Effortless Audio || Deep Blue (Full Album)

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The Ferrari 250 GTO Speaks for Itself 

|| Short Film

Using hyperbole to describe the 1964 Ferrari 250 GTO is unnecessary. The car speaks for itself. It is one of the last (of thirty-six) Ferrari GTOs ever built. This particular one, chassis #5571, was the first of the Series II bodies. The 3.0L V-12 produces about 300 horsepower and it completed multiple endurance races, winning its class in the Daytona Continental 2000km (this car's first race), Sebring 12 hour, and Nassau TT.

The driver is Mr. Derek Hill, who won the Ferrari Challenge International Championship in 1995 and the Formula Dodge West Coast in 1996, and raced a Bugatti EB110 at Le Mans. Additionally, he has a special attachment to this car as it was his dad, Fomula One Champ Phil Hill, that raced it in Daytona and Nassau.

But what is the car really like? Well, "It's so hard to describe just how incredible it is to drive this car at speed. I mean, it's really a certain kind of ecstasy."

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How The adidas Samba Became a Cultural Icon || Short Film

For over 70 years, the adidas Samba has been a go to shoe in the world of football but did you know the adidas Samba has been adopted by many other cultures in the world?

It's sleek style and durability has been sought after by bike messengers, skateboarders, football hooligans and more.

The silhouette has even been used as basis for snowboard boot designs!

There is a ton of history to unpack here and in this short film NachoAverageFinds do just that.

Enjoy the History of The adidas Samba.

One of adidas' most iconic sneakers ever.

 

Various Artists || Smoke & Mirrors Vol 1 

(Full Album)

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Visit Lisboa || Short Film

A little short film about Jermaine Gebhardt trip to Lisboa.

Check it out below.

Visit Lisboa from Jermaine Gebhardt Videographie on Vimeo.

 

The Iconic Alien Going For $150,000 || Behind the HYPE || Futura Pointman

Futura’s ‘Pointman’ is instantly recognizable by graffiti fans and art enthusiasts from across the globe.

Collaborating with Nike, Bathing Ape and the New York Mets, the figure has evolved from its origins with Futura experimenting with it on paper in the 1970's and 1980's, before it was propelled by UNKLE’s album cover artwork to greater heights.

This is how Futura’s ‘Pointman’ became an icon in graffiti, fine art, and fashion.

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Don Leisure || STEEL ZAKUSKI (Full Album)

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Room with a Sea View || Animated Short Film

Herbert arrives in the seaside city on a long working trip. 

Accidentally he falls in love with a very strange beautiful saleswoman in a flower shop. 

He suffers from insomnia, which he treats by watching billiards on TV. 

But now it doesn’t help anymore. 

His obsessive passion keeps him awake...

Room with a Sea View from Leonid Shmelkov on Vimeo.

 

HURT LOCKER || Short Film

In “HURT LOCKER”, a new short film from Zion Wetsuits filmed by Dave Fox, Craig Anderson puts on a steezy display of flawless tube-riding, swapping out his go-to thrusters a few times for a more retro shape, alongside the-also-stylish-and-expertly-tubed Benny Howard and Lewie Dunn. 

Hit the play button below and you’ll find yourself mesmerized for eight minutes by empty tubes and smooth goofy-footers.

HURT LOCKER from ZION WETSUITS on Vimeo.

 

Ta-ku || 50 Days For Dilla (Vol. 1) (Full Album)

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Collecting the World || Inside the Smithsonian

The Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History has over 144 million different objects in its collections. 

A sample of these collections are on display to the public, but 99 percent of the Smithsonian’s treasures remain behind the scenes. 

Scientists work with these objects to study and decipher the world we live in, each specimen offering its own tiny clue to the natural world.

Check it out below.

Collecting the World: Inside the Smithsonian from Great Big Story on Vimeo.

 

New Balance Factory USA || Short Film

First up for the short film is the New Balance Associates from the Maine factory in the good Ol’ USA.

In 1906, New Balance was known as New Balance Arch Co., a small prescription footwear business for individuals with problem feet. 

One-hundred-and-fifteen years later, it’s become one of the largest athletic footwear manufacturers in the world that prides itself on being based in the United States. 

As the last major American athletic shoe manufacturer, New Balance relies on its U.S. associates to produce a quarter of our U.S. footwear worn by consumers in the US each year, roughly 7 million pairs (where the domestic value is at least 70%, we have labeled the shoe “Made in USA”). 

Skowhegan is one of three New Balance factories located in Maine. 

Opened in 1982, the factory is home to a workforce of skilled shoemakers. 

These craftsmen are responsible for some of New Balance’s most iconic shoes, including the 990 and 1300 series. 

They believe in producing only the highest quality, hand-stitched shoes—a philosophy that epitomizes the New Balance brand.

Have a peek below.

New Balance Factory USA from steel Limited Editions on Vimeo.

 

Rook1e || Portrait in Love (Full Album)

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Homologation Specials || 1972 BMW 3.0 CSL

In this episode of Homologation Specials, Alain de Cadenet spends an afternoon with BMW’s supremely beautiful bid for touring car supremacy in the 1970s, the 3.0 CSL. Conceived by a group of brilliant minds at Alpina and BMW Motorsport, the CSL more than measured up its task in the European Touring Car Championship, winning the manufacturers’ title in 1973, ’75, ’76, ’77, ’78, and ’79. Proving its endurance chops for good measure, it also won its class at Le Mans in 1973, and overall at the 1975 12 Hours of Sebring and the 1976 Daytona 24 Hours.

