Urban Exploring: Exploring 2016 (Episode 8)
THE SYNOPSIS
Happy New Year Artoholiks! Iquan woke up excited about the new year and he made it his business to go visit a few of his creative friends in Newark just to learn what their excitement is for 2016. This impromptu episode is packed with inspiration, motivation and pure positive energy all based around Iquan’s personal goals and short comings from 2015. Enjoy!
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THE DISCOVERIES
Rebecca Jampol on twitter
Eric of New Wave Barber Shop his shop
Andres Jimenez his social
Tehsuan Glover his blog
Tamara Fleming her work
Akintola Hanif his stories
THE MUSIC
Playlist
1. Sángo — Só Você (Ft. Elhae & ESTA.)
2. MORE // NIGHT — Relax yo
3. PYRMDPLAZA — House Bump For Joe Kay
4. JLL — Blue Skies
5. Mozaic (AGO) — Rachel Foxx Strong (Mozaic Flip)
6. Kurai Noir — Corinne Bailey Rae – Put Your Records On (Nehzuil Remix)
7. AbJo — Loop 544 (for Dilla)
8. PYRMDPLAZA — Rush Feat. Abjo
Urban Exploring: Adam Padilla (Episode 7)
THE SYNOPSIS
In our 7th episode of the season, Iquan takes a solo trip to NYC to visit long time design friend Adam Padilla at the Brand Fire Agency HQ. During the time, Adam gave Iquan a tour of the studio and they discussed life, family, design and holding yourself accountable for making time to do the things that makes you happy. The two also had a drawing session, ordered food via Seamless and just caught up.
THE DISCOVERIES
ADAM PADILLA
President & Chief Creative Officer of BRAND FIRE Creative in NYC is a giant ball of creative genius. Adam has pretty much touched greatness in everything between the worlds of Graphic Design and Fine Art. Adam has a in depth portfolio and resume to back those words up including the Creative Director position for Nets Basketball. To learn more about Adam and his work follow him on Instagram here.
BRAND FIRE
creates brand names, logos, messaging, packaging, point-of-sale, website and collateral to give their clients a competitive advantage. brandfire.com
SEAMLESS APP
Order food delivery from your favorite local restaurants from your mobile phone. Download
NATURAL WORKS
A NYC based restaurant offering up delicious food without all of the crap. Bare ingredients with no artificial preservatives and unhealthily fats.
Next time your in the city, check them out. Visit
THE MUSIC
Urban Exploring: Boston pt2 (Episode 6)
THE SYNOPSIS
Iquan, Aaron, Steve and Guru… Grab a true American belly up breakfast, explore the Essex Salt Marsh as well as downtown Boston. The crew paid visits to Bodega and Johnny cupcakes and then wind down in the Boston Seaport District.
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THE MUSIC
THE DISCOVERIES
BODEGA
Founded in 2006, Bodega has been a refuge and tool for the clandestine group of artists behind … Visit the shop. Bodega 6 Clearway Street Boston, MA 02115 shop.bdgastore.com/
JOHNNY CUPCAKES
A food themed clothing brand created by Johnny and now managed by his family started with their first shop in the downtown Boston area and now can be found in major cities across the country. kitchen.johnnycupcakes.com/story/
17 STATE STREET CAFE
A traditional cafe/diner located on the main shopping strip in Newbury Massachusetts. Known for their amazing breakfast dishes and specialty french toast. Yum! www.17statestreetcafe.com/about/
ESSEX SALT MARSH
In Massachusetts, the North Shore’s Great Marsh is the largest continuous stretch of Salt Marsh in New England, extending from Cape Ann to New Hampshire. The Great Marsh includes over 20,000 acres of marsh, barrier beach, tidal river, estuary, mudflat, and upland islands extending across the Massachusetts North Shore from Gloucester to Salisbury. In recognition of these extraordinary resources, a portion of this area was designated by the state in 1979 as the Parker River/Essex Bay Area of Critical Environmental Concern. http://www.greatmarsh.org/
Urban Exploring: Exploring Boston pt.1
THE SYNOPSIS
A fresh new Urban Exploring is upon us and in this adventure, Iquan gather's a couple of his friends to hit the road to visit another friend up in the Boston, Massachusetts Area. The goal was to take a two day no sleep road trip to explore and do ARTOHOLIK things in Boston as well as the surrounding cities.
