Fresh off of showing out at the VAG in Vancouver and tearing down Under Pressure in Montreal in August, Times Neue Roman is dropping their debut EP To Die along with their performance tonight. The Drake is going to have the nintendo hip-hop sound of Times Neue Roman & Styrofoam Ones invade with visuals supported by Eepmon. DJ Eli Escobar is in town to close things from the finish of the performance till the extended film festival hours of bar service till 4a.m. If you're making your rounds in Toronto, tonight take this in and put it on your travel plans.

It's no secret that Shootlife is riding for Kardinal Offishall. Mr. Celebrity Face was in the spot on Queen St. West to give the invited guests a track to track expose of the Not 4 Sale that you're going to pick up in stores and online on Tuesday. All in all the album sounds tight and full of features to compliment the fierce delivery of Kardi. Click the top picture for the photo album of the night. And if you're not convinced, take in the youtube life of Mr. Offishall at his frequently updated channel.

The SoCal lifestyle is something else, ask our man H!. Something to fall in love with on contact, and if you thik this is just sweet talk check out how Fairfax alumni The Hundreds puts it down for their Labor Day BBQ dubbed THE PAYOFF. Between the sun, style and shorties this cookout was documented for dopeness by Bobby Hundreds here and after the jump. If you are feeling inspired, hit up the Livestock Blocko in Vancouver on Sept. 14th

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Join the Offshoot team in the building at Five & Dime this Monday & Tuesday @ Steamwhistle Brewery.

five·-and-ten·-cent· store (fīv′?n ten′sent′), noun: a store that sells a wide variety of merchandise, orig. with many articles priced at five or ten cents. Woolworth’s was one of the first five-and-dime stores, founded in 1878.

Fast-forward 47,732 days, The Five & Dime is your one-stop-shop for snow, skate, street, and fashion brands. We’re adding style to convenience with our bi-annual booking show that finally caters to Ontario’s retail market. The Five & Dime creates an exciting opportunity to meet new faces and establish brand relations, while viewing the latest and greatest product.

In a setting that’s more tees and kicks than dockers and polos, meet with the masterminds of the industry at the Steam Whistle Round House. Enjoy a Mombacho cigar in our luxury lounge, chow down on some BBQ from our A-list chef with the highest grade of Maple Leaf™ meats (¡mucho sabor!), or take a time-out and join a tour of the storied Steam Whistle Brewery. Oh, and don't forget to bring your skate and enjoy a roll on the mid day mini!

Some of the collections you can expect to see:

• Zoo York
• The Hundreds
• LRG
• Nomis
• Supreme Being
• Hellz Bellz
• 10 Deep
• Married to The Mob
• Crooks And Castles
• FreshJive
• Ezekiel
• and many more…

To be part of this unique two day, one night meet and greet, REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY for free entry. Pls visit the Five & Dime Website for all details.

Questions? Email us at info@five-and-dime.com

On Facebook™?? Join our group here:

Make sure to stay tuned for our private party on September 8th.
Location TBA, invite list only. More information forthcoming.

Join us September 8th & 9th
Steam Whistle Round House
255 Bremner Blvd.
M5V 3M9

Hellz just launched their Fall 1 Delivery Collection entitled Every Generation Needs It's Own Soundtrack. Inspired by Punk Rock Movie, a film by Don Letts documenting the UK Punk Rock movement in 1977, the collection is tough and strong without sacrificing looks and is full of things that I love like animal print leggings, quilted jackets, and tops that can be layered to create different looks. Definitely pushing the edgy image and electro punk hop aesthetic Hellz is known for. The stores you can cop these goods in Canada are below. Also, check out the rest of the pictures after the jump.

• Lavish & Squalor (Toronto)
• Norml (Ottawa)
• Group Seven (Calgary)
• Complex (Vancouver)
• Underworld (Montreal)
• Foosh

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HighSnobiety came through with the sneak peek of the TBG Holiday '08 at their Magic booth in Vegas. Once again,the line is continuing the fall theme of The Beautiful Boogeymen. Considering elections are creeping up on both sides of the border, the relevancy to this collection might sink in when we hear our leaders speak on the fears of the alternatives to their platforms. I'm just saying, another dope collection by our fam. And oh, isn't that Letterman dope?

We gave you the heads up earlier. Now the night is drawing near, so here's the reminder in form of a youtube. Come out tonight to rock with Hip-Hop's finest.

Looking for something in your iPod? We got yo u covered with Oxy Cottontail putting it down for 51 traxx of anything that makes you move in collaboration w/ Hellz Bellz. So if you can handle Punk - Ska - Electroclash - Rock + New Rave, jump right into this mix or wait till the sound goes Uber-mainstream with our boy Akon on the hook and do the dance move you learned from youtube.

Cruelty-free lifestyle women's clothing and shoe company out of california, Keep Company, are making the move to the "district" of Fairfax. 523 N. Fairfax to be exact and on the 6th of September there's a fiesta to break in the new shop. If you're in the area, run a check.

A while back we put the lookout on the Luxirie Vandal jacket in the new Common video, so here's the final product.

