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FILM////COMING ATTRACTIONS...

LA///THE DATE FARMERS x NEW IMAGE ART

Farm Boys: Carlos Ramirez & Armando Lerma

The Date Farmers came in from the California desert (where their family farms dates) long enough to debut an impressive show of new work, "Nadie Me Quiere" (Nobody Loves Me) at West Hollywood's New Image Art gallery on Saturday nite. Drawing inspiration from modern Mexican street art & graphics, Chicano lowrider, jail & gang culture, Catholic iconography and traditional Mexican & Indian crafts, the boys blend their influences into a postmodern amalgam that they execute with ease. Working collaboratively, the two channel their vision into pieces executed on a variety of found objects from wood paneling to sections of corrugated metal, passing off painting duties one to another at will. The end result is an incredibly varied output that represents a unique example of modern Chicano art. As if that weren't enough, they're some of the nicest guys you'll ever meet. Some people just have it all...

Rounding out the show was an installation by fellow artist Gary Garay replicating a traditional Mexican zapateria with handmade cardboard shoes, boots & sandals surrounded by paintings and a customized Mexican helado cart...

The show runs through September 9, proceed to New Image Art ASAP...

New Image Art's Marsea Goldberg (middle) with her Silverlake posse...

GARY GARAY

NEWS///THE "GNOTORIOUS" B.I.G...

GNARLS BIGGIE

In the circle of life, everything comes back around again, as is the case with the new posthumous supergroup "Gnarls Biggie". Much like Dangermouse jumpstarted his career by blending Jay-Z's "Black Album" with the Beatles' eponymous "White Album", before moving on to found Gnarls Barkley, Brooklyn-based duo Sound Advice (aka: Elsewhere & K. Ross) have mashed-up their hometown hero's oeuvre with Gnarls Barkley's debut disc "St. Elsewhere" to create the hybrid album "Gnotorious". Of course, the whole thing is illegal as hell and not commercially available, but for now the album exists online for your listening pleasure at Gnotorious.com. Grab it without leaving a trail on Limewire by downloading Wiretap for free, recording the tracks as you listen & importing the files into iTunes...

DOG DAYS...

YouTube is a wonderful thing. Click HERE to enjoy...

NYC///THE WEEK IN REVIEW...

When Stuntboy's (aka: Erik Foss) not busy scoring dust, he's on the scene in the NYC with his camera at the ready. Peep some highlights from last week's misadventures...


Chris "DAZE" Ellis works for a better NYC...

Paris Hilton's (aka: the Praying Mantis) birthday bash at the Marquee was a fiasco.
Guess which one of these is the birthday girl...

The Mantis' clown car...

Chickenhead & Quicksand alum Sergio Vega handled the comic relief (which was much in need) while Paul Sevigny, Purple Magazine publisher Olivier Zahm & a gal pal kept it fab...

Meanwhile, in Chelsea, Steve Aoki (aka: Kid Millionaire) & The Cobrasnake were
on hand to jump start the body rock at Stereo...

Where actor Leo Fitzpatrick showed off his new pet Ewok & the Droog crew was in full effect...

THE ATL///BUFF MONSTER x SOUTHERN BELLES...

It's hot as hell in the ATL so Buff Monster had no problem getting the ladies to take it all off & become human paintings on the southern swing of his US "Soft Serve" tour this week. Club Django was the spot for a nite when the crew set up shop to screen some original T-shirts for the fans & post up on some young, nubile flesh. Rappers Supreeme were on hand to keep the painted bodies rockin into the wee hours. Let's just say these were the most "legal" photos from the nite...

Buff gettin' in where he fits in...

Unfortunately, these paintings weren't for sale...

Durrty South in the house...

Everybody wants some...

Buff's hardbody club...

Dacks double dippin...

Fuck Hyphy, you gotta keep it Krunk!...

Supreeme & the clientele...

NEWS///REVOLVER REVELATIONS...

Author Ray Newman isn't a music journalist or really even an author, but as a Beatles fan, he's written a shockingly good 103 page virtual book (in PDF format) on the most important album of the Band's career, Revolver, that's available as a free download by clicking HERE. This month marks Revolver's 4o year anniversary, so dig in and try to figure out where the modern music industry went wrong...

While we're talking about Revolver, check out this amazing
James Jarvis rendition of the classic Klaus Voorman original...
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SNEEK PEEK///THE MAD DR...

Keep it tuned to Supertouch for more details...

AT A GLANCE///SKETCHBOOK WEDNESDAYS...

This week's entry in the little black book comes from O.G. NYC street art legend & Rock Steady Crew member Doze Green, who gave these two pages an extra dose of the mystical creative energy that he travels the world in wild pursuit of. Known primarily for his epic expressive paintings, it's in Doze's pen & ink work that the fine subtleties of his masterful linestyle come to light. That's artspeak for "he draws like a straight-up badass"...

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Up close & personal:

NYC///LIVE FROM LIT LOUNGE...

From all nite rocket-fueled throwdowns at his bar, Lit Lounge, to prowlin the streets of his native stomping grounds of the Lower East Side, NYC, by day, Stuntboy, aka: Erik Foss always keeps the camera off safety. Peep the weekend's flix...

FULLY LIT: aNYthing's A-Ron gets suicidal behind the bar while Neck Face lives the dream...

Tristan Eaton kikin it with the Vice squad. DJ Smal Change won't play 50 Cent...

Dark side of the moon...

Street artist Haculla kickin it with Baker Boy "The Sza"...

Streetside: The Boys of legendary art bar Max Fish @ 6am, music video shoot @ 3pm...

The Yeah Yeah Yeahs takin control at McCarren Park Pool...

Where artist Maya Hayuk came prepared & one of Russia's finest kept the pulses quick.

MODA///BARRACUDA de LOS ÁNGELES...

Dyslexia runs in la familia Barracuda...

LA streetwear hotspot Barracuda has just launched their latest line of branded apparel, "Barracuda Mal Vivientes," with a range of T-shirts & hoodies emblazoned with Miguel de la Barracuda's signature Mexicano imagery including the too-sick-for-words "La Virgín de los Hijos de Putas" zip-up sweatshirt. Thank Supertouch when you don't have to wonder where to get that "Amexicana" T-shirt that Lupe Fiasco's wearin in his first video dropping any minute now...

Barracuda LA, 7600B Melrose Ave..

FASHION///HYSTERIC MINI...

Can't bear the thought of spending more to dress your kids in the finest imported rock couture fashion than you do on yourself? Then stay the fuck outta Span of Sunset where you'll find the newest HYSTERIC MINI gear including the incredibly rare Mike Giant baby blanket! Available for in-store purchase only, don't sleep...