For those of us in that walk the line between the streets and the rest of the world, graffiti has a special place in our hearts. For some of us, it’s the sheer rush of getting up on a wall and coming back by to see that tag or having one of your friends call you and say they spotted it. For others, it’s the end-all/be-all ultimate freedom of artistic expression without boundaries or rules.
From illegally hanging pieces of his art inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC (which stayed put for 3 days until the adhesive started slipping), to the numerous pieces throughout the UK and Europe that grace the most unlikely of places, it becomes obvious from his work that “Banksy” is “C) All of The Above“.
Now he’s taken his art from the galleries & streets to make his debut on the big screen during last month’s Sundance Film Festival.
Really feelin the “Ain’t No Half Steppin’” joint. We all know ya’ll need to look fly at the next Compression SF event, so go here–>> at Stones Throw and swoop one of these ASAP. $120.00
Oh and while you’re there grab a Stones Throw classic joint as well…
As soon as we went out and copped the white/grey/red colorways, Nike releases the same Spiz’ike’s on FEB 20 in the one of our favorite colorways!!
To paraphrase a quote from one of our good friends ” Some shoes are really good for everyday use and playing around, but when you need to take care of some biz you break out the Nike’s.” In this case it would be the Jordan’s
Just to give you a quick backstory (if you don’t know already), these Spiz’ike’s are celebrating the commercials Spike Lee directed for Nike iin the 90′s. He also played Mars Blackmon, Spike’s alter-ego and character that made his first appearance in Spike’s film “She’s Gotta Have It (1986)” and played a predominant role later in “Do The Right Thing (1989)”
Different Commercial, Different Shoe.
They are going to have these at UNDEFEATED Feb 20, so get in line now..
According to his own Facebook announcement made earlier today:
“just got off the phone wit my homie from Technics. They wanna make me sum custom DJ CRS? signature 1200 turntables! BIG NEWS!!!! =)”
In my opinion this is HUGE for not only CRS? (aka George Ybarra) but for US DnB as a whole. CRS? is one of the OG LA Junglists that helped push the sound that would become a driving force in the LA scene, along with DJs APX1, Oscar Da Grouch, R.A.W., and more!
Big ups to CRS?- we’re looking forward to seeing what they look like!
According to his own Facebook announcement made earlier today:
“just got off the phone wit my homie from Technics. They wanna make me sum custom DJ CRS? signature 1200 turntables! BIG NEWS!!!! =)”
In my opinion this is HUGE for not only CRS? (aka George Ybarra) but for US DnB as a whole. CRS? is one of the OG LA Junglists that helped push the sound that would become a driving force in the LA scene, along with DJs APX1, Oscar Da Grouch, R.A.W., and more!
Big ups to CRS?- we’re looking forward to seeing what they look like!
Earlier this year, Grammy-nominated singer Kenna organized an expedition to the top of Mt. Kilimanjaro called Summit On The Summit to raise awareness of the billion people worldwide who lack access to clean drinking water.
UPDATE:
The climb took the team 6 days to summit, but we’re happy to announce that they made it! Props going out to each one of you for taking the time to make a difference! Big up!
Most folks outside of the UK only know Goldie as the bad boy DnB DJ, head of Metalheadz or maybe have possibly seen him in a movie or two. Those in the know however, can point to many places throughout the UK where Goldie’s influence of art, design & music was felt long before Jungle/Dnb ever had come to be…
So we just heard that POLAROID has decided to do a multi-year partnership with Lady Gaga!?!?!
In Lady Gaga’s own words:
“I am so proud to announce my new partnership with Polaroid as the creative director and inventor of specialty projects,” said Lady Gaga. “The Haus of Gaga has been developing prototypes in the vein of fashion/technology/photography innovation–blending the iconic history of Polaroid and instant film with the digital era–and we are excited to collaborate on these ventures with the Polaroid brand. Lifestyle, music, art, fashion: I am so excited to extend myself behind the scenes as a designer, and to as my father puts it–finally, have a real job.”
What will she be doing you ask? (Find out after the jump…)
Celebrating the 30th anniversary of the iconic streetwear brand, the XXX Collection consists of hoodies, button down shirts, denim, t-shirts, caps, and polos.
Wayyyyy back when, when things were still called Jungle, the BBC gathered up the top names in the London scene & got their take on the new sounds that were taking over the clubs at the time.
It’s crazy for me to look back this and remember when these records were dropping and the raw energy that the folks like Shy FX, Fabio, General Levy, Fabio, etc. were harnessing. Who knew it would blow up to be as big as it is today! (I did…lol!)
There’s 3 installments of the video, so sit back, relax & enjoy the knowledge getting dropped (after the jump)…
From illegally hanging pieces of his art inside the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC (which stayed put for 3 days until the adhesive started slipping), to the numerous pieces throughout the UK and Europe that grace the most unlikely of places, it becomes obvious from his work that “Banksy” is “C) All of The Above“.
