Art 'n' about in NYC

This is a bit of a "mixed bag" post......

I have been in and out of NYC from Long Beach, NY through to Morristown, New Jersey (staying in an amazing house- think the "Draper residence" from Mad Men) and back to NYC!
I've seen a lot and done a lot in 1.5 weeks (one more to go!).

Sooooooo much art, music, and the occasional celebrity/model spotting due to Fashion Week..............

God Bless America.

Last night, Fri.Sept 17th, I was lucky to attend this amazing art show held in Chelsea. The venue was this massive warehouse space full of mainly Photography from the Nixon team.
I almost had kittens between skate photographer, Mike Blabac's work and Kassia Meador's breathtaking photo wall.

Introducing Mr. Ray Barbee on guitar.......

He was super chill. We spoke about how we were at Greenroom Festival 09 together and how his hands reek of Fixer from his new Darkroom........niiiice


Headed to Kassia's show at Mollusk in Brooklyn last wk.......local band "Beach Fossils" played, soon after we jived all super sweaty to a bad mixing DJ.
Great night.........we ended up eating amazing Jalapeno burgers at a diner on East 56th, and woke up snuggling a black poodle puppy.

Jared, myself, Adam + Chris from BLORR.

My first night in NYC and the cab drove past the Barry McGee!!!! Super stoked, I believe its on East Houston?

Fashion Night Out on Sept 10th was INSAAAANE. People absolutely everywhere. Harrison and I gave up on all cabs, subways, line-ups...........oh but Hello Mr. Lagerfeld!!!


This poster of Helena Christensen/the Joker is all over the streets. Love it.

I took this today in Jersey.......2 clowns sitting in a Camero??!!!!!

I'll do a music post next. Stay tuned!

Doc

Thomas Bexon by Lachie Goldsworthy

hello summer south

welcome in the start of warmer weather with an afternoon of bitchin' tunes & magical sangria to celebrate the launch of new magazine ALAS. The mag is small but sweeet - 24 pages cover to cover and is directly targeted at Sydney surfers from Cronulla to Palm Beach.

It will be available in selected surf & niche stores like Triple Bull, HAM, Porch & Parlour, The Sugarmill etc for $5. In the first issue they have a chat with logger Matty Chojnacki, a profile on shaper Sam Tehan, a hangout with Gab from Porch and Parlour and a photo spread from the sealife.

get ye to El Sol Mexican restaurant (02 9544 4116 for bookings) by 5pm this Sunday for the kick off

goodbye summer north

...... as Summer slowly shuffles it's way around the globe from North to South, our good friend Mike at Crux Surf gives you one last chance to feel sun-kissed by reducing prices on everyone's favourite tee: Fruit Loop.

Going for a song - or more precisely $19.99, buy it online for same day shipping and a warm glow.

local love #1 ... the black wall

#1 in an occasional series about local surf stores (around the world eventually, but starting in my backyard, Australia) ... yes they stock TCSS, but that's not all we like about them! These stores are all meeting points for the groms and local legends to swap tall tales and true.

First cab off the rank is The Black Wall in Cottesloe, Western Australia which only opened it's doors 6 weeks ago. Mossy talks us through it.

Name and location of store:

Black Wall, Shop 1/30 Jarrad Street, Cottesloe WA
www.theblackwall.com.au/blog

1. How long has your store been operating?

Black Wall is just a baby...we threw the doors open on the 1st August this year.

Rad Dan taking a break from painting up the fresh walls

2. What's your local break?

My local break is Cott Main...but it hasn’t broken this year :( so we've been making do with some local reefs and the odd trip down the coast.

3. Who's your favourite local surfer or shaper?

At the moment I'm digging Timmy Shaw...surfs on anything when he's not being a sparky on the mines. There's a whole bunch of local grommets ripping also!!! Two mates of mine just shaped their own Alaia...so Muzz and Eagles are my fav local shapers for sure!!!

4. What's your favourite local eatery/drinkery?

The new Bar around the corner from the shop...Elba...not bad for a Friday arvo/evening beverage!!! Mrs Browns bar down in North Freo...with Flipside burgers next door is another fun night out. Otherwise you can't beat a Sunday arvo down at Little Creatures in Freo.

5. What keeps the locals coming in?

At the moment we're really relying on the locals...and I guess it's the mix of product and really good service that makes them come back and of course the lovely threads from TCSS!!! For the locals...Black Wall is their little secret.

Thanks for being our first victim umm subject Mossy, store is looking awesome mate, bring on summer!

weekend waterviews

... a few different looks at the briny from around the globe:

DARK SIDE OF THE LENS

When surfing doesn't go to plan from Thomas Stockwell on Vimeo.

and Mick Waters' "Little Black Wheels" is finally released on thesurfnetwork.com... time for a reminder

show & tell

.... the lads have sent in a new selection of pin-ups to stoke the fibreglass lust... dang

Kerry Down's mate Jesse at Black Apache has been working on these Simmons models:

........ & from Dean Walters, a sneak peek at Dave Boyd from Imperial Surfboards beauties:

Tats good

... good pal Ryan Tatar has a new tee for sale with one of his iconic prints on it:

hit the pic below to go straight to the shop page

sugar swap #2

... straight from the Chongster:

Neil Purcho Jnr is going to be doing a guest residency in the shaping bay across that weekend, plus we are launching a little project we have been working on – the sugarmills “LA FAMILIA DEL SURF” family banner of boards. Plus our usual offering of mexican food, drinks, etc.

Had 180 plus boards at the last one, expecting well over 200 at this one...

YEW

Artifacts

Steven Harrington is showing a collection of new prints at the Surface To Air flagship shop in Paris this week in collab with Gesa Hansen... when 2 talents collide.

road trippin'

... I reckon this is a great idea... Nick Chalmers has hit the road with some mates & some art for a traveling road show.... Ze Frog And Toad

first show was in Melbourne on Friday night, next is in Sydney on the 10th... for 3 hours only! Head to 8 Marlborough St, Surry Hills before the show moves on to Brisbane

follow the road trip on the blog here

Episode 2: Cabin Fever from Ze Frog And Toad on Vimeo.

lowdown

Matt Cuddihy.

California Dreamin'

I have been lucky enough to travel around Cali for the past 3 weeks (with a stop in Vegas, ahem).

I don't ever want to leave......

single fin filth

Bali based artists Robert Moore and Andrew Wellman are part of a group show this weekend at the new Deus gallery in Canggu. The invite below doesn't capture the scale of the art... it's massive.

Doors open at 7pm for the first time at the Deus Temple of Enthusiasm.... straight after the Good Vibrations surf comp wraps up..... now that's a good day out

Surf City in Town

I started listening to Surf City's debut EP a couple of years ago. I really liked the track 'Dickshakers Union'? Huh.. those crazy Kiwis (sorry Jim). The guys are crossing the ditch to play Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne over this coming week. Well worth checking out and shaking your things about. They're releasing their full album tomorrow as well. I've high expectations. See you at the Beachy.