“Dominant” is an understatement of the car’s abilities on the race track, but the road-going versions of the CSL are revered by enthusiasts for their own merits. By starting with the pretty looking, but also pretty big and heavy E9 platform, BMW’s then newly formed racing department—BMW Motorsport, conceived by Bob Lutz and Jochen Neerpasch—had the task of removing as much weight as possible from the big coupe while keeping the car street legal. Using Alpina’s earlier work on E9-based racing cars in the late 1960s and early ‘70s, Neerpasch’s team of engineers and designers replaced the steel hood, trunk, and doors with aluminum, thinned the windshield and traded the rest of the greenhouse for Perspex, got rid of the carpets, ditched the chrome bumpers for fiberglass, and among other dieting techniques they even thinned the carpets and headliner.

Later iterations of the CSL added back some creature comforts, swapped carbs for injection, and included an option for a wild aero kit that earned such equipped cars the “Batmobile” nickname. For this short film, Alain is driving one of the more civilized city pack-equipped British market CSLs—while not the lightest nor the most radical of the bunch, there is no such thing as a boring example of this car. The CSL’s massive success on the track and in pop culture laid the foundation for what we now call BMW M, and to this day it is arguably the division’s greatest accomplishment.

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Vans || The Origins of a Footwear Icon

Vans’s legacy spans over 50 years of incredible highs and lows.

Vans is regarded as one the great American shoe brands and continues to develop on their classic shoe designs.

In this short film NachoAverageFinds takes a deeper dive into the history of Vans.

How did Vans become everyone’s favorite skate shoe?

Next time you’re in public, take a look around and you’ll notice the Off The Wall logo on soles of everyone.

 

Cookin' Soul || WHATEVA VOL. 4 (Full Album)

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Flipped || Animated Short Film

Flipped explores the absurdity of a world where the roles of kids and adults are switched. 

The story follows a day full of bizarrely reversed interactions, unravelling the dynamics of this relationship and how the characters adapt in such a world.

Have a peek below.

Flipped from Hend & Lamiaa on Vimeo.

 

BETWEEN WALLS || Short Film

In spring 2019 gigantic walls of snow piled up along the pass road to the Timmelsjoch, Austria. 

Johanna Bolanos Cabrera and Jasmijn Hanegraef grabbed their longboards and took the chance to downhill through this stunning scenery. 

Speed is what the girls are living for!

BETWEEN WALLS from WHITEROOM on Vimeo.

 

90Vo / Franz Branntwein || The Frisian Fellow / The Grey Haired Bandit (Full Album)

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PRIMITIVE || Short Film

Gisele Bruhwiler moved to Tofino when the now renowned Canadian surf town was nothing more than a small fishing village. 

Since then, she has raised an entire family of pro-surfers, but did so the old way, showing them how to sail and live off the land. 

Despite speaking a different language and being generations apart, Gisele and her grandson Kalum share an unconditional love for the ocean and this primitive lifestyle that's been lost with changing times.

Have a peek below.

PRIMITIVE from Benoit Lalande on Vimeo.

 

Say Hey || Short Film

Dan just wants to talk to someone. But no one is picking up.

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Say Hey from Bows & Arrows on Vimeo.

 

JND || Stay Afloat (Full Album)

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Champion || How a 100 Year Old Brand Became Cool Again

Next year Champion turns 103, leaving in its historical wake an incredible story of innovation, fashion and mystery.

In this short film NachoAverageFinds breakdown the history of the company while also taking a look at the brand's close relationship with hip hop culture.

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X • DECEM || HI-PERFORMANCE BODYBOARDING WITH PIERRE-LOUIS COSTES IN COSTA RICA, PORTUGAL & MORE

Decem, the story of a decade with Pierre-Louis Costes as Pride Bodyboards team leader.

Documenting his career through his major achievements during the last ten years & including two exclusive sections shot in Costa Rica in 2021 and Portugal in 2020.

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Choppin' Mastah Not Chopin || The Remix Series vol.2 (Full Album)

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UKRAINE . Pretty Cool Place || Short Film

A BLUR OF MEMORIES from Luke Huxham time in Kyiv.

Have a peek below.

UKRAINE . Pretty Cool Place from Luke Huxham on Vimeo.

 

How UNIQLO Became the Most VALUABLE Fashion Retailer IN THE WORLD || WTH

Uniqlo has officially become the most valuable fashion retailer in the world, outpacing other companies in the same sector of fashion.

Due to shrewd business moves and a focus on fashion basics Uniqlo is a legit player and its infrastructure in the Asian fashion market is seen as the biggest plus for the brand moving forward.

Reggie breaks it all down in this episode of WTH.

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Retro Jungle || City Night Beats (Full Album)

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STRAY FROM THE WAY || Dosnoventa

Mario Paz Duque blends in with the urban environment and experiences a unique connection that takes him to an almost levitational state.

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STRAY FROM THE WAY | Dosnoventa from Gasser Brothers on Vimeo.

 

The Last Mambabatok || Short Film

Apo Whang-Od is considered the world's last Mambabatok (hand-tap tattoo artist) from her generation.

 At the estimated age of 99, she is now passing the tattooing tradition to a new generation in her tribe including her grand-niece Grace.

The tradition of this style of tattoo started as a symbol of pride for warriors and a marking of beauty for females in the Butbut tribe and has now taken a unique turn in their village, Kalinga, situated remotely in the mountains of the Luzon province in The Philippines.

Check it out below.

The Last Mambabatok from Brent Foster on Vimeo.