Check this 70’s drenched street edit featuring Joel Meinholz, Jameel Douglas, Toby Valverde, Evan Kinori, Zach Chamberlin, Louie, Cairo, Max Brooker, Field, Nicky, Twohawks Young, Joe Hargrave, Joel Maxey, Nate and Craig McKendry. This was filmed by Ryan Garshell and well worth putting the kettle on for.
Joel Meinholz and the Rolling Company from Rasa Libre on Vimeo.
The Blueprint team will be hitting the road to promote their new video ‘Make Friends With The Colour Blue‘ this April kicking off with a Southbank Jam and premiere at the Prince Charles cinema in Leicester Square on Sunday April 4th.
The team will visit various parts of the country from Guildford, to Milton Keynes, Liverpool, Manchester, Skegness, Stockton, Glasgow, Redcar, Southsea and Newcastle – check the flyer for jam info and signings in your area.
Nothing like a bit of DIY backyard envy, here’s some very fresh punk rock fueled Rhino cam footage of the legendary Duane Peters and Bucky Lasek at Lasek’s mansion pit.
Finally back with another album at the high standard we all know they’re capable of, ‘This Addiction’ is the title track of Alkaline Trio’s 2010 record. The full-length itself is crammed full with their punk-pop style of old but with a beautifully polished production and beefed up sound in general.
The song ‘This Addiction’ is true to characteristic Alkaline Trio form in its dark love theme and simple yet effective driven chord sequence. A rollicking bassline rumbles underneath the punk-standard chords and it’s easy to see this track becoming a live staple for the band.
Punchy drums, percussive bass and guitars and a vocal melody that just won’t quit (in a good way) render this a classic in the making and when you put the album on, you realize that this is not a one-off and that Alkaline Trio have produced some of the best material of their career.
This piece of art made by Pop Surrealist Anthony Ausgang is the MGMT artwork for forthcoming album Congratulations and this is what the artist says in a recent interview on how it all came to fruition:
I met Andrew and Ben from MGMT through the experimental musician Sonic Boom of Spacemen 3 and Spectrum, for whom I had done album cover art in the past. MGMT was recording “Congratulations” at a mansion in Malibu so I went there a couple of times to hang out and watch the process unfold. Not being a musician I was occasionally left to my own devices so I would sit around and draw on pieces of paper then leave them there when I went home.
I got along well with the band and gave them copies of my book, Vacation From Reality. Later, Josh Cheuse, the art director from Sony, contacted me once the recording was finished. The most important thing was that MGMT wanted the “look” of my style of painting and gave me only a few points that I had to hit. Naturally the process took some time but they were always cool with the criticisms. A lot of people who commission a painting only know what they don’t want; fortunately MGMT knew what they wanted and let me do it my way.
Contrary to what seems to be flowing through the web, Congratulations will have singles released from it, the band have been misquoted in a recent interview whilst referring to not having songs equally as catchy as the likes of Kids. Look out for this record in April as insiders who have heard it say that it is the best psychedelic treat your ears will dine upon this year.
Indoor high danger!
High-Wycombe quintet Young Guns have announced a further headline show in London due to popular demand.
The band had previously announced a gig at the Camden Barfly, but after selling out quickly they’ve added a July show at the Relentless Garage.
Young Guns’ updated tour dates read;
April
27th – Colchester, Arts Centre
28th – Manchester, Roadhouse
29th – Glasgow, King Tuts
30th – Nottingham, Rock City Basement –
May
1st – Cardiff, Clwb Ifor Bach (Matinee)
2nd – Yeovil, Orange Box
4th – Bristol, Academy 2
5th – Birmingham, The Flapper
6th – London, Barfly
7th – Swindon, Furnace
8th – Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
July
16th – London Relentless Garage
As previously reported, seminal Chicago punks Cap’n Jazz recently reformed for a one-off show, yet plans have been put in place for a lengthier reunion.
The band is set to re-release their anthology record, Analphabetapolothology, for the first time on vinyl through Jade Tree Records. This is set to be packaged in a deluxe double gatefold album jacket, along with previously unreleased bonus material, photos, show fliers, and brand new liner notes written by tim Kinsella. Wow.
Additionally the band has announced plans for further live shows this summer, following their short surprise set in January. Only a summer hometown show in Chicago has been booked as of yet, but the label has revealed there will be more to come. Although stressing, “this is a one time reunion and this summer will be your one chance to see the band live, so don’t miss it”.
Due for release on March 30th, Ghostface Killah, Method Man and Raekwon’s “Wu Massacre” project have revealed the album’s tracklist.
