THE HIP HOP WARS: What We Talk About When We Talk About Hip Hop (2008), Paperback
Hip Hop/Rap/Gangsta/Race Paperback, Used
For years, the most commercially successful hip hop has become increasingly saturated with caricatures of black gangstas, thugs, pimps, and hos. This both represents and feeds a problem in black American culture. Or does it? In The Hip-Hop Wars, Rose explores the most crucial issues underlying the polarized claims on each side of the debate: Does hip hop cause violence, or merely reflect a violent ghetto culture? Is hip hop sexist, or are its detractors simply anti-sex? Does the portrayal of black culture in hip hop undermine black advancement? "The Hip Hop Wars is Crisis of the Negro Intellectual for the new millennium. Tricia Rose's take on hip hop is smart, provocative, analytical, and gutsy
CROSSED: BADLANDS Issue #91 (2015); Comic
Violent/Sex/Adult/Gore/Zombie Comic [Wraparound Cover], Used (as new)
Max Bemis starts and all-new arc of Crossed to tell another gripping story in the world of ultimate misery. After C-Day everything changed. Nothing was every normal again - not life, not family, and not survival. The majority of people who didn't evolve with the new status quo were brutally killed or added to the ranks of psychopaths roaming the streets. But what about a love story in this new world of hate?
DEATH SENTENCE Issue #1 (2015); Comic
Comics/Sexy/Superpowers/Nerds Comic, Used (as new)
The smash-hit sex-and-superpowers epic returns, with a brand-new artist and an all-new ongoing series that picks up where the bestselling graphic novel left off! London is in ruins, psychic manipulator Monty is ripped in half by failed musician Weasel, and rabbit-hatted invisible artist Verity is missing, presumed dead! As England pulls itself back from the brink, new G-positive powers are popping up all over! As martial law and forced abstinence prey on the mind of the London Mayor, the American alphabet agencies are watching the London warzone with interest - and special agent Jeb Mulgrew might be next to be thrown into the fire!
TRANSWORLD SKATEBOARDING 20th Anniversary Issue (2003); Magazine
Skateboarding/Skate Magazine, Used (Ex+)
Four Hundred and fucking something pages!! This is like new condition, and pushing 20 years old! So rad.....
(This issue came with a number of different covers, the cover shown in the image is different to the issue we have for sale).
VERI.LIVE Issue 12 (2013); Magazine w/- bonus 7"
Punk/Rock/Live Music/Magazine/7" single/Melbourne - Magazine, New
Abimonthly black and white live music and music culture magazine featuring Gonzo 70s-style copy, a strong emphasis on large live photographic visuals in an artbook look and style. Focusing on both national and international artists, as well as live venues and music culture around greater Melbourne, veri.live delivers in-depth artist interviews and live reviews that cover a broad cross-section of music genres, as well as industry related editorials.
Side A Tracks:
OFF! – Wrong
Side B Tracks:
Barb Wire Girls – Walking Dead
This issue has been pressed on mixed colour vinyl so each vinyl is unique. Colours range from violets through to greens, browns and greys. (The vinyl in the attached image is a randomly chosen disc from the shipment to show an example of a colour). This issue was limited to 2000 copies.
KINGBROWN Issue #2 (2006) Street Art/Design; Magazine
Street Art/Graffiti/Art/Design/Culture Magazine, Used
Fucking raddest magazine in Australia,....or the world? Sitting somewhere between a book, a magazine and an art zine, Kingbrown is a super limited edition periodical. Each issue is handcrafted, delivered inside a silk screened brown bag which is designed and curated by some of the world's leading innovators of photography, illustration and urban and skateboard art and design. This issue does not have brown bag, but is in excellent condition, and early issues are rare to come by. Inside Kingbrown you will find profiles and interviews that take you on a twisted journey inside the studios and minds of some of our very talented friends, with the aim of keeping you inspired and connected to the subcultures we love most. Printed with quality in mind, each page is essentially a collectable item. (Image shown does not match product)
14K: issue #8 (Switzerland) Broadsheet Graff Zine (1995)
Graffiti/Street Art/Art/Design Broadsheet Magazine, Used
This classic zine from Switzerland will certainly quench your ink-brain thirst with its huge (24) A3 pages and extraordinary graffiti which is represented in almost 300 flicks in this issue. You'll find all aspects of European graff well covered, from hardcore train bombing to large-scale productions. Covered countries in this issue include Denmark, Germany, Spain, France, and even a few from the United States. 14K also has an extensive mailorder supply of zines, caps, and other graff-related goodies! Check it out, but don't expect to enjoy the articles unless you know German.
