Fuckin' Gangsta'

Will you marry me? Both of you? Brilliant pic posted by Chainthug on Chicks and Bikes. And while I'm stealing, a shout out to C and B, great site devoted to beautiful ladies and their 2 wheeled steeds. Check em out!

Vinyl Ritchie!

Straight outta our neighbors to the north is Vinyl Ritchie, DJ/Producer extraordinaire. Check out his sick eclectic cuts at his website here. And he's got a band, Wicked Lester, that must be checked out if for no other reason than the name alone! If you're up in Vancouver, Ritchie will be spinning at Grace Gallery on Oct 24th. Get on it! Fuck yeah Canada!

MURDERTRONICS! NEW MIX!

This shit is insane! Vote for us on the Major Lazer Remix Contest here...

Vote for the visual here...http://remix.majorlazer.com/entry?entry%3D105ze3d90b

And the super rad audio remix here...http://remix.majorlazer.com/entry?entry%3D106zaf8100

and download the new mix here... http://www.zshare.net/audio/66074153ddc8d4c3/.

Thanks! We moving up fast with your support!

Dave Rippin'

So my friends' in ¡APESHIT! Dave and Pat built a motherfuckin' jump ramp! Funny and fun as hell. Here's a taste of DC rippin' it old school style!

Municipal Waste!

New album Massive Aggressive is out now! Buy here. Check Out Municipal Waste here.

MURDERTRONICS!

Get on this shit muthafuckas! These guys are on some serious fuck you, do your girl and get fucked up party shit! Do that! Myspace em. And download their live set drop here. Word is there may be a Dienasty mixtape cover in the works. Keep an eye out. Above art by Death/Traitors! Check out their new wheels which come as a pack with a tee. Fiyah!

Road Trip!

Dienasty is outta here! We're packing up and headed out west for 2 wks. Portland, LA, San Diego, and Houston. A little R n R. Looking forward to all the people we'll meet, bands we'll hear, beers we'll drink, spots we'll skate, stores we'll check out. We'll try and post from time to time while we're on the road, so check back. Either way we'll have some pics to post at some point. Keep an eye out for stickers poppin up in your area!

French @ Mishka!

TONIGHT! Tees and Prints!

From Mishka...

French’s latest shirt design for Mishka drops July 30, 2009 at the Cursed Scrolls art show at our flagship store 350 Broadway. Cursed Scrolls runs for six weeks and will host the opening party on Thursday, July 30th at 350 Broadway from 7pm – 10pm.

Мишка
350 Broadway
Brooklyn, NY
J/M/Z to Marcy Ave.
G to Broadway
L to Lorimer

PS. Show is super rad and the prints are totally affordable. Get on it!

Tera Patrick for Supreme!

Shot by Kenneth Capello for Supreme. More here from Hypebeast.

Bridge Battle 5!

Dienasty will be flowing some product to the organizers of The Bridge Battle, now in it's 5th year, for the winners of this year's race! The prize's will be handed out at the BFF block party on 2nd Ave and 2nd st. Or so we've been told! Check it out! If you see some dudes rockin' our new tees, that's us! Come up, make friends and grab a spoke card and some stickers for your ride or just to post up! We'll also have some new tees, for sale, backpack style!

APESHIT WEST COAST TOUR!

The boys are out west killin' it! Check your area and GO!

Jun 17 2009
Mountain Bar Los Angeles, California

Jun 18 2009
Pergolosie w/ Spires, Fischer (record release) Santa Cruz, California

Jun 19 2009
The Yellow Room w/ Litany For The Whale, Spires, Dark Castle Oakland, CA

Jun 20 2009
Burnt Ramen w/ Litany For The Whale, John Cota, Mystery Dope,
Calculator Richmond, California

Jun 21 2009
Ol’ Dick’s House! w/ Litany for the Whale santa rosa, California

Jun 22 2009
Under Western Eyes w/ Litany for the whale and others chico/redding,
California

Jun 23 2009
The Know Bar, w/ Litany for the Whale, The Erns Portland, Oregon

Jun 24 2009
Neve Campbell w/ Litany for the Whale, Kidcrash, Shat Portland, Oregon

Jun 25 2009
1001 State Ave w/ Litany for the Whale and more Olympia, Washington

Jun 26 2009
Seattle w/ Litany for the Whale, Degania seattle, Washington

Jun 27 2009 8:00P
tba w/ Degania, Litany for the Whale Bainbridge island, Washington

Forentijn Hofman!

from Wooster Collective...new work from Dutch artist, Forentijn Hofman. More on the exhibit here. Really rad!

