August 2010
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The Oval Office gets a new look, thanks to Obama
Hey, everyone wants to make their new office their own, so Obama got the redecoration skills out and did a little number on the Oval Office. Tonight, when Obama addresses the nation on the end of the war in Iraq, he will do so with “new and reupholstered furniture and new paint and wallpaper, is more modern and tends toward neutral hues of brown and taupe, rather than the gold and yellow...
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Just plain awesome... always wanted one of these...
Sometimes when weird and huh and awesome make the ultimate trifecta, you just have to say good work and where can we get one. Like in this case…
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Fecal Face 10 Yr. Anniversary show Sept 10th @...
Our good friends at Fecal Face Dot Com are about to celebrate their 10-year anniversary with a massive group show at Luggage Store Gallery, and then an after party at the Mezzanine, home of good music and drinks and such. As you can see from the list up there, the group of artists who will be showing is massive and healthy. Corey Arnold, Jeremy Fish, Tiffany Bozic, Mars-1, David Choe, FAILE,...
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Caribou's Caribou Vibration Ensemble Live At ATP...
The very good band that is Caribou have a new LP / DVD coming out, called Caribou Vibration Ensemble Live At ATP New York. That sounds quite cool. They think it sounds cool, too, because Caribou sent out an email stating “The show was something of a dream come true for us and so we’re very excited to announce that we will be releasing a limited double vinyl recording of the...
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Morning Ritual: BB sipping some iced tea
Keeping it simple today, Brigitte Bardot sipping iced tea on a summer’s day. Hopefully we can all join the feeling later this afternoon…
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George Lois shot by The Selby
You know George Lois. He did all the iconic Esquire Magazine covers, and he had a fantastic retrospective of the covers at the MoMA a few years back. And The Selby went by to say hello to George, and now the pictures are posted, and as always, George knows how to design things, in this case, his home.
Thanks to Hypebeast for the head’s up.
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The Zero Friends store opens this Wednesday in our...
We have some new friends coming to the block, and it happens to be Alex Pardee and the ZeroFriends crew. They are opening a pop-up shop on Fillmore and Haight, bringing the ZeroFriends vibe to the neighborhood.
We all know how that went down last time.
Read Alex’s essay on the subject.
SEPT 1-NOV 1, 2010
ZEROFRIENDS SF RETAIL STORE OPEN!
248 Fillmore St (Haight & Fillmore, next...
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Thom Yorke Tuesday: "Fake Plastic Trees"
In honor of violinist John Matthias being in San Francisco this week for Stanley Donwood’s Over Normal exhibition at FIFTY24SF Gallery, we honor John with a track that he played on Radiohead’s The Bends, “Fake Plastic Trees.” Described as “the product of a joke that wasn’t really a joke, a very lonely, drunken evening and, well, a breakdown of sorts”,...
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Barry McGee does his San Diego thing in NYC
That San Diego piece that Barry McGee did for the Viva la Revolucion show pissed a lot of locals off. They didn’t really get that whole “vandalism as fine art” game that many arty types like to showcase these days. So Barry went off to Bowery and Houston in NYC and did it again. Look at it.
More at Slamxhype.
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Review: Questlove @ Austin's Red7
Questlove, talented musician and drummer for The Roots, graced the stage of the intimate punk-rock venue Red7 in Austin, Texas, not behind his drum set, but behind the turntables. Questo, repping Southern California, wearing a Burbank t-shirt came out with pick in hair, with no time to waste immediately putting his head phones on to begin the show on a hot, full mooned Texan night.
Beginning...
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"Machete" opening photos from Eriberto Oriol
Eriberto Oriol was in downtown Los Angeles for the premiere of Machete last Wednesday night, and sent us a bunch of pics he snapped… pretty good stuff, especially when you got Don Johnson and Jessica Alba on the same carpet. And Eriberto took some nice shots over the freeway that we wanted to add.
Photos by: EribertoOriol.com. Photos used for commercial purpose need written release from...
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Evah Fan and Brendan Monroe at Galerie LJ in Paris...
Evah Fan and her significant other who happens to be a great artist himself, Brendan Monroe, have a exhibition opening at Galerie LJ in Paris this weekend called COME WHAT MAY + FIGMENTS. We wish we were in Paris for the whole thing, as both are good at what they do.
