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New

2009-11-25T15:07:00.007Z

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!

2009-06-11T09:16:00.003Z

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

2009-05-20T09:19:00.003Z

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

2009-05-16T08:47:00.002Z

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

2009-05-08T07:15:00.003Z

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

2009-04-04T14:18:00.004Z

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

2009-03-29T10:14:00.003Z

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

2009-03-25T14:02:00.002Z

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

2009-03-24T21:27:00.003Z

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

2009-03-23T10:00:00.005Z

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?

2009-02-11T17:02:00.002Z

Head over to Wooster Collective for the full story.

Shepard Fairey Arrested in Boston

2009-02-10T09:57:00.002Z

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

Oakley Vert Series 2009

2009-02-06T14:25:00.001Z

AP Alleges Copyright Infringement

2009-02-05T13:33:00.004Z

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...

2009-02-04T11:39:00.004Z

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

2009-02-03T14:32:00.002Z

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

DVS Announces CPH PRO '09 Dates

2009-02-03T14:24:00.004Z

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

2009-02-03T12:33:00.002Z

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

2009-01-19T11:49:00.002Z

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!

WESC Ed Banger Headphones

2008-07-07T10:56:00.002Z

French record label Ed Banger are the latest to collaborate with WESC on their artist headphone series. Ed Banger joins the likes of dj/producer Stretch Armstrong and graffiti artist Stash with bold color choices in the design seen here. These aren't going to be available for a little while, but are going to be worth the wait.

Boscombe surf reef

2008-06-19T11:31:00.003Z

The new surf reef in Boscombe is scheduled to be finished around December 2008. When it is completed it will be the only artificial surf reef in Europe, and one of four others worldwide: Narrowneck, Queensland; Cables, Western Australia and Mt.Maunganui, New Zealand.It will be located to the east of Boscombe Pier and the reef will take up about one hectare (the size of a football pitch). It will attract surfers from all over the World as it works by mimicking the effects of a natural reef and will be built from large geo-textile bags pumped full of sand.

Keep your eyes peeled as we're planning to add surf hardware to the store and extend our range of surf brands.

Check the video to see a scaled down model of the reef to see how it will work.

Obey Black and White

2008-06-04T16:47:00.001Z

The Obey Black and White Collection is a monotone range of tees featuring a number of re-issued classic graphics from the Obey vaults.
Only available in a select number of stores (of which The Consortium is one) this is a one off run and once they are gone they are gone!
[get some]

Fuji x Obey Fixed Gear Bike

2008-05-21T12:03:00.008Z

Our friends at Obey UK are lending us an ultra limited Fuji x Obey Fixed Gear Bike. Check it out in-store soon.

Supra 413 Silver Skytop Limited Edition Trainers

2008-05-21T09:45:00.007Z

The Supra Footwear line has been growing in popularity ever since Jay-Z gave them some love in Rihanna’s “Umbrella” video. Now that the Skytop has become the Supra line’s staple model, the folks over at Supra are giving fans a special limited edition “413 Silver” colorway of the shoe that will only be available at a handful of UK stores including The Consortium Each store will only have around 10 pairs available for sale. The limited edition Skytops will go on sale on Saturday the 14th of June at 10am.

MUTO

2008-05-15T10:03:00.002Z

Amazing new short film by Italian artist BLU, well worth a look. Spotted yesterday that BLU's also started work on his piece on the front of Tate Modern for the (unfortunately named) Street Art show that opens there next week.

SheOne Interview

2008-05-13T10:55:00.000Z

Short interview by Jeff Hamada with London artist and regular Addict Clothing collabartor SheOne.
SheOne's new website RIDEALONE is also now live and worth a look.

Princesas Market

2008-05-08T16:05:00.000Z

The extremely talented Miss Van has just opened a new online store, entitled 'Princesas Market Fine Art Shop' fans can now buy both her prints and 'Joyas' jewelery directly from the Barcelona based artist herself.
[here]

WeSC Headphone Ad

2008-05-08T12:44:00.001Z

New WeSC headphone ad for MTV featuring WeSC activist Ed Leigh.
[get some]

Joey Pressey's Pro Graphic

2008-05-08T12:26:00.003Z

Former Consortium staff member Joleon Pressey with his new Landscape signature board.

Justice - Stress

2008-05-06T09:57:00.001Z

The new Justice video is causing a bit of a stir.

James Jarvis Selected Drawings

2008-05-06T09:47:00.002Z

A wealth of original sketches from illustrator James Jarvis have gone online and ~~are~~ were available to purchase at very reasonable prices.
[here]

A.IN.T

2008-05-01T11:58:00.002Z

Some fresh new tees from the Art In Transit / A.IN.T crew just in.
Strong graphics in bold colour ways all hand printed in London town with production by respected British brand Maharishi.
[here]

Sneaker Spotting

2008-05-01T10:54:00.006Z

Linsay Lohan is the latest in a growing list of celebrities seen sporting a pair of Supra Skytops joining the likes of (her very close friend and LA deejay) Samantha Ronson and heavyweights Will Smith, Justin Timberlake, Jay-Z and Diddy.
Check our full current range of Supra Footwear including the Skytop.

