tU pHACe w/Disco Biscuits at Nokia Times Square Theater

It's been a while since we posted anything new here, but some things are worth the wait. Last night, our friend tU pHACe performed with the Disco Biscuits at the Nokia Times Square Theater and New Rome was backstage to witness pHACe rock the crowd. After performing a P-Funk cover, pHACe played his track "Rock Your Dance" with the Disco Biscuits backing him up and got an amazing response from the Biscuits' fans.

The night had further importance for New Rome as our New Rome X tU pHACe collaboration tees were finally put into the artist's hands for the first time. tU pHACe was thrilled with the results and we got many compliments and inquiries about the shirts, including backstage from the Disco Bicuits band members. Check back here for information on the drop date for those tees for our web store and availability at retailers near you. Pictures from the event and pics of the New Rome X tU pHACe tee below.

New Rome getting some love

Today was a good day for New Rome. First we finally arrived at Blue and Cream here in New York City. Check the store out @ 11 E 1st St, New York. Or on the web HERE.

That wasn't it for the day though. New Rome also got featured on a site that is a personal favorite of mine, ctothejl.com. We are real excited about this and thanks go out to all who are due. Check out the coverage here and of course you can always find it on our press page.

Let the young take the night - October 4th

Saturday October 4th, New Rome Clothing hosted a wild night of musical performances with DJ Swaaan killing it with his 90's jams and Indian Giver took the crowd with their eclectic mash ups, from their blog-distributed mixtape 'Taking it all Back." Thank you to everyone who came out to enjoy the night. Stay tuned as we bring it all back to Public Assembly for a January showcase.


DJ Swaaan on the tables


Indian Giver



The MC for the night

City Shrinker

Ben Thomas is the city shrinker and he makes the ordinary seem amazing. In his own words:

You see amazing things every day. It could be out the window of the train on your way to work, it could be in your back yard, even better it could be somewhere completely foreign, something you didnt know existed. My aim is to give that feeling of newness with each shot I take. My method is to take what was once large and shrink it down to model size. To take the familiar and get you thinking even if for a second "wait a minute, is that..."


Born 1981 in Adelaide Australia, Ben Thomas developed his creative itch playing jazz trumpet then moving onto filming the local bands he grew up admiring. Ben later graduated from the International Design Effects and Animation School (Adelaide) before picking up a still camera and a new city, Melbourne. Ben is constantly evolving the techniques he employs to bring about a style that is not only creative but fun.

These photos look like they are of scale models but it is a trick of the eye. I think they are beautiful, see for yourself.

Indian Giver, DJ Swaaan, DJ Tanner Hosted by New Rome Clothing (Oct.4th @ 10pm)

Tonight New Rome Clothing hosts a special musical lineup of deejay performances. Indian Giver (Sean D and Austin Schu) will headline the bill, debuting the first live incarnation of the duo’s blog-distributed mixtape, “Taking It All Back”, a compilation of mash-ups and originals littered with classic and contemporary samples.

New Rome Clothing will be showcasing their first collection entitled Novo Res, at Public Assembly. Clothing will be available for purchase at the event.

Diesel XXX

Keeping their history of strong advertising going Diesel produced this ad featuring a twist on some good old fashioned American porn. Check it out, not something you'll see everyday.

Kaws In the Moment

We certainly aren't the first blog to link to this but the NY Times's "The Moment" featured Brooklyn native Kaws telling all about his New York experience. Check it out here.

Che Grand, 6th Sense, Spec Boogie, and DJ JayCeeOh at 205 Club, Sept. 19 @ 10PM

This friday, September 19, New Rome is at it again with another event, this time on the LES at 205 Bar, located at 205 Chrystie street at the corner of Stanton.  Live performances by Che Grand, 6th Sense, and Spec Boogie with DJ JayCeeOh back with us to hold down the turntables all night.  $5 entry from 10pm until 1am.  Come early to see these artists rock the crowd while rocking New Rome Clothing on their backs.  

Hip Hop and Soul Get Live!

Special thanks to Amanda Diva, Move Forward Music and all the performers for the night.
Shot out to our boy Jesse Abraham for hitting the stage and lighting it up with some freestylin sessions. Look out next month for another amazing Spectrum Funk event hosted by Heineken.
Check out the pics and giveaways to the performers.

Spectrum Funk Featuring Amanda Diva, Sept.9th @ 8pm

New Rome Clothing is at it again as we team up with SPECTRUM FUNK, artist and TV personality Amanda Diva's newly monthy party at Drom. "The Mistress of Funk" lights up the stage at the East Village hotspot, featuring guest performances by Queens rapper Homeboy Sandman and the quick-spitting female MC duo Nola Darling. Combining live music and live painting with mixes by the city's the hottest DJs, Amanda Diva brings to the stage a new brand of hip-hop and R&B called SPECTRUM FUNK. Come peep the show and look for free giveways from New Rome Clothing

New Rome @ Just For Kicks

Everyone from New Rome turned out for the Just For Kicks event hosted by Capital Concertz and Dre from Nu Era Entertainment.  Although the turn out wasn't great (it was Labor Day weekend after all) some familiar faces showed to check out the event featuring a set by DJ Clark Kent.  We spoke with Clark a bit before the show about New Rome and he said he dug the Messiah tee, suggesting we do a "Shuttlesworth" version.  After the set he posed for the picture below with Liz, New Rome's new marketing head.  Check out other pictures from the event below and check back for news about a couple upcoming New Rome events.

Just For Kicks at Southpaw

On Friday August 29th, New Rome (along with a host of others) is sponsoring the Just For Kicks event at Southpaw. The event will feature music by DJ Clark Kent and many product giveaways by New Rome and other sponsors. Check out the event flyers for more details.

Brooklyn Rooftop Party 08/02/08

New Rome Clothing teamed up with the boys of Bushwick in an end of the summer rooftop party.
The event featured a musical line up of Jukebox The Ghost, the Brooklyn buzzy band Schocholautte and Florida's finest Tres Bien. Check out the pictures of the event and apparel provided by New Rome Clothing.

Launch Party 06/27/08

Thanks to everyone who came out for our launch party at the Knitting Factory. The response was great and we really appreciate all your support. The event featured performances from The Bad News (AKA Dash Speaks & Nickname), DJ JayCeeOh, and Tuphace. In addition, all of the designs from the New Rome Clothing collection were available for purchase for the first time. The response to the collection and the performances was great and we're already planning to throw another event in the coming months. Check back with us here for updates about the next event as well as more about New Rome Clothing, our products, and other news. Also, check out the pictures below of Tuphace rocking New Rome (and the crowd) at the event.