Brooklyn legend / letter technician / style guru, Lord Scotch 79 - Keo Xmen took some time out to answer our 20 questions . . .
1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve beendoing it ?
I’m KEO XMEN, TC-5, FC, TOP, BYI… I do what needs to be done, since 1967.
2. Favourite 3 colors?
Ruddy Brown Primer, Avocado, BBQ Black
3. Favourite 5 pieces of all time and why – (please include links)In no particular order
Honestly, my favorite pieces are all mine, not because I’m so souped up, but because they were so fun to do. But it would seem a little arrogant to pick only my own work, so I will offer up some of my favorite examples of style. They may seem obvious, but there’s a reason why these cars are on most peoples top 5 list:
1. Solid Bot Don Riff
The one that started it all.
2.Word Worm Warm by Chain3, Part1, and Kool 131
The car that launched a thousand styles.
3. Bus Boy by Dondi and Noc167.
Why? Fucking LOOK at it!
4.WildStyle car by Dondi
The Master at his Fonkiest.
5. FBA “Shark Car”
Best car of the last generation of Broadway kings.
4. Favourite city and why ?
Brooklyn U.S.A., because we‘re absent at functions not hardly, and because the name alone holds Godly. Furthermore, we travel distance to party.
5. Favourite food / drink /?
Jerk Chicken Patty, Coco Bread, Carrot Juice.
6. Biggest vice ?
Newport 100’s and Café Bustelo
7. Biggest Gripe ?
Nobel Peace Prizes awarded to war escalators
8. Favourite shoe?
Green Suede Bally Aden.
9. Favourite 5 tracks ?
5.Go Stetsa Part1- Stetsasonic
4.Unda Mi Sensi- Barrington Levy (or any number of tunes on the Sleng Teng riddim)
3.Silly- Deniece Williams
2.Dawn Penn- You Don’t Love Me (No No No)
1.As- Stevie Wonder
…Way to many to list just 5, my list changes for different moods.
10. Perfect day?
Hmmm…
3am-10am; Deep Sea Fishing for Mahi Mahi
10am-1pm; Shower, Daggeration, Nap
1pm-2pm; Lunch: Salt Fish and Bakes, Navel Oranges, Plantains, Espresso
3pm-8pm; Painting a piece with my crew
8pm-9pm; Shower, Dinner: Pollo Guisado, Yellow Rice and Red Beans, Spinach seared in Garlic and Olive Oil, Avocado Slices in Lemon Juice. Carrot, Apple, Ginger Smoothie.
10pm-1am; SADE concert, 5th Row Center, Madison Square Garden.
2am; Sleep at last.
11. Whos the most famous person on your phone?
They’re all famous
12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?
A pint of Cranberry Juice? I don’t drink beer…
3. Moses (or Black Moses…or Moses147)
2. Hatshepsut
1. My Mother
13. 3 things you cant live without . . .
Air, Water, Food. Everything else is a luxury.
14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .
I ’m lucky to be alive, to be loved, and to have an amazing daughter. I don’t consider myself to be unlucky
15. Last time you were caught doing something ?
I caught my last case in 95. Since then, my girl occasionally catches me looking at other women (but she looks too!)… that’s about it.
16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?
Computer, Cup of Espresso, Blackberry, Pack of Newport 100’s, Mossberg 590A1 Compact SBS.
17. what would u grab from your burning house?
Umm… my Fire-Extinguisher?
18. 3 things to do before you die ?
Write will, say goodbye to loved ones, put on clean drawers.
19. earliest memory
I was in the backyard of my childhood home on Dean St. in Brooklyn, and my mother was feeding monarch butterflies sugar-water from her hand.
We were fortunate enough to have one of the UK’s top funk masters DREPH take some time out and answer our 20 questions, ch ch ch check it!
1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long
you’ve been doing it ?
Neequaye Dreph, I paint, I painted my first piece in 1985 and started to take things more seriously in ‘88/’89.
2. Favourite 3 colours?
Light blue, White & aubergine.
3. Favourite 5 pieces of all time and why – (please
include links)
Whenever i see drawings from Eko, for me they look complete…the minimal use of colour on this is what i love about those drawings.
This is the only legal wall in Manchester…in the summer the turnover is very high so to do this wall by yourself top to bottom is no mean feat… especially since it lasted about a week or two.
Wordtomother. Just a fantastic use of space..for me that’s the essence of painting in the streets.
Embroidery, fashion, tattooing, plush toys, engraving..chum locks down any thing he puts his hands to..
Straight banger ..the scale the colours the, letter structure and energy.. Dopeness
From what I’ve seen this guy is doing some great panels over in Belgium atm..
4. Favourite city and why ?
London is and was the place that was a constant inspiration for me as a teenager growing up in Berkshire.
5. Favourite food / drink /?
Cinnamon & Raisin bagel, strawberry smoothie, Tropicana orange juice ( with the bits ), Ysai Gyoza, Jollof rice & Fried Plantain, Cheesecake.
3. Favourite 5 pieces of all time and why – (please include links)
don’t have flicks but the most impressionable pieces i can remember was stuff i saw in san diego in the early 2000’s. mostly stuff from surge, hindue, persue, werk, and resq.
4. Favourite city and why ?
. a city is what you make of it.
5. Favourite food / drink /?
pretty impossible to answer, but i will never turn down a california burrito from lolita’s in chula vista.
6. Biggest vice ?
hype.
7. Biggest Gripe ?
selfish people.
8. Favourite shoe?
the simpler the better for the most part. anything thin soled in a solid color usually black or grey.
9. Favourite 5 tracks ?
i don’t even know where to begin with this question, if it sounds good i’m usually into it. so here are some musicians that i am into: broadcast, stereolab, black flag, pete rock, and mind.
10. Perfect day?
laughing with friends.
11. Whos the most famous person on your phone?
o.g. dj willow.
12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?
not too big of a drinker, but herb lubalin, bernard purdie, and odb would probably make for an interesting conversation.
13. 3 things you cant live without . . .
water, laughing, and music
14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .
i’m lucky because i can still find things to do that are fun and interesting everyday, im unlucky because the majority of them are illegal or frowned upon.
15. Last time you were caught doing something ?
never been caught, doesn’t seem like much fun.
16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?
bottle of water, stack of paper, black ball point pen, speakers, and this computer im typing this on.
17. what would u grab from your burning house?
weed, photos, records. im gonna need something to pass the time while my house is burning.
18. 3 things to do before you die ?
dunk on jordan, pee and spit off something really high, and obtain a bunch of fancy shit and ruin it.
19. earliest memory
falling down the stairs when i first learned to walk, good looking out mom!
20.any upcoming projects- shouts – final words !
thanks to anyone who ever helped me out with anything, and all my friends and crewmates. keep it silly.
Adebisi Shank drummer Michael Roe talks to getnloose…
1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve been doing it ?
My name is Michael, I play Drums in Adebisi Shank and I run an independent label called The Richter Collective. I started playing drums when I was about 14, and haven’t improved since then. I have been running this particular label for about 2 years now but ran a different label before this.
