I’ve had to be real patient. It all didnt happen right away. Even in the midst of the whole gallery art world I thought this was the greatest thing in the world, but there was more.
-Futura
Known for pioneering a more abstract style of graffiti writing, Futura played a major role in the NYCs graffiti scene of the 70s. As the popularity of graffiti art flared in the 70’s and 80’s, Futura’s work was shown alongside artists such as Basquiat and Keith Haring. As his style developed, he began designing, and has collaborated with numerous artists and companies, including The Clash, Supreme, and A Bathing Ape. Get an inside look at his workspace and his love for b movies, video games and, apparently, all things Sony in the interview from “The Run Up,” available to the public for free for the first time, on Walrus TV.
Was just linked this video recap from the Buffet in Melbourne. You get a few cheeky glimpses at the Gear Brisbane stand. A good insight to the trade fair for those who weren’t lucky enough to make it. Filmed by the guys at Deep Surface
As a natural progression of Stones Throw’s ongoing relationship and series of collaborations with acclaimed Dutch Artist Parra, here the Rock Throw t-shirt that came in today. Very limited quantities available!
A little disaster happened yesterday, just after I uploaded new photo’s for all 1000’s of products in the online catalogue the whole shit just disappeard. AAAAAARRRRRGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH. I’ll try to fix it asap, but I’m afraid it can take a while. If you’re after something please shoot me an email at info@gearbrisbane.com.
One of the greatest musicians ever is releasing a new album today, almost 40 years after he died.
The 12-track album, Valleys of Neptune, features the final studio sessions of the original Jimi Hendrix Experience line-up.
Hendrix died in September 1970, aged 27.
Most of the songs were recorded in 1969 at London’s Olympic Studios and New York’s Record Plant. They include covers of Sunshine of Your Love by Cream and Bleeding Heart by Elmore James, plus original tracks Lullaby of Summer and Red House. The earliest song on the album, Mr Bad Luck, dates back to 1967.
The recordings have circulated in bootlegs over the years, but this is the first time they have been released officially. Each has been digitally restored to bring the sound quality up to modern standards.
Janie Hendrix, the guitarist’s sister and manager of his estate, said: “My brother Jimi was at home in the studio. Valleys of Neptune offers deep insight into his mastery of the recording process and demonstrates the fact that he was as unparalleled a recording innovator as he was a guitarist.
So the weather in Brisbane over the last week has been very depressing. Rain, rain and more rain. Prior to the epic storm systems converging over the south east of Queensland, a few of us had organised to get the saturday morning rides off the ground again. So yesterday morning at 5:40am we set of for the Gold Coast. About 30km into the ride we picked up a lone ranger by the name of Paul. Paul was meant to ride with his 99 bikes buddies, but they were all scared off by the rain. So he joined us to the GC and back. It was wet, cold and unpredicatably windy at times but we stuck at it and made the Gold Coast a few minutes past 9am for breakfast and returned to Brisbane just on 1pm.
Ride statistics:
Distance = 200km (Gear Brisbane return via Gold Coast)
Time in saddle = 6:27
Average speed = 28.62km/h
Saturday morning rides are now once again a weekly thing. Brisbane Square @ 5am. This next weekend we will be riding out to Scarborough via airport and breakfast upon return to Valley or West End. Fixed/SS/Geared your all welcome.
Just to wrap things up, i thought i’d explain this posts title ‘Tour de Cure’. Paul (the random roadie who ended up smashing Brisbane to Gold Coast return yesterday with us) is riding Sydney > Maroochydoore as part of the Tour de Cure. The ride takes in 1400km in 10 days with approx 90 riders getting involved this year. Each rider is fundraising money with all the proceeds of the ride going towards the fight against cancer. Paul has only been riding roadbikes for 3 months! There’s not too many guys out there that would jump on the back of a pack heading south and follow it all the way to the gold Coast and back, let alone attempt a 1400km tour! He’s doing the ride in support of a freind. He has a website running with his training progress and information about the ride which he regularly updates. Definitely worth a look - Paul’s Tour de Cure.
So I’ve been in contact with Mr Kareem Shehab about the release of his second installment in the Death Pedal series. If you haven’t seen the trailer for Death Pedal 2, i recommend you check it out! We will have in a few weeks Death Pedal 1 & 2 with some tee’s as well. Date for premiere is still TBA, so watch this space!
