Free etnies Notebook!
by: Brink | Tuesday, July 31, 2007
Get a free etnies notebook with every purchase in the etnies Online Store!
Projekt Revolution!
by: Brink | Monday, July 30, 2007
etnies is a proud sponsor of Projekt Revolution this year and starting tomorrow in Chula Vista, CA, you can come hang with us at our booth, check out performances by Linkin Park and etnies artist, My Chemical Romance as well as watch skate and BMX demos from some of our riders! Also, stay tuned for a ton of new etnies and Club Tattoo/Chester Bennington interviews and giveaways happening really soon!
SKATERS
Curtis Rapp
Tony Silva
Kellen James
BMXERS
John Heaton
Adam Baker
Brett Walker
The 11th Hour
by: Brink | Monday, July 30, 2007
The following is a letter from Leonardo DiCaprio about the new upcoming film, The 11th Hour, that features Sole Technology, etnies and etnies owner and president, Pierre Andre Senizergues. Stay tuned for more info and eco-tips in the etnies Seed Project blog soon!
Friends,
I am writing to tell you about my new environmental film, “The 11th Hour.” The film documents the environmental crises we face and the solutions we must begin to implement.
Please take a look at the above.
With the help of over fifty of the world's most prominent thinkers and activists, including reformer Mikhail Gorbachev, physicist Stephen Hawking, and Nobel Prize winner Wangari Maathai, “The 11th Hour” documents the grave problems facing the planet's life systems. Global warming, deforestation, mass species extinction, and depletion of the oceans' habitats are all addressed.
However, the most powerful element of “The 11th Hour” is not a portrait of a planet in crisis, but an offering of hope and solutions. The film ends with a call for restorative action through reshaping human activity.
“The 11th Hour” is opening on August 17th in New York and Los Angeles. On the 24th it opens in other cities, and in the following weeks across the country. It would be great if you could go see it and bring a friend. You can go to www.11thhouraction.com to get more information on the movie and when it will play near you.
We need the message of this movie to hit as far and wide as possible.
The hope is us. Let's begin.
Thank You,
Leonardo DiCaprio
P.S. Please feel free to use the code to embed the trailer on your website!
Chiiiiiii!
by: Brink | Tuesday, July 24, 2007
Chi didn't forget about us, he's just busy rockin on tour with Deftones still. Evidently he had some free time over the weekend 'cuz he sent in two updates!
#1
Hello y'all
Got a bit waylaid bein' on the West Coast, then up throughout the Pacific Northwest and now in Canada. Had a nice time at home seein’ my son, the dogs, and the misses in Sacto for the Fourth of July. Spent many hours in Powell’s Bookstore in Oregon and would recommend it as the best bookstore in the US. Enjoyed Seattle and went to Pikes Place, then down to the waterfront for clam chowder at Ivars. Had a great time with Dir en Grey and The Fall of Troy, thank you both for the lovely time.
I got into Canada without the dogs or complimentary finger up my ass thanks to Stephen trying to bring weed in one time. "I don’t understand what it’s all about aye. Weed’s legal. Why would he want to sneak it in?"
Don’t trip; this is a real quote when they had us detained for hours. Anyhow, we're now in Canada. I love this country, though we are unfortunately experiencing a heat wave up here. I was hoping to get out of the fuckin’ heat but it followed us up here. Shows have been great and thank you for three sold out shows in Vancouver. I’m now going to go grab some coffee here in Edmonton, just wanted to drop a quick line for you to snort up.
-chi
#2
Hello y'all
Reporting in from the frontlines of the great ‘n terrible year of our false lord G. Bush. The world has become a sad, segregated breeding ground of fear and loathing, but-we are not un-savable folks. Though Cheney and the new fourth Reich mafia will try to feed you otherwise, we can change this shitty dirt ball with some compassion.
I have spent the last three days here in Calgary. Its a very nice city and was full of faux cowboys for some stampede festival. Seemed cool and I almost changed into my cowboy alter ego Chet, but figured the folks have probably had enough of Chinese cowboys ‘n others.
Spent most of the days hiding out playing guitar, reading, writing, and watching a bit of cartoons (the only thing on the tube not feeding me lies or other such bullshit to dumb me down). Unfortunately the walls started to close in on me this morning and I had to venture out into the big world. I figured the Chinatown and a movie would be safe enough.
Walked 10 blocks down and got some dim sum. Ordered too much and took some to a homeless fellow. He was really grateful and I was glad. I then ran into a Tibetan store. All the proceeds went back to Tibet so I got some things and talked with the owner who was a Tibetan monk and studied with the Dali Lama. We talked of forgiveness and compassion, as I am reading the new Dali Lama book on forgiveness. It was beautiful and gave me faith that, with a little understanding and elbow grease, we can and must change this world. There are no one-sided chores, all kindness is reciprocal, and both should be practiced daily. I then went and saw Bruce Willis blow up a bunch of bad people and that was nice too. I would like to be a good Buddhist who can kill bad people. I'm not sure that’s allowed though. Anyhow, the point is… well, if you couldn’t find a point you ain't gonna, which makes you bad and either me or Bruce Willis will kill you when you least expect it.
