NEW YORK- May 22, 2008- YRB Magazine unveils its Motion & Ink issue #83, one of their most explosive and dynamic issues to date. This issue features the return of N.E.R.D and their new, long awaited album, as well as exclusive interviews with Gnarls Barkley, Disturbed, Lil Jon’s & BME Crew, and Niko Bellic from Rockstar Games. “YRB’s latest issue featuring N.E.R.D. is another testimony and achievement of recording a visually stimulating and literal insight to the constant evolution that our hip, artistic, rebellious, and ground breaking subjects affect our world,” adds Publisher, David Ishay.
With the celebration of Motion & Ink, readers are put in tune with the hottest trends in tattooing and automobiles while the biggest stars come out to let you know about their new projects.
The following features are broken down YRB style:
The art of Motion contains a special on the incredibly talented and innovative auto body customization shop that creates the tricked out cars seen on MTV’s Pimp My Ride, and highlights the hottest and newest rides for Summer 2008, including the hydrogen powered car.
The art of Ink focuses on some of the biggest and baddest tattoo artists from all parts of the United States. These professionals specialize in all kinds of tattooing from Traditional American, Traditional Japanese, custom designs, and “the stuff no one else would touch with a stick”. The feature also includes some of the best tattoo parlors across the country.
N.E.R.D (cover story), the hip-hop/rock star musical group set the stage with an 8 page spread owed to the release Seeing Sounds, their first album since 2004. In this issue, the trio Pharell, Chad and Shae discuss their dedication to the music they create, their descent from The Neptunes, and their accomplishments in bridging the gap between hipsters and hip hop heads. This exclusive interview gives an insight to music junkies as to how Seeing Sounds is unique from the boy’s first two albums, and guarantees to blow fans away.
Gnarls Barkley the infamous duo, who did the impossible by creating an album so fresh and clean it was a ground breaker in the music scene, is now back with a second album. The dynamic couple speaks with YRB about the release of their second album, The Odd Couple (named for the albums recreational purpose, much like the popular television show of the 1960’s) and how they are doing it all over again, in typical Gnarls Barkley fashion, ‘their way.’
Disturbed is back with what critics are calling their most disturbing album yet. YRB has the group’s story of their motives and misconceptions behind their latest album, Indestructible. The band defends the album, saying it is not meant to be evil, but is meant to inspire and strengthen listeners while eliminating fear and inhibition to allow its fans to conquer the world.
Lil Jon’s & his BME Crew have done the impossible and formed the ultimate BME (Black Market Entertainment) Action Sports crew. The click is made up of Olympic medal winner and snowboarding hero, Danny Kass; Action Sports commentator/celebrity and snowboarder, Dingo; seasoned professional skateboarder and all-around cool guy, Greg Lutzka; California pro-surfer, Travis Mellem, and MTV reality-show superstar Ryan Sheckler. The crew gets together through their sponsor Oakley, and shares with YRB why they are the ultimate “bad ass crew.”
Skateboard champ Terry Kennedy and BMX warrior Rick Thorne Get Up in Each Other's Grill to represent their sides of the extreme sports spectrum. They both tell YRB how they found their sport, and why they are the kings of their worlds.
The release of Grand Theft Auto IV has sparked a whirlwind of craze for gamers, with its most realistic and lethal main character ever. YRB’s sits down to interview Dan Houser, VP of Creative, at Rockstar Games and explores the controversy surrounding the GTA series, main character Niko Bellic, and where the concepts behind the series stemmed from.
In addition to the special features in the Motion & Ink issue, YRB shares with you its album, gadget/electronic, and video game reviews.