Homemade Bong!

Cuz what's better than a hot girl smoking? Homemade bong, check. Metal, check. Getting super fucking stoned, check. Just broke up with BF, checkmate.

R. Crumb's Genesis!

Wow! 4 yrs in the making, R. Crumb's illustrated Genesis is sure to be a classic. Pre-order at Amazon. From slamxhype, thanks!

Bruce LaBruce Zombies!

Holy shit this is graphic! Some of you may be a little too homophobic to wanna check out famed and infamous photographer Bruce LaBruce's work but this shit is sick! And he has no problem showing naked chicks either. Def NSFW, unless you work in a morgue! If you are in LA check out his exhibit of new works at Peres Projects. From Slamxhype, thanks. Blood, blood, and more blood. Crank up the black metal and enjoy. Hail Satan!

Kevin Cyr Official!

Artist Kevin Cyr, featured in our own zine, The Nasty, has been racking up the accolades, most recently on Highsnobiety and Bombin'! Nice.

Dinosauria!

For just over $200 Grand you too could own one of these bad ass dinosaur skulls, joining the ranks of such tastemakers like Leonardo DiCaprio and Nicolas Cage. Actually pretty rad if you had the money to blow. Seems that what was once primarily the domain of museums is now, like everything else, considered fair game to anyone with the money to buy. Much cooler and rarer than most art in a similar price bracket, these pieces are being bought and used to decorate the homes of the wealthy. Shame that they get locked away where the public will never see them but damn me if I wouldn't totally buy one of these if I had that kinda loot. More here.

ARE MOKKELBOST!

Amazing collages from Dane artist, Are Mokkelbost.

Julia Dales BeatBox!

More here.

Baby Baby Baby

Make The Girl Dance "Baby Baby Baby" ( official video )
by placeblancherec

Terrible music + hot girls + interesting idea = hot girls

Apeshit Show!

One of our favorite bands Apeshit is playing tomorrow (too bad we'll be at the Melvins!) with Antilles, who are on tour from Ohio. Also with South Reach, on tour with Antilles, and The BDH. 

Friday May 15th
Tommy's Tavern
1041 Manhattan Ave. Brooklyn, NY (Greenpoint)
8pm $5

So if you're not going to the Melvins...GO SEE APESHIT!

Crash and Daze @ Ad Hoc Art Friday!

From Ad Hoc...

CRASH & DAZE 

May 15th through June 14th 2009

Opening Reception: Friday, May 15th 2009

Ad Hoc Art is incredibly honored to present CRASH/DAZE, a stunning exhibition of never seen before works from each artist and featuring the first collaborative works from these legendary New York artists in over ten years.

Sorry Cleveland, but this is FAF!

From bishopvids via BOMBIN'

PIXACAO!

From Cool Hunting.

Suicide Girls Fight Club!

The name says it all...def NOT SFW. Here.

SIMPSONS STAMPS! AND ART!

Heavy Metal Britney!

Diesel SFW XXX Ad!

This came out like a year ago but I just found it and it's gotta be one of the best things that I've seen any established jeans company ever do. Hilarious and totally SFW! Enjoy.

Erik Braun Art Opening!

Erik Braun - Everything Tastes Like Gold from Erik Braun on Vimeo.

Our good friend, Erik Braun, is having his first solo show in NYC this Thursday at Stand Alone Gallery, 521 W. 26th St., from 5-9pm!  Go Erik! Check out the cool time lapse video of Erik and printer Mark Herschede of Haven Press Studio putting together some of the work for the show. And more on this unique new gallery space here.

