Rain follow up...

On our third attempt we're pleased to say that our photo shoot went terrific! We got some great shots and can't wait for everyone to see them. Big shout outs to our amazing photographer and our beautiful models. The pics will be public this Friday. Be sure to check them out!!

PeaceLine UP all day everyday.

Rain

So here's the deal. Our spring line is due to release this Friday and in preparation, we scheduled a photoshoot...Naturally, we got rained out. We got a few usable shots but on the whole, needed to reschedule. It should come as no surprise that we got rained out a second time and had to call everything off before we even got to the location. We have a third shoot scheduled and according to the forecast, some nice weather to look forward to...Hopefully, we'll be singing "Here Comes The Sun" but as for now, let the rain come down..

Lily Allen

For this weeks Music Mondays, I'm switching it up with one of my favorite female singers out of the UK. Past her subtly smooth voice and amazing personality that comes out of everything she touches, I absolutely love the fact that unlike most British singers, she doesn't loose her accent when she sings. And... well who doesn't love a good British accent on a girl? So check out the video, enjoy the upbeat flavor, and listen to the lyrics... shes also a girl with something to say.


Lily Allen - The Fear (Explicit) on MUZU

St. Patty's Day...

Personally, I don't celebrate the day but when you come across something like this, you gotta share with your friends :^)

Enjoy everybody!

Our Apologies.

First off, I have to apologize for a late Music Mondays. The last week or so has been real hard on the PeaceLine family... I won't go in depth, but please... love the ones that mean the most to you and appreciate the life you have today, no one knows what tomorrow will bring. Moving on though, I've debated hard on if I should give in to the spring break vibe or keep it a bit more real... and I've decided to compromise with a spring break performance from one of our favorite artsts. This performance is missing the lovely Jill Scott... but though it lacks in Jill Scott, it has energy coming out the wazoo. (yeah... I just used the word wazoo.. jealous?) So enjoy the video, enjoy your spring break (if you're on spring break), but most of all enjoy your life today! Peace, and much love....

Your Chance To Win

Our friend Carmine Davis told us a while back that he was having a contest and we jumped at the chance to get involved.

This is your chance to win the “Autograph Appreciation Prize Package” contest! Is there a better way to get free designer merchandise by the stylist of the Twilight Movie Saga Burkman Bros., CTG Designs, yours truly, Peaceline Clothing, and more absolutely FREE?? We didn't think so!!

All you have to do to sign up is follow Carmine Davis on Twitter, Facebook, and sign-up for his Official Newsletter. The winner will be chosen randomly, and will contacted via e-mail. If they send you an e-mail that congratulates you on winning the contest, and you don't reply within two days, they will chose another winner randomly from their list until they receive a reply from one of the lucky winners chosen. If you are the winner and you DO reply to the e-mail within the 2-day period, they will ask for your name and address, you will receive a shout-out via Carmine Davis’s official Twitter, Facebook, and Official Newsletter to let all of the Carmine Davis supporters and fans to know who you are. After that, they will send your prize straight to your door.

The winner will be chosen Tuesday, March 30th. Remember to check your e-mails the 30th and days after to see if you’re the lucky winner!

Thanks for playing and Good Luck Everyone!!

Not always about us...

I came across Lowdtown maybe a month or two ago. I wrote Ray to tell him how interesting his designs were and that the fact he was doing a shirt a month out of his apartment was impressive to me. He got back to me almost immediately and wasn't egocentric or anything. Very humble and cool dude. It hurts a lot to see this happening to him but I know that with his work ethic and speed he'll have his company up and running again in no time. Here's to a successful comeback...

This post has been a long time coming, but it should definitely clear everything up for those confused with the state of Lowdtown.

First of all, to save the drama, Lowdtown will be closing in the next month or so. As the story goes, I was contacted by an artist who has a logo concept very similar to mine. Though I didn’t hear of the artist til he actually contacted me, he apparently copyrighted his logo, and I made the mistake of never doing so. Immediately after, I had to remove everything with the mouthcan logo and the lowdmouth logo.

