Just wanted to remind everyone about tonight’s Party at El Bar. We will be giving out some free Process and Joneses tees throughout the night so come early to make sure you get a chance to win one. Be sure to wear your crispiest Process, Joneses or Street Local tee and show your support for the fam.

SWARM: Atlanta Edition
El Bar (939 Ponce de Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306)
Friday, May 22nd
Cover: $5
Featuring sounds by: Blng x Bdgt (Charlotte) and Cristo Disco (Atlanta)

Who’s ready for a bear fight?

Name:
Nene Wudah Kisseih

Aka:
Wudah, Most people usually don’t pronounce my name properly, so there are endless versions of incorrect phonetics. There is the typical southern Nay-Nay. There is Ne-Ne. It’s quite simple actually. It’s only one syllable said twice. Pronounced like the 1st syllable in the word Neck. Nene. You can also call me Chief if you really know me. Cause thats what my name means.

Website:
streetlocal404.com
overaided.com

Where are you from?
Accra, Ghana. West Africa.

Who do you work for?
Bullion Tailored Goods. StreetLocal. OveRaideD.

What are your Current Project(s)?
Finishing up the samples for my first solo collection with Bullion (BTG). I am really excited about starting on my newest venture with ATL’s finest StreetLocals. We are stepping our game up. Fixing a broken cabinet in my kitchen.

Who would you love to work with?
Peter Poopat of common projects’, John Sternberg of Band of Outsiders’, Tom Ford, Jerrord Cornish and Kieran Richardson of Corpus, David Neville and Marcus Wainwright of Rag & Bone. The list is endless..

If you had to give all your sneakers away to charity except for one pair, which ones would you keep?
I dunno, either my Nike Air Max 90 Currents cause they are mad comfortable, or my newest pair of shoes. Alife Public outrage.

What’s on your iPod right now?
Gucci Mane, Oj the Juiceman, Danger Mouse and Jemini, Ghostface Killah, Little Brother, Mobb Deep, Mos Def, Outkast, The Pharcyde, The Police (why does this one sound like it doesn’t really fit with the rest), The Roots, UGK, Tabi Bonney, Grip Plyaz, Dj Slugger.

What’s your Favorite ATL food?
Extra crispy chicken wangs from Atlanta’s best wings, Hawaiian steak from Houstons, Ribs from Crazy Ron’s Choo Choo Bar-b-que. Yes, I like meat. I’m African Damn it!

What’s your Favorite ATL hangout?
My bed, My Kitchen, El Bar, Almost any Football Pitch (that’s a soccer field for most of you). Where ever my friends are.

What are your Pet Peeves?
When people say they are going to do something for you and they don’t. Long ass finger nails on dudes. Rude ass people who work in the customer service field who don’t enjoy their jobs. People who always complain (downers).

Shout outs?
My folks, Randi ran, Kiki, Mason, Lawer Kojo, Dumas, Anyone else with the Last name Kisseih, My cousin Nii-Armarh, Arash (ORDatl), All my StreetLocal Fam: Tim, Ryan, Cory (King Alga), Myk and Les, Jamil Ficklin, Al (Khanartist), Reggie (Brave Bernard), Larry, Georgios, Jared, Ross, All the cool ass people that work at el bar Ed, Colleen, Rosa…, Gripplyaz, Chad Reid, Tunde (freshiam), Rithy, Denys, Ariel Weekes, Sumner, Proton, Fadia, Howard G, Dean Dyer, Standard Crew, Eddie Naugle, Joseph Vellino, J-lie, No brakesATL, A.C., Radar, The Joneses, Hen B, Blng x Bgdt, Chilly-O, Presto, Cristo, Manchester United Glory Glory MANUTD!!!, CWill, Jeremy and Grahm, Mo H, Quinton Hart, Shelly (my barber), Sean and Lisa, Amber, Sid Mashburn, I probably forgot some folks. Don’t take it personal.

