Posts made in May 2019

LORD HURON ADD ADDITIONAL HEADLINE SHOWS TO NORTH AMERICAN TOUR

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Lord Huron announce they have extended their North American headline tour with seven new dates in September and October.
 
Shows include historic venues including ACL Live at the Moody Theater in Austin, The Orpheum in New Orleans and Edmonton’s Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium

The critically-acclaimed Los Angeles band is currently on a spring tour that wraps up this week in Colorado with sold out shows at Red Rocks Amphitheatre and the historic Stanley Hotel. The band’s summer tour includes shows at Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl and the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA, as well as stops at festivals including Governors Ball, Boston Calling, Summerfest and Bottlerock.
 
In 2018, Lord Huron earned widespread critical acclaim and their first Top 5 debut on the Billboard Top 200 with their third album, Vide Noir. A cinematic collection of pensive, provocative, and powerful rock, the record garnered praise from NPR, Time, Los Angeles Times, Spin, Stereogum, Refinery29, UPROXX, and more as singles such as “Wait By The River” (which the band performed on “Late Night with Seth Meyers”) and “When The Night Is Over” generated tens of millions of streams.
Get VIDE NOIR HERE.
Tickets go on sale Thursday, May 16th for the Canadian shows and Friday, May 17th for the US shows at 10 am local time at http://www.lordhuron.com/tour. Check out the full itinerary below.
 
 May 12th Phoenix, AZ   The Van Buren
 May 14th   Morrison, CO   Red Rocks Amphitheatre (SOLD OUT)
 May 15th  Estes Park, CO    The Stanley Hotel (SOLD OUT)
 May 16th  Estes Park, CO    The Stanley Hotel
 May 24th  Boston, MA    Boston Calling Music Festival
 May 26th  Napa Valley, CA  BottleRock Festival Napa Valley
 June 1st    New York, NY    Governor’s Ball Music Festival
 June 29th  Milwaukee, WI    Summerfest
 July 13th   Asheville, NC   Orange Peel Summer Stage
 July 14th   Indianapolis, IN   Murat Theatre at Old National Centre*
 July 15th   Cleveland, OH  Agora Theatre*
 July 16th    Lafayette, NY  Beak & Skiff Apple Orchards*
 July 18th   Kingston, NY   Hutton Brickyards*
 July 19th   Portland, ME    Thompson’s Point*
 July 21st   Shelburne, VT   The Green at Shelburne Museum*
 July 23rd  Columbia, MD  The Chrysalis at Merriweather Park*
 July 24th  Columbus, OH  EXPRESS LIVE!*
 July 26th  Chicago, IL   The Chicago Theatre* (SOLD OUT)
 July 27th  Minneapolis, MN  Surly Brewing Festival Field*
 July 30th  Missoula, MT  KettleHouse Amphitheater^ (SOLD OUT)
 July 31st  Boise, ID   Outlaw Field at the Idaho Botanical Garden^
August 2nd  Berkeley, CA  The Greek Theatre at UC Berkeley^
August 4th  Los Angeles, CA  Hollywood Bowl #
August 5th  San Diego, CA  Humphreys Concerts by the Bay^ (SOLD OUT)
August 6th  Paso Robles, CA  Vina Robles Amphitheatre^
August 8th    Bend, OR  Athletic Club of Bend^
August 9th   Portland, OR  Oregon Zoo Amphitheater^ (SOLD OUT)
August 11th    Redmond, WA  King County’s Marymoor Park^ (SOLD OUT)
August 12th    Portland, OR  Oregon Zoo Amphitheater^
August 14th    Salt Lake City, UT  Red Butte Garden
August 15th    Greenwood Village, CO  Fiddlers Green Amphitheater
September 12th   Cincinnati, OH  Taft Theatre&
September 15th   New Orleans, LA   Orpheum Theater&
September 16th  Austin, TX  ACL Live at Moody Theatre&
September 17th  San Antonio, TX  Aztec Theatre&
September 19th  Flagstaff, AZ   Pepsi Amphitheater&
October 9th Edmonton, AB Northern Alberta   Jubilee Auditorium&
October 10th Calgary, AB Southern Alberta      Jubilee Auditorium&
 
