New

Plenty of new stuff is arriving in store so come have a look. The limited edition RESN dunks are here. Only one pair per customer and selling quick. In-Store only.

We've also got plenty of goodies from THE HUNDREDS, including this rather nice scarf.


With a little help from you Bournemouth could well be getting a new undercover skatepark in town, for more on this check out Bournemouth Needs a Skatepark. Danny Bulmer has been putting in alot of hard work so show your support.

The premier of the new APE skates flick went down on Friday and from what I can remember the video was amazing. See below for an edit of the evening put together by Rob Ayton.



The new Consortium online-store will go live sometime next week... loads of new product and a complete re-design. It will take over from our current site at www.consortium.co.uk

Nike SB welcomes Eric Koston to the team!

2009 is shaping up to be the busiest summer ever for Nike SB, but simply put, any time is a good time to add Eric Koston to your team.

Eric had this to say:
"Not only am I psyched to be a part of the great group of guys that makes up the Nike SB team, but I'm equally as excited to work with them creatively. I'm sure many people know that a lot of different Nike's have been the inspiration for my shoe designs over the last 12 years, so I feel like a fucking kid in a candy store when it comes to this partnership between Nike and I.”

Watch this space for information of Nike SB at The Consortium Store...

Supra TK Society Early Release

The highly anticipated Supra Society is nearly here. Due to the demand for Terry Kennedy's Society shoe, Supra Footwear are dropping two colourways early. Both the Black Full Grain Perf Leather and the Purple Suede colourways will be available for delivery from 1st June 2009. Check them out at The Consortium Store.

Pro-tec Pool Party Live Webcast

In case you've been sleeping in a cave for the last month- the Pro-tec Pool Party goes off today Saturday, May 16th! The competition is coming straight to your living room (or cave) via LIVE webcast, so stay tuned all day for your chance to score gear from Vans, Pro-tec, Rockstar and a Custom Epiphone guitar while you watch the 40 top pros, masters and ladies vie for their piece of a $90,000 purse in one of the most unforgiving bowls ever built. You can watch the live webcast here and keep your eyes peeled for new Vans product dropping soon at The Consortium Store here.

The Volcom VQS Hillbilly Stomp

Volcom Stone’s Totally Crustaceous Tour presents "The VQS Hillbilly Stomp." The Championship event starts today, May 8th in Newport Beach, CA. This is an invite only event with $50,000 in cold hard cash and a ton of prizes! You can watch the 3-day live webcast on volcom.com. For more words on the Hillbilly Stomp we checked in with our good hillbilly friend Smokie. Here he is...

“Pak up yur kids, goats, cousins, chickens, and leave your hollar behind, an getcha hide on down to 54th Street in Newport Beach, CA on a' May 8th-10th for the VQS Hillbilly Stomp. Volcom's gunna be tossin' out a whoppin' $50,000 in greenbacks to be divided up 'tween the Bootleggers (Pro-Am), Night Crawlers (Juniors), Porch Babies (Groms), Mountain Mommas (Girls) and Grasshoppers (Air).

Check The Consortium Webstore over the next few days as we're about to start adding our Volcom Spring/Summer collection.

Shepard Fairey / Martha Cooper collaboration

Obey release Shepard Fairey / Martha Cooper collaboration pieces in selected UK stores this weekend.

'I first became familiar with Martha Cooper's photography at 15 or so years of age, like many graffiti fans, through the book SUBWAY ART. SUBWAY ART which contains Martha Cooper and Henry Chalfant's graffiti photos was first published in 1984, and is generally credited as the book that spread graffiti around the globe. I eventually met Martha as part of an art panel in 2003 and I found her to be a very genuine and positive person. I was humbled and flattered when she showed some photos of my street work she had documented in NYC. About a year later I attended the LA release party for Martha's HIP HOP FILES book. I loved the book because it contained intimate documentation of Hip Hop culture in its creative infancy. The photo's included breakdancing, graffiti, DJ's and MC's.... a crucial look at the 'do it yourself' creativity of a vibrant urban culture. Apparently, Martha's introduction to the graffiti world happened in the late 70's while she was photographing NYC street kids. Martha's photographs from this era show NYC life in economically depressed neighborhoods where people found ways to entertain themselves despite of a lack of financial and material resources. The sentiment behind these photos resonates deeply with me and I'm grateful Martha has generously opened up her archive of photos from the 70's for an Obey collaboration. I am honored to be able to collaborate with Martha Cooper.'
Shepard Fairey

Keep an eye open for Shepard and Martha's collaboration artwork T-Shirt - The 'Leap Of Faith' available online from The Consortium Store.

Playboy Sneaker Shoot

Check out these pictures taken from a recent Playboy photo shoot. I really like the way they've brought out the best in the Supras putting them with nicely colour coordinated outfits... All the Supras are available online from The Consortium.

