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BMX Dynasty – The Peraza Brothers Part Two

Written by Chris Rockwell Photography by Beiron Andersson If you think I’m being dramatic, then you didn’t watch the Peraza brothers being showcased on “New Pollution” on Fuel TV. Believe me when I say these King Duce athletes are a dynasty in the making. They’re sending shock waves throughout the BMX world. And the oldest Peraza boy [...]

“Homegrown & Battle Tested” – King Duce MMA Fighter Josh Hinkle

By Chris Rockwell You’ll be disappointed if you’re expecting a loud and cocky meat head. Josh Hinkle is known by all as “a good guy”, quiet, humble and friendly…with the battle skills of a trained assassin. I’ve known Josh since he was fifteen years old and wrestling for my brother-in-law’s freestyle team. [...]

Reggae Royalty joins King Duce

By Chris Rockwell I unexpectedly met Reggae artist, Junior Toots (also known as “Crown of Fire”) a few years back while I was camping and diving for abalone near Mendocino with my brother-in-law, Butch. We made the trip to dive Navarro Beach, actually a rock outcropping just north of the beach that requires wading [...]

Monster Supercross Party in San Francisco

By Chris Rockwell We rolled out to San Francisco on Saturday to hit the Monster Supercross at AT&T Park. Beck and I picked up web boy genius Matthew David and met up with our childhood friend Brett Hamilton, a former World Champion Motocross bad ass. As we pulled into the overflowing parking lot it [...]

DJ Mahf and St. Louis Hip Hop

By Chris Rockwell I’ve wanted to showcase a DJ for a while. But I was waiting to discover a group of artists that made up a complete music scene worth talking about. Like usual, I unexpectedly stumbled upon it one night. I was in North Hollywood hanging out at Jim Mahfood’s place. [...]

Alice in Chains (Part II of a series)

By Chris Rockwell Since I can remember, I’ve experienced the world through a lens of extreme feelings, colors and sounds. Some people call it passion. Most experts call it manic. (My wife Beck, who works in the field of psychology, says I’m definitely both.) This band and album strikes deep chords with [...]

Black Sabbath (Part I of a series)

By Chris Rockwell I was up very early this morning with my head spinning on new ideas for King Duce that came to me in a dark dream. After a few cups of coffee and a plate full of heavy music, I was brought back to life and ready to travel back down the rabbit hole. [...]

Gratitude and Optimism: A Year in Review

By Chris Rockwell Unless you were born with a fat trust fund sitting in the bank, 2009 was cause for humility. This economic recession hit a lot of us extremely hard. We all know someone who has lost a house, job or both. One thing is for sure, 2009 was not ordinary or [...]

“Bulldog Born” – King Duce Tribute to College Football Legend, Coach Jim Sweeney

By Chris Rockwell If you’ve ever watched the classic movie “Hoffa”, a film based on the story of legendary union figure Jimmy Hoffa and portrayed masterfully by Oscar winning actor Jack Nicholson, you might get a sense of the personality of Coach Jim Sweeney. He was a fiery, sometimes controversial, college football coach who [...]

Bad Brad Mcdonald

“Bad” Brad Mcdonald (3-0) a 16yr old phenom out of Oakdale CA, represents Last Stand fight team, made his professional debut on 11.02.2008 for Gladiator Challenge in Porterville CA at Eagle Mountain casino, winning by Triangle Choke over Rob Witlock ( 0-2) in under two minutes. Since than he has gone on to win two [...]