heartschallenger et heartsrevolution

www.heartsrevolution.com

2010-03-03T17:28:00.014-05:00

WE'VE MOVED!
COME CHECK OUT OUR NEW WEBSITE
AND JOIN OUR ARMY

FOX SOCCER CHANNEL x WOLVES + LIBERTINES

2010-02-03T22:32:00.002-05:00

GIFTS FROM JAPAN!

2010-01-22T16:57:00.003-05:00

thank you so much!!!

WATCH THIS....IT'S TOO GOOD :)

2010-01-22T16:49:00.003-05:00

OUR SHIRT IS IN A BOOK!

2010-01-22T14:42:00.005-05:00

CHECK OUT THE BOOK HERE!

BUY THE SHIRT HERE!

HENRY ROLLINS HITS THE ROAD

2010-01-20T16:21:00.004-05:00

As the ultimate punk provocateur's spoken word show gathers momentum he tells Dazed Digital why he is still raging against the dying of the light
Text by Laura Havlin | Published 19 January 2010

Whether as a punk musician in Black Flag and later in Rollins Band, or as an author, a columnist, blogger, TV host, actor or spoken word artist, the ultimate punk provocateur Henry Rollins knows the value of making himself heard. Having recently travelled the world, Rollins has just taken his spoken word tour on the road in the UK, talking about his cultural adventures, the myriad problems that blight the socio-political landscape of his native America, and the challenges faced when you devote your life to sticking it to The Man. We took some time out with the creative dynamo to find out exactly what fuels his rage...

Dazed Digital: Do you have a set itinerary for what you’re going to talk about at your spoken word shows?
Henry Rollins: I go out with a very clear idea of what I’m going to do because what I don’t want to do is go on stage and ramble. I try to put things in some kind of order, at least conceptually. Once I have that in place I try and run through it in my head and then I take it to the stage. And then onstage, it kind of goes through an evolutionary process and you have to move things around and bring that in as you’re telling it. The shows end up being a journey of discovery.

DD: What kind of subjects are you tackling on stage this time?
HR: Since I’ve been here last, I’ve been to Cambodia, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Burma, India, Nepal, China, Brunei, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, South Africa, Mali and Senegal. America has a new president, which is interesting in that it sparks a lot of racism in my country. Racism that was dormant or not really that evident is now all over the place in America. These people were always around it wasn’t just like, 'Ding! I’ll be a racist now!' it’s more like, “Now I’ve got a microphone!” It’s really depressing, so I deal with all of that.
If I’m outside of America, I try and make the show more of a global thing where people can plug in, but Barack Obama is such a notable guy. He is articulate and really interesting. He is America’s first African American president in a country with such a history of racism. There are right wing pundits in America – talk show hosts and radio people – who have an unbelievable amount of sway in American politics. One of the most famous is Rush Limbaugh, he’s an awful guy and makes hundreds of millions of dollars. Barack Obama’s administration responded to the Haitian crisis within 24 hours. Here comes the soldiers, here comes the food, go go go... Rush Limbaugh told his multi millions of listeners that Obama only did that to gain favour with black people in America. This is the kind of idiocy that I have to deal with in my country. I can’t not put that on stage.

DD: Is it important to you to be vocal on as many platforms as possible?
HR: Yes, and the older I get the more important it is to me. I think it’s important that there is opposition to multinational companies, and that there is a vocal opposition to war and conflict, world hunger and that someone, at least in America should be vocal about needing a better healthcare system. I’m near 50 years of age and this is my idea of what a punk rocker should be doing at age 50. I hope that Joe Strummer and Thomas Jefferson would look at me and go, 'That’s right. Rumble young man rumble!' The older I get the more I’m like, 'Sure I’ll write an article for that, sure I’ll do a benefit, yeah I’ll shake things up as best I can!' in an effort not to go too gently into that good night, as Dylan Thomas put it. That is my motivation because it’s not paying me, I just don’t want to let these bastards get away with it is my bottom line, I want to stick it to The Man as best I can.

DD: What is your preferred platform and has that changed at all with age?
HR: My favourite platform used to be music and it’s great to be in a band and to get up there and be very loud and persuasive, there’s nothing like it. It’s just that at this point, I don’t know how I could do it better than I did before, so I really don’t see the point. The music seems like a younger man’s pursuit and I’m not that guy anymore The idea of hauling out all the old songs which are ancient – that’s for Mick Jagger to do.

