Peanut Butter Wolf: Bridging Vinyl & Digital

Peanut Butter Wolf: Bridging Vinyl & Digital

Not relying on prototypical marketing tactics, Stones Throw has creatively released original music touching the pulse of our era. We sat down with label head Peanut Butter Wolf to discuss the complex issue of the modern music industry, the story behind his label, and much more.

Essentials: Faces of London

Essentials: Faces of London

Our latest HYPEBEAST Essentials feature highlights five influential personalities in the London circuit and looked into the essential items that play an integral role in their every day lives. Enjoy!

Eiichiro Homma: The Past in the Present

Eiichiro Homma: The Past in the Present

Before the explosion in outdoor/workwear-based fashion, Japan’s nanamica had quietly plied its trade maintaining a focus on re-living the aesthetics of the past. We spoke with Eiichiro Homma, nanamica’s Managing Director, to gain further insight into the respected label/retailer.

DJ Toshio Matsuura x Porter Trolley DJ Bag

DJ Toshio Matsuura x Porter Trolley DJ Bag

Together with Porter’s Kenichiro Matsubara, we discuss the details of a special project between DJ Toshio Matsuura and iconic Japanese bag makers Porter. The outcome is the Porter Trolley DJ Bag. Enjoy!

Kenneth Cappello: Capturing 30 Years of Stussy

Kenneth Cappello: Capturing 30 Years of Stussy

Chosen to shoot Stussy’s 30th anniversary, we took the opportunity to speak with photographer Kenneth Cappello about his beginnings, his opinion on the state of photography, and how he approaches his line of work.

Sean Reveron: Music as the Basis

Sean Reveron: Music as the Basis

Sean Reveron’s past spans two coasts and more than his fair share of prominent subcultures. In the following feature we delve into the extensive musical background of Sean Reveron as well as gaining some of his thoughts into his new brand, RockersNYC.


Ryan Willms: The Gastown Culmination

Ryan Willms: The Gastown Culmination

In an ongoing expansion, the move to the offline world will take place with the opening of the INVENTORY space in Vancouver’s Gastown area. We took the opportunity to catch up with Ryan Willms, founder of INVENTORY.

Taka Hayashi: Pen & Paper

Taka Hayashi: Pen & Paper

Given a unique opportunity, we were able to catch up with Vans’ Taka Hayashi and speak of the many influences that have brought his masterful ideas to the forefront of this current sneaker landscape.

Eric So x Wyman Wong: YSOFUN

Eric So x Wyman Wong: YSOFUN

Both emerging out of Hong Kong’s creative scene on opposite spectrums, lyricist Wyman Wong and toy-maker Eric So’s latest collaboration brings together two very different entities. We catch up with both to discuss this intriguing collaboration in Hong Kong!

Primitive Essentials
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Primitive Essentials

Continuing our HYPEBEAST Essentials series, we catch up with Andy, Paul, Jay, and Jubal of Primitive, learning exactly what keeps their fine tuned machine in constant motion. Enjoy!

Levi's® Lefty Jean by Takahiro Kuraishi

Levi's® Lefty Jean by Takahiro Kuraishi

Japan remains well-represented with the launch of the new diffusion label, Levi’s® Lefty Jean by Takahiro Kuraishi. Here we catch up with designers Takahiro Miyashita of Number (N)ine fame and Kazuki Kuraishi.

David Choe: Locked & Loaded

David Choe: Locked & Loaded

We recently had the opportunity to ask artist David Choe a few questions, which garnered some interesting answers indicative of the artist’s approach to life. Some of the answers may offend some.

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