Since posting the Yak Films turf dance video things have gone a little crazy for all concerned; the video has gone viral; The Huffington Post covered the story linking to this blog, the Guys involved have been getting a lot of attention (quite deservedly) and long may it last.
There is a serious issue here.
Turf dance is being used as a means of resolving disputes where a gun might once have been used; the Dancers, musicians and film makers are openly anti gun crime. Turf is drawing positive attention to a much criticised section of the American population. Turf dance is also being used to express dissatisfaction, grief (R.I.P. 211) and much much more.
These guys are not the problem; they are part of the solution!
Monday, 11 October 2010
Sunday, 10 October 2010
Anish Kapoor in Kensington Gardens. London and Playlister.
Culcher in the park!
Being housebound; if not housebound then certainly immediate vicinity bound I have to get my culture vicariously. Dan Lywood; top DJ and often recipient of a Cow hello posted this in facebook today. I nicked it... such is the wonder of the interweb. Thanks Dan!
Photo: Dan Lywood
Check out the playlister website:http://playlister.wordpress.com/
Being housebound; if not housebound then certainly immediate vicinity bound I have to get my culture vicariously. Dan Lywood; top DJ and often recipient of a Cow hello posted this in facebook today. I nicked it... such is the wonder of the interweb. Thanks Dan!
Check out the playlister website:http://playlister.wordpress.com/
Turf Dance explained.
Nicked this from wikipedia; means half of it will be wrong but WTF:
Turf dance is a form of street dance associated with hyphy music. The term, which originated as an acronym for Taking Up Room on the Floor,[1][2] was created by the influential turf dancer Jeriel Bey; the dance form was originally known as “hittin’ it”. The dance form had its earliest influences in the break dance movement of the 1980s. It developed into a distinctive dance style in Oakland California.
Kirsty MacColl.
Brian Nevill wrote the following this morning:
Saturday, 9 October 2010
bootcamp for the broken hearted: Mary Cigarettes.
Sometimes ones thoughts are better expressed by another.
Turf dancing in Oakland CA: Who those guys are!
this video is doing the rounds over here at the moment. It is an incredible demonstration on a number of levels; not least it is an example what the internet should really be about.
Arty fuckers might call it site specific performance art, White middle aged conservatives might call it threatening because it goes against all of their traditional prejudices when it comes to black youth and specifically male black youth. I just call it magical and inspiring and totally beyond criticism.
Every white adolescent in this country should watch this (all the black kids will know about it anyway); perhaps it may inspire a little more creativity and a little less indolence. Without doubt it will generate respect!
The dancers are: No Noize (red jacket), Man (black jacket), BJ (striped shirt) and Dreal.
check out YAK films online; there are more video's:
YAK LIKE YOU KNOW
YAK began as a production team of young photographers and filmmakers dedicated to youth-led multimedia production which provides a voice for resistance and an alternative to played-out mainstream media. At its core, YAK is a visual wrecking crew built to use every form of expressive multimedia to share the voice of youth in urban America and promote change on every level.
YAK's work with urban dance began with the legendary TURF FEINZ crew from Oakland, CA, innovators of the TUF dancing style. YAK is now evolving to take the lead in the street-based documentation of the global dance movement. We hope to see many more dance crews coming up all around the world and teaming up with new media companies to produce high quality dance videos. We encourage people to start documenting the various dance styles from their neighborhoods, cities and countries.
If you haven't already, join YouTube, subscribe to our channel, add us as a friend, send us a message, show us some videos, rate, comment, follow us on Facebook (search YAKFILMS.com), Twitter @YAKFILMS. We appreciate the support from people all over the world. Be part of the movement.
You can reach us by email at info@YAKFILMS.com or: http://www.youtube.com/user/YAKfilms
YAK's work with urban dance began with the legendary TURF FEINZ crew from Oakland, CA, innovators of the TUF dancing style. YAK is now evolving to take the lead in the street-based documentation of the global dance movement. We hope to see many more dance crews coming up all around the world and teaming up with new media companies to produce high quality dance videos. We encourage people to start documenting the various dance styles from their neighborhoods, cities and countries.
If you haven't already, join YouTube, subscribe to our channel, add us as a friend, send us a message, show us some videos, rate, comment, follow us on Facebook (search YAKFILMS.com), Twitter @YAKFILMS. We appreciate the support from people all over the world. Be part of the movement.
You can reach us by email at info@YAKFILMS.com or: http://www.youtube.com/user/YAKfilms
Many thanks to William Kamroon for replying to my inquiry and providing information on the dancers. Hopefully we can post more video's in the future.
