February 6th is Bob Marley's birthday, and to celebrate, NY-based DJ Concept has released a Bob Marley mix which you can stream, download, or buy on CD. It includes studio cuts, live versions, and some remixes. So it's rootsy, with a dash of rock & hip-hop.
Between The Cracks magazine/blog out of Vancouver just interviewed me about Selector. It's an honor to be featured on their great website. Thanks guys.
The DG Water Project is quite possibly the most important project we'll ever be involved in. The idea is to raise enough money to purchase a PlayPump for a town in Africa - a means for them to tap clean water in an efficient way. Contributing brands include 3sixteen, Foreign Family, Staple, The Hundreds, Abcnt, Bombin' Mag, Hoodman, and Selector. You can see our tee here and the crewneck sweatshirt here. The text comes from Bob Marley's lyrics for "Could You Be Loved." DG is donating 100% of the proceeds towards the water pump.
The latest addition to the list of stores carrying Selector is DBA Brooklyn, located at 454 Dean St, Brooklyn 11217, so finish your Italian Icee and head over there already. So happy to be available in the County of Kings. Thanks for the blog feature too!
Have to give thanks to the lovely ladies of the M.I.S.S. Crew, the first ladies of streetwear, and to The Hotstepper in particular, for featuring our new women's tees on their great blog.
Today we're launching a mini-webstore (click "Shop" on the menu above) where we will be offering a limited selection of Selector goods, starting with collaborative items. The shop only accepts paypal (thru which you can pay by credit card too) and we hope to offer some sale items in the future, so stay tuned for that. That said, you're still better off checking out our stock on Digital Gravel and shopping with them, as they're the online retail professionals!
We have some sad news to share today as it has just been reported that Jamaican vocal legend Alton Ellis passed away today in a London hospital at age 70. He battled cancer for several months. Needless to say, he was a true giant of Jamaican music, known as the Godfather of Rocksteady, and will be sorely missed by many. Rest In Peace.
The latest tees have finally dropped! As usual they're available for purchase online at Digital Gravel, and fashion blog The W3st was nice enough to feature all the new designs on their site too. Thanks for the kind words! We have some excellent guest designs by artist Damion Silver, and Snippo from Foreign Family, as well as our collaboration with esteemed dancehall production team South Rakkas Crew. This delivery also marks the first time we've produced some tees for the ladies! So that feels great. Big up all the retailers who supported, and thanks to all the amazing customers who've already picked some up too. Can't do this without you!
British impressionist and comedian Jon Culshaw does a pretty decent Shaggy impersonation here, prank calling for a cab...only this is in the UK so it's "crank" calling for a "taxi." The lady at the taxi company seems pretty cool - she even knows "Oh Carolina." Taken from BBC 1's The Chris Moyles Show by the sound of tings.
I should have posted this some time ago, but what can I say, I've been busy! Big shout out to German clothing brand DreamTeam for posting this exciting new project on their blog. It's a sneak peak from the last MAGIC clothing convention in Vegas, of a jacket which represents a collaboration between us, my friends at Foreign Family, and Japanese brand Flip The Script. I have to give credit to FF's MR44 for handling most of the design, and to FTS for doing an excellent job on the production! These should be available mid-December.
We're very pleased to announce that we have an official collaboration shirt with one of the world's most talented and in demand dancehall production companies - Florida's blazing hot South Rakkas Crew - available later this month. *Update: the shirts are now available at our fine retailers and also in our online shop.
A big shout out to Beatstreet, Vancouver's premier record store, the first shop in Canada to carry Selector! Alongside good music is exactly where we want to be! Check them out if you're in Vancouver, and they also have an extensive online record store with healthy selection of reggae.
Selector! takes inspiration from music so it's only fitting we take the time to promote some in return! The UK's Roots Manuva, is back at it again with a new album on the horizon. The son of Jamaican parents, Manuva's music transcends hip-hop, dancehall and much more. Check him inna reggae stylee here. When you consider he does his own production, his body of work is truly astounding.
Selector JD at Deadly Dragon Sound put me on to this episode of Ross Kemp on Gangs wich sees the British actor-turned-journalist head to Jamaica in order to investigate the tragically high murder rate there.
The people behind hipster bible Vice magazine have put together a remarkably interesting look at the current dancehall scene in Jamaica, sort of from a newcomer's perspective.
IRIEONE is a very handy website which features reggae concerts and events listings sorted by city (for major US cities) complete with maps. Check it out and go to an event near you!
I've always wished I could speak French, but perhaps not as badly as I do now that we've been featured on what is presumably a French website, Omax6mum. Hopefully they're saying good things about us!
A big shout out to the good people behind the renowned German fashion quarterly Streetwear Today! Their latest issue (Issue 4, 2007) has a feature on Selector! Thanks for the support!
Peep Nima of Digital Gravel fame rocking our new Ratchet & Cutlass crewneck on this Current pod as he interviews/features/ridicules/beats on Chad of LA's mighty mighty Foreign Family.
Head over to the world's finest online retailer to peep our latest goods. Also available at fine retailers around the world. We released a collection of fleece crews, hoods, and zip-ups, as well as a batch of new tees.
A Youtube video of the legendary Cornell Campbell on stage at this summer's Dance In A Chinatown event held by Deadly Dragon Sound of NYC which we sponsored.
We couldn't make it to the Deadly Dragon "Give Thanks" event we sponsored in NYC on Monday November 26, being on the wrong coast and all...but by all accounts we really missed out on an incredible time featuring the announced acts: Downbeat the Ruler - Father Downbeat Tony Screw, Selector Cojie of Mighty Crown, Jing Teng, Chozen Lee, Sadiki, Johnny Osbourne, Teflon and DJ souljah. But everyone knows the best prize is a surprise, and no doubt everyone was elated when the legendary Shabba Ranks showed up for a performance!
