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Mike V To Appear On Fuel TV’s The Daily Habit Today.
Mike V will be appearing on Fuel TV’s The Daily Habit today at 2:30pm and 5:30pm. Tune in or else!
More info can be found right here on the Fuel TV website.
Favorites: Top 5 KISS Records.
Mike V’s been a die hard KISS fan since 1977. Below are his top 5 favorite KISS records with his thoughts on each. Make sure you check these out and look for more editions of Favorites right here on mikevallely.com.
1. KISS: Alive! (1975)
“My babysitter smuggled this record into my house when I was seven years old and that was it, I was a KISS fan for life. Is it a live album or all studio magic? Who cares? This is KISS at their very best. Favorite cuts: Deuce and Gold Gin.”
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2. KISS: Ace Frehley (1978)
“Even though it’s a solo record, it’s an official KISS release and it stands out not only as one of the very best KISS records but as one of the best rock and roll records of all-time. Favorite cuts: Speedin’ Back To My Baby, Wiped-Out. ”
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3. KISS: Destroyer (1976)
“Probably the most focused KISS studio album from the seventies. Favorite cuts: Detroit Rock City, God Of Thunder.”
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4. KISS: Carnival Of Souls (1997)
“Some of my favorite KISS records are the ones the critics have panned and that even the band has tried to separate themselves from. I happen to love the disco album Dynasty (1979), the rock opera The Elder (1981) and the pop record Unmasked (1980). But this one, their “grunge” record is my favorite of all their experimental projects. Favorite cuts: Hate, I Walk Alone.”
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5. KISS: Creatures Of The Night (1982)
“KISS at their heaviest. Gene really delivers on his songs on this record. Favorite cuts: Rock And Roll Hell, I Love It Loud.”
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– Mike V
Come Hang with Mike V and Shepard Fairey This Friday Night!
This Friday night, Feb 12 Mike V’s new band Mike Vallely / By The Sword will be performing their Black Flag Tribute Set and Shepard Fairey will be performing DJ sets at 2 Headed Horse in Los Angeles. JRF will also be on hand displaying art and doing silk screen prints on t-shirts and skateboards. The first 50 people through the door get a free exclusive poster print (see below). The show is all ages (21 and over with ID to drink). Don’t miss it.
February 12, 2010
Mike Vallely / By The Sword,
Live Art By JRF, DJ Set By Shepard Fairey
9:00 PM
@ 2 Headed Horse
Los Angeles, CA
1770 Glendale Blvd
Mike V Is Everywhere.
Mike V is mentioned (as he usually is) in the Trash Section of the March 2010 issue of Thrasher Magazine. This month’s Mike V / Trash fodder reports on Mike’s autographed deck hanging inside Jersey Mike’s Subs in Huntington Beach, Mike’s recent Brooklyn Banks video as well as his video from Google HQ in NYC.
The fine folks over at Thrasher seemed to be tuned in to this website as all this news was reported here first. Hey Thrasher… How about doing a new article with Mike?
Help Decide The Next Powell Peralta Vallely Elephant Colorway.
We had an interesting package show up in our mailbox today… Powell Peralta shipped down eight different, full size colorway proofs of ideas for the next colorway of Mike’s reissue deck.
Which colorway do you guys like the best? Help us decide! Leave your answer as a comment. Thanks!
Mike V Is Everywhere.
Fatmoocow500 let’s the world share in his excitement of opening a letter from Mike V…
Mike V autograph request information is available on the contact page.
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Mike V Forever.
Another Mike V inspired tattoo popped into our email inbox today. Here is Mark Carroll from Canada’s words and photos of his tattoo of Mike’s first ever pro model graphics… the classic Powell Peralta Elephant graphics by VCJ.
First & foremost, above all else, I AM A SKATEBOARDER.
More than race, religion, politics, or orientation, I define myself as a SKATEBOARDER. The word itself means something different to each of us. To me, it’s artistic, rebellious, progressive, challenging, & rewarding. It can be pure debaucherous fun, or focused meditation. It envokes passion, style, and freedom. The tattoos on my arms are all past skateboard graphics, as an homage to skateboarding and what has given me. These images have always been there with me, along the road, all of these years on my board, and they will now stay with me, deep in my skin, right there next to skateboarding itself.
To me, Mike Vallely embodies all of these characteristics that I hold in high regard. Passion, pride, intensity, drive, focus, and aggression, and that is why I wear my Vallely Elephant so proudly. Keep being you Mike, as I know you will.
-Mark Carroll
Have a Mike V, Mike V inspired or a Revolution Mother tattoo? If so, we would like to feature it right here on www.mikevallely.com for future blog entries. Just send your name, photos of the tattoo, where you’re from and a story on why you got the tattoo etc to:
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Mike V Forever.
Here is the latest submission of a Mike V Inspired tattoo that has been sent our way. Here is Tate from Jackson, MS words on the origin of the tattoo and a picture to accompany it…
My grandfather was a mechanic, an engineer and a killer racecar driver in the 50s and 60s. He and his brother built their own cars and were some of the pioneers of men in their time who had 9-5 jobs during the week but raced on the weekends. It reminds me of the way skaters build and nourish their own scene and create their own fun.
Growing up without a father, I looked up to my grandfather as a male role model. My tat is dedicated to his racecar number, 99. When he died when I was 11, I think skateboarding was there to save me and direct me. My heroes became skaters I looked up to, the ones who ripped the hardest, the original ones, the artists, the positive ones… all the personal aspects I strived to have. The bolts at the bottom are inspired by Mike’s bolt forearm tattoos.
-Tate
Have a Mike V, Mike V inspired or a Revolution Mother tattoo? If so, we would like to feature it right here on www.mikevallely.com for future blog entries. Just send your name, photos of the tattoo, where you’re from and a story on why you got the tattoo etc to:
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Mike V Is Everywhere.
Be sure to check your local newsstands and bookstores for the latest issue of entertainment and lifestyle magazine, 944. The current issue of 944 features Mike V as well as Tony Hawk, Rick Thorne and Damacid discussing some of their worst injuries to date in an article entitled, “Yeah, I Broke That.”
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Mike V Completes Stunt Work On Jonah Hex Film.
Mike V has added another feature film to his stunt resume this week working on the Warner Bros. / DC Comics film, Jonah Hex starring Josh Brolin, John Malkovich and Megan Fox. The current release date for Jonah Hex is June 18, 2010.
A hundred years from now, Mike Vallely (also known as Mike V) will be viewed as one of skateboarding's pioneers. He'll be remembered as a burly, glue-footed, hella-pop artist. An ATV ruler, a poet, and a fighter's fighter. An iconoclast among icons.
- Transworld Skateboarding Magazine
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