My latest submission to lettercult.com for the alphabattle they have going on.

My latest submission to lettercult.com for the alphabattle they have going on.


Last week was a week to remember thanks to a visit from Ninjasonik. Fresh off the release of their new album, Art School Girls, the boys came through to put on a couple shows out here in Los Angeles.
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Luchadors, burlesque dancers and comedy. Since 2002, that is what Lucha VaVoom has been bringing to the table. We were lucky enough to attend the sold-out 2nd Annual Cinco de Mayan to witness this fantastic display of sexo y violencia. The wrestling is extremely entertaining and the hosts add good comedic commentary. It actually reminds me a bit of that SpikeTV show, MXC. As far as the burlesque part of the show, the fact that all the dance routines have a high possibility of turning into a striptease, gives me a warm feeling inside. The show returns to The Mayan theater in June so be sure to check out their site for ticket info. A special thank you to Angie for the invite, it was an awesome way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo!
Here is a photo I took awhile back of the homie Manny Santiago on his motorized bike.

My latest submission to lettercult.com for the alphabattle they have going on. I decided to work some of my photography into this one. You can see more photos on our flickr. Also check out the previous submissions: A, B


We rolled out to Venice on Saturday night for the Rogue Status x SYRV benefit art show. Saw some nice stuff inside and outside of the store. Check out the photos on thebadcharacter flickr.

Thanks to our friends at Rogue Status for taking care of us, as always it was quite a party.
here’s my second submission to Lettercult.com‘s Alphabattle:

with some color:

I got a chance to check out the House Industries gallery exhibition at Eames office in Santa Monica. They were debuting the Eames typeface and had some three dimensional examples cut from Eames signature molded plywood. If you dont know about Eames you can check out their site. I was given the full history by a nice woman named Roz at Eames office.


Also on hand was Fresh Pressed doing live screen printing of the new typeface while The Mattson 2 kept things jazzy.
More pictures on Flickr
On Monday night at the GOETHE INSTITUTE, Jimmy and I were lucky enough to attend the west coast premiere of Florian Gaag’s film WHOLETRAIN:

I have seen my share of “graffiti” related movies and they all tend to lack a certain realness. Most movies of that genre emphasize aspects of the culture that really don’t speak to real writers/bombers. Either they overload the main characters with hip hop super powers or they portray the act of graffiti in a unrealistic manner. WHOLETRAIN is as real as it gets yet still maintains a captivating story line.
After watching the film there was a short Q&A with writer and director Florian Gaag. We were able to talk briefly with him about what was next for the film and he assured us there would be a coming DVD release and possibly a larger premiere in the near future. He also mentioned possibly bringing the world famous MACLAIM crew to Los Angeles to collaborate with local artists in support of a larger west coast release.
We will be looking forward to seeing new things from Florian Gaag in the future or at least getting our hands on a DVD copy of Wholetrain.

Here are a few flicks from Saturday night’s after party celebrating the opening of the new МИШКА store in Echo Park. The after party was held at the Echoplex featuring performances by WAVVES, Best Coast, Andy Milonakis and 12th Planet. Special shouts and thanks to West from Rogue Status and his girl Mink for getting us in without any wait. Congrats to МИШКА on the new store located at 1547 Echo Park Ave! Be sure to check it out!
View from TBC headquarters

I uploaded some new photos to the flickr. click on the photo below to see more.

I had the honor and privilege of attending the Nike DJ AM/ DJ Premier Pack Launch Party in Los Angeles this past Saturday. The event was held at the Ricardo Montalbán theater. Now you probably know DJ AM (RIP) and DJ Premier, but do you know who Ricardo Montalbán is? Here let me refresh your memory. KHAAAAAAN!

Who would’ve thought that the coolest place to party on a Friday Night is in a museum? All “Night at the Museum” jokes aside, the Los Angeles Natural History Museum throws some of the coolest events every first Friday for the first six months out of the year. It’s truly a sight and scene to be experienced; dancing and drinking in the middle of a museum, while DJ lights bounce off dinosaur bones. These events are all ages running from 5:30pm – 10:00pm. They have dinner concessions and for the 21+ crowd, 3 bars. For music, two live bands usually perform in one hall, while DJs spin in another hall all night.