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The Comune, from left:  Corey Smith, Chris Thomas, Howie Marchbanks, Mike Quinones and President Frank Delgadillo.
Novelist F. Scott Fitzgerald famously wrote “There are no second acts in American lives,” but Frank Delgadillo plans to prove there are second acts in the worlds of skate and active apparel.
Delgadillo started new men’s brand Comune after resigning on Aug. 1 as president of well-known skate label Ambiguous, the label he started in his college dorm room in 1996. As president of the line, he eventually placed it in prominent …

Among the many reasons folks depend on agr, fashion advice is one of the most valued. As trend titans, it is our duty to keep all y’all reeders in the loop on how to stay fresh fish.

What’s hot for 2008/2009 is the future. That’s right, ugly apparel—including all-over prints, throwback styles, contrasting bright colors, baggy thug pants, tight hipster pants, and pants pants—are way 2007. Here is a must-have for the future.

Swany g.cell Glove. The first hands-free snowboard glove. The g.cell features a “fully integrated Bluetooth adaptable cell phone in …

A first in agr history, we are speechless…

If there is one thing agr enjoys it is a good ass whoopin’. So to commemorate a notable ass whoopin’, today we are all about Massachusetts.

-Magical Go Go is from Massachusetts. Magical Go Go makes wax. Magical Go Go has a ridiculous team. Magical Go Go, agoodreed indeed.
-Scott Stevens is from Massachusetts. Scott Stevens is nuts. Scott Stevens is the reason that instead of going out and getting a job, we sit around and watch youtube videos all day. Here’s a throwback S. …

“A good traveler has no fixed plans, and is not intent on arriving.”
-Lao Tzu
Wise words Lao. Unfortunately, claiming “vagabond” as a profession doesn’t sound as cool to everyone as it does to us.
Plus we really miss the hippness of Seattle . As delightful as the snow of the Wasatch was, the scarcity of chai and incomprehensible indie music that no one knows about left us culturally starved. So we’ve returned home, to the city where drinking malt liquor is cool as long as your pants are snug, …

Today is the first day of spring, and that got us thinking about Easter. Easter is sick because you get eggs, and eggs remind us of our favorite movie. In our favorite movie, dinosaurs come from eggs, and then they hatch, and then they get big and eat people. So cool!
In other news…Burton is collaborating with designer Mark Ward on a shirt that has teeth on it. (via Slam X Hype)

(photo via Slam x Hype)
So anyways, think about this: a frog that eats dinosaurs! (via Telegraph …

Winter X Games 12 kick off today, and agoodreed is on the scene. Expect up-to-the-minute* updates, behind the scenes features, and plenty of paparazzi shots of snow slidin’s elite. That’s right - agoodreed is all up in the club.
-Gretchen Bleiler qualified first in superpipe, and as always, she is “agoodreed indeed“.
- Too good to be true….fashion help from ESPN:
“You’re indie. Some might say you have highbrow tastes, but some are slanderous. You love listening to 30-second metal songs, ollieing Slow signs and making lunch out of ketchup packets …

“January 22, 2008 – Target today announces the future Shaun White for Target collection. The line will feature clothing for young men and boys and will be available in late July.” (via Transworld Business)

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