2. Favourite 3 colors?
Blue, Green & Yellow (I love soft pastels because I’m old and my eyes can’t handle abrasive colors)
3. Favourite 5 pieces of all time and why – (please include links)
My Favourite movie of all time has to be Bottle Rocket. Wes Anderson and Owen Wilson at their best, the script is terrifyingly well written for a first movie. Love it!
I love anything that plays around with perception so I love Edgar Muellers street art. This one is my favourite:
The game Syndicate pretty much ruled my life as I was growing up, it introduced me to the horrible addiction of gaming. I had it on the Amiga and I got addicted from the first time I played it but I just loved the feel of it and the futuristic artwork.
I’m totally obssesed with the ancient city of Carthage so I love Turners painting of how he imagined the city being built.
Baked Beans are the most amazing food that you can find in a can. They have become a comfort food for me and somehow I just associate the taste as “the taste of Ireland” when we’re away for a long time I only miss Beans on Toast. Beans taste like crap everywhere else in the world apart from UK & Ireland.
4. Favourite city and why ?
My Favourite City is where my family and friends are, I’m a total country boy and am not really cut out for the amount of people in a city so that question is kind of wasted on me I tend to just get panic attacks in Cities.
5. Favourite food / drink /?
I love really simple Italian food, Big Chunky Rustic Food with loads of Tomato, Basil, Olive Oil, Big Crusty Breads, Pasta and a nice Italian Red Wine (Brunello). I’ll also eat and enjoy anything vegetarian.
6. Biggest vice ?
When I have little time I tend to eat pure crap food so Chocolate, Crisps anything that I can eat straight from a packet.
7. Biggest Gripe ?
Cynics and people who Gripe constantly. People who try to further their own lives by bringing other people down and constant negativity. It’s such an horrible trait in a person.
8. Favourite shoe?
Anything that’s cheap/free and fits me. I’m actually terrible and just never have enough money for shoes. I’d just buy a pair of Vans skate shoes if I had money.
9. Favourite 5 tracks ?
This question would probably change week by week but I’ll try to give some tracks that I’ve loved for years…
Not Really a track but Steve Reichs’ Music for 18 Musicians is one of my favourite Pieces of music of all time, It needs to be listened to in full if you have not heard it. Ive only included a link to a sample from it.
Oingo Boingo - “Heard Somebody Cry” - Pretty much choose any of their tracks and I could include it here. I even have a signed guitar by the band, I’m THAT obsessed.
Refused - “The Deadly Rythm” - Feel sick I missed them when they played Ireland, wish I had sense back then. Here they are playing to a few lucky people in Dundalk.
Carl Orff - “Gassenhauer” - Despite the rumours that surround the man this piece is just incredible. I love percussion driven songs and this is one of my favourite examples. Its very a very simplistic, primitive melody that I think everyone can enjoy.
Field Music - “In Context” - Just an awesome song that never gets old.
10. Perfect day?
Sunny day by the beach looking out across the sea and stop thinking about everything.
11. Whos the most famous person on your phone?
J. Robbins from Jawbox / Government Issue/ Scream
12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?
Peter Gabriel, Danny Elfman & Steven Seagal
13. 3 things you cant live without . . .
My Ears, Food & A place to sleep at night.
14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .
I am lucky because I am alive, have my health, have great friends & family and am afforded every oppurtunity I could possibly want.
15. Last time you were caught doing something ?
Caught robbing a packet of Tayto crisps and two slices of bread from Battles dressing room by John Stanier.
16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?
Bats - “Red in Tooth & Claw” CD, New INQ1 phone & “Wisdom sits in Places” by Keith H. Basso
17. what would u grab from your burning house?
My Great Grandads Stopwatch & my Steven Seagal DVDs
18. 3 things to do before you die ?
Eat my own Bodyweight in Peppermint Patties, Visit South America & Empty out my Washing machine (I can tell my clothes now stink since I left them in over night)
19. earliest memory
Travelling around the world on a super shoestring budget with my awesome parents who thought it was a much better education than school (It was - I’ve pretty much blocked out all my memories of School)
20. any upcoming projects- shouts – final words !
We’ve started working on our new album, which should be due out in Summer. More details over @ www.richtercollective.com
NYC Graf Legend KET takes time out to talk to GETNLOOSE - listen up !
1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve been doing it ?
Alan Ket, I am a writer and have been since 87. Besides that I am a parent since 1994. And a businessman since 1995.
2. Favourite 3 colors?
Rustoleum Federal Safety Green, Krylon Avocado, and Black.
3. Favourite 5 pieces of all time and why – (please include links)
Eat Shit by Reas and Ghost. This showed that painting trains wasn’t always about a serious style and even when doing whole cars it could be fun. Also it made fun of the police.
Style Wars whole car by Noc 167. This shows why Noc 167 is one of the best subway painters there ever was. His command of styles was evident but even more so his use of color and his great illustration and painting skills really were on display here.
Damp Cavster with Lizards by Sento and Cavster. This was a continuation of the UA crew style of doing whole cars. It was classic and clean and after the cops crossed it out in the layup Sento came back and fixed it before it ran. Amazing!
Lee’s Heaven is Life and Earth is Hell married couple whole car. No one did thematic mural trains better than Lee and this statement was a killer.
Solid Bot Don Riff by Riff 170. This is where mechanical style came from. This car revolutionized the letterform and gave everyone after 1975 a blueprint on what to do. Riff was a one-man style machine.
4. Favourite city and why ?
Brooklyn, New York. Its my hometown and where I learned about life.
5. Favourite food / drink /?
Ceviche/water
6. Biggest vice ?
spending money on art
7. Biggest Gripe ?
the Government is corrupt and controlled by big business and a handful of people.
8. Favourite shoe?
Timberland field boot
9. Favourite 5 tracks ?
Public Enemy – Fight the Power
Al Green - Happiness
Doug E. Fresh and Slick Rick – The Show
Hector Lavoe – Periodico de Ayer
Marc Anthony - Aguanile
10. Perfect day?
A beach day
11. Whos the most famous person on your phone?
Fuck the famous.
12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?
Barack Obama, Al Green, Warren Buffet
13. 3 things you cant live without . . .
my family, my mind, the sun
14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .
I work hard
15. Last time you were caught doing something ?
a few weeks ago but it was nothing serious.
16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?
Books, hard drives, photo archives, camera, scanner
17. what would u grab from your burning house?
My hard drive, dog, and my blackbooks
18. 3 things to do before you die ?
wing glide, scuba dive, sky dive
19. earliest memory
punching a kid in the eye for hitting me with a snow ball.
20. any upcoming projects- shouts – final words !
Graffiti Tattoo book coming out this Spring as part of the On The Run book series by From Here To Fame Publishing.
And if you haven’t checked out any of the books we are doing go get them. Check out www.fromheretofame.com
French future funker Onra took a break to answer our 20 questions
1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve been
doing it ?
My name is Arnaud, say it “Arno”. I also go by the name of Onra. Arno-Onra, get it? I’m french and I live in Paris. I’ve started making music 10 years ago.
2. Favourite 3 colors?
I don’t even know. Let’s say blue, green and grey.
3. Favourite 5 pieces/dinners/pints/photo’s etc of all time and why?
Classic:
Classic:
Classic:
4. Favourite city and why ?
It’s such a love and hate relation with Paris, so I’d pick Tokyo cause there’s too many things that amazed me the first and only time I’ve been there.
