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                     "civilization is something artificial and man-made."

 
                                

  

    

              

Love Pistols in Color is a collaboration between contemporary urban artists ARMO and Carly Ivan Garcia (also see).  Here are clips from the opening in Berkeley, CA.

          

Brand new music video from Felt (MURS + Slug + Aesop Rock).  The song is sick, but the acting in the video really brings the words to life. Mad props to all involved!


FELT - Glory Burning

"FELT (Slug, Murs & Aesop Rock) along with Rhymesayers Entertainment are releasing Felt 3: A Tribute To Rosie Perez instrumentals and accapellas to support youth writing. All proceeds will be donated to 826 National, a non-profit organization dedicated to supporting students ages 6-18 with creative and expository writing skills, and also helping teachers inspire their students to write. For more information on 826, go here: http://www.826national.org/ "


rhymesayers.com

Oh you want to watch this.  Courtesy of Hawkeye Productions and Mike Hawkins, auteur, footballer (eng.), Manchester United fan, man.  You see him in the street, Say Uncle!


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"The heart of the world beats under the three hills of Boston"
- Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.

(North Station Elevated from Above, 1949)
            
                  (Untitled, West End. 1947-53)
                                                  
       
         (Finishing Touch, West End. 1947-53)    
                        
                         (The Comb, North End; 1950s)

(Untitled, West End. 1947-53)
            
              (Lighting Up, West End. 1950s)

(Sunday Morning, North End. 1950s)

(Lounging, North End. 1950s)
   
        (Three Girls, West End; ca. 1950)                      ( Eating a Sugar Daddy, West End; ca. 1950)
            
             (Pick-up Game, South End. 1950s)

(The Onlookers, North End. 1950s) 
  
      (Paperbacks, West End. 1950s)
   
    (After the argument, West End. 1947-53)

(Conversation Piece, West End. 1947-53)
                             
             
               (The Game, North End. 1950s)

            



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The latest issue of Beyond Race Magazine (BRM) is in stores now.  This edition's cover is graced by two artists previously featured on The HighLife, J. Cole and Boston's own Bodega Girls.  You definitely want to get this issue.  Highlights include an introduction to 50 emerging artists for the new decade, plus a glimpse into the smash Broadway hit, FELA!.  I already picked up my copy!

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With a flair for dramatic oil and mixed media paintings, Carly Ivan Garcia's (CIG) work has kept the California native quite busy for a few years now.    From Miami Art Basel 09, to his current showing at Room Room Interior Art Gallery, and the upcoming Ed Harris movie (Touching Home), it seems like CIG's work is always on display.  But why not, the art speaks for itself.



  
                               






                                                                                            (above: Collab. w/ Robert Harris)
           


carlyivangarcia.com

HBO's latest and probably best new show about the young and the reckless delivers on all counts.  You don't even need cable to watch it. Plus, it's got an amazing opening theme song (see below).  Which, oh by the way, is a Stones Throw Records track. What's not to love.


Aloe Blacc - I need a dollar

"One may have a blazing hearth in one's soul and yet no one ever come to sit by it.  Passersby see only a wisp of smoke from the chimney and continue on the way." - Vincent van Gogh







 
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