Vans x Secretly Canadian – Sk8-Hi (Available Now!)

Sep 7 22 under Bands, Collaborations | Comments Off

“Vans has formed a philanthropic initiative alongside record label Secretly Canadian. In an effort to aid homelessness in the music company’s hometown of Bloomington, Indiana, it has aligned with Vans to create a Vans Sk8-Hi collaboration to raise awareness and funds.

The kicks are designed with a clean white backdrop and blue sun and moon artwork that allude to the lyrics from Jason Molina’s “Farewell Transmission.” Parked out back are the words “Every Light On This” on the left shoe and “Side Of Town” on the right to nod to the track’s opening verse.

Parties interested in helping the cause and adding these to their rotation can do so via Secretly Store and Bandcamp on September 2. Net proceeds from the launch will go towards Secretly Canadian’s $250,000 fundraising goal for New Hope For Families — the only place in Bloomington and the greater Monroe County where families with children can find emergency shelter together, inclusive of all sexual orientations and gender identities.”

House of Vans: If These Walls Could Talk (Vans Family Exclusive!)

Nov 3 21 under Accessories, Art, Bands, Events, Heritage, History, House of Vans | Comments Off

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THE HOUSE OF VANS IS WHERE “OFF THE WALL” LIVES. This book celebrates the first ten years of the global phenomenon. Packed with hundreds of images and stories capturing the unforgettable moments fans experienced skating the skate parks, seeing legendary shows on stage and so much more. These pages will make you feel like you’ve walked into a House of Vans and get you stoked to make new memories of your own at House of Vans.

Only available to Vans Family members, get your copy now and see some of the best moments (so far) of the home to the creativity that moves us.

Vans Musicians Wanted Announces Global Concert Stream on September 22 Featuring Live Performances from Aspiring Talent in Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific Regions

Sep 8 21 under Bands, Contests, Heritage | Comments Off

Vans®, the original action sports brand and global icon for creative self-expression, announces the official concert stream for the 2021 Vans Musicians Wanted competition, to be hosted on September 22. The global music competition welcomes finalists from around the world including the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions to perform for a global audience and for their opportunity to win Vans product, Kramer gear, global music distribution, and Spotify and Apple Music playlisting. Vans Musicians Wanted regional finalists will also have the chance to share the stage with tongue-in-cheek, genre-bending British rocker, YUNGBLUD!

Following the platform’s global competition debut last year, Vans Musicians Wanted received over 30,000 submissions in 2021, another incredible record-breaking milestone for the series!

Fans can tune in on September 22 to witness the finale unfold as Vans Musicians Wanted judges Denzel Curry, Julia Michaels, Sean Miyashiro and YUNGBLUD announce the final winner on Vans.com/musicianswanted.

Join Vans as we congratulate the top-5 finalists advancing from each region. And learn more about each band and their music on Vans.com/musicianswanted.

From the AMERICAS region, the top five advancing finalists are a multi-faceted selection of musicians and bands passionately inspired by hip hop, R&B, rap, soul and synth-pop.

AMERICAS Finalists

PYT (United States)
TheBe$tJR (United States)
Joy Sales (Brazil)
Mare Advertencia (Mexico)
Diamond Café (Canada)

The top five finalists from EMEA bring to the stage a mix of true-to-form psychedelic rock, electronic indie, deep-rhythmic soul, heavy blues hooks and jazzy instrumentals.

EMEA Finalists

Lemonade Shoelace (Northern Ireland)
Kenya Grace (England)
KY’ORiON (England)
Altered Myths (Wales)
p-i (France)

Hailing from the Asia-Pacific region, where the original Vans Musicians Wanted platform began, are a strong selection of soulful vocals and immersive melodic sounds that take inspiration from classic jazz, dream pop, electronic R&B, and psychedelic rock origins.

APAC Finalists

Q the trumpet (Korea)
Nathanie (Malaysia)
Yishun Panik (Singapore)
Squid The Kid (Australia)
Kinder Bloomen (Indonesia)

Vans Musicians Wanted is an inclusive global platform that enables creative self-expression through music and helps to provide a direct path for undiscovered artists to emerge and gain global exposure. Join Vans, Denzel Curry, Julia Michaels, Sean Miyashiro and YUNGBLUD as we announce the 2021 global winner of Vans Musicians wanted on September 22 beginning at 8PM EST on Vans.com/musicianswanted.