5. Favourite food / drink /?
Anything from my both grand mothers (one is french, the other is vietnamese) and anything with potatoes.
Non alcohol: Fruit juice. Alcohol: Gin Tonic.
6. Biggest vice ?
Good-looking girls.
7. Biggest Gripe ?
I don’t know what you mean.
8. Favourite shoe?
Adidas Americana High, the original one.
9. Favourite 5 tracks ?
For me, that’s impossible to pick if you don’t define a precise category. Let’s say if we’re only talking about modern music from Detroit, then I’d say something like this:
Slum Village “2U4U”
Theo Parrish “Summertime Is Here”
Detroit Experiment “Highest”
Jay Dee “Brazilian Groove”
Dwele “Down Jimmy”
Otherwise you’d have needed to ask me for a top 5000.
10. Perfect day?
Wake up around noon, have a nice breakfast, record shopping during the afternoon, meeting friends for dinner, get high and make beats until 6. Almost sounds like everyday.
11. Whos the most famous person on your phone?
I don’t know who’s the most famous between DJ Houseshoes and dâm-funk.
12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?
Reggie Miller, Andre 3000, Jessica Alba. Obviously for 3 different reasons.
13. 3 things you cant live without . . .
I don’t consider Family, Friends, Music as a thing so I guess I’d say: Glasses/Lenses, Computer & my record collection.
14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .
I’m lucky to be healthy.
15. Last time you were caught doing something ?
Never got caught.
16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?
MPC, turntable, vinyls, cigarettes, headphones.
17. what would u grab from your burning house?
Portable hard drive, laptop, pictures, one MPC and as much vinyls as I can.
18. 3 things to do before you die ?
Travel, buy a house and stop smoking.
19. earliest memory
Circa 1986/87: first day at elementary school in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
20.any upcoming projects- shouts – final words !
New album is called “Long Distance”, out in April 2010 on All City records. Got a few other projects I’m working on, one dub 12” with Quetzal (Al Quetz), a collab project with Buddy Sativa, Chinoiseries Part II, Unrelased Beats Vol. 1, etc…….
LA Beatsmith & well dressed lass TOKiMONSTA was kind enough to answer our 20 questions
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
Reason: It’s a Chuck Norris cake
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
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.
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 :
All city Melbourne kingpin and funkmaster on the flex - TRES lets us know wha gwan . . .
1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve been doing it ?
Tres, Flies, F1. Writing on walls for over 10 years but didn’t take painting more seriously until 2004 after
hooking up with Aeon.
2. Favourite 3 colors?
Black, yellow, pink
3. Favourite 5 pieces of all time and why – (please include links)
These are more people that I used to love seeing around Melbourne and that really inspired me in my formative years:
Trance (rip)
I just love his pieces. His colours were always spot on and he was way ahead of his time.
His pieces are still fresh as ever today.
Renks
One of my all time favorites.
Soler
It just seems to come natural to this kid. Freshest tags ever!
Jorz
I have always loved this piece. There is something about it that ticks all the boxes for me. Pure style.
And Banos
It’s fucken Banos! His influence on graffiti is unparalleled.
4. Favourite city and why ?
My favorite city is definitely Melbourne.
I also really liked Porto in Portugal. Something about the place that was just so enjoyable.
5. Favourite food / drink /?
Vegetable pastie and Melbourne Bitter
6. Biggest vice ?
Kirks creamy soda
7. Biggest Gripe ?
Bureaucratic cunts responsible for closing the Tote hotel and dirty, rotten to the core politicians hell bent on ripping the soul out of Melbourne.
Religious fanatics.
8. Favourite shoe?
NB’s
9. Favourite 5 tracks ?
Man that’s a hard one. If I had to narrow it down I would chose:
Bad Girl - Lee Moses
King Heroin - James Brown
Taking over - Sizzla
Everything’s fucked - The Dirty Three
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain
10. Perfect day?
Driving across the Nullarbor Plain with no destination in mind with two bags of grass, seventy-five pellets of mescaline, five sheets of high-powered blotter acid, a saltshaker half-full of cocaine, and a whole galaxy of multi-colored uppers, downers, screamers, laughers… Also, a quart of tequila, a quart of rum, a case of beer, a pint of raw ether, and two dozen amyls.
11. Whos the most famous person on your phone?
Jackson Slattery (google him)
12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?
My Grandpa (rip)
John Belushi
Howlin’ Wolf
13. 3 things you cant live without . . .
Beer, music, sunglasses
14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .
I am lucky because there are heaps of female Asian drivers in Melbourne.
Unlucky because I went to Al Green last night and realized that it is near impossible for an older white man to look cool, especially in gold.
15. Last time you were caught doing something ?
Pissing on my neighbour’s car
16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?
Dead flowers
a glass of paintbrushes and fineliners
Mr Boat (yo Renks)
The Greenguide
A Jeroo canvas
17. what would u grab from your burning house?
. My Sony CF 550a Ghetto Blaster
18. 3 things to do before you die ?
Chant down Babylon
19. earliest memory
. Not sure, possibly a slippery dip covered in talcum powder
20.any upcoming projects- shouts – final words !
Shouts to all the people I am lucky enough to paint with.
Shouts also to Sista BB, MoHair Slim, Jessie I, Richie 1250, Max Crawdaddy, Johny Von Goes,Tony Biggs
Clair Morgan (rip Brake fluid) and all those others I have forgotten that keep me company on the regular.
Guinness swilling badass Relay ID HA steps into the 20 questions thunder dome . . .
1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve been doing it ?
Relay. I became obsessed with graff in 1991 and have been painting since ’96 under various names…
2. Favourite 3 colors?
Orange – Apricot – Black Plum (three of your 5 a day!) I fucking hate green, but for some reason it is always the colour I buy the most of.
3. Favourite 5 pieces of all time and why – (please include links)
This is a difficult one, due to the fact that many of them either weren’t documented or I cannot find them. I was not aware of Stylewars, Subway Art and Spraycan Art till much later. So, I’ll list the writers that made me want to become a writer.
Not the piece I wanted, but this guy had big, bad and bold pieces all over Hamburg while I was growing up
.
I used to see this on my way home daily, the character and eyes made it both fun and memorable to me.
OZ – there is nobody on this earth with more dedication than him, he has been imprisoned and institutionalized for his obsession with
graff and is the most all city writer I have ever seen.
Zak BIA – the first writer I noticed breaking away from the norm.
Razor COS – nuff said!
4. Favourite city and why ?
In terms of living it would have to be London, in graffiti terms it is Copenhagen though. It is quite rare to come across a city where graffiti has not been tamed and diluted, everything is smashed here vans, trains, roof tops, streets and tracksides. As a city it houses some of the best styles and coolest writers.
5. Favourite food / drink /?
My favourite food is a close tie between Boerewors straight off the Braai or Curry Mutton from Chef at the Chopper in Boogie-down Battersea. As for drink I’m a Guinness and scotch man.
6. Biggest vice ?
Smoking when I drink, its fucking shit and makes the hangover so much worse.
