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Dan Witz: In Plain View

January 1, 2009 – 12:16 pm

Dan reminisces about his infamous street imagery, the message behind it all, and his new fine art…

“I know people think I put those hoodie characters up to mark where they sell drugs, but it’s true, that’s where they were. This was in the Lower East Side, which was not a nice neighborhood,” states street and [...]

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Kid Cudi interview with Eighty81

January 1, 2009 – 11:41 am

Shout out to Jay Bobo/Eighty81 crew… A lot of Cudi videos/interviews out there but this one’s good (and comprehensive).

Hustler Watch: Kid Cudi from Eighty81 on Vimeo.

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Top Tracks of 2008

December 30, 2008 – 11:23 am

AmbushU.com favorite tracks of 2008 (in no order)… What did we forget? Comment below…Have a happy New Year…2009 won’t be easy, get cha hustle on…
Kid Cudi - Day n Nite Crookers

Black Keys - Psychotic Girl

The Kills - Tape Song

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks–”Dragonfly Pie”

Lil Wayne - A Milli

Tricky Past Mistake

Chromeo - Fancy Footwork [...]

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Floating House / MOS

December 29, 2008 – 4:26 pm

Architects: MOS - Michael Meredith, Hilary Sample
Location: Ontario, Canada
Design Team: Fred Holt, Chad Burke, Ryan Bollom, Forest Fulton, Temple Simpson, Martin Kredizor, Jimenez Lai
Project year: 2005
Constructed Area: 186 sqm
Engineering: David Bowick, Blackwell Engineering
Construction: Kropf Industries, Penfold Construction
Photographs: Florian Holzherr

Floating House / MOS via Arch Daily - click here to read more

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Streetlab: URB Next 1000 AOW Podcast

December 29, 2008 – 4:16 pm

This shits just over a month old but it resonates indefinitely.  Check it…
Streetlab: URB Next 1000 AOW Podcast

Download MP3 | Link to this Podcast
Tracklist:
1. The Beatles - Sgt Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (Streetlab mix)
2. Thieves Like Us - Drugs In My Body (Streetlab mix)
3. Streetlab - NYSound   * #
4. Streetlab - Twisted Up (feat. [...]

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Iekeliene Stange for Majo Fruithof Collection 09

December 29, 2008 – 11:56 am

Get ready for some killer images:
Iekeliene Stange for Majo Fruithof Collection 09

Don’t you simply love the look? The art direction is fantastic, the hats and the patterns, all in black and white. Iekeliene looks inhuman in that absolute pale skin, but still very glamourous. Her poses and expression are perfect for this.
So breath-taking, I almost [...]

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Karen Walker Eyewear - Designer

December 29, 2008 – 11:50 am

I’ve been eyeing Karen Walker Eyewear since my last trip to NZ. They’re different, eccentric and full of awesomeness. This eyewear collection is by one of NZ’s best-known fashion designers as Karen Walker recreates the “Nicole Richie” look with over-sized sunnies. Her quirky style has brought this designer to new heights since showing her collection [...]

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Paintings by Kris Wlodarski

December 29, 2008 – 11:48 am

Paintings by Kris Wlodarski
Kris Wlodarski via SexinArt

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Art Institute of Chicago to feature “Becoming Edvard Munch ~ Influence, Anxiety, & Myth”

December 29, 2008 – 11:35 am

Two potent myths have traditionally defined our understanding of the artist Edvard Munch: that he was mentally unstable, as his iconic work The Scream suggests, and that he was influenced by the contemporary art of France and Germany to the exclusion of his native Norway. The Chicago Art Institute’s exhibition Becoming Edvard Munch: Influence, Anxiety, [...]

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