Monday, December 29, 2008

Michael DeFeo in New Orleans

Michael DeFeo


From the mind of a dead head comes the eternal FLOWER - POWER

Sunday, December 28, 2008

Style Wars... the classic Hip-Hop/Graffiti documentary

Style wars

One of the more important films of the last 25 years, 2 March 2006
10/10


Anyone who has even a passing interest in Hip-Hop or its history owe it to themselves to see this film. It's an often times brilliant documentary about on of the most important art movements in the last century. Henry Chalfant is a true visionary who saw art where others saw only crime. His dedication and professionalism helped to bring street culture to a grand scale. If the train writers took graffiti All-City, Chalfant took it All-World.

Another reason to see this movie is to get an unfiltered look at the early foundations of Hip-Hop. Regardless of what the current marketing machine would have you believe Hip-Hop was a multi-cultural phenomenon. That means whites, Puerto Ricans, blacks, Mexicans and everything in between. It could only happen in New York.