LOVIN' THE LOFT.

The Loft

{from Bergas in London}

It's really hard to put THE LOFT into words. On March 18th 2007, we were very lucky to live through the experience.

All we can say is this one will surely be up there with your "wedding-first born-first kiss-first Coltrane" memories - joy and pure music enlightenment in their finest forms from the maestro, David Mancuso... Big ups and mad respect to Alex (Gimme5/Stussy) who hooked us up with this magic!

SPREAD THE LOVE!!!!!!!!

Alex (Gimme 5) & B

David Mancuso - no headphones & old-school decks...

The kidz...

The older kidz...

WOLFMOTHER.

Bergas apparently sold his soul (didn't know he had one) for entry to the recent London gig by retro-rockers WOLFMOTHER... These guys may have come a long way since being called one of Rolling Stone's 'top 10 bands to watch in 2006', and recently winning the 2007 Grammy for best Hard Rock performance but it seems they still know how to rock a crowd...

The first time Sydney’s WOLFMOTHER came to London we missed it. So when they came in February for the second time, we couldn't pass... Tickets sold out in 3 minutes!

The wait was worth it. Energy and melody, pure, raw, heavy Zeppelin metal as Wolfmother was unleashed from it's cage! Andrew Stockdale (vocals/guitar), Chris Ross (bass/keyboards) and Myles Heskett (drums) were completely in tune with the crowd and delivered a mad headbangers-ball performance.



Hard hitters included Woman, Apple tree, Dimension, Colossal and our favorite Joker 'n' Thief which properly destroyed London's Hammersmith Apollo. They also covered Led Zeppelin’s Communication Breakdown like a true prodigy. Just like living high school all over again! The crowd was pumped, with a wild mosh pit and beer-in-the-air served all night.


Visit their label site MODULAR PEOPLE for more interesting new music from Avalanche, Cut Copy, The Presets and more.

ACE!!

{posted by BERGAS}

TATTY AT THE TATE.

On September 23rd TATTY DEVINE held down the do-it-yourself fiesta at London's famous Tate Museum as part of the TATE LOUD exhibition program. This is a series of events used to promote individuality and creativity while raising social awareness of current happenings around the world.

Harriet and Rosie (founders and owners of Tatty Devine) were also present, geared to fly to the moon with their super-cool astronaut outfits - the new TD clothing line?

Crowds were able to choose 3 items for FREE which would then be made into a necklace, bracelet or keychain. Each item had a meaning, with items including a gun, peace sign, daisy, heart, tank, dove and more... for your imagination to go wild with... Free Tatty Devine was the order of the day.

the bomb seems more popular than the dove...

The eccentric 'nuclear-plant-astro-futuristic' Devine crew made this an incredibly colourful and unique event. Hopefully we can do something similar in Jakarta too?

Just a reminder, a new shipment of Tatty Devine is exclusively available in 707 now - each piece is ordered in limited numbers and already selling fast... New stock includes pieces from this season's collection 'Intergalactic Hedgerows'.

{text and photos by BERGAS & OVELIA}

MISCHIEF IN LONDON.

ovelia (707) one ups the souls with an extra finger.

On Monday 23rd October 2006 (happy b'day Kezia!!!!) a real Hip Hop hurricane was brewing in cold and rainy Camden town. Live straight from Oakland, CA was the infinite SOULS OF MISCHIEF with DJ FLUX on the 1 and 2. Right from the get-go the beats were making the crowd, predominantly white - we thought we're in a Kenny Rogers' jam or something - bounce and roll up and down and even sideways.

Opio, Tajai and A-plus were kickin' it old school with their cool and lyrical rhymes Oakland style. The main shit was when the classic 93 till' infinity was blasting, and everyone just went nuts. Check them up on their own label website HIEROGLYPHICS.com. They have been doing it independently for 10 years now - so independendent that after the show, Tajai (one of the MC's) was in their concession stand selling T shirts and cd's. Now that's some ill independent!

JORDAN & TINKER. LONDON.

A few shots of the dynamic duo when they were in London, taken by our intrepid undercover reporter, Bergas. Unfortunately no signing session - even name-dropping 707 somehow didn't work... Funny how it never seems to help...

For more shots, check FOOTURAMA.

MHI x MARK GONZALEZ

707 crew, London chapter.

Currently at the MHI (Maharishi) Soho Store in London;
An exhibition by skate legend and graphic artist Mark Gonzalez.

The opening event was on Friday Oct 20th 2K6.

The MHI store (Carnaby) and the street were jammed, packed with peepz from around 8 pm. Other than Gonz art do, people could also check out works by Neckface, Futura as well as MHI's crazy collection of everything collectible.
Especially for the event there were 1000 mini priest statues (it can blow bubbles!!!), individually hand designed and signed by Mark Gonzales. These are up for sale while supplies last... Won't last long.
For more info on the Gonz, cek diz: WIKIPEDIA/GONZALEZ

The MHI x Gonz t shirt and skate decks will be available in Jakarta along with other MHI "soon to be collectible" items.

You know the drill, 707 will be the only one who'll house it!