The OBEY Mixtape Series - Volume 5

2008-04-30T10:35:00.006Z

The new Obey records mixtape CD 'I Spit On Your Grave' has just arrived at the store. This instalment sees The Gaslamp Killer serve up his deep and dark blend of psychedelic rock, demonic bass-heavy hip-hop, Middle-Eastern / Indian rare grooves, and ear-piercing helicopter breaks.

As usual the artwork was produced by Shepard Fairey... “My art for the Gaslamp Killer mix was inspired by Theo Jemison’s photo, combined with the music and personality of the Gaslamp Killer. The GLK is into dark and psychedelic sounds, so that, combined with his name, called for a hippie / horror salad tossed with a blood vinaigrette. The flavor was only enhanced by the Gaslamp Killer's more sinister personal look, having shaved his dreads and grown an unruly beard and sideburns combo worthy of the most savage maniacs. You must wade through boiling pools of blood to get to the promised land, but the journey the Gaslamp Killer takes you on is all part of the destination.”

The CD retails at £10. Click here to order...The Gaslamp Killer - I Spit On Your Grave CD. As usual stocks are limited.

The Cans Festival

2008-04-30T09:46:00.008Z

Interesting looking stencil art event happening in the smoke over the bank-holiday weekend.
Details here.

Deep & Shafie featured in may issue of Knowledge Magazine

2008-04-07T14:47:00.002Z

Deep & Shafie featured in this months Knowledge Magazine ..

The Consortium's own Matt Bere aka (Deep) along side his production partner (Shafie) have been featured for a Q&A in this months Knowledge magazine on page 55 ..
This follows their debut release on Andy C and Red One's lable Frequency Recordings titled 'Deeper' / 'Prepare ' FQY 033 . Frequency is sister lable to the award winning Ram Records ..

Quote taken from nu urban music :

Andy C & Red One have gone out on a limb with this the latest release on their Frequency imprint, sister to the scene leading Ram Records. Firstly they have signed two very new artists in the way of Deep & Shafie, but fortune favours the brave and what they’ve done here is push forward a 12” with a bucket full of class. The a side is the rolling “Deeper”, a journey tune that makes you want to sit back and listen all the way through. Backed up with the slightly more dance-floor “Prepare”, a proper stepper.

You can catch Deep playing for Drumfunk saturday 12th April @ The Consortium alongside : RANDALL , BROOKES BROTHERS KUBIKS & LOMAX

Famous Stars & Straps x Greedy Genius

2008-03-28T16:28:00.004Z

We have a few pairs of the Famous Stars & Straps x Greedy Genius Primo shoe now in and available via our on-line store [here]. Designed by Travis Barker in association with new kids on the block Greedy Genius they're the first sneaker to emerge from Famous camp and they're limited to just 500 pairs worldwide - blink and you'll miss them!

Rain Spoils Play

2008-03-25T12:11:00.003Z

Well, after Sundays' postponement we attempted to hold The Consortium Skateboard Jam and Comp yesterday and after what appeared to be a promising start and an initial couple of dry hours, the rain appeared and put a premature end to the days fun.
We'd like to thank everybody that turned up for it, your support and enthusiasm was much appreciated. We are now planning to re-hold the event sometime over the coming months, maybe a bit closer to summer! Say tuned for further details.

The Consortium Easter Skateboard Jam

2008-03-20T10:30:00.000Z

New Carhartt Product

2008-02-04T11:58:00.000Z

The new season of Carhartt has started to drop - these T's and more available in store now and soon at our online store.

Adventures in the Beetroot Field - Saturday 26th January 08

2008-01-29T11:54:00.000Z

Last Saturday saw the first AITBF event at The Consortium Bar & Club, it was an amazing night featuring some best up and coming bands and Dj's of the moment inculding Lightspeed champion and Pete and the Pirates who put on an excellent show. A big thanks to everyone that made it down, the artists that performed and our friends at 60million Postcards.

photos taken by Laura Coulson

for details of future events check The Consortium Bar & Club

Supra 14K Gold Perf

2007-12-11T17:20:00.000Z

the Chad Muska shiny 14K Gold Skytop, as worn by the Jigga Man himself! very limited release with only about 100 pairs available in the uk. available in-store and online now.

Adidas Skate

2007-12-04T16:23:00.001Z

three new styles of Adidas Originals arrived in-store today. two versions of the Gazelle Skate plus a Stan Smith Skate. they can be found in our online store now.