Last year we had the great opportunity to work with  Team ‘Pacquiao’ on a signature basketball jersey. However, we did not have any intent on selling the jersey when we made them….until we had around 1000 people  hit us up about the jersey. Asking questions like…” where can I buy this?…how much is it?…” and so on.  We had no idea that so many people had an interest in buying the limited addition jersey made for Team ‘Pacquiao’ . This time we are blessed to say that Team ‘Pacquiao’  has allowed us to produce a special quantity just  for us! Keep in mind that Manny and his whole camp will be wearing this jersey! It will not be sold anywhere else….There is a VERY limited amount of these jerseys and I know they will go fast… IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE JERSEY AND WANT TO SAVE YOURSELF ONE BEFORE THEY RUN OUT….PLEASE CONTACT sales@civilclothing.com

These Jersey were Produced by Civil under the Rights and direction of Team Pacquiao.
This is an Official Team Pacquiao Garment.

    Today was a was a day of new beginnings here at Civil. Today we opened doors to  our new skate team. We have been planning on doing this for quite a while now and  felt like 2010 was the right time to take action. Skateboarding is one of the many things we support! If you have been following us since the begining you’ll know that we support many cultures. Within these cultures, we support the underdog…those who pay dues with nothing to lose…the ones doing it for the love and not the money…passion before greed…Civil Regime 2010!!!  This is our movement…we the people!! Although the team isn’t fully flared yet…we have one official rider and a few potentials. That means that we are accepting new regime members…so send in that video!

Brian ‘Droid’ Peterson 

Daniel Alderman

Kenta Gauba

Robotagger: GML + ABB4400 from Golan Levin on Vimeo.

GML (Graffiti Markup Language) drawings from 000000book.com are converted into DXF via a small Processing utility. Motion paths for a robot arm are developed from these DXF files using Rhino and MasterCam. The ABB IRB-4400 series arm is wielding a 2″ Montana Hardcore marker. Developed 11 January 2010 by Golan Levin and Jeremy Ficca in the CMU Digital Fabrication Laboratory (dFAB).

Pretty cool to see this. It’s safe to say that these bots, markers will never replace a individual’s style and soul. But more proof that technology is remarkable these days.

GML = Graffiti Markup Language from Evan Roth on Vimeo.

Been feeling these lately… Original

Sample..

Remix.. It’s interesting how a piece from Raymond Scott ( one of the first composers of the Looney Tunes soundtrack) can be reinvented for music that comes from Doom and Dilla, and remixed according to Flying Lotus’ next level steez. Scott, a jazz musician/composer/inventor who put out the bulk of his work from the 1930’s to the 1970’s, contributed so much to the evolution of music during the 20th century that it would be hard for me to do it justice in just a short piece. He is perhaps best known as the man behind the soundtrack to the Looney Tunes cartoons. Scott was credited as mentor to Robert Moog, who created the legendary Moog synthesizer, a tool used from yesterday to today.

One can definitely draw a parallel between all these musicians who not only are influential in their work, but also invent and utilize technology to suite their needs. Raymond Scott, being so versatile, as a musician as an inventor. Dilla’s ability to create coherence and organic soulful pieces out of bleeps and samples. Flying Lotus’ other wor’dly etheral style that just takes you to that other world, but his creativeness using technology to further his potential.

Today I finally got a chance to check out Brian Viveros and Dan Quintana’s: Desensitized! Days before I checked out the show, I prepped myself by looking at some of Viveros early work and some of his current stuff as well. I wanted to get more familiar with his stuff before I drove anywhere. This was going to be the first time seeing his work in person. However, Ive known about Dan Quintana for quite a while now. He has always been a talented artist from what I can remember…I wasn’t that surprised that he turned out this good. His work speaks for itself. By the way… I have a funny story about Daniel… about 8 years ago I was break dancing with a friend in my garage, when Daniel happen to walk by and notice us. He came into the garage…called us out for a battle…he took his shoes off and got down at that very moment. We danced for a good thirty minutes before Daniel packed his stuff and went on his way. The funny part about it is I didn’t even really know who he was at that time…It was kind of like a New York thing…when you used to see a rival crew getting down at the corner…BAM!…a battle. Anyway,here’s a few pics from the show…Enjoy!

Black and white…

Spartan…