CYCLING LEGEND MARSHALL “MAJOR” TAYLOR | THE WORLD CHAMPION BLACK CYCLONE
“Before Michael Jordan, Jackie Robinson, or Jesse Owens, there was Marshall “Major” Taylor. The greatest athlete the world ever forgot.” In 1896, 18-year-old “Major” Taylor dominated the competitive...
View ArticleA LINE IN THE SALT | GREASY GRINGO BSA RISES FROM THE ASHES TO TAKE ON...
A few weeks back, Dan Daughenbaugh’s 1951 BSA Star Twin custom bike generated a ton of buzz and picked up the 1st Place People’s Choice Award at the Triumph National Rally in Oley, PA. To hear the...
View ArticleSHINE ON YOU CRAZY DIAMOND | REST IN PEACE ROBIN WILLIAMS GENIUS OF MANKIND
Actor & comedian Robin Williams outside the Comedy Store, 1978 – photograph by Wynn Miller for Time & Life Pictures The news of Robin Williams’ passing yesterday hit me unexpectedly hard. A lot...
View ArticleTHE LEGENDARY BIKE BUILDER TOM FUGLE | SCOTT POMMIER’S FILM TELLS IT STRAIGHT UP
So, you may have already seen this incredible short film on motorcycle builder Tom Fugle originally shot for Born Free, but there’s a newly added epilogue that’s not to be missed. Tom’s story,...
View ArticleTHE LEGENDARY ARMOND BLETCHER | FALLEN HELLS ANGEL OF UNHUMAN PROPORTIONS
“Hell’s Angels love to fistfight. There’s never a shortage of drunks or foolhardy motherfuckers willing to take us on, and a lot of times we’ll take on each other. Armond Bletcher stood 6″8″ and...
View ArticleTHE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL | PHOTOGRAPHY & FILMS FOR FLAUNT MAGAZINE BY SCOTT...
. “Style is one of those things that’s nearly impossible to define and even harder to quantify, but when you see someone with style nothing could be more obvious. These photographs and films were shot...
View ArticleTHE NYC DISTINGUISHED GENTLEMAN’S RIDE
A DARK DAY FOR NEW YORK CITY | Story Chris Logsdon | Photographer Jason Goodrich 2014 NYC Distinguished Gentleman’s Ride | Photo by Jason Goodrich @thejasongoodrich . A quiet Sunday morning on...
View ArticleVINTAGE THANKSGIVING PINUP BEAUTIES
A collection of TSY’s favorite vintage pinup beauties in awkward Thanksgiving shots, because WTF really wants to watch that parade on TV one more time… Marilyn Monroe as vixen pilgrim, circa 1950 .
View ArticleTHE SELVEDGE YARD x JEN MUSSARI COLLAB | THE FTW “FARE THEE WELL” T-SHIRT
The new Limited Edition TSY x Jen Mussari T-shirt collaboration paying homage to Bill Ray’s iconic, unpublished 1965 LIFE photo essay. It’s meant to convey the spirit of brotherhood & unity among...
View ArticleTHE PHOTOGRAPHY OF PULSATING PAULA | A VISUAL RECORD OF NEW JERSEY BIKES & INK
Pulsating Paula tapped TSY with her eye-popping photographic archive of the New Jersey bike and tattoo crowd she shot back in the ’80s & ’90s. These images speak of authenticity, grit, and good...
View ArticleIRON & GLORY | BROOKLYN BORN, FOR THE LOVE OF MOTO CULTURE, CRAFT & TRADITION
Iron & Glory stainless steel flask custom diamond-engraved for The Selvedge Yard, $40. Order HERE Richard Brandt is one fired-up, driven dude. Talking to him about his new venture, I could hardly...
View ArticleELVIS PRESLEY KING OF HOLIDAY ROCK | THE “WHITE CHRISTMAS” COVER CONTROVERSY
1957 – Elvis Presley poses beside a Christmas tree in his home in Memphis, Tennesee. When Elvis recorded a cover of Irving Berlin’s “White Christmas, it made him livid, and he launched a campaign to...
View ArticleTHE RUNAWAYS | LA’S YOUNG CHERRY BOMB QUEENS OF NOISE WHO WERE BIG IN JAPAN
1976, The Runaways — Lita Ford, Joan Jett, Jackie Fox, Sandy West, Cherie Currie — photo by Tom Gold The Runaways teenage, all-female rock band was co-founded in 1975 by guitarist Joan Jett and drummer...
View ArticleTHE ONE MOTORCYCLE SHOW IS COMING! | SEE SEE’S PERFECT BIKE BUILD PARODY VIDEO
The One Motorcycle Show crew put together this cool little video poking fun at founder Thor Drake a little bit, and to acknowledge the wave of “bike builder” videos that have the inundated the...
View ArticleDENIM DUDES — STREET STYLE, VINTAGE, WORKWEAR, OBSESSION | PRPS x TSY JEAN
Denim Dudes is a cool new book by Amy Leverton that profiles many of the top designers and innovators in the denim world. The photography is stunning, shot around the globe, as it tracks down denim...
View ArticleLEGENDARY CHEVY II FIBERGLASS FASTBACK | BILL THOMAS’ BADASS BUILD FOR CKC...
The amazing story of Bill Thomas’ Race Cars badass (pre-Charger) Chevy II / Nova Fastback, bought by CKC Racing Team back in 1964 for $2500! Supposedly it has survived and resides somewhere in PA after...
View ArticleYEAR SIX OF THE ONE MOTORCYCLE SHOW | POST-SHOW BIKES & BROTHERHOOD RECAP
See See Motor Coffee Co. delivered strong on year six, with a dramatic new venue and a shit-ton of incredible bikes. Smack dab in the middle of the old industrial space was a monstrous metal press that...
View ArticleTHE ONE MOTORCYCLE SHOW 2015 PT. II | PORTLAND HOME OF THE BEST BIKE SHOW
Thanks again to Thor Drake, Tori George, ad the entire crew at See See Motor Coffee Co. for one helluva time at this year’s The One Motorcycle Show! I came home with so many pics I took (not so great)...
View ArticleVINTAGE THANKSGIVING PINUP BEAUTIES
A collection of TSY’s favorite vintage pinup beauties in awkward Thanksgiving shots, because WTF really wants to watch that parade on TV one more time… Marilyn Monroe as vixen pilgrim, circa 1950 .
View ArticleSCOTT TOEPFER | WHATEVER FOREVER FOR IRON & RESIN x DESILLUSION MAGAZINE
My buddy Scott Toepfer shot this fashion editorial video showcasing the Iron & Resin Spring 2015 collection– inspired by living well, raising hell & blasting through the Mojave Desert!...
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