Art + Design Gallery and the Parra exhibition get some lovin’ in Japan’s Warp mag.
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Lost Art – HVW8 Roy Ayers' painting
People inquire a lot about one of our most infamous pieces; the Roy Ayers Wax Poetics cover piece from 2004. Here is the story –
The Roy Ayers painting by HVW8 Art Installation was created in Montreal during a live set with Afronaught and Mark Force, from the Bugz in the Attic, during the Goods. I brought back the original painting to Los Angeles from Montreal and gave it to Andre Torres at Funky Sole at Star Shoes for the Wax Poetics cover. Andre took the piece back to Brooklyn. This was the last time I saw it.
A few weeks passed and I asked when we were going to get the piece back. Andre said he had already Fed-Ex’d the painting back to Huntington Beach, where HVW8 had an office within Giant distribution, but didn’t have a tracking number. Fast foward 6 months, Andre finds the tracking number and we find out that the painting was received at Giant distribution and signed for by an employee who was fired that day. This employee then left back to Mexico. Sad thing this piece was never properly documented.
So best bet the HVW8’s Roy Ayers is currently in Tijuana area.
Please let us know if you ever see it! Also never lend out original pieces!
new parra prints
More Parra prints have arrived in the Gallery. Prints will be added online shortly. Please check back or come by the Gallery.
Sleepy B aka Brian Armstrong
HVW8 bench
Mr. French – Int'l podcast Vol. 8
Hey Playboy – this one is for the ladies!
We finally got the Mr. French podcast up ….
HVW8 International Podcast Vol. 8 with Mr. French
jazzsteppa “taylor rain”
evs “let it go”
floating point “shangri la”
suzi analogue “son”
morgan zarate feat eska and ghostface killah “sticks and stone”
zo aka la chauve souris “moon (ghetto love night)”
hudson mohawke “polkadot blues”
fulgeance “rusbicube”
j todd “ghetto attachment”
letherette “in july focus rite”
steve spacek “this one feels allright”
steve spacek “look”
negghead “blast”
aqeel “rock hard”
the parallel dance ensemble “pizza turtle cadillac”
detroit experiment “think twice” henrik schwarz remix
Podcast Page HERE
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KCRW 89.9 FM
FRIDAY MID TO 3 AM
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www.kcrw.com/onthecorner
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Parra t-shirts back in stock
Parra T-Shirts are back in stock, get them while you can …… HERE
HVW8 in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
Parra prints
A Parra prints Re-up will soon be arriving in the gallery and in the online store. Check back for details.
Current availability HERE
Alex Flach
Berlin based photographer Alex Flach stopped by the gallery yesterday.
You can see Alex’s work on the Pool Gallery’s website HERE.
hvw8 bbq
HVW8 Gallery skate team
Mos Def x Alexrod + Coultrain Live
Cognito stopped by, back from his recent trip to South Africa, with some footage of Mos Def at the Cape Town Jazzfest. More on frolab HERE.
nas and Jr. Gong in the studio
Been working on some stuff for Nas and Damian “Jr. Gong” Marley.
HVW8 Prints
HVW8 prints from Tyler Gibney, Gene Pendon and Brent Rollins now available on TurntableLab.
Choque the photographer
Cinco de Mayo !
Tonight will be spinning a few records with DJ Pubes for Cinco de Mayo at Cobras + Matadors.
Barkley L. Hendricks paintings
What’s Going On?
Oil, acrylic on canvas
Napoleon
Oil on Canvas
Black Flag
Oil on Canvas
Before Kehinde Wiley there was Barkley L. Hendricks.
You don't have to stand up to be funky
Montreal Soundscapes
Montreal being my second home, I wanted to give a nod to a cool project my old roommate Scott C has going on for the Montreal Biennale. He also sent this track from DSDQ, that accompanies the artwork. Nice work!
– Ty G
Claudio Marzano + Scott Clyke present
SOUNDSCAPES/PAYSAGE SONORES
as part of La Biennale de Montreal 2009
opening May 1st and running until May 31st
featuring paintings by Rick Leong
& original music by
David Ryshpan
Dubline
KenLo
The Blessings
Think Twice
Moonstarr
SirOJ
vernissage – FRIDAY MAY 1ST 6:30PM
Ecole Bourget, 1230 rue De La Montange
room 206
http://www.biennalemontreal.org/soundscapes
*limited edition CDs will be available
DSDQ (SirOJ remix)
Dam-Funk interview
Recent interview with Dam-Funk.
Osunlade
Osunlade makes a visit at the Art + Design Gallery.
Gavin Newsom
With Gavin Newsom, Mayor of San Francisco and candidate for California Governor.
Studio kinda cloudy
New projects in the works …..
Computer Jay on BBC
photos max SSLA/HVW8
Congrats to Computer Jay who got some love this week on Benji b’s bbc radio 1 show.
Listen HERE
and here’s the track …..
Computer Jay – Epiphany
A day in LA
last night’s party
Gallery shots
photo ML Khondji
"Copyright Murakami"
Interesting article about the Murakami/Louis Vuitton from the MOCA exhibition last year.
HVW8 Podcast – DJ Asparagus
New HVW8 Podcast with Dj Asparagus from Stockholm, Raw Fusion Records. Recorded live at the Gallery a few weeks ago.
DJ Asparagus:
DJ Asparagus – DJ Asparagus Will Get You!
Kenny Bobien – Reachin’ (BOP Reprise Mix)
Dreamer G – I Got That Feeling (Original Extended Mix)
DJ Asparagus vs. Wipe The Needle – Ur Daddy Loves U
Clifford Nyren – Keep Running Away (Egon’s Edit)
Tropical Treats – Afrikan Riddim
Ini Kamoze – Here Comes The Hotstepper (Heartipella)
DJ Krush – Meiso (DJ Shadow Remix Instrumental – DJ Asparagus Battle Edit)
Restless Soul – Turn Me Out (DJ Asparagus Rub Down Dance Floor Edit)
McNeal & Niles – Summertime (DJ Asparagus Edit)
Might Generation – The MG Beat (DJ Asparagus Edit)
B Boyz
Manwomanboogie (DJ Asparagus Breakdown)
Hygher Baby feat. Aaron Phiri – Struggle (DJ Asparagus Old Skool House Bump)
Lady Alma – Running For Nothing (Simbad Remix)
Support Dj Asparagus and check him out over here:
rawfusionrec.com
myspace.com/djasparagus
fromsoultosole.blogspot.com
Download HERE
Or via iTunes