Friday, 12 November 2010

"SHE WANTS ME" IN GENTLE FAWN!

Sneak Peek! Check out Hilary Duff and Kristen Ruhlin wearing Spring 2011 for their new movie, "She Wants Me"!
Kristen Ruhlin in the new Spring/Summer 2011 - BRITTANY dress
Hilary Duff in the new Spring/Summer 2011 - CAPSULE top.

COMUИE’S BLKHLZINVZFS PREMIERE PARTY RECAP VIDEO


On October 23rd COMUNE unveiled their first snowboard video project “Black Holes and Invisible Forces Bending Time Through Particle Deformations Creating Infinite Freedom in the Garden on The Moon” at their headquarters in Costa Mesa, CA. Under a full moon, the packed house witnessed seven edits of the experimental film while live music from Gypsy Death Star, C-TOWN and The Perfect Gentleman filled the night air.
The idea behind the film was to focus on showcasing snowboarding and snowboard filmmaking as a raw, creative art form giving all involved the creative freedom to translate a collection of footage through their own interpretation. Multiple viewing stations were set up for the guests to throw on a pair of headphones and watch each individual edit of the movie featuring COMUИE snow team, aggregates and associates. Contributing artists towards the project included: Corey Smith, Liz Davis, Ryan Scardigli, Hunter Longe, Matt Porter, Kevin Castanheria, Mark Wiitanen and Shelby Menzel.
Source: Corey Smith - www.thecomune.com

Wednesday, 20 October 2010

COMUNE’S BLKHLZINVZFS VIDEO INSTALLATION 23-10-10

COMUNE will premier their avant-garde snowboarding film project, “Black Holes and Invisible Forces Bending Time Through Particle Deformation Creating Infinite Freedom in the Garden On The Moon” on Saturday, October 23, 2010  at 8pm.
COMUNE’s “Black Holes and Invisible Forces Bending Time Through Particle Deformation Creating Infinite Freedom in the Garden On The Moon” is a collaborative film that will highlight multiple video edits featuring COMUNE snow team, aggregates and associates. Contributing artists towards the project include: Corey Smith, Liz Davis, Ryan Scardigli, Hunter Longe, Matt Porter, Kevin Castanheria, Mark Wiitanen and Shelby Menzel.
The short film is part of COMUNE’s DROP CITY creative platform. Inspired by the early 1960’s artist commune in Colorado and the brainchild of COMUNE’s Art Director, Corey Smith, DROP CITY was introduced to attract like-minded contributors to the COMUNE artist community.
Check for more details on COMUNE's facebook page
www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=134145009967115&ref=ts

Wednesday, 13 October 2010

CROCODILES @ ROUGH TRADE RECORDS EAST LONDON

Crocodiles have arrived in the UK to promote their new album 'Sleep Forever'. Fresh from playing live on BBC Radio 6 music, they are starting wednesday 13th October with an in store gig @ Rough Trade records, truman brewery, shoreditch, East London.
Cracking second Crocodiles album on Fat Possum. The debut album 'Summer Of Hate' caught the ear of one James Ford - Simian Mobile Disco man and producer of Arctic Monkeys, Klaxons and Florence and the Machine amongst others. James and the band went into the desert in early 2010 to create 'Summer Of Hate's psychedelic, hypnotic and anthemic follow-up. An album that would later be christened, somewhat fittingly: 'Sleep Forever'. Raw it may be, but 'Sleep Forever' is still an unmistakably more refined beast than its predecessor. Drums and organ whirls envelope you on tracks like 'Mirrors' and 'Sleep Forever', which nod to 'Ladies and Gentlemen' era spiritualized as much as they do Neu! and the Velvet Underground. Crocodiles then move on to play @ Corsica Studios, London on thursday 14th October.
Buy the new Crocodiles album 'Sleep Forever' now. And you can also purchase the limited edition COMUNE X Crocodiles Drop City collaboration t shirt at all good independent boutiques stores.

Tuesday, 5 October 2010

COMUNE’S SECOND ANNUAL KARLSON TEA PARTY


Saturday, September 25th COMUNE hosted it’s second annual motorcycle and photography show, Karlson Tea Party. Curated by renown motorcycle journalist Nelson Kanno, exhibiting builders that were hand-picked for their historic influence and inspiration on motorcycle culture for over the past 20 years included: Cole Foster, Ian Barry, Trevelen Rabanal, Kiyo, Kutty Notebloom, and John Edwards. Photography composed by both Adam Wright of “Road Course” and “Hauler” photo zines and Canadian born, skate industry veteran Scott Pommier were also on display.
Over 600 motorcycle enthusiasts, industry veterans and fashion savvy aficionados alike were in attendance to check out the artistic wizardry and authentic mechanics of motorcycle culture. Dramatic lighting, groovy tunes and the roar of motorbike after motorbike filled the night air and set the perfect stage for a unique atmosphere while guests enjoyed carne asada by Gringo and The Bean, the bottomless supply of Pabst Blue Ribbon, Dono dal Cielo wine and Vitamin Water.
Corey Smith and Liz Davis made a great video edit of COMUNE’s Second Annual Karlson Tea Party with music by Woven Bones and additional filming by Ben Classen

Thursday, 23 September 2010

COMUNE X BLACK HATS

Up and coming Oxford based, COMUNE wearing, 3 piece indie rock band the Black Hats, have been dubbed as Spiky indie post-punk with a ‘Jam vintage’, brought up-to date with a twist of Young Knives and Bloc Party. Are all over the radio and internet.
Following an impressive 2009 which included the release of debut album, “What’s not to Understand?” and acclaimed EP, “Magnets”, the band have since headlined the Oxford Punt festival, performed a live session for BBC Introducing and a powered through a blistering set at Cornbury festival…
Super cool basist 'Budd' is always seen wearing COMUNE at all gigs, photo shoots and music videos. Below in the COMUNE - Campbell ls shirt, and in their new music video Budd sports the new COMUNE Drop City WHUL1 t shirt.



Black Hats - Tunnels (Music Video Rehearsal) from FX Films on Vimeo.
Check Black Hats at the following gigs:
September 19th 2010 - The Wheatsheaf, Oxford
October 14th 2010 - The Cellar, Oxford
October 15th 2010 - The Swan, Wantage
October 28th 2010 - Fat lils, Witney
November 13th 2010 - The Wheatsheaf, Oxford
December 3rd 2010 - The Wheatsheaf, Oxford

Monday, 20 September 2010

COMUNE X THRILLIST.COM

Check out more great coverage of the new COMUNE Autumn collection, heavily featured on the New York based Thrillist lifestyle web site.

Saturday, 18 September 2010

COMUNE LAUNCH NEW LOOK WEB SITE

We are excited to announce that COMUNE have launched the new web re-design for www.thecomune.com.
The new website design mirrors the creative direction and vibe of the brand with some unique features including a horizontal scroll blog, collection w/numerical page feature for quick reference, select stockist page, visuals section w/video feed, press coverage scroll and more. We intend to continue to keep COMUИE on the forefront and recognized as a leader in the industry. We hope you enjoy and please continue to check back weekly for the latest updates.