The Zimbabwe elections are in 2 days but it looks to be a sham. Robert Mugabe’s Zanu PF are in a campaign of violence and reprisal attacks against the civilian population. The Sokwanele website shows how much violence that has been going on in Zimbabwe (warning — some of the photos are not for the faint of heart!). Lucky we have free and (somewhat) fair elections — so use it and vote!
Ten years ago the original idea behind the a HVW8 composition/piece was to pay hommage to someone deserving in their field whether it was musically, such as Miles Davis, Donny Hathaway, Nina Simone, Augutus Pablo; politically, like Shirin Ebadi, Noam Chomsky, Romeo Dallaire; a tribute to other artists, like Malike Sibyde and Mies van der Rohe; or just persons deserving of being called ‘heavyweights,’ like Richard Pryor and David Suzuki. HVW8 would take the iconography and sample it like a jazz standard and freestyle around it, building something to call our own and proud to represent.
You will not see a Paris Hilton, Marilyn Manson or any of these other ‘15 minute celebrity’ portraits, but you might just see a George Carlin sometime soon.
Whether its art or music there is enough crap out there that we don’t need to contribute, let time be the judge.
Respect is paid when due
“This piece is Ian Curtis, not so new, I did it in the fall, the worst live painting experience I’ve ever had. It’s the only time in 10 years I was prevented from finishing a piece. I had to add that yellow after, and I would have done a darker blue, but I kind of liked the simplicity and lightness of the whole piece, so I left it. I donated it for auction to an event here on the anniversary of his death called Grey Sunday, a tribute to Joy Division, and the proceeds were given to a suicide prevention hotline. I have no idea how much it went for, the event was kind of depressing so I left early.”
-dstrbo
Big thanks to our friends at Juxtapoz for the HVW8 feature, have a look or even better go buy it at your local news stand. Here it is …. article by Lindsey Caldwell.
Until everything is updated — click HERE for the HVW8 photo album form 2002 – 2007
Come out and check us at the beat swapmeet sunday in Echo Park. Max and Ty G will have a crate of goodness to get rid of and we’ll also be recording a podcast with Marvski. More info below :
The BEAT SWAP MEET is back! Thank you to everyone who supported round 1 back in March.The Los Angeles BEAT-SWAP-MEET is a Record Swapmeet consisting of over 20 invited vendors & collectors from the LA and surrounding areas vending music genres of a wide array. An event considered to be the 1st of it’s kind in the LA area, The Beat Swapmeet hopes to reunify LA in a way that is long overdue. Come through, listen to Beats, Swap records & Meet some new people..
This Sunday Afternoon June 22nd, 2008. We invite you back out to the Echoplex in Downtown LA’s historical Echo Park for the 2nd Official Los Angeles Beat Swapmeet.
BUY SELL TRADE
Jazz, Blues, Hip-Hop, Funk, Disco, Rock, Soul, Reggae, and World
12″ and 45 Records
12noon-6pm $5 entrance
The Echoplex
1154 Glendale Blvd
Los Angeles 90026
Some of LA’s most legendary Dj’s will be live in the mix:
ABEL – AC THE PD – C-LOS – COUNTERSTRYKE – EXPO – GABE REAL – KIDRAGON
LISTEN RECOVERY – PRYVET PEEPSHO – RENATO – SOURCE – 671
your host with the most – DJ MARVSKI
All Ages are welcome
Casual drinking for the 21+
VENDING IS OFFICIALLY CLOSED.
