Category Archives: Bay Area

DaVinci, “Concrete Jungle Juice” [video]

Posted on July 22, 2010 by Max Sidman

Bay Area emcee DaVinci is from SF’s Fillmore district, he’s a standout among a small crop of artists who are poised to own independent rap music for 2010, and he absolutely murders this beat. Check this out… This song is … Continue reading →

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11.30 Climate Justice

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Max Sidman

A stencil promoting the International Day of Climate Justice. Apparently “climate justice” doesn’t include the use of aerosol cans in a street-level marketing effort.

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What $1.75mil Gets You in Oakland, CA

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Max Sidman

Even though I’m not balling anywhere near this level, we stopped by this open house on the Oakland / Piedmont border today, just because we drive by this place pretty much every day, and hardly any of the house is … Continue reading →

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Across the Mission

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Max Sidman

Some bullshit I shot out the back window of Murph’s car driving from 24th & Potrero to 25th & Mission, San Francisco, CA. Friday, June 11, 2010. Music: “Lacville ’79″ by Devin The Dude.

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Tour: Anchor Brewing Company, SF CA

Posted on June 13, 2010 by Max Sidman

Get the flash player here: http://www.adobe.com/flashplayer // Anchor Brewing Company, San Francisco, CA. Friday, June 11, 2010. No cameras allowed past the first room on the main floor.

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Cartographer, “40 Ton Military-Inspired Crushing Machine”

Posted on January 23, 2010 by Max Sidman

Cartographer guitarist Ben Adrian is in a handful of local bands and an ace mastering engineer (he mastered our last record at Mr. Toad’s in SF), and Chris Bolig is an amazing drummer. Check out this madness, captured at The … Continue reading →

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E-40, "Poor Man's Hydraulics" video

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Max Sidman

The latest video / single from E-Feezy, off his forthcoming The Ball Street Journal album, out Nov. 25… Now, I got all kinds of love for E- 40 — call it Bay thing — but this track represents a direction … Continue reading →

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Obamarxism? WTF?

Posted on October 17, 2008 by Max Sidman

I like to take photos of stencils. I’m not a stencil artist or a graffiti writer, and I’m not interested in any so called quality-of-life arguments, but it suffices to say that I enjoy the “vandal arts,” I’m fascinated by … Continue reading →

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Weekend Hustle: AES, 111 Minna Rap Show, Ovipositor Mastering Session

Posted on October 7, 2008 by Max Sidman

Had one of those crazy busy weekends. NERD It all started on Friday at the AES (Audio Engineering Society) Show at Moscone Center in downtown SF. It’s the nerdiest audio nerdfest I’ve ever been too, and it goes down in … Continue reading →

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E-40, "Got Rich Twice" feat. Turf Talk video

Posted on September 20, 2008 by Max Sidman

E-40′s been hit and miss with the last few singles, but this one is kinda dope. The beat’s an archetypal Bay slapper, 40 brings the heat and Turf Talk — whose West Coast Vaccine is among the best rap records … Continue reading →

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