The 10th Annual Wood Racquet Classic coverage in Riviera Magazine

Images courtesy of Riviera Magazine.

On August 31st, The Tenth Annual Costa Mesa Wood Racquet Classic took place, bringing another hot day of old-school wooden tennis racquets and short shorts. The event was sponsored by Rolls-Royce and Baumvision, with proceeds going to the HOAG Cancer Center. To check out more pics of people in sweatbands and knee-high socks follow the link.

OMG! It's JT & JB in MA!

Hollywood hotties Justin Timberlake and girlfriend Jessica Biel, were spotted by the wonderful paparazzi leaving trendy restaurant Jack 'N Jill's in Beverly Hills wearing Modern Amusement sunglasses. JT is shown wearing Modern Amusement 43's in black and Jessica is shown wearing Modern Amusement 35's in silver. So is it Justinca or Timbielake?

You can catch Justin in his new dramatic role in the film The Open Road later this year, while Jessica can be seen in early 2009 in her new Rom-Com Nailed, with Jake Gyllenhaal. Jessica has also started recording her debut album alongside Justin, who will be producing the album and providing additional backup vocals.

of Montreal's Davey Pierce in Paul Frank Rx

Promotional picture for of Montreal's new album Skeletal Lamping featuring Davey on far right wearing Paul Frank Rx Beat Poet Holiday in black.


of Montreal bassist Davey Pierce in Paul Frank Rx A is for Action in caramel/seafoam.

With the new album, Skeletal Lamping, of Montreal did not want to just produce another object that just sits on a shelf, so they released the album in 10 different formats, including t-shirts, button sets, wall decals and tote bags with a digital download code for the album itself. Unfortunately, the Chinese lantern version of the album is already sold out on Polyvinyl Records online store. The band starts their U.S. tour on October 24th, it has not yet been confirmed whether or not the white horse from their last New York show will accompany them on the tour.

The Lemonheads drop by our Vienna office.

From left to right: Vess Von Ruhtenberg in Origninal Penguin Coeur D'Alene in off-white stripe, Elizabeth Moses in Paul Frank Artificial Life in bordeaux stripe, and Evan Dando in Sci-Fi Lullaby in matte gold.

The Lemonheads, Evan Dando and Vess Von Ruhtneberg, along with Evan's fashion model wife Elizabeth Moses took a break from their current European tour to stop by our office in Vienna. They are currently on tour promoting their latest self-titled album and are expected to release a covers album in early 2009 featuring Evan's take on songs such as Leonard Cohen's Hey, That's No Way To Say Goodbye and G.G. Allin's Layin' Up With Linda.

Nada Surf get Lucky in L.A.

Matthew Caws in Paul Frank The Crafty Engineer


Ira Elliot in Modern Amusement 30's

Matthew and Ira of New York indie outfit Nada Surf hanging out backstage at the Knitting Factory in L.A. The guys have been touring in promotion for their fifth album, Lucky, with fellow indie rockers Delta Spirit. You can find Nada Surf's latest hit single Weightless on the Heroes: Original Soundtrack.

Mates of State Surrender

Jason Hammel and Kori Gardner of Mates of State.

In this publicity shot of husband and wife indie rock duo Mates of State, Jason Hammel is looking sharp wearing Paul Frank Rx frames Beat Surrender in black. You can catch Mates of State performing songs from their latest release Re-Arrange Us on their West Coast Tour this October with 2008's shiniest new light, Santogold.

Esteban's + Paul Frank Rx = Serenity

Christoph Jarmer in Paul Frank Rx This Could Be Love.

Guitarist for Austrian indie/folk act Garish, Christoph Jarmer can be seen wearing a pair of Paul Frank Rx in this promotional piece for Serenity, the new album by Jarmer's solo project Esteban's.

Diplo in Modern Amusement 28's

Diplo with Santogold off stage at the Mad Fools Bonanza held in New York's Central Park . Mad Fools is a fantastic Hip Hop festival and joint venture of record labels Fools Gold and Mad Decent.


Diplo with Baltimore's own electric genius Dan Deacon.

Diplo is one of the most well respected and influential music producers today. Some of his more mainstream work includes the track Paper Planes off MIA's latest album.

Philadelphia's Dr. Dog out promoting new album FATE

Dr. Dog singer Scott McMicken on stage in Modern Amusement 30's.


drummer Juston Stens in Original Penguin Bellamar, bassist Toby Leamen in Paul Frank The Crafty Engineer.

Philly's Psych/Rock band Dr. Dog on stage and back stage at the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles with The Delta Spirit. Do yourself a favor and check out Dr. Dog's fifth album, FATE, which continues the 60's-style pop hooks that have made the band a favorite among Indie Rock fans.

