Posted by The G on January 25, 2012 under GNN | 
Photo by G.
Curt Smith of Tears For Fears
Curt Smith of Tears for Fears is planning on making a new solo album. The problem? Those things cost money! He’s planning on starting a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds. On his official website he’s thrown out a few ideas for perks depending on the level of donation, which include potentially – memorabilia, your name in the liner notes, and/or a Skype call with the singer.
If any TFF fans have deep pockets, head over to Curt Smith’s official website!
Posted by The G on January 11, 2012 under Street Art |
Photos by G. Art by BluDog10003.
BluKiss by BluDog10003
New York’s favorite canine street artist BluDog10003 has launched his website!
Bark up the right tree and stay connected to the latest and greatest from BluDog10003. And for the Chicagoans (is that even a word) in the house, BluDog10003 will be participating in a group show called “Stuck Up” which features stickers from the last four decades. The roster includes BluDog10003, Banksy, Shepard Fairey, KAWS, Space Invader and many more great artists! Details can be seen here! The show runs from January 20 – March 3, 2012 at Maxwell Collette.
Woof!
Divine!
Posted by The G on January 2, 2012 under GNN |
Photo by G.
From L to R: Susannah Melvoin, St. Paul Peterson, Eric Leeds of fDeluxe
European funkateers - get ready! fDeluxe (formerly known as The Family) have announced some January 2012 European tour dates. As the US audiences can attest, it might have been 20 years in between albums but the funk is still fresh and fDeluxe are a band you must see live!
fDeluxe will be playing:
Le Réservoir / Paris, FR / Wed Jan 18 12 /08:00 PM
Jazz Cafe / London, UK / Thu Jan 19 12 /07:00 PM
Paradiso / Amsterdam, NL / Fri Jan 20 12 /08:00 PM
Ancienne Belgique AB / Brussels, BE / Sun Jan 22 12 /08:00 PM
You can purchase tickets here.
In other fDeluxe news, the band have announced that 2012 will see the release of a remix cd of their latest album “Gaslight” as well as a new video and a live album. Stay tuned to fDeluxe’s official website for all the latest funk!
Posted by The G on December 15, 2011 under GNN |
Photo and autograph courtesy of G’s insanely huge in-person autograph collection.
- Peter Gabriel – So
There’s so much good news to report here, so let’s start at the beginning! 2012 will mark the 25th anniversary of Peter Gabriel’s classic album “So.” A special reissue is being planned (read: PLEASE put the 12″ version of “In Your Eyes,” “Sledgehammer” and “Big Time” on the set) for next year. Peter Gabriel is calling on fans to contiribute pictures, photos, memories of “So,” and winning images/ideas might appear either on his official website, or in the special packaging of “So” when it is released. Contribute by going to Peter Gabriel’s official website!
If you are out there Peter, while I only got my copy of “So” autographed this year, it’s one of my prized possessions and meeting you to get it signed was one of the highlights of my 2011! I’ll be more than happy to contribute this image if you find it useful.
Posted by The G on December 14, 2011 under Artsy Fartsy, GNN, Street Art, The G Spot |
Art by Olek.
- A scene from “Knitting is For Pussies” by Olek.
Art lovers, I am afraid I have some bad news! I received an email from our favorite crochet artist, Olek and she’s been detained in London. She forwarded the following statement issued by her legal counsel in the UK:
Olek recently arrived in London in order to fulfill a variety of professional engagements; the first of which was to donate a piece of art work to a charitable organization. On October 6th after donating a piece of her art to the charity at a show in London, Olek was involved in an incident with a drunk and aggressive male who behaved reprehensibly.The incident happened extremely quickly and not knowing anyone in London or able to access her cell phone for numbers she was swept up into the legal system and treated very poorly. This has resulted in very serious charges being leveled against her which she strenuously denies. She has not even had the chance to state her case before a Court and she must await a statutory timetable before she can present her case properly.
She has now been fortunate enough to be referred on to an appropriate lawyer to defend her against these entirely false allegations, but effective legal representation in cases like this comes at a cost. Today, she needs your help to assist her to get through this terrible and unfair ordeal. At the moment she is facing serious charges with a risk of custody if she is not represented properly and able to expose the untruths and falsehoods in the allegations made against her.
Can you help?
What can you do to help? Olek has set up the website www.olekappeal.com to accept any charitable donations. If only every person who has ever enjoyed her art donates $1, Olek will be able to pay for these legal fees that she is faced with. To sweeten the pot, by donating money, you can get some limited edition art from Olek. Please spread the word and donate whatever you can, no matter how small.
We’re rooting for you Olek and we wish you a fast and speedy return to New York!
Watch this space for updates as they are available.
TEAM OLEK!
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