Vans x Metallica x Pushead – Black Album 30th Anniversary Collection (7.25.21)

Jul 21 21 under Bands, Collaborations, Vans Family | Comments Off

Vans and Metallica Celebrate 30^th Anniversary of the Black Album with Footwear Collection Featuring Artwork by Pushead Available Exclusively via Vans Family

Vans x Metallica Sk8-Hi and Classic Slip-On will be Available Exclusively for Vans Family Members on July 25^th at 9pm PST and Metallica.com on July 26^th at 9am PST

Vans and award-winning rock band Metallica come together this July to honor the upcoming 30^th anniversary of the band’s all-time best-selling Black Album with a limited-edition Sk8-Hi and Classic Slip-On. Inspired by the band’s never-ending pursuit of going faster, louder and “Off The Wall”, the Vans x Metallica footwear assortment features artwork inspired by Metallica and designed by iconic Metallica artist Pushead and will be sold exclusively via Vans Family on July 25 at 9pm PST and on Metallica.com on July 26 at 9am PST.

Metallica’s self-titled, fifth studio album was originally released in August of 1991 and has sold over 30 million copies worldwide and spent over 580 consecutive weeks atop the music charts. Vans and Metallica have been long-time partners and collaborators, the band having performed at House of Vans London in 2016 and released three previous footwear and apparel collaborations over the last decade. This July, Metallica and Vans once again join forces to release two footwear silhouettes, which feature artwork created by Pushead, who has provided iconic imagery and artwork for the band’s tour books, t-shirts and stages since 1986. Pushead’s “Sad But True” design is synonymous with the entire Black Album era; his twin skulls traveled the world, displayed on banners on each side of the stage while Metallica performed.

The latest Vans x Metallica release showcases Pushead’s enigmatic facing skulls across the quarter panels of the Sk8-Hi as well as the opposing sides of each Classic Slip-On. Each design showcases a graphic blue shatter design and silver Metallica branding around the sidewall of Sk8-Hi and stop the upper of the Slip-On. Each pair is finished with Metallica printed on the heel stay.

The limited-edition Vans x Metallica collection will be available exclusively to Vans Family members on July 25 at 9pm PST and on Metallica.com on July 26 at 9am PST. Sign up for Vans Family on Vans.com/family. For more information, please visit vans.com/news.

Vans Opens 2021 Submissions for its “Musicians Wanted” Competition, Uplifting Emerging Global Artists with a Chance to Share the Stage with YUNGBLUD

Jul 7 21 under Bands, Contests, NEWS | Comments Off

Aspiring Musicians Across All Genres from the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific Regions Can Enter for a Chance to Vans product, Kramer gear, a Premium TuneCore prize pack, Global Music Distribution, Spotify playlisting and more!

Submit Your Original Music Now at Vans.com/musicianswanted

Vans, the original action sports brand and global icon for creative self-expression, are opening submissions for its praised 2021 Vans Musicians Wanted competition. Launched worldwide for the first time in 2020 as a digital contest, Vans Musicians Wanted is the brand’s global music program, providing a stage for up and coming musicians just starting out. The contest series celebrates fresh, new and “Off The Wall” talent from all genres.

For 2021, participating regions will provide undiscovered artists the opportunity to gain international exposure and a chance to share the stage with the tongue-in-chic, genre-bending British rocker, YUNGBLUD. Additional prizes include Vans product, Kramer gear, a premium TuneCore prize pack including global music distribution, Spotify playlisting and more!

The 2020 Vans Musicians Wanted platform saw over 22,000 artist submissions across nearly every music genre from musicians around the world. Drawing off this epic success, the digital music platform continues to curate and build brand experiences that are accessible – allowing fans anywhere to participate through digital submission and virtual contest series on a global scale. Through the interactive website, artists from the United States, Mexico, Central and South America, Europe and Asia-Pacific shared their original music with a broad-reaching audience. Last year’s winners included JoeJas hailing from the UK, Lucia Tacchetti from Argentina and numnum from Korea.

A diverse cast of judges will be joining the brand as part of the selection process including multi-talented rapper, writer and comic book artist, Denzel Curry who is featured in the brand’s latest brand campaign, Grammy nominated pop singer and songwriter, Julia Michaels, creative visionary and founder of 88rising, Sean Miyashiro and US and UK Billboard charting artist, YUNGBLUD. The top five finalists from each region will be chosen to perform at the Vans Musicians Wanted virtual concert series, to be held this September. Additionally, regional grand prize winners will be selected to receive Vans product, Kramer gear, global music distribution, Spotify and Apple Music playlisting and the opportunity to share the stage with YUNGBLUD in front of live audiences as the opening act in 2022.

Vans Musicians Wanted is an inclusive global platform that enables creative self-expression through music and helps to provide a direct path for undiscovered artists to emerge and gain global exposure. To enter your original music and read the official contest rules and regulations, please visit Vans.com/musicianswanted.