7. Biggest Gripe ?
Health and Safety regulations, kids who talk with that generic london accent (ya get me do), illegal immigrants, hoo ray henrys, london motorists….the list goes on and on.
8. Favourite shoe?
Clarks Wallabees
9. Favourite 5 tracks ?
The first 5 that come to mind are
You cant stop the prophet – Jeru
How about some hardcore – MOP
Incarcerated Scarfaces - Raekwon
Mighty Healthy – Ghostface
Crooklyn – Crooklyn Dodgers
10. Perfect day?
Sunshine, jumping on my bike to go and do a piece on a pre-emulsioned wall. Then going home to braai (bbq) and then moving on to Brixton on the piss amongst the family.
11. Whos the most famous person on your phone?
Dermot O’Leary
12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?
Freddie Flintoff
Ghostface
Zephyr
13. 3 things you cant live without . . .
Beer, Meat and my ipod.
14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .
I’m lucky because life seems to be on the up…
15. Last time you were caught doing something ?
Whiping my trainers on somebody’s doormat after stepping in dog shit.
16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?
Raekwon latest album
Rakim’s latest album (seriously disappointing)
Laptop
Dormens Japanese Rice Crackers
Sketch pad
17. what would u grab from your burning house?
The missus and laptop
18. 3 things to do before you die ?
See England lift the World Cup
Learn to drive
Travel the world
19. earliest memory
Being put to sleep by watching the washing machine!!!!
20. any upcoming projects- shouts – final words !
Fuck knows what 2010 has in store…
A big oi oi to all HA and ID, Ponk, Nylon, Intro, Choe, Gors, DPM, Subs, T-Bone etc….
Flexin’ like a mexican - Melbourne’s finest TAKE 2 stops bench pressin’ an Asian for a second to talk to us - now DONT MAKE HIM ANGRY ! ! !
1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve been doing it ?
Im Take2,,, been making graffiti since 2004
2. Favourite 3 colors?
Green black and white
3. Favourite 5 pieces of all time and why – (please include links)
These arent necessarily my favourite pieces, but theyre by writers who’ve inspired me in some way or another..
1.Of course i have to pay tribute to dondi
2.The burn you all piece by Puppet from sweden inspired me to paint fuckin big.. its a recent thing.. im always trying to go bigger and better than watever else is around me at the time after i see this one..
3. Another Swedish writer who i think is fucking dope is CASTER
this guy is just straight up fresh..
4. Break
Just love the raw styles and the longevity, i’ll never get sick of seeing a break stomper crushing some melbourne steel
5. probably id have to say Seen Ua because fuck. why the fuck not?
4. Favourite city and why ?
Its a close tie between Tokyo and Copenhagen.. theyre both worlds apart but offer so much.. tokyo with its always busy, hectic lifestyle where people just mind their own business… its nice to see people leaving other people be and do their thing and go about their everyday life.. the foods great and the girls are fucking hot! Copenhagen is so laid back, the people are great, and i mean GREAT… the girls are even better and the graffiti is out of this world. they just got style and flavour you know? must be something in the water
5. Favourite food / drink /?
Protein Shakes, Protein bars, eggs, milk, yogurt, meat, fish, chicken. vegetables and so on
6. Biggest vice ?
graffiti
7. Biggest Gripe ?
graffiti politics. shit can be like a fucking soap opera
8. Favourite shoe?
basically any all white sneakers are good by me.. 90’s ventilators,.. 180’s watevers white and looks fresh
9. Favourite 5 tracks ?
The whole 36 chambers album by wu tang..
Stole - Thirstin Howl
Most shit by Nick Cave and the bad seeds
Scenario- tribe called quest (remix ft hood)
Aces High - Iron Maiden
10. Perfect day?
Sleep in, wake up sex, breakfast in bed, drive around pumping fresh music in summer and checking out fresh chicks and looking for places to paint some fressh shit, lots of eating, go to the gym, chill with my family, getting some kind of painting done at some stage in the day,, daytime or late at night and then coming home to a nice girl and prodding her til she wakes up for some before bed sex.. haha
11. Whos the most famous person on your phone?
For any aussies that read this i used to have Derryn Hinch’s phone number in my phone. me and my friend would prank call him and my friend would be like DERRYN! how are you… acting like they knew each other.. you know.. how have you been etc.. then when he would jerry on and be like who is this ? my friend would just be like SHHAAAAAME SHAME SHAME and Derryn would go apeshit.. dudes got a fucking dirty mouth thats for sure..only aussies will get that i think
12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?
Just any of my mates really is happy enough for me.. but getting all my mates from all over the world together in the one place at the one time and drinking some beer would have to be the ultimate
13. 3 things you cant live without . . .
Graffiti, Gym, Eating all the freikn time..
14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .
Im lucky i got a good solid family which i appreciate having had for so long.
Im unlucky because i was born so handsome that other guys hate me because im so good looking
15. Last time you were caught doing something ?
I got caught jerking off by my hot music teacher once, she came in and asked if i needed a hand. my mate freddy caught it on film through the window and it sold like hot cakes
16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?
uhhh the family for sure and my 8 bit nintendo entertainment system. you know those things are hard to find in working order these days. oh and excitebike, bionic commando, a boy and his blob and battletoadsso i got something to play
18. 3 things to do before you die ?
jus keep improving my style and try to make myself a better person, travel, find a beautiful girl to marry and pump out some kids with
19. earliest memory
i remember i had a dog that ate its own shit once at the park across from my house. i would of been like 3. i couldnt fucking believe it.. i was just like….. damn.. or something along those lines.. thats fucking gross JAMES - RIP my first dog! he was cool apart from that.. i jus never looked at him the same way again..
20.any upcoming projects- shouts – final words !
shout out to all my friends and my crews. no one in particular coz i’ll forget someone and they’ll get offended and wont speak to me for like 2 months. and i wont even know why.
Massive shout out and thanks to the crew at Molotow for sorting me out ! !
We managed to catch up with one of Australia’s top letter benders Egypt Mck, pieces, throw ups, tags he’s got it all on lock so sit back and let him hit you with some knowlege . . .
1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve been doing it ?
I write Egypt,Tekno,Space,Kanger,+ many more,I’m down with ATM and MCK crews,i been scribbling on shit for about 15 years.
2. Favourite 3 colors?
Pink,yellow,and purple,the brighter the better.
3. Favourite 5 pieces of all time and why – (please include links)
There’s just too many ,but a few i really like are:
1.PUBES, this cat is definitely in the drivers seat.
2. NEAS, iv been a big fan of his graff for a long time, He always comes correct with solid pieces, real writers writer.
3.GOREY, some of the best tags in the game, and styles galore.
4.SEIKO, because he is the king of my city and constantly produces burners,
5.TAVEN, old school Aussie king, nuff said.
4. Favourite city and why?
All aust citys are dope,but melbourne is the best 4 sure.
5. Favourite food / drink /?
Meat and cheese kebabs, hence the crew name (mck), and vodka
6. Biggest vice ?
Kleptomania.
7. Biggest Gripe ?
Nosey store owners, store detectives, and ticket inspectors.
