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“OUR EVENING BEGAN IN PETER SICHEL’S COMFORTABLE STUDY IN HIS NEW YORK TOWNHOUSE WHERE THE CANDLELIGHT WAS JUST RIGHT THE HI-FI WAS IN THE BACKGROUND AND THE WINE WAS DELICIOUS”
Beastie Boys
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A COOL BUZZ, AND I’M FINE.”
Jeff Spicoli
Big Coats, Ain’t Nobody Got Space for That
So apparently oversized coats that make you look like you have a shrunken head, or Baymax from Big Hero 6, are in right now.
Legit Check 101 Supreme: Box Logo Hoodies
The Supreme Box Logo (“BOGO”) Hoodie is one of the most iconic and sought Supreme pieces year in and year out. We’re here to provide you with a basic checklist that should apply to any BOGO Hoodie within the past 10 years.
Eddie Van Halen & Randy Rhoads: Duelling Guitarists
It's 1977 and the hard rock scene in Los Angeles is thriving in booze-soaked, Hollywood bars like the Starwood and Whisky thanks to two local bands: Van Halen and Quiet Riot.
Cliff Burton's Influence on Ride The Lightning
There's no question Metallica's sophomore album, Ride the Lightning saw the band finding their thrash metal stride with better songs and production than on their stunning debut Kill 'Em All.
UnSpotified: We Revisit De La Soul's Unstreamed Masterpiece, Buhloone Mindstate
This group doesn’t talk about how financially solvent they are. They talk about being late on their rent. They talk about letting their parents down and missing them. They talk about letting their friends down. They talk about not judging others who have made different choices. And when Dave says, “I’m the greatest MC in the world,” it’s ironic, it’s self-deprecating.
Netflix Castlevania Season 2 Review: Pulls You in By The Neck and Doesn't Let Go
As soon as I heard Adi Shankar was creating an animated series based on the beloved Castlevania franchise, I was tuned in and ready to go.
How To Be Zen Without Being a Douchebag
We live in a loud, obnoxious, ugly, and yes sometimes orange “Trumped-up” world. We all want a little more peace… a little calmer.
Why Check Your Head By the Beasties Will Always Be My Favorite Album
Check Your Head was named after a random occurrence wherein Ad Rock had purchased a pack of Desert Storm trading cards and brought them to the studio.
A Fortnite Love Story
/0 Comments/in Awesome, Fiction, GamingTodd stands in front of his hotel’s bathroom mirror. He’s sweating profusely as he bonds his fake, blonde goatee onto his chin. This, doubled with his blonde, platinum-dyed hair makes him look completely different. He takes a deep breath as he begins…
Gotta Love Dom: The Underrated Rapper has Built a Cult Following Without Selling Out
With the continuous influx of soulless, mumble rap, many of us are yearning for the good old days. Fortunately, there are a few rappers out there restoring our faith in the genre.
October 26, 2018/by Alexis ManessBreak on Through to the Other Side: Trying to Make it as a Comedian in Los Angeles
Comedy becomes an unreliable drug, one that sends you shooting to the moon or crashing into the fiery depths of hell.
August 1, 2018/by John YabesFear And Loathing In The Penthouse Poker Game
I finally got the call. A friend of mine, who runs several legitimate businesses, but tends to spend his off time in the shadows had told me about a private, big baller home game held weekly in the penthouse suite of a Los Angeles area, deluxe, high-rise apartment.
February 12, 2018/by Steve KitagawaWhy Are We Ignoring a Blatant Cry For Help?
We want to believe that we are morally “good”, but when the shit actually hits the metaphorical—or literal—fan, sometimes we fail.
September 11, 2018/by Olivia HillCop Our Merch: ATA DTK Freaks & Weirdos Boutique Lookbook Volume 1
Awesome Totally Awesome - Freaks & Weirdos Boutique Lookbook Volume 1 Winter 2018
November 16, 2018/by Olivia HillWhy Phil Kessel Is Awesome (And Why You Should Think So Too)
Phil Kessel beat cancer during his rookie season and went on to become a five time thirty goal scorer and two time Stanley Cup Champion on his own terms. In spite of being one of the most prolific goal scorers of his generation, Phil has been oft maligned, bullied, and minimized by the press, the fans, the NHL, and even his peers.