In part one, the guys show us bits and pieces of their travel, re-connecting with their buddy Steve and their night in Cambridge. While in Cambridge, Iquan and the crew enjoyed dinner at the Sinclair located in the Harvard Square area. They closed the night out by enjoying some coffee and tea at the Clover. Watch the video above and get the discoveries down below. Enjoy!
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THE DISCOVERIES
The Sinclair Cambridge
A live-music venue and American kitchen with gastropub influences. Located at 52 Church Street in the heart of Harvard Square, The Sinclair possesses timeless American influences and embodies how the worlds of food and music influence each other. VISIT
THE CLOVER FOOD LAB
The Clover wants to make food that you love, the kind that we should talk about and look forward to.
The Clover Food Lab is serving up a new type of fast food. This food is local, it’s just-cut, when we can it is organic.
CHECK THEM OUT
THE MUSIC
Urban Exploring: Exploring Seattle
THE SYNOPSIS
In this episode, Iquan takes us on his journey as he figure out his way around Seattle Washington. He's in town for work, but makes the most out of his time by discovering shops, restaurants and the Seattle neighborhoods. He also managed to catch a baseball game at Safeco Field, check it out!
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THE DISCOVERIES
ART PRIMO
Art Primo is a Seattle based art supply company. Specializing in supplies for Crafters, Muralists, Graffiti Artists and Aerosol Artists. Providing customers with low prices and the best in customer service. For years Art Primo have been supplying online stores and Seattle area college students with art supplies at wholesale prices, now we are open to the public!
RAYGUN LOUNGE
Since opening doors in 2009 Gamma Ray Games has been proud to be Capitol Hill’s premiere tabletop gaming store. We carry a huge selection of board, card, miniature, roleplaying and collectible games including many rare and out of print games and have a free custom ordering service to ensure that if we don’t have something on the shelf we can get it for you quickly and easily. Drop by when you’re in the neighborhood and we’ll show you around.
PHOTO PROPS
PIKE PLACE MARKET
Seattle’s Neighborhood Market
Created more than a century ago to connect the city’s citizens and farmers, Pike Place Market is a beloved Seattle landmark, welcoming more than 10 million visitors a year. Encompassing a nine-acre Market Historic District overlooking Elliott Bay, the Market remains the bustling center of farm fresh, locally sourced, artisanal and specialty foods. It’s a place where you can “Meet the Producer”—the farmers, butchers, fishmongers, cheesemongers, bakers, winemakers and purveyors who bring their bounty to your table. The Market features one of the largest craft markets in the country, featuring all locally made handcrafted goods. And with more than 225 small independent businesses and a diverse array of restaurants, the Market offers endless opportunities for delight and discovery.
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PIONEER SQUARE
Today, Pioneer Square is home to art galleries, internet companies, cafés, sports bars, nightclubs, bookstores, and a unit of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, the other unit of which is located in Skagway, Alaska. It is often described as the center of Seattle's nightlife.
EMMET WATSON'S OYSTER BAR
Cozy & casual spot with fresh oysters, fish 'n' chips & plenty of local beers on tap. Located in Pike Place Market!
CAPITAL HILL DISTRICT
I explored Capitol Hill's Broadway strip, which forms the commercial heart of the district. Pine & Pike streets where the street that I had to climb in order to get to Broadway. Large portions of E. Pike Street, E. Pine Street, Broadway, 15th Avenue, and E. Olive Way are lined almost continuously with street front businesses. Like 100 Starbucks and other cafes, mom and pop restaurants & bars, arts and novelty shops, small college campuses and other useful commercial stores & businesses.
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LIL WOODY'S
An independent burger joint based in Seattle, Washington.
Serving up the best NW grass fed beef that's hand formed into 6 signature burgers.
Wood's also serve Buttermilk Fried Chicken Sandwich, Veggie Burger, Hand Cut Washington Potato Fries, Onion Rings and Full Tilt's handmade shakes.
I enjoyed my shake!
lilwoodys.com
BEARDED CIVIL WAR
Step right up to the 3rd Annual Washington vs. Oregon all-freestyle Bearded Civil War!