I will end this by letting you know our fearless leader is building an embassy in his war prize Baghdad for a mere 600 million of our tax dollars. It will be the world’s most beautiful bomb shelter ever built. It is also about as useful as a Vatican in Afghanistan or an asshole on yer elbow. Sh'boy at work. I will continue to report my version/vision of the truth.
-chi
Tokyo Police Club Contest!
by: Brink | Friday, July 20, 2007
Tokyo Police Club is our Artist of the Month for July and in honor of the occasion we're givin’ away some goods! Fill out the form for your chance to win one of two signed CD and t-shirt packs from the band and a free pair of etnies! Good luck!
More Dirty Heads Tour Dates!
by: Brink | Thursday, July 19, 2007
Dirty Heads are on the road. Catch 'em live if you are nearby.
July 24, 2007 – Sand Bar, Santa Barbara, CA
July 25, 2007 – Monterey Live, Monterey, CA
July 26, 2007 – Moe’s Alley, Santa Cruz, CA
July 28, 2007 – US Open of Surfing, Huntington Beach, CA
August 6, 2007 – The Lawn at White River, Indianapolis, IN (With 311/ Matisyahu)
August 9, 2007 – Club Spin, Indianapolis, IN
August 10, 2007 – White Water River Camp Ground, Connersville, IN
September 1, 2007 – Clubhouse, Tempe, AZ
Totally Late Coachella Report!
by: Brink | Wednesday, July 4, 2007
- Arto gets trippy
- Arto's life of leisure...
Coachella? Personally I was done with it two years ago when New Order played.
It’s dead hot—like an oven. Some people aren’t built for this weather. You don’t see many polar bears on the beach, you get me? You tend to spend most of your time playing “dodge the sweaty tourist.” I would liken the event itself to a buffet, There’s loads of boss variety but you only have one stomach.
Your mates want to go and see some emo shite, when you couldn't live with yourself if you missed the corpse of Shaun Ryder doing his best to look animated.
The Happy Mondays appease the taxman.
For all my griping, I still attend. Me and Arto got free tickets from gorgeous Goldenvoice employees, Lindsey and Natalie, so it was rude not to go. Ta, girls.
- Ass!
Arto ventured out on a motorbike to meet cosmic vampire hunter and occasional skate photographer Gabe Freeman, somewhere in the desert for some Easy Rider-style action.
I missed all that malarkey due to grown up commitments.
By the looks of the photos, they had a quality adventure. But that’s a different story. Sod’s law, what you Americans would refer to as Murphy’s law. You get free tickets to a show people are paying a shed load for on eBay and miss all the bands you really wanted to see.
So onto the show. I go there Saturday and meet Arto at the hotel. He has the international playboy routine down. Cocktails by the pool and all that.
We swindled a ride to the show from some Japanese disco rockers by telling them we were in a band called Secret Squirrel. Kids… remember, a lie is the truth if you believe it.
At the event we got jockeyed round backstage by Lindsey on a golf cart and played the quality festival game of “point at the celebrity and laugh.” When was the last time you saw Paris Hilton in a golf cart? I didn't even bother to take a photo of her incase my camera got germs.
I can’t really remember the lineup, and I was sulking after missing the Jesus and Mary Chain reunion. So the rest of the bands that were good live were Placebo, Lilly Allen, Air, Explosions in the Sky, Teddy Bears and Manu Chao.
- Arto likes horses
Bands that were rubbish were the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Rage Against the Machine and the Good the Bad and the Queen. So, pretty much the best part of Coachella was lurking round backstage with the baby, trying to get into mischief.
And that’s it. I’ll probably eat my words and go back because the lineup is too good to miss most times. It would just be better if it were hosted over a week’s time in nice cool forest.
So yeah, thanks to Goldenvoice’s stellar employees for the free tickets, golf cart rides and daddy juice!
- Friends
Deftones: Round 2!
by: Brink | Tuesday, July 3, 2007
- A Fan and Chino take a high quality cell phone photo!
Deftones in LA were awesome. Different setlist than the San Diego show, better energy, more hyped crowd, media passes worked out, close seats... the whole nine. Check out this 'lil kid running around the stage like mad!
The tour is still goin' and if you haven't gotten tickets yet I would bust your ass to see Deftones before it's too late. don't say I didn't warn you...
- This dude's arm was EXACTLY what I was trying to shoot.
- Moody!
- The high-class VIP buffet!
etnies & Tokyo Police Club Giveaway!
by: Brink | Tuesday, July 3, 2007
Tokyo Police Club is our Artist of the Month for July and in honor of the occasion we're givin’ away some goods! Fill out the form for your chance to win one of two signed CD and t-shirt packs from the band and a free pair of etnies! Good luck!