If a T-shirt designer's work has ever begged for a retrospective exhibition and catalogue, then Kevin Lyons is that man. The graphic portfolio represented in this book stretches from 1989 to 2006 and is aligned with some of the cutting edge contemporary culture makers of this period. From underground labours of love like the magazine "Tokion" and the record label "Stones Throw", to cutting edge mainstream advertising icons like Nike, Stussy and 555 Soul we find Mr Lyons at a high pitched level of creativity, approapriating and readjusting iconographies to form a new personal profile. Sports, music, the revolutionary and the historical are equally employed throughout. Documenting diaires and sketches, as well as his philosophy and final products, "Pussy and Papers and Poetry Power and Pistols" is expertly presented here in a t-shirt bound cover to serve as inspiration to designers as well as aficionados of design.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
CRAZY LEGS " ROCK STEADY CREW, DOJO SOUNDZ "
CRAZY LEGS FROM ROCK STEADY CREW WILL BE DJING A LIVE SET @ SAN DIEGO'S OWN BAR DYNAMITE ON SEPTENBER 19TH, 2009. IT WILL BE CRAZY LEG'S FIRST VISIT TO SAN DIEGO TO DJ A LIVE SET, THIS WILL BE A HISTORICAL NIGHT, RESIDENT DJ BEATNICK WILL ALSO HAVE DJ PHERS1 AS A GUEST DJ AS WELL, THIS NIGHT WILL BE PACKED SO PLEASE ARRIVE EARLY " B BOYS & B GIRLS " GET READY TO ROCK STEADY!!
DJ MASEO " DE LA SOUL " @ EL DORADO BAR
DJ MASEO FROM DE LA SOUL, LIVE DJ SET @ THE EL DORADO BAR " SAN DIEGO ", FIRST TIME AT THE EL DORADO BAR, THIS IS AN EVENT YOU DON'T WANT TO MISS!!!!
EL DORADO BAR
1030 Broadway
DOWNTOWN SAN DIEGO
CALIFORNIA 92121
619.237.0550
WAYWARD SAINTS ALBUM RELEASE PARTY COMING SOON!!
STAY TUNE FOR THE WAYWARD SAINTS ALBUM RELEASE PARTY IN SAN DIEGO NOVEMBER 2009
The Wayward Saints relaxed, jazz-infused sound rides seductively hypnotic beats to create a unique groove. Founded by hip hop impresarios Presto (Concrete Grooves) and Avatar in Los Angeles, the Saints blend of jazz, hip hop, soul, funk and down-tempo combines a vintage feel with a contemporary edge, seemlessly intertwining these genres to make music that can be heard from clubs to coffeeshops, lounges to hipster hangouts. Presto's head-nodding beats provide the canvas over which he layers luminescent synth lines and samples, using MiniMoogs, Rhodes keyboards and the ASR-10. Av then brings in the low-end, with soulful basslines inspired by early Motown, jazz and 70s R&B, adding a few production touches of his own along the way. The Saints also utilize the talents of Smile-OAK on tenor sax, DJ Rylo (Sebadukes) on turntables and the fretwork of Jacob Slim on electric guitar. This collaborative effort has created music that has a definite feel to it, something old yet new, unique yet familiar. Their songs have been featured on Concrete Groove's "Next Impressions", Presto's "Magic LP" and the Presto album "State of the Art", as well as DJ Haul & Mason's "Scion CD Sampler" Vol. 9. Currently finishing their full-length debut "Future Vintage", Wayward Saints' sample-worthy material will surely find its place in the crates of future DJs and beat afficionados.
Thursday, September 3, 2009
DJ RUTHLESS RAMSEY
YO, THIS IS SOME CRAZY FOOTAGE OF A DJ NAME RUTHLESS RAMSEY, CHECK IT YALL, THIS DUDE IS CUTTIN AND SCRATCHING, BLENDING AND STUNTING.
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
THE HISTORY OF HIP HOUSE!
THIS FOOTAGE TAKES YOU ON A JOURNEY THROUGH THE HIP HOUSE MOVEMENT FROM THE LATE 80'S TO THE EARLY 90'S, CHECK IT OUT!!
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