DD: Do you think music still is a good platform to make the kind of statements you used it to use it to make?
HR: Yes, if a band has an audience who will listen then a band has a platform on which to say things. I’ve always thought Tom Morello and Rage Against The Machine made good use of that. The Beastie Boys have certainly made use of that, U2, Sting... whether it’s a sign-up booth at the stadiums they’re selling out, or mentioning a website on stage and saying, 'Check that out. There is a war going on over there, you should have an opinion about that!' All of that is incredibly valid to me; rock'n'roll has always been a great way to get people together and get a message across but I don’t think it ever stopped a war. If music could stop a war I think Bob Marley and Bob Dylan would have stopped all the wars, because those are two people who wrote arguably some of the best anti-war-lets-all-get-together-and-not-hate kind of music I can think of.

DD: Other than voicing your opinions on politics, have you ever considered becoming more actively involved in politics?
HR: No, because I’m a highschool graduate so I just don’t have the intellect for something like that, and because most politicians are somewhat mad. It’s a lot of ego to get you into that game and there is no doubt in my mind that as a private citizen I can use all that latitude not looking for votes, not looking to get re-elected, to get stuff done. Every politician, every president gets votes by getting people that don’t like him to like him. That’s why politicians are slippery because they talk out of both sides of their mouth. I only want to talk directly.

Follow Rollins on his weekly blog updates at http://21361.com
Original article at http://www.dazeddigital.com

DIAMONDS IN THE SKY

2010-01-20T15:59:00.005-05:00

Oceans of liquid diamond, filled with solid diamond icebergs, could be floating on Neptune and Uranus, according to a recent article in the journal Nature Physics.

Read more: http://news.discovery.com/space/diamond-oceans-jupiter-uranus.html

when i grow up i want to be ....stella paris

2010-01-19T14:06:00.002-05:00

Detroit--The mystery of one of Detroit's most colorful and misunderstood street people continues even after her death over the weekend.
Stella Paris, a Greektown fixture from the 1960s through the mid-1990s, died Saturday at East Grand Nursing Home in Detroit. She was 97, one of the few facts not in dispute about the mentally ill woman's past, that includes questions about citizenship that left her without benefits to pay for her care or even her burial.
Variously known as Greektown Stella, the Queen of Greektown and the Screaming Banshee, she wore odd nurses uniforms adorned with military insignia and she menacingly carried a police nightstick.

Read more: http://www.detnews.com/article/20100119/OBITUARIES/1190360/-Queen-of-Greektown--dies-at-97--leaving-few-clues-about-her-past#ixzz0d5IODs0U

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

2010-01-16T13:20:00.002-05:00

OSAKA!

2009-12-13T19:18:00.025-05:00

OSAKA

TRAIN TO OSAKA

thanks for the great weather

the most amazing view of mt. fuji!

DJ DIESEL OSAKA

we really have NO idea what we are doing!

shut up wy

DJ INSTORE DIESEL HARAJUKU

kells bells

we love these peeps

FOOD

can you say yum!

did you know kfj in japan is really tasty?

SHABU SHABU DINNER

CANDY

ICE CREAM

i scream

and more ice cream!

KITSUNE PARTY!

gildas and masaya

ben is totally joking

PEOPLE

he was too damn cute!

lo

this is lo

this is sho

this is shota, and he has no girlfriend!

tiger

wy and aki

THINGS

tokyo sunset

rainbow bridge

i could live here

bridge

tokyo tower nite

tokyo tower day

WE VISITED A MAGICAL TEMPLE...

and lit a candle

and received a very bad fortune

please save us

we made a wish

TREES...

WE BOUGHT THIS AMAZING NEW GUMBALL MACHINE!

2009-12-12T11:18:00.003-05:00

NEW CANDY!

2009-12-12T11:09:00.006-05:00

choco pipe

green tea kit kat

rainbow pocky

BACK IN THE DAY w/ OUR FRIEND THE COBRASNAKE

2009-12-11T18:02:00.002-05:00

MEXICO PART 3

2009-12-10T19:51:00.006-05:00

hotel with roaches, FML

our new friends!