DEATH FROM ABOVE issue #1 (Melbourne Graff Zine) 2003
Graffiti/Street Art/Art/Underground Magazine; Used (Mint - as new)
Ironically titled, Death From Above hails from Melbourne, and Issue #1 (the only issue ever printed I believe?) is a strong example of the quality of the writers in Melbourne City. Its high quality pages are camouflaged well by its rugged design and appearance. The majority of the photos, which were carefully selected, are trains spanning the years 2001-2003 and reflect the many styles of the city. The train flicks, consisting of E2Es, T2Bs, window downs, inside bombs, etc. would probably even make a NY pioneer long for blockbuster nights gone by. Walls and other surfaces are not as plentiful as the metal, but our friends at DxFxAx did put together a nice b&w centerfold of hand styles, throws and other spontaneous markings. All in all, a solid debut. Fucking RAD!
B9 KINGDOM (2012); Hardcover - NEW (Rare!)
A collected series of art books by illustrators and cartoonists Meredith Gran, Dustin Harbin, Becky Dreistadt, and Evan Dahm in one hardbound edition.
Benign Kingdom is an art book publishing project, who put together a series of four books featuring art by four wonderful artists working in comics and illustration! This beautiful quality Hardcover book is 128 pages, it has full-color, matte interiors, and the cover is emblazoned with the seal of the Benign Kingdom in iridescent foil. The hardcover compilation has the interiors of all four individual artists books bound together in one book, with a foil seal on the cover. The cover images from the individual books will be included in the interior too, so nothing’s missing from the hardcover.
URBAN ART PHOTOGRAPHY Jurgen Grobe (2008); Hardcover
Graffiti/Street Art/Photography/Hip Hop Hardcover, Used
Berlin is a particularly strong magnet for international street artists and its landscape is filled with artwork and signatures that are inventing new visual codes. But the impressions that these artists leave are inevitably fleeting, as their art falls victim to the city’s unrelenting development. Luckily, the book Urban Art Photography serves as a permanent documentation and time capsule of both the creation and evolution of these constantly changing images.
STREET SKETCHBOOK: Journeys (2010); Hardcover
Street Art/Graffiti/Design/Art Hardcover, Used (Some cover damage)
Fans of the hit graffiti title Street Sketchbook will delight in this new volume dedicated to the journeys both geographical and imaginative of street artists. Twenty-six of the hottest new artists working worldwide today have opened up their sketchbooks to share their impressions as they travel on road trips, trek halfway across the globe, and explore internal landscapes. From widely diverse backgrounds, these cutting-edge artists share one crucial decision: to bypass conventional routes for the creative road less taken, the urban streets and alleyways. From doodles on a bus in Central America to fully realized murals spanning the Israel-Palestine border, Street Sketchbook: Journeys is an engrossing travelogue of visual free expression.
THE ART OF REBELLION 2: The World of Urban Art Activism (2006); Hardcover
Graffiti/Street Art/Design/Art Hardcover, Used
The Art of Rebellion 2 features an international survey of street art, spotlighting dozens of new and unknown protagonists alongside many well known and respected artists who have been at it for years. Since the publication of the first volume, there has been a surge in street art activity and a growing awareness of the art form in the public eye; this volume takes the reader on a lush visual journey through that artistic explosion and features tons of new work with original styles, techniques and intent. The book also presents a selection of the best exhibitions & collaborations between artists and apparel and fashion brands. Featured Artists include: Miss Van, Kid Acne, Faile, Blek le Rat, El Pussycat, Jon Burgerman, Heavyweight, LAtlas, Zevs, DOMA, Erosie, Thundercut, Skewville, Derrick Hodgson, Koralie, Inkunstruction, Adam Neate, Darius & Downey, Dan Witz, Asbestos, Dave the Chimp and many others all brought to life through photos, interviews and quotes.