Welcome to East Point! We’ve recently moved our studio space (again) to the origins of the world-famous Outkast. Despite the props from everyone as a result of our recent Vimby.com studio tour and interview, the time felt right for the move. We haven’t completely finished unpacking, but we wanted to show off the new spot that we’ve already dubbed, The Treehouse, due to it’s intentionally unfinished interior.

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Photo by Kevin Byrd

Here’s a photo of Bernard McCoy (the man behind Modern Atlanta) from the MA09 “Design is Human” Kickoff Party we attended last Friday evening. It was great hanging with all of our professional creative friends all under one roof for a few hours. Check out Kevin Byrd’s flickr photoset of the night here.

Relish, the creative event design company that burst into the Atlanta scene planning and executing the PROCESS launch circuit in March is now up to something pretty big. Pretty big, pretty yummy, and totally free. Free Pie!

The catalysts, Melissa and Reena, have this to say: “The world is kinda crazy. FREE PIE isn’t. Join a burgeoning movement. Make a pie. Pick a spot. Give it Away. Yep, it’s that simple - no strings, no logos, no agenda - just a random act of kindness.”

This Saturday, May 16, starting at 2:00pm, free pieces of homemade pie will be given away at over a (baker’s) dozen locations around the city. Go here for more info on locations to grab a slice and how to sign up to help if you’re interested!

Name:
Denys

Aka:  
Kneesee sometimes Miss Denys

Website:
kneeseespieces.com
analoggirls.com

Where are you from?
College Park, Georgia!

Who do you work for? 
For 18 amazing children in the Early Preschool Class at an Autistic Center.

What are your Current Project(s)? 
When I’m not being miss teacher lady, I’m a complete 35mm film junkie. I’m working on building a portfolio under my nom de guerre “Kneesees Pieces” as well as Analog Girls. I have really big ideas as to where I’d like this all to go… but I’ll be about it before I talk about it. Eventually I’d love to see my work turn into little exhibits and books. It’s all for the love of film.. I’m no fame and fortune seeker.

Who would you love to work with?
Storytellers, visionaries and genuine, worldly people. Thats all.

If you had to give all your sneakers away to charity except for one pair, which ones would you keep? 
My wal mart shoes. They’re one in a billion.

What’s on your iPod right now?
I actually don’t even have an iPod but my iTunes is playing lots of Camera Obscura, Au Revoir Simone, The Radio Dept., The Cure, Broken Social Scene, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and almost everything 80s.

What’s your Favorite ATL food?
I’m always hungry. So can we say foods? Hot Cafe in College Park is my Thai food comfort haven. It’s really Laotian owned, but thats when you know it’s real good. The 5Spot has the best sammiches. I love Flying Biscuit in Candler Park.. and oh yeah R. Thomas. I told you I was always hungry.

What’s your Favorite ATL hangout?
El Bar? El yeah! Duh!

What are your Pet Peeves?
I’m super passive. I notice everything and nothing at the same time. On top of that, I work with two-year-olds… you could only imagine the things I go through. So I think I’ve built an even more higher tolerance for things.

Shout outs?
My analog ladies.. Hadiyah & Ashley, my little minions who give me the occasional black eye and bruised legs and everyone else who has mused me on my film projects! aye!

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Modern Atlanta kicks off 2009’s series of modern home tours and design events in Atlanta this week. We’re featured in the MA09 Guidebook that you will receive when you purchase tickets for this weeks home tours and/or Kickoff Party this Friday, the 15th. Buy tickets here. Thanks to MA for placing us alongside ATL’s top design teams and stories. I really like the photo they chose to publish!

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The other day I was sitting through a layover in the Tokyo Narita Airport in Japan when I looked up from playing NBA Live to see a familiar face on CNN. Coach Luma Mufleh and the Fugees Family were being featured on a special about Africa and I was excited for that kind of global exposure for their organization. I wanted to stand up in the middle of the airport and exclaim, “I know her, we worked together!” The website that EC created for them is shown several times in the feature as well. I was floored.

