Do Not Sleep On This!!!

Author: ODB

Obviously you have all heard of the Bad Brains – one of THE most influential bands of all time. I have been into them since I was 12 years old and they have significantly altered how I view the world around me. They influenced not only me, but many of the artists who have helped shape the world as we know it (the Beastie Boys to name one). You have also probably heard of Shepard Fairey, who has had a bit of influence on things lately. I hope you knew him as being one of the most defining street artists of his time, but perhaps you know him as the dude who did the Obama “Hope” print.   He releases prints monthly on his site (obeygiant.com) for about 1/100th of what they would go for on the open market.  You probably also know photographer Glen E. Friedman, or at least know his work – he is the guy who shot every iconic photo of hip hop and skate culture since it began, from Tony Hawk at 12 years old, Ice-fucking-T, Fugazi, Public Enemy, RUN-DMC, Minor Threat, the Misfits, Tony Alva, Stacy Peralta, Henry Rollins and Black Flag to the Dead Kennedys….basically every goddam band and person who has shaped punk rock, hip hop and skateboarding.

Now, imagine, just imagine that Shepard took 4 of Glens classic photos of the Bad Brains and generated a graphic of his interpretation of those photos and produced 450 prints of that image. Then imagine Glen and Shepard and every member of the Bad Brains signed those prints. And then imagine Shepard put them for sale on his site for $120 this Thursday. You would be fucking pumped right. Not as fucking pumped as I was to find out that the Bad Brains put up a link on their site 2 days early, unannounced, for the true fans. Do not fucking sleep on this. Odds are by the time you read this, it will be too late.

http://www.badbrains.com/index2.html

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