Gonz Can Draw Better Than You

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thos | July 27, 2012

Gonz Can Draw Better Than You

Mark Gonzales can draw better and more expressive than we can without even looking. And without a table. Check him out drawing to an audio clip about Willem De kooning. Then buy a bottle of Jack Daniels and do some drawing.

Category: Art, Thos | Tags: art, drawing, gonz, jack daniels, mark gonzales, video, willem de kooning

thos | July 26, 2012

Matt Smith’s Would Be 39th Bday

Lift those glasses and give a cheers to an O.G. Common Folk’er, Matt Smith, 07.26.73-10.20.02.

by Jah Star

Category: Drinking, Thos | Tags: birthday, jah star, matt smith, o.g., rip

thos | July 26, 2012

King Brown Magazine Release Party & Art Show

If you’re in nyc today you gotta go down to KlugHaus Gallery (curated by Melissa McCaig-Welles and John Leo) in Chinatown and check this party out. Mike Giant is going to painting a mural, there’s going to be skating and a best trick competition. And a gang of dope artists.

And New York is lucky to get this party. King Brown Magazine is a high quality art zine/book coming straight outta Australia. Boooooom. Featured artists: Morning Breath, Mike Giant, Andy Jenkins, Greg Lamarche, Chris Cycle, Dave Kinsey, “Grotesk” aka Kimou Meyer, Stefan Marx, Kevin Lyons, Raza Uno aka Max Vogel, Zach Malfa-Kowalski, Steve Gourlay, Jay Howell, Ben Horton

For the full press release…

Category: Art, Drinking, graffiti, Hip Hop, skateboarding, Thos | Tags: art, graffiti, king brown, klughaus, magazine, mccaig-welles, mike giant, morning breath, new york, party, show, skateboarding, sp one, street, tommy guerrero

DCDan | July 23, 2012

Joe Paterno Biopic

Another scoop for the Common Folk Collective team. Our well placed film analyst has heard rumors that the upcoming, not yet announced, Joe Paterno bio pic will be directed by none other than Roman Polanski and in a unique arrangement financed by The Vatican. This movie will surely be highly anticipated at Cannes and will of course, based on the subject matter and director’s past, be the source of much contention. Another question yet to be answered will be the shooting location, possibly Vatican City, as Polanski has to risk answering for his crimes. One last rumor that has been surrounding the film is the role of Jerry Sandusky, right now there is a buzz the honor might go to Jeffery Jones (Ed Rooney from Ferris Bueller’s Day Off). The film, produced, directed, and acted by these aging men, will be primarily targeted at children 14 and under.

*On a serious note we suggest donating to the protection of victims of sexual abuse and recommend The Children’s Assessment Center.

Category: DCDan, Movies, Satire, Uncategorized | Tags: football, Jeffery Jones, Joe Paterno, JoePa, Roman Polanski, Vatican

thos | July 20, 2012

Golfing The Length Of Detroit

Stephen Dubner posted this video, about a reporter (Charlie LeDuff) who literally golfs the length of Detroit, on the Freakonomics blog and asks-

“Is it a) one of the most interesting pieces of reporting you’ll ever see? b) a kind of cultural criticism that almost never shows up in mainstream journalism? c) a golfing adventure that even the most adventuresome golfers have never considered?

Yes.”

Detroit is such a great, interesting piece of America and it’s continuously on the precipice of renaissance or mad max thunderdome-ness. This video is an ingenious, wacky call (plea) to greatness.

Category: Frustration, politics, Thos | Tags: charlie leduff, detroit, freakonomics, golfing, greatness, motown, politics, stephen dubner

thos | July 19, 2012

Fred Pharaoh- “Just For Fun” Download

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This upcoming Harlem spitta flows over some great jazzy, boom-bap production on his debut mixtape, “Just For Fun” (which is more like an actual album than just a mixtape). Kind of reminds me of Lupe Fiasco when he was first coming up, he’s got enigmatic energy and that hunger in his voice.