Photo by Stefán Kjartansson

Name:
Wade Thompson

Aka:  
SON&SONS

Website:
sonandsons.com

Where are you from?
Atlanta

Who do you work for? 
My own self

What are your Current Project(s)? 
We’re working on a few Brand Identity  and advertising projects for Coca-Cola, a new website for the fashion designer Catherine Malandrino, a new brand identity for the Migrating Forms film festival in NYC, just wrapped up mybedo.com, as well as the BeDo name and identity. We’re currently diving into new projects with Creative Capital, and Basil & Sons, a men’s pants line.

Who would you love to work with?
We’re lucky to collaborate with so many great people already –  you and the Epidemik Coalition team, Armchair, Ignition, plus a whole bunch of folks in NY. As for clients, we want to be the creative resource for a handfull of social and business entreprenuers.

If you had to give all your sneakers away to charity except for one pair, which ones would you keep? 
I’ve got some old lo-top leather Chucks that look like Japanese nurse shoes. No one can figure out what they are exactly. They’re perforated like a bandaid, super slim soles, and no markings.

What’s on your iPod right now?
Bumblebee Unlimited, Sun Ra, Djeli Daouda Dembele, Fleetwood Mac, and Willie Nelson.

What’s your Favorite ATL food?
When Im in Atlanta, I turn into a “lady who lunches”. I’m all about a loaded dog or a shrimp po-boy from Star Provisions… topped off with soft serve icecream with a little olive oil and sea salt.

What’s your Favorite ATL hangout?
Porches with swings, BBQs, house parties, and The Center for Design Study.

What are your Pet Peeves?
People who sit around and mope.

Shout outs?
The entire Son & Sons Family, especially Jeff, Ryan Jessica, and Alena.

Charlotte’s monthly gathering of like minds and good times pays its first visit to Atlanta on Friday May 22nd, 2009

We’ve teamed-up with Kitschworth to bring Charlotte’s best party down I-85 to Atlanta. Lots of ATL & QC fam will be present and come out for a chance to be laced-up by those involved.

SWARM: Atlanta Edition
El Bar (939 Ponce de Leon Ave NE Atlanta, GA 30306)
Friday, May 22nd
Featuring sounds by: Blng x Bdgt (Charlotte) and Cristo Disco (Atlanta)

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Does anyone know someone that works at Atlanta Spirit?

Firstly, Congrats to the Atlanta Hawks for their first playoff series victory in 10 years! It’s been amazing to watch the process of transforming the worst team in the league to one of the most exciting teams to watch.

While I was poking around on some sports uniform/logo blogs earlier today (yes, I totally nerd-out on sports aesthetics) it dawned on me how the late 2007 rebrand of the Atlanta Hawks didn’t include an alternate uniform. Also, they eliminated using Yellow (which had been a team color since ‘72), downplayed the use of Red, and introduced Navy Blue and Silver as team colors. Currently, they wear predominantly White uniforms at home and Navy Blue uniforms on the road. I’ve included a Hawks uniform timeline PDF here.

Since there is no current Hawks alternate uniform, I quickly comped an idea onto a Josh Smith photo from their 2007-2008 campaign; using Red as the predominant color and the ATL city abbreviation. I’m not sure if there is a possibility for Hawks management to introduce a new alternate uniform for next season, but now would be a great time in Hawks history to do so. ATL pride is high, David Stern could make more money, and I’d definitely spend my hard earned cheese on a Red-Alternate Zaza Pachulia jersey!

DJ Slugger’s new mixtape, Keep It Hood The Sequel: Stay Gutter stays true to his grime-time roots. Really great stuff. I’ve been bumping on the streets of HK for about a week now. It’s the least I can do to feel like I’m home.

