The Swarm

March 20, 2008

Converse looking to 'Connect' with a few living, breathing artists too

David Prince

While the barefoot masses are busy debating the morality of the Converse Kurt Cobain signature series and the wisdom of using Hunter S. Thompson, Sid Vicious, and Ian Curtis as ‘Converse Century Icons’, artist managers around the country are angling to prove their bands are contemporarily iconic enough to be connected to Converse for this summer’s upcoming print advertising assault. Not that Nike’s offering any cash for these coveted spots in consumer/trade print advertising (i.e The Fader, Rolling Stone), digital advertising, snipes, billboards, bus backs, in-store posters, postcards, stand-up displays and trade show booths, but hey, free sneakers! Though there is one catch:

Athletic shoe exclusivity for term

M.I.A., James Murphy, and all of the soon-to-be selected “established and emerging bands and solo artists throughout the different regional markets”: better watch your feet in public. We’ll be watching.


9 Comments (further comments disabled)

#1 So Alive. says:

Yay, fuck the dead.
Roll out James Murphy, MIA, and Karen O (preferably wearing Converse and not much else).

#2 gotta b. theshoes says:

what is going on with murphy's pants in that photo?

#3 Brother Mayhem says:

so James Murphy does the 45 minute Nike Track and now he will be sporting Converse for another paycheck. thats punk rock

#4 All in the Family says:

Nike owns Converse

#5 Me, That's Who... says:

How about a Squarepusher shoe? They would look good with some Aphex Twin slacks, an Autechre button up shirt and a Nounverber trucker cap.

#6 Warped sense of fashion says:

"How about a Squarepusher shoe? They would look good with some Aphex Twin slacks,"

They made them. But apparently the shoe was so complicated that only Jenkison knew how to tie them and the Aphex pants wear a mediocre affair designed soley to help him wiggle out of record contract.

#7 Photoslop says:

"what is going on with murphy's pants in that photo?"

it's called uncalibrated monitor combined with shoddy photoshop work.

#8 hoon says:

>what's going on with james murphy's pants?

they've airbrushed out his beer gut!

#9 L.Smith says:

Converse are hard in a mutha fucka I love wearing them. Thanks for making my favorite shoes.


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