Star Wars “Boba 750 Boost” Sneaker Print by Tracy Tubera

Tracy Tubera’s newest pop culture x sneaker print is one of his best! Check out the Star Wars inspired “Boba 750 Boost”, which features the galaxy’s most dangerous bounty hunter sporting some of Adidas’ killer Yeezy 750 Boost sneakers. It’s true what they say, when you are hunting for the most sought after kicks in the known galaxy, you don't hire just anybody to find them for you. You hire the best…Boba Fett!

“Boba 750 Boost” by Tracy Tubera is an 11”x14” Star Wars print on archival watercolor paper. Each print comes signed, numbered and hand embossed, and is limited to just 50 pieces. Pre-order one today at the Tracy Tubera online store for just $30. Get one before Boba Fett gets you!

Loyal K.N.G. Winter 2011 T-Shirt Collection

I don’t know where I’ve been, but evidently last week Loyal K.N.G. released its Winter 2011 T-Shirt Collection. This Texas indie brand always injects a heavy dose of pop culture references in their designs, and they definitely went all out on this collection! From sports, movies and anime to hip-hop, comic books and video games, the Loyal K.N.G. Winter collection has a little bit of everything in it. This is definitely the clothing line for all you pop culture connoisseurs to check out.

One of my favorite new t-shirts in this release is the “Mojo Power” design. It’s a crazy mash-up of Caesar from the Rise of the Planet of the Apes film, Mojo Jo Jo from The Powerpuff Girls, and the “Power” music video by Kanye West. You really can’t ask for much more pop culture goodness crammed into one t-shirt design than that, can you!?!

For the sports fans there’s the Atlanta Braves inspired “Atamahawk” and the Oakland Raiders themed “Toon Raider” t-shirts. Both designs feature Atama, the Loyal K.N.G. mascot, reinterpreted as a professional sports team’s logo. The Loyal K.N.G. Winter 2011 Collection also includes designs inspired by Doraemon, RoboCop, KRS-One, Sam and Max and so much more! Can you spot all the homages in these tees?

You can pick up one or the entire collection right now at the Loyal K.N.G. online store. Each t-Shirt retails for $30, or you can pick up some of these designs on crewnecks, which retail for $45.

The 51st Annual Grammy Awards' Music Makes Us Ad Campaign

Did you know the Grammy Awards were this Sunday? The Blot would bet any amount of money that most of you didn’t, and do you know why? Because no one cares! The days when families gathered around their television sets to see who won such and such award are dead and gone. When was the last time one of these awards shows even drew huge ratings? The truth is while I love the Emmys and the Oscars, the Grammys lost me a long, long time ago.


Part of the problem is I don’t understand the award categories. While the Emmys and Oscars have Best Actor/Actress and Best Supporting Actor/Actress, the Grammys have awards for Best Song, Best Album and Best Record. Aren’t those all the same thing? Plus, the past few years the Album of the Year award has gone to albums no one has even heard of and acts well past their prime.

So why am I even talking about the Grammys this year? Because its new advertising campaign entitled “Music Makes Us” is ridiculous awesome! While the Music Makes Us ad campaign has been running on television, in print, online and on the radio for weeks, it’s the print ads that really have The Blot excited (click here or here to find out more).


It features current and former nominees with their likenesses made up of lyrics from songs that influenced and inspired them as artists. While some collages reference little known artists, others like Lil Wayne and Rihanna’s “pays tribute to Jay-Z’s ‘Can’t Knock the Hustle’ and” Destiny’s Child’s “Say My Name” respectively. (link) As you can see from the photos in this post, the Grammys’ new ad campaign features some seriously heavy hitters from the music industry including Coldplay, Radiohead’s Thom Yorke, Lenny Kravitz, Kanye West and Stevie Wonder.


Evidently the Celebrate The Music Makes Us ad campaign was created in direct response to “the Grammys suffering their lowest ratings since 1992,” but for whatever the reason I think this is a bold move in the right direction for the world’s preeminent music awards show. (link) Just think, if the ad campaign is this revolutionary what might they have in store for the actual ceremony? It might just be just enough to get me to actually tune in this year.