As you can probably guess, this caused a whole mess of problems for me, and is the reason I had to take down nearly half of the products listed on my store. And as you can imagine, this is at a huge financial loss to me. Especially so because he contacted me literally weeks after I had received my Winter line. To make matters even worse, I’ve been working with Hong Kong since late 2009 and finally received fitted hats in February in which I spent several thousand dollars on; I will not be able to sell those off either.

It is hard to explain how frustrating this is for me, considering I’m a college kid who put my own hard earned cash into making Lowdtown, and the reason why I was able to do wallets and sweaters was from the culmination of my hard work and dedication for Lowdtown. With this event, I pretty much lost all the profit that I’ve been building up to make my future lines even greater.

So what I am asking for is your support. I’m having a clearance sale where I’m literally going to try to get rid of all remaining stock. Shirts will be $6, and the crewnecks will be $12. These prices are pretty much the price I bought them at, so it’s an unbelievably good deal for you guys. Please tell your friends and spread the word about it; I just really need to cut my losses and try to rebuild. If you’re a blogger, I would truly appreciate a post!

On another note, please don’t harass the artist who contacted me, because the logos are in fact very similar. It’s an unbelievably unfortunate coincidence on my part, but I would’ve thought the same thing if I were him.

On a happier note, I can promise you with my utmost conviction that the rebirth of Lowdtown will be glorious. I’ve already been working on several projects that will definitely put Lowdtown on the map. I’m not one for braggadocio, but I have a secret project that I’ve been developing since November 2009 that I think will blow everyone’s socks off. I’ve never seen it done before, and I’m more than excited to see what everyone’s reactions will be.

Lowdtown, as you might’ve already guessed, will be going through a complete rebranding. I’ve shared the concepts for the new logo with a bunch of my designer friends, and I’ve gotten really positive responses so far. In addition, the website will get a complete overhaul. I’ve been really flexing my web design muscles lately, and if all goes to plan, the new website will be the slickest and sexiest yet.

I’ve also been receiving an amazing amount of support from my twitter followers, so I just want to thank all you guys! I’ll probably post up WIPs and sneak peeks when it gets closer to the relaunch, so if you’re interested you should follow me: @Lowdtown.

Right now, I’m shooting for Summer 2010 (probably late June or July), which is a really ambitious date, but hopefully I can pull it off. I’ll keep you guys posted! Thanks again for all the support!

-Ray (Lowdtown Friends & Freaks)

www.lowdtown.com

Music Mondays - Free Speech & RoBlvd.

Its hard to make a day as beautiful as today was better... but if anything can, its finding a great new artist. And thats why for this week's Music Mondays I bring you a song that I bet none of you have heard. The production is RoBlvd. and Free Speech is on the mic. These two have made it onto my list of favorites in their respective fields, they're so dope, and yet so underground its a shame.

Incidentally, RoBlvd. has dropped one of my favorite underground producer-made mixtapes in the last decade. It’s called "Laffy Taffy Rots Your Teeth" and was free when I got it. He has more too, (like “Early Morning”) but if you can't find them online anymore and would like them, get at me and I'll get them to you one way or another.

So check out the video, appreciate the four elements of Hip-Hop portrayed on each corner in the video, let the beat drown out all the noise of the day, get lost in the rhymes of Free Speech and just relax.

Also, don’t worry; you can thank us later for introducing you to such dope music :)

Music Mondays

This weeks Music Mondays goes out to none other than Gang Starr... come on, you all saw it coming, and for good reason, Guru is truly one of the best to ever do it. But, if you haven't already heard, Guru of Gang Starr had a heart attack over the weekend, and is now in a coma. There are a lot of rumors floating around, but know that he is NOT dead right now... so don't believe all the "RIP" hype.

And so, all we can do is hope that he gets better soon and appreciate the legacy that he has created. That being said, why not remind yourself just how much Mass Appeal Guru has on a classic Premo beat?

Here's hoping that Guru pulls through this.