^ with Shakey Graves and Julia Jacklin
# with Shakey Graves and Yola Carter
& New Date

Malibu Cocktails For Memorial Day

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MALIBU LIME MOJITO

  • Ingredients:
    • 2 parts Malibu Lime
    • .75 parts Fresh Lime Juice
    • 3 parts Soda water
    • 10 Mint leaves
  • Method: Add mint leaves to a chilled highball glass and fill with ice cubes, Add Malibu Lime and fresh lime juice.
  • Garnish: Top up with soda water and garnish with a mint sprig.

MALIBU LIME FRESH

  • Glass: Highball
  • Ingredients:
    • 2 parts Malibu Lime
    • 3.5 parts soda water
  • Garnish: lime wedge

WAR OF THE REALMS: NEW AGENTS OF ATLAST #1

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In a story spinning out of WAR OF THE REALMS, hit characters from the popular mobile RPG game MARVEL Future Fight join Marvel’s newest heroes from China, along with its newest Filipina sensation for an all-new story! Suit up as Luna Snow, Crescent and Io, Aero and Swordmaster, and Wave join Marvel mainstays Kamala Khan, Amadeus Cho, Cindy Moon, and Shang-Chi to fight Malekith’s forces on Earth!

Writer Greg Pak and artist Gang-Hyuk Lim bring new and exciting heroes to life in an all-new story with WAR OF THE REALMS: NEW AGENTS OF ATLAS #1, which has received critical acclaim from comic fans and critics alike – and Marvel is excited to announce that the first issue will return to comic shops for a second printing.

“Having read a bunch of War of the Realms tie-ins, I gotta say this might be my favorite. The action is great, the art (by Gang Hyuk Lim, Federico Blee, and Clayton Cowles) is beautiful, and there’s some really fantastic character work that helps you identify with the characters.” – Rogues Portal

“Greg Pak and Gang Hyuk Lim have crafted a great issue filled with lovable second-string characters…Jimmy Woo’s Atlas team is wonderfully diverse and bounce off one another brilliantly, both in combat and camaraderie.” – Comic Book Resources

“Greg Pak has always kept character as a priority for his books and it’s fun to see how he’s exploring the team book here.” – AiPT!

Get caught up now before issue #2 hits on May 22nd!

Logic “The Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Tour”

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Multi-platinum selling, Grammy nominated, Def Jam Recordings/Visionary Music Group artist Logic announced a new North American tour kicking off this fall, “The Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Tour”.  Produced by Live Nation, the outing will visit 26 cities across North America, making stops in Portland, Los Angeles, Miami, Atlanta, Toronto, Brooklyn, Chicago and more.  Logic will be joined by special guests J.I.D and YBN Cordae.
 
Tickets go on sale to the general public starting Friday, May 17 at 10am local time at Ticketmaster.com. American Express® Card Members can purchase tickets in select markets before the general public beginning Tuesday, May 14 at 10am local time through Thursday, May 16 at 10pm local time.
 
Logic will also offer VIP packages for the tour that will be available at www.VIPNation.com.
 
Logic catapulted to fame with his now 5x platinum “1-800-273-8255 (National Suicide Prevention Lifeline)” featuring Alessia Cara and Khalid. The song garnered two Grammy nominations, including “Song of the Year,” was a Billboard Hot 100 hit, Top 10 at Pop Radio, #1 on Spotify, and #5 on Spotify Global. His most recent release, “Homicide” featuring Eminem, garnered over 30 million streams in one week and debuted at #1 on the Spotify US Charts upon release.

FISHER Releases “You Little Beauty”

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Grammy -nominated DJ and producer FISHER has dropped new single “You Little Beauty,” released today, May 10th. Listen to the track HERE.

The track, which samples the vocals of late disco and house legend Loleatta Holloway, is released via the Australian artist’s own Catch & Release label and Astralwerks. The track evoked a particularly strong reaction when dropped in the midst of FISHER’s massively well-received set at Coachella last month.

