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The Costa Mesa-based fashion collaborative COMUNE, fresh off a successful Fall launch, has just dropped its third catalog. The Spring 2010 line is up on the COMUNE site and it looks jazzy. The denim line has expanded, their are some warmer weather options, and the entire line seems to have expanded and upped its quality. 

Many may say, “Oh it’s too late to ask for anything.” but I call bullshit. Santa Claus doesn’t have a timeline. There is no Ebay delay in the elf workshop. My behavior has been more than saint like this past year. Plus, Saint Nick, Nick Lipton, we have enough in common to call in a [...]

In the ’80s babes would have died for this treatment.  photo: Carey Haider
The San Diego-based Crocodiles may be on the verge of infiltrating your iPod. In Costa Mesa, California the clothing brand Comune has begun supporting the band. Bataleon Am Ben Rice plans to use their tunes if he can put a part together, and [...]

You know what our favorite part about hipsters is? No, it’s not ironic mustaches, tight pants or unnessecary scarves and head gear. It’s ART SHOWS and the free booze for at least an hour that comes with. So if you are in Portland this first Thursday check out the opening on Comune founder and former [...]

Cale refuses to shave his mustache.                                                                                            photo: Bob Plum

Cale Zima’s [...]

100% passion.                                                                                                           [...]

When we heard Ashbury was having a demo at Bear Mountain this Saturday we were really excited. It’s really important to try out your goggles and sunglasses before you commit to them, you know. But then Lance told us, “Not a ‘Hey everyone come try these goggles out type of demo,’ like a skate demo!” [...]

Editorial Note- People seemed to have very mixed feelings about Hump Day with Ben Rice. Many people seemed to have felt that Yobeat only showed one side of Ben’s darling personality. To rectify this Comune’s Art Director and Ex-Pro guy Corey Smith sat down with Ben and asked him a few more questions. Enjoy, and [...]

Ben Rice, a mellow fellow.                                                          Photo: Carey Haider
The first time I met Ben Rice was in a Portland loft party. The guy had a lot of swagger [...]

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