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In association with our good friends at the worldly renowned Sub Club in Glasgow and DJ Rebecca Vasmant we are pleased to be setting up a Fat Buddha Pop Up Sale Store during Sat 1st June alongside the record Fair, all housed under the roof of the Sub Club. The record fair looks to be great with a number of local vendors exhibiting. This is set to be a treasure trove for vinyl fiends and with a selection of local DJ’s soundtracking the goings on. This is already promising to turn into an unmissable hangout for the cities regular revelers. Bringing together local labels who will be selling their wares, and individuals peddling second hand records, t hink along the lines of an Independent Label Market meets your favorite second hand record shop.  In brief, this is pretty much the best way we can think of to while away a Saturday afternoon. Even if you are not buying or selling, everyone is welcome to join in and celebrate the music! Vendors will stock a mix of music...

Renowned Vancouver bag specialist Herschel's Heritage Backpack has been a firm favourite with all of us here at Fat Buddha Store for some time and comes in at a great price too. The brand began when in the early 1900's, Peter Alexander Cormack, a barrel maker by trade, and his wife Annie made the journey from Wick, Scotland, crossing the Atlantic to Canada at a time when the government was enticing families to immigrate through the homestead program. After seemingly endless days of travel, the couple settled in the small town of Herschel , whose population today is counted at 30 residents. Founded in 2009 by brothers Jamie and Lyndon Cormack, Herschel Supply Co. adopted the name of the small town where three generations of their family grew up. Herschel Supply Co . is based in Vancouver, Canada and continue to manufacture some of the finest quality backpacks, bags, travel goods and accessories around. The brands Heritage Backpack is Built with the custom red...

We have just taken delivery of the new copy of Vice Magazine here at Fat Buddha Store , which comes under the title The World Hates You. The magazine always seems to disappear pretty quickly in our store and seems to be a firm favourite with our shop goers. Vice Magazine started out as a reaction against the humourless, self-righteous posers of the end of the 90s. Originally a black and white fanzine, the magazine is published in 30 countries across the globe, and has grown into a multimedia empire. A conglomerate of writers, photographers, artists and filmmakers, they report first-hand on war, terrorism the environment and how everything is going to hell with as much relish as they do sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll - all served up with a large dose of humour. The magazine also own The Old Blue Last which is a pub / live venue in Shoreditch, East London. Since 2004 they’ve been bringing some of the best forward-thinking bands and DJs seven nights a week, as well a...

Hailing from the OTW sector of Vans, the OTW Balfour Wallet is an excellent piece of work. The wallet uses an all over perforated design, similar to that on a handful of shoes in the OTW range. The wallet is made from 100% leather and is a bi-fold style design, hosting multiple card and note slots. The wallet comes in the Pebble colour way shown above and below. You can check out the pics. The Balfour Wallet is available now at Fat Buddha Store online and in store. You can check out lots more from the Vans OTW range here , which covers some great footwear, bags, clothing and accessories.

Edinburgh based electronic music duo Boards of Canada are set to make a welcome return to the music scene with their highly anticipated new album 'Tomorrows Harvest'!   Brothers Mike Sandison and Marcus Eoin were born to a musical family and began playing instruments at an early age. The brothers began experimenting with recording techniques in their early teens and were members of various bands respectively, but it wasn't until Mike invited his brother Marcus to join his band that Boards of Canada was born. The band was eventually whittled down to just Marcus and Mike and despite doing various collaborations and projects during the early 90's, their first official release wasn't until 1995 with the Twoism EP. The duo released a few more EP's before the release of their debut album 'Music Has The Right To Children' in 1998, which gained widespread critical acclaim, being named as one of Pitchfork's 100 Best Albums of the 90's and on...

Although the jokes may be tired and the story is repetitive, theres still one reason to go and see Hangover 3, and that reason is Heather Graham! The american actress reprises her role as Jade in the final film of the Hangover trilogy. Heather Graham has been regarded as a sex symbol for many years now and that doesn't look to be changing anytime soon! Her breakout role was in 1997 with Boogie Nights where she played the role of porn starlet Brandi, since then, she has gone on to roles in Austin Powers, Anger Management, Gray Matters and now the Hangover series of films and has also made appearances in the TV shows Scrubs and Arrested Development. Heather has been on numerous 'Worlds Sexiest' lists in all the mens magazines and this month is the cover star of US Maxim. She's given us many great movie moments over the years, heres hoping for many more!