Never having to look to far from the streets of L.A. past or present, FreshJive is coming through with their consistency with the sharp images and classic cuts in their fall '08 line. Also, the RMK private line has emerged to be a bold collection highlighting the classic American styling, check HighSnobiety's look at line during MAGIC. Not to mention the limited edition Edward Colver T shirts, will be available at the opening of his iconic photo exhibit this Friday @ Reserve. Grab your FJ on Queen St. W. in Toronto by Lavish & Squalor or RMK @ Livestock.We got some shots after the click.

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Getting to know the designers behind two of your favourite Offshoot brands is courtesy of KTV again. MissLawn aka Lanie Alabanza-Barcena, the brains and boss behind ladies vanguard streetwear brand Hellz Bellz. The first line catering to ladies that stepped outside of the graphic tee game to solid cut&sew pieces and crisp denim. The video below takes you through the inspiration to the creation of Hellz Bellz. Be on the look-out for fall '08, Hellz never lets you down.

Nine years in the game and co-owner/founder of Lifted Research Grouptarget still has the passion. You can almost say that LRG is on top of the game, but Jonas Bevacqua is not done and gets it all out with KarmaloopTV about his perspective on where he is right now as an individual. Take notes kiddies, LRG is for the children.

Lots of hype going round these Olympics. Is it Phelps or Bolt? Considering the amount of nautically challenged folk in the office, the interest is in the yard-man Usain Bolt. I'm looking at this game on the web where you can actually race Bolt and possibly take his world record. We tried it and you might have to put in some training. To get in the race click here

The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor just came out, due to The Mummy & The Mummy 2 coming in hard at the box office. Then there was the Scorpion King with WWE's The Rock! So now it only makes sense to get the prequel called The Scorpion King 2 involved with a new friend of Offshoot's, Karen David. This young lady has only exposed a sliver of her abilities as Layla in this straight to DVD action flick. She is a singer/songwriter that is prepping to make hearing her a habit. Take in the trailer to the DVD that dropped Tuesday this week.

Nike Sportswear Suite 76 went down over a week ago in Toronto and we were there to get involved with the goodness. Take in the video of the dope event and check out the new Nike Sportswear digs featuring the Air Max 90, Nike Quilted Dunk, Air Force 1, Cortez, Windrunner, AW77, Eugene, and the Classic NSW Tee. All the goods will be available at your boutiques on this amazing GPS style map on the Nike Website. Event Pics by Reading More.

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It's a very TBG week, considering the art show, fall '08 look book and now we spot Fool's Gold Execu-DJ A-Trak in the Separate But Equal Tee @ The Social for the Time Festival AfterParty.

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TBG is at it again, providing Offshoot with the exclusive look for their Fall '08 lookbook. The inspiration this Fall is The Beautiful Boogeymen, the merchants of fear who prey on your doubts to capitalize through finances or political power. Once again, Mos Def comes through with the candid look straight from the runway hallway. Featured in these shots are Sweatpants, Crew Sweaters, Denim, Hoodies & the always provocative Tees. Click More for all the Pics!

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It's been in the making and now you can pick-up your tickets to check New York's Giants of the 90s Hip-Hop era. We're talking about Big L's crew D.I.T.C., oh so legendary, Diamond D, O.C. & A.G along with The Beatnuts. Next week in Toronto. Thursday at Revival, the DJ series is going down with Lord Finesse, Diamond & Large Professor. Sponsored by LRG & Offshoot this event is a piece of history on Toronto's College St. The following day the NY Giants concert will be in full effect with D.I.T.C. and The Beatnuts throwing down @ The Opera House. Both tickets can be purchased in advance from Play De Record, Goodfoot, Livestock, Lounge, Rotate This, & Moog. Check some classic D.I.T.C. tunes after the MORE!

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Inspiration is a good thing, actually it's great. This Thursday we are celebrating inspiration @ Cartel. From the hands of Dion Fitzgerald of DvyneArt translated to 12 pieces canvas out of the inspiration of Jim Crow Couture. Here's a few words from Dion about this showcase:

This is a series of 12 portraits I was inspired to create upon pre-viewing the '08 TBG summer line. Their clothing is always provocative and like fine-art itself. The line dealt with themes of "Jim Crow" laws (laws that maintained a "separate but equal" type stance in which most Confederate states in the USA enacted after the abolishment of slavery).

I chose to create images that would challenge the viewer who considers themselves quite knowledgeable of this period and those that have no prior knowledge of this time. Working mainly from period photographs I wanted to bring a new vision to these well known images. One that simplified the composition yet created a deeper sense of the subjects. Drawing inspiration from the graphic nature of the Jim Crow Couture line, I felt it important to work with portraits and devise small surrealistic touches that would speak to a greater urgency and depression in the soul of a man, fighting only to be recognized as – a Man.

My mediums of choice rose mainly from working in acrylic paint on canvas but grew to include ink, paint marker, pencil, collage and aerosol. The approach to each piece was very individual and within the study of my human subjects their physical portraits in paint evolved. My use of black & white, I believe, added another layer of relevance to the struggle of my subjects within the confines of “Jim Crow’s” segregated laws.

Make no mistake; this series is about race, but mainly about the male African American experience of Jim Crow and the scars that have yet to heal. That said it is not an angry collection but one hopefully evoking of valid discussion.

So with that being said, swing thru Cartel(498 Queen St. W. @ Portland) this Thursday @ 7pm to check out the pieces from the TBG summer '08 collection & DvyneArt. P.S. let your art collectors know.

Killa is crying because of this picture, does anyone else think this is funny? If so leave a comment..