Art Major: Rip the Ripper

-These images are from the recent event Rip the Ripper, which showcased different artist's reworkings of the iconic Powell logo.  The one on the left is by Shepard Fairey and, interestingly, shows the ripper tearing through Fairey's second-most iconic print. The painting on the right is from Don Pendleton, whose signature style shaped the look of Alien Workshop at a time when I was very much a fan of the Sovereign Sect. Check out the rest of the pieces, including works by legendary skaters Steve Caballero and Lance Mountain, here.

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PoliSci: Barackawear (Update)

- Last week we posted some of the freshest Obama tees we've seen so far.


- Here's another piece of prime Barack material by FLOW which can be found over at streetwear mecca Karmaloop. The Young Obama tee has an old school photo from way back when he was still running his game on basketball courts.


-If you've paid any attention to the abundance of Obama love over the past several months, you've seen the Progress tees from Obey.

-They've been coming and going at Zumiez for awhile, but now that election season is really starting to heat up, they've completely taken over the store. Just today we got in a box each of the black, white and blue tees. Also included in shipment were the first boxes of Obey/Rock the Vote shirts, the latter of which we've been relentlessly promoting over at the Zu. The RtV graphic is classic Fairey but it's refreshing to see a shirt aimed at political empowerment that isn't just of Barack's supersized mug.

- The RtV tees are exclusive to Zumiez and are yet to be available via their website but if you pop into your local store, you can scoop one up now AND register to vote (which you should've done by now.)

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