The 51st Annual Grammy Awards air this Sunday, February 8, 2009 at 8/7c on CBS.

Kanye West - 808s & Heartbreak iTunes Exclusive Album Cover by Kaws

Today, Tuesday, November 25th, Kanye West’s hotly anticipated third album 808s & Heartbreak comes out today and everyone who purchases a copy of the album from iTunes will notice it has a special album cover featuring the artwork of New York street artist Kaws created exclusively for iTunes. While Kanye gets a lot of flack from many different groups for the things he says, I still love the guy and think his music is genius, which is one reason I’m heading down to my local Best Buy later today to pick up the album.


Unfortunately, I won’t be able to get a hard copy of 808s & Heartbreak with the album cover featuring Kaws’ artwork. While the two versions of the album’s cover are not that different, it’s Kaws! While the general public may not be familiar with his incredible work, his street art and designer vinyl figures are some of the most sought after pieces in their respective industries. The guy is uber-creative and everything he releases either on his official internet store OrigianlFake or distributed by a third party retailer sells out immediately. But mark my words, one day I will finally get my hands on a Kaws Darth Vader vinyl figure.

Initial Kanye West Tour Dates Unveiled

Well, we knew it was coming and today Ticketmaster announced the initial tour dates and venues for Kanye West’s upcoming Glow In The Dark tour with Rihanna, N.E.R.D. and Lupe Fiasco. (link) Woodlands Pavilion here comes The Blot! Sorry for two tour updates in a row, but I just couldn’t pass up sharing the info on both of these huge tours. It looks like its going to be a busy April and May for concert goers across the U.S. and Canada.


April 16th - Seattle, WA - Key Arena
April 18th - Sacramento, CA - ARCO Arena
April 19th - San Jose, CA - HP Pavilion
April 20th - San Diego, CA - San Diego Sports Arena
April 21st - Los Angeles, CA - Nokia Theatre
April 24th - Tucson, AZ - McKale Memorial Center
April 25th - Las Vegas, NV - Red Rock
April 26th - Albuquerque, NM - Journal Pavilion
April 27th - Denver, CO - Pepsi Center
April 29th - Oklahoma City, OK - Ford Center
April 30th - Austin, TX - Frank Irwin Center
May 1st - Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center
May 2nd - Woodlands, TX - Woodlands Pavilion
May 4th - Atlanta, GA - The Arena at Gwinnett Center
May 5th - Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheater
May 6th - West Palm Beach, FL - Sound Advice Amphitheater
May 8th - Charlotte, NC - Verizon Amphitheater
May 9th - Raleigh, NC - Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
May 10th - Washington, DC - Nisson Pavilion
May 11th - Virginia Beach, VA - Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
May 13th - New York, NY - Madison Square Garden
May 15th - Boston, MA - Tweeter Center
May 16th - Hartford, CT - Meadows Music Theatre
May 17th - Philadelphia, PA - Susquehanna Bank Center
May 18th - Scranton, PA - Toyota Pavilion
May 20th - Montreal, QC - Centre Bell Centre
May 21st - Toronto, Ontario - Molson Center
May 22nd - Auburn Hills, MI - Palace of Auburn Hills
May 23rd - Chicago, IL - United Center
May 24th - Minneapolis, MN - Target Center
May 27th - Saskatoon, SK - Credit Union Centre
May 29th - Edmonton, AB - Rexall Place
May 30th - Calgary, AB - Pengrowth Saddledome

Kanye West Announces Upcoming Tour

Well, to be honest no dates, cities or venues have been announced yet but we do have confirmation of an upcoming tour and an official line-up (Kanye West, Rihanna, N.E.R.D. & Lupe Fiasco). The last time I saw Kanye perform was at Lollapalooza 2006 and he definitely stole the show, so I’m sure his up-coming Glow In The Dark tour will be sick. If nothing else, the tour poster is pretty awesome…you gotta love the Star Wars-esque font.