5am flight

adios amigos!

ULTRAVIOLENCE VINYL 12"KITSUNE 2009

2009-12-09T18:27:00.005-05:00

Click here to purchase

TRACKLIST

A1.	Original
A2.	Ultraviolence feat Spankrock
A3.	Chateau Marmont remix
B1.	Vitalic remix
B2.	Streetlife Djs remix

HEARTS JAPAN EPKITSUNE 2009

2009-12-09T17:23:00.010-05:00

Click here to purchase

TRACKLISTING

1.	Dance Till Dawn
2.	Dance Till Dawn 80Kidz remix
3.	Dance Till Dawn - Dex Pistols remix Un
4.	Dance Till Dawn Dex Pistols remix Deux
5.	Dance Till Dawn Amwe remix
6.	CYOA
7.	Switchblade
8.	Prism Effect feat Cory Kennedy
9.	Digital Suicide Lullaby
10.	薔薇と彼女の王子

HEARTSREVOLUTION X KITSUNE X KATE MOROSS

2009-12-07T23:17:00.003-05:00

one of our bff's kate moross designed this shirt for us/kitsune.
super limited edition (japan only) or you can order online here:
http://katemoross.bigcartel.com/product/heartsrevolution-x-kate-moross-x-kitsuné

DIESEL:U:MUSIC TOUR

2009-12-07T15:51:00.005-05:00

<3

2009-12-03T21:59:00.002-05:00

thanks for the kind words! <3

"HeartsRevolution are an electro-thrash act with borderline personality disorder. One moment cheerily contemplating the future, the next tearing it apart amid fits of screaming paranoia, their overall instability makes it difficult to predict which direction their next single will take. What’s more, the ingenious sampling and synth-work of keyboardist Ben Pollock combined with the wailing pleas of vocalist Leyla Safai invoke an atmosphere so hopeless and anarchic, so reminiscent of past-punk entangled with innovative electro, that it seems to fit the cyberpunk genre perfectly.

While (the annoyingly unavailable) Wolves + Libertines probably offers the best example of punk’s flanging and delayed rhythm guitar style being deconstructed and turned into a synthetic wall of sound, HeartsRevolution’s better known single, Ultraviolence, certainly conveys the hopeless, dystopic magic I’m talking about.

Any punks wandering the streets of LA in 2019 are more likely to be listening to this than Vangelis, that’s for sure."

MORE PARRA

2009-12-01T16:05:00.004-05:00

AND REVOLUTION FOR THE HEART...

2009-12-01T15:20:00.002-05:00

UP AND COMING!

2009-12-01T01:18:00.005-05:00

our friend the cobrasnake is holding a few screenings and afterparties for the new movie Youth In Revolt !!

youthinrevoltafterparties

take a look!

HEY NYLON!

2009-11-29T16:10:00.000-05:00

we love you but...what's the deal w/ borrowing our names??
first heartschallenger, now this?

PARRA DAY 1

2009-11-29T15:59:00.002-05:00

heartschallenger is currently in LA doing a pop up shop for one of our favorite artists, Parra. http://www.myspace.com/parrafromrockwell

hello Parra

presenting the rockwell pop up shop

stopped by the HVW8 gallery

the kids love Parra

and UNDEFEATED

MEXICO PART 2

2009-11-29T15:40:00.006-05:00

guardian angel

pyramid

MEXICO PART 1

2009-11-29T15:13:00.009-05:00

welcome to mexico...

i made some new friends...

he wanted to show off

she was sweet

enrique

mariano

even the birds like it hot

yum!

pink tamales!

more to come...

HELLO HOLLYWOOD

2009-11-29T15:10:00.002-05:00

NYC IS FADING FROM GREEN TO YELLOW

2009-11-29T15:01:00.006-05:00

REMEMBER....

2009-11-25T16:43:00.001-05:00

MESSAGES AND SIGNS. EVERYWHERE.

2009-11-20T14:05:00.003-05:00

HIT MUSIC, CHINA

2009-11-19T17:03:00.002-05:00

MEET MOCHI!

2009-11-18T21:50:00.005-05:00

alphabet city local. favorite flavor mochi...green tea :)

mochi has a very distinguished and sophisticated palate.
woof

chi challenger

OUR NEW FRIEND, DISCO.

