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Sensitive Sunday part 2

RIP EAZY E

September 7, 1963 - March 26, 1995 (via @genevanheathen)

SOUL CLAP

The Soul Clap homeboys (Charlie and Eli) are having an amazing year. They released a great mix on Art Department's No.19 label, did an amazing essential mix on Radio 1 and most recently released a super laid back DJ Kicks mix with Wolf + Lamb on K7! records. They also invited fans to make a video for their song "Lonely C" and the submissions are pretty cool. Basically they are making some of the most interesting electronic/techno/house music right now. Check them out!

LOVE LETTER FOR YOU

Steve Powers aka ESPO is an amazing artist who's been keeping it real since forever. My older buddies used to put me on to On The Go magazine, which was a hip-hop/culture magazine he ran in the 90s. Growing up he used to come to Boston every now and then and his graffiti was always the coolest and smartest. I remember he painted my grandfather's warehouse in Cambridge and we used to bug out on his pieces at the trestles. Then he wrote The Art of Getting Over, which to this day, is my favorite book written about graffiti. In 2009 he concepted and produced A Love Letter for You, which is beautiful to me because it interacts with the city in a low-fi and accessible way. Check it out.

FEBRUARY JUXTAPOZ

Be sure to check out the upcoming issue of Juxtapoz. My super buddy Jason Jaworski has an article on a cool project he worked on in Detroit with some great artists including Swoon and Richard Coleman. There is also a profile on bingo bango Spanish artist ESCIF.

BANKSY FOR THE SIMPSONS

For the latest episode of The Simpsons, British graffiti artist Banksy was given free reign to come up with a new storyboard and concept for the opening credits. Check it out. (via @huhmagazine)

BLACKBERRY SPOT W/ DIPLO