EVIL ART: Gorillaz Take South Bank

In case you missed it, Gorillaz are retiring, but not without a last 'huzzah!'. The autobiography, Rise Of The Ogre was just released, and co-creator and illustrator/designer Jaime Hewlett was named Designer of the Year in January for all Gorillaz apperances such as the Gorillaz website, music videos, and the 2006 Grammys Performance with De La Soul and Madonna.

To coincide with this, some Gorillaz artwork will be showcased at London's South Bank. Shows of Hewlett's creations will be shown around the Royal Festival Hall until February.
-B

EVIL NEWS: 12 Students Expelled for Fight Planned on MySpace

Twelve students have been charged with mob action after a fight that happened at Edwardsville High School in Edwardsville, Ill. The twelve seniors have been expelled just twelve days before graduation. According to officials, the fight, which occured on November 9th, was discussed on MySpace.
-B

INFO: Chicago Tribune

EVIL NEWS: Looking For the Perfect Beat

Mark Paris for The New York Times

No this ain't a clip from Beat Street. This picture was taken this month. This month in 2006. This is the poster for wanting to stand out in a world full of all-over-print tees and full zip-up hoodies. These Retro Kids take it back to the last level finding deals at thrift stores and dropping mad money for sneakers, chains, and cross-colors. For them this is everyday.
-B

INFO: NY Times

EVIL MUSIC: 100% Homegrown 11.27.06

BBC's 1xtra releases a podcast every Monday that showcases talent straight from the UK.

This week Ace and Invisible hold it down with straight hip-hop, grime, and a little dancehall for your MP3 player. Get it now on iTunes.

Catch Ace & Vis weekdays from 4pm (11et/8pt am in America), only on 1Xtra.
-B

Links: Ace & Vis | 100% Homegrown

EVIL MUSIC: New Bounty Killer

MICHAEL JACKSON BROUGHT YOU THRILLA...!

Bounty Killer has inked a deal with VP records following in the footsteps of his protégé Elephant Man and is due to release two albums. First is a full length Alliance album early 2007 including Alliance veterans Bounty Killer, Elephant Man, Wayne Marshall, Vybz Kartel, and freshmen Movado, Busy Signal, Aidonia, and Bling Dawg. In the summer, Bounky Killer is set to release a solo album, breaking his three year absence.
-B

Links: Big Up Radio | BBC TXU: VP Records | 1Xtra Vault: Dancehall interviews

NOTE: I plan to add the rest of the links later. Stay tuned.

EVIL GAMES: Red vs. Blue episode 84

The newest episode of your favorite Halo sitcom is up for public download.
-B

Link: Rooster Teeth

EVIL NEWS: Aaron McGruder Comes Out of Hiding

Yes, this is like two weeks old, but Aaron McGruder recently did a lecture at the University of Memphis. There he devulged top secret information involving Season two of the Boondocks television series, a Boondocks movie, and the future (or lack there of) of the strip.
-B

INFO: Okayplayer

EVIL CULTURE: Weeklydrop Episode 24

WeeklyDrop is an ongoing audio show dedicated to the discussion of sneakers, art, clothing, music, as it pertains to ever changing trends worldwide. Each episode, hosts Jeff Carvalho,Rob Heppler, and Frank the Butcher with their guests, provide listeners, with deep opinion, insight, and exclusive information covering a vast topic base. Listen in and enjoy.

This week Dennis from Crooks and Castles drops by to drop some dimes on the fellas at WD.
-B

Links: Weeklydrop | Crooks and Castles

EVIL ART: Spiky Baby Series 4

Shin Tanaka has dropped the new Spiky Baby line. Hit up the site to download your own and collect them all. The files are also editable in Adobe Illustrator so you can even make your own from scratch then send Shin your template.
-B

Link: Shin Tanaka

EVIL NEWS: South African Invents New Condom

"Using an ordinary condom is a real pain," says Pronto condom designer Willem van Rensburg. "By the time the condom is on, the mood is halfway out the window."

New Pronto condoms can be unwrapped in less than three seconds. The wrapper contains tiny, soft plastic hooks that unroll the condom from the inside as the wrapper is pulled downward. The company hopes that by cutting down on the hassle, they can promote protection in an area where AIDS is more prevalent.

The ads (which can be seen on the Pronto site) poke fun at two South African politicians: former Deputy President Jacob Zuma and Health Minister Manto Tshabalala-Msimang.
-B

INFO: BBC | Pronto

EVIL MOVIES: Do Ya'll Know Who Bob Dylan Is?

Check the trailer for the new indie flik "Before the Music Dies". The first few seconds already have me wanting to catch this.
-B

Links: Before the Music Dies

EVIL GAMES: MMO Asteroids

Play this multiplayer online shooter. It's easy to play and will keep you occupied untill too many players begin to pop-up.
-B

Link: Multiplayer Asteroids

EVIL NEWS: Jean-Pierre Bemba Contests Poll Result

Democratic Republic of Congo presidential candidate Jean-Pierre Bemba has rejected election results that gave victory to Joseph Kabila. -BBC

INFO: BBC | Jean-Pierre Bemba | Joseph Kabila

EVIL NEWS: Innis Corner

Roy Innis, National Chairman of CORE, is alarmed and concerned about a quote by Kanye West in the December 2006 issue of Essence Magazine. In the issue, West is quoted as saying, “If it wasn’t for race mixing there’d be no video girls. Me and most of our friends like mutts a lot. Yeah, in the hood they call ‘em mutts”.
-Corinne Innis


LOL
-B

INFO: News Release Wire

EVIL MUSIC: All New Citizen

Mr. Greenwood is back with his brand new album entitled "Every Waking Moment." Like his previous albums, he's back with with more muddy soul and backwoods blues to make you question music in general.