2009-11-18T17:14:00.004-05:00

this is our new friend, disco. she is the cutest dog ever and happened to show up to the studio when we were recording with the same eye make up lo wears! strange. her parents are both creative lovely folks, neon hitch is her mommy and benny blanco is her daddy. what a lucky pup.

KELLY CHALLENGER'S BIRTHDAY

2009-11-17T23:50:00.005-05:00

this is Kelly challenger, right hand to Lo. she makes magic happen,
just ask anyone. two scorpio birthdays, watch out!

chalk art by kelly

homemade mousse by kelly

xo

Every Burger for themselves

2009-11-17T22:51:00.002-05:00

coming soon...

Kitsune Maison 8 The Chic and Nice Issue

2009-11-17T18:16:00.003-05:00

BUY IT HERE!

Shiny things my bff sent me for my b day! Thanks Sam!

2009-11-17T18:13:00.003-05:00

YOUTH AND MANHOOD

2009-11-17T18:11:00.003-05:00

We visited the natural history museum this weekend. Here are a couple of quotes that i love.

x Lo

SHINY TINGS

2009-11-16T18:29:00.002-05:00

INTERVIEW MAGAZINE

2009-11-12T15:40:00.003-05:00

STATUS MAGAZINE

2009-11-12T15:39:00.002-05:00

THE MAN THE LEGEND

2009-11-11T23:46:00.005-05:00

word on the street is our man KAJ is sick.
our thoughts go out to you.
if anyone can pull through it...it is in an "aries", and that you are!
let's all say a prayer. x

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kareem_Abdul-Jabbar
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chronic_myelogenous_leukemia
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aries_(astrology)

LO'S BIRTHDAY!!!

2009-11-11T17:36:00.010-05:00

Party Time!

delicious cupcakes from downtown records!!

Lo made the most AMAZING cheesecake EVER!

presents & pretty tings

sarah challenger

2009-11-11T15:33:00.002-05:00

the newest member of the heartschallenger team! sarah joy hood!

love lives forever

2009-11-11T15:29:00.002-05:00

during the entire movie i couldn't help but think...that it was all a set up. that "they" knew he would never live to see the tour he worked so hard to perfect. so sad.

ELECTRO

2009-11-09T17:47:00.004-05:00

http://electrocircle.ru/2009/11/heartsrevolution/

we <3 thomas from vienna!

2009-11-09T14:35:00.001-05:00

yesterday we received the most touching message ever! and at the most appropriate time, it was Lo's bday! (post/pics coming soon!)
it was from our new friend thomas herzog from vienna austria. as some of you might know we already have a deep love for austria!
ever heard of swarovski crystals?!?!

ok, here is his new tattoo!

and this was his message : and now drive that truck to europe/austria/vienna

we are thomas! we promise! 2010 and the truck might just be covered in swarovski crystals. x

Japan here we come again...

2009-11-06T14:27:00.001-05:00

except this time were bringing the family!

HEARTSHALLOWEEN!

2009-10-31T14:15:00.000-04:00

chi and kelly challenger\

the mummy's mummy
candy corn nails, yum!
jacko-lantern, get it?

Today in NYC @ The Beatuy Channel Opening

2009-10-29T23:22:00.004-04:00

Love Conquers Hate

2009-10-28T23:55:00.003-04:00

I am proud to say that today is the day the WH Hate Crime Act was passed and signed by President Obama. This is also the first time ANY federal equality measure protecting LGBT rights has become law!!!!

do your part
www.hrc.org

Kiss & Make Upwww.studiobeautychannel.com

2009-10-27T18:50:00.006-04:00

Please join us to celebrate the launch of the new Studio Beauty Channel!

Simple Pleasures

2009-10-26T19:07:00.005-04:00

Our Friend Akihiro! aka ultrabrain

2009-10-20T16:39:00.008-04:00

www.ultrabrain.tv

We did a collaboration with vocals from our dear friend Akihiro, which will be coming out soon, so look for it!

