As we near the opening of our online shop, we’ve made it easy for you to keep track of the days, hours, minutes, and seconds until our summer line will be officially available. Check the homepage at FRESH Kids Lifestyle, which displays the splash image and countdown timer.

Thank you for your continued support!

The Massive Monkees are featured on front page of The Seattle Times website. Here are a few quotes from the article that reflect their values, beliefs, and goals.

“Our goal is to maintain us, our relationship, our crew and our integrity,” said member Brysen Angeles, 28

“The group is a family,” said Jerome “Jeromeskee” Aparis, 26. “We grew up together. Family comes first. We build each other up, then we battle.”

“We have great chemistry,” said Florentino “Flow Funk” Francisco, 28. “We feed off each other.”

“You had to work harder to cultivate it,” said Mabanta, 26.

Much of what is emphasized in these quotes reflect what the Massive Monkees stand for and work towards. FRESH Kids share many of the same values. Family. Respect. Education. Style. Hustle. The Massive Monkess have definitely set a great example for everyone, and it’s nice to see such an influential group of people speak so humbly.

FRESH Kids would like to congratulate Massive Monkees on making it to ten years.

Read the rest of the article here: Massive Monkees celebrate 10 years of break dancing

And don’t forget their 10 Year Anniversary Jam at Evo this Saturday! We will also have our FRESH Kids x Massive Monkees shirt for sale at this event!

Source: The Seattle Times

Gov. Christine Gregoire has just signed a bill that basically says a business with 3 or more people must allow customers to use any employee restrooms as long as it does not pose a security risk. Originally, the proposal was for customers with inflammatory bowel diseases with proper identification to be allowed to use employee restrooms. Now we all can.

Gov. Chris Gregoire has signed a bill that lets people have easier access to business’ bathrooms.

Gregoire signed the bill Monday and it takes effect July 26.

The original proposal required retailers without public restrooms to allow people with inflammatory bowel diseases to use employee restrooms, if they had an identification card or a letter from a doctor or nurse.

That provision remains in the new law. But it also requires businesses to allow any customer to use an employee restroom if three or more employees are working at the time, and the request doesn’t pose a security risk.

Pearl Jam guitarist Mike McCready, who suffers from Crohn’s disease, testified for the bill earlier this year.

That’s the the shit.

Source: The Seattle Times

Our summer line will be available on June 1, 2009. Visit us again once the shop is back up and running. Limited quantities available of each design! Click back to previous posts to see previews of the new designs and colorways.

Celebrate the launch of our summer line at The War Room. Goods, Resident Media, and Fresh Kids present Ring The Alarm: FRESH EDITION with Neil Armstrong (yes, Jay-Z’s DJ), Vinroc, Fran Boogie, and Spinja.

Friday, May 22, 2009 at The War Room. 21 and over w/ ID.

For the Massive Monkees 10 year anniversary celebration, we will be selling the Fresh Kids x Massive Monkees shirt at the Evo event on May 16, 2009 [flyer below]. Get them while we have your size!

Saturday, May 16, 2009 at Evo. All ages.

The youngest since Moses.

Source: NBA

Should’ve went straight for Pretty Boy Floyd. At least he would’ve put up a fight…

After collaborating with Nike SB on a Dunk, De La Soul found out that they could be a part of Nike+ and their Original Run series. The album is titled ARE YOU IN?: Nike+ Original Run and is designed to lead you through your run starting with a warm up, peaking with uptempo beats, and cooling off for a total run of 45 minutes.

Quoted from Business Wire:

ARE YOU IN?: Nike+ Original Run is a continuous full-length body of music that reflects the arc a runner experiences during a run. Commissioned by Nike, this is the fifth release in the Nike+ Original Run series following releases by artists such as A-Trak, Aesop Rock, LCD Soundsystem and Crystal Method.

The release also features cover artwork by famed designer Joe Buckingham and an exclusive single.

Check out the video and artwork below. And peep the dope bleachers in the background with all the Nike logos from years past to present! Download the album from iTunes for $9.99 tomorrow, April 28, 2009.

Source: Nah Right

Like to eat out and try new things, but hate the bill at the end? The Seattle Times has collaborated with many fine-dining restaurants around Seattle to offer a value packed three course meal for $30. Participating restaurants include 13 Coins, Boka, Garage, Ipanema, Salty’s, and Anthony’s just to name a few. See the full list at The Seattle Times. Urban Eats is good from Sundays to Thursdays throughout May (excluding Mother’s Day on May 10).

Source: The Seattle Times

KRS-One and Buckshot have a new album coming out on August 25, 2009. It’s titled “Survival Skills.” And the kicker – Geo of the Blue Scholars aka Prometheus Brown is going to be featured on the album. Congratulations, Geo!

“Survival Skills” has confirmed features from Mary J Blige, Slug, of Atmosphere, Immortal Technique, K’NAAN, Talib Kweli, Sean Price, Naledge of Kidz In The Hall, Smif N Wessun, Rock of Heltah Skeltah and Geo of Blue Scholars.

Find more Blue Scholars and Mass Line Media here:
Blue Scholars
Mass Line Media

Source: @prometheusbrown
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The newest Spike Lee Joint is titled “Kobe Doin’ Work: A Game in the Life.” Here are the three clips (rolled into one) that have been floating around. Kobe touches on subjects such as passing the ball, executing plays, and team personnel. It will premiere at the Tribeca/ESPN Sports Film Festival in New York on April 25, 2009, but will also air on ESPN on May 16, 2009 7:30 PM EST aka 4:30 PM PST [don't say we didn't remind you about the time difference!]. Go ahead and set your DVR now.. I’ll stop writing for a second.

Okay you back? Good.. now keep reading.

The documentary should be good TV for Lakers fans because of the access Lee received. As a result of unlimited time with Bryant before, during and after a game against the San Antonio Spurs last season, ESPN is billing Kobe Doin’ Work as “a definitive portrait” of the Lakers superstar.

If you want to read more, check this article out. And Charles Barkley speaks the truth! Q&A with Spike Lee

Charles Barkley said during a recent broadcast, “Ain’t nobody in the world can guard Kobe Bryant. The only person that has a chance against Kobe Bryant is the person you talk to when you get on your damn knees at night.”

Source: ESPN