TAG: Common

Mar16

Now Vadim’s on the remix contest bandwagon

These things always happen in threes. First it was RJD2, then Coldcut got in on the action, now DJ Vadim is promoting his new album by giving away his sounds for a remix contest.

This time it’s a bit different as there’s a real prize; release of the winning remix as the B side to a Vadim single. The contest features the songs “Kill Kill Kill” and “Talk to Me” from Vadim’s forthcoming album The Soundcatcher. Listen to the originals on his MySpace page. The files are broken up into a number of pieces some of which are available in FLAC format. You can snag them here, and check the contest details below:

“Creative Commons, BBE Music and DJ Vadim are pleased to present the …

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Feb20

Shoe Bombers

What do Run-DMC and tennis legend Stan Smith have in common? Both have had their Adidas signature shoes updated. Following the DMC Cadillac re-issues, Adidas has commissioned graffiti artist-entrepreneurs to tag-up Smith’s all-white perennial favorites.

While everybody and their urban marketing consultants have used graffiti to give their products flavor, it makes sense that Adidas, whose shell-toe Superstar remains an icon from hip-hop’s early '80s transition into a global culture, would re-visit one of their shoes—the perennial favorite, Stan Smith, with a graffiti treatment. Efforts to contact the retired Mr. Smith in his Hilton Head, South Carolina home have been unsuccessful this Saturday afternoon, but we’ll post our conversation with him about his shoes being bombed, …

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Jan10

Ebay Auction to Benefit Darfur

You’d be crazy to pass up on the opportunity to not only give to this most worthy of causes, but also to receive loot like this in return for your donation. Go here to peep out all of the gear put up for this charitable cause. It’s a fact that hundreds of thousands have already perished in this conflict, and this is your chance to take action to help those that have little hope of a happy holiday seaon this year. We’ve got dibs on the TV On The Radio signed URB cover poster, but feel free to bid on the signed guitar from Common, signed skateboard deck from Bam Margera, or any of the dozens of other bomb items up for auction.

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Jan08

R.I.P. KOS

R.I.P. KOS

As year-end statistics point toward a significant jump in vandalized trains, graffiti arrests and budgetary spending on cleanup, the first week of 007 has tallied a single grim statistic which reminds us of the real risks faced by writers of all stripes from every neighborhood.

13 year-old Ari Kraft, aka KOS, from Rego Park, Queens lost his young life on Friday afternoon when a Long Island Rail Road (LIRR) commuter train struck him as he ran across the tracks. Reportedly, KOS had just tagged a box containing signal equipment and was heading home.

Generally, the LIRR trains come on a very fixed schedule, and are detectable from longer distances, because they run on a mostly outdoor stretch of track. But LIRR trains also travel at much faster speeds than city subway lines, and are also much quieter, and …

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