Seventh Stop Madrid

2009-10-20T16:33:00.001-04:00

Polaroids

2009-10-19T17:16:00.006-04:00

...by our dear friend BASTIEN LATTANZIO
http://uglysmile.blogspot.com/

DIESEL TOUR- PARIS

2009-10-19T15:53:00.001-04:00

SOUNDVENUE MAGAZINE

2009-10-19T15:44:00.003-04:00

ME MAGAZINE

2009-10-19T14:10:00.010-04:00

our label/friends at kisune curated the latest issue of me magazine.
myspace.com/maisonkitsune
kitsune.fr

CRYSTALLIZED

2009-10-19T13:30:00.005-04:00

http://store.swarovski-crystallized.com/page/us/new_york

PIG Magazine-Italy

2009-10-16T19:20:00.008-04:00

http://pigmag.com/it/

REVOLUTION of the heart!

2009-10-16T14:42:00.001-04:00

x
Lo

Taking a Break

2009-10-16T14:36:00.003-04:00

We will be taking a break from Vienna, and staying in NYC. But we'll be back for Miami! Keep on the look for more Diesel:u:music tour videos to come!!

xo
heartrevolution

Our friend Unicorn Leah

2009-10-15T15:01:00.003-04:00

One of our favorite friends from Texas made us this beautiful piece of art!

Upcoming Show In NYC at Santos Party House!

2009-10-14T19:18:00.003-04:00

Art is what makes some hearts beat...

2009-10-13T16:54:00.006-04:00

New Fan Art Post Card from HONG KONG

2009-10-12T19:10:00.002-04:00

LATE NIGHT PROJECTS

2009-10-09T15:09:00.000-04:00

HANGING WITH THE BAND...

2009-10-08T15:19:00.002-04:00

POP UP SHOP // HONG KONG

2009-10-07T15:18:00.003-04:00

diesel loves heartschallenger so much they built us a temporary store in the coolest neighborhood in hong kong.

the shop will be open for 1 month and sell a variety of goodies..with each purchase you will get a complimentary gift bag
with our new ep! x

DIESEL PARTY

2009-10-05T15:08:00.002-04:00

ROLLING STONE-Italy

2009-10-02T15:02:00.004-04:00

LONDON FOG

2009-09-28T15:18:00.004-04:00

the HEARTSREVOLUTION crew has just left Madrid and has landed in London!

for this special London date the DUM touring artists will be joined by special guests

THE PINK PINK

and...

AMWE

and to top it off the tickets are only £5! pick up a super cheap ticket at any Diesel outlet, and all money goes to CHARITY!

The Manhattan Short Film Festival

2009-09-25T17:10:00.000-04:00

great news!!! we will be attending The Manhattan Short Film Festival on Tues the 29th from 7pm-11pm

for more info check out http://www.msfilmfest.com/v_confirmed.html

hope to see you there!!

FALL IS COMING

2009-09-23T15:51:00.002-04:00

I dont know about you guys, but i am LOVING this weather! But, unfortunately, all good things must come to an end... and that includes the bright sunshine and warm weather.

So come by the truck and get your ice cream fix while you can! The weather wont last much longer, and we'll have to back up our goodies and hibernate for winter.

Youll miss us, right?

PARIS PARIS

2009-09-19T16:12:00.005-04:00

HELLO PARIS!

kitsune office: simon

kitsune office: maxime

kitsune office: constance

kitsune office: audrey

kitsune office: the boss

kitsune boutique

kitsune maison

hearts japan EP front

hearts japan EP back

be thankful...

for what you have...

yum!

PARIS

2009-09-16T15:29:00.002-04:00

HEARTSCHALLENGER Pushcart!

2009-09-14T11:56:00.002-04:00

"What's that I see in the distance?
A pink pushcart with hearts and unicorns?
Japanese Strawberry Crunch sandwiches for sale?
Oh!"

HEARTSCHALLENGER is taking our pushcart for a walk these days!
You can find us in Soho and Lower East Side, unless we're being super adventurous..
Feel free to stop by and chat with us about your favorite ice cream.
We love you!

Max-challenger

OSLO SEPTEMBER 9TH- 13TH

2009-09-11T18:58:00.000-04:00

Diesel:U:Music world tour documentary: fifth stop Oslo

2009-09-11T16:18:00.000-04:00

OSLO BLA 9/11/09

2009-09-11T09:28:00.001-04:00

KITSUNÈ & ME & US TOORIVINGTON NYC 9/11/09

2009-09-10T23:21:00.002-04:00

FASHION'S NIGHT OUT OPENING CEREMONY NYC 9/10/09

2009-09-10T22:26:00.000-04:00

AWWW!!!

