At a Burger King in Chico, CA–maybe at all Burger Kings, I don’t really know–they had these prints by Greg Brown which featured personified fruits and vegetables in various situations, such as the two rescues seen below. I’m sure these are right up there with “Dogs Playing Poker” for those of you with taste, I thought they were pretty cool. And while I don’t think that Maria Forde drew on these for inspiration, she has created a series of Fetching Veggie Etchings, which can be seen at Little Tree Gallery (3412 - 22nd Street @ Guerrero) beginning this Saturday, December 1st. In the multimedia pieces she “gives life to a variety of under-appreciated vegetables, from kale to squash, green beans to corn.”
Found this video of Bay Area rapper Turf Talk on Judge Joe Brown via Max Sidman. Below is an interview with Turf Talk that we ran last summer.
Hyphy or Not, Here He Comes Turf Talk on success and the exploding hyphy movement By Corey Bloom. Photo by Amanda Lopez.
The day before the following interview took place, Turf Talk appeared where few rappers have been before, the cover of the USA Today. Joined by his cousins E-40 and Droop-E, the statement was clear: This is the future, these individuals will take the spotlight and bring attention back to Bay Area rap after nearly a decade of nation-wide neglect.
After stepping on the field two years ago with his debut, The Street Novelist, Turf is preparing to release his sophomore effort, The West Coast Vaccine, on June 28th. With the majority of the production taken on by the “King of the Hyphy Sound,” Rick Rock (Federation, Jay-Z), as well as joints from the King of Crunk Lil’ Jon, The West Coast Vaccine is shaping up to be bigger than Balco’s Silverback. Timing couldn’t be better; as labels continue to lurk and watch the Bay’s “hyphy” movement, and attention from media outlets continues to soar, it’s Turf’s chance to establish himself as one of the most versatile, charismatic and potent spitters in the Bay. So talented, so gangsta, deserving and hard working—that’s Turf Talk.
With your debut TheStreet Novelist there were a lot of songs that people wouldn’t really expect from a Bay Area rapper coming up under this Hyphy movement. Are you gonna stay with that for the West Coast Vaccine? Yeah, this next one is gonna really shock people. I really opened up on this one, some songs don’t even sound like me. I got some more stories, more songs for the ladies. I got a lot of songs on this one people wouldn’t expect. (more…)
Creativity Explored kicks off its annual holiday art sale next week, from Friday, December 7th to Sunday, December 9th (and the sale continues through December 28th). They are selling thousands of pieces of art created by the men and women who work in the studio. Creativity Explored is a great organization gives people with developmental disabilities a venue to create, display and sell their art.
This year, you can get temporary tattoos by one of my favorite artists, John Patrick Mckenzie, and James Montgomery. Also, Imaginationally, the second book by Michael Bernard Loggins will be on sale. The book is a dictionary of made-up words, from ‘hectical’ (very busy at work for 48 hours) to ‘troublemakerhood’ (a neighborhood where troublemakers hang out).
Creativity Explored is located at 3245-16th Street @ Guerrero Street. 415.863.2108
A week and a half ago, Radiohead broadcast a live Webcast in which they played some of their own songs, along with covers of The Smiths, Joy Division/New Order and Bjork. The videos are on YouTube now; below are a couple of the covers.
Radiohead covering Joy Division/New Order’s “Ceremony”.
Radiohead covering The Smiths’ “The Headmaster Ritual”.
Our friends over at West Add Radio have gone against our advice and thankfully started a print magazine, WAR, which is out now. Each issue will feature interviews with bands and CD reviews from the staff of Aquarius Records.
The premier issue is out on the streets now, available at these locations in San Francisco: Pick Up At Aquarius Records, Arinell’s Pizza, Needles & Pens, Amoeba Records, Tweekin Records, Recycled Records, Bound Together Bookshop, Lost Weekend, Street Light Records (Noe Valley) Molotov’s, The Knockout, Brainwash, Elbo Room, Hemlock, Edinburgh Castle.
And these in the East Bay: Issues Zine Shop, Ameoba Records, Rasputin Records, Down At Lulu’s, RPS Collective, Mama Buzz Cafe, Moe’s Books, Saturn Records and 21 Grand.
A few months back, the band Shoplifting had its gear stolen from its van around the corner from my old apartment at 17th & Guerrero. Now, on Friday morning between 3AM-10AM, someone broke into Joe Lally of Fugazi and Capillary Action’s shared van, at Valencia & Clinton Park, a stones throw from my new apartment (I have not been named a suspect). The gear the thief(ves) made away with included:
Roland KC350 Amp with bent corner
Yamaha S03 Keyboard with cracked side
Alesis QS7 Keyboard
Sharp VLNZ50U MiniDV Recorder with 3″ Color LCD Screen (you’ll find footage from a November 15 show in Palo Alto inside)
Samsonite brown suitcase
If you see any of this gear, or have any information, e-mail capillaryaction at gmail.com.
Now, much like the Giants over the past three years, you too can fall flat on your face at AT&T Park. Today through December 1st and December 6th through December 9th, the infield at the ballpark will be covered by an ice skating rink. The rink is open from 10AM-8PM Sundays-Thursdays, and 10AM-10PM on Friday and Saturday. Tickets, including skate rental, are $20 for adults and $15 for kids 14 and under. Kind of pricey, but at least you don’t have to watch the Giants blow a three-run lead in the eighth.
Local shoe designer, and friend of Mesh, Beth Macias recently won an online, Steve Madden shoe design contest. Her design has now been made into an actual Steve Madden shoe (shown above in red & black), which you can buy online next week. She is also now apparently total bros with Steve. Crazy. And Congrats Beth!
