Keep the funk alive.

Roger and Zapp


P-Funk


Rick James


Earth, Wind and Fire


Cameo


Boosty Space Bass Solo

The New Cool.

Ed Ruscha



The art form has long been given up for dead, but just because New York no longer dominates the scene doesn't mean it's failing. Young artists in L.A. help it thrive. ......

Painting gets a broader brush

An interesting piece about the history of painting in L.A, the beginning of the "Cool School, L.A.'s beginning as a new art capital and its relation to the end of the NY scene.

L.A. stories

A car drove through our neighbor's store front the other day and freaked everyone out, but my favorite recent HVW8 L.A. Gallery car crash madness was a couple months ago there was a loud bang outside; somehow this guy drove his car straight into a tree across the street without a soul in site (it was about 12am). Luckily he was fine .... not so much can be said for the car or tree. It was like a TJ hooker episode.

Africa HiFi/Basquait

This Saturday, Ty G makes the yearly pilgrimage up to chilly Chicago for a warm night of Art and Music, celebrating Jean-Michel Basquait's birthday with Ron Trent and Sonia H.

Dam-Funk phone show

Dam-Funk messaged this on stage shot of Erykah Badu with PB Wolf Yesterday in NYC.

More Flicks Here

HVW8 Gallery shop

Prints now available at the HVW8 Gallery Los Angeles :

Grotesk


Geoff McFetridge


Brent Rollins


Numbered and signed.



Each print 150$.
Will be in the HVW8 Online store soon.
HVW8 Gallery
Wed-Sat., 1-5pm.
661 N. Spaulding Ave.
Los Angeles, CA.
90036
323 655 4898 for appointment.

Grown Folks Music

The Grown Folks Podcast is now online featuring Max, Ty G and the funky drummer J-1, this one is strictly for the heads!

Fall Back - Feb Mag

Some new entries on Noah Davis' Febmag.com. Have a look.

Site and Sound exhibition

Shots from the Site and Sound exhibition last month in Montreal, put together by Mossman and Barry Walsh, featuring artists G. Starship, DSTRBO and Roadsworthy to name a few.

Saturday Night's alright.

Rostarr at Turntablelab


Parra x arkitip


parra, ty g, pres, brent rollins

Tyler Gibney in Juxtapoz, Dec. 07

Juxtapoz Magazine

Juxtapoz - Brent Rollins at HVW8, Nov. 07

Respect R.I.P.

I just showed up at the Studio and this is what I saw. Our oh so smart neighbour invited a local unnamed crew (they didn't want to say but I think it was VSP) to paint his wall, in so doing they went over our piece. When I asked them why they covered our piece, "rifle" said that our piece "wasn't a piece, it was a painting", so I guess it didn't deserve the respect. Then on top of that "rifle" asked me "who are those guys anyway? some jazz dudes?" ... the guy he covered was Kieth Haring, one of the founding Graffiti and POP cultures forefathers. The other 2 figures are/were Leonard Cohen and Donny Hathaway. It was a representation of Canadian culture, LA soul and Pop history. R.I.P.

Political Minded timelapse 2

RoStarr and Parra openings Sat. Nov 17th

Here's a BIG UP to the homies ---

1st :



Arkitip No. 0043
Featuring the artwork of Parra packaged with Loomstate Organics

Presentation of issue, installations
Artist will be in attendance
Saturday
17th of November 2007
7 - 10pm

smart house
1319 Abbot Kinney Boulevard
Venice Beach, California 90291

Music provided by Damon Way
Drinks and appetizers will be served
Valet parking

Rsvp smartarkitip@laforce-stevens.com

2nd at TTLAB LA - RoStarr




and if in the D, our man HOUSE SHOES!

Hawthorne hvw8's

More Photos

All Photos courtesy of Max from Solid State LA .