Sunday, December 31, 2006

Happy New Year

Saturday, December 23, 2006

Holiday Videos

No videos from Wally this friday, so I'm picking up the slack on saturday.

First up, some Christmas with Doom commercials for the MF Doom hosted Adult Swim Christmas Eve Special marathon



Next up, lets kick it old school with Run DMC - Christmas In Hollis

and from Beat Street, The Treacherous Three - Santa's Rap
Who knew that Fabolous was in the Treacherous Three?


Followed by Kathie Lee Gifford keeping it mad real with her christmas rap


In the mid-late 80's there was a small explosion of these commercials for phone lines that featured pre-recorded messages from different celebrities and themes, (kids please ask your parent's permission before dialing). I feel like the most famous one was the Jazzy Jeff and The Fresh Prince, 1-900-909-JEFF commercial, and I remember there being one for the Coreys (Feldman and Haim). Here's another one that would come on around the holidays for 1-900-909-RAPS.


The Jewelry Report's Christmas report of the Jay-Z/Jim Jones fued


Some rare footage of how Lady Sovereign got her start rhyming.


Weird Al Yankovic spreads nuclear christmas paranoia


And finally in a bizarre finale, a super-sloppy ugly chick gets mad gollum porn with some christmas presents, and fights another sloppy chick for em.


Have a very merry christmas.

Friday, December 22, 2006

Season's Greetings!!!

Mr.44 of FOREIGN FAMILY fame handdrew this incredible wreath design for us and we wanted to show it off so here it is! Happy Holidays everyone! (click for a closeup view)

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Sex, Gonz! and Rock & Roll

Being that Gonz! is up on DG today, I thought I would share some party flicks. Bashment jumped last week. Sorry you missed it. We went through alot of alcohol... I mean like Nicholas Cage Leaving Las Vegas steez son. I cannot confirm nor deny if Brook Hogan and Keerstin Dunst were in the house, but I can confirm that Nima Neems and Dick Klotz had a googly eyed contest. Dick went bugged out while Neems opted for his usual squinty. I never thought I would hear a DJ genuinely inquire "Is Malibu in this motherfucker?!" followed by a genuine and enthusiastic reply of Hell YEaaaahhhh!!!" But it happened... I was there.








Thursday, December 14, 2006

In other animal news

I loved Nima's story about the giant and the dolphin. It made me think of the movie Big Fish, and then that dude Jonah from the Bible who got swallowed by the whale, and then James and the Giant Peach and then Innerspace, and then I remembered that I saw Meg Ryan on the street yesterday and she totally looked like crap. And although the story of the giant and the whale was uplifting and sweet unfortunately the rest of the Animalia Chordata Mamalia Cetacia Odontoceti Delphinidae in China are not off the hook. Today, the baji, a rare and nearly blind white dolphin native to the Yangtze river has been declared functionally extinct. The baiji dates back 20 million years, and the Chinese called it the "goddess of the Yangtze" which basically means it's China's Sophia Loren, and that makes me sad, cuz I really liked Grumpier Old Men. And dolphins. So Flippers, if you're reading the internet or having it read to you, pour some out for your homies that ain't here no more. Or blow some out, whatever you dolphins do.


In continued animal news, I read about an Australian man who pulled a 7 foot python out of a septic tank. Talk about a toilet snake! I of course had to google image "toilet snake", cuz that's the kind of thing I do, and I was just hoping I wouldn't find tons of pictures of giant turds, like on ratemypoo.com. And I didn't. But I was led to a bunch more stories about snakes being found in toilets, including this one about a woman who got bit by a water moccasin hiding in her toilet, and that is freaking terrifying. So then I thought about that scene in Poltergeist II where the kid is on the toilet, and his braces come alive and grow out of his mouth and tie him to the toilet, and although they're both scary terrible, I can't decide what's worse. So here's that picture I was talking about. Sweet dreams, and watch yer crack.

Monday, December 11, 2006

New York Robbery.



A few people have asked us what our "New York Robbery" tee is all about. If you're from NY, you'll probably recognize the design as a flip on the popular NY State Lotto logo. (The tagline on our shirt says "All you need is a dollar and a delusion" - the original motto is "All you need is a dollar and a dream.")

We dont usually go too far out of our way to explain tshirt meanings but we felt like this was an important one to discuss. What we were trying to get at are the supposed benefits that state lottery systems claim to provide to society, and the actual ills they perpetuate. Without going into too much detail - state lottery systems were first instituted in 1964 (New Hampshire was the first) as a means of raising money for education. They were viewed as a better alternative to increasing taxes across the board, since participation in lotteries is voluntary. Since then, it's become startlingly clear through numerous studies that not only do lotteries fail to provide any measurable benefits to school systems, they also target the very demographics that the educational reforms are supposed to benefit the most: low-income families.

First, lets talk about the lack of benefits. In a study from Money Magazine, it's been found that states without lotteries actually spend a greater percentage of their budget on education. Further, since 1990, spending devoted to education has actually decreased in lottery states, while increasing in non-lottery states during the same period (source). Some have suggested that lottery proceeds that are earmarked for education programs may actually just be replacing the original state-budgeted education money that has been funneled off into other mysterious programs - thus, the money is technically going towards schools but the quality of education is not increasing.

