Archive for August, 2007

RETNA – “Dialect of the Scribes”

RETNA – “Dialect of the Scribes”

Upper Playground presents “Dialect of Scribes” which features Retna from The Seventh Letter graffiti crew. The show runs from October 4th to October 31th in San Francisco. This is a video promoting the upcoming show.

Intro Graffiti Interview

Intro Graffiti Interview

We just released the interview with the Manitoba graffiti writer Intro. He shares a couple chase stories with us, as well as how he first got started into doing graffiti. Check out the Intro interview here.

Filthy Varmint Free Download

Filthy Varmint Free Download

Filthy Varmint is a Vancouver hip hop artist. He has just released his album for people to download. But there are only so many downloads available and they are going fast so do it fast.
Download here.

NWK Crew 2007

NWK Crew 2007

Here’s a video of the Vancouver based graffiti crew NWK painting a wall. The video features Ensoe, Hoser, Demos and Asesr painting.

Don’t Buff Banksy

Don’t Buff Banksy

On Supertouch, they’ve posted a piece saying that “From the unbelievable but true files comes word that rail workers in London employed to remove graffiti around stations and on trains have been given emergency art lessons so they don’t paint over pieces by BANKSY.” Then they also go on to say that if Banksy’s art [...]

Dondi New York Subway Graffiti Legend

Dondi New York Subway Graffiti Legend

Under Pressure has posted a few photos of the New York graffiti legend Dondi and his work on the New York subways. Check them out here.

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Upcoming Events

  • Dabs and Myla – “Earth-Shaking” Dabs and Myla – “Earth-Shaking”

    The graffiti artists Dabs and Myla have a brand new show opening on September 3rd called “Earth-Shaking”. The art show will be held from September 3rd to September 24th at Thinkspace Gallery in Culver City, Los Angeles. Here’s a preview video of the two graffiti artists.

  • Can You Rock 2010 Can You Rock 2010

    Can You Rock is a annual international graffiti jam held in Montreal, Quebec. This year’s event will be held on September 1st to September 6th, 2010. For more information check out: www.canyourock.org

  • 2010 Vice LA Photo Show 2010 Vice LA Photo Show

    Scion presents this year’s Vice Photo show happening in Los Angeles. They’ve put together 20 of their favorite photographers who’ve been featured in the Vice magazine over the years and are cramming them together in a gallery so we can look at all their pictures in one place. The show opens on August 14th and [...]

  • Under Pressure 2010 Under Pressure 2010

    Under Pressure is one of the biggest outdoor Canadian graffiti hip hop events held each year. This year Under Pressure will take place August 14th – August 15th in Montreal. The event hosts live graffiti, emcees, deejays, bboys, bgirls and skateboarding. For more information about the event check out www.underpressure.ca.