EAR CANDY

PRESENTING... THE BLOODY BEETROOTS

Close your eyes and imagine, if you will, the bastard son of the Misfits and Daft Punk. As gruesome as the act of conception may appear, the union would generate the most grandiose of offspring. A formidable force, not unlike the Bloody Beetroots.

Bloody Beetroots is the guise under which producer and dj Sir Bob Cornelius Rifo operates. In the Beetroots live sets and dj sets, Sir Bob avails himself of the services of Tommy Tea. Despite their glorious origins in the alcoholic Italian hamlet of Bassano del Grappa, the Bloody Beetroots are a worldwide phenomenon.

Most importantly, there is the Bloody Beetroots’ hotly anticipated debut album, featuring contributions by The Cool Kids and Ed Banger fave Vicarious Bliss. "It incorporates all my musical components: Pop, Punk, Electro, Acid, Classical, Rave, Techno… I need that." And bringing the Bloody Beetroots story full-circle, the cover art for the album is being created by none other than the aforementioned illustrator Tanino Liberatore. "That’s really important for me," enthuses Rifo. "Tanino changed my perceptions when I was young. When I was 8 years-old, he destroyed my naivety." Put your hand in your pocket, and purchase The Bloody Beetroots-Romborama after having a little listen on Spotify first of course!

POP LIFE

 Andy Warhol claimed "Good business is the best art." Tate Modern brings together artists from the 1980s onwards who have embraced commerce and the mass media to build their own 'brands'.Pop Life includes Andy Warhol, Damien Hirst, Jeff Koons, Takashi Murakami and more.

Tate (Modern) is looking for young artists and designers to create a range of limited edition 'Pop' inspired T-shirt designs.

THE WINNING DESIGNS...

There will be 2 winning designs. One Young Tate winner, between the age of 18 and 25 years old, will be selected by a panel of exhibition associated judges (to be announced shortly, so watch this space!). They will win the chance to have their work showcased in the Tate Modern and sold as limited edition product as part of the Tate's Pop Boutique. One winner will also be selected by the Threadless community.

Both winners will receive their winning T-shirt, lots of other Tate's Pop related goodies, plus Threadless rewards, see up for grabs for more details.

Graffiti

When you're rejected

Nothing of you is expected

You're hanging around

Painting the Town

With Graffiti

Expressing yourself

Deploring the wealth

Which surrounds you

Inner Cities can be so boring

And whilst Suburbia its snoring

You creep in the night 

With colours so bright

They thrill you 

Making your claim 

Capitalisms' to blame 

For our downfall 

And when the world has awoken 

They'll see the shadows have spoken

As quick as a blink

They'll see the shadows have spoken 

As quick as a blink

They'll stop and they'll think

Is this freedom?

Written by Marcus Richardson under copywright 2009

CHRISTOPHER LEE SAUVÉ

“I break down a couple of times a week, at least. It gets overwhelming.
Sometimes I think that I can’t take this anymore. I just want to live a normal life.” – Whitney Port

New York-based artist and recent fashion impresario CHRISTOPHER LEE SAUVÉ is a mummy's boy. Whether he’s drawing inspiration from punk nuevo Brooklyn street kids, or his idol ANDY WARHOL, this Canadian-born prodigy always looks back to his mother for inspiration. “When I was a child, she would create her own over-sized, silk-screened, bold-graphic t-shirts,” recalls the artist from his West Village studio, “she would cut and rip the neck and wear them as elegant evening dresses. It was revolutionary.”(see pop-store.com for CLS's tees)

http://www.sickipedia.org

Why do we love this site... because it's so wrong it's right! 

Pop goes the T-shirt

A T-shirt (or tee shirt) is a shirt which is pulled on over the head to cover most of a person's torso. A T-shirt is usually buttonless, collarless, and pocketless, with a round neck and short sleeves. The sleeves of the T-shirt extend at least slightly over the shoulder but not completely over the elbow (in short-sleeve version). A shirt that is either longer or shorter than this ceases to be a T-shirt. T-shirts are typically made of cotton or polyester fibers (or a mix of the two), knitted together in a jersey stitch that gives a T-shirt its distinctive soft texture. T-shirts can be decorated with text and/or pictures, and are sometimes used to advertise (see human billboard).

The Devine Intervention

www.tattydevine.com

I HEART TATTY

Earlier this year the deliciously alternative accesories label 'Tatty Devine' were asked to produce some very special gold letters for man of the moment, photographer Rankin. The letters have been put together to conceive this prodigous outfit to feature on this giant poster, shot by Rankin, which will be plastered around the London Underground! It’s all part of Elle magazine’s celebration of 25 years of London Fashion. Other designers and artists include Mulberry and Christopher Bailey, Basso and Brooke and Rob Ryan. Look out for it, Londoners!