Kill the Kool in Oceanside

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Friday August 15th, Kristian Svitak and KillTheKool.com will be throwing a special one-night only punk rock performance art party at the Oceanside Art Museum, featuring artwork from Jason Adams, Lance Cyril Mountain, Kris Markovich, Mouse, Dave Hackett, Miki Vukovich, Daniel Creadon & Peter Whitley. There’ll be live music from The Fly Traps, The Skatanic Rednecks… Continue reading Kill the Kool in Oceanside

Steve Tierney – ‘Máscaras’

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Former Australian pro-skateboarder  Steve “Teagues” Tierney is showing some of his recent mixed media work in Oaxaca, México this month.  In the past, Teagues was responsible for the creative direction of Hoon skateboards and he’s done graphics for many brands over the years including Amnesia & Omni and spent some time in Cambodia working with… Continue reading Steve Tierney – ‘Máscaras’

Static IV

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It’s been a long time coming but Static IV is finally here and the buzz along the east coast is that it’s well worth the wait.  The NYC premier went down earlier this month and the film’s been making local premier stops throughout the US for the past few weeks  – I’m super stoked to… Continue reading Static IV

No Vacation for Murder

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It’s been a long time coming but noir-hop pioneers Zilla Rocca & the Shadowboxers finally dropped their new album, No Vacation for Murder and it’s damn strong. I’ll be upfront – this isn’t modern rap or party music so if that’s your bag then you may want to move back to the club across the… Continue reading No Vacation for Murder

Getting Weird in Brooklyn

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I’m stoked to have a couple of pieces in the International Weird Collage Show at the Invisible Dog Art Center in Brooklyn, NY this month.  With a total of 35 collage artists from around the world participating (full list below), this one should be pretty epic .  Plus it’s been a while since I’ve been back… Continue reading Getting Weird in Brooklyn

SK8FACE

SK8FACE is a new documentary about the history of skateboard graphics – judging by this preview clip, the film looks legit and should be pretty epic, with interviews from Neil Blender, Natas, Gonz, Mark McGee, Rocco, Don Pendleton and many more. Personally, I can’t wait to see it. To help wrap things up, the filmmaker,… Continue reading SK8FACE