Rock Candy & Curiosities

by Ambra 16 November 2010

The bookshop of the bastard store is getting bigger. Among the new arrivals it’s worth recommending two titles.

Rock Candy is a collection of illustrations from one of the most interesting Pop Surrealism interpreters we have in Europe.

The superblonde Femke Hiemstra is indeed from Amsterdam, where she still lives and works. Her visionary works (twisted and a bit esoteric) picture surreal settings, mainly with animals, fruit, objects, flowers and antropomorphic distorted bugs handling opium pipes, kitchenware and other oddities.

The black and white collection of characters in Travis Louies‘s Curiosities is grotesque, fascinating and slightly surreal.

These works look like old pictures stolen from a 1900’s photo album or portraits of actors starring in old noir silent movies…nothing strange about that except for demon horns, ogre-like men, dozens-eyed men, while ladies expose sharp canines, tapered ears and charming spectral looks.

Dj Gruff Last Scene: 13 Plates, No Betrayal

by davidelp 16 November 2010

On Saturday November the 13th Dj Gruff comes back at Leoncavallo in Milano with his last record: phonogruff.

Gruff start at 10:30PM – right after the proibitionism debate – with the Last Scene: 13 Plates, No Betrayal.

Gruffetti – Voce & Giradisco
R. Chiga – Tamburi Salentini
Elnaide – Basso & Digital FX

Guests on stage:
Dj Skizo | Esa | Dre Love | Momak (MENHIR) | Twice | L-Mare | Scratch Busters (IDA World Champ’09) | The Blatters ft. Dj Mandrayq (DMC Italy Champ’10) | 2P | Creeterio | Nitro | Dekon | Tommy*Tumble

Reggae Area:
Dais (Golden Bass) | Bushkilla

Entry € 8,00.

Re-Use Architecture

by jep 16 November 2010

Braun Publishing just published Chris van Uffelen’s Re-Use Architecture, a 408 pages bulky book with amazing images and descriptions of recent and notable re-use architecture projects.

To the bastard store project by studiometrico, on the refurbishing of the old Cinema Istria, the book dedicates a four page feature with Giuliano Berarducci’s photographs.

Available from today at bastard store – of course – for € 78,00.

Danny Galli stop and go.

by giuli 16 November 2010

A few days ago Daniele Galli got injured at bastard bowl while filming a line for his next videopart. The guy didn’t lose focus and he’s already looking forward to a full recovery for springtime. As he awaits for his cast to be removed, he takes some well deserved rest in Valtellina, his homeland.

Best wishes for a full recovery Danny!

New Frisco Shop

by giuli 16 November 2010