MLS #031: Mad Millinery Madder Hattery with Thom O'Brien

Tanakas! Break out the gold cutlery and your best hat, this episode weve got, YET again, another one of Tokyos dope culture creatives. We sat down with Tokyos #1 hat maker, Thom O'brien! Hailing from Australia, Thom is the owner and creator of Bona Cappelo, a high end hat company that specializes in fine custom head gear. Thoms also made hats for some of hiphop cultures more prolific artists such as Erykah Badu and Thundercat. Hes Erykah Badu's official hat designer and has a long standing relationship with her creating some of her most eccentric and incredible hats. Not only that but Thom tells us about the art of custom hat making, the tools of the trade, DJing in Tokyo, CheeseWAVE, inside story about some of his interactions with Kanye West's eating habits and Much more. We learned a lot about his creative process and how he became a giant in the hat making industry. Thank you, Thom! Local Tanakas, you can catch him Djing on Friday nights in Harajuku at Deus Ex Machina. Pay attention. Weather Reports: Mega: CANDLE "PYRO" REMIX (Prod. MA$A$HI) from Meditatape Vol.1 ROKURO SAGA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkvJ3Ufvs1o Thom - Thundercat - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=thundercat+tron+song Links: http://www.bonacapello.com/ https://www.instagram.com/eamesaquatica/?hl=en Megalateshow on twitter, Facebook and Instagram Calcombs.com Keenwakeen.com Weather Forecast calendar of upcoming dope culture shows going on in Tokyo! ↓↓↓↓↓↓↓↓ https://goo.gl/SmRW9u If you want your show in the Weather Forecast make sure to hit us at: [email protected]