Back to School with the Gym Class Heroes

Travis sportin' Paul Frank Drag Race to Freedom Rx frames.


Guitarist Disashi rockin' Original Penguin Monte Cristo frames.

Catch Indy/Hip-Hop group Gym Class Heroes on tour this September in promotion of their upcoming release The Quilt and in October opening for Hip-Hop group The Roots on their tour.

Weezer frontman Rivers Cuomo keeping cool in the June issue of Rolling Stone magazine!

Rivers taking a dip wearing Original Penguin Rio frames.


Cover for Rolling Stone.

Check out the interview where Rivers discusses the ambitious new Red Album and keep an eye out for Weezer's Hootenanny Tour beginning in June.

Spoon

Britt on stage.


Britt Daniel of Spoon wearing our Paul Frank My Bright Future during his Black Cab Session. This project is amazing and involves some of the biggest names in indie music riding around in a cab and playing one song in one take. Death Cab for Cutie , The Futureheads, My Morning Jacket and Daniel Johnston have all taken a ride. Check out the latest posting. www.blackcabsessions.com

Ghostland Observatory

Backstage with Ghostland Observatory five minutes after they finished a 90 minute set. Another fantastic band from Austin on tour until September. Tour Dates

Baumvision passe un peu de temps avec Ed Banger

Xavier of Justice in the Paul Frank The Crafty Engineer


SO-ME in the Original Penguin Westcott Tortoise


Busy-P in the Original Penguin Westcott Black

The Ed Banger guys are some of the coolest we've had the pleasure to hang out with. The three of them were switching off DJ duties at Anthem's La Fiesta De Fiestas: Coachella 08.

Perry and Etty Ferrell

Darren met up with Perry Ferrell and his wife Etty backstage at this years Coachella Valley Music Festival. They were really into the Paul Frank line and here they are rocking the Black Transmission (Perry) and Pleasantly Pixilated (Etty).

Crystal Castles

Crystal Castles stopped by our office just before their show at the Detroit Bar. They and manager Mikey were total sweethearts and loved the collections. They were nice enough to put us on the guest list for the show and had they not, we might have missed the half riot they caused in the venue. The show was stopped for twenty minutes to clear the tiny stage of the 75+ attendees.
On Alice: Paul Frank My Bright Future, The Crafty Engineer. Original Penguin Westcott
On Ethan: Modern Amusement 18's

Holy Fuck!

Holy Fuck vocalist/sound technician Brian Borcherdt pictured above in the Paul Frank Televator. They are currently in the midst of a 9 month tour, playing with the likes of M.I.A., Super Furry Animals and Blonde Redhead.

A New Member of the BV Entourage

Adrian Grenier, stealing what free moments he can while on set for that little known HBO series he’s on…
He’s a huge fan of both the Original Penguin and Modern Amusement lines and if you can't tell from the still below, so is the stylist for the show.

Dallas Green of Alexisonfire

Here is Dallas Green of Alexisonfire in the Paul Frank Rx Beat Surrender. Dallas began a side project in 2004 called City and Colour, Dallas (city) Green (colour), get it? The laid-back acoustics of City and Colour is a far-reaching step from the quick guitar and screams of Alexisonfire. It may be time for the hardcore kids to step into their cocoons and emerge indie ballad butterflies.

Mika Miko

A candid shot of Mika Miko's Jennifer Clavin taken by our homie Austin Brown. She’s wearing the Paul Frank Obsessed with Excess. If you get the chance check out 40 Bands/80 Minutes! Its an awesome documentary that contains what its name would suggest along with cameos from the ladies of Mika Miko.

No Age

The Paul Frank Atom Eyes worn by Dean of No Age. No Age first caught our attention in early 2007, now they are currently signed to legendary indie label Sub Pop.

The Staggers

The Staggers of Austria stopped by our European office. It was a dream come true for our European office manager/Staggers fan club president, Llion Jones.

The Stills

The Stills have been playing together since they were little kiddies, ahh how cute. Here they are repin all four BV collections.

Tim and Eric, Awesome!

Eric Wareheim from the comedy duo Tim and Eric in our Modern Amusement 11’s. Respect to any comics that have the guts to play a venue like The Echo in Echo Park. Check out Tim and Eric's awesome show on Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim.

The Killers

Ronnie Vannucci of The Killers cracks open a Penguin case to pull out a pair of Montego Bay like sweet meat from a coconut. Photo courtesy of our own customer service guru/shutterbug Jen Ianni.

Danko Jones Visit Baumvision Europe.

Canadian rockers Danko Jones.