Breaks Mag

Tom sits down for breakfast with Greg Rivera, co-founder of NYC based streetwear brand Mishka to talk the brands beginnings, what happened to the D.A.R.T sub-label and his thoughts on streetwear as a whole

We take a trip down memory lane with some vintage football shirts

Focusing on his humble beginnings, inspiring story and the 'T-shirt that changed everything', Sam sat down with the 25 year old, social media man, Dennis Todisco, as he discusses his journey to the #DIAMONDLIFE.

What started out as a platform for Adam to be brutally honest about everything from industry gossip to the latest web video, is now a behemoth of a site leaving corporate backed ventures like Vital and Ride BMX seem utterly insignificant. Tom Catches up with BMXs loudest mouth so see whats next.

Amidst a haze of UK 'brands' boasting their 'credibility', Grind London have been going about their business in the background, taking massive strides and showing us how they extract substance from a subculture.

During a recent trip to London, to celebrate the second Birthday of the London Flagship, Johnny Earle, founder of Johnny Cupcakes, took some time out to talk to Breaks Mag.

Guest writer GregK of 'Fuckin Yeh' fame speaks his mind on the recent explosion of the rubbish logo flip

In what is without a doubt a flooded market, new 'Streetwear' brands are popping up seemingly every week. Tom catches up with a few of them to see what they have that sets them apart from the rest

As rhetorically pointed out by Boy Better Know, the world of electronic music has always had ‘too many man’. In recent years there’s been a notable increase in girls taking an interest in bass music, from a female perspective, I presume that this can only be seen as positive from a male viewpoint. But what about the artists, why are the faces behind the music still predominantly male and is this also changing?

Tom sits down with Danish brand Rascals to learn more about their lack of history and their plans for global domination

Ever the explorer, Sam takes his brand new Flyknits to Thailand to see if they hold up to whatever the incredible country can throw at him

The Almond Footwear BMX took a trip out to Miami last month to escape the winter and to get some riding in

Louis gets all nostalgic at his electro music blogging days, and the strong scene that went with it

Tom takes a trip over to Brixton to check out Satta skates, and the process behind making one of their skateboards

Scott catches up with the photographer Michael Schmidt and we get to see some of his awesome images

Part 2 of the trails and tribulations of going on tour with metal band Architects to film for their upcoming DVD

When we think of Italy we think of pizza, pasta, Botticelli, Pavorotti and all things traditional, however, in terms of the current innovation and creativity in music that is bursting at the seams in London, Italy always seems to be lagging a few years behind. Adrienne Huddleston talks to the Italian club thats changing all that - Trash Dance

Friend of the Breaks Angus Sung made the trip over the Atlantic recently to hang out with 5th Floor founder and recent transplant David Hall. Angus, a photographer, designer and videographer and all round creative individual was kind enough to contribute these snaps from his 35mm camera to this issue of Breaks Mag.

Our intrepid editor Sam made it over to Berlin for the Bread & Butter and Bright shows, plus all the merriment and wankery that comes with it