ART FORM || Short Film

“The surfboard is a constant blending of curves and how they interact with the water. Making those curves feel comfortable, like an extension of your feet and your mind, is so interesting...There shouldn’t be any rules about what a surfboard looks like.” - Matt Parker

ART FORM from Matt Kleiner on Vimeo.

 

Frida Kahlo || The woman behind the legend || Iseult Gillespie

In 1925, Frida Kahlo was on her way home from school in Mexico City when the bus she was riding collided with a streetcar.

She suffered near-fatal injuries and her disability became a major theme in her paintings.

Over the course of her life, she would establish herself as the creator and muse behind extraordinary pieces of art.

Iseult Gillespie dives into the life and work of Frida Kahlo.

 

NK Music || Andromeda (Full Album)

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adidas Terrex presents || "HAND OVER FIST"

Lock, stock, and two smoking barrels, adidas is coming at you with a full throttle, gun in your face backcountry extravaganza and you're all invited.

Sit back, relax and watch Nik, Jared, Jed, and Tommy fly through the landscape.

 

The Rise of Yeezy || How Kanye Changed The Sneaker Game Forever

Other than Michael Jordan's signature line of sneakers, nothing can compare to what Kanye West has done with his Yeezy sneakers over at adidas.

After Nike dropped the ball on their partnership with Yeezy, adidas courted Kanye by giving him complete creative control over his signature line.

The Result has been some of the most groundbreaking sneakers we've seen in our time.

In this short film, NachoAverageFinds does a brief breakdown of each sneaker and talk about Yeezy's meteoric rise.

 

Esbe || Late Night Headphones Vol. 2 

(Full Album)

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How Virgil Abloh Mastered The Yeezus Cover || Short Film

Virgil famously said "We weren't supposed to come up with something this clean. I don't know what happened. We don't know what it was but we both looked at it in the end and we were like, 'Damn. It's as if we went to design school.'"

Yeezus defined a radius of people around Kanye, it quite literally changed Virgil Abloh’s career for good. Yeezus as an album had critics and fans torn at the time. Believe it or not, founder of Off-White and Artistic Director, Virgil Abloh stated that Yeezus was a pinnacle piece for him. The Yeezus CD cover showed him what he’s really capable of, and that there really is no limit.

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The dark history of bananas || John Soluri

Explore the history of the notorious United Fruit Company and how its influence over the banana industry impacted Central America.

In December 1910, the exiled former leader Manuel Bonilla boarded a borrowed yacht and set sail for Honduras in hopes of reclaiming power by whatever means necessary. Bonilla had a powerful backer: the notorious organization known throughout Latin America as “El Pulpo.” It was a U.S. corporation trafficking in, of all things, bananas.

John Soluri investigates the United Fruit Company.

 

High John || High Jazz (Full Album)

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The Genius Of || Frank Ocean

THE DEFIANT ARTIST, Frank Ocean, arrives once in a blue moon to shake up the media.

His experimental approach validated the ears of listeners, becoming a representative of transforming alternative R&B but the commercial domain of this artists career is intentional given it notably lacks when pared to counterparts who’ve featured him.

Nevertheless, his presence is highly anticipated when your favorite artist releases a project and that’s because Frank Ocean brings more to the table than cookie cutter hit singles.

 

NEPAL TIMES || Short Film

Adventures in the mystical land of Nepal. A cross-section through jungle, city, and mountain.

Have a peek below.

NEPAL TIMES from James Baker on Vimeo.

Earl Grey || Wes Blues (Full Album)

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Racing Down the Austrian Alps || Short Film

Longboarding in the Alps for one of Josh Neuman favorite raw runs he ever filmed.

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Why Supreme, Nike & NASA Design With This Fabric || Behind the Hype || GORE-TEX

What makes Gore-Tex so special that brands like Supreme, Nike, NASA and even computer cables use it?

HYPEBEAST dives into the special technology of Gore-Tex and figure out why it's the most used piece of fabric to date.

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DJ Buzz & Mono:Massive || Play (Full Album)

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Why is Vermeer's "Girl with the Pearl Earring" considered a masterpiece? || James Earle

Is she turning towards you or away from you? No one can agree.

She’s the subject of Dutch Master Johannes Vermeer’s "Girl with the Pearl Earring," a painting often referred to as the ‘Mona Lisa of the North.’

But what makes this painting so captivating?

James Earle explains how this work represents the birth of a modern perspective on economics, politics, and love.

 

The 10th Element of Hip Hop || Short Film

Alison Klayman directed this short starring Dead Prez co-founder Stic and his wife Afya. 