Secondly, lotteries have been proven time and time again to target low-income families, thus negating any positive societal benefits they claim to bring. Vishal Gehrig of the University of Maryland states: "A study of lottery play among income classes in Maryland found that adults in the under $10,000 income group spent nearly three times more than those earning $50,000 or more. (In fact, twenty percent of players account for sixty-five percent of the total amounts wagered, and ten percent of players account for half.)" (source). He's not the only one that has found this - countless other studies continually prove that because of large marketing budgets and false claims of jackpots and odds, state lottery systems target and get money from the people who need it the most, thereby cultivating gambling addictions among the poorest segment of the population.

Sorry if this was too much reading, but I hope this gives a bit more insight into what we were trying to get at with this design. It wasn't meant to be just another logo flip.

The New York Lottery.
Robbing hoods since 1967.

Friday, December 08, 2006

Coast to Coast Toast

The Buds over at Beautiful/Decay have two parties coming up to celebrate the release of issue Q, so you cool cats can have fun on both coasts. Two times. Two times.

Dec 9, NY:
GOOD PEOPLES Presents:
Beautiful/Decay Magazine Issue Q: The Deitch Issue New York Release Party

Featuring:
DISCO D (Gringo Louco/Federation Sound- Brooklyn/Sao Paulo)
The Masters (DJ Jayceeoh and DJ ON & ON)
CAPS & JONES
Philadelphyinz (Apt One and Skinny Friedman, Philly/NYC)
SYNAPSE

Date & Time:
Saturday December 9th, 2006
10pm - 4am
Open Sparks Bar 10-11pm $5

Location:
M1-5
52 Walker St (between Chruch & Broadway)
Subway: a,c,e,n,r,6 to Canal St

Sponsored By:
Good Peoples
Sparks
Kangol


Dec 13, LA:
Stephen Hauptfuhr presents:
Beautiful/Decay Magazine Issue Q: The Deitch Issue Los Angeles Release Party

Featuring DJ’s:
The Gaslamp Killer (MHE/Money Studies)
Chris Holmes
And Special Guests

And:
One night Beautiful/Decay Apparel Holiday sale
Live custom silkscreening provided by To Die For Clothing
Wall art by Pop Cling
Sparks Open Bar 9-10

Date & Time:
Wednesday, December 13, 2006
9PM-2AM

Location:
I.D.E.A Gallery
819 N. La Cienega Blvd., LA, CA 90069
(Between Melrose & Santa Monica)

RSVP:
stephen@radiolovesyou.com

Sponsored By:
Radio
Shmack
Kangol
To Die For
Turntable Lab 04
Sparks

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

NY: Dance Party!

I challenge anyone to a running man run off.

This Saturday, 12/9 is an event you don't want to miss: the first ever Hot JamZ Party!

The Ladies are gonna be taking you back to tha day of back in the day. So come to Capone's in Willyburg and get your grub on, your drink on, your dancing groove on....JUST GET ON. Just $1 at the door + free pizza!

Them days are now...

Hosted By: The Ladies
Where: Capone's
When: Saturday Dec 09, 2006
at 10:00 PM

221 N. 9th St (btwn Roebling & Driggs)
Brooklyn, NY 11211


Whoomp there it is, I thought you knew.

Housing Authority

On Friday December 8, 2006 Reserve will be hosting
Uber Alles: The Art Of House Industries
An art installation by the legendary design firm House Industries.
A collaborative, limited edition clothing line, produced by Freshjive, Reserve and House Industries will also be debuted.

Show starts at 7 PM and goes ‘til it’s done.
Reserve is located at 420 N. Fairfax
Los Angeles, 90036
323 651 0131





About House Industries

House Industries is a Delaware-based independent type foundry, illustration studio and design firm that markets unique fonts and artwork worldwide. Noted for its typographic synthesis of popular culture, House Industries creates functional fonts and lettering that permeate every facet of our visual landscape. www.houseind.com

About Reserve

Reserve is a lifestyle boutique and gallery owned and operated by Naama Givoni and Freshjive founder Rick Klotz. The store stocks Klotz’s Freshjive and Gonz! clothing lines as well as unique new and vintage books focusing on design, photography, art and popular culture.

Also this week:
The House Industries band will also present a pre-opening performance on December 7 at 7 p.m. at the Peterson Automotive Museum in Los Angeles, in conjunction with the Los Angeles chapter of the American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA). The unique presentation will feature original live music combined with a retrospective on House's 13-year history of obsessive-compulsive type design, lettering, graphic design and illustration.

House Industries X Freshjive X Reserve limited edition collab line soon come pon DG!!!!

Lost Ones

I like this song. So there. Features Chrisette Michele on the hook, and the diggy diggy Dr. Dre crafted the beat.

Friday, December 01, 2006

Ay, B-Girls Rock The World

Our homies over at Nikita are having a B-Girl battle.
You should go because girls that can dance are the best.

Artytime, excellent (LA)

Our homie at SMV is takin part in this art group show in LA: