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Friday, March 9, 2012

Buddha Bless

Special thanks to: Friday. And just Friday.

Thursday, March 8, 2012

Hold up! A very special live art event has just been announced and it's coming to Los Angeles! With innovative minds like Russell Simmons and Shepard Fairey involved, this is the spot you wanna be at on March 31, 2012.

ALL IN FOR THE 99%

Rebuild the Dream, MoveOn.org Civic Action,

Russell Simmons, Occupy the Dream and SEIU Present

ALL IN FOR THE 99%

Saturday, March 31, 2012

10:30AM – 6:00 PM

400 S. La Brea Ave, Los Angeles, CA 90036

THIS EVENT IS FREE AND OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

Now Peep the Message:

Artists, musicians, writers and activists unite to amplify the voices of the 99%, demanding and end to Citizens United and calling for real campaign finance reform. The ALL IN FOR THE 99% gallery will be open to the public with music, readings and visual art from over 80 of the nation’s most celebrated artists including Robbie Conal, Kimberly Brooks, Chris Johanson, Cheryl Dunn, Sage Vaughn, Glen E. Friedman, Shepard Fairey, Skullphone, Kenzo Digital, Megan Whitmarsh, Retna, Daena Title, Kelsey Brookes, Deedee Cheriel, Maya Hayuk, Mel Kadel, Ashley Macomber, Deanna Templeton, Estevan Oriol, Neck Face, Ione Skye, Curtis Kulig, Jill Greenberg and Cleon Peterson.

The Weekend Starts Here

It's almost the weekend and with that in mind, we wanted to share some FRESH tunes to pump through your speakers!

The sounds of French producer/DJ Lifelike have been makin' big waves overseas for some time, but in America he's not nearly as well known - yet. Take a listen to this new (FREE) mix he just posted to his SoundCloud page and you'll start to hear why he should be blown' up Stateside real soon!

Click HERE to DL da goods!

Special Thanks To: Lifelike, Proper House Music, Daft Punk, 80's melodies, SoundCloud, Cookie Butter, Pancakes, Atlantic Connection, Robot Koch, Deru, R/D and random 2pac songs hitting your Itunes shuffle at the perfect time

Wednesday, March 7, 2012

Stop At Nothing

It's no secret that we have an affinity for inspiring street art on this site. But as the picture below depicts...Joseph Kony is one of the word's WORST war criminals but almost no one in America knows of him....until now! On 4/20 this year, we will come together to make a change because nothing is more powerful than an idea whose time is NOW!

Click here to watch/share the inspiring video and help make a difference!

Special Thanks: Invisible Children, The 99%, Shepard Fairey & all influential street Artists, Celebrities who use their fame for good, The Glitch Mob & everyone who isn't afraid to take a stand for the greater good of our planet

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Messages from the underground

Special thanks to: Peyton Manning, you were the greatest Colt of all time!

Monday, March 5, 2012

CYRCLE .

I've always really appreciated CYRCLE's use of text with their pieces.

There is always something inspirational yet completely insane about their work.

Look out for the other CYRCLE piece I actually own coming tomorrow afternoon!

Special Thanks to: Everyone snatching up url's on GoDaddy, CYRCLE graf crew, Greg Williams bounties, RESPECT's new visuals at their shows (Can't wait for Atlantic Connection this Thursday), Kobe v Lebron this past Sunday, anyone that has ever been truly touched by a Hall of Fame speech.

Wednesday, February 29, 2012

An Oldy but Goody

Recovered pieces of the Berlin Wall in front of the Variety Building,

Los Angeles, CA.

As a fellow German growing up on the Eastern German side once told me,

"If there was any graffiti on the wall before it came down,

it was done on the Western side.

The East was far too opressed to allow paint on their precious wall."

Special Thanks to: Leap year, PEDs and MVPs, Scarface on VHS, Dwight Howard is a brat, Pau Gasol is soft, Kobe is a lion and Lebron is an antelope.

Monday, February 27, 2012

Free Humanity on Beverly

"The best thing to hold on to in life

is each other"

Special Thanks to: Steve Jobs, waking up at 6 in the morning in your car freezing your ass off, Lebron not being able to take the last shot, The Los Angeles State budget system that closes my library at 5:30 pm everyday and isn't open on Sundays, the impeding Los Angeles drought this summer, Highest gas prices in history, being 6 feet above ground and rising.