“You Little Beauty” marks the larger-than-life character’s first release of 2019, following on from last years “Losing It.” An instant hit, the track has now racked up more than 66 million Spotify streams.

This preceded a sold out Catch & Release party at Miami Music Week, and FISHER’s summer is shaping up to be just as busy. With slots at Electric Daisy Carnival in Las Vegas and Movement Detroit before the end of the month, he will then embark on an extensive European tour, taking in Parklife, Lovebox, Leeds & Reading, and more.

FISHER is also set to partner with Solardo and Camelphat for a brand-new weekly Ibiza residency. Titled Bodyworks, they will take over Hï Ibiza every Tuesday from June 25th to September 24th.

Known for his wild sense of humor and energetic DJing style, FISHER first burst onto the US electronic scene with tracks “Stop It” and “Ya Kidding” and has since become one of the scene’s most in- demand talents.

Arriving just in time for summer, “You Little Beauty” has all the makings of a track set to take both charts and dance floors by storm.

KATORI WALKER SHARES “DOLLA SAVE ME” MUSIC VIDEO

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On May 13th, 2019 Los Angeles rapper Katori Walker revealed his new music video for his latest single Dolla Save Me, watch it HERE.

The song can be found on his recently released, Stubborn EP. Get it HERE via Capitol Music Group.

Once again, the artist delivers a captivating visual befitting of the music. This time around, he takes over a different kind of church. As the congregation takes turns spitting his rhymes, collection plates of stacks bounce across the pews. However, tithing goes the other way in this case! Highlighted by a gospel-style chant, his signature storytelling, and nimble flows, the clip mirrors the song’s dynamic spirit and soul. It also illuminates just how much he stands out from the pack, merging old school word-craft and modern experimentation for a sharp style of his own.

Stubborn attracted unanimous praise straight out of the gate. Hypebeast named the project among its Best New Tracks and described it as a well-balanced showcase of his storytelling talents Earmilk posited, The tracks on Stubborn incite the kind of emotions only hip hop titans like J. Cole can tap into. Highlighting Dolla Save Me HipHopDX said, Katori works the keys like a locksmith to create everyman music to dance to. Putting it best, Billboard called the EP, his strongest and most vulnerable work to date.
 
After closing out a successful run supporting Vince Staples, Katori hit the studio to finish up his debut album coming very soon.
The 2019 West Coast revival begins with Katori Walker.
 
Rap music can affect more than the culture; it has the power to change the world. Just ask Katori Walker. He picked up a mic with a purpose in 2017. Clocking in at barely 10 minutes, his independent five-song Ignorance EP offered a powerful portrait of gang-related gun violence following the murder of his brother Ormoni. The video Ormoni generated 4.2 million views as it surpassed 1 million Spotify streams in addition to being featured in Eminem’s Untouchable lyric video. It topped Spotify’s Most Necessary Playlist for four weeks in a row. Watch him make a difference in hip-hop and the world.
 
TRACKLISTING:
1.Run
2.Too Many Foes
3. Sometimes[feat. Elijah James]
4. Dollar Save Me
5.Hometown
6.Roll On
7.Anxiety
 
Follow Katori Walker on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook 
Listen to Katori Walker on Soundcloud
 

GRETA VAN FLEET ANNOUNCES FALL LEG OF ITS 2019 MARCH OF THE PEACEFUL ARMY TOUR

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Grammy-winning rock ‘n’ roll band GRETA VAN FLEET today announces a three week Fall North American leg of its March of the Peaceful Army Tour, set to kick off in Kansas City on Saturday, September 21.  The tour will include first-time visits to Kansas City and Irvine, and the band performing a blend of fan-favorites and some brand new tunes.  Shannon and the Clams, a GVF personal pick, will support on all dates.  Pre-sales for Peaceful Army Fan Club members begin Wednesday, 5/15, and the public on-sale starts Friday, 5/17 at 10 AM local time.  Log on to http://www.gretavanfleet.com for all ticketing details.

