Tuesday, August 31, 2010
Monday, August 30, 2010
Thursday, August 26, 2010
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
GROATSSSS
Ok im not normally a huge fan of these 'comedy rap' type gimiks. But this one is done pretty fucking well.
And anyone who has an mc name of Penis Baily Baily and doesnt do gay pron gets props from me.
word up Buckwheat Groats.
And anyone who has an mc name of Penis Baily Baily and doesnt do gay pron gets props from me.
word up Buckwheat Groats.
Australia Goes to the Polls....
If you are anything like Dirty Harry, you will have a "Wow. Just wow." moment when watching this amazing video of a Chinese analysis of our election. Amusingly accurate in some areas even though it seems they were trying to take the piss.
Monday, August 23, 2010
Mos Def & Lenny Kravitz - 'It Aint My Fault"
Dope ass song, Mighty Mos is a fucking pimp.
If your gonna grab this song make sure you buy it from itunes for 99c or whatever, all proceeds go to help those suffering from the oil spill in the US.
If your gonna grab this song make sure you buy it from itunes for 99c or whatever, all proceeds go to help those suffering from the oil spill in the US.
Friday, August 20, 2010
RIP Frank Frazetta
I was caught a little unawares by this, and must admit until a couple of weeks ago I did not even know that the legendary artist Frank Frazetta passed away in May of this year.
Frazetta originally became known with his work on comic books of all genres, from western to super hero to comedic animal, but was probably best known as one of the most outstanding exponents of fantasy art, his work gaining aclaim through some breathtaking covert art.
He later ventured into oil on canvas and truly made his mark, painting some incredible, moody works.
My boy Baoks and I are working on a tribute piece, so stay tuned for that very soon. In the meantime here is a few pics of his inspirational work.
Edit: Here is the link to the finished tribute wall: http://www.theessentialshit.com/2010/08/palms-x-baoks-frank-frazetta-tribute.html
Frazetta originally became known with his work on comic books of all genres, from western to super hero to comedic animal, but was probably best known as one of the most outstanding exponents of fantasy art, his work gaining aclaim through some breathtaking covert art.
He later ventured into oil on canvas and truly made his mark, painting some incredible, moody works.
My boy Baoks and I are working on a tribute piece, so stay tuned for that very soon. In the meantime here is a few pics of his inspirational work.
Edit: Here is the link to the finished tribute wall: http://www.theessentialshit.com/2010/08/palms-x-baoks-frank-frazetta-tribute.html
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Grand Scheme
My man Jimmy Bliggs just dropped his Winter Look Book for his very cool label Grand Sheme. Peep game.
Grand scheme Winter 2010 Lookbook from GrandScheme1 on Vimeo.
Grand scheme Winter 2010 Lookbook from GrandScheme1 on Vimeo.
Sofles Dot Com
New vid from the incomparable Sofles, very nicely put together by Selina Miles.
SOFLES: Green Bags and Milk Crates from Selina Miles on Vimeo.
SOFLES: Green Bags and Milk Crates from Selina Miles on Vimeo.
Sketches
Got some sketch swaps going on that I am looking forward to painting. Here are a couple of sketches I dropped for Jaes from the Ironlak fam in New York, Storm - Ironlak team Europe and Nemo, one of my favourite writers going around write now, hailing from Bosnia.
Thursday, August 12, 2010
Bullshit Trick Shots
Good ol' Lefty, who is probably the best player in the world now that Tiger is toothless, has always been known as the genius of the short game. I came across these by accident, but if you have ever swung a golf club you'll be impressed by them.
Monday, August 9, 2010
Sunday, August 8, 2010
Thoughts from UFC 117
Firstly, Stefan Struve needs to learn some ground defence STAT.
Having said that, what a comeback.
He now has a lip that Jay-Z would look at and say "Goddamn thats a big-ass lip!" ( whatsup Eddie Murphy!)
Junior Dos Santos is the real motherfuckin' deal, as we pretty much all knew, and consolidated his number one contender slot. He made Big Country look like a sloppy amateur, which is no mean feat, as behind the giant belly and redneck mullet, Roy Nelson has some legit skill.
