Archive for January, 2010

QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ♯ 16 - TOKiMONSTA

LA Beatsmith & well dressed lass TOKiMONSTA was kind enough to answer our 20 questions

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1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve been doing it ?

I go by TOKiMONSTA, I make tunes, and I’ve been doing this for 6 years.

2. Favourite 3 colors?

I guess it would be pastel blue, black, pale yellow

3. Favourite 5 pieces/dinners/pints/photo’s etc of all time and why ?

Reason: Awesome

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Reason: It’s a Chuck Norris cake

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Reason: Probably the last piece I’ve done years ago. I totally capped someone’s dope piece, but it’s Venice Beach.. you get capped the moment you walk away

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Reason: My BF Family
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Reason: I have no idea.
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4. Favourite city and why ?

Los Angeles because it’s my home and I can’t really imagine any place better for me.
There are tons of runner-ups: Seoul, Tokyo, Lausanne, London, Brighton, Dublin, New York, yadda yadda yadda

5. Favourite food / drink /?

Sushi / Fat Tire (beer)

6. Biggest vice ?

shoes

7. Biggest Gripe ?

pretentiouness, hypocrites, religious/political zealots, arrogance, stinky breath, dandruff, people who can’t handle their alcohol.

8. Favourite shoe?

My black leather heels I got from Tokyo.

9. Favourite 5 tracks ?

Kings of Convenience – Misread
Jimi Hendrix – Hush Now
Pharcyde - Runnin
A Tribe Called Quest - Electric Relaxation
Cut / Copy - Futures

10. Perfect day?

Making a dope tune then rewinding with a Planet Earth (or Simpsons, South Park, Venture Brothers) marathon.

11. Whos the most famous person on your phone?

Famous in my eyes? Everyone.

12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?

Just one person, Homer Simpson.

13. 3 things you cant live without . . .

Music, food, art


14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .

Lucky because I make music, unlucky because I make music

15. Last time you were caught doing something ?

I have no idea.

16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?

Laptop, glass of water, iphone, nail clipper, pen

17. what would u grab from your burning house?

My dog, my favorite vinyl, HD with all my music files backed up on, laptop, photos

18. 3 things to do before you die ?

sky dive, visit the great pyramids, have kids (uhh, eventually)

19. earliest memory

Trick or treating on Halloween as the ugliest clown you’ve ever seen.

20. any upcoming projects- shouts – final words !

“Cosmic Intoxication” EP on RAMP Recordings due our Feb 2010
Split 10” with Night Prowl Mike Gao on All City
LP on Art Union Japan due mid April 2010
Brainfeeder LP due out sometime this year.

no wonder mary magdalene liked him…

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A G, A G R, A G R O, AGRO

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Quickies…

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Straight out of Korea

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Came across this brand SAKUN today that’s heavily bape influenced but still pretty alright. Not one new era hat in sight as well so no major colabs yet. The runners are a bit clunky looking again on a bape tip.

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freshness from the dpmob

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Stolen from the ever fresh Buddz909.

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Watch and learn from the best.

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Captain Crazys Bob Marley Tour

Good stuff

Cool!

Random Monday!

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QUESTIONS & ANSWERS ♯ 15 - TVRBO

French funkmaster Tvrbo takes a pitstop from the style fast lane to answer our 20 questions . . .

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1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve been doing it ?

I’m Tvrbo. Started to paint in 86. Big troubles in 88. Pause. And now still painting from 2004.

2. Favourite 3 colors?

Black red and white.

3. Favourite 5 pieces of all time and why – (please include links)

BANDO, MODE2 & STEPH2 (Paris 1986) getattachmentaspx2http://www.allcityblog.fr/1714-paris-tonkar/

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4. Favourite city and why ?

Paris because my life is there.

But i really dig Barcelona and Madrid  : friends, sun, cervezas and painting.

Tokyo is so fucking amazing too.

5. Favourite food / drink /?

Cheese and bread with red wine.

6. Biggest vice ?

Cigarettes.

7. Biggest Gripe ?

War, politics, marketing, racism, rich people, stupidity, authority, hypocrisis etc…

8. Favourite shoe?

Actually Vans. New era.