For more info: call 714-404-7568
email Utmos@beatswapmeet.com www.beatswapmeet.com – myspace.com/beatswapmeet
This event is being brought to you in a collaborative effort by:
671 (Station 23 Radio), Abel, AC The PD (Hiphopphilosophy.com Radio), Aesthetics Crew, Armand Lewis, Blessaid (Blue Key Coretet), Bobby Quevedo, Budda Co., Buttonpusha, Charlie Rock (Rock Steady Crew), Christine Suh, C-Los (Stacksvinyl.com), Counterstryke (DFR 90.7), Daz, Don-Q (Foundation Funkollective), Eshil Omar, Expo (Root Down), Fusicology.com, Gabe Real, Hahk2 aka Warpnt, HVW8, Ice (Wilshire District), Jextraterrestrial, Kidragon (Table Manners), Listen Recovery Crew, Live Mechanics, Ludini, Marvski, Midnight Architects, Mike Vague, Natural Habitat Inc, Oddsequence, Patternz, Pozuno aka Doc Dollabin, Pryvet Peepsho, Quiet Doings, Record Collector News, Remode, Renato, Rikka Venturanza, Rob Burnett, Solofhiphop.com Radio, Sound Trolley Records, Source (Dick Nose Monkeys), Subtrakt, Truth Seekas Radio 90.7 (KPFK), Turntable Lab, U-Sho, Wax Poetics, & Utmos One.
Tyger Tshirt back in stock tomorrow for a limited time. Check HVW8 Shop.
Ron Trent aka the Black Punk Sound System, stopped by the Studio yesterday.
…… and then later it was down to Carbon for Dâm Funk’s Birthday.
J-1 from Trip Boogie rocking a classic HVW8 logo.
Billy Goods and Randy Watson from Funkmosphere
PB Wolf holds it down.
The Bday man himself, Dâm Funk.
Tom Noble Exxxclusive Birthday Joint.
….fun times!
Kevin Lyons x HVW8 Silkscreen print, 1/30 edition
Are now in the HVW8 online shop., along with original artwork.
FRIDAY, JUNE 13TH 2008
PAY DAY!
W/ SPECIAL GUEST: BILLY GOODS (FUNKMOSPHERE, 1983)
SPACE FUNK, BOOGIE, LATIN, DIRTY DISXO, & MORE…
DJs:
DAM FUNK (STONES THROW, FUNKMOSPHERE)
TY-G (HVW8)
COMPUTER JAY
JA$ 1000
RANDALL X
9-2AM/ 21+/ NO COVER
EVERY 2ND & 4TH FRIDAY(S)
LOCATED AT VINE BAR
1235 VINE ST.
HOLLYWOOD,
CALIFORNIA
SUPPORT BY: HVW8.COM + DRAFTSMEN/ KEEPDRAFTING.COM
New Live at the BBQ: Season 2, Vol. 1 with Noelle Scaggs and DJ Rhettmatic is now posted. Recorded live at the HVW8 Art + Design Gallery, Los Angeles.
You can also subscribe via iTunes.
Some new artwork by G. Starship for Oddisee on Mellow Music Group.
Timelapse by DSTRBO for the New Originals Series by HVW8, music by Waajeed from Platinum Pied Pipers.
Lot’s of fun in the sun recording and bbq-ing at the HVW8 Gallery with Noelle and Rhettmatic this past Sunday. The podcast should be posted tomorrow, until then here are some flicks. More photos on Solid State LA.
So it seems that summer is upon us so we’re reviving our Live at the BBQ podcast series!!
This weekend, our friend Noelle Scaggs will be breaking it down for us with a very exclusive set of her new solo material. As a bonus, she’s bringing along friend DJ Rhettmatic of the World Famous Beat Junkies – nice!
You’ve heard her with the Rebirth and Quantic, now come through to hear her all the way live right here at the HVW8 Gallery!!!
We’ll have the grill going and a few beverages on hand. You know you’re welcome to stop on by!
Never heard Noelle? well here you go!
Visiting artists that came by the HVW8 Gallery this week ….
Coleman from Mochilla with Flip from Brazil.
and Usugrow from Japan.
381 Projects has curated ‘Never Alone,’ a group exhibition that opens next week in Toronto. The show features works by Dennis Chow, HVW8, Paul 107, Marco Cibola and Tracy Maurice.
The exhibition explores the affects of music on visual artists.
Next week we return to the Live at the BBQ podcasts with special guest Noelle Skaggs and Rhettmatic live from the HVW8 gallery in Hollywood, but first have a listen to the latest Music Is My Art, Vol. 9 with Max and Ty G. You can also listen thru iTunes
The HVW8 Art+Design Gallery is open Wed to Sunday, 1 – 5pm, or by appointment, email gallery@hvw8.com. The Kevin Lyons show will be on display until June 16th.