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And in an instance, the world becomes more normal
We are going to call munter on this Hypebeast phrase… “When Japanese pop art meets American pop music, very creative things transpire.” This isn’t really creative per se, more just a big WTF? Takashi Murakami art directing Britney Spears for POP Magazine has us speechless.
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Extra!! Extra!! Get your personal robot here!!
When you have a slogan of “Living Better With Robots” and your company is called the Personal Robots Group and you work with MIT and you promise to “support research and education goals in human-robot interaction, teaming, and social learning. In particular, the small footprint of the robot (roughly the size of a 3 year old child) allows multiple robots to operate safely...
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Two ways to view Nigerian SPAM mail
We have all had a few Nigerian based SPAM emails found in our Inbox. Its part of being a human in 2010. You get SPAM, chances are it comes from a dude in Nigeria just kicking it. Someone buying your luxury goods on eBay for $100 over the asking price? Its a Nigerian scam. Get an email about a close friend of yours in need of $25,000 to be wired immediately, its a dude in Lagos messing with you.
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Kofie One has a bunch of things coming up...
Here is what our good friend Kofie One has going down, as told to the world in an email newsletter: 1) Feature in Juxtapoz next month, interviewed by El Mac. 2) Solo show at White Walls in San Francisco, opening October 9th. 3) Group show in Paris at Addict Galerie on October 16th. 4) A new print available and made with Modern Multiples.
Read our interview with Kofie.
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Maradona... he liked his cocaine on the field
In the first video, watch for the aqua shirt guy to come flying in after Maradona’s goal. That is called “firestarter.” And in the second video, that is called “I don’t give a fuck.” Drop it for the kids.
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Morning Ritual: Good Monday
Just figured we would all be a little happier this morning, as we all get back to work, if we are having a beach/swim day. Good Monday to you.
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Yes, please: Toyota Land Cruiser Icon FJ Series
We don’t even like cars that much, we drive grandparent cars, but this Toyota Land Cruiser Icon FJ Series is actually kind of fresh in an old-school “We want to pretend like we can drive off-road and we don’t want a Jeep Wrangler but wouldn’t it be amazing if we did have a car that went off road and we can feel the breeze of America on our face as we swerve off Route 66...
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Sir Peter Blake prefers Pop over pot, and other...
This is a chance for us to use a new phrase, straight from the streets of Bath, England. We will use it in regards to Sir Peter Blake, even if we don’t even find him crass or annoying.
“Nah mate, he’s a munter, innit?”
The 78-year old Blake is hanging his new show, “60 Years of Printmaking,” and the man has done album covers for The Who, Paul Weller, Oasis,...
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Madlib Mondays: Strong Arm Steady "Chittlins &...
This is another gem from the world of Madlib, suggested to us by Alex N, who is on it on this one. The whole Strong Arm Steady album, In Search of Stoney Jackson is produced by Madlib, and this song, “Chittlins & Pepsi” is one of the gems from the entire project. Enjoy.
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Sunday Shuffle: Velvet Underground, "Sweet Jane"
There are a lot of great, great Velvet Underground songs, too many for us to list right now, but “Sweet Jane” always has a place in our hearts for multiple high school drives and college late-night spins of this live version that is the second video embedded. Enjoy Lou Reed & Co.
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Shepard Fairey @ Subliminal Projects
Nice to see Shepard Fairey coming back to LA, and showing at what happens to be his gallery, Subliminal Projects. The show is called Printed Matters, and it will open and coincide with a Beyond the Street book signing. The show will have a bit of everything that Shepard has worked with, including wood, metal, album covers, and fine art collage papers.
Remember when we wrote this essay on...
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Spector Saturdays: John Lennon "Across the...
Sort of the definition of the “Wall of Sound,” John Lennon (still technically the Beatles), playing “Across the Universe on Let It Be. Enjoy.
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The weekend send-off......
We are off to an early weekend… enjoy what is left of the beginning of summer in San Francisco now that we are nearly in September… everyone have a good weekend, we meet back up soon, and we talk about it.
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Is life not a thousand times too short for us to...