Greta Van Fleet – Josh Kiszka/vocals, Jake Kiszka/guitars, Sam Kiszka/bass & keyboards, and drummer Danny Wagner – kicked off 2019 with sold-out shows on the band’s first-time tours of Japan, Australia, South America, and Mexico.  The group is currently on a four-week tour of North America and will then head to Europe on June 27 to play a series of major outdoor festivals and some stand-alone headline dates.  All confirmed dates are below.

MAY
13   Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA
15   Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheatre, Charlotte, NC
16   Red Hat Amphitheatre, Raleigh, NC
18   The Stone Pony Summer Stage, Asbury Park, NJ
19   Kerfuffle, Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD (DC101 Radio show)
21   MECU Pavilion, Baltimore, MD
22   Rochester Dome Arena, Rochester, NY
24   Boston Calling Festival, Boston, MA
25   Forest Hills Stadium, Queens, NY
28   Echo Beach, Toronto, ON CANADA
29   Echo Beach, Toronto, ON CANADA
31   Bunbury Music Festival, Cincinnati, OH

JUNE
1    Bunbury Music Festival, Cincinnati, OH
2    Jacobs Pavilion at Nautica, Cleveland, OH
4    Breese Stevens Field, Madison, WI

(June 27 – September 10 – Europe, Australia and New Zealand dates)

NORTH AMERICAN FALL RUN
SEPTEMBER
21   The Starlight Theatre, Kansas City, MO
23   Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO
27   The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
29   Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, San Diego, CA
30   FivePoint Amphitheatre, Irvine, CA

OCTOBER
2    Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
5    Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA
9    Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land, Sugar Land, TX
11   UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA
13   Nashville Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN
15   The Met Philadelphia, Philadelphia, PA

ABOUT GRETA VAN FLEET:
Greta Van Fleet is four young musicians – twin brothers Josh (vocals) and Jake Kiszka (guitar), both 22, younger brother Sam (bass/keys, 20), and longtime family friend Danny Wagner (drums, 20).  All are from the tiny Michigan hamlet of Frankenmuth known for its family-style chicken dinners and the world’s largest Christmas store.  All four were raised on their parents’ extensive vinyl collections which helped give birth to the music they make today:  a high-energy hybrid of rock’n’roll, blues and soul.

Since the March 2017 release of “Highway Tune,” the band’s first single that claimed the #1 spot at Rock Radio for five consecutive weeks, the four members of Greta Van Fleet have achieved three more #1 rock singles (“Safari Song,” “When The Curtain Falls,” and “You’re the One”).  The group has also been on a wild ride of sold-out concerts around the world, racked up tens of millions of YouTube video plays and audio streams, received glowing accolades from iconic artists like Elton John, Dave Grohl, Joe Satriani, and Billy Corgan, and recorded two #1 EPs.  The band’s debut album Anthem of the Peaceful Army (10-19-18), entered Billboard’s Top Album Sales and Top Rock Albums charts at #1, and at #3 on the Billboard 200 chart.  On December 7, 2018, the band awoke to find they had received four Grammy nominations – Best New Artist, Best Rock Song (“Black Smoke Rising”), Best Rock Performance (“Highway Tune”), and Best Rock Album (From The Fires EP), which the band took home.  Greta Van Fleet has made two late-night television appearances:  “The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon” (7/26/18), and “Saturday Night Live” (1/19/19).  Most importantly, Greta Van Fleet has been building an extraordinary connection with its fans.

Greta Van Fleet’s shared message with their music is to spread “peace, love, and unity,” and their collective goal is to have people walk out of their live shows feeling invigorated, energized and exhilarated, and to take that feeling out into the world.

Featured image David Dickensong

Three Exercises Most Frequently Done Incorrectly

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Have you ever had a stiff neck after doing bicycle crunches or a sore back after doing a plank? It’s because you’re doing them wrong! What’s the point in unnecessarily hurting yourself while trying to work out?  Kit Rich, celebrity trainer and founder of KICHGO, says these three moves are most often done incorrectly and are also most effective because they are done so regularly. This is why it’s crucial to have the correct form. 

