From a DJ'ing trip to Tokyo. (& 20 years later we're still together)
Todd James & Alexis Ross share the massive pop-up gallery space at 560 Washington St.
Both artists stepped up the scale of the their work for the occasion & the results are super fresh!
Below are mine & Max's faves.
Show is up till the 30th Nov -DONT SLEEP!
Max Burkeman & Todd James below
Max showing scale of of fave piece & we think it will fit in the living room.
After a few attempts over the last couple of years, we finally were able to get Todd to sign/doodle in Max's crazy little black book.
Late Saturday night Nov 3rd just after they got the juice back up & running downtown, I was on the 6 train heading home from Webster Hall & saw these as the doors started to close!
475 Tenth Ave, Oct 26 - Dec 22
Some truly fantastic sculptures! Dont sleep.
The man himself in white t shirt.
Im pretty sure If I were an American teenager, there is no other band I'd be a disciple of - Death Grips would be my fucking band! Both the fuck-you attitude & sonic intensity would simply be irresistible.
Sadly I'm an old fart (mosh pits are way too dangerous) I'm also now super jaded & suspect major label trickery or fake hype in most music these days. I do however believe that these guys are the real deal.For neally a year, I've really wanted to see Death Grips live in a small venue - before they either blew up too large, or they internally imploded because of the stresses caused by all the hype surrounding them.Although the elements that make up their incredible relentless "noise" are nothing new, Its pretty challenging trying to describe their live sound, however it's the most original music I've heard in a long time. For starters, no guitars! To my knowledge no one has ever cohesively smashed together the anger of American Hardcore, with spoken-word poetry like vocals but delivered with machine gun like Hip Hop pace & flow, all backed & orchestrated with stunning state-of-the-art Techno & Ghetto Bass production. Add sampling from such disparate places as Link Wray, TV News & Bowie, It all gels into something like a guitar-less slow-motion Speed Metal tsunami. The sound in the room was dope. I feel super fortunate that Ned (who turned me onto them) & I caught them in an intimate club setting. Although this gig was probably very very tame compared to the normal fan driven insanity they are used to, the room was still full of electricity- even from the NPR & CMJ heads who put it on. They were mostly Tweeting & blogging it, instead of getting stuck in! I just wish I could remember not openly display the sleeve on my iPhone when listening to the new album in rush hour subways.
Below, just some of my fave works from the Joshua Liner Gallery http://joshualinergallery.com/index.php . On till Oct 27th - Dont Sleep!
Friend & Greg.
I've known of the existence of Dope Jams in Brooklyn for years.
Because I dont really buy House any more, & I guess I was lazy & never bothered to actually go.
The place is incredible! The room feels like a mini version of David Mancuso's Loft!
They are licensing tracks for their label "slow to speak", doing their own edits & pressing quality vinyl.
Not quite sure whats going on with all the black magic decor & artifacts but whatever, all good!
Candy & Drinks were enjoyed by all who came by the Standard Hotel's wonderfully curated gift shop.
Friends & fans stopped by to pick up & get Todd to sign "Yield To Temptation" published by PictureBox. http://www.pictureboxinc.com/products/1094-yield-to-temptation
Candy art by Mr James.
Very packed room full of talented people.
Paparazzi going wild over the candy sculptures.
This shot taken from the outside, looking in at Todd (in hat) sitting next to his painted voluptuous female form on the window.
Artist Julia Chang drunk on candies.
Photographer/Surfer Chris Mosier high as a kite on candy.