Great video but somewhat depressing. After watching this, how can you feel like you’ve ever really lived a day in your life?
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Tonight "Fourteen" opens at Free Gold Watch, and...
Don’t want to give too much away, but The Flopbox sent us some pictures last night of the set-up for the Fourteen show at FreeGoldWatch that opens tonight. We wrote about all of this earlier, but Joshua Blank and Pez and Ken Davis and Dylan Maddux and Hannah Stouffer and Robert Garcia III and Eric Kneeland are all in there, so you should go.
That would be Ken Davis.
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Berlin-based illustrator Alvvino makes cool work
We just an email from our Italian connection, and they were talking to us about this illustrator, Alvvino, from Berlin, that does good work on apparel and commercially. We like the piece he did with Beautiful/decay up there.
Check out his site.
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"(I Can) Feel the Pulse" opens in Rotterdam...
We wrote about the show last week, but just a friendly neighborhood of the world reminder that (I Can) Feel the Pulse, with the likes of Emory Douglas and DZINE and Patrick Martinez is opening at Mama Gallery in Rotterdam tonight.
Opening: 27 August 2010 19:00 – 23:00
Artists: Emory Douglas (USA), Dzine (Carlos Rolon, USA), Hiphop Chocolate (USA), Patrick Martinez (USA), Jefferson...
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Stanley Donwood "Over Normal" at FIFTY24SF Gallery...
We just got the full press release…. this is going to be a massively good show.
It’s almost upon us, and the excitement is brewing here for Stanley Donwood’s first ever US based show – and it’s happening in San Francisco. The opening reception is going to occur on Thursday, September 2nd at 7:30pm, and after seeing some of the work in person, it’s going to be pretty epic. Here’s the...
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The Super Cars of London
Nothing like a Persian Gulf oil tycoon and his blue super car in London to spark a NY Times article. Apparently, not all Londoners like the super cars.
Here is a big excerpt, because it explains the young oil tycoon with expensive car trend in London:
With Britain still struggling to climb out of recession, and the new governing coalition embarked on a historic campaign of budget austerity, ...
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Morning Ritual: Goodbye, week.
Because she wants to. Because its Friday. Because school is starting. Because its almost Labor Day.
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Patrick O’Dell directs Wavves "Post-Acid"
Wavves are awesome. Their new album, King of the Beach, is really awesome. Patrick O’Dell of skateboarding photography and film is awesome. And Patrick directed the Wavves’ “Post Acid” video, which is brand new for all the kids.
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Ronnie Fieg x Jake Davis Sebago Nexus Project...
Ronnie Fieg x Jake Davis Sebago Nexus Project Footwear. We have no idea what that means, except that Jake Davis shoots really nice short films, Sebago makes shoes, Ronnie Fieg does shoes, and Nexus Project is just that, and these are available at David Z today in NYC. Whoa, a mouthful.
You have the camouflage Dockside and luggage brown DT Mid, only 48 of each made.
David Z.
556 Broadway
New...
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First and Final Friday: Belle and Sebastian "If...
In honor of our Citrus Report staff member, Nisan Perera’s 28th birthday, we give you today’s First and Final Friday, the 1996 indie classic, Belle and Sebastian’s If You’re Feeling Sinister. Enjoy.
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"Howl" biopic on Allen Ginsberg, gets a trailer
James Franco doing anything serious scares us, but we trust that his performance as Allen Ginsberg in the new biopic Howl will be good as he is a Bay Area boy. Obviously this is going to be about the heart of the Beat Generation, 1955-56, and there is going to be some Berkeley, some San Francisco, and some influential American literature and poetry addressed.
And hopefully it will re-emphasize...
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"KYKKELIKY" by Gabriel Dubois @ Stolenspace in...
We are just learning a little more about Gabriel Dubois, but we like what we see, and his KYKKELIKY
show next week at Stolenspace in London will be a good one to check out. The Canadian painter does a good job with abstraction as far as we can tell, and we like the color palette. Feels classic, if not classical.
As Stolenspace explains, “In this recent selection of paintings his distinct...
