A scrappy campaign to save the long-shuttered Miami Marine Stadium, increasingly admired as a masterpiece of modern architecture, will get a major boost Tuesday when the country’s principal preservation group names the city-owned site as one of the most endangered historic places in the United States.
Full story from the Herald.
For the heads who know about 80s Donruss, Topps & Upper Deck…rap stars take over Ken Griffey and Don Mattingly on this fresh skit from ItsTheReal.com.
Dope cover for Eminem’s next record constructed with pills prescribed by the Doctor. Some original ish.
The Chocolate Boy recently jumped on the wheels for Tony Touch’s Toca Tuesdays on Sirius XM. Remixes, unreleased joints and PR heat rocks.
For the first time in her thirty year career, famed street photojournalist Martha Cooper will be coming to Chicago to release the highly anticipated 25th anniversary edition of the bestselling book Subway Art. The new edition features a large-scale deluxe format, heightening the visual impact of her classic graffitti images and adding new photographs and text. Going Postal, Cooper’s new book about the burgeoning postal sticker art scene in New York will also be available. Cooper will have photographs for sale at the event, and artist and Chicago native, Thor will be creating an art installation based on Subway Art. Come meet the legend who created the original graf bible on May 1st. Big up to the boys at Novem, Upset Magazine and Making Deals Zine.
Not as heavy as past years, but there were still a bunch of parties that jumped off.
Memorable ones include Bugz vs Jazzanova, Craze @ Rokbar, Deviation with Benji B in the Florida Room (massive!) and Raw Fusion by Jazid. Check some pics from these and more from local photographer Che(z) Mille here.
We’ve also got the rest of Q&A with Rich Medina up in the Features spot. Until the next one.
