February 2009
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02.28.09
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02.21.09Weekend Jam-Spot ReportA couple of events just came down the pipeline from DJ Ghostdad. Both of these will be epic, so if you're looking to get out this weekend, take heed:
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02.10.09Why The Shepard Fairey Arrest Has Nothing To Do With Shepard FaireyPhoto courtesy Wooster Collective At first blush, it's tempting to view Shepard Fairey's arrest at the ICA on Friday as the culmination of a masterful publicity campaign. For months, Shep and his crew (inexplicably, every person I talk to uses the word "crew") have been plastering murals around town to hype his Supply & Demand show, and given Shep's guerrilla marketing MO and lengthy rap sheet, it wouldn't be that far-fetched for him to arrange his own arrest. But in light of the reports that have come out since Friday, the arrest seems to have more to do with Blago-style brinksmanship than ...
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02.06.09First Friday Open Studios x SoWa (2/6)Continue Reading...
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02.04.09Slideshow: Boston Freeform Gift Swap x Banditos Misteriosos (1/31)Photos courtesy Eddric Lee. Continue Reading...
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02.03.09The Diamond Mines x Plough And Stars[audio:http://www.thathottness.com/blog/audio/DiamondMines_IntotheSpaceAge.mp3] Into the Space Age (mp3) Continue Reading...
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Arts
From the Archives: Artageddon at the Distillery Gallery»
In art, as in love, things can get a bit messy when the Internet is involved. In the old days of aesthetic courtship, the rules were simple: artist toils in obscurity; gallery discovers artist; the Whitney calls and they fall in love at the Empire State Building. Gallerists were the gatekeepers to the art world, [...]
Music
Straight Outta New Bedford: 2 Men Arrested For Gangsta Rap Video»
When two aspiring hip-hop artists from Massachusetts were hauled into court last month and charged with making threats against police in a rap video, everyone in the court room, from the defense attorneys to the prosecutors, agreed on one thing: Matthew Rufino, 24, and Jason Foley, 28, do not have a bright future ahead in [...]
Style
Glam Shots: Common Goes Goggling; House Of Pain Goes Green»
Photos by ThinkCommon.com Ever vigilant, our dude Brandon spotted these photos of Common doing some boutique goggle shopping in Cambridge. The southside rapper stopped by Concepts in Harvard Square last month and mugged for some photos.
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