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"Little Big Berlin," a short film by pilpop
We just had a friend of the site go to Berlin for a few weeks, and they have been raving about Berlin. So when we saw that German filmmaker pilpop had made this 9-minute short called “Little Big Berlin,” we had a bit of excitement and loyalty to it. Watch it below.
Little Big Berlin from pilpop on Vimeo.
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Ways to be cool
Good words to live by, but in the interest of brevity it could really just be shortened down to ‘exxxtreme (everything)’ and ‘hang out w Steve.’ Steve is awesome.
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Prog rock artist Roger Dean was robbed by "Avatar"
Anything to get everyone to understand that James Cameron just steals from others (um, Titanic people, that was robbed from… oh, history!). This essay claims that Avatar’s scenes came from the original drawings of Prog Rock artist, Roger Dean.
Click here, read the essay.
Now, to get all prog rock on you… nearly 10 minutes of Yes.
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Opening tonight at KNOWN GALLERY: OZUMA KANAME &...
We don’t know much about the artists in this show, but because Ozuma Kaname is over 70 years old, we think that this is going to be a good show. And Horiyoshi III is over 60 years old, so together, these are some old-school, pioneering Japanese artists that we think everyone should go check out. Go check this out at Known Gallery tonight if you happen to be in Los Angeles and near...
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We endorse these Nike SB Zoom Stefan Janoski's
This is just a tight looking shoe. Classic color, no extras, just plain and simple Nike SB goodness by way of the Nike SB Zoom Stefan Janoski. We endorse this sneaker, and we want it. You can buy it here.
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Eli Broad building a museum in downtown Los...
Eli Broad is kind of a powerful dude. He has quite the art collection as well. And with that, he is building the Broad Collection, located on Grand Avenue, steps away from the Walt Disney Concert Hall and across the street from MOCA in downtown Los Angeles. Some of the specifics include that NYC-based Diller Scofidio + Renfro will break ground in October, and the new museum will “house...
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Morning Ritual: Eyeing the weekend
San Francisco has cooled down, but other parts of our lovely nation are still warm enough… so we keep the summer “its almost Friday” vibe alive.
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Escif and Hyuro paint in Albacete, Spain
Love Escif’s message in his email to us about his new work in Albacete, Spain, work done with Hyuro.
“I returned with Hyuro to the abandoned town in Albacete (Spain). It´s an incredible place full of nice creepy walls. Each time we go we discover new ones.”
The work looks great again.
And here is Hyuro’s work…
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Adam Brown of Etsy
Etsy is a hub of creativity. Everything from reclaimed items, to art prints, even books, ceramics, as well as a category titled “geekery.” It’s gone from a small start-up site in 2005, to an aspect of pop culture referenced on television within 5 quick years. I have many friends who either have stores on Etsy, or who are addicted to searching every page on the site for unique and handmade...
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The rise and fall of American Apparel, as told by...
Everyone knows by now, Dov Charney’s American Apparel is facing bankruptcy. It seems odd on the surface, as we continually see boys and young ladies wearing the brand’s signature clothing. You know when you see someone wearing American Apparel.
Sales are down sales down by 16% in its 279 shops globally. That is bad, but not that bad. Critics say that, “for a company who took...
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The Good, the Bad, and the Thursday: Blur "Battery...
This is the last track of the last Blur album, Think Tank. (Featuring the artwork of Banksy, who at the time was just pinch of the brand name that is Banksy today). “Battery In Your Leg” was also the only track on the album that Graham Coxon played on, as he left the band in the midst of recording. The lyrics seem to be Damon Albarn talking to Graham, speaking of the difficult...
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Bob Dylan @ Denmark's Statens Museum for Kunst
Bob Dylan, you know, that musician dude, has a new body of work showing at Denmark’s Statens Museum for Kunst from September 4th through January 30th, called the “Brazil Series.” That is nice painting up there, and Dylan has been painting since the 1960s, so this is no random one-off.
See more Dylan paintings here.
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One night "Wet Women" show at Number Six in London...
Amanda Langford has a one-night show at Number Six in London tomorrow night, featuring Wet Women. Hence the name of the show. Well, not so much a gallery, more a clothing store with a one-night gallery show. All the info is on the flyer below and the teaser even further below.
WET WOMEN Exhibition Taster from Reinfrom on Vimeo.