Making love to the President!

These are fuckin' great! Check out more of artist Justine Lai's work here! It's a series depicting her doing it with past Presidents! Will she be so bold as to "do Obama"?

Pretty Much Awesome!

¡APESHIT! @ Santos Party House Tonight!

¡APESHIT! first, Child Abuse last....with DJ sets by Bjorn Copeland from Black Dice...should be a rad night...a late one as well!!
Santos Party House
96 Lafayette St
doors @ 11pm
21+
$10/$5 if you RSVP to : sessions@santospartyhouse.com

Virtual Insanity Opening @ Cinders Gallery!

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Lucky Dragons, Michael Bell-Smith, James Howard, Olaf Breuning, Kathy Grayson, Jill Magid, John Michael Boling and Tiffany Malakooti

Curated by Maxwell Williams

March 20 - April 19th 2009

Opening Reception Friday March 20th 7-10pm

More here.

Midnite Snacks NYC Opening @ No Globe!

It's here...Come on out for some good art, friends and times...see you there!

This group show is a collection of artist sketches, works in progress, or studies that were not necessarily created with the intention of being shown. These works, though interesting on their own and revealing the creative mind at work, have often led to larger pieces and cultivated ideas, pushing each artist's practice.

FREE shuttle service from 6-7:30 from the Bedford L train. Just call 646.244.9503 when you get there.
Or take the L to Graham Ave. B24 stops a block away too.

Artists include Brian Hubble, William Williams,D.B. Wood, Jr., Dave Choi Jon Elliott, Andy Wilhelm, Josh Hester, Cecilia Biagini, Andy Cross, Matt Terrell, James Davis, Pat Berran, Whitney Lynn, Jason Demarte, Sterling Hundley, Andrea Wicklund, Johnston Foster, Amie Cunningham, Candice Hoeflinger, Austin Watts, Mat Thomas, Pete Corrie, Zach Sammons, Paul Ketterman, Kate Horn, Jerome Spinner, Mike Force, Shane McAdams, J.B. Elko, Sto, Berthold Schwartz, Dan Delboy, Matthew Kovalcik, Jean-Pierre Roy, Hyla Skopitz, Tony Eaton, Kevin Cyr, Dan Deslover, Bruce Wilhelm, Nick Lamia, Robert Meganck, Amanda Scuglia

The aftermath...

Two new tats! 

Sweet goat head on top is from Big Steve @ Daredevil Tattoo as part of their Friday the 13th $13 tattoos ($20 w/mandatory tip). Pretty fucking rad for $20!

On the bottom is my $40 zombie tattoo from Annie Lloyd @ Three Kings Tattoo. I love it! Thinking of going back to get "Ah, ha, ha, ha, Stayin' Alive, Stayin' Alive" tattooed around it! Damn right it's the Bee-Gees motherfucker! 

Thanks to both artists and shops for continuing to do something so cool. 

The Nasty Sneak Preview!

So the zine is about to drop! Here's a little taste from our interview with Pat Berran...

Pat Berran, artist, musician, skateboarder, and friend. Proudly hailing from Woodbridge, VA, Pat currently resides in Brooklyn, NY after recently getting his MFA from Hunter College. I sat down with Pat to fill in some of my own gaps in who he is and how he got there. We discussed his early beginnings in those areas of art, music, and skateboarding and how they continue to shape his outlook on life. What I found most interesting and informative was how he became involved in all of them at about the same time. By the time he was 8, Pat was already skating, listening to the punk music that still inspires him today, and embarking on a lifelong relationship with making art. Now 20 years later Pat is still skating (and surfing and snowboarding), singing for the awesome band ¡Apeshit!, and making some serious abstract paintings that may just surprise you, coming from someone you might not expect.

A pic of his work...

Suppers
Acryllic, Oil, spray paint on panel
24" x 24"
2007

And a snippet of his rad deck collection...