Download (via zshare): DJ Slugger - Stay Gutter Mixtape

For those who missed it:
Download (via MediaFire): DJ Slugger - Keep It Hood Mixtape

Atlanta mainstays, Criminal Records and Creative Loafing have gotten together to release a compilation mixtape featuring Atlanta’s most talented artists. My personal fav has to be Grip Plyaz. I just like the attitude he brings when he’s flowing. FYI - There’s a download link at the bottom of this post.

There are 2 record release shows where you can score the 500 limited edition vinyl EPs:

N.E.C., Grip Plyaz, the Balkans, A. Leon Craft.
$10 (includes vinyl LP).
Thursday, May 7
7 pm
Eyedrum
290 Martin Luther King Jr. Drive
404-522-0655

Stanza, Carnivores, Mums FP, Predator.
Free
Sunday, May 10
3:30 pm
Criminal Records
1154-A Euclid Ave
404-215-9511

Full tracklist:
1. Predator - “You”
2. Grip Plyaz - “Fuck Dat Hipster Shit”
3. Anna Kramer and The Lost Cause - “I Can’t Take It”
4. A. Leon Craft - “Spaced Out”
5. The N.E.C. - “Cruel Sea”
6. Stanza - “A. Town Love”
7. Zoroaster - “White Dwarf”
8. Balkans - “Violent Girls”
9. Carnivores - “Shark Teeth”
10. Mums FP - “Cause & Effect”
11. Abby Go Go - “The Lost Song”
12. Spree Wilson - “Travelin’ Man Blues”
13. All Night Drug Prowling Wolves - “Dance Again”
14. G.G. King - “Drug Zoo”
15. Noot d’ Noot - Fingers Like Steeples
16. Batata Doce - “Corda Bomba”
17. Facehugger - “Through the Air Vents”
18. The Coathangers - “Stop Stomp Stompin’”
19. 4th Ward Afro-Klezmer Orchestra - “East Atlanta Passover Stomp”
20. Customers - “Howling At The Moon”
21. Danny! - “I Want H.E.R. (She’s So Heavy)”
22. Supreeme - “I’m On Fire”
23. Derek Lyn Plastic - “Run With Me”
24. Withered - “Reveal the Essence of Suffering”
25. Pill - “Lookin’ In”
26. Thy Mighty Contract - “Bats in the Dark”
27. Jeffrey Butzer - “Theme for a Tailor”

Download (via Creative Loafing): Mixt: An Atlanta Compilation

Name:
Cory Patton

Aka:  
King Alga, The Warrior, Black Jesus, The Truth, Big O, Grime, General, Damaga, King, Knowledge, Jeru, That Dood “a few more but, I plead the 5th on those. Might have rents on them.

Website:
gumshoeapparel.com
streetlocal404.com
standardatl.com

Where are you from?
The South: Tuscaloosa, AL aka Trill Town, AL aka Tough Town, AL

Who do you work for? 
Standard/ El Bar/ Street Local/ My friends…

What are your Current Project(s)? 
Just wait, and you’ll be shocked.

Who would you love to work with?
Movie: Robert Deniro & Clint Eastwood
Music: Premiere, RZA, Pete Rock, Ghostface, 9th wonder, & Jay-Z
Clothing: Alife, Supreme, Hundreds, Undefeated, Neighborhood

If you had to give all your sneakers away to charity except for one pair, which ones would you keep? 
All of them, wouldn’t keep any.

What’s on your iPod right now?
Wutang, Ghostface, The Otherside, Haz Solo, Gucci Mane, OJ the Juiceman, Gorilla Zoe, Nite Ratz Mixtapes, Pipomixes, Pete Rock, DJ Premiere, Boot Camp Click, Master P (Old Shyt), Big L, Biggie, Fat Joe, 2Pac, Tribe, Kurupt, Big Daddy Kane, Roots, I’m really into trap/grimey music now.

What’s your Favorite ATL food?
Bookhouse, Silver Grill, & any place with a good burger & wings

What’s your Favorite ATL hangout?
I try to go a few places but I enjoy El-bar and the W on Thursdays.

