We are very proud to present you with a special edition of WAVES ≠ RAVES hand selected by Viceroy – “A Hot Humid Tropical Brainstorm.”

Look for him to be exclusively rocking Ampal on his upcoming tour – buy him a drink and thank him for getting the girlies dancing.

Foreword from Viceroy:
While the music market continues to grow into an ‘over saturation’ of electronic blogs, the majority of them seem to only know how to post those same absolute jams that their competition managed to post in previous features. That alone is not enough to make a blog stand out in my mind. I have been and always will be a huge fan of Gotta Dance Dirty. Why? They not only have the most up to date jams from the big dogs, but they support up and coming artists too. How many well-established blogs do that? I can’t name many. Supporting my summery beats since I started in February, Gotta Dance Dirty has given me the honor of hand selecting the tracks for Waves ≠ Raves Mixtape Vol. 14. Looking for some sun-kissed disco to cap off your summer fun? Look no further.

Enjoy, and stay frothy my friends.

Waves ≠ Raves Vol. 14
• Justin Faust – Do it Again
• Mario 64 – Koopa Troopa Beach (RAC remix)
• Washed Out – Feel it All Around
• Kartell – Pantera
• Mix Chopin – Bonne Nuit (Darius Remix)
• Cherokee – Take Care of You
• SebastiAn – Arabest
• Cherokee – Mambo Jet
• Viceroy – Sunny Daze
• Treasure Fingers – Lift Me (Gabriell Remix)
• Chromeo – When the Night Falls (Breakbot Remix)
• Justin Faust – Girl Talk (Bit Funk Remix)
• Madeon – For You
• U-Tern – 808 Remix (instrumental)
• The Knocks – Sunshine

Find all tracks zipped —> HERE <—
Viceroy’s Facebook, Soundcloud, and Twitter

We’re bring that No Shirt / No Shoes troppo beach flare down to Huntington next week for the ultimate beach blanket binder. Your favorite No Shirt team is combining forces with Billabong, da crew from AFENDS and the original dj shred duo BAREBACK DJs for the ultimate US Open and Agenda afterparty.

We’ll be previewing a few of our new FW hats and BLOW UP will be showing all night -

RSVP here and come enjoy some fun in the sun and beautiful company.

ALSO!! We’ll be posted up at the Afends booth at Agenda, showing our colab hat and maybe a peak at the next collection.

AFENDS our good friends from down under are preparing to come stateside. They will be introducing their unique take on a dark tropical lifestyle collection. Started by surfers, skaters and musicians from an amazing town in the eastern most tip of Australia, known as Byron Bay, the lads are ready to tackle the American market. Check out their US premier at the Agenda HB Show.

Afends 2011 “Baywatch” boardies – so epic!

The video above is a pretty rad take on their new collection. Shot by their Marketing guy NEVASLOTHIN, it really makes me want to get back to Byron and live the dream – crystal blue waves surrounded by a tropical beach party. This is their story:

PS Afends X Ampal . . . to be continued

Tony Alva Blake from Workaholics cruised by yesterday to check out some hats.

The “Blacked Out” DOPE hat might be making an appearance at the Sheen Roast in a few months.

We’re back again on the 25th.  Ampal and the N.S./N.S. franchise is bringing you another helping of tropo summer fun.  The last 2 have been defining the summer vibes and this edition will prove to be extra frothy.  Forecasted perfect 78 degree late June heat + Black Lips spreading their drunken flower punk and our favorite westside party gods GUNS in the SUN mean this is one you’ll wish you remembered, so make sure and RSVP here.

We’ll be getting the fun started with the Black Lips @ Detroit Bar in Costa Mesa on the 23rd.  Its a rad tiny venue that will pretty much explode with the first distorted guitar rip.

UPDATE: Rumor has it that the GUNS will be bringing their extensive collection of 80s-early 90s punk vinyl.

Volume 11 of our synth filled tropo mix tape courtesy of our friends over Gotta Dance Dirty.

“Foamy and frothy jams for those who get bloated easily. Another installment for that epic beach day or sensual shag session. Peace and Love.” – Tropicool aka Dr. Schlongo G.D.D.

Waves ≠ Raves Vol. 11

Adele – Set Fire to the Rain (Plastic Plates Remix)
Baby Monster – The Fear of Charlie Sunrise
The Chemical Brothers – Swoon (Mjolnir Bootleg Remix)
Das Pop – The Game (Villa Remix)
Holy Ghost! – Wait & See (Moby Remix)
Jamaica – Jericho (Tepr Remix)
Kolombo – Waiting For
Leopold – Sublime (She Said Disco Remix)
The Miracles Club – Light of Love (Cut Copy Re-Vision)
Mitzi – India (Joakim Remix)
The New Wine – Crescendo
Penguin Prison – Multi-Millionaire (Prince Language Instrumental Mix)
Steve Miller Band – Like a Beagle (Bottin Remix M1)
Tiger Love – Pussy Cocaine
Tyson – Love’s On The Line

All Files Zipped —-> HERE <—–

RSVP HERE

From battling the tropical sun in the depths of third world exploration, to yachting off of Monaco this is the hat to keep you shaded.

We increased the brim size to 2.5” for some functional sun protection and mad steez. These are our first fedoras Made in USA and we couldn’t be happier swith how they turned out. Gonzo would, we suggest you do too.

*We are also introducing a size XS as a lot of you requested*

Available HERE in:
- Navy w/ Shaka Zulu Box Pleated Band with Antique Brass Anchor Button
- Brown w/Shaka Zulu Box Pleated Band with Antique Brass Anchor Button

Size: XS (56 cm), S (57 cm), M (59 cm), L (61 cm)

Toyo Straw Upper
Made in USA
Shaka Zulu Box Pleated Band with Antique Brass Anchor Button
German Grosgrain Sweat Band with Woven Label

We’re back with Los Angeles based foot wear label Stampd’LA, with round 3 of the DOPE hat. This time in a Black’d Out, all black everything colorway. Featuring tonal logo embroideries on either side, “secret stash pocket” in the crown, and West Coast embroidery detail above the snaps.

With such a large number of people enquiring about the dope hats, we increased our production from previous runs but still are only holding the hat to 100pcs. This snap back will be available exclusively through the Stampd’ and Ampal online stores only.

Avialable May 16th 12pm PST. Don’t Sleep on these. Click HERE for details.

Pool Party @ The Standard Downtown LA Rooftop Pool with our friends at Dub Frequency.
Time to get Tropo Round 2!!!

Not to be missed – Get there early.

RSVP HERE