This fight answered the question about JDS's gas tank and takedown defence but left questions regarding his ground game. We still havent seen Cigano fight off his back. I thought there was a decent chance we would see it in 3 rounds, but his TD Defence is solid. Whether its solid enough to stop Lesnar or Valasquez is a different matter entirely though, and when they take him down, ( and thats almost certain to happen at some stage ) we can only hope he is better off his back than Skysraper Struve.
The only positive that can be taken away for Roy Nelson is that he has a huge heart and a head full of concrete. Might be time to start really training like an athlete Roy.
Matt Hughes won me money as an almost 3-1 dog in a fight I figured he should be favourite in.
Matt Serra must have been almost suicidal watching this one, as the newest inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame has now systematically taken out his him, his idol Royce Gracie, his coach Renzo Gracie and today the guy that was meant to avenge them all, his teammate Ricardo Almeida.
Hughes is the most dominant WW of all time, and showed he still has plenty of fight left in him, although he wont be matching up against the top 3-5 welterweights these days.
Speaking of top welterweights, Jon Fitch once again dominated Thiago Alves and earned himself a crack at GSP's title.
I feel a little sorry for Jon Fitch, he reminds me of the UFC version of Matt Lindland in that he is an incredibly dominant wrestler and controlling fighter, easily top 5 at his weight, but is as boring as watching 'Valhalla Rising' on repeat. He is the most deserving contender and the one guy you KNOW the UFC hopes never wins the title. It would be nigh on impossible to hype his fights.
As for Silva v Sonnen, Chael talked more trash and got more personal on the Spider than any fighter in UFC history and for the 23 of the 25 minutes backed up every word of it. Supposedly Anderson had an injured rib going into the fight, but give credit where it is due, Sonnen got in his face, took him down and beat on him for almost 35 minutes.
A LOT of people wanted to see Chael win, due to Silvas ridiculous performances his last view events where he has spent more time dancing and running, being 'evasive' than actually fighting. This would have been bad enough if it was because he was overmatched, but it was made worse because in the rare moment he engaged he showed the glimpses of brilliance that we came to love about him.
I thought that his pulblic rebuke from UFC president Dana White after his last bout combined with Sonnens incessant trash talk might re-ignite Silva's killer instinct, but if it did we werent givin the opportunity to see it.
In the end, he had a great come from behind submission win, which while impressive, is a little less so, considering it was over a guy known for having suspect submission defence.
It also laid out the blueprint for how to beat Silva, something I'm sure GSP was watching with interest. Whether thats was due to injury or not remains to be seen.
Having said that, what a comeback.
He now has a lip that Jay-Z would look at and say "Goddamn thats a big-ass lip!" ( whatsup Eddie Murphy!)
Junior Dos Santos is the real motherfuckin' deal, as we pretty much all knew, and consolidated his number one contender slot. He made Big Country look like a sloppy amateur, which is no mean feat, as behind the giant belly and redneck mullet, Roy Nelson has some legit skill.
This fight answered the question about JDS's gas tank and takedown defence but left questions regarding his ground game. We still havent seen Cigano fight off his back. I thought there was a decent chance we would see it in 3 rounds, but his TD Defence is solid. Whether its solid enough to stop Lesnar or Valasquez is a different matter entirely though, and when they take him down, ( and thats almost certain to happen at some stage ) we can only hope he is better off his back than Skysraper Struve.
The only positive that can be taken away for Roy Nelson is that he has a huge heart and a head full of concrete. Might be time to start really training like an athlete Roy.
Matt Hughes won me money as an almost 3-1 dog in a fight I figured he should be favourite in.
Matt Serra must have been almost suicidal watching this one, as the newest inductee into the UFC Hall of Fame has now systematically taken out his him, his idol Royce Gracie, his coach Renzo Gracie and today the guy that was meant to avenge them all, his teammate Ricardo Almeida.
Hughes is the most dominant WW of all time, and showed he still has plenty of fight left in him, although he wont be matching up against the top 3-5 welterweights these days.
Speaking of top welterweights, Jon Fitch once again dominated Thiago Alves and earned himself a crack at GSP's title.
I feel a little sorry for Jon Fitch, he reminds me of the UFC version of Matt Lindland in that he is an incredibly dominant wrestler and controlling fighter, easily top 5 at his weight, but is as boring as watching 'Valhalla Rising' on repeat. He is the most deserving contender and the one guy you KNOW the UFC hopes never wins the title. It would be nigh on impossible to hype his fights.