She was so excited because she's a fan of Dead Prez's politically conscious rap music, but Alison was blown away by how amazing Stic and Afya are. 

This is the story of how they came to choose their vegan lifestyle. 

Have a peek below.

The 10th Element of Hip Hop from Alison Klayman on Vimeo.

 

B-Side || Journey To Badlands (Full Album)

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Vans Europe Presents: Piazzetta || Skate || VANS

Piazzetta in Italian means “small square”. The plan was for the Italian Vans skate team to visit some of their most-loved home spots, sharing the same ledge where they grew up as skaters.

They kicked things off in Milano Centrale, then made their way to Torino’s Piazza Castello. Next up was Bologna’s Memoriale della Shoah and finally wrapped things up in Reggio Emilia’s Piazza Martiri del 7 Luglio. Four different cities with four different colours of marble and cobblestones.

The result? A 9 minute ode to the team’s OG spots with a brand-new approach. Ci vediamo in Piazzetta!

 

Charles Bukowski || The Wicked Life of America's Most Infamous Poet

During his lifetime, Charles Bukowski produced a large, distinctive, widely beloved body of work and changed modern American writing by bringing poetry to a street level where it could be read and enjoyed by the average man.

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Jay Alpha || Opus de Alpha-ism (Full Album)

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Halo || Short Film

Halo is the latest experiment linked to the "Hypnos" immersive experience, the work in progress project produced by Julia Set Lab.

Have a peek below.

Halo from Sandro Bocci on Vimeo.

 

How much of what you see is a hallucination? || Elizabeth Cox

A condition called Charles Bonnet Syndrome can cause blind patients to hallucinate scenes in vivid color.

fMRI studies show that these hallucinations activate the same brain areas as sight — areas that are not activated by imagination.

Other hallucinations also involve the same brain areas as real sensory experiences.

What's going on? Elizabeth Cox details the science of hallucinations.

 

Virgil Abloh || The Rise of OFF-WHITE Sneakers

Virgil Abloh's contribution to not only the sneaker world but the fashion world as a whole, is massive.

In the past few years, Virgil Abloh's designs have set new highs and broken new ground.

Since his death in November of 2021, the prices of his OFF-WHITE Sneakers have reached all time highs.

While sure some of that is money hungry resellers, a lot of it is people realizing how special his work really was.

In this short film NachoAverageFinds are going to take a deep dive into the Virgil Abloh's sneaker designs and talk about Nike's already legendary partnership with Abloh's brand OFF-WHITE.

Rest in Power.

 

Deeb || Gemini (Full Album)

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The Genius Of || Billie Eilish

FIRST GENERATION PRODIGY, Billie Eilish, storms Billboard's Hot 100 with multi platinum hits such as "Bad Guy" and "When The Party's Over".

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The Most Profitable Video Game on Earth || Behind The HYPE || Grand Theft Auto

Grand Theft Auto series has skyrocketed to the top of video game sales since the first game came on the scene in 1997, despite its many public controversies and repeated attempts to have it banned.

This is how Grand Theft Auto became one of the most profitable entertainment franchises of all time.

 

FloFilz || Re:verse (Full Album)

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How Leonardo da Vinci Changed the World || Documentary

Leonardo da Vinci, the famous Italian artist and polymath who lived during the high Renaissance changed the world in a huge way. He is best known for his painting the Mona Lisa, which is the most famous piece of art in the world. Many believe Leonardo da Vinci - Polymath to be one of the greatest artists and painters ever to live, and this is probably true. But Leonardo da Vinci was so much more than just one of the greatest artists. He was an architect, an astronomer, a botanist, a cartographer, an engineer, a geologist, a hydrodynamicist, a mathematician, a musician, a theatre producer, a scientist, an inventor and much, much more. Leonardo was a pioneer in so many different areas and he truly was a genius.

Born in 1452, Leonardo da Vinci lived for 67 years, dying in 1519. Most people only think of him in the context of the Mona Lisa, but he gave the world so much more than just one of the world’s greatest paintings. His notebooks are stuffed full of so much amazing information, observations and inventions that we’re still learning from them today, over 500 years later. Leonardo da Vinci was a polymath in its purest form and embodied everything great about the Renaissance. He produced art that was easily comparable and often better than Michelangelo, Raphael, Donatello or Botticelli whilst also being a leading intellectual making discoveries in so many different areas. Leonardo da Vinci was perhaps one of the greatest, most talented people ever to live.

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Brett Rheeder || Continuum

A Shimano Originals film by Harrison Mendel and Brett Rheeder.

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Brett Rheeder - Continuum from Ride Shimano on Vimeo.

 

Various Artists || Fear And Loathing In Beats (Full Album)

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