Track List

1. Back Together


2. Every Waking Moment


3. Friendly Fire


4. More Than It Seems


5. Brother Lee


6. 107 Degrees


7. Somehow


8. John Lennon


9. All Dressed Up


10. Awe


11. Left For Dead

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Links: Citizen Cope | Amazon | Okayplayer

EVIL GAMES: Street Fighter 20th!

It's been almost 20 years since the first Street Fighter machine hit the streets and of course Capcom has a whole campaign planned for it's most successful franchise. First, a movie slated for 2008 which will center on Chun-Li this time and will probably be nothing at all like the last fiasco with fan-favorites getting more respect these days. Capcom also has new games as well as a new anime series which I hope will be a nod to the Street Fighter 2V series. Check the interview on Game Daily.

With all this on the horizon, you might wanna get your SF knowlege up.
-B

Links:Game Daily | Street Fighter: The Ultimate Edition Vol.1

EVIL NEWS: Man Beaten in Video Freed

A man whose violent arrest by Los Angeles Police officers was videotaped and posted on YouTube was scheduled to be released from jail Wednesday. William Cardenas, 23, made an unexpected appearance Wednesday in Los Angeles County Superior Court. He pleaded no contest to one misdemeanor count of fleeing from police. Two felony resisting arrest charges against him were dropped. -CNN.com

I wouldn't go as far as to say that this is another Rodney King, but it is extremely incriminating. I'm positive that this is way more complicated but there really is no excuse for this type of behavior from an officer.
-B

INFO: CNN.com

EVIL ART: Alexandre Orion Cleans The Tunnels of Sao Paulo

Ossario is the amazing Alexandre Orion’s latest project. He’s been spending time in São Paulo’s tunnels scraping the deposited exhaust soot from the walls to make hundreds of sculls. I won’t bore you with some second rate description here; there’s a great write up about the project on the site.
—Reevo

INFO: Wooster Collective | Ektopia

EVIL WEAR: Upper Playground @ Digital Gravel

Take a look at the new mens tees from Upper Playground which include a Michael Jordan tee and this Friday navy tee. Ill, I know. Grab em quick because nothing lasts at DG.
-B

Links: Digital Gravel

HARDKNOCK TV: ?uestlove

In other ?uestlove news, here is the interview that was on the Breakdown FM podcast except edited down and with video. Enjoi.

Link: Hardknock TV

EVIL MOVIES: Shia LaBeouf Drops Some Dimes on Transformers Movie

Shia LaBeouf star of "Holes" and maybe some other movies was interviewed with Brian Geraghty by Rebecca Murray at About.com. Hidden in his ranting (which is funny looking in writing) he hints at a Transformers trilogy. See it here

EVIL MUSIC: The Beautiful Single

More or Less (prod. Hi-Tek) is Talib Kweli's follow-up to Listen and the video looks to be a doozy. We'll be here when it drops for the web. In the mean time, check out the behind the scenes clips or listen to the track.

EVIL MUSIC: Pharrell [feat. The Yessirs]

In case you haven't heard, in the spirit of N.E.R.D.'s "In Search Of", Pharrell has decided to re-mix "In My Mind" with ?uesto as the overseer. Check out this new mix for "Number 1". (and check out the Al Green / ?uest video afterwards).

More: YouTube

EVIL MOVIES: The Fabled Aqua Teen Movie is Sighted

Evidently, the "Aqua Teen Hunger Force The Movie for Theatres" movie exists despite claims that [adult swim] was just jerking the viewers around. [adult swim] has released the first minute or so of the movie on their site which is the clip that premeired at the 2006 ComicCon.

More: [adult swim]

EVIL WEAR: J Dilla x New Era

These badboys drop 11.25.06 (aka "black friday"). There available in two color-ways corresponding to each of "The Shining" CD covers (black/gold and crimson/gold). The crimson will include a copy of the album. They are in limited to 144 peices at $74 each so you might wanna get your money right.

INFO: Okayplayer.com | Dilla x Era

EVIL MUSIC: Off the Wall

"Michael Jackson to perform for the first time since acquittal on child molestation charges. The last time Michael Jackson performed in Britain, rocker Jarvis Cocker stormed the stage and mocked the star who was striking Christlike poses and surrounding himself with children." -AP

Jackson comes from out of hiding and will perform "Thriller" this Wednsday at the World Music Awards, which has way more weight than the Grammys to you young-uns out there. I guess we'll see if he can reclaim his crown before he croaks and shake off some of those demons.

EVIL GAMES: All Eyes on Wii

With the launch of the Wii this Sunday, most gamers are hitting the stcks on their Gamecubes for the last few days. So you say 'yes, I'm getting a Wii, but what games should I get?' Well, I don't really know you so I couldn't tell you. What I can tell you is the launch titles set for this weekend in case you missed it.

• Avatar: The Last Airbender
• Blazing Angels: Squadrons of WWII
• Blitz: The League
• Call of Duty 3
• Cars
• Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi 2
• Dragon Quest Swords: The Masked Queen and the Tower of Mirrors
• Elebits
• Excite Truck
• Far Cry
• GT Pro Series
• Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles: The Crystal Bearers
• The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess
• Madden NFL 07
• Marvel: Ultimate Alliance
• Metal Slug Anthology
• Metroid Prime 3: Corruption
• Monster 4x4 World Circuit
• Need for Speed: Carbon
• Open Season
• Rayman Raving Rabbids
• Red Steel
• SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab
• Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz
• Tony Hawk's Downhill Jam
• Trauma Center: Second Opinion
• Wii Sports

Note: The important ones are in red.

Nintendo plans to ship four million Wiis worldwide by the end of the year. According to IGN.com, Nintendo will release an updated Wii that will provide DVD playback, hmm...

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