sammysnyderz Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 Raven, thanks for responding to me. I think we can chalk up most of my complaints to a difference in taste and leave it at that. I would just encourage you to think of an in depth interview as less of "discovering" someone, and more of delivering fresh insights into them, whoever they are. MaximumRockandRoll had an pretty good in-depth Twist interview 3 years (March 1993) before the 12oz one came out, but yours had a totally different feel since it came from inside the graff scene. It was good because there was a great discussion that took place, not because you were there first. (For the record, I have been picking up 12oz since issue 1 and you guys HAVE come a long long way! I'm just letting you know what I want to see from you folks...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted December 13, 2005 Share Posted December 13, 2005 I can't believe a dude from Australia got the book faster than me. And those are some good posts above. I'm even more hyped to get this book now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
misteraven Posted December 14, 2005 Author Share Posted December 14, 2005 Originally posted by Weapon X@Dec 13 2005, 06:20 PM I can't believe a dude from Australia got the book faster than me. And those are some good posts above. I'm even more hyped to get this book now. Quoted post have you tracked it? if you look in your account > order history there's a tool to track packages. unless your international. doesnt work for those packages. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 Yeah, I'm international. And a lot closer than Australia. But it's Christmas time, so I'm not surprised if it's taking longer than usual. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted December 14, 2005 Share Posted December 14, 2005 ^ nvm...it was waiting for me in the mailbox. First impression - nevermind that I was apprehensive about getting the gold because it didn't look that good...cuz it looks beautiful. Those pictures people have posted really don't do any justice to the look of the book. *unfortunately, I have to go see King Kong in a bit, so it's gonna be late night reading for me tonight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest diggity Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 you know your running shit when your up in Forbes magazine... http://www.forbes.com/lifestyle/2005/12/13...213feat_ls.html http://www.forbes.com/2005/12/12/cx_sb_121...thisSpeed=35000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fermentor666 Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Originally posted by Misteraven@Dec 13 2005, 08:03 PM i'll think about doing all out interviews, but truthfully you probably wont see them from us. the internet made the world much smaller, so discovering kids like wizart and os gemeos, or doing the first in depth feature on someone like twist is getting near impossible. people are just too well connected, so the days of finding amazing talent in some remote place is pretty much over as far as i can tell. though there are a few well known writers that haven't been done much justice in terms of interviews, i hate following in other peoples footsteps when i can otherwise be attempting to blaze new trails myself. i'm still sort of on the fence about this though, so who knows... truthfully we had an oldschool insides section planned that got dropped for this very same reason. hip hop files had recently dropped and martha cooper did sucha great job with all the old school stuff, that it seemed like a waste to go in that direction even if we had some exclusive material we could have shown. Quoted post I know you want to produce something original in the realm of printed graffiti books, but I'd have to agree that I was hoping for a lot more text to provide more insight than pictures could. There was a book called Graffito that was a pretty widespread release covering graffiti from California and they used a technique where they would put quotes from a dozen or so writers speaking on the same topic over a page or two and it gave a great collective point of view. It may not be an original idea but it was very effective and may be a way to integrate voices into future books. Personally, my favorite section was the text by Sonik and while I enjoy the book I do feel disapointed that there was not much that I could spend time digging through. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trackstand Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Straight business men, getting shouts in Forbes... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swif1 Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 All that time I thought someone just simply wrote "Also Known As" on the shoe. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
guerillaeye Posted December 15, 2005 Share Posted December 15, 2005 Big Ups for the Forbes shout out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.C.Shadow Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 1000-1500 for some nikes? pfffft I haven't worn nike since I was in 6th grade. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Weapon X Posted December 16, 2005 Share Posted December 16, 2005 I really like the AKA book. I love the high quality flicks, and the fact that it is so glossy. I can never get enough gloss. I do wish there was more text, but truthfully, this is a great first issue. I like how the grimey bombing is offset with the more highbrow design type stuff, but the trucks thing did feel a little out of place. But that's just my opinion. I'm sure there are tons of people who disagree. In the end, it comes down to the fact that I can hardly wait for AKA Volume 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.C.Shadow Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 I have a dumb question, to the Kaws pages open? Or do you have to rip the edge off? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harvey Wallbanger Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 You gotta rip that shit. Don't worry, it'll be fine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.C.Shadow Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 Heh, this is a difficult decision. I keep good care of my books, I might not tear this one... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted December 19, 2005 Share Posted December 19, 2005 speaking of shout outs... Raven...nice article from your friend on Sao Paulo in that "industry" magazine. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonik3000 Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 steve austin- was that something of mine that i just havent seen yet, by any chance? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 yeah...its yours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonik3000 Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 Ah. Print Mag then, right? This is what I get, being in Boston. Periodicals are like 2 weeks behind NYC at the earliest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveAustin Posted December 20, 2005 Share Posted December 20, 2005 yeah...that was it. just got my copy a few days ago. I can't imagine me getting a copy before Boston peeps...seems odd. didn't expect to see a 12 oz prophet reference in Print...kinda took me by surprise. I was just flipping through... checking out the ish, saw the pic of the pichacao and stopped to read it. Two paragraphs in and BLAM...there it was. Cool shit...cool piece. How much of the original did they edit out? if its a lot...I'd like to see the unedited version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonik3000 Posted December 21, 2005 Share Posted December 21, 2005 thanks. i havent seen it yet but i have no reason to believe it was edited down... i think my copy will show up sometime next week or shortly after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swif1 Posted December 25, 2005 Share Posted December 25, 2005 I should have used the black "AKA" sticker instead. Oh well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Tesseract Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 So what you're saying is that before that, you had a 'proud to be an american' bumper sticker? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GLIK$ Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 haha i doubt thats swif's car. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest imported_Tesseract Posted December 26, 2005 Share Posted December 26, 2005 damn, i hope so Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swif1 Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 It's on someone else's car. I found it amusing since there was a section in the book on Desa and the American flag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1988 Posted December 27, 2005 Share Posted December 27, 2005 Just ordered the silver edition today... yeayeahhhh! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Rage- Posted January 1, 2006 Share Posted January 1, 2006 More Golds have been added. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
why write? Posted January 2, 2006 Share Posted January 2, 2006 ordered me a silver....hope to get that soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slave_one Posted January 3, 2006 Share Posted January 3, 2006 got my gold copy back in december, it's definitely a book worth having... i don't even want to peel off any of those stickers in the book, they're too nice. but i think i enjoyed the private section on the akanyc website more, or should i say getting a glimpse of the people behind the book and their friends enhances my appreciation for the book itself. thanks raven and company. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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