2009-09-07T21:55:00.002-04:00

VENICE SEPTEMBER 7TH

2009-09-07T18:50:00.000-04:00

MILAN SEPTEMBER 4TH- 6TH

2009-09-06T18:42:00.000-04:00

MAGNOLIA PARADE MILAN 9/05/09

2009-09-05T22:30:00.005-04:00

MESSAGE FROM A FAN

è inconcepibile che la simpatica organizzazione del magnolia abbia lasciato un misero spazio di 3 e dico TRE canzoni agli HEARTS//REVOLUTION che hanno suonato sabato sera, perchè probabilmente toglievano spazio a Bugo e Novelle Vague ( che oltretutto hanno suonato troppo.) Gli HEARTS//REVOLUTION sono un gruppo EMERGENTE ( ed è proprio su questo che bisogna soffermarci. i gruppi emergenti sono quelli che dovrebbero avere più spazio per ... EMERGERE ??!?!?!) proveniente da NEW YORK, e non da un paesino sperduto italiano o dalla vicina europa da dove arrivano Bugo e i N.V. Dopo questa esorbitante figuraccia italiana non penso che torneranno mai più in ITALIA. GRAZIE DI CUORE.

TRANSLATION

It is inconceivable that the likeable organization of the magnolia has left a poor space of 3 and says THREE songs to the HEARTS//REVOLUTION that have played saturday evening, because probably they removed space to Bugo and Novelle Vague (than oltretutto they have played too much.) The HEARTS//REVOLUTION are an EMERGENT group (and are own on that it must stop to us. the emergent groups are those which must have more space for… EMERGING) coming from NEW YORK, and they do not give an Italian lost small village or from the Europe neighbor from where they arrive Bugo and the N.V. After this exorbitant Italian poor figure not task that will return never more in ITALY. HEART THANKS.

DOWNTOWN RECORDS

2009-09-02T18:37:00.000-04:00

The HEARTSCHALLENGER team went over to Downtown Records for an Ice Cream Social! Tasty treats were shared, stories were told, and plenty of weight was gained! Hopefully the staff recovered from their suger highs are are sfaely back to work :)

"Would you like a piece of HEARTSCHALLENGER love?"

POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE

2009-08-19T00:36:00.004-04:00

STOCKHOLM AUGUST 15TH

2009-08-15T18:32:00.000-04:00

Diesel:U:Music world tour documentary: fourth stop Helsinki

2009-08-14T18:39:00.000-04:00

HELSINKI AUGUST 11TH- 14TH

2009-08-14T18:25:00.000-04:00

FLOW FESTIVAL HELSINKI 8/14/09

2009-08-13T15:25:00.008-04:00

YUKI IS LEAVING :(

2009-08-13T11:24:00.003-04:00

Our new friend Yuki spent her last day in NYC
enjoying a Pink Panther before leaving back to Japan.
She said "mmmmm" and also that her visit
to the truck was very very thrilling and a big
highlight to her trip.
We hope to see you soon Yuki!

THE DANGERS OF CHALK ART

2009-08-12T14:53:00.002-04:00

Chi got a little carried away with the hearts theme.
Many were dazzled by his creation and even more
were simply to scared to walk on his masterpiece
plummeting daily ice cream sales to an all-time low
Sorry BB in accounting.

SILLY TINGS

2009-08-11T23:35:00.001-04:00

Diesel:U:Music world tour documentary: fourth stop Helsinki

2009-08-11T18:33:00.000-04:00

HONG KONG A LONG

2009-08-10T18:01:00.000-04:00

While the team was in Hong Kong from August 9th - 10th they had a shoot for one of their upcoming music videos "teenage teardrops"

A THOUSAND WORDS

2009-08-10T11:38:00.003-04:00

Penalty for no bow-tie!
Bonus for silly helmet and
smiling whilst riding.

OUR FAIR SHARE OF CHARACTERS

2009-08-09T11:40:00.002-04:00

Ahhh DeSalvio Park...
Those are dentures on the bench!
I can only imagine how good that
Ramune pop feels to crunch
with the gums.