: Everything Is RecordedEverything is Recorded is the musical soundscape project of Richard Russell and a host of collaborators. The accompanying video documentary directed by CHILD and Mahaneela takes us on an extensive musical and visual journey to places you might never expect. *click the image above to go to the video Witness the evolution and creation… …
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The Sound Of Belgium
Click or not: The Sound Of BelgiumOf course when we think of cycling we think of Belgium. The kassien, the climbs, the drunken fans and the hardest bike racers are all quintessentially linked to the motherland of road racing. Go to any Classic in April or any time a race rolls through and there’s a good chance you’ll hear some pretty… …
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Gil Scott-Heron: New York Is Killing Me
Click or not: Gil Scott-Heron: New York Is Killing MeGil Scott-Heron represents a backward step that took me so far forward in the musical journey along the hip-hop route. But so much more. Although awake to many that came after him, for whom he had paved the way, that he wasn’t on the radar despite his longtime standing was a source of disappointment, almost… …