‘Cut and Fold Subway Sketchbook’, by Martin Ander….. Now you can paint your own graffiti on a whole car on the New York Subway or create a new colourway for the London Tube, without leaving your home. Cut and Fold Subway Sketchbook is 8 different subway car paper models from 8 of the worlds metropolis.
Cut, fold, glue … and you have created your own miniature subway model car.
Cut and Fold Subway Sketchbook trailer:
From the late 70s until today, these subway car models have served as the canvases for the most explosive art movement of our times. While the kings of graffiti go through great trouble putting their art on trains, these formats are now available to everyone. Fun for train enthusiasts and graffiti fans of all ages. Cut and fold your own little subways, perfect your sketches, re-color the subway designs. Only the imagination sets the limits. Cut and Fold Subway Sketchbook contains 4 subway car paper models of each model – if you mess up with the crayons on your favorite model, just start with another one.
Models included are New York, London, Berlin, Paris, Moscow, Toronto, Rome and Stockholm.
Martin Ander is an internationally known graphic designer whose roots are in the skateboard and graffiti world of Stockholm. His illustrations and designs appear on record covers and as skateboard graphics, and in the books Subway Sketchbook, Hip Hop Board Book, Sheraton Years,
Street Art Cookbook, Classic Hits and KAOS – Vandals in Motion.
Manchester rapper MENNIS drops off the first instalment from the four-part project, XCIX.
He goes in over JAY Z’s Somewhereinamerica to lyricise on being a Manchester artist striving to succeed against a backdrop of disparity and division, between regions, within cities and across the socioeconomic groups in the UK.
The effortless rhymes, intricate wordplay and shrewd lyricism bode well with the horn-driven, piano-plinked Hit-Boy production; recorded live with the AllAboutGoodMusic houseband.
More dopeness from THESE HANDZ a.k.a. SPARKII SKI & DJ GRAZZHOPPA are back with another banger ‘THE BAR BURYING’ featuring SENICA, DON STREAT & UNREAL (from ANIMAL PAK).
One of the hardest workers in the hip-hop game, New Orleans underground emcee Harn SOLO drops his sixth album, “Perfect Picture”. Forming strong partnerships with talented producers Pro Prospek and CZA of Crescent Kingz, the trio merge together to tint a detailed layered sonic portrait. Reflecting influences from the West Coast, the South and the ever-enduring 90’s decade of golden hip-hop, even with Harn vacillating between a fast trip and slower, deliberate melodic flow, several listens are required to catch the clever word play that naturally add shadows and texture to the collective painting.
Lyriqs da Lyriciss, a guest on the album, appears memorably on one of the album brush strokes, “Star Gazing”. Paying tribute to his current city on “Louis Armstrong”, it’s obvious this song mirrors the unique spirit of a legendary music town. Hitting his stride and reflecting confident growth on the other highlights,”The Future” and the title track, his “Wild Style” is infectious. Standing back from the “Perfect Picture”, the listener will view the canvas chock full of inventive swirls and impressive reverbs.
Crediting New Orleans for the artist’s creative renaissance Nola.com says, “The musician is passionate about the community and its people, a love distinctly illustrated in his lyrics and the local images that are depicted in his music videos. Cleary, he seems to have found his soul in the Crescent City”.
Performances by:
Talib Kweli
Black Moon backed by Phony Ppl (Enta Da Stage 20-year Anniversary Set)
Smif n Wessun (Reggae Jam Session)
The Underachievers
RES
T’nah Apex (Pro Era)
Cory Mo
DJ set from Meka of 2Dopeboyz
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