For the first time, this annual battle is being held in Seattle by the Emerald City Beardos, the last 2 events having been hosted at the Tonic in Portland, Oregon by the Portland Beardsmen.
The Highline vegan metal bar is right on Broadway & John in the funky Capitol Hill neighborhood, full of shopping, restaurants, bars, clubs, parks, and general freakery, about a 20-minute uphill walk from downtown.
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THE MUSIC
Urban Exploring: The Newark Print Shop
THE SYNOPSIS
In this episode... We hooked up with a local print shop in Newark, NJ that was created with the purpose to share and educate. The Newark Print Shop was built ground up by four local artist and is now shared with the Newark Art scene.
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THE DISCOVERIES
ART KITCHEN
ARTIST IN RESIDENCE
THE MUSIC
Urban Exploring: LA w/ Royce Rollins
THE SYNOPSIS
Welcome to the first episode of Season Two! In this episode, I re-connect with an old college friend in LA. During my time on the west coast, he showed me all around town. We made stops at the ACE Hotel, the emerging Arts District, Downtown LA, Fairfax, The Grove and a few other spots that I was curious about. We ate at least four different places together including one of his favorite cafe's 'Go Get Em Tiger. We hit up a party at the Standard Hotel who featured two DJ's from the fast growing music label 'Soulection'. He showed me around his crib, we made coffee and we did some work together. We joked around and free-styled (rapped) to instrumentals and simply caught up on life. Check out the discoveries from this episode below.
THE DISCOVERIES
GO GET EM TIGER
gget is a cafe located in the Windsor Square section of LA! Owner CHARLES BABINSKI has won many awards as an Barista including first place in the 2015 SWRBC competitions. I really loved the open concept walk-up bar, small tables on the sidewalk, and a few benches and high tops inside. The food was great, we enjoyed the award winning waffle as well as an amazing cup of coffee. Go Get Em Tiger is located at 230 N Larchmont Blvd in Los Angeles. Hours daily. Follow GGET on Twitter and visit their official website. (323) 380-5359.
JUICE SERVED HERE
Juice served here can be your new daily ritual, why? "We are Raw. We are Organic where possible. We are Cold-Pressed. We are sourced locally whenever possible and no two juices are alike.
We are Fresh. We are Clean. We are Simple. Impeccably presented by passionate health enthusiasts. We are Warm. We are Inviting. We are the Place to hang. Drink and eat in total comfort with select literature, free wi-fi, and local community events." Need more? Yeah right, check them out here. I became a fan strictly over their clean & simple branding.
Shin Sen Gumi
Pronounced “shin sen goo-me”, the name was taken from the historical samurai clan who fought for a great “cause” during a civil war in Japan. Their commitment to excellence and sincerity of service to the nation became our model for serving excellent, traditional Japanese cuisine to our valuable customers. We are open 7 days a week, every day of the year, even on holidays. Whether you are picking up a meal on the go, having a family dinner, or enjoying a drink with your friends, this is the right place to come enjoy a refreshing and pleasant dining experience. LEARN MORE
KANG HODONG BAEKJEONG
"The Korean barbecue refers to the Korean method of roasting beef, pork, chicken, or other types of meat. Such dishes are often prepared at the diner's table on gas or charcoal grills that are built into the table itself. Some Korean restaurants that do not have built-in grills provide portable stoves for diners to use at their tables." - Wiki
In our case we had the works, because Royce wouldn't have it no other way. We pigged out on multiple selections of beef including COW TONGUE.
SOULECTION
Every single day of my life for the last 2 years or so, I've depended on this new sound to get me through my work days, car rides and workouts. This new sound is also known as 'The Sound of Tomorrow', I introduce to you... Soulection is a record label, radio show and niche collective of creative music makers worldwide. Based in Los Angeles, CA, Soulection procures the finest tunes from around the globe and increases visibility for them and their originators via Soundcloud, social media, weekly FM presence [KKJZ 88.1 FM HD3] and live events worldwide.
THE MUSIC
Urban Exploring Season 2 - INTRO
YES! YES! Season 2 of Urban Exploring has arrived, IquanW is taking his talents across the county this season. Making stops in Boston, Atlanta, Seattle, LA, Brooklyn and of course Newark! Check out the season 2 Intro, oh and episode 1 is coming April 22!
