There is no keeping up with the Joneses

2010-01-15T08:57:00.002-06:00

Sneeze No. 6

Good morning. I'm pleased to announce that Sneeze Magazine will be readily available in Chicago starting today. People can grab their copy at St. Alfred or Uprise, with two additional locations to be determined shortly. The feature article on Rammellzee is one you might need to read twice.

No. 6

2009-12-08T16:01:00.002-06:00

Fall Winter 2009 is here. Please check the "Clothing" tab for further details. Thank you.

2009-11-07T12:02:00.001-06:00

The Joneses Fall Winter

The Fall Winter season hits retailers this week. Pictures to follow.

2009-10-23T09:07:00.002-06:00

Fall / Winter 2009

Please stay tuned as Fall / Winter releases will be available shortly.

2009-10-14T08:41:00.004-06:00

Sneeze

Good morning. I hope everyone is doing well. Issue No. 5 of Sneeze was delivered yesterday. This issue has a good article on Keiichi Nitta, that's a worthwhile read.

No. 5

I'm bugging Sneeze to put a Streetbox in Chicago. If anyone wants to help make that push the information can be found here:

Streetbox

Email james@sneezemag.com for the Streetbox.

2009-10-03T14:21:00.002-06:00

Dead Weather

This is a great music video by the Dead Weather.

Will There Be Enough Water

2009-09-08T11:46:00.002-06:00

Lovers' Land Bike Tour

Things like this blow my hair back. It puts a deep pitted feeling of resentment in my stomach which is immediately followed by a stricken fear that I may not be able to do something so incredible.

Three friends embarked on a motorcycle trip with few plans beyond finding good waves. This is the blog that they put together.

Lovers' Land

2009-08-20T09:34:00.003-06:00

Chicago the Beautiful

This is a great film featuring Chicago in 1948. It's amazing to see how things have changed and yet remained the same in 60+ years. Enjoy.

Chicago the Beautiful

2009-08-13T11:33:00.001-06:00

Les Paul never stopped doing what he loved

In 1981 Mr. Paul underwent one of the first quintuple-bypass heart operations. After recuperating, he returned to performing, though the progress of his arthritis forced him to relearn the guitar. In 1983 he started to play weekly performances at Fat Tuesday’s, an intimate Manhattan jazz club. “I was always happiest playing in a club,” he said in a 1987 interview. “So I decided to find a nice little club in New York that I would be happy to play in.” After Fat Tuesday’s closed in 1995, he moved his Monday-night residency to Iridium.

At his shows he used one of his own customized guitars, which included a microphone on a gooseneck pointing toward his mouth so that he could talk through the guitar. In his sets he would mix reminiscences, wisecracks and comments with versions of jazz standards. Guests — famous and unknown — showed up to pay homage or test themselves against him. Despite paralysis in fingers on both hands, he retained some of his remarkable speed and fluency. Mr. Paul also performed regularly at jazz festivals through the 1980s.

He recorded a final album, “American Made, World Played” (Capitol), to celebrate his 90th birthday in 2005. It featured guest appearances by Eric Clapton, Keith Richards, Jeff Beck, Sting, Joe Perry of Aerosmith and Billy Gibbons of ZZ Top. The album brought him two Grammy Awards: for best pop instrumental performance and best rock instrumental performance. He had already won Grammy recognition for technical achievements.

Les Paul Article via NY Times

2009-08-12T12:54:00.002-06:00

Kitschworth

The Curators of Lowbrow Culture are back at it with an updated look. Put it on the list of daily readers.

Kitschworth

2009-07-22T10:47:00.002-06:00

The Joneses via STA

The following interview was conducted by Joe Schaefer from St. Alfred. It gives a more in depth look at our brand. Please take a few moments to read. I look forward to potentially more interviews conducted by St. Alfred and other designers in the future.

The Joneses on STA

2009-07-21T10:26:00.002-06:00

Go Forth

Done by who else? Wieden+Kennedy. Enjoy

Levi's Go Forth

2009-07-17T09:07:00.006-06:00

The Missing Ingredient

A quality article on Zach Wolfe. Definitely worth a read.

