Tonight! So much to do!!!

It’s finally here! Died Young, Stayed Pretty movie, peels back the paper curtain and looks behind the scenes of the underground poster movement. These graphic banditos roam the streets, plastering their work to every available surface. Under the guise of advertising rock shows, these unheralded masters of the silkscreen and xerox machine carry on public discourses on the merits and pitfalls of fried cheese and gritty porn. The film will be shown at the MFA in Boston tonight at 8:10pm- tickets for members, seniors, students $8; general admission $10.

Also, tonight check out the NACC09 Art Show at the Fourth Wall Project. The show featuring work by cycle couriers from all over North America will featured until 10pm tonight.

A Day At The Studio with Rem

Today, Kim was asked to dog-sit for her friend. As I’m sitting at the studio waiting for her return, in comes the most adorable pitbull. Yeah, i’m sure you’re all like: “what? a pitbull?! cute?!”. Didn’t think cute and pitbull could ever be a synonymous pair eh?
Well, Remi is just about the most obedient and adorable one year old pup out there and i’m pretty sure we’ve all fallen in love with him. After a nice walk around a water fountain park, the three of us have just been working and mellowing out on this super hot day.
If only you could see Rem and his goofy, slobbering self in all his wonderful ball licking glory.

“Preemptive Strike” by Jessica Hess

I’ve always been a fan of Jessica Hess’s work and have even curated a show with her. Known for her amazing landscape oil paintings on canvas, I was surprised when I saw this project she posted up. The new work is called “Preemptive Strike” its a combination of bees, pins and thread- deadly yet beautiful.

Мишка Presents: “Cursed Scrolls” Tonight!

Mishka recently teamed up with artist Richard “French” Sayer to design three new shirts for their line. French’s usage of twisted, ghoulish images, plus an undying love for everything metal, made the partnership an inevitable one for Mishka.

Hailing from Aldershot, Hampshire in the UK, French is known for his extremely detailed line work of ghastly, mutated creatures. Having done projects for numerous skateboard companies – Zero, Creature and Real to name a few – as well as a handful of record sleeves, French is now bringing his unique designs to Mishka and blessing us west of the pond with not only his shirts but an art show featuring a selection of works. This will mark the very first of many art shows to be housed under the 350 Broadway roof.

French’s latest shirt design for Mishka drops TODAY at the Cursed Scrolls art show at Mishka’s flagship store 350 Broadway in Brooklyn. The show is from 7-10pm tonight will also run for the next 6 weeks in case you can’t check it out tonight. 

Puma MP3 Beatdown Final Round

Its been a long, long wait but the 3rd and FINAL round of the Puma MP3 battle is TONIGHT!
If you’ve been to the first and second rounds of this battle, you’ll know that this gets packed pretty quick- so make sure you get out to the Institute of Contemporary Art (ICA) early tonight for this event. Come support LAB to avenge their loss on the 2nd round and claim the title of the Champions!!!
*The full line-up is as follows:
LAB
Bladerunners
CVS Pharmacy from Route 2 in Saugus
Gstar
The Weekly Dig
The Phoenix
Night Society
+ 1 other team TBA

PUMA presents: MP3 Beatdown Championships ICA -100 Northern Avenue on the waterfront, Boston MA
July 29th 8pm-12am this final battle is an 18+ event

Gunsho “Chomp” Tee for Beautiful Decay!

Beautiful Decay just released the new “Chomp” tee designed by one of favorite local artist James Quigley aka “Gunsho“. We just recently posted about the huge window painting he did for LAB and now you pick up another one of his sick designs on a tee. Available online for $29.00 in men’s & women’s sizes- click here to purchase!

Monday Music Review- Mishka “Keep Watch X” & C-DUBZ “Human Nature”

I guess this can be the new Monday Music Review section… I have two crazy mixes that I want to share with you. First, is the tenth installment of Mishka’s Keep Watch Mixes. This time they teamed up with Major Lazer to produce a 40 min mix, with artists including: Major Lazers, Switch & Crookers, Leftside, Ninjasonik & even an Ace of Base remix! You can download the mix here and also, purchase the Keep Watch Vol. X: Major Laser T-Shirt here!

The second mix I wanted to share with you, is “Human Nature” mixed by our good friend and prior host of the Live @ LAB radio show- DJ C-Dubz. The mix is about 100 mins long and includes tracks by: RamadanMan. Clouds, EL B, Scuba and more. You can download the full mix for free here.
*C-Dubz’s album art was created by Markus Anacki of superhappytattoo.com.

“Bomb It” Boston Premiere

This weekend “Bomb It”, the global graffiti documentary finally makes its way to Boston! The film gives you a look into the heart of graffiti culture, where the love for art and ego clash explosively with law and order. The film also features raw interviews, pioneers of bombing and underground and well-recognized artists from New York, Tokyo, Berlin, Barcelona, Cape Town, Sao Paolo, and Paris demonstrate why they risk arrest and injury to express themselves in spray paint and marker. You can check out screenings of the movie this Saturday & Sunday at the ICA in Boston.

Somerville Rock and Roll Yard Sale

This Saturday, August 1st from 3-7pm stop by Union Square in Somerville for the Rock and Roll Yard Sale. This arts council sponsored outdoor event will feature: records, posters cd, vintage clothing and  arts and crafts. Its a free event and everyone is welcome! For more details about event- click here.

Guerilla Art Sale- In Support of Alphabet Soup

Boston based street artist Alphabet Soup is fighting his recent arrest on vandalism charges, and needs your help to support the cost of legal defense. This one night benefit event will showcase the works of Alphabet Soup, Thomas Buildmore, Cahbasm, Emily Eastridge, Hargo, Matt Mazzola, Michael DeFeo, Nate Brown, and Rob Larsen. The Guerilla Art Sale aims to showcase important artists who have drawn inspiration from both city life and the effects of mainstream society through varied mediums and fine art. Ranging from clothing and photography to silk screens and paintings we aim to show a range of artists who have influenced and collaborated with Alphabet Soup during his career in Boston.

So this Saturday from 6-10pm make sure you stop by 177 River street in Cambridge, all work will be open for the public to bid on work.