BICYCLE OR REGULAR CRUNCH

Potential Injuries / common mistakes:

(1) Neck – If you twist from the neck you don’t actually target the core the way you want to and put unwanted pressure on the neck which can cause pain and tightness

(2) Lifting of the hips, rocking

(3) When done incorrectly, you can have pain in your neck and back

How to do it properly:

(1) You want to think about your shoulder blades. Picture hands below the shoulder blades pushing uplifting your chest and back off the floor.  Lift through shoulder blades, twist through the rib cage.

(2) You want to keep your hips stable. Imagine hands on top of your hips keeping them still. Legs are extending without the twist of the hips. It’s a very dynamic movement when done properly it can strengthen your lower abs and obliques.

PLANK

There’s a reason people do plank all the time because it works. This exercise strengthens every muscle in the core which supports the back and hips. The plank is a great exercise because it is effective for any level of fitness or age and there are several modifications to make sure everyone can do it. If done wrong it can be harmful and quite frankly looks messy.

Potential injuries / common mistakes:

(1) Hips are too high

(2) Shoulders are over or behind wrists 

(3) No awareness of feet 

(4) The neck is dropped and the chin is tucked

How to do it properly:

(1) Hips—Picture in your mind that your body is like a table. Head, shoulders, hips, and legs are one. The idea is you can put a coffee cup on it and it wouldn’t fall. 

(2) Head—Ears are in line with shoulders. This makes sure your neck is also in line with your shoulders. Your chin is neither tucked or out, it’s neutral.

(3) Shoulders—Should be right over your wrists and it should feel like you’re lifting out of the shoulders and pulling them down your back and sliding shoulder blades into pockets down your back.

(4) Hips—Aligned with your shoulders. Make sure you aren’t overarching your back and you’re not over tucking. Remains neutral. 

(5) Legs—Strong and straight, squeezing your butt and feet are parallel with your heels right over the balls of your feet.

WIDE ARM PUSH UPS

Push-ups are always the go-to move for those who want to work out their arms. This exercise is extremely effective when done properly, however, it also happens to be one of the most common incorrectly performed moves. 

Potential injuries / common mistakes:

(1) Rounding of the shoulders

(2) Dropping of the neck

(3) Tucking of the chin

(4) Arching of the lower back

(5) Lack of engagement in the hands

(6) It can cause injury to the neck and shoulders. 

How to do it properly:

If you struggle with pushups the best thing to do is start with your knees down in a modified pushup.

(1) You want to think of your head, neck, shoulders, hips, and knees in one straight diagonal line

(2) With your arms wide, spread your fingers and push into every single fingertip equally, emphasizing your thumb and index fingers

(3) Pull your chest forward

(4) Shoulders pull down your back

(5) Belly button pulled in (without changing that shape)

(6) Bring your chest down to the floor

(7) Bend your elbows as much as you can and push back up to straight arms

(8) Be mindful to keep your neck in alignment and keep your core engaged

Illenium & Jon Bellion New Collaborative Single “Good Things Fall Apart”

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Illenium reveals a blockbuster new collaborative single with Jon Bellion today. Breaking creative ground and knocking down genre boundaries, this marks the very first collaboration between these two powerhouses. An enthralling apocalypse-esque lyric video accompanies the track release today.

On the track, Illenium, envisions a sonic backdrop if glitchy beats, delicate acoustic guitar, and ethereal percussion, and Bellion’s dynamic voice leaps from intimate verses towards a delightfully dizzy crescendo. The star channels nostalgic 90’s pop punk and turn of the century emo on his catchy and confessional chorus, Coming to terms with a broken heart. I guess that sometimes good things fall apart. It’s unlikely anything either artist has released thus far. Most importantly Good Things Fall Apart has all the makings of a crossover anthem perfect for summer.

The song comes in hot on the heels of two explosive anthems from ILLENIUM. To date, his single Crashing featuring Bahari has amassed nearly 27 million total streams. Meanwhile, the follow-up, Pray featuring Kameron Alexander soundtracked a new HBO documentary. Recently the Pray remix packaged engendered enthusiastic critical acclaim. Dancing Astronaut placed it on an NMF Roundup. YourEDM praised it, as intensely varied, while RunTheTrap proclaimed it, a phenomenal remix pack.

