Surfing, Skateboarding, Music, Photography, Travel, Culture and general antics of the youth on the run.

Who is Julian Klincewicz? Well, he’s an underground and prolific part of many things and the subject of an upcoming WY Artist Series

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Julian Klincewicz has the kind of name you hope you don’t have to type out too often. There are letters in it that don’t spend a lot of time next to each other and sounding it out just aint gonna work. But it’s one I nail every time now. Without looking. Written and spoken. And it’s because he’s so damn talented we just can’t help it. And you’re gonna want to remember it too.

We originally met Julian back in 2013 while filming for Fairly Normal: Dolan Stearns. We immediately fell in love with his honest and genuine nature.

At the time he was also in a band called Christy that used to play our parties (once we made a make-shift microphone out of a tripod for him and made him drink a glass of whiskey before he played). We’ve also used his music in a handful of What Youth videos including in Kolohe’s profile movie Brother.

Since then we’ve admired all of his creative endeavors. He went to Japan to pursue modeling and got covers of major fashion magazines. Then he went to Russia to work alongside Gosha Rubchinskiy. Through this he got discovered by Kanye West and worked with him as a part of the creative team for YEEZY. He’s also worked with brands like Calvin Klein, Supreme, Retro Super Future and ACNE.  Now he’s focusing on his solo work where he wants to create worlds using any mediums that get him to the final product that conveys a particular emotion. He uses filmmaking, photography, writing, and other abstract things like collaging, silk flags and composing original music to create these worlds. We stayed with Julian at his apt in Brooklyn for a few days this week and got a tour of his neighborhood and what made him want to make the move from west to east coast. His creative process, and what exactly his “work” is. Julian is really one of a kind and we’re lucky that he let us into his world and we filmed all of it and are excited to share with you guys. He is the subject of an upcoming episode of the What Youth Artist Series. Coming Soon.

Nerd out like we do on his Vimeo page here.

Hear his original song in the California section of our film with Kolohe Andino Brother here.

Work for Gosha Rubchisnkiy and VANS: 

Work for Calvin Klein: 

Work for Slayer x Supreme: 

Work for ACNE Studios: 

ACNE STUDIOS MENS S/S17 from julian klincewicz on Vimeo.

Chicago by night Art, dive bars and the perfectly executed 3 beer buzz

It’s perfect in all ways. The three beer buzz. You’re enthusiastic, powerful and alive. With zip and zest. Lit but sharp. It’s the magic number (but the trick is maintaining it for an extended period of time). And we’re in Chicago to perfect it. After a 4 am wake up and some public transport and domestic…

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Back on the run in Mexico City We took Ozzie’s advice and starting saying, “yes” too.

We’re off to Mexico City tomorrow. Not quite sure how or why or what we’re in for, but we said yes. I think most people have a list of places around the world they must travel to. Waves they have to surf. Sites one must see. A lot of us also have a list of places…

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After School Special at WY HQ Our new favorite band is still in middle school

Yesterday we rolled up the back doors of our HQ to have After School Special (A.S.S.) play. The middle school-aged three piece jammed through a tight 40-minute set that ended on an Iggy Pop birthday tribute cover of “I Wanna Be Your Dog” and featured Tanner Rozunko on vocals. In the background, the mini ramp…

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Found Footage: Stranger than Paradise YouTube Gold from the man who gave us Coffee and Cigarettes

A few good things fell into place and I fell onto my couch and subsequently fell back in love with Jim Jarmusch. Jarmusch has earned his place as a legendary cult film director by making movies such as Dead Man, Down By Law and Coffee and Cigarettes.  The three films mentioned above inspire me every…

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7 Reasons why being a parent is the best From the world’s greatest father

Some men and women hate children or find them a tremendous bother. On the surface, it stands to reason. Children require constant attention, get sick, cost money, take away most daylight hours, take away most nighttime hours as well, suck energy, put jam on everything, stomp dry-docked surfboards, get slivers, cry because they don’t want…

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Sell your Coachella Tickets It’s time we move on…and go to Barbados

Coachella was once magic. A warm and dry de-thawing station in the desert where all of California (and a shit-ton of Australians) could go put pigment and beer and drugs in their cold, winter-white bodies and listen to good music and lay in so much grass. It started as the perennial hipster gathering, with reunion and…

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Meet Jared Sherbert’s photography Full interview coming in What Youth Issue 14

Jared Sherbert is a skate photographer from Santa Clarita who is featured in our currently-in-production Issue 14.

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Advice from a Failed English Major Put your money where the words are

I know absolutely nothing about anything financial. 401K. Four hundred and one thousand dollars of savings that goes into your bank account every year? Maybe. That’s my guess. I know that money helps. I know enough to spew off a few generic statements about how money helps your life but doesn’t provide ultimate happiness yadda…

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Reminiscing on Cluster How I snuck into the premiere and took what was mine

I scrolled through the doldrums of Instagram, and I saw that What Youth was offering free tickets to the premiere of their long anticipated film, Cluster. I entered their contest. I wrote them an email. I had to go. The premiere was in Downtown Los Angeles. I live 10 minutes away in Echo Park. How…

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Riveting and In Depth Tour Coverage! Live from Bells Beach, Australia (and go Conner)

I’ve already spoken on the poor town of Torquay. And how sleepy it must be as the world’s best are in bed by 8 each night in anticipation of classic Bells Beach. And boy are they getting classic Bells Beach lulls. But I am not here to gripe. I am here to sing. Sing praise…

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Dear Youth: Pursue Anonymity On the eve of social media armageddon

The pursuit of anonymity is lost in my generation. I feel like Miki Dora when all the “working slobs” started to surf Malibu. Replace the slobs with digital opportunists forcing empty information down your throat via “push” notifications and here we are in 2016. I hate it. I used to be into it back in…

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Hells Bells No More Once a wild way to spend Easter weekend, The Rip Curl Pro Bells is now a big yawn

I love Bells. I love Winkipop. I love Jan Juc. I love the Great Ocean Road. I love Melbourne. I love the girls. The people. The climate. I love love love that area. I love wetsuits. And I love that the Rip Curl office is the city center. I love it so much I once…

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