StoneYour.TV

Volcom present StoneYour.TV with a selection of skate, snow and surf footage along with other Volcom crazyness.
Check StoneYour.TV here.
Check the latest Volcom goodness here.

Vans Pier Classic

The 4th Annual Vans Pier Classic presented by Jack's Surfboards takes over the Huntington Beach pier Wednesday, March 25 through Sunday, March 29. The event, which will be the second stop of the ASP North American Tour and first event of the ASP North America Pro Junior Series, consists of a Men's WQS 2-Star Vans Pro and a Men's Grade 2 Ezekiel Pro Junior. The contest will feature many of the best young surfers in the world vying for title honors and part of the $35,000 up for grabs.
Watch the live webcast here.
Check the latest Vans product here.

The Stubb's Skytop: SXSW Edition

Supra Footwear dropped a limited number of the latest in their 413 series on Friday.
Supra partnered up with Spin Magazine and Stubb’s Bar-B-Q to present the Stubb’s Skytop at this years SXSW. The Skytop takes its name from the one of the best places to eat and see live music when you are in Austin, and takes its looks from their world famous sauce. For this release, Supra created a special edition which were only to be sold at Stubb’s Bar-B-Q on Friday in Austin, Texas.
The special edition included a pair of Stubb’s Skytops, an apron, a bottle of Stubb’s sauce, all inside a hand made wooden box. The box and the apron were both branded with a 2009 SXSW seal. There were only 50 boxes for sale and each box was hand numbered.
An international release date for the regular edition of this Skytop is set for a couple weeks, with date and store info to follow. Check The Consortium webstore for the Supra Footwear Spring Summer 2009 collection.

Was Shepard Fairey Arrested To Embarrass The Mayor Of Boston?

Head over to Wooster Collective for the full story.

Shepard Fairey Arrested in Boston

Shepard once again making the news, read more... [HERE] and [HERE]

Oakley Vert Series 2009

AP Alleges Copyright Infringement

The Associated Press have decided that they're not happy with Shepard Fairey's appropriation of Manny Garcia's Obama photograph. Read the story... [HERE]
Buy the t-shirt...[HERE]

A day in the life of Erik Ellington...

Erik Ellington pays a visit to Supra offices and discusses his new shoe, The Vega. Check the video on the Transworld website...[HERE].

The Vega is currently shipping and is expected in-store really soon.
www.consortium.co.uk

Jay-z at Obama Inauguation Concert

Jay-z performing at the Obama Inauguration concert wearing a pair Supra Vaiders.
Supra footwear at The Consortium.

DVS Announces CPH PRO '09 Dates

Contest To Take Place June 26, 27, And 28

For the third consecutive year, DVS Shoes and the Copenhagen Skatepark have teamed up to produce one of Europe’s fastest growing contest events—the CPH Pro. Boasting one of the largest prize purses in Europe, this year’s contest is set to take place on June 26, 27, and 28.

Once again the best pro skateboarders from around the world will converge on Copenhagen, Denmark for a weekend of heated pro competition on an all new course—great food, free beer, and tons of good times. Save the date!

For more info and updates:
www.myspace.com/cphpro

N.A.S.A "Money" Video

N.A.S.A. "Money" feat. David Byrne, Chuck D, Ras Congo, Seu Jorge, & Z-Trip
Video directed by Syd Garon & Paul Griswold, featuring the artwork of Shepard Fairey.



N.A.S.A. (North America/South America), and their worldwide debut The Spirit of Apollo, is an ongoing creative collaboration between two lifelong music aficionados, Squeak E. Clean (brother of Spike Jonze) and DJ Zegon, and their friends, friends of friends and musical heroes.

The Spirit Of Apollo (due out February 16) comes with five interchangeable covers by artists Shepard Fairey, Mark Gonzales, The Date Farmers, Marcel Dzama and Sage Vaughn.

www.myspace.com/nasa
www.myspace.com/djzegon
www.myspace.com/squeakeclean

And don't forget to hit The Consortium store for Shepard's Obey Clothing.

Obey Limited Edition Obama 'Yes We Did' Tees

We've been working hard behind the scenes here at The Consortium and as a result have managed to get a small restock on the highly sought after Obey limited edition Obama 'Yes We Did' t-shirts.
The tees have been released to mark the momentous occasion of Barak Obama's inauguration tomorrow as the first black president of the United States of America and feature Shepard Fairey's 'November 4th 2008' artwork and the iconic image of Obama that has today been inducted into America's National Portrait Gallery (making it the first official portrait of the president-to-be recognised by a cultural institution and a momentous occasion in the world of underground art).
The tees are available in both black and white and won't be around for long - so act fast to ensure you bag one before they're gone!