Pat loves JFA!

More to follow...

AND if you're in Baltimore tonight, Richmond tomorrow, or D.C. on Sunday don't miss...

¡APESHIT!

03-13-2009 20:00 at Baltimore
632 s. montford, Baltimore, Maryland
Cost: $5
w/ 1994!, caestles and one more_House Show!

03-14-2009 20:00 at Rumors
Harrison St, Richmond, Virginia
Cost: $5 (?)
w/ Stink Eyes, one, two more bands

03-15-2009 20:00 at Girl Cave
tba, Washington DC, Washington DC
Cost: Donations
w/ Tideland and more

DO IT!!!!

Also Midnite Snacks Group Show is set to open next Saturday at No Globe Exhibition Space... 

The Nasty is featuring a healthy dose of the artists in the show. It's gonna be insane, some great work! We'll post another teaser on Monday!

Friday the 13th!

You know what that means...friday the 13th TATTOOS! Yeah, they're not exactly $13 anymore but two shops are doing some deals today. First for $20, Daredevil Tattoo in Manhattan and in Brooklyn Three Kings is doing a bit larger ZOMBIE tattoos for $40! DO IT!!!

MONSTER TRACK X!

3 days and night of bicycle mayhem! We're giving out some tees with the top prizes, so peep 'em in person if ya rollin' thru. Shouts to Victor and the crew. Check out the rundown here.

Andy Wilhelm @ Cooper Union!

Many apologies Andy! First, I missed your opening. Second, I forgot to post this before your opening. Damn. Better late than never? It's still up so go check out this group show of Cooper Union faculty and be a better friend than me. 7 East 7th St in the heart of the East Village. Closing on the 28th so get on it! Check out some of his work here.

Morning Breath and Cycle at Ad Hoc Tomorrow

7-10 pm, 49 Bogart St. in Bushwick, Brooklyn. Here.  More Morning Breath and Cycle. It's gonna be an awesome show!

¡APESHIT! SHOW THIS FRIDAY!

The boys are at it again! Don't miss this! Check out some tracks: Dessert Storm and Hail Hydra. At the Charleston at 174 Bedford Ave. Brooklyn!

Skate Plaza!

After hyping the BK, here's a little LA love, my birthplace...

Rob Drydek and DC Shoes, along with some funding from Carl's Jr fast food restaurants, are set to open Safe Spot, Skate Spot in LA's Lafayette Park. Billed as a legal place for kids to be able to go skate unharrassed by the cops. Great idea! Go here for more info on this project and others, maybe in your hometown?

Congratulations Alex!

Alex audition tape - 10 minutes from Luke Stiles on Vimeo.

So our friend Alex, from Hibagon (see below), has made it to the Quest for G bootcamp! What is this you ask? Gatorade is looking for a group of atheletes to sponsor in some sort of reality show where they train them to their fullest potential and then let them loose in their respective fields to rip it up. Or so I gather. Alex, who is a track bike racer, sent in an audition tape, gatorade asked for more, he provided and now he's off to their bootcamp. Not sure if this means that he's in, gotta ask him, but nevertheless CONGRATULATIONS! It's awesome and we hope that he goes all the way. You can check out Alex in his own words in the above video and see how rad he already is, winner of many bike races and NY State Champ of Keirin racing.

Is that a DIENASTY bandana he's wearing? Tight.

Anti Cannabis Ad from UK! Party Time, Warts and All

DRUGS ARE BAD...ASS!

Martha Cooper Book Launch and Sticker Exchange!

Ad Hoc Art is hosting the book launch of Going Postal by Martha Cooper, famed NYC photographer. The opening is this Friday, February 20th, from 7-10pm. The exhibition will feature photos of sticker art from around the world. Artists will also be on hand selling and exchanging handmade stickers, so bring some or buy some. Either way it'll be a great opportunity to get your hands on some affordable art. The show itself is only up until Sunday, so get on it!

