IT’S RELEASE DAY HERE AT FRANCHISE, WE’RE VERY EXCITED TO SPREAD THE WORD ON OUR FIRST MUSIC RELEASE, SO THIS NEWSLETTER IS GOING OUT TO PAID AND FREE SUBSCRIBERS:
FRANCHISE DEBUT RECORD RELEASE OUT TODAY
KUSH JONES: RUGRATS - BASIC BASS
OUR DEBUT RECORD IS NOW STREAMING ON ALL MAJOR PLATFORMS AND IS AVAILABLE TO DOWNLOAD ON BANDCAMP. VINYL PRE-ORDER STARTING NEXT WEEK.
KUSH JONES TONIGHT ON NTS
Celebrate release day with Kush Jones on Franchise Radio on NTS. Tune in for an exclusive mix from 8-9pm pacific. We’ll share the archived link here next week.
LA SUNDAY: ALL MY FRIENDS ARE MIRACLES:
Mr. Miracle Seltzer Jason S Wright (who has some amazing Franchise apparel dropping soon) has put together an incredible lineup for the second All My Friends Are Miracles, open through September 5th at Sow & Tailor.
Nike Lab Radio
Nike Tokyo has put together an impressive lineup of curators for their recently launched Nike Lab Radio. The lineup includes selectors such as Wacko Maria, Jun Takahasi, YOON, Sacai, DJ Nobu aaaand Franchise’s Justin Montag. Check out the selections on Apple Music and Spotify
📽 ON STREAMS 📽
This week saw the launch of the incredible “Black Film Archive” an evolving resource dedicated to making historically and culturally significant films made from 1915 to 1979 about Black people accessible through a streaming guide with cultural context. Take some time and dive deep into this special personal project. Gratitude to founder Maya Cade. 🍇 JUICE EXPLORATIONS 🍇 / GOOD BOY - WEIRD YEAR
100% Organic Sparkling Gamay Pet-Nat. Yeah, good things can come out of a Weird Year!
Tasting Notes: Watermelon Jolly Rancher, sparkling guava juice, grape gummies from Japan, layered angel food cake, summer rain.
MOODBOARD - Click the images below, no telling where you’ll go…
Hey, buddy, whatcha got?
A turtle.
Oh, man.
What're you gonna do with it?
Keep it.
“I’ve always been obsessed with the idea of taking an instrument and then completely transforming it into something else. I guess, sort of, transcend the instrument, so making guitar a voice, an extension of myself.”