8. Favourite shoe?
Air max 95s, grey black and fluro yellow
9. Favourite 5 tracks ?
My faves change all the time, lately iv been listing to:
1.anything by Nazenbluten
2.Afrika Bambata- Planet rock
3.Hunter-Yokine(drugs and crime)
4.Metallica-Motorbreath
5.Mobb Deep-Shook ones
10. Perfect day?
Nice weather, big wall, free paint, bottle shop very close
11. Who’s the most famous person on your phone?
I have a pic of me and Chopper Reid on my phone,(does that count?)
12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?
Id love to have a beer with Duncan, ’cause Duncan’s me mate
13. 3 things you cant live without ?
Girlfriend,cheap paint,BBQ sauce.
14. i am lucky/unlucky because ?
I haven’t been busted for anything for a while.
15. Last time you were caught doing something ?
I just finished probation, so its been a while
16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?
Smokes, drink, sketch book, copics, TV remote
17. what would u grab from your burning house?
From past experience i know to grab the dog, my hard drive and my paint (to save the street from blowing up)
18. 3 things to do before you die ?
Travel, have kids, get a job
19. Earliest memory?
First time i seen a piece on a train had me hooked
20. any upcoming projects- shouts – final words !
Make and sell more t-shirts,do alot more graff,
Shout outs to Teks,Orio,Cones,Tisko,Putup,Ksino,Kibso,Hazah,Break,Electro,Nokier and eveyone in my crew,and anyone that knows me, peace
Australian Export in full effect - Melbourne’s finest AEON flys by to drop some knowledge…
1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve been doing it ?
Aeon. Writer. Started scribbling on things when I was about 10. But I’ve been piecing since 1996.
2. Favourite 3 colors?
Black – Orange – White. They seem to always work. It doesn’t matter which way you use them.
3. Favourite 5 pieces of all time and why – (please include links)
That’s a bit of a tough one because my taste changes all the time.
I can’t think of what are my all time favourite’s but these are some pieces that I like.
Pretty much anything by Roid. The guy is 5 steps ahead of the pack. I’ve been a big fan for a long time.
I really like this Take2 piece. I know it’s just a quick one for him, but there is a lot I like about it. The colours and style are spot on.
This Crime Time piece by Bando. It’s such a classic style. No bells and whistles or fancy colours. Straight up style
Anything by Binge/Death. He is a Melbourne writer who killed it through the 90’s. His style was always so left of field. Most of the stuff he did over 10 years ago is still so refreshing to look at today. This isn’t the best piece by him but it’s one of the only one’s I’ve got at the moment. It’s from 2000. He’s also making a bit of a comeback at the moment which is making a lot of people in Melbourne happy.
There was this really old Duet piece done in Ascot Vale in the early 90’s. I can’t find a photo of it but here is one of his newer Doens pieces.
4. Favourite city and why ?
It would have to be Melbourne. It’s home and it’s the city I know best. But it also has good graffiti and lots of it. Lots of good food, lots of places to drink, good weather and it’s pretty easy to paint compared to a lot of other cities I’ve been to. It’s the good life.
5. Favourite food / drink /?
I eat pretty much anything but my favorite drink is Beer. I’ve been known to put away a fair bit of Cascade Pale Ale.
6. Biggest vice ?
I don’t know
7. Biggest Gripe ?
Lazy un-motivated people.
Slow walkers, Female Asian drivers.
8. Favourite shoe?
Flip Flops
9. Favourite 5 tracks ?
I can’t pin point my top 5 but these come to mind.
Gime tha loot – Biggie Smalls
Any classic Getto Boys
Winter Warz – Ghostface Killah
Still Raining Still Dreaming – Jimi Hendrix
I’m going down the river – Ray Charles
10. Perfect day?
Nice weather. Hang out with my girlfriend in the morning. Then squeeze in a paint with my mates. Have a good meal and go out drinking. Then go bombing or do a piece on the way home.
11. Whos the most famous person on your phone?
Blade
12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?
Egs
Binge
Finsta
13. 3 things you cant live without . . .
Food , Water, Shelter
14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .
I’m lucky because it’s summer in Australia.
15. Last time you were caught doing something ?
I can’t remember
16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?
Sketch book
Computer
Coffee
Skateboard
markers
17. what would u grab from your burning house?
Sketch Books and artwork.
18. 3 things to do before you die ?
Travel
Learn another language
Have fun.
19. earliest memory
fighting with my brother
20. any upcoming projects- shouts – final words !
I’m trying to think of new excyting ways to paint my tags.
Shout out to all the Flies, Foes, SDM and F1 crews and all my friends worldwide.
Mulit-named and multi-skilled flowmaster - MKAE drops in for some wordage…Fuckin’ Oath
1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve been doing it ?
I’ve gone by many names over the years, most notably mkae. After a few brushes with the law in 2009 I’ve juggled names, and I’ll keep my latest under wraps. If you know, then you know. I’m a current member of the VTS and NR crews, as well as the 70k crew during it’s short lifespan. I’ve been doing it since I was 11 years old.
2. Favourite 3 colors?
Black, blacker, blackest
3. Favourite 5 pieces of all time and why – (please include links)
probably my all time favorite is this dondi wc which everyone should also also have in their list
cliff159 – classic stuff
duster & lizzie – imagine seeing this roll by. You’d shit a brick
superkool 223 – best rap name of all time
mean3/dez/skeme – best window down e2e of all time? I think so
4. Favourite city and why ?
the state of california is my favorite place on earth. Never again do I want to be parted from authentic mexican food and in-n-out burger
5. Favourite food / drink /?
Double double animal style (look it up), carne asada super burrito from pancho villa at 16th and valencia in SF, steak tacos with cheese and sour cream at 3am at the taco truck at international & 1st in oakland, or the fried chicken sandwich from bakesale betty in oakland. I could honestly go on all day about food I love.
Favourite drink is an icy glass of water on a hot summer’s day, or a red bull when I need a pick-me-up
6. Biggest vice ?
drink and drugs. Right now I’m free of both
7. Biggest Gripe ?
religion
8. Favourite shoe?
All time is the nike air jordan V in black, but I mostly wear beat up vans
9. Favourite 5 tracks ?
the moody blues – nights in white satin
joy division – too hard to pick just one, they didn’t make a bad song
gorguts – nostalgia
echo and the bunnymen – the cutter
nas – ny state of mind
10. Perfect day?
I had many last year. 2009 kicked a lot of ass. Hopefully 2010 follows suit.
11. Whos the most famous person on your phone?
Remio VTS or lee spielman (from trash talk)
12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?
my brothers and my old man because I rarely get to see them
13. 3 things you cant live without . . .
the wife, her cooking, the cat
14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .
I am lucky cos my wife can cook
I’m unlucky cos I keep buying dud lottery tickets
15. Last time you were caught doing something ?
caught writing on something that didn’t belong to me in los angeles a few months ago.
16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?
2 krink pens, google phone, a glass of water, my ipod, my dick
17. what would u grab from your burning house?