Zach Wolfe: The Missing Ingredient

Zach Wolfe Live

via: XTM Online

2009-07-14T08:51:00.001-06:00

That was so very G

2009-06-26T12:05:00.007-06:00

The Case for Print

I was recently turned on to Valet Magazine from the links section of A Continuous Lean. Valet is a lifestyle magazine in the truest sense of the word. Updates on fashion, food, culture, and grooming make Valet a worthwhile addition to the blog roll.

A recent post provided a short history and recipe of the Michelada. While basic in its general presentation the article had a great photo and some worthwhile text. I would have immediately torn it out of any magazine I was reading. One could most definitely print the article but we all know thats not going to happen. Beyond that the standard copy paper kept in 90% of printers would heavily water down the impact.

It made me start thinking about work like this and how easy it is for people to gloss over something well done like this. This is one of the cases for printed magazines. Buy print. Rip the pages out. Put them on your wall.

Valet - The Michelada

2009-06-17T09:02:00.003-06:00

Twenty-Three

Sometimes we get distracted and stop thinking clearly. This video might help. Thanks Frank.

Twenty-Three

2009-06-15T18:12:00.003-06:00

Public Enemies

"I like baseball, movies, good clothes, fast cars, and you. What else do you need to know?"

Go to www.publicenemies.net to see the trailer.

2009-06-01T15:51:00.002-06:00

Hollywood

Yesterday afternoon Hollywood Holt and Mano held it down at Do Division. The two performed to a mixed crowd of old and new fans. As usual Nigel's energy trumped all other performers. A great way to spend a sunday.

"Hollywood" Video

Hollywood Holt Website

2009-05-29T11:38:00.002-06:00

Horween

Below is a video documentary on the Horween Shell Cordovan process. Enjoy.

Horween Shell Cordovan

2009-05-27T10:12:00.004-06:00

Karen O

I had the privilege last night to see my girl Karen O and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs do their thing at the Aragon. While the show was a bit on the short side I'll take what I can get. Here are some great pics .

Karen's clothing is provided primarily by designer Christian Joy

Christian Joy & Karen O

2009-05-22T07:24:00.002-06:00

Good Morning. Hope everyone is doing well. Please make your way to the clothing page of the website to view the new season.

2009-05-06T12:14:00.003-06:00

Zach Wolfe

There is no doubt that Zach Wolfe has been doing his thing for a long time in the world of photography. I'm especially drawn to the energy of his "Raw" collection. Really cool stuff. He has recently started Zach Wolfe Live which offers short clips of some of the sights and sounds he sees and hears throughout his daily life/work. The most recent clip entitled Seattle Street Music is pretty humbling. Please check it out.

Zach Wolfe RAW

Zach Wolfe LIVE

Need to give a shout out to Sumner as well for his work with Zach. What up Sum.

2009-04-28T06:58:00.002-06:00

Ian Isenhour

I recently caught this clip of long time friend of The Joneses - Ian Isenhour. Not only can the dude skate but, he sang vocals on the track in the video. He's currently a double threat, and is hard at work to become a triple. More to come...

Ian Isenhour

Take a look around Black Sheep's website too. Things are looking pretty good in the QC.

Clip is courtesy of Matt Shively

MSHIVELY EXPERIENCE

2009-04-26T16:10:00.002-06:00

The Joneses Spring / Summer

The Joneses family grows with the addition of Suite Sole to our list of stockists. Suite Sole is located in Charleston, South Carolina and is held down by Gustavo Serrano. Serrano, former fashion editor at Stuff magazine, relocated from Brooklyn a few years back and has been a mainstay in the Charleston retail scene since his arrival. Suite Sole carries Nike, Alife, Mighty Healthy, Mishka, The Hundreds and many more. Please stop in check out our new season and say hello to Gustavo and the crew.

47 ½ Spring Street
Charleston, South Carolina

Suite Sole

2009-04-20T07:08:00.004-06:00

SWARM

Big thanks go out to Kevin Taylor (Kitschworth) and the Niche team for letting us come down and hang out this past Friday. It was great to be back in Charlotte kicking it with some of the old heads.

Kitschworth

Niche