NWA...sort of

Oh hell yeah, a classic given some tender respect. Just wish it was the whole song!

An Evening of Skate Videos at MOMA!

AN EVENING OF SKATE VIDEOS
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2009
7:30–11:00 P.M.
MoMA
THEATER 1

In honor of the MoMA retrospective Spike Jonze: The First 80 Years, PopRally has invited producer and photographer Patrick O'Dell (of Epicly Later'd) to create a special compilation of seminal skateboard videos from the 1980s to today. Jonze, whose own contributions to the genre will be featured, notes that, "Skate videos have been a big influence and a big part of what I've done for a long time. They are how I got into film, actually." This unique screening is followed by a conversation with legendary skateboarders and filmmakers, including Jonze, Lance Mountain, Greg Hunt, Jake Phelps, Ty Evans, and other surprise guests.

Afterward please join us upstairs for a special performance by NO AGE.

Info here.

Raekwon!

The official music video for Raekwon's latest single from his album "Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II" due in stores Sept. 8th, 2009. The single features Inspectah Deck, GZA, Ghostface Killah and Method Man with and intro from RZA, and was produced by J. Dilla.
Illustrations by 1000Styles
Animation by Ryan Johnson & Drew Taylor
Directed by Erick Sasso & Brian Wendelken

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.

Evil Bong 2 - King Bong!

Evil Bong 2 King Bong - Trailer
by ohmygore

I.L.B.T. from Freshjive! NSFW

Crazy video from Freshjive featuring their Summer 09 line. Nice!

Mastodon!

Mastodon "Oblivion"

People either seem to love or hate Mastodon's new album, Crack the Skye. Maybe it's not hard enough for some people or maybe it's the actual singing, you're either into it or not. I think it's a beautiful album. Their last live show in NYC was insane.

Hail, Satan?

From Bombin'.

Abraham Spear!

From the insane mind of Abraham Spear, our good friend and lookbook photographer, an example of his commercial work. Check out more here. Also check out this fucking genius.

Maya Hayuk!

from LAMJC. More on Maya here and here. Awesome work!

Spoiler: It's a car commercial!

Kinda cool and I like markers.

Julia Dales BeatBox!

More here.

Where are you go!

Photographer and filmmaker Brian Vernor and friends the Zenga Bros. set off on the 7000 mile Tour d'Afrique and made a film about the universal love of the bicycle! Awesome!

Baby Baby Baby

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

Terrible music + hot girls + interesting idea = hot girls

SICKEST TRIALS BIKE VIDEO!

By now many of you may have seen this already but Jesus H. Fucking Christ it's worth watching twice (or thrice!) Fucking sick my man. More at dannymacaskill.com. Dude's name is skill and kill! Exactly.

Sorry Cleveland, but this is FAF!

From bishopvids via BOMBIN'

Moby 'Shot In The Back Of The Head' by David Lynch

Subway Art: 25th Anniversary Edition

Big ups to Henry Chalfant and Martha Cooper!

Speaking of...

Alright this may be a bit insulting to the real graff girls out there (see below) but kinda funny and certainly sexy.

Scenes from Erik Braun's opening at Stand Alone

Stand Alone Gallery from Robert Gill on Vimeo.

The first thing I do...

If you haven't seen this yet, you must. Prepare to cry from laughing. Definitely NSFW, unless you're the BOSS!

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.

Rekiem Skateboards

REKIEM handcraft factory of skateboard from jeremy hugues on Vimeo.

Cool little video on hand making skateboards from rekiemskateboards.com, directed by Jeremy Hugues.

U.N.K.L.E. "Heaven" by Spike Jonze

Heaven (Fully Flared Intro Video Remix)
by UNKLE_UK

You've probably seen this on the Lakai video "Fully Flared" but here's a remix. Check it.

Father Guido Sarducci on Art School

Slow day on the blog, blast from the past. Don't remember the last time I slept in until noon!

Weapons of the Weak! Grass Mud Horse Lives!

Want some weird mixed in with your anti-censorship? Asia rules! Power to the people! Check out these two articles, here and here, and get lost in hundreds more I'm sure as the Chinese use the subtleties of language to stick it to their man. Internet censorship in China is so strict that the government can shut down offending speak with the relative ease of flipping a switch. So the citizens of that country have created an internet sensation out of a children's song (with some beats and rapping!) that uses the similarities between certain words, some innocuous and others with dirty double entendre! Probably helps to know the language but fun nonetheless. And these videos are bizzare especially the last one where at one point it appears that a conference call is going on between a whale tail and a blaxplotation martial artist, with avibrating phone in the middle. Awesome!

David Choe!

From Upper Playground Walrus TV...discussing learning how to spraypaint, doing dirt, and working hard. Great stuff from a cool brand and talented and one of a kind artist, David Choe. And if you're in SF this week or next check out the SF International Asian American Film Festival's screening of Dirty Hands, a documentary almost 10 yrs in the making of David and his work. Awesome stuff.

Tats Cru!

MTV Shows

From The Elements: NYC Graffiti on MTV

Hellride Films "Track Bike Troops"

HELLRIDE FILMS "TRACK BIKE TROOPS"1/3 from UNKNOWN Live magazine on Vimeo.

HELLRIDE FILMS "TRACK BIKE TROOPS"2/3 from UNKNOWN Live magazine on Vimeo.

HELLRIDE FILMS "TRACK BIKE TROOPS"3/3 from UNKNOWN Live magazine on Vimeo.

From Sapporo Japan, mmmmm ramen noodles and sapporo beer!

Robbie Conal!

Artist Profile: Robbie Conal from By Osmosis TV on Vimeo.

Always been a huge fan of this man's art and activism. Great little video on him and his work. Check out more on his site.

We Are Not Quitters!

Rousing speech last night from President Obama. Serious history. If you missed it, you shouldn't have. Read full transcripts here. Or watch the video! And is it just me or does Nancy Pelosi smile way too much? Creepy.

I don't like salad!

Do something good today!

A Fistful Of Dollars: The Story of a Kiva.org Loan from Kieran Ball on Vimeo.

A great program where you can lend $25 at a time to entrepreneurs in developing countries in order to help them get new business's off the ground or expand existing ones. Helping people help themselves. They pay you back and you either reinvest or get your money back. Kiva! As a new company ourselves we like to give others the chance that we have here in the land of plenty to succeed.

Meshuggah Baby!

Worth watching for the baby headbang!

Cool animation

While not exactly my type of music, this video is pretty cool. Made entirely out of machine-knitted frames, must've taken a bit of time. Great concept and I must admit beautiful voices. If this is your thing, check out more of their music here...Tricot Machine.