CHANDLER'S MYTHIC SOUTH

New Zealand 09

2009-12-05T13:56:00.000-08:00

Everything is on hold until I git beck!

Chandler vs. New Zealand - Auckland

2009-12-03T16:10:00.000-08:00

Came over on the plane with the latest batch of contestestants for America's next Top Model...FIERCE! Touched down in Auckland to stay at Nomads with twelve other people (camp style.) Met Lo.wer head and Blog master Rui at Loaded on High street and hoping to meet up with Phat 1 later tonight. I miss my family, hope the owls are treating them well back home!

SLAB SESSIONS I

2009-11-19T23:56:00.000-08:00

SOUTHERN BROTHER x GIANT

2009-10-17T16:28:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we went out to Giant and made some pretty pictures with writers from Atlanta and Birmingham. Some Mythic Writers emerged for the event and we made alot of GIANT friends. Big thanks to Herb Underwood at Level 3 for the trailers. Check out the full spread at www.southernbrother.com

GRAVIS SWAMP BOX

2009-10-17T15:41:00.000-07:00

We just wrapped up our show out at STA for the Gravis Swamp Box series. Artists from the Mythic South as well as Seattle writer 179 threw in on custom Gravis pieces

EXCALIBUR COLLAB

2009-10-15T22:38:00.001-07:00

John Verchot's new store Excalibur Vinyl and Vintage is due to open in Decatur next month complete with art collection by yours truly and limited collabs.

NEW SHOW COMING UP AT GIANT

2009-10-12T14:37:00.001-07:00

THE SLEIGH : AN OLD FRIEND

2009-10-04T08:03:00.001-07:00

An old friend came up from the beach this weekend, check it out!

GIANT x SOUTHERN BROTHER: TRICK FLICK

2009-09-28T20:16:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday we went out to GIANT. We watched Kung-Fu movies and met witht the core members to discuss the developing event schedule and imminent rennovations on site. GIANT is an Artist co-op that has sprung up in our own backyard. GIANT is sponsored by Level 3 brickworks and staffedd by a slew of Mythic South Artists including Aaron Mcdaniel and Euforic Sounds' Timmy Kiker. Look for future Southern Brother collaborations such as Art Shows, Demos and more movie nights!

photos courtesy of http://www.southernbrother.com/

PHANTOM WOODSMAN RETURNS!

2009-09-26T22:39:00.000-07:00

I am coming back to New Zealand this December. I will be making the rounds so hit me up for a visit or some decks. I am taking orders for new decks (imported by me!)

chandlerhayes@gmail.com

MYTHIC TOYS FROM DOOZIER

2009-09-25T15:31:00.001-07:00

altair
Originally uploaded by doozier

Check out Huntsville native Doozier's set of custom toys.

Southern Brother x Giant: TRICK FLICK

2009-09-19T15:05:00.000-07:00

BELIEVE IT

2009-09-17T17:16:00.000-07:00

burton.com vs gravisheads

CALL FOR PICS

2009-08-22T21:11:00.000-07:00

GRAVISHEADS UPDATE

2009-08-16T00:10:00.000-07:00

Check out our upcoming interview with Gravis designer Luz Zumbrano at www.gravisheads.com

PHANTOM WOODSMAN ARCHIVES

2009-08-15T14:50:00.000-07:00

Peep out our fun from the early days.

LO.WER COMING IN PIECE BY PIECE

2009-08-10T22:01:00.000-07:00

www.southernbrother.com

WHITE NOISE GEARIN UP FOR NEW SEASON

2009-08-09T21:59:00.001-07:00

look for new BYH and White Noise x Gravis this Fall

PHANTOM WOODSMAN BACK IN NZ?!

2009-08-07T20:36:00.000-07:00

Not really! I just found this pic of old friend Hannah Bayne in Dunners. Mean as!

Ag Creepin' into the Mythic South

2009-08-05T00:42:00.001-07:00

Keep an eye peeled for Street Fighter and his Ag styles this summer

Hartman Haunts Huntsville

2009-06-20T22:29:00.000-07:00

Our pal Michael Hartman has been avoiding stanky leg by refrigerating his feet with the IV blue winsors this summer.