February 28, 2018/by Steve KitagawaMy Love/Hate Relationship With #Supreme – Photoshoot with @ymanibarbee @adore.eu and Essay
Like it or not, Supreme will always be the litmus for streetwear. For old streetwear heads like me, there continues to be a love / hate relationship with Supreme. About a year ago, I was driving home from work and one of the neighbor kids (usually dressed head to toe in Pac Sun or even worse, Dallas Cowboys gear), cruised by me, riding a Razor scooter, with a mohawk helmet, wearing a Supreme box logo hoodie. I lost concentration and almost drove my car into the kids playing basketball in the driveway a few houses up.
January 31, 2018/by Steve KitagawaElon Musk’s Next Collaboration Is a Trip
ATA has since discovered that Musk is working closely with DTK (Drink the Koolaid) Labs on a new LSD that he claims will initiate a new industrial revolution.
September 3, 2018/by Hattori HanzoATA Review of AGENDA, Long Beach
Inclusiveness: It’s what AGENDA is all about, and what makes it a special kind of tradeshow. No matter who you are, you can stand side by side with companies like the Hundreds, 10 Deep, or Chinatown Market and compete with the same. That’s the draw.
July 19, 2018/by Steve KitagawaHow to Pretend to Be Doing Something With Your Life
Life is hard. There are a million choices we could make in our lives that will impact us in ways we can never even imagine.
September 25, 2018/by Angela StevensFallout Gamers Already Planning Sick Days, Family Emergencies, Vacation Time, and Any Excuse to Work Remotely in Anticipation of Fallout 76 Release this November
Eileen, a luck 10 has plans to “Just wing it and miss three weeks of work. I’ll cross my fingers and toes and hope I have a job whenever, I decide to return.”
June 11, 2018/by Steve KitagawaFucking Eh
I had just arrived in Paris after spending the past five weeks in Angola managing some offshore drilling rigs. Shitty job. After laying down the rules, I got some pushback from the locals. Not a surprise. Typical work politics down there.
February 1, 2018/by Steve KitagawaHip Hop’s Woke Hoax
October 3, 2018/by Sam Woods-CorrEddie Van Halen & Randy Rhoads: Duelling Guitarists
It's 1977 and the hard rock scene in Los Angeles is thriving in booze-soaked, Hollywood bars like the Starwood and Whisky thanks to two local bands: Van Halen and Quiet Riot.
August 17, 2018/by Cam MaxwellUber Chronicles: Tuesday Morning Microagression
Mike was my fellow Uber passenger. He got out to help me into the vehicle. As he got back in, he told Bob, our driver, to hop to it! Bob thanked him for helping me get in.
January 8, 2018/by Brian KruseReviewing Refused – The Shape of Punk to Come’s and Its Precognition
In 1998, the Swedish punk band Refused released an album so influential that its fans and bands alike would guide the Invisible Hand of fandom.
September 7, 2018/by Cole QuerryShut The Fuck Up Apple Cheddar Pie
This Awesome Totally Awesome recipe comes from Chef Vanessa Rosenspies formerly the head Pastry Chef at Model Milk one of Canada’s most celebrated restaurants in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
March 1, 2018/by Desiree HaightHanging With The Brainwashers: ATA Goes Undercover With The Church of Scientology
It was a rainy day in Sydney, Australia when I was walking down a sidewalk with my Finnish friend Isabella, when I saw a nice enough looking woman handing out some kind of paper to passersby.
November 9, 2018/by Angela StevensMaple Leafs Move With the Times in Hiring Wickenheiser The GOAT of Women’s Hockey
The Toronto Maple Leafs announced that they hired Canadian Olympian and gold medalist Hayley Wickenheiser as Assistant Director of Player Development on Thursday August 23, 2018.
September 6, 2018/by Cole QuerryGojira: Converting Rock Dads and New Fans
No doubt many metal fans — especially those over 40 years of age —had heard or listened to Gojira until they opened up for Metallica in the summer of 2017. For a hardcore, French, speed-metal band like Gojira to slot onto Metallica’s WorldWired Tour was a huge coup
June 6, 2018/by Cam MaxwellGet More Awesome!
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