Wherefore art thou UrbanMedium?

(UrbanMedium's CheTrooper sticker)

After graduating high school in 2006, I was soon beguiled by street art. Cleverly crafted messages, neatly warps in a cryptic allure, while on display for the world to see. Or in some cases, its just a facet for promotional purposes, with no additional connotation; but I'm not referring to the latter. Around that time though, Atlanta art studio, Foundation One, was opening an exhibit for UrbanMedium (the incarnation of street artists Derek Fridman and Heather Alexander), who seemed pretty omnipresent at the time. With CheTrooper popping up more frequent than an annoying Norton antivirus software update, and I loved. UrbanMedium seemed to be the perfect vehicle to boost Atlanta's rep on a globe scale, but they kind of just... Vanished!

I wish I could come to a sensible consolations or even a feasible resolution for the lack there of... but I guess their just busy or some shit. Even if there are no upcoming projects in the works, UrbanMedium still has a few niknaks for sell in their online store.

01/16/12

Just ripped the zippers off of my camouflage jacket, thus making it look extra snazzy. Hmm... I planned on wearing it tomorrow for a downtown adventure (me taking photos and shit) but the weather seems to be against me.

And this end my pointless post...

MAKSED - 1" Button Pack

Can't go wrong with a few buttons. Put em on a shirt, a bag, a hat or a new born baby and they up your cool by 51.5%.

MAKSED clothing has a pretty decent store with some pretty decent cloths, but I'm more taken by their buttons. What can I say, i like buttons...

Cope em here

Custom Bulls Snapback

I saw this neat little snap back online months ago but I never thought about buying it until now. But you know what's funny? Its sold out...

This might be my third time posting something thats not in stock but fuck you, I'm cool with it. Custom shit like this is what I love most about the internet.

If it restocks, cop it here (the store is down at this moment).

Internet Xmas wish list (item #1)

Dreamcast (Dream Point Bank) Leopard Control pad

Once upon a time, Sega created a promotional campaign in Japan called Dream Point Bank. By purchasing a Sega Dreamcast, accessories, or games, you would be given a Dream Point Bank slip, that equates to "X" amount of points.

(a slip I got way back when from buying Guilty Gear X)

Depending on the amount of points you accumulate, you could redeemed it for a large number of things. But what I found very interesting were the Dreamcast control pads that they came out with: Leopard Print, Wood Effect, White Marble, Black carbon fiber and probably some other ones I have never seen before.

Seeing how I still play my Dreamcast, I definitely plan on buying the Leopard Control pad.

Cheapest one I found was for 60 bucks on Ebay (UK).

King Geedorah - Take me to your leader

Take me to your leader by King Geedorah (Daniel Dumile), was an album I already had in my possessions but only digitally. So last week, I went ahead and bought a physical copy off of amazon.

The album is art. An insane collages of rhyming narratives, accompanied by dope instrumentals, all along keeping up with the constant Toho Monster theme.

This was really the first Dumile's album I've ever heard and it really changed my opinion of Hip Hop. Mind you now, Crime Mob was very popular when I first heard this, so yeah...

Commodore Brand Clothing Co.

Last night, I was up like a madman, toiling away in my secret hideout, trying to asses a problem of great magnitude. "What the hell should I waste my money on tonight?!" A normal person might see this as very feeble and trivial problem, but surfing the web you see that things are on repeat. Nothing is original.

Regardless of my complaints, I came a cross a very interesting online store called Commodore Brand Clothing Co., and it aint too shabby.

Zblu Cops

Even in this time of great economic distress, I try and find ways to waste money. So this week I bought some figures from myplasticheart. I coped a few Mark Nagata toys and a Mini Gobi by Gobi x Frank Kozik.

After I made my purchase, I googled french comic book artist Gobi and came across a promotional video for his comic book series, Zblu Cops: Turbo Justice!, which is a joint effort with artist Bill Otomo.

Its as if Hiroyuki Imaishi inhaled Viewtiful Joe and this is the exhaled residue...

Red Bull Music Academy: DOOM

Nothing really has to be said about this. Just watch and let it marinate for an hour and forty minutes or so...

Stickers: From Punk Rock to Contemporary Art

This is a book I planned on buying sometime back but I just didn't have to shillings to waste on it. I was hopping to get the hardcover Deluxe edition for $250, but I settled for the $24 paperback like chump...

Stickers: From Punk Rock to Contemporary Art, is basically an overview of stickers bombing and how effective it was as a medium, for not only shaping our current graffiti subculture but in promoting music, fashion and skateboarding as well.

The book is pretty dope, no lie! It features over 4,000 stickers, along with some awesome chit-chat from photographer Martha Cooper, writer/cartoonist John Holmstrom, skateboarder/founder of Zoo York Eli Morgan Gessner, and some other cats...

Cop it and learn a thing or two.

Knxwledge - Isntshelovelee

Everyone should recognize this guy's worth.

Download: Knxwledge- Isntshelovelee