HOWL INDIGO HAYES

2009-06-20T22:14:00.000-07:00

JULY 3 2009

GRAVIS HUNTSVILLE: STREET CHALLENGE

2009-05-29T08:48:00.000-07:00

Gravis totems were placed around downtown Huntsville and later collected to be displayed at a benefit to raise funds for a legal art wall in Huntsville. Limited edition tees were designed by Art Primo artist Angelina Villalobos. All proceedes from the tees go towards the art wall in Huntsville and will be available at www.southernbrother.com

GRAVIS SURF RODEOS : ALAN DAVIS x CHANDLER

2009-05-22T22:27:00.000-07:00

Surf Rodeo collabs between me and Alan

GRAVIS RIDER JO BO FLOATS OVER HUNTS VEGAS

2009-05-05T17:41:00.000-07:00

Mythic rider Joseph Billadeaux has been spotted passing over North AL filming for the new Youth DVD in his new IVs

MYTHIC ARTIST : LEON BELL

2009-04-26T21:31:00.001-07:00

A nod to Leon "TOBY" for his show in Sarasota last Night http://www.leonbellphoto.com/

LO.WER USA : TWO WHEEL FUN IN THE SUNSHINE STATE

2009-04-26T21:26:00.000-07:00

More pics trickle in from our man in the field Leon "TOBY" Bell as he continues his good will tour across Florida

MYTHIC ARTIST GREG BARRETT

2009-04-11T23:17:00.001-07:00

Some of the greatest hits from outsider artist Greg Barrett. These pieces were selected from his 'Double Lines' series. Check back this summer for collaborations with Gravis Mythic South

GRAVIS HEAD : CUSTOM GRAVIS

2009-04-05T23:51:00.000-07:00

A couple of Hi lifes from 199X!

LO.WER USA : SARASOTA

2009-04-05T14:45:00.000-07:00

While Mythic rep/ photographer Toby Bell was pushing the ladies lo.wer stuff in the Tampa area he stopped by the old alma-mater for a quick sesh with local Nike 6.0 rider and lo.wer head Rory Cooley!

PHANTOM WOODSMAN

2009-03-28T21:12:00.000-07:00

LO.WER USA : SNEAK PEEK AT WINTER 09

2009-03-26T07:23:00.000-07:00

A couple of glimpses at the Fall /Winter range that will become available this year with southern brothers Dan and Alex modeling in NZ!

GRAVIS MS x PHANTOM WOODSMAN x WOLVERINE

2009-03-24T23:38:00.001-07:00

Two of our limiteds for the upcoming 'snikt flick'

BRING BACK THE GRAVIS COMET

2009-03-24T22:52:00.001-07:00

I miss the comet. For me the Comet was a great example of where Gravis lives between Action Sports and Urban Couture. Way ahead of its time, the Comet was the flagship for Gravis collaborations with artists such as DELTA, MAROK and STASH (before he did his much more lame but also much more famous Nikes. ) I'm sure it will return however just as the Tarmac did, but to whomever is reading this ...please do what you can to bring it back! I slung my last pair over the phone lines tonight

GRAVIS TUSCALOOSA : BLOW YOUR HEAD

2009-03-22T19:08:00.000-07:00

DJ White Noise has been crunchin' mean beats and underground rounds at the Mellow Mushroom in Tuscaloosa every Wednesday. He and DJ Chris Watson square off with new DJs and Emcees each week but more recently White Noise Has been opening for Pretty Lights and composing his tour across the Mythic South.

(photos by Taylor Hill)

ANALOG : STREET FIGHTER HITS THE SNOW EN FORCE

2009-03-19T19:44:00.000-07:00

BOOK OF SOLE PREVIEW

2009-03-16T18:59:00.000-07:00

Piece from the upcoming show presented by Gravis in Birmingham

GRAVIS WELCOMES MYSTERY MIX

2009-03-15T15:45:00.000-07:00

Shown here rockin some old school SABRA styles, our new mystery DJ will be revealed in the coming months with battle mixes drawn from the largest privately held music library in the South.