My wife has instructed me to load the cat into a backback and flee the residence if there is ever a fire. I’ll grab my imac on the way out too cos it cost me a bundle and I love it to death
18. 3 things to do before you die ?
only one thing to do, live
19. earliest memory
I actually remember seeing graffiti on a wall by a trackside when I was in the back seat of my parent’s car and wondering what the scribble meant. I knew it was words, and I knew I wanted to find out. I couldn’t have been more than 3 or 4 at the time. I’ve now spent 2 thirds of my life doing that scribble.
20. any upcoming projects- shouts – final words !
well, I plan on writing my name on a ton of shit that doesn’t belong to me next year. I’m also returning to school to try get a lil edumacation, and hopefully travel a bit.
Shouts to the missus for putting up with my shit, the homies remio, enron, hot carl, karl 123, twigger, jurne, jake, hesh, baby crud (chin up, mate), omye, honke, mink, bonus, take2, all the tda heads and the other irish homies, pukey and the rest of the skater homies,the 70k dudes scattered around the globe, I miss our time together in melbourne. If I forgot you, sorry, I’ll give you a high 5 and a hug when I see you again.
Globe trottin ‘ graffiti fetish-ist - INSA takes time out from takin over the world to talk to us . . .
1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve been doing it ?
I’m INSA I use to write my name a lot now a paint shoes a lot. I do do a lot more than that put I guess that’s the easiest way to put it. Been alive 30 years been painting over half of that
2. Favourite 3 colors?
Pink
Black
White
3. Favourite 5 pieces of all time and why –
Any of Mode 2’s early characters could have been used but this is a good example of what I love.
Jeff Koons ‘Rabbit’ has always been since I first saw it in a book in school back in the late 80s one of my fravourite pieces of art. And last year I saw it for real at the TATE for the first time- I found it quite mad to think I had loved this piece for over 20 years but it had only ever been a photo I had seen.
This again isn’t the exact piece I am thinking of but an early DELTA piece when he wrote MESS it was in blue and had little white arms on each letter posing and was flat and 3D at the same time- it could have something to do with seeing it in the flesh aged 15 in Amsterdam after discovering northern lights for the first time- but it has always stuck in my head as one of the best pieces ever!
Soyayrama is one of my all time favorite artists- and his sexy robots are as cool as it gets.
The BIG DAVE’S GUSSET piece you see from the train between London Bridge and Waterloo- this has made me laugh for years and years!
4. Favourite city and why ?
Tokyo- cos no matter how long i could be their i don’t think i’d ever get to a point that i know it well and was bored.
5. Favourite food / drink /?
Sashimi or pork belly
Beer
6. Biggest vice ?
Beer
7. Biggest Gripe ?
Capatislism
8. Favourite shoe?
Predictablely the air max 90…
9. Favourite 5 tracks ?
Outkast- Get up Get Out
Masta Ace- Jeep ass niguh
Prince- Contvoversy
Dr Dre- Let me ride
Lil Wayne- A milli
10. Perfect day?
Waking up in another country hung over from a great night before but not bothered cos you’re too excited about the spot/gallery you’re about to paint- then after that a big fat meal in a good recommended local joint.
11. Whos the most famous person on your phone?
Hhhmmmm probably Jay-Z
(but that is just on mp3)
12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?
My mates Toby,Matt and Chris
13. 3 things you cant live without . . .
Heart- brain- penis
14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .
I have never had a job….
15. Last time you were caught doing something ?
Last week not having a bus ticket- FUCK THE MAN J
16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?
LOUNGIN’ BREIFLY IN THE BADLANDS OF LUCAN BEFORE ANOTHER TOUR OF THE WORLD - ITF WORLD CHAMP - DJ FLIP SLIPS SOMETHING IN YOUR (VERBAL) DRINK . . .
1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve been
doing it ?
DJ Flip, from Dublin,Ireland.
I play other peoples songs,and tell people to make noise for party related reasons. Ive been doing this only the last few years, before that i just djed with my head down. Overall 11 years now.
2. Favourite 3 colors?
Ive always like turquoise, green when i was younger, and pink when i went through my liking Pauly Shore movies phase.
3. Top 5 favourite drinks?
The gayer the better
Malibu and coke is my fall back drink. Like when its dumb late and more beer would ruin my week,i go onto the Bu & Cokes.
Corona (i hate Sol, you hear me Sol? i hate you)
7up would be my weapon of choice for dinner. A lot of places like Austria and Switzerland dont have it in restaurants and shops. WTF like, giving me punk ass lemon flavoured fizzless crap.
I invented what is without a doubt the worlds gayest drink
West coast cooler rose & a shot of malibu dunked in, then down in one (quite a big shot)
Tastes like christmas and hand jobs.
i wanna say whiskey, but the shit kills me the next day. Worst hangovers ever.
Honourable mention to baileys & ice.
4. Favourite city and why ?
This is hard for me. Do i judge on scenery,fun times ive had there,fun shows, etc. Ive had great shows in some boring places id never go to if i wasnt playing.
Overall though, i think Vienna. Its beautiful,really clean,and lots to see, also never sleeps, there seems to be stuff to do every night. Word up to the Waxos,who dont come to my shows anymore im there so much. So word up to Daniel from The Twin Towas from now on, every time i come,hes the only one who hangs out anymore, we drink in a place called….ah i forget, its an Irish bar, oh wait, Waxy Murphys, but we’ve renamed Tits Mc’Gees. They have 1 euro shots there weekdays, so many a night ive fallen out of there.
If you havent been to Vienna you’re playing yourself.
For shows,Switzerland is always fun.
5. Favourite food / drink /?
It used to be Thai, but sadly ive grown a vagina recently in my stomach, i cant really handle spicy food so much.
I HATE Chinese food though, and of course 150billion% of the time when the “what shall we have for dinner?” on tour question comes up, Chinese is always first mentioned, then i have to tell everyone about my vagina, and how it makes me feel shit.
Apart form that im not picky at all.
6. Biggest vice ?
Does that mean bad habit? If so, falling in love with porn stars and girls i see on tv/internet on a day to day basis.
7. Biggest Gripe ?
Porn stars and girls on tv/internet not falling in love with me on a day to day basis. And shit djs.
8. Favourite shoe?
It would have to be the classic Adidas shell toe,its all i seem to own right now.
9. Favourite 5 tracks ?
Ever?
I couldnt say,it changes so often. At this exact moment i would have some Burt Bacharach in there. Close to you maybe, The Carpenters. Also maybe not. Honourable and possible top 5 mention to Patrick Swayze - she’s like the wind. The story behind it is amazing, he wrote it for his wife, they got married in 1975 and stayed together his whole life. That’s so rare in Hollywood.
10. Perfect day?
I honestly cant answer this question without cringing,or sounding really cheesy.
So il say finding 50 euros on the ground. I cant think of anything better, finding 100? Don’t be ridiculous.
11. Whos the most famous person on your phone?
hmmmm, depends whos asking, like in Ireland girls would know a Boyzone member more than they would Atmosphere, but im gonna say Slug.
I don’t want famous peoples number’s.
12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?
dead or alive?
If alive
George Clooney
Brad Pitt
George Pitt 13. 3 things you cant live without . . .
Music
Family
internet (sad but true)
i guess i’d get the survey would say X if this was family fortunes, as surely water,food, and oxegen would rank higher.
14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .
Im lucky because i have an amazing and very supportive family.
