GIF Magic

Really not much to say about this other than it's awesome and it was awarded GIF of the year, check out the other winners HERE.

Happy Friday! Christopher Walken Calls Xbox Live

Happy Friday everyone! I’m super excited because by day’s end I’ll be off to bigger and better things for the next couple weeks as I take a much needed vacation to go see friends up North. On that note let’s keep things fun and light hearted this morning with a Happy Friday post.

Picture the scene: Christopher Walken gets home after a day on set, he’s an every-man type of guy so he likes to kick back and relax while on his couch playing some Xbox One, but he can't because like the folks at Sony he's been "hacked". So like so many other gamers before him, Walken makes the dreaded call to Xbox Support.

Written and Dictated by Dai Ling Ping.

Go Buy This: “Dr. Dreidels”

I usually try and drop a gift suggestion or two during the holiday season that fits thematically with the blog, today I can provide my first recommendation in the form of a Hanukkah gift for all your Jewish hip hop friends out there. Hannah Rothstein, a Bay Area artist, recently combined her love for Hip-Hop, Hanukkah and puns by designing dreidels with Dr. Dre’s likeness on them. Each side of the dreidel features a different image of Dre that was laser-etched onto the wooden canvas. The packaging also features a mirror image of Dre’s Beats logo to signify a “d” for dreidel and also acts as a good reminder how much of a whore the good Dr. has become in recent years. 

Head over to the official website for more information on the Dr. Dreidels.

Happy Friday: Every James Hetfield "Yea" Ever

An oldy but goldy.

New Hanksy Work - "Eazy-E Bola"

Posted with the caption "Straight Outta Congo,"(bad geography Hanksy)  a play on the NWA hit "Straight Outta Compton," Hanksy’s latest work is topical; in fact it’s THE topic of the moment as newspaper headlines throughout NY had one thing to say this morning, Ebola has hit NYC.  The artwork depicts the late rapper, in the form of a strain of the Ebola virus, holding two guns next to a bottle of prescription pills. Hanksy calls the piece "Eazy-E Bola."

The art was pasted on the corner of Division and Canal Streets in Chinatown.

"Don't get me wrong, Ebola is like hella serious omg," the artist told ANIMAL. "But American media just loves to sensationalize things." 

Happy Friday!: “Satan Is My Tour Manager”

   

"Penis' phallic symbols and stuff…"

Video: Vegan Black Metal Chef Episode 14 – “Green Bean Holocaust”

The Vegan Black Metal Chef returns with his latest video, Green Bean Holocaust, in which you get not one but two, particularly evil vegan dishes with green beans acting as the main ingredient. The dark one starts off with an Asian Green Bean spell and follows it up with an Indian Green Bean curse to satisfy all your rotting stomachs! 

Happy 420

54 Album Cover Parodies

Ahh LP art, is there anything more glorious and relatable when you are a music fan, from the t-shirts that reproduce those iconic covers and are worn by fans of all ages to the posters hanging in record stores and bedroom walls, LP art is often as iconic as the band and music it represents. Some of the more recognizable graphics have been paid tribute to or spoofed many times over, especially when talking about a band like the Beatles. Some are a little harder to recognize as their spotlight has faded into obscurity but you can bet the record collector usually knows what’s being referenced and today we pay tribute to a handful that have made us smile over the years from a multitude of genera’s and artists. More importantly perhaps is the reminder that while the mp3 maybe convenient, a full package and physical item has its own merits and that memorable cover art is sadly being lost as a result. 

Album Cover Parodies - slideshow

Happy Friday - Mr. Mitch - "Catford"

Happy Friday ya’ll to celebrate the weekend here is a trap song that U.K. producer Mr. Mitch created using cat sounds, this is what TNGHT might sound like if my kitties Martini and Tuna got in the studio with them.

14 Powell Peralta Ripper Parodies

Is there any graphic that is more iconic in skateboarding then Vernon Courtland Johnson’s(VCJ) Ripper? Combining the incredible line quality of M.C. Escher with his own uniquely-warped sensibilities the man is not only responsible for the time tested classic imagery that helped launch Powell Peralta and its skaters to become house hold names in the late 80’s but still holds influence with artists making waves in today’s scene. The Ripper has been the focus of many parodies, some by Powell themselves, others by rival skate brands like Blind during the heated and well documented battle for supremacy during the mid-90’s, some just offer tribute while others go for laughs, check out some favorites below…

VCJ at Powell Sharing some graphics with the team.

Powell Peralta Ripper Parodies - slideshow

10 Black Flag Logo Parodies

Parodies, I tend to love em’, especially when they are referencing something from my past or part of a counterculture movement.  I figured why not compile some lists highlighting some of the better ones out there, first up is Black Flag’s iconic 4 bar logo.

Black Flag Parodies - slideshow

Video: Vegan Black Metal Chef Episode 13 – “Vegan Lasagna”

I was getting worried that it was almost March and we hadn't seen anything in the New Year from our favorite satanic chef but thankfully his evilness returned today with a new recipe for vegan lasagna. Grab your black cauldron and check the video below which offers a step by step guide on how to put this spell together for some tasty results.

Happy Valentine’s Day!

"Dangerous Proposal’" by Nacho Diaz is a 6 Colour hand pulled silkscreen, 300 gsm Somerset velvet white, Edition 80. Size 59.6 X 46 cm. £95 available HERE. 

Go Buy These: Replaceface Portraits

Replaceface has released a series of prints of popular celebrities posing as dapper soldiers that are pretty darn fun.  The series takes George Dawe portrait’s and incorporates celebrities into the paintings using photoshop.  The designs come on matte white, 100% cotton rag, and have a 1" border for framing. Sizes range from Mini (8" x 9"; $24.95) to X-Large (28" x 32"; $55.95). The portraits are also available as stretched canvases, iPhone/iPod cases and skins, and throw pillows and include such people as Bill Murray, David Bowie, Bruce Lee, The Rock, Brad Pitt, Frank Zappa and many more. Purchase them HERE.

Happy Friday!: Grumpy Celtic

Celitc Frosts' Tom Gabriel Fischer has a spirit animal in Grumpy Kitty. 

Happy Friday!: It’s A Bad Brains Christmas, Charlie Brown

HR and friends meet the Peanuts. Let them eat jellybeans, indeed.

Video: Vegan Black Metal Chef Episode 12 - “Nachos & Tacos”

December means holiday meals but since this is the Vegan Black Metal Chef we are talking about here it’s gotta be something that is as hot as hell itself. Episode 12 focuses on nachos and tacos.

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday!: Rat Tail

Photo: Andrew Jeffrey Wright

Rattail (haircut)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

"A rattail is a hair style that is characterized by a long "tail"-like element of hair growing downward from the back of the head. The rattail usually curls naturally; however, it can be braided, treated as a dread, permed, straightened, or curled with an iron. In some instances, an individual might choose to grow several tails as opposed to a single very long tail.

The rattail saw a brief period of mainstream popularity during the 1980s and has rapidly fallen out of vogue.However, it has recently seen renewed popularity."