I met up with Kore Ionz singer, writter, rhythm guitarist, ‘ukulele jammer extrodinare, Pak to catch up on what’s in the works for him and his band Kore Ionz. Kore Ionz has been putting it down for over 8 years now when it comes to the Reggae scene here in Seattle. He recently flew out to Jakarta, Honolulu and now back in Seattle for projects with their sophomore album titled, “World War Free.” There song, “Love you Better” is getting major airplay, so go to there site and request heavy.

Eric Yamada (da808Seattle) and Terrance-Jeff Santos (Right) are set to work with Kore Ionz on a upcoming video project, “First Avenue” with features Geo / Prometheus Brown.

After some coffee and alil bit of laughs, stories and ideas about love / fear, we decide to listen to some jams. Check ‘em, follow ‘em HERE.

Later on that evening, I met with local bad boy, Wizdom. He just got back in from his trip So. Cal. We talked about future projects; one that includes a video project with Terrance-Jeff Santos and former Seahawk’s, now Detroit Lion’s Wide Receiver, Nate Burleson.

Amongst other things, we talked about how social media / name dropping / track dropping has gotten him airplay over-seas, what he plans on doing this summer and how he encourages everyone to keep sexy this summer and beyond. Namsayin x Wizdom will be working on a project in the near future. Stay tuned for the action and the offical video release. Ughhh! All day baby.

And we’ve arrived on the eastcoast. Were now available in the heart of Harlem, NY. Vault, a streetwear / sneaker boutique, located on Frederick Douglass Blvd. has a wide variety of sneakers from Nike, Clae, Puma, Seavees as well as other labels like BBC, 10 Deep, RockSmith and more. They have a tremendous following in Tokyo and sell out their seasonal releases / collections. Namsayin would like to give a Big thanks to owner, Wayne, and Jon Mendoza for putting us on. You can check out more of the Vault Action HERE!!!

Better late than never. I managed to meet up with Chris and Alan at UW Alley Cat / Sprint. Alan was the mastermind of the event. In turn about 40 cyclist showed up for the scavenger hunt around the U-District. Namsayin donated some prizes and we got to meet some good peeps. Check the photos, namsayin. Thanks to all that showed up the event. Summer is looking good for some rides. Stay posted.

Chris & Alan

The lil homie / big homie, Zach rockin’ our “Cycling Seal” t-shirt.

The Scavenger Manifest

Dippin so hard around the corner. The wheel gave out. HARD son, HARD!

MCA, aka Adam Yauch passed away today. Influencial / Legendary to the hip hop world. He will be missed, but won’t be forgotten. Here’s some of my favorite tracks from the Beasties.

It’s offical, Namsayin. Here is the trailer to Terrance Jeff Santos’ shortfilm with hometown Bboy crew / family, Massive Monkees.

Action packed for sure. It was our first time attending Zlog’s Future Tense Event. In attendance were some tricksters, some sprinters and definitely a handful of cyclist out for a good time. The event began with a short ride from capitol hill to ravenna. I didn’t manage to go on the ride, but I was there for all the other action.

The event started off with sprint races, while the tricksters warmed up on the ramps and boxes. It was a mixture of racers; from fixies, to multi gears and single speedster. Check out the action.

Once the sprints were finished and a winner was delcared, the night pressed forward with some wicked air and some tricks that would make you say, “Fack!” or “Daym.” or “he got up!”

The homie Eddie (1st namsayin B.O.T.M.) drinking some brew and check out some air.

The night definitely got a bit more crazy. In short, watch this video. Need I say more?

We definitely met a good handful of people. Anthony’s Dolan tracksetup caught our attention. Stay tuned for a upcoming feature.

Definitely good times. Towards the end of the night, raffle numbers were called and people walked away with headsets, gear from zlog and even a Leader Frame.

Future Tense goes down every second Friday of the month. Thanks again to Zach ( Sonics T), Tyler (Far right) and the rest of the Zlogblog fam for throwing a cool event. Don’t miss out next time.

35th North Skateboard shop. It’s one of the few skateshops with a ton of history and constantly feeding local Seattlites Skateboard necessities. The night began by the shop being transformed from a local skate boutique to your walk in movie theatre. The projection screen went up, the chairs were set in front and the people trickled in. Everyone was excited to see the new video by THINK. I must admit that although our brand is a fan of the two wheel type, handle bars and a comfy seat; the kickflips, nose grinds and some of the air that these skateboard legends displayed had us buggin’ out. You’ll have to watch it for yourself. Personal favorite skate segment: Adrian Williams. You’ll know why when you see the video. Here’s some photos I took of the evening / night. Thanks to Tony & the crew @ 35th North for hosting a dope evening. Tall cans were in full effect through the night.

We’ll be in the building selling / reppin’ or just causin’ some havoc. Theres alot of jam packed action this week, so come support our local skate community / Reggae Jams / Fixed Scene.

The homies at ZlogBlog are putting on a ride and trick event this friday. Bring your tricks, your beastly pedal legs and come with.