Im unlucky because the job/career i have chosen is pretty dumb.
15. Last time you were caught doing something ?
I never get caught red handed.
16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?
I was trying to hide the fact that im a lazy so and so, but yes, im answering this in bed.
Laptop
blanket
remote control
heater (i live in Dublin,and its Winter)
my Joan Collins/Hugh Hefner robe
17. what would u grab from your burning house?
It would be a toss up between my family,and the laptop. Hmm. Hopefully il never have to face this.
18. 3 things to do before you die ?
Have a baby (that i know of)
Have a baby i dont know of
Reunite on Oprah.
19. earliest memory
My Dad pushing me out of the way of a car that crashed into him. I must of been about 3,maybe 4. 20. any upcoming projects- shouts – final words !
Just working on a partnership with Marc Stretch of Foreign Legion. We tour all the time together now, its so much fun. He works so hard, as do i (live) so it make sour show better. When hes finished rapping,he doesn’t go into the crowd or to the bar,and “chill” he stays on stage and rocks with me,hyping. So our live show is literally a minimum of 2 hours, up to 4 hours. Depending. We did a show in Switzerland in November, we started at 12am and stopped at 5am. 5 straight hours rocking. So trying to push us forward, get our names as a unit more known.
We had nicknamed ourselves Black Powder and The Smug Brothers (Smug Bros is taken though) We’ll think of something dumb.
Shout out to everyone i know,toured with,rocked with,slept on their couch, slept in their girlfriend, drank a beer with, stole beer from,kissed.
I love you all in different ways. Thanks for caring. I also have music, check out All City Records in Dublin for my vinyl and cds and DJ Flip action heroes.
I fuckin love this routine with the Necro beat - Flip killin’ it ! !
Ireland’s most original names in graffiti and one of my favourite writers
- J O R tells us why , what and which . . .
1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve been doing it ?
My name is Jor and I started Painting Graf about 16 years ago and oil painting about 3 years ago
2. Favourite 3 colors?
In oils, yellow, red and blue cause they make the rest. But in spraypaint I’d say Montana-Bruise, Car Plan-Ford Peppermint Sea Green and Hycote-Sandglow
3. Favourite 5 pieces of all time and why – (please include links)
Artz has a certain soft approach to his can control and shapes that many spraypaint users don’t achieve. Even some of the best out there can have a harsh or tense technique. I also love the subtlety of colour in this image and how the background is part of the piece and not separate to it. He can adapt to a wall. The wall contributes to how the piece finally looks.
To me this simple drawing portrays more realism than an elaborate painting or even a photo
This is a still from one of the slickest animations I’ve ever seen “The Secret of Kells”. I love the painterly background and the teeth of the cats shadow. The whole fim has great styles and composition.
This is my favourite thing so far that he’s done
Joyce’s Da.
4. Favourite city and why ?
Dublin, cause its where all my friends and family live.
5. Favourite food / drink /?
Tuna Steak, Galway Hooker Ale
6. Biggest vice ?
Plastic
7. Biggest Gripe ?
Ignorance
8. Favourite shoe?
My Swiss hiking boots
9. Favourite 5 tracks ?
North Wall Freight Depot to East Wall Freight Depot
10. Perfect day?
Bloomsday
11. Whos the most famous person on your phone?
Dylan Mac Cabe
12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?
Vic Reeves, Oscar Wilde, Dylan Mac Cabe,
13. 3 things you cant live without . . .
Language, Soap, Music
14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .
I live in Ireland/I live in Ireland
15. Last time you were caught doing something ?
Cant remember.
16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?
Swiss style master and international man of mystery - Smash 137 drops in for a chat
1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve been doing it ?
I am SMASH137. I am a writer and have been doing this since 1990.
2. Favourite 3 colors?
I like every color as long as it’s black.
3. Favourite 5 pieces of all time and why – (please include links)
1.RensSek Whole car on the S-Bahn of Cophenhagen. Letters never had more swing than those big silver ones on this danish train car from the early 90’s. Definitely my all-time favorite.
Sorry, can’t find a picture in the whole wide web.
2. This Pink T–Kid panel on the old NYC subway.
I feel like the entire Berlin style of the 90’s is based on this single panel.
3. “It’s so fresh” Whole car by Mode2 and the UpperClass. Sometime in the early 90’s from somewhere around Zürich. What can I say, you need to see the picture but unfortunately I can’t find it and you don’t want me to fly back to Switzerland and drive to my Moms house just to search for an old issue of 14K mag.
4. This yellow Kane panel from 1991.This is the first and last piece by a European writer which could keep up with the stuff I saw in Subway art.
5. The “2Many” Sketch from Mr. Dondi White in the holy SubwayArt book. The piece he finally did on the subway car is a bit disappointing but from my point of view the sketch is what I call perfect.
4. Favourite city and why ?
Probably New York. Writing is not too interesting over there but it’s definitely the one city where I get the feeling I am at the center of the world, if this makes any sense to you.
5. Favourite food / drink /?
I like a good plate of spaghetti Carbonara with a lot of Parmesan cheese on top and a Coca Cola fresh and cold straight out the can.
6. Biggest vice ?
Less is more but if it’s too much put more in it.
7. Biggest Gripe ?
Biting my style and selling it as your own is like riding a bicycle and making car noises with your mouth.
8. Favourite shoe?
I used to kill for AIR MAX but today i am more of the CREATIVE RECREATION or POINTER type.
9. Favourite 5 tracks ?
My Itunes says:
Bad Day/ Cam’ron/ Public Enemy # 1/Hip-Hop
Période bleue/Jane Birkin/Enfants d’hiver/ Chanson
Paper Planes/M.I.A./Kala/Electronic
Pain & Torture/JadakissThe Last Kiss/Hip-Hop/Rap
Who Am I /Juelz Santana/SantanaTown/Hip-Hop
How ever, from my point of view the Album of the year is definitely TILL THE CASKET DROPS from the CLIPSE.
10. Perfect day?
Spaghetti Carbonara for breakfast, an abandoned factory, enough Montana Blacks and Nyc fat caps for a whole day , my cell phone on off, my earphones up with some fresh banger music and the sun shining on my ass all day long. Geahhh boiiiiii!!!!!!!!
This Irish security guard which chased me out the spot just a few weeks ago when i went to visit you guys. I will light him up cigarettes all night long. Survival of the fittest!!!
13. 3 things you can’t live without . . .
Spraycans.
My sketch book.
People telling me they like what I do but they can’t stand tags on memorial buildings and on private houses.
14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .
I am lucky because I was born on a Sunday and unlucky that I can’t live forever. Damn!
15. Last time you were caught doing something ?
Last time I can remember was for commuting without a valid ticket, but my most stupid catch and fine was when I was around 14 years old. I got caught for tagging the cash register at McDonalds which cost me my marker and a full year of being banned from the McDonalds. Believe it or not this hurt me badly cause the spot was next to my school and I seriously believe in Big Mac’s and Cheesburgers. However since then I have never again tagged on a cash register at McDonalds.
16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?
Did you get this one out of your girlfriend’s womens magazine?
My camera,
my girlfriends nail varnish,
a bowl with a kiwi in it,
my cell phone and my headphones.
