Will gave me the heads up on this and he said it’s a must see. From his description it sounds pretty incredible. If you’re in the area and have the chance to check it out, I suggest you do.
“I don’t consider myself a Platonist but I think that the spirit is contained in the material and it is the artist’s mission to extract it.”
–Anselm Kiefer
Opening Reception: Saturday March 29th, from 6 to 8pm
-GL
I read three or four blogs on the daily. The Hundreds, because its a great brand and basically just a great blog with good content and high quality pictures. Hypebeast, because I like to stay updated on new product and the layout is easy to navigate. And Gourmet, because Jon is funny. But my real story is this: On the morning of March 23rd, Buscemi posted:
“Stab Resistant Tee”
“Short Sleeve Blank: $190 US
Long Sleeve Blank: $250 US”
March 24th, this was posted on the Hundreds Blog:
“There Will Be Blood”
“Some lady got stabbed and killed here next to the dumpster behind our office last night”
Coincidence? I think not. Jon, why were you screening my calls on Sunday night? Run in with the Easter Bunny?
-GL
Saw these on highsnobiety. Definitely very sick. Get em at Oki-ni. The first pair are an Acne x Tretorn joint. The second Raf Simons.
-GL
Sublime……need I say more
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Sublime x Pharcyde. Talk about California, this is the double dip ill bananas dope shit co-lab.
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-GL
The Hundreds San Francisco opens Thursday. From the pics on their website and from what I have heard it’s going to be ILL. California Represent. Congrats to the most down to earth cats in tha biz.
Images taken from the Hundreds website.
-GL
I know summer is coming but who cares.
No Thanks (Just saw these getting hit up hard on blogs, and I just don’t like em)
Yes Please (Old School Hunter Wellington’s aka Wellies, I want a pair for next winter; 1/4 the price too)
-GL
For most people, Reggae is definitely summer music. And for me there are two ways to tell when summer is approaching, the obvious one being that when I leave work the sun is out, but the other is the plethora of good reggae shows that start to pop up. Expect many updates.
Amazing event at the Exhibit A Gallery on Fairfax tomorrow night. Not for nothin’ but these California icons have been friends of the family for over 30 years. Thanks Rudy for the heads up on it, should be righteous.
I’m always putting up rap videos on these, because primarily that was the music that I listened to growing up. However, I can’t deny my short-lived punk rock stage. Punk rock was a huge influence on the skate, surf, and snow culture as well as overall lifestyle in Southern California in the late 80’s and 90’s.
I’ll admit, I’m not an expert on this genre, like I consider myself to be in the world of hip-hop. There were a laundry list of California bands from this era and genre of music like The Vandals, The Descendants, Circle Jerks, Dead Kennedys, etc. , that are responsible for ushering in a new generation of adolescents, musicians, artists, surfers, skaters, and just overall school of thought. And I have a laundry list of friends that wouldn’t shutup if you asked one question about any of these bands and more.
For me, even though they were the most popular in some respects, Bad Religion was undeniably the best, and my favorite. But, Agent Orange was a close close second.
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Hey friends I know it has been a minute since I have posted up on the MT Blog. I have been in the trenches trying to finish Summer Fall Catalogs. It has been a hectic 2 months, just wanted to say thanks to GLeight for holding me down and picking up my slack. Summer is almost here and from my new view sunset is crackin. So here is an entry from our on the street reporter Angie. This past weekend she droped in on a dope show that i cant wait to see “Outside/Inside” at the Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art. I have to say that seeing her photos takes me back to my college days in the basement making stencils and causing havoc.
Take it away Angie…
What up, boys and girls? It’s time for another history lesson from the streets and this time we discuss the topic of stenciling. A form of graffiti, stenciling emerged in the late 70s where it has remained a popular form of street art in many parts of the world while it took a back seat to what we’re accustomed to here in the states. When we think of graffiti, it’s usually LA River, sides of train cars, “throw ups” and “fill ins.” A bunch of tagging and most of the time gang related. Recently, though, American street art has seen a massive resurgence of stenciling interest with the popularity, and the legitimization from the art world, of such artists like Banksy, Shepard Fairey, The London Police, and Futura, to just name a few.
To this day, stenciling has remained a means of social and political expression; an artist’s propaganda. This observation rang true at the most recent show at the Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art in West Hollywood. The show entitled “Outside/Inside,” running from March 1st till the 16th, showcases the work of several renowned stencil artists from around the world. If you know stenciling, you know these names. You can check out work from renowned street artists like Rene Gagnon, Logan Hicks, and Kaleb, so go, check it out and be inspired.
“Outside/Inside” March 1st-March 16th
Carmichael Gallery of Contemporary Art
1257 N. La Brea Ave
West Hollywood, CA 90038
Gallery Hours are as follows:
Wednesday through Friday 3 to 8pm
Saturday and Sunday 2 to 7pm