Tacks AM7 / The Civic Yard 1995
At this point we’re officially all the way live into the archive. Like we mentioned before, as of right now we’re freestyling. There’s a few detailed directions I’m thinking about as far as coverage but for now we’ll keep things simple. Extra maximums to Sauce Hydrilla and 91.9 WCLK for the interest in the efforts, and everybody that’s sharing the drops. Can’t forget mi genté SB One & SnortThis.
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F.R.I.T.O.S. ATLANTA Graffiti 90-95 PIII
@Frank151 interviews LA writer RETNA
West Coast is going hard in 2011. RETNA AWR/MSK chops it up with Frank151 on his beginnings, style, ideology, and the history of LA graffiti. Well done and highly recommended.
The Original #Graffiti King: Vaughn Bode
Issue #1 of The Cheech Wizard comic book
In 2011 it’s safe to say that a good portion of our readers have no idea as to who or what Vaughn Bode is. Then there’s that 5% of our audience; the truly enlightened that know what time it is. For the curious, Vaughn Bode was 60s era underground comic illustrator, and the mind behind one of the biggest influences on graffiti culture to this day, The Cheech Wizard. [Read more...]
25lbs of Graffiti History on the EBay Auction Block
Any self respecting and knowledgeable graffiti writer knows of about the legacy of the legend that is VideoGraf. Starting from the Alpha of graffiti, with Phase2, the VideoGraf crew put in WORK stateside and around the world. The end result being relevantly raw look at graf culture’s past present and future. And despite constant pressure from NYPD and the Feds, never once did they crack. [Read more...]
Now Live: The Futura 2000 x 12oz Prophet Project
You saw the trailer & the sneak peaks. Now you can check the full visual strategy and clandestine maneuvers  from the 2000 x 12 equation. This is definitely the development to watch right now, and you’ll only be able to do so on 12oz Prophet. All goods are guaranteed exclusive. That concludes at limited, so get it in now [12oz Prophet]
Legendary Futura 2000 x Clarks Originals Revisited
Legendary NYC graffiti writer Futura 2000 has a head start on straight owning the year 2011. Not even a week after the trailer / teaser video of his 12oz Prophet collab dropped, we’re blinded sided by a primo addition to the Futura 2ooo x Clarks of England portfolio. [Read more...]
24k BMX by Dzine (Chicago)
South Beach, Miami, Florida during Winter Music Conference or Art Basel, is not for everyone. You either go hard or go home. Some don’t make it home at all (no lies, I’ve seen it). Â Cultural and social lubrication at its finest, Never knowing who you might bump into from the Marlin all the way down to the breakfast bodega on Collins.
One nite during WMC 2001 or 2002 (it’s all a blurrr), I was invited to dinner by a lady friend of a friend. Since I was at the Sovereign (now Soho Beach House), she caught a cab from the Delanoe to pick me up for dinner at The Ritz.
