OBEY Clothing's C.F.izzO. and new baby daddy, Adam Van B not only loves his 200 button calculator with the extra wide paper roll dispenser, he loves nature. With the recent Bee Hive discovery at the new office, he pounced (like a kitty kaat) on the opportunity to safely remove them off the property and use them for this weekend's bee meat bbq extravaganza.

The man with the plan, master beekeeper Bill Walter oversaw the operation and was kind enough to let Adam get an assist on the rescue.  If you have bees ditch the exterminator and give this guy a call, he will properly rescue and relocate them to a safe area.  Or better yet adopt a hive and put them in your backyard if you have the room.  Check out his full range of bee related services at www.guerillabeekeepers.com or contact him at 949-939-3296 orbill@guerillabeekeepers.com

jr bee keeper

This guy.

The man with the plan, master beekeeper Bill Walter oversaw the operation and was kind enough to let Adam get an assist on the rescue.  If you have bees ditch the exterminator and give this guy a call, he will properly rescue and relocate them to a safe area.  Or better yet adopt a hive and put them in your backyard if you have the room.  Check out his full range of bee related services at www.guerillabeekeepers.com or contact him at 949-939-3296 orbill@guerillabeekeepers.com

My good friend Mike Kershnar sent over a great photo of a new coyote face he painted in San Francisco. It's located at 1673 Haight Street, a couple blocks down from Amoeba Music. If you are in the area you should stop by and check it out.

If you aren't familiar with Mike's work check out this video below about him and the great projects he is involved with.

For those that don’t know Godspeed You Black Emperor is a musical tour de force of “post-rock” instrumentation. The style and grace in which they build up and tear down beautifully woven soundscapes is unparalleled. They reunited to curate the All Tomorrows Parties In Minefield England this last December, and announced tour dates for North America. Well we here in Southern California are lucky enough to graced by their presence this evening 2-22 at the FOX Theater in Pomona at 9pm . They are playing with OM who are no slouches either…this show is destined to be nothing short of memorable for all whom attend. To say I’m excited for this…is an understatement…I’ll see you tonight…and much thanks to Lesley Olenik and FOX Theater for making all this happen…we all owe you a thank you for bringing this to us.

(From MTV.com) "DJ Kool Herc, the father of Hip-Hop, is in need of surgery and is seeking financial help due to a lack of health insurance. DJ Premier announced Herc’s hospitalization and financial woes on his Live From HeadQcourterz SIRIUS satellite radio show this weekend and the news quickly spread via Twitter, Hip-Hop sites and blogs.

Herc, born Clive Campbell, came to prominence in the late 70’s DJ’ing parties throughout the South Bronx. Herc’s deep crates and eclectic mix of records (Funk, Latin, Jazz, etc.) are credited for sparking what we know as Hip-Hop today. Taking two of the same record, Herc would isolate and extend popular segments of recordings, which became known as “breaks.” A party he threw for his sister Cindy Campbell on August 11, 1973 at 1520 Sedgwick Ave in the Bronx is credited as the day Hip-Hop was born.

Along with Grandmaster Flash and Afrika Bambaataa, the trio is considered the creators of Hip-Hop music and culture. However, unlike his two aforementioned peers, Herc never went on to record music as an artist. In 1977, Herc was stabbed at a party and fell back from the Hip-Hop scene. In ensuing years he also developed a drub habit.

In more recent years, a drug free Herc has rekindled his presence—he’s a fixture at major Hip-Hop shows in NYC—but unfortunately, unlike the millionaires that Hip-Hop has spawned, he never reaped the financial rewards of his creation. Though plenty of artists pay homage to Herc, props don’t pay medical bills."

This Friday at OBEY Radio, we present a bit of Hip Hop history, paying homage to the culture that helped build where we're at today. All proceeds from the night go to Kool Herc, and we'd love to have you guys come thru to eat, drink and dance for a good cause.

- ROAM

If you have tried unsuccessfully to purchase a signed screen print before they sell out then here’s your chance! This box set contains 3 signed screen prints, a stencil and the book is numbered. You can’t beat that! Watch the video for a closer look at what’s inside the box. Now shipping with a free gift while supplies last… Available on Obey Giant.

Aside from the fact that my dear friend Stefan Glerum is always trying to hook up with my girlfriends, he is also a really talented artist. And last weekend was the opening of his new show; High Rollers Only. Now don't let his looks fool you, he actually does make really nice stuff.

There are a lot of really nice new prints, but also original works. Of course none of them compare to my personal favorite.

Why does Jesus pop up everywhere I'm going lately?

So if you're in Amsterdam before March 19th go check out Stefan's new show.

If you can't make it, just go to his website and buy his prints.

-SEBAS

February is officially metal month for me. Started with Lemmy of Motörhead's documentary. Saw it last Saturday and they really don't make musicians like they use to. Lemmy is truly inspirational.

Rock on

-Julie

My Friends!

Valentwine's day is right around the corner and timing couldn't be more perfect in receiving a package from our music friends from Switzerland's Creaked Records. In the package, were 100 brand new, never been heard mixes from Ngoc Lan entitled "Heartbeats Style: A Selection of Creaked Records Finest."

The official release of the CD will be this Monday February 14 (Swiss Only)... a great soundtrack while makin' bacon with your significant or insignificant other(s). BUT.... if you're fiending for a copy and so happen to be in the Southern CA area, don't miss this Friday at OBEY Radio. We'll be handing out a few to the ladies and maybe to one or two non-lurker looking dudes. Again, it's Swiss only so it's quite special we're getting these for the event. Don't sleep.

for more info, please visit these sites:

http://www.myspace.com/ngoc_lan
www.creakedrecords.com
www.love-made.com

- ROAM

If you're not from Amsterdam you might not know who Nalden is, but out here he is pretty well known especially for his innovative way of blogging. Next to his blog Nalden is always working on a lot of different projects. Lately one of his main projects is WeTransfer. WeTransfer is a website that allows you to transfer files up to 2GB to your friends, co-workers or even your granny if she knows how to work the internet. The good thing is though that WeTransfer is absolutely free to use for everyone. And even better now we have our own customized OBEY channel. Go check it out is super easy and it just looks so darn well.

For me in for info on WeTransfer go to: http://wetransfer.info

And the for the OBEY channel go to: obey.wetransfer.com

-SEBAS

I recently came back from a trip of my home land.... some pics below

Fort Santo Domingo

Shilin Night Market

Undercover Taipeiuc Noodle Bar

photo by: Minhsu Wang (below)

JULIE

http://www.ananasamiami.com