Great stuff.
Our follow up press release video can be seen here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCtkuGPIts8
Our follow up press release video can be seen here:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCtkuGPIts8
Turf; part of the solution.
Since posting that Yak Films turf dance video things have gone a little crazy for all concerned; the video has gone viral; The Huffington Post covered the story linking to this blog, the Guys involved have been getting a lot of attention (quite deservedly) and long may it last.
There is a serious issue here.
Turf dance is being used as a means of resolving disputes where a gun might once have been used; the Dancers, musicians and film makers are openly anti gun crime. Turf is drawing positive attention to a much criticised section of the American population. Turf dance is also being used to express dissatisfaction, grief (R.I.P. 211) and much much more.
These guys are not the problem; they are part of the solution!
There is a serious issue here.
Turf dance is being used as a means of resolving disputes where a gun might once have been used; the Dancers, musicians and film makers are openly anti gun crime. Turf is drawing positive attention to a much criticised section of the American population. Turf dance is also being used to express dissatisfaction, grief (R.I.P. 211) and much much more.
These guys are not the problem; they are part of the solution!
Friday, 8 October 2010
Rhys Ifans, Howard Marks and Mr Nice.
Mr Nice; the filmed life of Howard Marks (I met him a couple of years ago, he was too stoned to make much sense) starring Rhys Ifans ( I will not under any circumstances spill Cow drinking beans but Rhys did introduce me to the notion of a drinking straw in a carafe of white wine as a beverage option) is released today.... Below is the trailer.
I shall be reviewing it here soon!
I shall be reviewing it here soon!
Thursday, 7 October 2010
National poetry day poem. Under nurses orders!
To celebrate poetry day and facebook I have produce the first facebook poem.
Send it to a friend.
Andreas Grant It's Putin's birthday!(...and national poetry day)
Royal Academy pavement paintings. Ben Wilson.
Christian Banfield spotted these on the pavement outside the royal Academy this morning. They are tiny; 2" diameter. Can anyone shed light on them?
UPDATE. November 2013: It seems they are the work of Ben Wilson. http://foroneweekonly.com/Artists/Ben-Wilson
Wednesday, 6 October 2010
Career changes, bosomly love and The palpable wince.
Jan called round today. He is in trouble for all sorts of reasons not least because of the Luz Morales fiasco.
'I am undergoing a career change'. He stated.
I asked for an explanation. He provided one: ' I am changing the direction in which I am careering uncontrollably Tristan. I have discovered by accident what goes through the mind of a 15 year old boys Matronly aunt as she spits on her hanky prior to wiping from his mouth the detritus of a hastily eaten fish supper in a Surrey road house car park.'
That. I said, does not sound healthy Jan!
'It is the product of bosomly love Tristan! elderly poets on the brink of their expiry dates are subject to many manifests of bosomly love. It is a form of bullying. It brings offers of chicken soup (dumplings or no dumplings) and 4 dimensional hugs But when you get to my age what appears to a schoolboy as a matronly aunt is in fact (in terms of age percentiles) a very hot young babe'.
He went on: 'Bosomly love is causing a massive career change in me Tristan'.
'Bosomly love has me wringing my hands; the hands of a once doubting Thomas when it came to women.... This Thomas is no longer in doubt. this Thomas has seen into Matrons soul'.
when did Luz get her promotion? I asked.
'Yesterday. She became a matron yesterday!'
The wince is palpable.
'I am undergoing a career change'. He stated.
I asked for an explanation. He provided one: ' I am changing the direction in which I am careering uncontrollably Tristan. I have discovered by accident what goes through the mind of a 15 year old boys Matronly aunt as she spits on her hanky prior to wiping from his mouth the detritus of a hastily eaten fish supper in a Surrey road house car park.'
That. I said, does not sound healthy Jan!
'It is the product of bosomly love Tristan! elderly poets on the brink of their expiry dates are subject to many manifests of bosomly love. It is a form of bullying. It brings offers of chicken soup (dumplings or no dumplings) and 4 dimensional hugs But when you get to my age what appears to a schoolboy as a matronly aunt is in fact (in terms of age percentiles) a very hot young babe'.
He went on: 'Bosomly love is causing a massive career change in me Tristan'.
'Bosomly love has me wringing my hands; the hands of a once doubting Thomas when it came to women.... This Thomas is no longer in doubt. this Thomas has seen into Matrons soul'.
when did Luz get her promotion? I asked.
'Yesterday. She became a matron yesterday!'
The wince is palpable.
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