Urban Exploring: Agenda New York / Las Vegas 2014 (Episode 9)
THE SYNOPSIS
In the season finale of Urban Exploring season 1, Iquan & Guru discover the Agenda Trade Show in New York City. By building connections with brand reps, getting the latest drops from the major brands and getting inspired by the new kids on the block, the duo loved the experience so much that they decided to send Iquan out to Vegas. While in Vegas, Iquan connects with a few friends including a very special person. Enjoy!
THE DISCOVERIES
AGENDA TRADE SHOW
Agenda is the most diverse and creative lifestyle fashion trade show in the world. Since 2003, Agenda has emerged as the premier destination for brands and retailers to converge. Agenda is where passion becomes profit and the business of creativity is conducted in a truly authentic environment. Buyers, brands, investors, distributors, and media hail from around the globe, gathering at Agenda to build partnerships, participate in the community, and grow their businesses. For more info click here
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IN-N-OUT BURGER
In-N-Out Burgers, Inc. is a regional chain of fast food restaurants with locations in the American Southwest. It was founded in 1948 by Harry Snyder and his wife Esther, upon establishing the first In-N-Out burger in Baldwin Park, California. The chain is currently headquartered in Irvine. In-N-Out Burger has slowly expanded outside Southern California into the rest of the state as well as into Arizona, Nevada, Utah, and Texas. As the chain has expanded, it has opened several distribution centers in addition to its original Baldwin Park location. The new facilities, located in Lathrop, California; Phoenix, Arizona; Draper, Utah; and Dallas, Texas, will provide for potential future expansion into other parts of the country.
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DAL TORO RESTAURANT
Dal Toro Las Vegas is an exciting multilevel restaurant, car gallery and events center located on the lower level of The Palazzo Hotel. Open seven days a week for breakfast, lunch and dinner, Dal Toro features a menu of authentic Italian cuisine. The chef's signature dishes, as well as traditional Italian favorites, incorporate natural, artisanal ingredients that make dining at Dal Toro a truly memorable experience.
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ROCAWEAR BLAK
Rocawear BLAK is a new streetwear collection aimed at the fashion-minded young male consumer and debuted at AGENDA LAS VEGAS last week. The collection will be available at major department and specialty stores this Holiday season.
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WILLIAM PAINTER
Polarized Titanium Sunglasses - Anodized Black Titanium Arms, High End CR-39 Polarized Lenses, Double-Barrel Nickel/Silver Hinges, Built in Bottle Opener
and Comes with Hard Case and Cloth. williampainter.com
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FLY SUPPLY
Fly Supply Clothing is a feel-good brand that provides the consumer with quality products, inspires confidence, encourages freedom of speech and fosters creativity. Express your sense of style with Fly Supply Clothing and remember, "Being fly is a way of life". Flysupply.com
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RASTACLAT
For Daniel Kasidi Nyaggah, it all started when he was in High School. As a 17 year old, he made his first bracelet when he was waiting for a ride from a friend to go skateboarding, and the rest was history. Here we are today, a growing company with a message of Spreading Positive Vibrations®, encouraging everyone around us to contribute to one another and follow their dreams. The skate community and the sneaker community were among the first two groups to really adopt and embrace the Rastaclat® brand from the beginning. From there, our products have become a staple in the action sports, urban and streetwear sectors. We are a LIFE brand, so our products are made to be a symbol, a constant reminder of how our differences keep us intertwined. Learn more about Rastaclat
BRAND BLACK
Brandblack, is the Sports brand of the 21st century, focused on image and performance. Brandblack’s mantra, is look good winning. Our mission is to fuse the aesthetic sensibility of high fashion with the most advanced technology in the industry, to provide today’s athletes with the most innovative products in the world.
Brandblack is dedicated to the individual, to personal style, both on and off the field of play. Our athlete is a style icon, we believe in a different way to fly”. LEARN MORE HERE
THE MUSIC
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Lakim - Mountain High
Haan808 - Caldera
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Savon - Tokyo Pt. 2 (Feat. Sango)
Toro Y Moi - High Living
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