I must admit that until somewhat recently I viewed “graffiti” as nothing more than the thoughtless yet selfish doodles of bored teenagers who felt powerless in the world. Well, maybe that’s partly true still but I have since gained an appreciation for the sentiment behind it and the artistry as well.

Although it pains me to see bright pink scrawl across the glass surfaces of the new bus stops in my neighborhood, I do appreciate a well-placed and funny F.U. to the “establishment” at times. Enter Neck Face. Born in the mid 80s in Stockton, California and inspired by death-metal, Neck Face’s goblins, monsters, hairy arms and slogans can be seen all over NYC, San Francisco and Tokyo. Alongside his drawings you’ll notice his name written in a child-like scrawl and dripping menacingly. Provoking both laughter and fear, Neck Face is well-known both because of the volume of his pieces as well as his originality and dark humor. It’s just hard to hate the guy.
Words by: Miss Ash

Here’s another Blacrenderings Podcast, courtesy of Rontronik. This time i’ve made it interactive. He’s listed a few of his faves that you can click on when playing in iTunes that will link you to its info. Just make sure the album art can be viewed in your iTunes player.
Tracklisting
1. Lady Cab Driver by Prince and The Revolution
2. Window Licker by Aphex Twin
3. Bounce That by Girl Talk
4. Wave Jumper by Drexciya •••• favorite••••
5. Prepare To Energize by Torch Song •••• favorite••••
6. Home Computer by Kraftwerk
7. Chromed Out by Ectomorph
8. We’re Back by LFO
9. Just Can’t Get Enough (Dirty South Remix) by Depeche Mode
10. Silent Shout (Williams Acidic Circuits Remix) by The Knife
11. Electric Kingdom by Twilight 22 •••• favorite••••
12. Numbers by Kraftwerk
13. Gold Lion (Diplo Remix) by Yeah Yeah Yeah’s
14. Twist (Jacque Lu Cont Remix) by Goldfrapp
15. Lindsay Lohan by Spank Rock
16. My Legendary Girlfriend by Pulp
17. Tour De France by Kraftwerk

Check out The 30sec Promos for the new Interpol album.
Courtesy of Stereogum.

For all of them click the stereogum link
Contributor: Rontronik

Here’s a cool find courtey of Miss Ash.
Bat for Lashes “What’s a girl to do”

1.Winnie Cooper from the Wonder Years.2.Lindsay Weir from Freaks and Geeks. and 3.The trio from a Different World, Denise Huxtable,Freddie Brooks and Whitley Gilbert. These Ladies often proved to be a lot of work for the Geeks who had crushes on them. Winne Cooper had Kevin Arnold stressed for years and he came up short when she left town and got married. Denise the problemed child from the Huxtable clan moved out on her own, providing new headaches for Dwayne Wayne the math genius at Hillman College. Freddie the quirky freespirit who got no play from Dwayne because he was too busy chasing Whitley. Last but not least we have the coolest chick of the group Lindsay Weir from Freaks and Geeks the army coat wearing hottie who at the end of the day you knew had your back.

Entertainment Weekly gives us a sneak peek at Batman’s new suit in “The Dark Knight”.
Contributor:Rontronik Photo:Stephen Vaughn

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