SEOUL, Korea – Today, CONVERSE Inc. announces the track release for its first-ever Korea based Three Artists. One Song collaboration. The music initiative brings together three diverse and unique Korean artists, featuring indie icons, Jaurim; rising hip-hop stars, Aziatix; and award-winning electronic act, Idiotape. The new track, “#PeepShow,” is available to music fans globally starting today via free download at http://play.converse.com/?p=11700.“#PeepShow” is a cross-pollination of three distinct music genres, weaving together Aziatix’ signature rap lyrics with Jaurim’s indie vocals and Idiotape’s electronic sound.  Recorded in Seoul, Korea, the genre-bending track pushes the dial on youthful expression and brings an edgy new sound to the Asia Pacific market.  Fueled by Idiotape’s driving bassline, Jaurim and Aziatix bring a new dimension to the song with their lyrical commentary on youth and pop culture.

“We’re excited to be a part of Three Artists. One Song and to bring a brand new concept to the Asia Pacific music scene.” said DGURU, front man of Idiotape. “By not limiting ourselves to any specific instrument or genre, we were able to come up with a very original and unique sound.”

“Converse embraces a rebellious young audience and the notion of self-expression,” said Eddie Shin, lead vocalist from Aziatix.  “With “#PeepShow,” we wanted to elevate this young voice and inspire creativity among music fans in Korea and beyond.”

Three Artists. One Song invites artists to come together and express themselves through the creation of an original track. Recent song collaborations include “Warrior” by Mark Foster (Foster the People), Kimbra and A-trak and “Doyathing” by world-famous Gorillaz, James Murphy (LCD Soundsystem) and Andre 3000. Now in its eighth series, the unique music platform is set to launch in Korea, widening the scope for the celebration of international music talent. Following the track release, a music video for “#PeepShow” will premiere at www.converse.com in June 2012.

About Jaurim
Named after a purple rainforest, Jaurim is lush modern rock quartet whose 15 years together as one of the best live bands in Korea have made them icons in the indie music scene. Nominated for “Best Live Performance” at the 2011 MNET Asian Music Awards, the dreamy foursome reigns as main stage headliner at Korea’s biggest international music festivals. Currently running their own Soundholic record label, Jaurim is busy producing new acts as well as preparing new tracks for their ninth studio album, slated for release later this year.

About Aziatix
Hailed as “Best New Asian Artist” at the 2011 MNET Asian Music Awards, Aziatix is a Korean-American urban hip-hop trio who has reached icon status in 2012. After gracing the Korean cover of Newsweek Magazine and completing a nationwide American concert tour, Asiatix released their second EP ‘Awakening’ and watched it not only hit #1 on K-Pop singles charts in Korea, but also soar to #1 on iTunes R&B/Soul album charts in US and Japan. This year Aziatix will continue their musical trailblazing by putting the finishing touches on their follow up full-length album.

About Idiotape
Eliciting waves of rave reviews at the 2011 Canadian Music Week, the South by Southwest Music Festival, and Summer Sonic Japan, the electro-punk triad, Idiotape, returned to Seoul energized to mix-master one of the most critically acclaimed albums of the year, ‘11111101.’ Winner of “Best Electronic Dance Album of the Year” at the 2012 Korean Music Awards, Idiotape accepted an invitation to appear on the network TV show, SBS ‘U&I,’ and unleashed a smashing live set on unsuspecting primetime audiences, catapulting the band to become the #1 most searched online artist in Korea. Idiotape will be devoting the rest of the year to working on a batch of studio projects interspersed with a series of club and festival gigs.

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Both @999HP and myself (@TX3017) take some time off our busy schedules to give you a recap of this month’s posts and a sneak peek of what’s to come in April. Enjoy the video posts? Let us know! We are actually venturing to do a whole lot more!

All of us here at Rhythmemotion love Gundam Wing. Whether it’s the infamous “Endless Waltz” to the more recent “Gundam Unicorn,” we are always all about mechs in space destroying stuff. Thanks to our resident artist / writer Mylene (@lenejenius), we have become fans of Youtube rapper Richie Branson. Check out his little rendition of the Two-Mix song, “White Reflection.” And for those of you who have no idea what we’re talking about, here’s the original: White Reflection

Frank Kozik. If you don’t know who he is, let me just tell you the list of people that he’s worked with… ahem – Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, Pearl Jam, and Butthole Surfers to name a few. Aside from working with bands, to all of the younger, 2.0 generation he is best known for his graphic design work with toy company – Kidrobot. Here we get a sneak peek into a Nike SB Dunk collaboration with the amazing artist. The shoe features a tumbled leather and ballistic mesh lining the upper. The color hues (if you haven’t noticed already) are an army green with an orange liner and some custom branding along the heel.

Stay tuned for more pictures and news about this simply stunning Quickstrike!

Image via: Nike Skateboarding

Yes this is totally happening. With the Nike Air Mag release 5 months ago, Mattel has heard the fan base and is now going to be producing a 1:1 Scale Replica of the Hoverboard in Back To The Future 2. While the toy does not actually hover, it is said to “Glide over most surfaces.” Keep an eye out on Mattycollector.com on March 1 -March 20.

“Finally! This totally awesome 1:1 replica of the hover board from the BTTF 2 and BTTF 3 films includes multiple whooshing sounds and will glide over most surfaces (does not actually “hover” – check back in 2015 for that feature). We’ll be taking orders for it March 1 – March 20, 2012, and the final product will be shipped around November/December 2012. Because this is such a high-cost item, there will be a minimum number of orders required to go into production. If we don’t receive the minimum orders, won’t go into production and customers will not be charged. The price will be announced later this month. (Note: Hover board does not work on water.)”

Images and quote via: Mattycollector.com

I’m not even going to post about this. Just watch the video.

Ok in all seriousness, we’ll be keeping you posted on the development of the movie. But until then…ahem – WATCH THE TRAILER!

Here is to a legend.

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Painting = dunzo!

I’m in a love/hate relationship with acrylics. Note to self: use primer first. I totally forgot about that, oops.

I didn’t want to paint on the anklets. Trying to think of an alternate way to show them… Maybe I’ll use some Sculpey? Yarn? I’ll think of something.

I’m going to finalize details and spray it with fixative tomorrow. ( ；´Д｀)

I think this has motivated me to actually work on my blanks that I’ve bought. The process was a lot more fun than I thought.

This is my first time actually customizing a blank vinyl. I have some blank vinyls but they’ve stayed blank so far with the exception of the large autographed Munny.

I will be transforming this mini Spiki (courtesy of Nakanari/maihiro.net) into a blue/orange Blanka from the Street Fighter series. I’m hoping this will be worth it in the end.