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We are very pleased to be welcoming another great brand to our roster in the shape of Canada's Raised By Wolves. The brand hail from Ottawa and were founded by Pete Williams who is best known for being the man behind daily streetwear news site Highsnobiety . The brands range consists of T-Shirts , Jackets , Shirting and their ever popular 5-Panel Caps . For their first introduction to Fat Buddha Store we have a couple of Tee's and a bunch of 5-Panel caps. You can check out some pics below. All of the items shown above and some more great pieces from Raised By Wolves, will be available later on this week in store and online at Fat Buddha Store . A really nice brand and one we're happy to welcome on board.

This weeks Music Monday is gifted musician, producer and DJ Nicolas Jaar! 23 year old Nicolas Jaar was born in New York in 1990, but spent much of his early childhood in his father's native country of Chile before moving back to New York. When Jaar was 14, he heard an album by electronic music legend and fellow Chilean, Ricardo Villalobos, and he was completely taken by the sound and feelings that the music evoked. So much so that he decided to try his hand at making music of his own. Fast forward to January 2011 and the release of Jaar's first album 'Space is Only Noise' which garnered massive critical acclaim, ranking as the best album of the year by Resident Advisor and Mixmag, receiving an 8.4 score from Pitchfork and 4 stars from The Guardian. Nicolas Jaar describes his music as 'Blue Wave' drawing inspiration from a host of influences including minimal techno, Ethiopian jazz and experimental hip hop to create a truly unique, ruminative ...

This weeks hottie is the sultry star of American sitcom Parks and Recreation, Rashida Jones! Rashida Jones is one of those people where you just know her face, she's always been around, she was in the US version of The Office, she's appeared alongside Paul Rudd and Jason Segel in 'I Love You, Man', alongside Jesse Eisenberg in 'The Social Network' and she now stars alongside Aziz Ansari and Nick Offerman in critically acclaimed sitcom 'Parks and Recreation' Jones was born in Los Angeles, the daughter of American actress Peggy Lipton and music producer Quincy Jones.....yes, that Quincy Jones. She later went on to study religion and philosophy at Harvard before deciding to pursue acting.    Jones has appeared in a number of films and TV shows, including cult hits like Chappelles Show and Robot Chicken. she has also written a comic book series titled, 'Frenemy of the State', she sang backing vocals on Maroon 5's debut album, has modelled...

Our good friends at Converse dropped of some great new displays for the brands ever popular Jack Purcell shoe yesterday, and as a thank you, we just had to post it up here. The Jack Purcell is such a timeless classic, and manages to appeal to such a wide audience of people with it's clean simple shape. Born in Guelph, Ontario, Purcell excelled at tennis and golf as a child. He took up badminton in 1924, and rose quickly in Ontario's amateur ranks. Purcell won five consecutive Ontario championships from 1927 to 1931, and was the Canadian National Badminton Champion in 1929 and 1930. Purcell became the leading badminton player in Canada, which led him to write a badminton column for the Toronto Star . In 1931, Purcell traveled to England , having beaten all his competitors in Canada. There, he won the Surrey Doubles but got only as far as the semi-finals in the All-England Championships . After his trip to England, Purcell returned to Canada only to learn that he wa...

Horse Meat Disco make a welcome return to Glasgow's great disco den The Berkeley Suite tomorrow night (Saturday 27th April), and if previous experience is anything to go by, then it's set to be outstanding. Now approaching their tenth year of existence, the four man DJ club collective Horse Meat Disco have continued to lead the way in the disco field with packed residencies at their HQ Eagle London in London's inner city Vauxhall, Cielo and various venues in New York, Prince Charles in Berlin and Silencio/Wanderlust in Paris. Inspired by the music and inclusive ethos of New York's heady club scene in the 80s & 90s the collective have garnered a unique reputation for throwing amazing parties with unmatchable sets. The quartet of DJ's each mix their own individual interpretations of the disco sound with a soundtrack that marries their expertise and shared knowledge and experience in the field. Expect all manner of dancefloor movers from classic to cos...

