The Publics


THE PBLKS
July 4, 2009, 9:47 pm
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Oi!!!! If you’re still visiting this blog, STOP – and switch to my new site: PBLKS.com



PBLKS.com
April 14, 2009, 3:16 pm
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OI!

My new blog is up, re-up your links and re-route to PBLKS.com



HIATUS
January 8, 2009, 9:48 pm
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Please excuse this interruption in programming, The Publics will return with a new site in early February. IN THE MEANTIME, check the PBLKS tumblr for a fresh dose, daily.



Hot Wax
December 17, 2008, 10:29 pm
Filed under: music

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Eek-A-Mouse: Triple Love

Dert Floyd: Untitled (from the west-side of the moon beattape)

Scotty Coats & Wes the Mes: Double Fisted (Prins Thomas Disko Miks)

Drums of Death: Dodfucksupanescorttune



Syndication
December 4, 2008, 12:29 am
Filed under: media, music, politik, vancouver | Tags:

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The election of Vancouver’s first Gen-X mayor comes at an auspicious moment, as the luxury condos that have come to define our skyline are now knee-deep in a great tide of misery that’s spilling in through the peace arch. While Hawaii’n-punch profiteers like Gordon Campbell seek to reassure us that we’re all snowflakes, the creeping proliferation of for-sale signs and the deserted holes of aborted mega-developments are harder to ignore than a pregnant ex-girlfriend.

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Ice Cube: A Bird In The Hand

Classic pre-riots Cube with production from Boogiemen, samples courtesy of BB-King, James Brown, Parliament and The Five Stairsteps.

Documentary about men who have made life partners out of sex dolls. Amazing collection of ultimate weirdos.



Love Bumps
November 23, 2008, 9:34 pm
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Bacterial Culture
November 11, 2008, 9:25 pm
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If you haven’t seen any of the Dirty Handz films, this is a good place to start. A massive underground success, the films document various high-profile graffiti crews throughout Western Europe.

From the Dirty Handz Productions site:

The other specifically European aspect of the graffiti scene is the voyage. Thanks to the InterRail pass in particular, international exchange among the communities of passionate train writers occur frequently. This allows them to benefit from the concentration and and exceptional diversity of the different urban, regional and national transportation networks, with the hope of being able to collect rolling trophies.

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Filthy Rhythms
November 1, 2008, 7:42 pm
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Compression
October 30, 2008, 12:32 am
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Pho Real
October 29, 2008, 4:57 pm
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When I’m not eating neon chickenwings in Koreatown, drinking americanos on Main, or having a pint in Gastown, I can generally be found lounging in one of the countless pho spots in Vancouver’s discreet and relatively unknown Vietnamtown district. Here are some snaps of the neighbourhood I took a while back.

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