The Inoue Brothers worked with photographer Nicholas Taylor on an exclusive clothing range of discharge printed t-shirts, Lacoste polos, Ralph Lauren Polo sweats, Pendleton Woolen Mills shirts and Levi’s and Wrangler denim jackets all adorned with never before seen photos of Jean-Michel Basquiat.

“In New York 1970 musician and photographer Nicholas Taylor meets Jean-Michel Basquiat who invited Nicholas and Vincent Gallo to join his band band Gray. Andy Warhol calls them “possibly the best band on the planet”. Nick photographs Basquiat during their crazy years in NY…”

Each garment also has a written message originally drawn from Nick’s diary during his time with Basquiat. This collection is available exclusively at Dover Street Market from October 10th, 2009.

More looks at the The Inoue Brothers x Nicholas Taylor “Jean-Michel Basquiat” Collection after the click.

For the latest issue of Whitewall, photographer Mitch Feinberg captured several shots of Daft Punks’ iconic stage attire. Images speak for themselves – leather jackets, gloves, helmets and sneakers. Some of the most recognizable pieces of gear in recent times. You can read the associated interview here.

More shots from Daft Punk by Mitch Feinberg for Whitewall after the jump.

To coincide with the 2009 Edition of their yearly photo issue, Vice Magazine will be holding a photography exhibition at NYC’s Spencer Brownstone Gallery. With a who’s who of hip photographers on board, you will see works by the likes of Terry Richardson, Ryan McGinley, Keiichi Nitta and many, many more. The show’s opening reception takes place this Thursday July 16th at 6PM. The show runs until August 17th, 2009.

Spencer Brownstone Gallery
39 Wooster Street
New York, NY 10013

Full Vice Photo Issue Exhibition NYC flyer after the snap.

DC skate photographer, Mike Blabac’s first book, Blabac Photo – The Art of Skateboarding photography is available now. Blabac Photo is the first skateboarding book of its kind featuring 224 pages of iconic images in skateboarding in a beautifully designed, cloth-bound, large format hardcover book. Published by powerHouse Books, Blabac Photo takes you on a visual journey from Blabac’s humble beginnings as a kid who was intrigued by cameras to shooting some of the most legendary skateboarders of all time.

Coinciding with the release of Blabac Photo is the Blabac Azure mid, the first DC signature shoe that has been made for a non-professional team member. This shoe was designed to compliment the book and pay homage to Blabac and his work with DC over the past 10 years. Both the book and shoe are available at http://www.dcshoes.com/blabac, DC flagship stores, other select retailers.

Images from inside the DC x Mike Blabac “Blaback Photo” Book after the jump.

Archivist, artist, and designer (among many other things) Clayton Patterson has documented life on Manhattan’s Lower East Side since the mid-1980s. The Front Door Book presents images and recollections of the people that have, in Patterson’s words, formed “a summation of everything I have learned.” The photographs in the book were taken outside of 161 Essex Street (Patterson’s home and gallery space), through the years 1985-2002.

Available now from O.H.W.O.W.

Photographer Josh Cheuse put together a special limited edition box set for Other Criteria, the store owned by none other than Damien Hirst. The box set includes a book, a print and a graphic t-shirt, badges and a mix tape, all together housed in a collaged shoe box.

“Named after The Clash’s song of the same name, the collectors’ compendium Rockers Galore creates an edition out of Josh Cheuse’s remarkable intimacies with the music world over more than 20 years, and is compiled here in a format typical of a music fanatic’s hoarded collection.”

The Josh Cheuse “Rockers Galore” Edition For Other Criteria is now available here.

More images follow after the jump.

Yesterday marked the release of Keiitchi Nitta’s photography book Bowery Boys. The book, a collection of images of friends on Manhattan’s LES, comes from O.H.W.O.W. We caught up with Nitta to chat photography and publishing and of course the Bowery Boys project.

Read the Feature here.

Captured, the film that chronicles Clayton Patterson’s astute archiving of life on New York’s Lower East Side, gets its European debut this week. First screening on January 3 at Berlin’s Babylon Theater, the documentary will get additional playings on both the 7th and 22nd. No word yet on if other European cities will follow suit, but there’s little doubt showings will become more frequent.

Full flier after the jump.

For nearly two decades Harry Hammond was Britain’s leading showbiz photographer. Starting in the late-1940s, his camera captured the definitive images of virtually every leading British musician, as well as visiting Americans. Drawing on the invaluable archive of over 11,000 images housed in the V&A, Alwyn W Turner tells the story of Britain’s embrace – and ultimate domination – of rock ‘n’ roll, from the earliest days with Bill Haley and the Comets to the emergence of the Beatles and Merseybeat. This remarkable collection includes photographs of Jerry Lee Lewis, Buddy Holly, Elvis Presley, Gene Vincent, Billy Fury, Johnny Kidd, Cliff Richard, Eddie Cochran, the Animals, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Dusty Springfield and many more.

Halfway to Paradise: The Birth of British Rock is available now from the V&A UK and Amazon worldwide.

Daniel and Geo Fuchs bring their toy based portrait photography to Brussels for an exhibition at Young Gallery. The gallery is located in the Conrad Hotel, 71 Avenue Louise 1050, Brussels. Expect the same provocative imagery found in the Toy Giants book, only at larger scale. The photographs are on view until February 4, 2009. (Via Wallpaper*).

Head to the jump to see more examples of the Fuchs’ Toy Giants work.