Vans x Record Store Day – “Songs For You”, (Volumes 1 & 2) Honoring the Community Impact of Black-Owned Record Stores

Mar 1 21 under Articles, Bands, Collaborations, Events | Comments Off

Vans, the original action sports footwear and apparel brand, is teaming up with Record Store Day to release two albums, Songs for You, Vols. 1 & 2, to spotlight and support Black-owned record stores. The limited-edition vinyl releases will be available to purchase at independent record stores on Record Store Day 2021 (June 12^th).

As a salute to the community power of Black-owned businesses, Vans and Record Store Day will reinvest proceeds from the albums into Black-owned record stores across the United States.

Nineteen tracks from prolific Black artists are featured across the two compilations, including previously unreleased music by Roberta Flack, whose uplifting rendition of Marvin Gaye’s “What’s Going On” pays tribute to the 50^th anniversary of Gaye’s groundbreaking album and song.

According to Flack, a six-time Grammy Award-winning trailblazer and one of the music industry’s most iconic R&B artists, the Black-owned record store experience is as important and influential as ever: “Black-owned record stores have historically served as places where our community has gathered to learn, listen and celebrate. They have been places of political activism, where we find our voices through the music we hear. Marvin’s song that I include in this project is sadly as relevant today as it was when it was released 50 years ago.”

Grammy Award-winning artist Common also contributes a track to honor the influence of Black-owned record stores on his life. “I owe so much to record stores and specifically Black-owned record stores,” Common recently told Variety. “It’s so beautiful to know that there’s record stores that existed in the ‘60s that are still alive and people are taking that business to those record stores and supporting vinyl,” he said. “And it’s so incredible to think about a record store opening because that means younger generations are participating.”

“Black-owned record stores have always represented something more than just a place to buy music in their communities. These businesses have been hubs for social and political activism, self-expression, culture and belonging,” said Michael Kurtz, co-founder of Record Store Day. “They are at the heart and soul of the music industry and the impact they have had on their communities to push for important social and political progress is immeasurable.”

Both volumes of Songs for You feature artwork from award-winning artist Aamba Chavis, an emerging young voice in Black visual arts. Other young changemakers lending their voices to the album include Grammy-nominated Tank and the Bangas from New Orleans. “As an artist, it’s empowering to be a part of such an amazing moment in history with people stepping up and speaking up,” said the band’s Tarriona “Tank” Ball. “This particular Record Store Day release will shine a much-needed light on the Black-owned businesses that inspire artists like us. We salute Black-owned record stores for their role in pushing music and culture forward.”

For more information about Record Store Day, please visit www.recordstoreday.com.

Vans x Foo Fighters – “25th Anniversary” Sk8-Hi (1.29.21)

Jan 19 21 under Bands, Collaborations, General Release | Comments Off

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Foo Fighters will commemorate the 25^th anniversary of their self-titled debut album with Vans, the original action sports brand and global icon of creative expression. The 1995 release of Foo Fighters was the first major step in the ascent of Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett, Pat Smear and Rami Jaffee to their esteemed position as the last great American stadium rock band. Vans will join forces with the 12-time Grammy winners to release a special, limited-edition Vans Sk8-Hi on January 29, days ahead of the February 5 release of Medicine at Midnight, the bands 10^th album.

Vans have been a go-to favorite throughout the Foo Fighters’ career, worn from the studio to stages all around the world. A high rotation style among its members, the band chose the Vans Classic Sk8-Hi for its timeless form, maintaining the iconic appearance of the silhouette and enhancing it with Foo Fighters’ signature emblem. The black, white and red details naturally lend to a perfect collaboration for both Vans and Foo Fighters.

The Sk8-Hi features black uppers with red contrast stitching, the Foo Fighters’ double F logo in white on the medial and lateral sides, and “Foo” and “Fighters” in red on the heel. A 25^th anniversary edition embroidery tag is found on the tongue, and the Sk8-Hi’s traditional Sidestripe is only hinted at, with its shape outlined in contrast stitching—a nod to Foo Fighters’ stripped-down musician style.

Vans Family members and Foo Fighters fans can sign-up to exclusively shop the Vans x Foo Fighters limited-edition Sk8-Hi on Vans.com/family. The Vans x Foo Fighters Sk8-Hi is available worldwide beginning January 29 at Vans retail locations and online at shop.foofighters.com and Vans.com.

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Vans x Foo Fighters – Sk8-Hi (Coming Soon!)

Jan 12 21 under Bands, Collaborations | Comments Off

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We first got a glimpse of these on the Vans UK site a few weeks back, and now Vans dropped this gem on their official Instagram page. No information to provide just yet, but stay tuned! This one’s gonna be dope.

