The infamous Yokohama Sakuragicho station graffiti wall is no more. The wall had over a mile long of graffiti images representing a subculture of Street Art that is vanishing.

 

Yokohama Wall as it stand today with no traces of images or …..

Below images where taken before the wall was painted and a sign posted prohibiting any sort of painting by stating ” “Those who scribble will be subject to prosecution for vandalism”

 

 

 

 

 I pulled into the parking lot this morning with great expectations. As I ran up to  the guarding brick wall and stared out to the ocean I noticed that it wasn’t 15 foot?!! Although it wasn’t as big as the report said it would be, there was still some sizable waves out there. I took a small amount of pictures before I headed out. Before I left, the locals said the conditions would be better tomorrow. I guess I’ll just wait till tomorrow morning. In the mean time…I will take some flicks of what some of the boys are doing tonight…haha. Anyway, here’s a few pictures from today…the rain didn’t help as I was trying to get a few pictures.

  

We at Civil have decided to do something different so our readers will have something to look forward to periodically. Every week, Style Watch Tuesdays will feature someone who we feel embodies what we are about, or feeling at the moment.

These gents would be dapper if they sported the Bittersweet from our collection. Everyone needs some Bittersweet in their life….

Here is Shane rockin’ the Bittersweet.

The saying a picture equals a thousand words doesn’t even begin to describe the stark contrast evident in Sao Paulo…. It’s truly alarming how much the poverty rate grows each year compared to the growth of the world’s population.

In the last half century, U.S. industries and banks have invested heavily in those poorer regions of Asia, Africa, and Latin America. The attraction of the rich natural resources, the high return that comes from low-paid labor, and the nearly complete absence of taxes, environmental regulations, worker benefits, and occupational safety costs proves beneficial for neo-imperialism.

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And the night begins…

Guys…

Girls…

Family… + Conny (Handsome guy at the bottom..haha)

Cheers!

Mmmmhh!

Trying to act debonaire…

Limo….”Must be Burt Reynolds or something?”

“The Bank”…Bellagio.

Boom.

Boom.

BAM!

Uh-oh….

Yep…i’m done. haha

Nosaj Thing (Jason Chung) has been doing the thing for sometime now. His brilliant use of tonality, manipulating soundscapes with deft touch and dark, soulful vignettes is truly masterful.

A lot of times, the producer in music, doesn’t get as much shine as one deserves. I think the Neptunes era gave much more recognition to this in terms of the mainstream media seeing this. Instead of just being the “Beat guys”, they are appreciate for the virtuosity and genius they deserve as real artists. In Jason’s case, lyrics aren’t always necessary, the music speaks for itself.

Nosaj Thing X Drake Remix Radiohead<– Download here

Reckoner Remix by Nosaj Thing<– Radiohead Remix

What I observe with Nosaj as an artist is that when he remixes another artists music, (collaboration), he manages to let the qualities of their music shine while giving it his own flavor. Many times, the artist that facilitates the remix makes it so you can’t appreciate the original work, the goal is to highlight their strengths with yours. Nosaj does so with relative ease.

Nosaj thing interview with Civil Coming 2010…