Stay tuned for the cinematic music video for Good Things Fall Apart will debut very soon.

Also, be sure to catch ILLENIUM on tour. He will perform a DJ set at Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas on Sunday, May 19. He’s set to touch down Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, continue his Las Vegas residency at Hakkasan, and headline bothMadison Square Garden (September 21) and Red Rocks Amphitheater (October 10, 11, 12) in the fall. Dates are selling out rapidly. Remaining tickets are available here: http://illenium.com/tour/.

ILLENIUM creates immersive emotional experiences, displaying an adeptness for crafting aural arrangements that vary in style, beauty, complexity, and depth. With two full-length albums to his credit and sundry singles and remixes, he has surpassed the one billion stream mark across his discography.
His debut album, Ashes, was released to critical acclaim in early 2016. Awake followed in 2017 and hit #1 on in the iTunes Electronic Dance Charts in 12 countries. Named one of the 10 Best Dance/Electronic Albums of 2017 by Billboard, it included such singles as Feel Good (with Gryffin featuring Daya) and Crawl Outta Love Praising the album as a gorgeous collection of future bass, piercing vocals, and barefaced lyrics, Dancing Astronaut said, While it might seem premature to call an album a masterpiece, no other title would fit Awake so well Billboard observed, The Phoenix is ILLENIUM ‘s mascot, and Awake is the emergent moment of that story.
Bellion got his start with a series of mixtapes featuring his original songs, all recorded in his parents’ basement. He built a remarkable following by sharing his music directly with listeners, giving away more than 200,000 free downloads of 2014’s The Definition, and playing live for fans on two sold-out national tours. Also a sought-after collaborator, Bellion co-wrote and produced, Trumpets, Jason Derulo& and co-wrote the GRAMMY Award-winning, 10x-Platinum hit The Monster for Eminem and Rihanna. He co-wrote and co-produced Christina Aguilera’s recent single, Fall in Line featuring Demi Lovato. Bellionbegins his North American tour this June, tickets available HERE.
ILLENIUM North American Tour Dates:
May 19  Las Vegas, NV  Electric Daisy Carnival Las Vegas
May 26  Speedway, IN  Indy 500 Snake Pit
June 06 Las Vegas, NV  Hakkasan Nightclub
June 09  Kitchener, Canada  Ever After Music Festival
June 14 George, WA  Paradiso Festival [Date TBA]
June 16  Manchester, TN  Bonnaroo Music, and Arts Festival
June 23  Las Vegas, NV  Wet Republic Ultra Pool
July 05  Las Vegas, NV  Hakkasan Nightclub
August 24  Las Vegas, NV  Hakkasan Nightclub
September 21  New York, NY  Madison Square Garden
October 10  Morrison, CO  Red Rocks Amphitheater
October 11  Morrison, CO  Red Rocks Amphitheater
October 12 Morrison, CO  Red Rocks Amphitheater
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Watch Illenium’s videos on Youtube
Featured image by Alexandra Gavillet 

Adidas X Kid Cudi

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Adidas has officially confirmed its partnership with Kid Cudi, with a product set to be released later this year. No stranger to the brand Kid Cudi’s collaborative efforts with the Three Stripes began in 2018 with the release of the TRESC run. This was just the beginning of the relationship as Adidas has confirmed more footwear and apparel is coming soon.

The partnership was announced Saturday morning with cryptic wheat pastings across Miami (where Cudi will headline this weekend’s Rolling Loud festival), Los Angeles, and New York. The graphic depicts a feminine half head with a burning moon inside and will be present on all upcoming Adidas x Kid Cudi product. A URL at the bottom of the poster invites you to visit adidas.com/kidcudi where there is a sign-up page for the collaboration now live.

Beyond the product, the partnership will provide a platform to share the positive impact that creativity can have on mental wellness through music, art, and design.