Garbage Pail Kids art show... Gallery1988

Wow, I just heard about this one. Gallery1988 in Melrose is throwing a Garbage Pail Kids tribute show on Sept. 2 including over 100 artists interpretations of their own nasty kiddies. Word is the show is co-sponsored by original GPK creators, Topps cards, and there is a possibility that works at the show may make their way into a new series of cards. The incredibly shitty 1987 "Garbage Pail Kids will be shown at the event.

I ate through a ton of nasty, rock-hard, bright pink "gum" trying to find the EVIL EDDIE card. and would distribute them to friends in the bathroom in 2nd grade as they were banned in my school. John Pound's art was amazing and his productivity even more so (close to 600 different cards).

Looks like there are a number of gigposter artists represented at this show (Rhys Cooper, Budai, Little Friends, Two Arms Inc, Delicious Design, etc..). Will keep on top of this one and will post info and images as they come up....

Listen: DJ Shadow - "Stay The Course"

On September 27th, DJ/Producer Josh Davis aka DJ Shadow makes his return with his upcoming fourth record The Less You Know, The Better, earlier today, Shadow premiered another new album cut when he guested on the Andy Rourke's Jetlag show on East Village Radio titled "Stay The Course" which featured Plug One aka Posdnuos of De La Soul and Talib Kweli, enjoy below...

Video: Florence and the Machine: "What the Water Gave Me"

This November, Florence and the Machine will release the follow-up to their popular debut LP, Lungs. The as-yet-untitled album is out November 7 in the UK via Island, and Universal Republic will release it sometime the same month in the U.S. Listen to the first track released from it "What the Water Gave Me" below…

Download: Party Supplies - Firecrackers

You may recall back in July we did a post on Queens native and MPC copy-and-paste wizard Party Supplies  signing  to Fool’s Gold.  Well it seems the label let loose a free 10 track album of introductory material including some of the mixes’ we shared in the form of Firecrackers. Be sure to grab the album while it's still easily availablle online.

Hanksy on Rivington Channels “Cast Away"

Hanksy is back with an all-new wheat paste creation, this one is even funnier. It portrays a crazy Hanks just as he’s about to toss Wilson. The piece was discovered on the always-targeted Mikco Building Material warehouse a few short blocks to the west at 12 Rivington.

Listen: Björk - “Moon”

Yet another new song has emerged on the internet from Bjork’s eagerly-awaited Biophilia, Check out "Moon" below…

Interview: Jason Lee's Already Been Done Interview

Already Been Done has a great interview with Jason Lee about his skateboarding career past and present and the transition to acting

ABD: So skateboarding seems to be the one constant for those of us that have followed your crazy career over the years. It seems to be something that regardless of your successes and fame, you’ve continually gone back to. What is it that keeps you coming back? What does skateboarding mean to you?

Jason Lee: “Skateboarding is more a part of my life than I had ever realized. I quit and didn’t have anything at all to do with skateboarding for nearly 10 years—then one day, how important it is it all came back and hit me. It’s defined so much of my life and my thinking. I wouldn’t be who I am without skateboarding and I feel privileged to have been a pro skateboarder.”

read the full interview.

Video: The Glitch Mob - "We Can Make The World Stop"

Electronic DJ/Production trio, The Glitch Mob have released a video for “We Can make The World Stop” off of their EP of the same name, the video was directed by Dugan O’Neal.

Follow Up: Judge Squashes Photographer Janine Gordon's "Wasteful" Copyright Suit Against Ryan McGinley

photo by s.butterfly

You may recall back in July we reported that photographer/rapper  Janine (Jah Jah) Gordon had filed a lawsuit against fellow photographer and contemporary art star Ryan McGinley alleging that the artist stole her visual style and subject matter — infringements that Janine felt deserved monetary recompense to the tune of $30,000 per "copied" artwork targeting at least 150 of McGinley’s works.  Well we have an update for you, Southern District Court judge Richard Sullivan has thrown out the case adding a dismissive court statement, the judge concluded that "the dictates of good eyes and common sense lead inexorably to the conclusion that there is no substantial similarity between Plaintiff's works and the allegedly infringing compositions of McGinley." Judge Sullivan clearly branded Gordon's claims as overblown: "Such a conception of copyright law has no basis in statute, case law, or common sense," he writes. "One might have hoped that [plaintiff's] attorneys, presumably familiar with the basic tenets of copyright and intellectual property law, would have recognized the futility of this action before embarking on a long, costly, and ultimately wasteful course of litigation in a court of law."  

Video: The Weeknd - "The Birds Part 1"

Indie R&B act The Weeknd released their second mix tape, Thursday,  last week, I've enjoyed listening to it a handful of times so far and now we get a video for choice tune "The Birds Part 1" staring model Akiko Mims, enjoy the video below....

Listen: SebastiAn - "C.T.F.O" (Nero Remix)

SebastiAn is set to release the second single from his debut album “C.T.F.O.” which features M.I.A. in Europe on August 21st. The single features 2 exclusive remixes from DMX Krew as well as Nero. Take a listen below…

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SebastiAn feat. M.I.A.: C.T.F.O. (Nero Remix) - Stream (Thanks to La 3e heure for the stream.)

Happy Friday!: Jordan Laws - "Movie Line Rhymes"

Inspired by lifelong obsessions with beats, rhymes and feature films, Jordan Laws delivers a mega-mix of classic movie lines to the back drop of an original beat. There are 48 movies used including...

Hangover 2, Empire Strikes Back, Fight Club, Scarface, Dazed & Confused, American Beauty, Superbad, The Godfather, Are We There Yet?, There Will Be Blood, Road to Perdition, Coming To America, Airplane, Borat, Pee Wee's Big Adventure, American Pie, Ghost, The Graduate, The Karate Kid, Hangover, Death To Smoochy, edding Crashers, Half Baked, Fatal Attraction, Jerry Maguire, Little Shop of Horror, Tron, A Christmas Story, he Last Starfighter, The Dark Knight, Anchorman, E.T., Along Came Polly, Wanye's World, Devils Advocate, 40 Year Old Virgin, Jaws, GoldFinger, Delirious, Full Metal Jacket, The Cooler, Ferris Bullers Day Off, Men In Tights, Men In Black, Blazing Saddles, Cable Guy, My Girl, Napolean Dynamite

'Movie Line Rhymes' by Jordan Laws from ScreenWerks on Vimeo.