HK$130,000 for Charity

Unbelievable... At the massive wrap party and charity auction of  SKIN:INKS last night we raised over HK$130,000 for the Kely Support Group... The Kat Von D x Bam Margera Element decks went for a whopping HK$ 27,000... Nice.

Thanks to everyone who came down and supported the event and were so generous... Big special thanks to the artists who did some awesome tattoos during the night, the Uptown Rockers for rocking the house and to our booze sponsors (42 Below, Heineken & Red Bull) for keeping things nice and loose.

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Uptown Rockers play at SKIN:INKS

In case you didn't know already, the mighty UPTOWN ROCKERS will play at the SKIN:INKS closing event tomorrow night (thursday)... It's only the second time this year that Mr Drafus Chow, Mr Simon Pang and Mr Sean the Prawn have got together to play, so we're very honoured and looking forward to them tearing the roof off in trademark style.

Before they do however, you can expect DJ "I keep saying I've retired even though I quite obviously haven't" Bodhi to drop some signature techy-breaky-...Read more

Riders on the Storm

Not to be put off by a little rain, gale force winds and a sudden drop in air temperature, we headed out yesterday morning to see if we could find any flat water in HK... We found an OK spot in Lamma which lasted an hour or so until we found ourselves in the centre of a storm with almost zero visibility... But sometimes you just gotta make the effort...

Al - nailing a wake to wake 360

The coolest boardshorts in the world. Ever.

In my opinion... Metallica x Billabong boardshorts... Two of my favourite things merged brilliantly into one... All I need now is for TOOL to start making beer and my life will be complete.

And without further ado - here's a picture of my arse.

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Element x Kat Von D at SKIN:INKS

Thanks to our good friends over at Element Skateboards, we've just been given of a full set of the soon to be launched Bam Margera pro decks with artwork by the one and only Kat Von D. In fact, she was so into what we're doing here with the exhibition that she even signed each of the decks personally.

This one of a kind special set will be included in the SKIN:INKS charity auction that we'll be having at the exhibition closing event on Jul...Read more

Do Hong Kong clubs care about music?

I mean really care... Is the music really important to the clubs in Hong Kong, or is it like everything else, just another label? Many of the larger clubs have a fairly broad approach to selecting "international" Djs to play to their "elite" memberships or guest lists. On the rare occasion that someone interesting does come into town to play, its more often at a club that will not allow normal people in to listen to them. It's all about velvet ropes, dress codes, table bookings and getting a snap o...Read more

SKIN:INKS:PIKS

We're getting a lot of love for the SKIN:INKS exhibition and opening event... Check out some of these links for some images...

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SKIN:INKS:THANKS

Just wanna say a quick thank you to everyone who showed up at the SKIN:INKS launch party last night.. A very special and the biggest most respectful thank you goes to the mighty Sam Lee and the adorable Miss Yellow for providing some seriously rockin tunes... You guys are the best... And thanks to all the artists, the ChinaStylus and RedDog crews, Min and the Racks staff, Patrick and all the ANDers, the Herbs and all the assorted party people who showed us so much love and support...

And thanks to all our sponsors who helped...Read more

SKIN:INKS Launch Tonight

With the exhibition officially opening tomorrow, we're having a little party tonight for all the media, artists and all our close friends... As well as a treat for the eyes with 27 awesome works of tattoo art on the walls, it's also going to be a treat for the ears with DJs Sam "Becareful" Lee, Miss Yellowand myself, Bodhi "Not-so-retired" FC on the decks...

Thanks to everyone who's already RSVPd... The list is now closed!

And if you're not coming tonight - check out the exhibit...Read more

Young graffiti artist busted..

Captured yesterday on film is young graffiti artist TFC - his defiant "I didn't do it" look betrayed by the can in his grubby little hand...

But...as TFC's preferred paint supplier we can confirm that we've just received a new shipment of stock here at ChinaStylus from Montana in Barcelona. It's got all the usual stuff plus some additional items like these ridiculously cute (yet ultimately pointless) micro cans. Yes, they really are that small.. There's no trick photography here.

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