As well as a sequel to Meth Vs. Chef from Method Man’s standout album Tical, there is also Criminology 2.5, following on from Raekwon’s solo track Criminology. Meanwhile there are guest spots from Inspektah Deck, Cappadonna and Solomon Childs.
Although details of the albums production are still under wraps, hiphopdx.com reports that long time Wu collaborator Mathematics is at least partly involved.
1. Criminology 2.5
2. Mef Vs. Chef
3. Ya Moms (Skit)
4. Smooth Sailing (Remix) (feat. Solomon Childs)
5. Our Dreams
6. Gunshowers (feat. Inspectah Deck & Cappadonna)
7. Dangerous
8. Pimpin’ Chipp
9. How To Pay Rent (Skit) (feat. Tracy Morgan)
10. Miranda
11. Youngtown Heist
12. Breaka Breaka (It’s That Wu Shit)
13. Made Men (Bonus Track)
Photos: Veldman (sauf indique)
Portrait: Visser
Marcel Veldman is the brains behind Holland’s deliciously subversive Fluff skate magazine. Whether making an issue where all the photos are sealed within perforated pages of text, or making one issue into 3 copies of a women’s supermarket tabloid, it has always taken what not to do as its starting point.
Two years ago he agreed to produce an issue of the magazine for Nike, which would cover every single Am rider on their European programme- well in excess of a hundred riders. So after 18 months and 17 tours, the magazine was complete- except it was now a 600 page hardback book. Crossfire caught him washing his socks and asked him about the wisdom of saying yes when you should say no.
Where did the idea for the book come from?
The idea of the format just happened, like all Fluff issues are made. It got changed a million times along the way, until the deadline’s there. As for the project, at the time we just finished issue 16, a square format, 460 page little book. And during one of the Nike SB shoe launches in Amsterdam, I was talking with somebody from WHQ (Nike headquarters) who really liked that issue, enjoying a beer and contemplating what we could possibly do together maybe in the future. One thing led to another, and voila, here it is.
Fluff isn’t like other magazines- can you explain what the Big Idea is with Fluff?
We didn’t want to make just another magazine. I grew up reading Big Brother, and that was definitely a big inspiration. Same for the whole early World period and Girl etc. Skateboarders are breaking boundaries, always pushing the envelope. So why make something that’s already there? Plus I think skateboarding as a whole is interesting to document, not only the biggest tricks, but everything around it as well. No big master plan, it’s all skateboarding.
Decribe your life during the making of the book.
Every week a different country, come home, do laundry, hug the girlfriend who’s crying cause she’s happy I’m home and hug her some more cause the happy crying turns into sad crying cause I have to leave the next day again. Shooting lots of photos, drink lots of beer, and eat even more salad and fries. It’s not always easy to be a vegetarian on the road. Freezing my ass off in the north, sweating like a pig in the south, you know- typical skateboard tour stuff. Apart from the fact that it took me a year and a half.
Which skaters generally are the biggest nightmare to shoot with?
Probably the most talented riders. When it comes real easy, they tend to get lazy.
How close did you come to dying in the dinghy?!
Really, really close, we cut the clip short on the moment everyone starts panicking. But I almost drowned. It was a pretty big lake and a pretty big boat, not the one you can easily turn around. It took them 15 minutes to get back at me, and not a second too late. I seriously didn’t think I would make it. I remember thinking, I go to all these places, I get into all these crazy situations, and then I drown in Holland, my own country, in a freaking lake? It all seemed so unreal.
Where was the best and worst place you visited?
That’s a hard one, cause even the worst places have something great, same as the best places have something terrible. I’ve been to most of those countries before, but never in such a short time, one after the other. You really get to experience the differences in Europe. Can’t say one was better or worse, they’re all different and all beautiful in their own way.
Knowing what you know now about just what was involved, would you do another one?
Haha, who knows…
What was the best launch party?
I haven’t been to all of them but I was the most nervous about the Barca launch, since it was the first one and the first time the public would see it. They flew in a bunch of people as well, so the pressure was on. But it turned out great, and Barcelona remains my home away from home. I love it there. London was great, the beach houses they built in the gallery looked awesome, If I may say that. Our hometown Rotterdam was a good one, but we’re from there so I wouldn’t expect anything else. And we just finished the one in Paris, a lot of people showed up there, venue packed, the street in front packed. That was great. But all the launches are pretty much over before you realize it. You just spend the evening talking and I’m really not too comfortable talking about my photos and getting compliments. It’s nice but I don’t know what to say to that so I try to sneak out whenever possible.
Whats next?
More European Fluffs?
Find a few video clips and more at www.fluff-sb.com