What are your Pet Peeves?
People that big-up thereselves when u meet them. U know” I got this / I’m a rapper / I’m T.I.’s cousin…”

Shout outs?
Street Locals: Tim, Ryan, Myk, A the Monster, Christy, Ginsu, Aaron(Joneses), (Crooks) A.C., Radar, Shane, BlngXBdgt, Cody, Bobby Billions, A-Huf, Colin, Jimmy, Cristo Melio, Sumner, Zach Wolfe, Dax, Rob & Rosa Wonder, Lan, Malik, Sharon, (Nite Ratz) Slugger, Presto, Cristo, Big Ricky, Matt Lezecko, Lauren “Fly” Bird, Asian John, Cobra Corps, (Carpe/Rowdy) Greg Mike, Andrew Kline, Henry Broggi, Nicole, Al (saint 48), Jest (Alife), Vik (Nike), (Process) Georgios, Larry, Vadal, Ross, Sam, Gerad, My bros: Ku Ku, Demone, Hollywood, Big Dog, Moo!!, Lil Mot, Brandon, Gavin “can’t wait for u to get out” Patton, Zach Gable, Malcolm, K.J., Reggie (Brave Bernard) Caleb Gauge, DJ Smiles, (Lavish Life) Grip, Kei, Kim, Mums Fp, Super bird, Lauren, Sarah, Maria x5, Lisete, April, DJ Hotsauce, DJ Jelly, Wutang, Sandra Brooks, (QC click) Jhonatan Connely, Darrell Rice, Jen (the Legs), Tonya Kelly, Amanda, Carey, Adam, Kacy, Rachael, Barry, JYML, Chris, Damein, Drew,Steve Boogie, Chris Mink, Laura Mink, Herman, Hiram, Ed, Colleen, Kevin, Tara, Kent & Erin Congrats!!, Jason, Ashely, Coke, Kelly’e, Channel, Brain, Kiddo, Kyle, (The Otherside) Keno, Wallsauce, Haz Solo Wojo, Joy, Cindy, (Corner heads) Cowhead, Scar, Brandon & Miya Bryant, Jeff, Decautar Dan, Nellie, Mo, Northstar X, Fresh.I.am, If i forgot u I’m sorry, till the God hour!!

This past Saturday night, we were involved in the Hat Trick event at Halo Lounge. The guy in the photo sporting the Nokahoma fitted and Tomahawk tee is Chris Mosier. Chris is new to EC and will be helping us out for the next few months. He did a great job helping with the event even after the night before. Thanks to FN Socials for including us in the show.

Check out more photos at The Midnight Socialite.com

After years of having their feet planted firmly in the Atlanta lifestyle market, Standard opened the doors to it’s second location in Lenox Square. To commemorate the expansion, Standard has partnered up American footwear giant DC Shoes for their first collaborative efforts. The goal in this collaboration was to represent design elements that have always been strongly present in the motif of Standard. The true red color embodies the strong presence of red accents at both locations along with the green laces and insole, which represent the artificial turf that covers the floor at the new store, as well as the live turf used at various events at the original location.

Check out more at the Standard Blog.

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Howdy from the other side of the globe! I’ve been in HK for the past few days and I thought it’d be nice to rep StreetLocal (one of our favorite brands/crews from ATL) while on the go. I’ve been using this StreetLocal Gentleman comb every day to keep my mane in check. As soon as I have a chance to edit my photos, I’ll post some interesting stuff I’ve been working on. It’s fun being in Asia but I can’t wait to be back with the crew in the Dirty-Dirty. Let’s get it Hawks!

This Saturday, FN Socials, Christys’ Hats and Freshiam.net present Hat Trick at Halo Lounge. Christys’ Hats will be providing you with some of the finest hats and a photo booth for some photo ops. Sounds by DJ What! and 2 local favorites, J Sol & Apple Juice. Also, Midnight Socialite will be there to take your picture, so dress proper. There will be giveaways from Christys’ Hats and of course PROCESS, so come early. Doors open at 10.

for no cover before midnight.

