Panasonic has announced that they will cease production of their iconic and legendary Technic analog turntables. This is due to a decline in demand and the growing difficulty in producing them. 3.5 million SL-1200 turntables have been sold since 1972. Now, they will be antiques among the hardcore fans.
Put your lighters in the sky…
(via Gizmodo)
An amazing new project has sprung to life titled “Subway Art History.” The feature in the New York Times breaks it down perfectly:
The pieces might sound like the result of some kind of graffiti-world version of Old-Timers’ Day at Yankee Stadium. But they are actually the works of a newly formed collective of (mostly) former graffiti writers in their 20s and 30s, who have embarked on an unusual citywide campaign to summon 50 or more of the most famous pieces of old-school graffiti out of the history books and back onto the streets. The project, called “Subway Art History,” is unusual not only because the artists are making the pieces with the permission of businesses, schools and other perhaps nostalgic owners of blank vertical space, but also because of the nature of the pieces themselves. They are expressions of homage in a subculture that has almost always been defined by fierce competition, intense striving for originality and a kill-the-elders attitude toward the past.
The first piece (above) from the anonymous collective, known as Slavery, pays homage to old school graffiti artist Blade’s piece “Hand of Doom” from 1980 with”Joan of Arc” at a warehouse along the Gowanus Canal in Brooklyn. Photo of Blade’s 1980 piece after the jump.
Full slide show of some of the pieces can be seen here.
And check out the full New York Times article here.
Grandmaster Caz is an encyclopedia of everything Hip Hop. Continuing with S&C’s preservation of Hip Hop’s roots, we bring you Grandmaster Caz’s Hip Hop Fact of the Week. The answer after the jump!
Question: Name five true school (pre-1980) female MC’s?
Sony is ceasing production in Japan of their classic Walkman. Sony introduced the Walkman into the market on July 1, 1979. In the past 30 years, 200 million Walkmans have been sold across the globe.
With the onset of the CD player and then the iPod in the 2000s, the Sony Walkman was slowly phased out. For the purists and old schoolers, this is definitely sad news.
The legendary Gregory Isaacs has died this morning due to lung cancer in his London home at the age of 59.
Above is his biggest hit ever “Night Nurse” which was released in 1982.
R.I.P. Gregory Isaac. Your music will live on forever.
Here’s a Halloween treat from S&C… Buy any two shirts and get a discount of $29.73. Enter coupon code SCTREAT at checkout.
Offer expires 10/31/10 or while supplies last so get on it!
Grandmaster Caz is an encyclopedia of everything Hip Hop. Continuing with S&C’s preservation of Hip Hop’s roots, we bring you Grandmaster Caz’s Hip Hop Fact of the Week. The answer after the jump!
Question: Who were the Infinity Rappers and who was their DJ?
A very interesting collabo between the iPod and laptop manufacturer Incase and the pro skateboarder Paul Rodriguez. The collection includes a duffel bag and a skate pack.
Available at the Incase webstore.
Photos after the jump.
From the legendary Grandmaster Caz himself:
Shout out to my great friend Mr. Ed Riccio who was taken from us just two years ago way before his time.
Ed represented all that was true and genuine in a person. His smile would light up a room and I am honored to call him friend and brother from another beautiful Mother. I speak from the heart and soul when I say that Ed was truly one of the great ones. We still mourn his passing but will always celebrate his spirit and the light he left in all of our hearts especially mine.
RIP EDDY.
Your Brother, Caz!
New York, London, Paris, Tokyo, and Los Angeles. These five cities embraced the culture of Hip Hop as it spread across the world and inspired their own movements with the release of “Planet Rock.”
The top DJs from these respective cities have released mixes inspired by the Planet Rock collection.
Last one up: DJ Suga Ray from Tokyo
SC73 presents a mix from DJ Suga Ray inspired by Planet Rock Japan by sedgwick&cedar
Below are the previous Planet Rock mixes.
London mix by Jaguar Skills & DJ @War
Paris mix by Just Dizle AKA Le Champion