March 24, 2009
I’ve been peepin clips of fall fashion show previews and I’m loving everything EXCEPT those damn high skyscraper heels. Come on now! Lets keep it low and real!! Girls aren’t running for the 149 bus in 6inch heels. The fall 09 Prada collection sort of gets that’s as well as showing an appreciation for the wonky side of music. Have a look and listen to this vid below, where you can hear this week’s Free Friday special guest Zomby. Our Friday collection is pretty fierce- Zomby, Ratpack, Hot City, Disco of Doom, and glow sticks. Yes we think glow sticks are making a huge comeback this season.
March 18, 2009
It feels like we’ve been going on about Chew Lips forever in the office. In the midst of all the re-igniting discos infernos, Chew Lips have struck a laser to our ever changing work playlist. More favorites for this Free Friday presented by the dons of east warehouse parties – Neon Noise Project- include Primary 1 (v.dreamy pop), Mystery Jets (powerpop dj set), and the Lovely JonJo (we miss durrr!).
March 17, 2009
Covering one half of the 4th wall and the front of our monthly flyer this month is Eye Saw. So staying with tradition with fired over a few questions about his background and put up a few of his other pictures. In what we like to call the Artist of the Month slot.
“I was really into graffiti as kid, i got into a lot of trouble drawing and painting on things that i shouldn’t have… not a lot has changed there.”
“Anyways i got this book “stencil graffiti” from my sister for my birthday one year, i was amazed at what i saw the detail the humour the pure amount of information you could put in one stencil the size of a A4 piece of paper.”
“I remember cutting my first stencil it took hours to cut it was only a smiley face with a spliff it had some text at the bottom that read “puff puff give”, I went out and sprayed it on a wall down the road from my house only to find out the stencil was the wrong way round and the text was backward.. its still there now and always raises a smile every time i see it.”
What drives you artistically?
Everything around me the world and its inhabitants
Who of your contemporaries, if any, influence your work?
ADAM NEATE, BANKSY, SEEN, MODE 2, MARTHA COOPER… I could go on all day here… I am influenced by so many artists everything I see I look at and think how did they do that? how did they achieve this effect? why did they use this medium?
What really pisses you off?
Lazy Bullshiters, people that say there going to do this and that then never get off there arse and a do anything, If ya gonna talk the talk then at least stand up..
What makes you really happy?
Finally getting home spending time with my family and chilling out, safe in the knowledge all my work is done for the day.
MORE EYE SAW HERE:
Eye Saw’s Flickr
Buy Eye Saw’s Work at Big Cartel
March 2, 2009
B-to-the-R-the-O-the-O-K -L-Y-N is the place where we stay! We love championing Brooklyn as hailing some of our favorite new bands and djs. Its the friendly borough to the east of money making Manhattan. Our love affair grows deeper this week when headlining act Holy Ghost! from DFA join in on the fun of Free Fridays. Also Caspa C of Fluokids continues to sermonize the new disco revolution on our dancefloor. Folks will be oblige to catch the spirit. Probably like this little girl in the video below.