As for Silva v Sonnen, Chael talked more trash and got more personal on the Spider than any fighter in UFC history and for the 23 of the 25 minutes backed up every word of it. Supposedly Anderson had an injured rib going into the fight, but give credit where it is due, Sonnen got in his face, took him down and beat on him for almost 35 minutes.
A LOT of people wanted to see Chael win, due to Silvas ridiculous performances his last view events where he has spent more time dancing and running, being 'evasive' than actually fighting. This would have been bad enough if it was because he was overmatched, but it was made worse because in the rare moment he engaged he showed the glimpses of brilliance that we came to love about him.
I thought that his pulblic rebuke from UFC president Dana White after his last bout combined with Sonnens incessant trash talk might re-ignite Silva's killer instinct, but if it did we werent givin the opportunity to see it.
In the end, he had a great come from behind submission win, which while impressive, is a little less so, considering it was over a guy known for having suspect submission defence.
It also laid out the blueprint for how to beat Silva, something I'm sure GSP was watching with interest. Whether thats was due to injury or not remains to be seen.
Saturday, August 7, 2010
Thursday, August 5, 2010
Calendar Girl for August
Ok, I know we are a few days in and I am yet to post a new calendar girl for the month, but I had a conundrum.
How the fuck do you follow up from Adriana Lima?? I felt like I had peaked to early.
I have spent some time the last couple of days scouring the web, looking at images of beautiful women, stuggling to find somone to compare with the gorgeous Ms Lima.
Ultimately I have had to make the decision to go with her fellow Brazillian godess and Victoria Secret model, Alessia Ambrosio.
She is the kind of stunner you can never see too often, and if you're not familiar with her, then you will be loving me for choosing her this month.
Enjoy
How the fuck do you follow up from Adriana Lima?? I felt like I had peaked to early.
I have spent some time the last couple of days scouring the web, looking at images of beautiful women, stuggling to find somone to compare with the gorgeous Ms Lima.
Ultimately I have had to make the decision to go with her fellow Brazillian godess and Victoria Secret model, Alessia Ambrosio.
She is the kind of stunner you can never see too often, and if you're not familiar with her, then you will be loving me for choosing her this month.
Enjoy
Monday, August 2, 2010
The Radiant Child
This looks like it will be extremely interesting.
Centered on a rare interview that director and friend Tamra Davis shot with Basquiat over twenty years ago, this definitive documentary chronicles the meteoric rise and fall of the young artist. In the crime-ridden NYC of the 1970s, he covers the city with the graffiti tag SAMO. In 1981 he puts paint on canvas for the first time, and by 1983 he is an artist with “rock star status.” He achieves critical and commercial success, though he is constantly confronted by racism from his peers. In 1985 he and Andy Warhol become close friends and painting collaborators, but they part ways and Warhol dies suddenly in 1987. Basquiat’s heroin addiction worsens, and he dies of an overdose in 1988 at the age of 27. The artist was 25 years old at the height of his career, and today his canvases sell for more than a million dollars. With compassion and psychological insight, Tamra Davis details the mysteries that surround this charismatic young man, an artist of enormous talent whose fortunes mirrored the rollercoaster quality of the downtown scene he seemed to embody.
Centered on a rare interview that director and friend Tamra Davis shot with Basquiat over twenty years ago, this definitive documentary chronicles the meteoric rise and fall of the young artist. In the crime-ridden NYC of the 1970s, he covers the city with the graffiti tag SAMO. In 1981 he puts paint on canvas for the first time, and by 1983 he is an artist with “rock star status.” He achieves critical and commercial success, though he is constantly confronted by racism from his peers. In 1985 he and Andy Warhol become close friends and painting collaborators, but they part ways and Warhol dies suddenly in 1987. Basquiat’s heroin addiction worsens, and he dies of an overdose in 1988 at the age of 27. The artist was 25 years old at the height of his career, and today his canvases sell for more than a million dollars. With compassion and psychological insight, Tamra Davis details the mysteries that surround this charismatic young man, an artist of enormous talent whose fortunes mirrored the rollercoaster quality of the downtown scene he seemed to embody.
Hi, My Name Is..
New graff documentary of the early days in Melburn, has the potential to be pretty special.
If it turns out to be a video version of Kings Way it could be downright Essential.
If it turns out to be a video version of Kings Way it could be downright Essential.
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