RAWKin' Around the Xmas Tree.

Last year I bought some nail polish from a company called ManGlaze. Here’s what I thought of it. Much to my surprise & probably everyone else that’s familiar with my juvenile antagonism, the owner, Marc Paez, wrote me back, apologized and sent me some free replacements that totally rectified my problem.

Even more unbelievable, Marc loved my hate letter and asked for my permission to put it on his website. I said yes to that request because one thing a loud mouthed asshole wants more than anything else is a higher mountain to shout his obscenities from. Since then Marc’s even been brave enough to hire me out for some freelance writing gigs which is muy bueno.

This year his company, ManGlaze, did something ballsy, courageous and long over due. They came up with an iPod holding accessory that challenges the mediocrity put forth by Apple prevalent in their iPod armband.

Marc does a lot of snowboarding / skateboarding and was tired of the arm band’s lack of easy access to his iPod as well as the fact that his ear bud wire was constantly dangling from his arm and getting in the way of any maneuvers or tricks he was trying to pull off.

So, he engineered a band that holds your iPod nano (Gen 6 and up) around the wrist which gives you instant contact to your playlist as well as keeping the ear bud wire out of your way. This clever, useful and stylish creation is aptly called the RAWKband.

The RAWKband is available in 5 different colors as well as a 6th one that’s a total homage to the day’s of Shouting At The Devil (black band riddled with spikes). All RAWKbands are made out of leather and more durable than an O.J. Simpson “Not Guilty” plea circa 1994.

Now, not only is this sick puppy practical, but it also makes you look way fucking cooler than you really are. So whether you’re active on a board, bike, treadmill or just loitering outside a liquor store because you’re unemployed, you can look totally fucking metal even if you are listening to Beyonce’s “All The Single Ladies.”

The RAWKband makes a perfect gift for your angst ridden teen, gothed out girlfriend or douchebag boyfriend who insists on still wearing TAP OUT or Affliction gear. That’s the beauty of this accessory, it gives you swagger points even if you don’t deserve them other wise.

In fact, I think the only type of person that would turn their nose at this great model of American sub-culture ingenuity is a meathead that spends 7 hours a day in the gym trying to make every part of his body bigger to compensate for the one part that’s teeny tiny. I can see why someone like that would prefer the lame armband because it accentuates his bicep.

So if you’re not a meathead or don’t have one on your shopping list, hit up ManGlaze and purchase one of these abso-fucking-lutely bad motherfuckers.