March-ing On!

Not sure whether you spotted us in the local press.  The Stourbridge News, obviously stumped for exciting news, featured us in last week's issue.  Inkeeping with Voodoo Street's underground image, we argued the case for donning masks (Point Break style), but sadly, the photographer insisted we reveal our identities to the folk of Stourbridge.  We guess it could've been worse.  The sun shone brightly that day for the first time in what seemed like months and we found a pretty cool graffiti backdrop!  

The photo which made it into the story was taken in front of the darker part of the graffiti, featuring a Slash-from-Guns 'n' Roses-style character, due to the intense sunlight bouncing off the wall and blinding the photographer.  But we managed to take this pic in front of the more vibrant part, which we think does justice to our new Vibe tee.  What do you think?  

As a result of the article, we've picked up some positive reviews of our new design and more new followers from the Dudley area, so it's all good!

Now Spring has sprung, we've launched our new 5 panel snapbacks in black and navy.  We decided to buck the trend of shouting from the rafters branding and have instead opted for a cool, more understated look.  

We're also continuing to develop new sticker designs, so any BMXers, skaters, car pimpers or stickerbombers, check out the website.  Our stickers now have their own category, to make the website more user-friendly.

We've also altered the category layout, so as well as having all the products available to view at one time, if you're specifically looking for men's tees, just click on "Men's" etc. etc.  This should hopefully save you all some time.

In other news, we're pretty excited to have got hold of tickets to see the BMX Supercross World Cup in Manchester next month. Anyone else going?  Look out for us and come say hi!

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Anyone been watching Inside No. 9?  Each week there's a new darkly comic story.  Tonight's the final episode and, judging by this promo poster, the producers have drawn upon the same influences as we did for our Vintage "Haunting of Voodoo Street" women's hoodies! 

The Art of the "Selfie"

Detox is never an option for us this month, as January also spells party season for several members of the Voodoo Street community who celebrate birthdays.  

And so it follows that the fitness regime needs to be upped to keep the body in line.  Our local tow paths have taken a pounding and my recommended track for tackling inclines is "Eat, Sleep, Rave, Repeat," which provides an apt sound track for us this month, although "work" needs to be substituted for "rave."

Just in time for the plummeting temperatures, we now have back in stock our popular long line women's vintage/retro hoodies, featuring "The Haunting of Voodoo Street."  These really keep the cold out and come in French Navy and are pretty awesome, even though we say so ourselves!

We're also blown away by the number of cool and interesting people we have liking our Facebook page and following us on Twitter.  We appreciate each and every one of you.  You also give great feedback!

One area where you're not so forthcoming, is entering competitions!  The deadline of 31st January is fast approaching.  All you need to do is send in a selfie to enquiries@voodoostreet.com and we'll pick 3 winners!  (See Facebook page www.facebook.com/VSTREET for details).  

For the less vain amongst you, here's a definition of "selfie" courtesy of Urban Dictionary:-

A picture taken of yourself that is planned to be uploaded to Facebook, Myspace or any other sort of social networking website. You can usually see the person's arm holding out the camera in which case you can clearly tell that this person does not have any friends to take pictures of them so they resort to Myspace to find internet friends and post pictures of themselves, taken by themselves. A selfie is usually accompanied by a kissy face or the individual looking in a direction that is not towards the camera.

Champions of the "selfie" include Justin Bieber, Harry Styles, Justin Bieber, Rihanna, Justin Bieber, Madonna, President Obama, Justin Bieber, Kim Kardashian and Justin Bieber.  It was probably the most overused phrase of 2013 and supermodels also jumped on the bandwagon, modifying the tried and tested method of the "full facial selfie" by instead taking a shot of their sun worshipping torsos.  Our tongues are firmly in our cheeks with this competition challenge. 

We would like to see what you all look like, but there's no need to take yourselves too seriously! We're tired of being force fed celebrity pouts, we just want to see the folk who like what we do!  

Getting into gear

It’s been a typically varied week here on Voodoo Street.

This week we said goodbye to one of our elders, a 90 year-old much loved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, who, in spite of her frailty (and lack of interest in popular culture post 1945!) was still championing Voodoo Street in her final days!   Kath, you will be missed.

We also attended a hot rod meet (Greasy) and saw some pretty incredible cars and truly stylish people, showcasing their tattoos, hairdos and vintage style to perfection!   Looking forward to meeting them again.

We now have stock and have been busy photographing garments on our old school shop mannequins.  We find that these are less troublesome and display far fewer diva qualities than living and breathing models.  As our followers on Facebook and Instagram will have spotted, given a little attention, even these mannequins can become narcissistic, as our mannequin “selfie” proves!

We have more stock on the way, courtesy of some extremely talented screen printers, namely Get a Grip, who work tirelessly for punk rock bands and indecisive clothing companies…ahem.

They will be bringing to life the awesome artwork of one Dan Bowden, a Brighton based illustrator who more than satisfied our brief to produce a limited edition ocean festival poster launching the Voodoo Street brand.  The hand pulled, water based screen prints will imminently be available on our organic cotton T-shirts.  We hope that their base on Floodgate Street is an omen for our sales!  Keep an eye on the website for updates.

We are also pleased to see that word is spreading.  Only this morning, I walked past someone wearing a Voodoo Street T-shirt and spotted a mint VW van bearing one of our stickers.  Makes all the hard work seem worthwhile.