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L.A. Graffiti Artist Revok Tours Detroit (Video)
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 02/08/2012
Legendary Los Angeles street artist Revok recently hit the road with a few friends for a little graffiti tour through Detroit. With photographer/videographer Willie T tagging along and documenting it (via video), Revok takes a tour of Motor City. The clip follows the artist as he cruises the city over several days. Beginning in the... |
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Zoo York, The Seventh Letter Collaborate On Series Of Graff-Styled Skatedecks
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 01/18/2012
Long-running skate/lifestyle brand Zoo York recently teamed up with L.A.'s graff-inspired clothing company, The Seventh Letter, for a collaborative series of skateboards. The Seventh Letter crew's artist RIME was the designer behind the series, creating a series of graff-styled designs boasting the Zoo York name. For the collabo, the veteran street artist (who grew up... |
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The Seventh Letter Drops ROID Reflect Tee & Making Of Clip
Fashion ♦ Posted 01/03/2012
UK street artist ROID is just one artist from the impressive collective/clothing brand, known as The Seventh Letter. This video video documents the process of Roid painting a signature tee design for The Seventh Letter line on a recent trip to Detroit. The street artist uses a unique process of painting half the letters upside-down,... |
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'Style Wars' Producers Launch Kickstarter Campaign To Retrieve Film Outtakes
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 11/08/2011
Public Art Films, the producers behind the iconic documentary "Styles Wars," launched a campaign on Kickstarter this week in an attempt to retrieve the film's outtakes "Style Wars" needs no introduction to those who know it. For those who haven't had the experience, it is considered one of the seminal documentaries of the 20th century.... |
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A Glimpse Into New Design High School's Rooftop Legends (NYC)
Life / Culture, Videos ♦ Posted 10/12/2011
The New Design High School, located in the Lower East Side of Manhattan in NYC, is an educational option enrollment school "that empowers students with the skills, tools, and capacities to create attainable life plans... a design for life," according to their website. Video producer World Wide Rev recent took a trip to NYC to visit the school's rooptop, which boasts street art by legendary... |
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Evidence: It's Wasn't Me (Music Video)
Music, Videos ♦ Posted 09/28/2011
Dilated Peoples' Evidence dropped his second solo LP this week, titled Cats & Dogs, via Rhymesayers Entertainment. After dropping a clip to the track "You," Ev hits fans with a visual for his latest song, "It Wasn't Me," in which he supports L.A. tagger, Buket. The clip starts with an infamous drop the rapper did for a graff DVD/website called War42, which sparked some controversy... |
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Saber's L.A. Skies Takeover: End Mural Moratorium. Art Is Not A Crime (Video)
Life / Culture, Videos ♦ Posted 09/22/2011
Famed street artist Saber took to the skies above L.A.'s City Hall and Downtown to send a message on Monday (September 19), via sky-writing plans that zoomed around the skies and leaving names and messages throughout the day. This is the video of the feat, and Saber's explanation below (via SaberOne.com): The reason I hired five jet planes to sky write over City Hall and... |
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Street Artist Saber 'Gets Up' In Skies Above Los Angeles (Photos)
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 09/19/2011
L.A. street artist/graff legend, Saber, knows how to get up. He became legendary in the 1990s after the completion of a monstrous L.A. River piece so big it took weeks to finish ... and today, he's taking the term, "getting up", to a whole new level. On Monday (September 19), he took to the skies of Los Angeles to send a message to local government... |
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L.A. City Councilman Wants ID Filed For Anyone Who Buys Spray Paint
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 09/09/2011
L.A. City Councilman, Dennis Zine, is known for his strong stance against graffiti. Reports say he got the Aaron Brothers to back off its graffiti-themed back-to-school promotion previously, but he couldn't stop the success of the recent MOCA "Art In The Streets" exhibit. But, he doesn't care and won't stop, and is now targeting anyone who buys spray paint, reports L.A. Weekly. Zine recently introduced... |
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Trailer For The Seventh Letter Presents... PERSEVERANCE (w/ REVOK, RIME & ROID)
Life / Culture, Videos ♦ Posted 08/11/2011
Los Angeles artist collective/clothing brand, The Seventh Letter, recently rolled out his video presentation in anticipation of an upcoming art show they're putting on for artists, REVOK, RIME and ROID. In this Willie Toldeo-directed clip, titled "PERSEVERANCE", the trio of artists give a behind the scenes look at the creation of some of their art and lifestyle, as well as a little goofing around in... |
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L.A. Artist RETNA Applies Graff Art To $60 Million Private Jet
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 05/25/2011
Graff artists have hit new heights, literally, in the past few years. Guys such as Banksy have been accepted in the mainstream, and most recently, Los Angeles-bred street artist RETNA was commissioned to apply his art to a $60 million luxury airliner. As part of a partnership between private jet charter and ownership firm VistaJet and Bombardier Aerospace, the graffiti vet was enlisted to hand-paint... |
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Jailed Graff Artist REVOK Gets Support From Peers, #FreeREVOK Movement Continues
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 04/27/2011
Since his arrest last week, famed Los Angeles graff artist REVOK has been receiving a lot of support from peers and L.A. art enthusiasts, who've begun to raise money to help with his legal fees. The arrest and jail time has sparked a movement on Twitter, with the hashtag #FreeREVOK. His friends at The Seventh Letter Clothing have took the movement a step further with... |
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Graffiti Backpack Draws Criticism From Local Law Enforcement
Fashion, Life / Culture ♦ Posted 04/26/2011
Sprayground, a backpack company founded by NYC designer DBD, is catching some flack from various law enforcement agencies over the release of their graffiti-utility backpacks, which the company says have been selling like hotcakes. Some critics feel the product sends the wrong message. In a piece by Salt Lake City's KSL channel 5 news station, residents and local police are sick of graffiti, and criticize... |
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L.A. Graff Artist REVOK Sentenced To 180 Days In Jail For Probation Violation
Life / Culture ♦ Posted 04/25/2011
Famed Los Angeles graffiti artist, Revok, made headlines over the weekend, when he was busted by police at LAX Airport on Thursday (April 21) while preparing to board a plane to Ireland. The writer (real name: Jason Williams) was arrested on an outstanding warrant, which was previously issued for "failing to pay restitution to victims of previous vandalism crimes," said authorities. His arrest drew support... |
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