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The History of American Graffiti Book published in 2010 is now available on FAB ! THE HISTORY OF AMERICAN GRAFFITI (Harper Design; April 2010) is the definitive story behind the most explosive and influential art form of the last one hundred years. Unprecedented in scope, the book traces the evolution of the movement from its early freight train days to its big-city boom on the streets of New York City and Philadelphia to its modern-day influences. Featuring interviews with more than five hundred key artists and exclusive behind-the-scenes stories gleaned from over four-years’ worth of interviews.

It is an honor to have Aerosol Warfare founders GONZO and MERGE listed alongside other old-school graffiti artists such as TAKI 183, IZ THE WIZ, SANE AND SMITH, Barry “TWIST” McGee to REVOK. Although, Houston did not get highlighted as a major City and the authors condensed all of the Texas cities into one chapter titled, Texas; it leaves room for yet more books in the making for major Texas Cities and for artists here to tell a more in-depth story to another person who is qualified and willing to work with artists on that level. The book is a great buy, gives you bullet point history, photos and we are grateful that the authors recognized our founders individual contributions and history in the the graff scene.

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Last Saturday January 19th Aerosol Warfare rocked it to some killer mix action by some of Houston’s dopest DJs at Red Bull’s Thre3Style Houston event! GONZO247 provided backdrop artwork for the VIP area of Fitzgeralds where DJs waited until it was their turn to rock tha house! Red Bull Thre3Style is a DJ contest that rocks the house all night! DJ’s are judged on track selection, creativity, mixing skills, stage presence and crowd reaction. DJs from Houston battled for the coveted title of Red Bull Thre3style National Champion – a title that comes with a ticket to compete in the Red Bull Thre3style World Finals. They all rocked it hard Saturday, the winner was none other than OG Bobby Trill who last November helped us rock our Rock the Lot party along with his Fam and DJ Collective Bombon! He will go on to compete in the Regional final in Dallas on Feb. 23rd! Only one DJ from there will go on to compete nationally in LA in the spring. Saturday’s event included Host: B-boy Craig, Judges: Big Once, Four Color Zack, The Are, Competitors: Elroy Boogie, Dayta, OG Bobby Trill, Rockwell, Kyle Berg.

Houston’s Bun’s Beat Segment:Graffiti is the artistic expression of hip-hop
In this edition of Bun’s Beat they take a look at how graffiti has help shape hip-hop and were you can view some of Houston’s signature pieces. We are super honored to be fresh on Bun Beezy mind when he answers this question for viewers of NEWSFIX!

Once again, It was ON at Discovery Green for the 5th annual Magnificent 7 ice sculpting competition sponsored by NUERO! Despite the rain, the crowds gathered to watch 7 of America’s top ice sculptors Slice & Dice tons of Ice! We all had a great time as DJ Caps One ripped the turntables providing the audio bliss. GONZO247 served as co-host of the event and MC for the day. The ice carvers brought their A-Game and wowed the crowds with some award winning sculptures! The day was filled with lots of excitement, especially when one of the sculptures (A 13 foot tall crucifix) came crashing down minutes before judging! Reverend Butter rocked the main stage with DownFall 2012 to close out the event. Winners were awarded cash prizes and chainsaws with custom artwork by GONZO.

Love, Peace, Happiness… May these be yours.

GONZO247 provided a killer backdrop for Houston’s Red Bull Thre3style Massive event on December 21st 2012. Red Bull Thre3Style Massive is an extension of Red Bull Thre3Style, and celebrates the backbone of the competition – the high energy DJs themselves. The Red Bull Thre3Style Massive stage showcases some of the top musical talent such as A-Trak, Toy Selectah & RL Grime. The back drop GONZO247 completed ended up covering 15 feet x 40 feet of wall space inside Stereo Live Houston Venue. Artist JOJO of SBK Life also came through and helped GONZO knock the wall out in only 48 hours!

Aerosol Warfare took a trip down to Miami for the phenomena known as Art Basel week. This annual event literally consumes the city! From the official art conference in Miami’s convention center to all the other art expos that are happening at the same time; Pop-up shops, the street art Mecca in the Wynwood District and gallery openings galore! With more art than you can possibly see in 4 days, we had to come up with a battle plan! We spent a good portion of our time checking out the amazing works of art on the walls in the Wynwood Art District and at The Wynwood Walls. It was like a whose who of street artists with names such as: Os Gemeos, Dabs & Myla, Estria, Futura, Cope2, Obey, Retna, Ron English, D-Face (Just to name a Few)! There was such an international presence as well, with many great artists flying in from Australia, Spain, Germany and beyond. Along with the inspiring art we saw, we also met up with a great crew of people like Bomit, Rome, and Teddy from The Go Shop! It was a great week in Miami but the icing on the cake was having the impromptu opportunity to rock a huge wall in the Wynwood District. GONZO247 was fortunate to have a business owner give him the entire side of his business to create! It thrills us to be able to experience art events like these and bring the inspiration and energy back to our hometown Houston! Check out a full recap of pictures on our facebook page and a couple below! Join us this year for Art Basel Miami 2013 for sure!