17. what would u grab from your burning house?
My girlfriend can walk so i guess my Black– and MacBook.
18. 3 things to do before you die ?
Stealing a police car and chasing the entire city with the ringa-dinga flash lights on. Baaaaaam!
I wanna sell one of my canvas for at least one million Euros and I want the Manager of McDonalds handing me back my marker and apologizing for the one year I was banned from his store.
19. earliest memory
Wow boiii, VOGUE is definitely gonna hire you after this one.
Climbing up a tree and sitting there for hours cause I didn’t know how to get back down.
20.any upcoming projects- shouts – final words !
I have heard Australians can drink more then you Irish guys.
One of the hardest working men in showbiz and riddim killer for life - T-woc creeps out of his local cosy boozer and hits you with some knowledge . . .
1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve been doing it ?
t-woc, i’m a producer, record collector and dj for 13, 10 and 6 years respectively
Grogans (castle st)
60’s orginal first press glory with excellent artwork and sumptious pint, appeals to young and old ‘mislabeled’ castle lounge on cover, no sound no video. top pub for top people!
Hughes (recent discovery behind 4 courts)
Instrumental very obscure pub on the classic northside dubpub riddim, with crackles and rip seats throughout, worth for quality of pint alone and weekend instrumentals with extended mix on weekends, pipes, guitar & mandolin solos , excellent piece in first press glory (plays vg-, cracks in walls, seats and cover vg)
The international (wicklow st)
noisey press of a slightly rough cut similiar to northsidedubpub riddim, video throughout, b1 side plays vg+ quieter but with comedy toasting set throughout, b2 plays for pickney vg-, some tin whistle and guitar on weekends, strangley attractive piece, some graffiti writting on label.
Stags head (dame lane)
recent rework of a classic, slight degradtion on the b-side with tourist guitar and fiddle piece on weekend, addition of serious female eastern european barstaff a welcome, strictly no audio or video. near mint
The Palace (temple bar)
80s relick of 60sclassic, retains some charachter of original but with tourist additions, great sound throughout the week, with guest appearance from some of the islands finest passing thru, some cracks on walls, a worthy cut.. plays vg+, pint excellent
4. Favourite city and why ?
great memory related, new york. just becuase of being there with my little
aussie nieces for christmas, hanging out with them in manhatten
in this shit called snow(!), felt like i was in a disney movie.
good times related - Rio- beach, weather, food, drink, music, records,records,records + ladies
5. Favourite food / drink /?
bbq’d red snapper / guinness. not together tho
6. Biggest vice ?
the aul drink
7. Biggest Gripe ?
no gripes, everythings all right
8. Favourite shoe?
at the mo addidas shell toe
9. Favourite 5 tracks ?
currently
the ambassadors - ain’t got the love (of any one girl) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7H9FoByC1ZQ
cornell cambpell - jah jah me no born ya http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iIKH-tnCIck
the webs - hard to break a habit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iv3pbqB_YE&feature=player_embedded
the seeds - pushing to hard http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmHTyLBIZ1g
deviant - shoes not not http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GSVEOgOkDgg
10. Perfect day?
wake up without hangover.. coffee in bed, irish breakfast in the Loving Spoon cafe, go digging, find a few holy grails
i was after, BBQ and a few beers+ kick a ball about with mates down the beach, go see jimi hendrix / doors double bill,
err with a free bar.. .all night.sleep in good bed with good woman.. wake up without hangover, repeat
11. Whos the most famous person on your phone?
thiery henry
12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?
brendan behan, brendan grace & brendan gleeson
13. 3 things you cant live without . . .
something to do
drink
tunes
14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .
lucky i got my head out of my arse
unlucky becuase it took so long to do it
15. Last time you were caught doing something ?
robbing CDs from HMV on grafton st, got carted down to pearse st
in a the back of a van
16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?
coffee pot, sleeping girlfriend, box for akai MPC500, flip flop, george orwell - keep the aspidistra flying(unread)
17. what would u grab from your burning house?
as many of my boxes of 7″s as i could
18. 3 things to do before you die ?
learn to fly a plane, learn more spanish then uno cerveza mais and
write a hippy folk album
19. earliest memory
bee sting in wexford
20. any upcoming projects- shouts – final words !
7″ vinyl ‘tzur man’ out this week, launch in the Pint
on 29th december
followed by 3rd part of delayed responses 12″ in late jan
Second’s out - round two. . . Wicklows synth lord and electronica chin stroker Sarsparilla is up next to be interviewed.
In his own words - ” Sarsparilla was raised in a small synth community in the green mountains of Wicklow. He soon found their small town ways oppressive and formed an escape plan with his then mentor, John Carpenter. These men promptly escaped into the Dublin underground, soon master Carpenter moved to the US, but Sarsparilla stayed in Ireland to forge his own distinctive synthesized soundscapes. Utilizing the techniques master Carpenter had taught him and building upon them, he has crafted his own sound that is nothing short of extraordinary! “
1. Tell us who you are – what you do and how long you’ve been
doing it ?
I am Damien Lynch aka Sarsparilla, I produce electronic music and have done for 13years
2. Favourite 3 colors?
Green White Gold
3. Favourite 5 pieces of all time and why – (please include links)
These are in no order, but all these pieces are great:
Cake, Toast, Cheese, Pizza, Female Ass
4. Favourite city and why ?
Dublin. Because its Deadly!
5. Favourite food / drink /?
Meat and Beer
6. Biggest vice ?
Meat and Beer
7. Biggest Gripe ?
Snobby faced Fucks that dont move to make space for some auld one getting on the luas when its packed! Eventhough somone made space for them! Then I get aggro and makes me look like a mad Knacker!
2. Men at work- I come from a land down under
3.Slayer -South of Heaven
4.Bob James- pure Imagenation
5.Imagenation -Just an illusion
10. Perfect day?
Sunny? Eating Beer and Drinking a smooth glass of meat
11. Whos the most famous person on your phone?
Michael Jackson
12. 3 people you would love to have a pint with ?
Rambo
Rocky
Cobra
13. 3 things you cant live without . . .
My Nord lead 2 Synth
My DMX drum machine
Pussy
14. i am lucky/unlucky because . . .
Lucky because I am doing what I love to do( Making music)
Unluckey Because I have never won anything!
15. Last time you were caught doing something ?
Robbing an Ice cream Mars when theyfirst came out, in me Local shop MR BRADY’S. He didnt get angry, he just got really dissapointed, and made me feel really sad. ” Not you Damien “He said ” Anybody but you”.
16. 5 things that are within arms reach of where you are right now?
Nord lead,,DmX, Juno60, 606,202
17. what would u grab from your burning house?
Everything! I would keep going back in!
But if I had to grab one ting it would be me Nord Lead Synth cause I have made too many patches that I love.
18. 3 things to do before you die ?
Injecting Smack
Going on a rollercoster
Wanking in public
19. earliest memory
Looking out the window and shitting myself. It cut the ars off me!
20. any upcoming projects- shouts – final words !
Got New album coming out - Slave to the Cat-Gang- Plus I will be supporting The Redneck Manifesto in whelans for new years eve.
I tend to just get panic attacks in Cities.
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