Boom Swagger

Late night entry, just came back from Cap'n P ripping a night at Bembe doing fill-ins for Busquelo.

Speaking of dood, he's putting together a very very cool function kicking off this weekend. Tropic of Cancer, "an annual art and music benefit themed around the 'soul of the tropics,' returns this July with another stunning lineup of artists and DJs. The collaborators will transform the 7500 sq ft Supreme Trading gallery and bar into a sensory journey through the cultures of the equator. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Small Planet Fund, supporting grassroots movements around the world fighting the root causes of hunger and social injustice." Via may be doing some documentation of the event, very excited to be helping out.

For all you crooks stealing our bandwidth: Man Charged With Stealing Wi-Fi Signal.

Just missed Magnifico. Dang.

In another case of non-Viets schooling me on my peoples, that brother Urn hooked up a gem of a link: Is hip-hop mere fashion or a dangerous trend? I came across a store called Hip-Hop ATL in a mall in Saigon last year, no doubt one of the first "urban" shops in the country, and good lord shiz was a trip. If i hadn't lost my digital camera I'd definitely share photos of the spot... misinterpreted cultural signifiers ALL UP IN IT. Bootleg Independent fanny packs next to chain wallets next to bootleg PNB next to a pretty dope graf mural.. tried to hit them off with some tees to sell right up until I realized our price point um... pretty much amounted to what most folks there made in a week.

More goodness from Urn with an eBay treasure: They said the villain been spittin enough lightnin to rock shock the boogie down to Brighton... aight then. (note: The Stencil completely got the jumps on this one... shaking my fist, Will! But good looks on rocking the Via logo in Cambridge... all is forgiven).

Director's Label: Series 2 looks like it's gonna be pretty diggity dope. Mark Romanek, Stephane Sednaoui, Jonathan Glazer, and Anton Corbijn. (via Skate Fairy)

A Tribute to Ray HarryHausen... whatchoo know about Skeletor?

Finally, folks who know me know that pretty much the only tv I can digest is wrestling. It's ironic viewing, I swear. No it isn't. Everything else on the tube is dumb-dumb enough, might as well go the whole way and just cheer on boffos as they fake-beat the shit outta each other, right? Anyway... I don't really offend easy, but given today's events in London, I'm surprised UPN didn't cut this segment out altogether. Had a little scrolling marquee saying that parental discretion was advised, but c'mon doods... you're not really helping here.