GRAVIS ARCHIVES: 10 YEARS OF TARMAC

2009-03-15T15:28:00.001-07:00

YOU WANT EM I GOT EM . BIG MAC
From the original '99 Nike Killas' to next winter's Black Box

ADAM PARATA : SOUTHERN BROTHER

2009-03-15T15:23:00.000-07:00

Here's the Latest from Dunedin writer PARATA. He's throwin' in on our Book of Sole show coming up next month. Also, check the decks from a project between SFII rounds!

AIR MUNICH: CHANDLER vs TRAVIS PARKER

2009-03-13T22:05:00.001-07:00

Travis Parker and I showed together at the AIR tent in Munich. The same show travels to Vegas and ASR this Season. Pictured is TP holding one of the nine pieces I did for the exhibition.

STREET FIGHTER'S DION BLASTER

2009-03-09T23:34:00.001-07:00

Keep an ear to the ground in the Rocket City and Concrete wave Country this spring!

GRAVIS CHATTANOOGA:NEW VID FROM JOBO

2009-03-09T23:29:00.000-07:00

"JOE BO EATS CHICKEN" YOUTH DVD

GRAVIS T-TOWN: DJ WHITE NOISE OPENS AT BYH AND AUBURN

2009-03-08T23:17:00.000-07:00

Pics to come from White Noise vs Pretty Lights

NEW MIX!!!!!White Noise - Jager, Sweat, Blood, Guts
http://www. zshare. net/audio/563804984f130c9d/

GRAVIS BIG MAC: BLACK BOX 10th TARMAC

2009-03-07T21:32:00.000-08:00

Peep 'em out! More to come: white colorway and limited MS tee for the drop this Fall.

IRONLAK MS x THE PIZZERIA

2009-03-07T21:22:00.000-08:00

Last week I met with the Ironlak Brothers, Heath and Levi. They were stateside from Oz taking a road trip accross America checking on their accounts. One of their stops was the Pizzeria where Jamal whipped up some haunted pizza for me and the boys while we talked about Ironlak in the Mythic South. Check back later for Ironlak Burns across the MS!

Check out the paint at www.ironlak.com

WOODSMAN ARCHIVE SALE AT STA

2009-03-05T23:47:00.000-08:00

PHANTOM WOODSMAN x SMALL TOWN ARTS.DECATUR,AL.APRIL 09 check back for more details later this month. browse the goods at www.chandler-hayes.com

GRAVIS BATTLE KICKS

2009-03-02T14:01:00.000-08:00

Tobe sent me these pics of some of the ecra kicks I sent down to the pan-handle for urban skim boarding and wake skating. Action photos of all of our Gulf Ghosts coming soon! JAWESOME!

HAPPY INDIA DAY!

2009-03-01T14:15:00.000-08:00

Tomorow She's free from the DEUCE! I Love you Sweetie.

LO.WER USA : UTAH TANKTOP!

2009-03-01T14:08:00.000-08:00

Peep lower rider Heath floatin' oer the this land destroyer in Steven's pass!

CHANDLER x IDENTITY ARCHIVES pt.2

2009-03-01T14:02:00.000-08:00

Shh! Don't tell Gravis!
The infamous ChanDunks...Before 199X I did a very limited run of postcard books for the patrons of Identity in Dunedin.

GRAVIS BIRMINGHAM : BOOK OF SOLE

2009-02-22T14:51:00.000-08:00

Danny Song is hard at work in the Birmingham Gravis Lab! Soft show coming up with work by Danny, Street Fighter, NZ writer Parata and Myself!

CHANDLER x IDENTITY ARCHIVES pt1

2009-02-19T21:39:00.001-08:00

Check out this installation I did for Nike Heads in

Dunedin, pulled it out of the Archives

LO.WER BACK TO THE FUTURE

2009-02-18T21:57:00.001-08:00

Grab this phife to go with your new hyper dunks and hover board !

GRAVIS T-TOWN : DJ SWAMP WILLIS AND BYH

2009-02-17T20:03:00.000-08:00

Here's a sneak peek at the latest battle artist; Grant "Swamp" WIllis. Check him out every Wednesday in Tuscaloosa Runnin' mean beats at Blow Your Head. More to come soon!

www.myspace.com/blowyourhead

MS WELCOMES STREET FIGHTER

2009-02-10T12:08:00.000-08:00

The Mythic South is stoked to have Street Fighter Luke McG, the creator of Kwik Stiks, onboard as our Analog Man. Look out this Spring for Analog awareness rallys, party meetings and street activists!