The Sharpie Show @ Crewest, LA

Sweet looking show, wish it were here in NYC! Feb. 7th-Mar. 1st. Check out the Crewest site here.

KAWS on CBS!

Midnight Snacks!

Brian Hubble, Stand Down, graphite on antique paper, 11"x13"

Pat Berran, Looming Arch, Walnut ink and watercolor on paper, 12.5"x13.5"

Mathew Thomas, Satan's Army, Mixed media on thrift store photograph, 12.25"x16.25"

So a good friend, Brian Hubble, got a bunch (38 or so) of his good friends together, including Pat Berran and myself, and put on an art show. The result is Midnight Snacks which is opening tonight at Ghost Print Gallery in Richmond, Virginia at 220 West Broadway. It'll be up for the month of February before it travels to NYC for the month of March and then onto D.C. for another month. The whole idea was to show pieces that may be small studies for larger projects, like a snack, and all the works had to be no larger than 13"x13". Leave it to me to break the rules!

In time for the NYC show, we will be releasing our new online zine, The Nasty! Pat's going to be featured in an extensive interview about his art, singing for Apeshit, and his roots in skating and punk culture. We're also going to be including a lot of the artists from the show so it's going to be awesome. Hope you enjoy!

For Real!

So this event kinda sucked. It was brick and it seemed like forever in between runs. Crazy 9 story run in and an icy looking landing that, in person, looked pretty insane. Cool that they had it, but given the temps they should've had this thing running much smoother.

As rumors suggested, they are going to open this up to the public, albeit in a much tamer 3 story version. Not sure what is actually going to be on hand. Can't imagine being able to launch that gap with enough speed from only 3 stories up, but we'll see. It's going to be open February 16th-22nd, just in time for NYC public school vacation week. Be prepared to battle it out with  a shitload of kids! 11-4pm daily. Also in Central Park tomorrow is Winter Jam. Open to the public as well.

Big Air! What What!

This monster's gonna get a professional beatdown tonight here in NYC. East River Park at FDR and Houston. Gates at 3pm, Practice at 3:30, Valient Thor performs at 5:05, Contest at 5:45, Black Gold performs at 7:10, Finals at 7:45, Awards at 8:50, and Anthrax performs at 8:55! Sounds like a sick night. Bundle up, it's cold outside! More info here. And it's FREE! Plus there's rumor that this thing may stay up for locals to ride. We'll see...

More Skating!

Some new Ipod/phone shit. Looks pretty sick. So Vans is giving away some free shit to whomever comes up with the best name for this new game. Enter here.

Skateistan!

Australian skater, Oliver Percovich, has brought skateboarding to the kids of war torn Afghanistan. Awesome work! He's looking to create an indoor park with classes in English and computers. Check out his site here and make a tax deductible donation if you can (look under US Trust Account for US citizens)!

Definition of a Badass!

This is Rich Wilson, badass adventurer. He's currently sailing around the world in the Vendee Globe, an around the world solo race that is more about just finishing and surviving than coming in first. Check out the article here and his site here, where you can read his blog.

I think I'm dying.

This has been out there for awhile, but a friend just sent it to me and it's fucking funny!

More animated insanity!

Click here.

Thanks!

The show was amazing! Kylesa played to a packed crowd that gave them their all, the best we could considering the size of the space. Like a 75 people packed into a space for 50! Tombs, Tournament, and a last minute addition of Clean Teeth were also way rad. Sorry I missed The Brass. Tried to get a better picture but goddamn it was tough to get past the pit and way too much fun being in it.

Andy Cross at Museum 52

My good friend, Andy Cross, is in a group show at Musuem 52 tonight! 6-8pm, 95 Rivington St. btwn Orchard and Ludlow. The above is an older piece from a show at Rare. Sorry Andy, it's all I could find! Andy is one of my favorite painters and someone you should know!

I don't like salad!

LATER!

It doesn't seem right posting this above Obama but just had to say buh-bye to King George. See you in hell. You sucked as the President. You should have never been the President. Thanks for fucking up everything. I only hope to see you again if it's behind bars.