LEGO's largest ever model was revealed in New York City’s Times Square yesterday in the shape of the Star Wars X-Wing Fighter. It is the world’s largest LEGO model coming in at 42x the size of the #9493 Star Wars set currently available. The model was constructed in LEGO’s model shop in Kladno, Czech Republic and measures 11 x 43 feet with a wingspan of 44 feet. The 1:1 scale model uses over five million bricks and weighs in at over 45,000 pounds. An international team of builders, engineers, designers, mechanics and logistics experts spent over a year planning and constructing the model from the same bricks enjoyed by people all over the world. You can check out some pics below. The X-wing will in due course appear at the company's LEGOLAND Resort in Carlsbad, California (after being certified as strong enough under the state's seismic requirements), and is being displayed in Times Square to publicize the forthcoming "Yoda Chronicles...

With the holiday weekend upon us, there is only one place to be this weekend and it has to be Electric Frog at Glasgow's SWG3 . Following on from the success of the Easter bank holiday show, Glasgow's favourite boutique festival Electric Frog returns to SWG3 this Saturday (25th May) and Sunday (26th May) with another monster line up. The Saturday sees a more Disco/House inspired line up with legendary figures such as David Morales, Chez Damier and Dimiti From Paris taking to the turntables, also with NYC's Nicholas making his Scottish debut, 6th Borough project and a host of local legends such as Melting Pot, Al Kent, Kev Stevens & Craig Moog and much more keeping the stream of music flowing throughout the day. The Sunday is more electronic affair with acts such as Erol Alkan, Octave One, I:Cube, Matias Aguayo, Bicep and another host of local legends in the form of some Sub Club greats such as Optimo, Harri & Domenic, Thunder Disco Club and much ...

French artist and photographer JR shown above in his NYC studio is renowned for his large black-and-white photographic images in public locations, and his latest work in New York City notorious Rikers Island prison makes no exception. The prison is located on an island in the East River between Queens and the Bronx. His large-scale wheatpasted work depicts a large eye of an inmate who in JR’s own words “wanted me to choose his eye looking left as life in jail is all about watching your back. He came out in the jail yard when we were pasting. He’s 18-years-old, it’s his second time in jail. Even if no one will recognize his eye he knows he’s part of a bigger picture.” You can check out some pics below. JR has lots of great shows in various galleries around New York at present, so if you happen to be their you should go check out his work. We have lots of great books and magazines available in Fat Buddha Store covering Graffiti , Urban art , architecture and much more ...

When the Nike Free was introduced in 2004, it was a massive breakthrough in performance running, at a time when other brands were using bulky cushioning and heavily padded support. With a sock-like fit the shoes were designed to hug every part of your foot and along with the one-piece sole, it gave the wearer an unprecedented amount of movement whilst running. Nike now brings us this Free Run 2 silhouette in a woven upper with suede paneling, deep flex grooves across the concord sole and Nike branding on the tongue and sides. These great shoes come in two outstanding colourways, the Soft Torquoise/Medium Torquoise and the more subtle Platinum/Grey . You can check out some pics below. Both shoes are available in store and online at Fat Buddha Store now, and sit alongside lots more from our Nike Running range such as Free Run + 2 and Powerlines . You can also browse our full range of Nike footwear here .

In association with our good friends at the worldly renowned Sub Club in Glasgow and DJ Rebecca Vasmant we are pleased to be setting up a Fat Buddha Pop Up Sale Store during Sat 1st June alongside the record Fair, all housed under the roof of the Sub Club. The record fair looks to be great with a number of local vendors exhibiting. This is set to be a treasure trove for vinyl fiends and with a selection of local DJ’s soundtracking the goings on. This is already promising to turn into an unmissable hangout for the cities regular revelers. Bringing together local labels who will be selling their wares, and individuals peddling second hand records, t hink along the lines of an Independent Label Market meets your favorite second hand record shop.  In brief, this is pretty much the best way we can think of to while away a Saturday afternoon. Even if you are not buying or selling, everyone is welcome to join in and celebrate the music! Vendors will stock a mix of musi...