LO.WER USA : SNEAK PEEK AT NEXT WINTER

2009-02-10T11:36:00.000-08:00

Just a few of the AAA tees from our 'Back to Shcool' series. Out now in NZ, dropping as part of the American Catalog this Fall.

LO.WER USA : SANTOGOLD!

2009-02-07T19:08:00.000-08:00

Check out Santogold rockin' the new Uncle York Collab Phife Cap!

LO.WER USA GEARIN' UP

2009-02-06T01:45:00.000-08:00

Jake and the whanau are setting me up for the 09/10 season, and we're starting to talk to Vapors. Everyone can start checking back here to get sneak previews and updates on the sample tour.

REP VAN WINKLE

2009-01-21T15:26:00.000-08:00

Found these of me and street fighter from days gone by! SF is ripping one of the UNI sets in Dunedin Our home sweet home (dig the comet styles!) And even further back in time is yours truly painting in exile.

CHANDLER x SOUTHSIDE x GRAVIS

2009-01-20T20:19:00.000-08:00

The first run of limited edition tees came out at Southside this week. This is an ongoing collaboration between myself and the shop a' la Gravis.

BATTLE ART!

2009-01-13T22:58:00.000-08:00

Fresh Batch of Soft Art dropping soon.

MYHTIC RIDER JOBO GETS HIS OWN DECK!

2009-01-03T20:53:00.000-08:00

Check out mythic rider "JOBO" flossin' his vikings in this promo for the new Youth Video!

GRAVIS MENTONE : SKI BAMA!

2008-12-08T17:40:00.000-08:00

Last Night Street Fighter and I took a drive up to Mentone Alabama to make some turns at the only ski resort in the state. We went to scout it as a comp destination later in the season, but had way to much fun to talk to much shop. We stopped at the Foothill Country store on the way to marvel at what the 'Pickled Treat of the Week Was' it was pickled honko. They only had half a run covered but we ripped it up with the local staff while listening to some Queen over the loud speaker. Here's hoping its cold next weekend!

REP IT UP : FAYETTEVILLE

2008-12-08T17:34:00.000-08:00

I went out to Trick inFayetteville to set them up with their Gravis Analog Orders for Christmas and stopped at one of the cotton mills along the way to Vogue. Trick Skate shop is the baby of Deon Gina and is easily the most packed skate shop in the Mythic South. They cram up to thirty to fourty skaters in their single office room shop every weekend before goping out to 'tame the beast' at their mutant skate park were only half of all the features were built to save Fayetteville city dollars!

CHANDLER x SNEAK PEEK MEMPHIS

2008-12-01T01:07:00.000-08:00

Just got in these pics from Kevin up in Memphis!

SCRAWL!: GRAVIS x ART PRIMO

2008-11-17T13:05:00.000-08:00

The night before Thanksgiving we co-hosted a hand styles competition at Lowe Mill in Huntsville. We had a core group come out as well as some local skaties to roll around to the grey album while everyone got their scrawl on! Local ghost DAZE won the Gravis back pack and SIAS 1 took home some ART PRIMO supplies. We were also graced by Alan Davis, a world class fine artist who came out to keep it real and collab with the young bloods. Everything went smooth and everyone was stoked about the possibility of an aerosol sequel in the spring!

GRAVIS MADISON: MAD DOG BOWL

2008-11-09T09:18:00.000-08:00

GRAVIS x SOUTHSIDE: DAY OF THE DITCH

2008-11-05T10:17:00.000-08:00

On the day of the dead, Nov1, Southside Skate Shop in Huntsville collaborated with Gravis to host the 'Day of the Ditch' at Bandito Burrito. We had cervesa and burritos in the cantina while watching old school Skate flicks on the IVTV projector and then went out for friendly, jam style competions in intermediate, advanced, Masters (old school) as well as best trick and best flat. Ryan from Insanity was there and got great pictures of the event and the trophy decks that I did for the winners along with the limited edition of tees and bandanas. Check it out and expect more to come from insanity as they are hosting their annual 'Mad Al' Blowout copm in their world class park!