TODAY: Vans Musicians Wanted Global Concert Stream with Performances by Aspiring Artists from Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific Regions

Dec 9 20 under Bands, Contests | Comments Off

Today: Vans Musicians Wanted Global Concert Stream with Performances by Aspiring Artists from Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific Regions

Tune in to see J.I.D, Bohan Phoenix, Nilüfer Yanya and Anderson .Paak Award the First Global Vans Musicians Wanted Winners

Watch today at Vans.com/MusiciansWanted

*Global stream times available on website

Vans, the original action sports brand and global icon for creative self-expression is proud to announce the Vans Musicians Wanted global concert stream happening today. The global contest series will welcome the top finalists from all around the world including the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions to perform for a global audience for the opportunity to win Vans product, Fender gear, global music distribution, Spotify and Apple Music playlisting and the opportunity to share the stage with Vans Global Music Ambassador, Anderson .Paak! Viewers can tune in today to see Vans Musicians Wanted judges, J.I.D, Bohan Phoenix, Nilüfer Yanya and Anderson .Paak announce the final winner on www.vans.com/musicianswanted.

Originally, created by Vans’ Asia-Pacific region in 2015, Vans Musicians Wanted competition was introduced as a digital platform in 2020 that was open to all musicians and genres of music around the world, allowing promising talent anywhere the opportunity to participate through digital submission of music and virtual concerts on a global scale. Featuring special guest judges as part of the selection process, Vans Musicians Wanted welcomes J.I.D and Bohan Phoenix, artists featured in Vans’ latest brand campaign, ‘THIS IS OFF THE WALL’, European based singer-songwriter Nilüfer Yanya, and Vans Global Music Ambassador, Anderson .Paak

In the global platform’s inaugural year, Vans Musicians Wanted received over 22,000 submissions, a landmark accomplishment for the series! Please join us as we congratulate the top-5 finalists from each region. Joining us from the AMERICAS region will be 28-year old rapper and producer, Charlee Parker, female rock trio Total Rubbish from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Los Angeles based hip-hop artists Bando, Argentinian electro-pop group Lucia Tacchetti and Canadian hip-hop artist, $tik. Top five finalists from EMEA include rapper and producer JoeJas, 19-year old British-Italian singer Nikaa, pop-rock quartet Duck Baleno from Verona, Italy, grunge rock musician, YGGL and British-Polish multi-instrumentalist and performer Nat. Top five finalists from the APAC region include experimental rock group, Num Num from Seoul, hard hitting rock group Ultra-Mega Cat Attack from Singapore, DJ and producer H4RDY from Seoul, Chinese underground hip-hop artists 龍胆紫PurpleSoul and alternative rock-duo, Niko Niko Tan Tan hailing from Tokyo, Japan.

AMERICAS Finalists: Stream at 5pm PST at www.vans.com/musicianswanted

Charlee Parker
Total Rubbish
Bando
Lucia Tacchetti
$tik

EMEA Finalists: Stream at 9am GMT at www.vans.eu/musicianswanted

JoeJas
Nikaa
Duck Baleno
YGGL
Nat

APAC Finalists: Stream at 8pm HKT at www.vans.com/musicianswanted

Num Num
Ultra-Mega Cat Attack
H4RDY
龍胆紫PurpleSoul
Niko Niko Tan Tan

Vans’ Musicians Wanted competition is an inclusive global platform that enables creative self-expression through music and provides a direct path for undiscovered artists to step into the limelight and gain global exposure. Join Vans, J.I.D, Bohan Phoenix, Nilüfer Yanya and Anderson .Paak as we announce the first global winner of Vans Musicians wanted today in the US beginning at 5PM PST on http://www.vans.com/musicianswanted.

Vans Musicians Wanted!

Nov 30 20 under Bands, Contests | Comments Off

Tune in to see J.I.D, Bohan Phoenix, Nilüfer Yanya and Anderson .Paak Award the First Global Vans Musicians Wanted Winners

Watch on Dec 9 at Vans.com/MusiciansWanted

*Global stream times available on website

Vans, the original action sports brand and global icon for creative self-expression is proud to announce the Vans Musicians Wanted global concert stream on December 9. The global contest series will welcome the top finalists from all around the world including the Americas, Europe and Asia-Pacific regions to perform for a global audience for the opportunity to win Vans product, Fender gear, global music distribution, Spotify and Apple Music playlisting and the opportunity to share the stage with Vans Global Music Ambassador, Anderson .Paak! Viewers can tune in Dec. 9 to see Vans Musicians Wanted judges, J.I.D, Bohan Phoenix, Nilüfer Yanya and Anderson .Paak announce the final winner on www.vans.com/musicianswanted.

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