Photo by Dan Hall

Name:
Farshad Arshid

Aka:  
Rashad, Vershad, Far-shaad, Rasheed, FarshaRd, RashaRd, and any other way my name is butchered…

Website:
standardatl.com

Where are you from?
Born in Tehran Iran (gotta rep the motherland) grew up in Houston, TEJAS (as GDub says it), here in Atlanta for 13 years now.

Who do you work for? 
For the man… Damn the man… Oh, and I own the Standard boutiques in town.

What are your Current Project(s)? 
Collaboration with DC Shoes, collab with Process (clears throat)… Spring/Summer In-Store series at 1841. And a few more that I can’t talk about yet…..

Who would you love to work with?
Too many to name, but here are a few: Nike, The Hundreds, 10 Deep, Alife, Benny Gold, Huf, Maharishi

If you had to give all your sneakers away to charity except for one pair, which ones would you keep? 
Adidas Milano Navy with gold Stripes… I have 2 pairs… a beat up pair that wore while building the original store… and a pair I found at Sporty LA 2 years ago which I paid entirely too much for… This is strictly for sentimental reasons…

What’s on your iPod right now?
The new Depeche Mode (single), George Michael (4life), Ghostland Observatory, Sam Roberts Band, Rehab, Elton John, Morrissey, The Smiths, Cartel, Ponderosa, UGK, the Cool Kids, Phoenix, US Royalty, Chester French, NERD, Grip Plyaz, Biggie, Erik B & Rakim, Ice T, New Order, The Cure, Duran Duran.

What’s your Favorite ATL food?
Spice Market, Eugene’s, Rumi’s Kitchen, Flip Burger Boutique, Surin, Holeman & Finch, Taqueria Del Sol, FAB, MF Sushi, Shaun’s, Hong Kong Harbor (best dim sum in town).

What’s your Favorite ATL hangout?
STANDARD Boutiques (look man, I work gazillion hours a weeks… my only social activity is talking shit to whoever visits… but other favorite spot that I don’t visit nearly enough is El Bar.

What are your Pet Peeves?
Assholes (with the exception of myself), being late, bluetooth headsets, sunglasses indoors, stupid questions (Is the grass real? Is this Pharrell’s store? Where do you guys get your stuff from? Do you guys make your own clothes? Can I get a recession discount?)

Shout outs?
Man toooo many…. 1st and foremost, the bosslady my wife Sandy… My family, My Standard crew (Daniel, Ryan, Nellie, Mourad, Xavier, Cory), CHRIS BLACK, Bun B, My Process boys of course (keep doing what you’re doing), Greg Street, Don Cannon, Coach K, Vik S, Shawn from Walters, The entire Rehab Family, Demun Jones, Germaine, the Willis Twins, Smiles, xText message Timx, Kaos, Jason Geter, Brian @ DC, C to the JL, Kaan Ergun (kaandre 3000), FNDTN crew, BBC crew, Scotty ILL, Eric V, Meg, Benny Gold, Rob Wonder & Rosa, Zach Wolfe, Sumner, Henry, Serious Ron, The Joneses, Will Lundy, Lavish Life crew, AC, Myk and the rest of The Charlotte crew, Dallas Austin, and the Rowdy Crew, G Mike, Caleb, Ross, Reggie, Patrick, and last but not least my boys Zero, Cosmo, and Paco.

ATL’s best interior design company, Habachy Designs, came to Epidemik Coalition needing a new website. After a few meetings at their downtown Atlanta office, which has an amazing view of the city, we quickly had wireframes and site-structure in hand. It was only a matter of days to implement everything and get it live. It was a pleasure working with Michael and Evan on this project and we’re looking forward to future EC/Habachy collaborations.