GRAVIS HALLOWEEN:INSANITY

2008-11-02T21:30:00.000-08:00

On all hallowed's eve I went out to open up an account with Insanity skate park in Madison. They have a world class park and are hosting the Annual 'MAD AL" skate contest on Nov.15 check us out, as all there new gravis will be in along with some great promo from IV skate!

ARTO BOTTLES!

2008-10-22T13:45:00.001-07:00

Unbreakable Spicy Orange Arto Bottles are here in time for Halloween! Get yours when you Buy Vikings from Mythic South Dealers!

LAST CALL!

2008-10-15T00:43:00.000-07:00

Its not too late to see 'em in person or to meet your friendly neighborhood Gravis Man before the Nov 1 drop!

CHANDLER x SNEAK PEEK MEMPHIS

2008-10-08T09:51:00.000-07:00

Last week I went up to Memphis to take care of sweetheart account, Sneak Peak. I dropped off the set of decks Kevin had me do for the opening (some are pictured) next weekend. I also worked with Los the Scholar on the mural in the front room. The doors open at 11 this Saturday, anyone in the area should come check it out the shop is looking MEAN AS!

Peep Scholar on myspace at
http://www.myspace.com/losthascholar

GRAVIS HUNTSVILLE: SOUTHSIDE BOOTLEG!

2008-10-08T09:48:00.000-07:00

This week I dropped off the bootleg Gravis display at Southside’s new ‘Boutique’ location on Memorial Parkway. I left it with ‘pro in residence’ Jo-bo and the other Southside lost boys Monday, and they informed me that it was RAD! They also wanted to know where they could get the Gravis Rip Grip that was on each display shelf. I wanted to tell them but… I’d have had to kill them.

GRAVISBLASTERS II

2008-10-08T09:38:00.000-07:00

The second round of audio Burton promo went out last week. Gravis and Analog walkmans went to Cheapskates in Memphis where Ron, the owner is a cassette connoisseur as well as proprietor of a shop mentioned in the latest issue of VAPORS! The micro box radio went up to Franklin run by Jesse and Don fightin’ the good fight in ‘Nash Vegas.’

SOUTHEAST SKATE SHOW

2008-09-13T14:01:00.000-07:00

Last month we went to the South East Skate show for the first time. Cane Faircloth and I manned the Gravis/Analog table and met with shops from all over the region. We talked shop and I got my ass handed to me at the local bowling alley after the event. But while the show was going on I did wall hanging P.O.P. on the spot. Cane hooked me up with the materials, and I did some live art to the tunes of TRZA. The second day I did a piece with all the logos of the companies represented (not pictured) and we got some of the other reps to sign it. It was the first time I'd met Cane and was thouroughly impressed with his attitude and skills. I look forward to the next time I'll work with him in person. Maybe at the Surf Expo

REP IT UP: MEMPHIS

2008-09-09T18:26:00.000-07:00

The other day I went up to Memphis to visit on Cheapskates and Sneak Peek stopping to snap pics at the haunted landscape of 72East. Cheapskates has been around for over twenty years and has had a heavy hand in southern skate. We had a larf looking at the new shoes and then I got a look into the treasure cave of memphis skating.I got a gander at a mammoth collection of skate VHS as well as some dirty board styles a la 'summer of '92.'
Later in the day I went to see Kevin at Sneak Peek. Kevin is putting together a mean set up for the first real Sneaker boutique in Memphis. We talked product and Nintendo and I was totally amped about his set up. I expect great things and future collaborations. Kevin has a vision and I'm excited to be a part of it!

REP IT UP: FRANKLIN

2008-09-06T10:12:00.000-07:00

This past week Street Fighter and I got on the road and one of our first stops was Franklin Skate shop. We met with Jessie, cut up the local park and got a slice with some of the locals. On the way back home we stopped so that SF could ride the Mythic Chicken at the Boobie Bungalow.

GRAVISBLASTERS!

2008-09-01T21:05:00.001-07:00

The first crop of Gravisblaster P.O.P. have come through for the initial shops that became part of the territory. Rock 'em hard!

