Montreal's International Graffiti convention, Under Pressure returns for its 18th year this weekend. I have the pleasure of dropping a set on Sunday (August 11th). See you there



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MCA Memorial Billboards

The loss of Adam Yauch has not only touched his family, friends, fans and other musicians. Artists are expressing their loss by posting tribute Billboards around LA. Haze (seen above) & Shepard Fairey (seen below) are the first to have their tributes posted.



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Osheaga Block Party

This Saturday, Osheaga brings art back to the streets with the Osheaga Block Party

For the first time in its history, Osheaga developed a cultural project in the spirit of New York City’s block parties, the community gatherings that were born in the 70’s and 80’s in districts such as Brooklyn, Queens and Harlem.

In collaboration with the Brooklyn duo, NYC SKEWVILLE, the Osheaga Block Party will temporarily transform a Montreal neighborhood – Griffintown, by the Lachine Canal – into an imaginary Arts City.

In keeping with OSHEAGA’s green initiative, the Skewville twins recycle and reuse debris and unwanted and forgotten objects to craft small contemporary art gems accessible to the masses.

For the first time in Montreal, Skewville will take the Lachine Canal by fire with their artistic installations, where DJs will be invited to provide a soundtrack for the colors of our city.

Food trucks LA MANGEOIRE and GRUMMAN 78 will represent our community’s various flavors. Inspired by the culture of urban artists of all kinds, this event seeks to be an homage to Montreal’s glorious summer season.


Live art will be provided by a Brooklyn duo, the Skewville Twins, who made a name for themselves by making wooden copies of Converse sneakers and throwing them up on phone lines around NYC. Local visual artists En Masse, Labrona & Cie, DHS, K6A and La Paria will also take part in custom-made exhibitions.

DJs:
WITH DJs!!
Jeanbart + RrKelly and
DJ Psychology
Artbeat Montreal
DJ Henward


Click HERE for More info

Map to event:




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Banksy's Bush

Clever artwork from UK Graf artist, Banksy, titled Bush
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psychology @ Under Pressure 2009

Your boy Blue, aka psychology was invited to participate in this year's edition of Under Pressure.
I'm honored to be invited & hope to help give back to the music/art/hip hop community with the small musicla contribution to the convention.
Under Pressure 2009 takes places August 8th & 9th.

SATURDAY AUGUST 8th 2009, Peace Park
Outdoor Stage:

Hosted by Obie_1nder
With DJs:
KID PQ (MTL)
DJ IRATE (MTL)
SCOTT C.(MTL)
DJ ABEL (VAN)
VILIFY & CONSTRUCT (MTL)
SOMSAY (MTL)
MILTON CLARKE (MTL)

And MCs:
MORE OR LES (TOR)
SOUND IMPROVEMENT (TOR)
ALEX DIMEZ (TOR)
SPESH K (HFX)
FLIP KUMA, FLIGHT DISTANCE, & HOMEBASED (OTT)
STYRO FOAM ONES & TIMES NEUE ROMAN (TOR)

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Sunday, August 9th, 2009, Outdoor Stages (behind Foufounes Electriques):
DJs:
HOPSKOTCH PLAYERS
DJ CLASS
FRENCH CONNECTION DJs
PSYCHOLOGY
DJ NEW MONEY
SIMAHLAK
DJ SHASHU
MANA
DJ BLISS
A-ROCK & HATCHMATIK
FURIOUS
OFF THE HOOK
TRUSPIN
BLAST
MAYSR
REDD DREDD
DJ KIFFAH & DJ LAZERFACE
JONAH’S EAR
FORWARD MUSIC DJs : RHYS & WALLY
MAYDAY
COREY K

Sunday, August 9th, 2009, Foufounes Electriques – Evening Event:
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PSYNLANGWAGE (MTL)
ART CONS (MTL)
PENZO GRITTY STEM (MTL)
BOOMBAP CATS (MTL)
HINDU KUSH: LOE PESCI & OSA (MTL)
NORTHERN LIGHTS (MTL)
DJ MANIFEST & DIALEKT (MTL)
BLU RUM13 International Emcee of Mystery (MTL)
LOTUS & TROY DUNNIT (MTL)
D-SISIVE ( TOR )
ANGERVILLE (TOR)
C.O.N.C.E.P.T. (NYC)
BISC1 (NYC)

Hosted by Revolution & Budda Blaze (Off the Hook Radio, CKUT 90.3)