9. Favourite 5 tracks ?

Gang Starr - Full clip

http://www.youtube.com/v/U76Nde6rMTw&hl=fr_FR&fs=1&

Metronomy - Tricks or Treats

http://www.youtube.com/v/Dk6Mhem9yZw&hl=fr_FR&fs=1&rel=0

Oxmo Puccino – J’ai mal au mic

http://www.youtube.com/v/2RNTRgTBtwA&hl=fr_FR&fs=1&rel=0

Aphex Twin – Window Licker

http://www.youtube.com/v/2fmo1Sjn7dg&hl=fr_FR&fs=1&rel=0

Santogold – Guns of Brooklyn

http://www.youtube.com/v/duhGjGuzpSA&hl=fr_FR&fs=1&rel=0


10. Perfect day?

A good piece.

11. Whos the most famous person on your phone?

Mr A.

12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?

Kate Moss, Scarlett Johansson and Sasha Grey.

13. 3 things you cant live without . . .

Hands, eyes, pens.

14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .

… sometime I’m lucky and sometime not.

15. Last time you were caught doing something ?

2 years ago. Painting. Acab.

16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?

Imac, Iphone, Itune, Ipens and Isketchbook…

17. what would u grab from your burning house?

My girlfriend, my cat, my books, my polaroids and my hard disk.

18. 3 things to do before you die ?

Driving licence, run naked in a football stadium, jump in parachute (naked too).

19. earliest memory

I was 8 years old, something like that and I was really falled in love with a girl of my school and one day, coming back to my bedroom I’ve written her name everywhere :-).

20. any upcoming projects- shouts – final words

More & more paintings.

The launch of our third issue of TUON, “Abrakedabra”. The magazine we’re working on with my friend Oncler :

http://tuonmagazine.blogspot.com/

This crazy tour we’ll do in March with my HDA crew and los WDSM, “Latino Amor Tour”, a big trip from Argentina to Chile !

http://www.latinoamortour.com/

A collective exhibition in May at the Traffic Art Gallery (Belgium) with my CE crew family.

http://traffic-art-gallery.blogspot.com/


Hello to my crews and family CE & HDA.

Peace to all my friends and people ive met.

RIP mum.

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Peep more from Tvrbo here.

THIS IS IN NO WAY FAKE YEAH ?

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This is classic ! what a way to sting some stoopid goonie - just got sent this to the contact email for the blog - what a legend idea to sting peoples digits

. ..  ’ yeah i better put in my details and - fuck it - ill lash in my bank shits too ‘

mixed bag

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The Ride 2wo sketch above is by style guru Keo TOP, check out his blog here.

ALL I KNOW IS -

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The Scunthorpe United Crest is bangin ! ! !

KACAO “NETCHIN” IN ‘98 . . .

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Madness from Kacao - here

The most peaceful area of Bel Air

This is solid gold

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the good shit

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Certified old school

This was a mainstay on my mix-CDs back in the day. Always helped you through the 4am slump on a snack-box and 12-cans-of-Harp Mario Kart 64 session.

DJ Nuts

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New mixtape uploaded a few weeks ago.

Dibo Sozy Dems

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New movie by chris morris. Its the new Dads army for British jihadists

new krink K-51 Jumbo Permanent Ink Marker

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K-51 Jumbo Permanent Ink Marker
Krink K-51 markers feature high-quality dye-based inks. Vibrant, translucent colors are water resistant.
The durable extra-broad tip has two edges for different line widths and versatility.
Writes on most surfaces: Metal, canvas, painted surfaces, wood, glass, plastic, and paper are all great surfaces for Krink inks.
Large ink capacity of 30ml. Quick drying. Great for a variety of art, craft, and industrial uses.
Highest quality. Handmade in the USA.
Xylene free. Conforms to ASTM D-4236 and California Prop 65.
Colors: Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black.

Some more about that total wank stain Nathan Barley

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Here’s the origins of my favourite cunt compiled.

VIZIE

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Robbed from the fresh VIZIE blog . . . been a while since i checked it

R.A THE RUGGED MAN vs FLOYD MAYWEATHER

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Although this is an old issue - i just found it on this blog and its hillarious!

Its Mayweather getting absolutely burned by Rugged Man calling him out on not fighting proper boxers . . .

He completely flips out and looks like a sap while Rugged Man knows his shit and kills him on all comebacks !

well worth checkin out - its funny shit

HERE IT IS ! ! !

ONE OF THE BEST THINGS EVER ! !

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Check out this shit - some hiphop classics remixed with sound effects from old nintendo games ! ! !

B A N G Z I L L A !

check it out here !

Thanks DJ Flip !