GRAVIS HUNTSVILLE: SK8 JAM +

2008-09-01T12:41:00.000-07:00

All summer Southside Skate Shop's old ghost owner Richie and his beautiful wife Troy have been hosting Regional Sk8 jams after hours in the old skating rink. Teams from Faith in Birmingham, kids from Atlanta, and all over the Mythic South have come in to collab under the neon and hear the soothing sounds of the local music scene! Afterwards there was usually a 'Snake Safari' to the local ditches and the myhtic skate beasts let Toby and I come along for pics!

CHANDLER x DANIEL SONG

2008-08-28T11:20:00.000-07:00

This week I met up with artist Daniel Song in his northside space Birmingham. We did a couple of pieces and made plans for a mythic/biblical workshop and show later in the Fall.

GRAVIS BIRMINGHAM : IRON VALLEY SESSION

2008-08-28T11:19:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday we went down to the "Iron Valley" and met up with the team from Faith Skate Supply. Peter, the local shop keep, hooked us up with Kraig, Riley and Demon Dan who were fresh off of shooting the most recent Faith DVD. Right off the bat we met Demon out at a mythic drop behind a castle for sale. We watched in awe as he dropped out of the sky, and continue to debate over whether the drop was ten or twelve feet. Next we hooked up with Kraig out at the Vulcan trail where some Southern ingenuity had crafted a gnarly quarter and we got some great shots at the foot of the radio station. Other spots included a bum gap, the coliseum ledges and finally Sloss Furnace, a haunted steel factory. Keep posted for more Faith updates as they are moving to a new location and are hosting the Tony Hawk Huck jam later this month.

GRAVIS NASHVILLE: ’CONCRETE WARREN’

2008-08-28T10:51:00.000-07:00

Last Thursday 'SF' led me up to Franklin TN where we met up with his lady Lexi, she had arranged for us to rendezvous with Dylan, a recovering nuclear fallout victim (ankle blast) and our local urban curb servant Ian. We went to lunch and talked about all the moves being made at Gravis and they filled me in on the local Franklin/Nashville scene. We then set out to Concrete wave country a mythic transition park where we met up with Kyle a local carve king and watched as Dylan unloaded explosive bail after bail before landing the 8foot rooftop in the middle of the park. Then we wandered through Nashville to 6th Ave, the local shop and indoor park, where I caught up with Randy, a skate safari guide who had taken DC and Etnies through the local street spots. He assured me that he would do the same for Gravis the next time we were in town. We wrapped up at Jim Warren the plaza-esque park in Franklin where the boys threw it down and we said goodbye and agreed on a sequel

GRAVIS HUNTSVILLE : BREAKFAST SESSION

2008-08-28T10:34:00.000-07:00

Last Wednesday my photographer friend Toby and I went out, in typical Alabama fashion, before breakfast with some local kids to the park in Huntsville. We had David Martin a regional champ from Decatur, 'Pig' a transition skater who was actually born without sweat glands and 'street fighter' who was on loan from the Nashville scene. We met up with Madison Master Chase and dug in for the morning. The idea behind being out before breakfast is to escape the heat which passes the high 90's by about 10:30. Other than worrying about Pig dying of heat stroke it was a very casual session and we had alot of fun. David, who'd gotten a hold of som Gravis 'Windsor's' the day before, spent the whole morning laying down mean moves and raving about his new shoes! It inspired the locals on hand to ask lots of questions, gossip about Saari and get excited about the possibility of real live pairs in local shops. Pig, Chase and 'SF also cut a hole in the concrete and the proof is in the pics.

Gravis : 199X!

2008-08-24T12:05:00.000-07:00

On Saturday, May 24, I hosted a 'Saturday morning' soft show, with sneakers provided by Gravis and ninja pizzas by The Pizzeria. All art and apparel explored the spirit of the199X era; with nothing before Peewee's Play House nor anything after Space Jam. Discover the beauty and wisdom hidden in the players of Saturday morning. What did we miss in the slime, ooze, and gak of the time? Is there a little Ninja in each of us? We found out at 199X with skaties coming in all the way from D-town and local sneaker heads peeping the styles and going head to head on life-sized Street Fighter II!