One of our favourite artists here at Fat Buddha Store has to be New York City based Kaws . He began his career as a graffiti artist growing up in Jersey City, New Jersey. Later moving to New York City in the 1990s. KAWS started subverting imagery on billboards, bus shelters and phone booth advertisements. These reworked advertisements were at first left alone, lasting for up to several months, but as KAWS’ popularity skyrocketed, the ads became increasingly sought after. Moving on some years he has collaborated with some of the best brands around, such as Nike , Vans Comme Des Garcon, Medicom , Original Fake and many more and produced some of the most recognisable characters and pieces of art. In addition to New York, KAWS has done work in Paris, London, Berlin , Tokyo and all around the globe. The Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts (PAFA), in collaboration with Amtrak, has arranged for Philadelphia’s 30th Street Station to be the next location to host KAWS...

Detroit's finest Carhartt have released their great Orchid print series for Spring/Summer 2013, and boy it's a great collection. The whole range concentrates on the brands great new floral print, and comes in two colour variations in Blue and Varnish. The collection takes in all over print Shirts, 5 Panel Hats , Pocket Tee 's and Script Carhartt Logo Tee's. All of the items come in Carhartt's premium fabric and feature the brand renowned build quality. You can check out some pics from the collection below.   All of the items shown above from the Carhartt Orchid collection are available in store and online now at Fat Buddha Store . This collection sits alongside lots more from the Carhartt range of clothing and accessories including the brands great Heritage line. You can check out more from the brand here.

Carhartt 's great new Brand Book No.9 for Spring/Summer 2013 is now in stock at Fat Buddha Store . The focus is on The Sound Of Detroit and is showcased well on the front cover in the shape of a record. The Brand Book features the brands Men's and Women's catalogue for spring/summer taking in the labels Heritage line, and all manner of exclusives. The brand book also covers the music scene and artists to emerge from the motor city of Detroit over the years, from Motown to The Stooges to Moodymann, Cybotron and back again. This is No 9 in the series and definitely worth a read. You can check out some pics from the upcoming collection of Tees, with more to follow including The White Stripes and Parlimentfunkadelic's Eddie Hazel's Dames, Games & Guitar Thang's sleeve cover. Carhartt 's brand book No.9 is available in store and online now to purchase at Fat Buddha Store . We also have stock of previous brand books available if you happened t...

Music Monday this week celebrates the rebellious hip hop pioneers Public Enemy, without a doubt one of the most influential and important musical acts of all time. This year sees the 25th anniversary of the group originally consisting of MC's Chuck D, Flavor Flav and Professor Griff alongside legendary DJ Terminator X. This year also see's the group inducted into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alongside contemporaries such as Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, The Beastie Boys and Run DMC. Known for their politically charged lyrics and ferocious activism through their music, Public Enemy released their first album 'Yo! Bumrush the Show' to much critical acclaim, but it wasn't until 1988 and the release of 'It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back' that mainstream success beckoned. With the release of 'It Takes a Nation...' and the hit singles 'Don't Believe The Hype' and 'Bring The Noise', the group...

This weeks hottie is American model Melanie Iglesias! Now I'm not even gonna try and pretend that I know who Melanie Iglesias is, because quite frankly, I don't, what I do know however is she turned up to the MTV Movie Awards looking absoloutely amazing in a rather revealing dress! After some borderline creepy google searching, I did manage to find out that she is from Brooklyn, apparently dates a guy from the Jersey Shore, stars on an MTV show called 'Guy Code' and looks outrageously good in a red bikini....what else do you really need to know?       We also uncovered a video of her with a hula hoop....its good....watch it...

Today is Record Store Day, and what a great day it is. The day first came into being in 2007 when over 700 independent stores in the USA came together to celebrate their unique culture. The UK followed suit and 2013 will see the sixth celebration of the UK's unique independent sector. This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art of music. Special vinyl and CD releases and various promotional products are made exclusively for the day and hundreds of artists across the globe make special appearances and performances. Festivities include performances, meet & greets with artists, DJ's, in store quizzes and many other events. In Glasgow we are lucky to have some great independent stores such as Rubadub, Monorail and Avalanche , who have great events and guest DJ's playing in store today. Rubadub kick things off with their in store party featuring Container (Live), Trevino, Edit Select, Lo...