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High…end treats

Ganja Goodies sets the bar Words Adam Saake – Photos Nicholas Wray Red velvet cupcakes, homemade candy bars, snicker doodles and chewy caramel candies…sounds delicious right? Well there’s something special baked into each and every one of Jessie Degooyer’s delicious assortment of treats–high-grade cannabis. Degooyer is the owner and founder…

This Beer’s For You

Our Region’s Top Breweries Make Beers Exclusively for Sacramento Beer Week Words by Adam Saake Since I covered the inaugural Sacramento Beer Week last year, our area’s thirst for quality suds (and ciders) has grown exponentially. Last year, the focus was on all the local breweries that had shut down…

Do you need Valentine’s Day?

Do you need Valentine’s Day? By Vincent Girimonte Feb. 14 used to mean a box of candies and Ghostbusters cards; then later on in life, when you bought that one singular rose for that utterly not-singular girl, a brutal hand job in the parking lot. This is Valentine’s Day at…

Sea Change

Daedelus rides the always tumultuous wave of electronic music The dandy garb of Alfred Darlington suggests he’s a man lost in the past. His digital instrument, the Monome is a brilliant future trapped in the neon glow of a push-button box. Far from an eye-grabbing gimmick, Darlington is expressing himself…

Walk A Mile In His Shoes

Big-mountain snowboarding legend Jeremy Jones leaves snowmobiles and helicopters behind, opts to hike his lines instead Truckee, Calif.-based professional snowboarder Jeremy Jones is changing the way the world looks at big-mountain riding. For years, Jones had been riding and filming in zones that can only be accessed via helicopters and…

Grocery Store Guide to Sparkling Wine

Words by Adam Saake Photos by Leon Moore Sparkling wine, or what is ubiquitously known as Champagne, is an American staple for celebration. Whether it be graduations, marriages, anniversaries, engagements or rap videos, popping some bubbly always seems appropriate. Hell, we even commemorate weekends by throwing a splash in our…

No Laughing Matter

Local B-Boy Crew Flexible Flav Teaches a New Generation and Hosts International Competition To become a full-fledged member of Sacramento’s legendary Flexible Flav B-Boy Crew, you must learn the ropes from the crew’s elders at the Legendary Steps practices. The Sol Collective on a Tuesday night threw me off at…

Submerge’s Holiday Gift Guide 2010

By Submerge Staff The holidays are right around the corner, and you know what that means: it’s time to shop! Oh holiday shopping; for some, it’s a fun occasion, even joyous. For others, “torturous” might be a better word. If you fall into the latter category, then you’ve come to…

Kinda, sorta…Into It

Adam Carolla brings the Christmas spirit Words by Adam Saake | Photos by Barry David Marcus Adam Carolla has been a part of many Americans’ lives over the years, humorously ranting and raving on the airwaves on shows like Loveline with Dr. Drew, where troubled teens and impotent twenty-somethings would…

Protect Ya Neck

Flip AM team member Louie Lopez is on the up Amateur Flip Team skater and big air-grabbing 16-year-old Louie Lopez is one rad little grom on the board. So gnarly, he and his Flip buddy Curren Caples take trick requests via text message. Sporting a regular stance, Lopez is stands…