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Posted on Friday, September 12, 2008 Dont Ban the Can!  Posted on Friday, August 01, 2008 Graff Central - South Aussie Graff at its best! For those of you who are from South Australia (or anywhere else for that matter), in between issues of Illegal Fame and keen for a South Aussie Graff Fix, then this is the site for you... Popping up almost out of nowhere a short time ago, with a library the size of your mum - this site is an excellent resource for South Aussie artwork past and present. It is updated regularly and the photos are of a very high standard.  Posted on Friday, August 01, 2008 Setting it Straight. Taken from: http://www.ironlak.com/learnmore/ (There have been far too many rumours regarding Ironlak of late)  Some facts about Ironlak: Project Alchemy (cans marked with a green sticker) was conceived as a way of involving everyone in the creation and development of our new formula. The Project Alchemy formula we created was fine during our initial testing so this formula was confidently released into the market for user feedback. As everyone is now aware, there have been some issues with this formula. Had we realised the extent of these, it would have never been released to the public. We are aware of the impact this has had on many of you and we are sincerely apologetic. Allow us to explain why attempting to create a new formula was necessary: Over the past four years our paint has been made in Australia and although many of you were happy with the level we had taken it to, many still weren’t satisfied with some of the product’s flaws. This was apparent due to the constant flow of emails regarding blocked caps and fading paint. This drove us to try and create a new and improved formula that would push our product to new levels and make everyone happy. The main issues we needed to address were the blocking of nozzles, UV resistance, the ‘glugginess’ (or coagulation), and the overall vibrancy of our paints. After much research in Australia we realised these issues couldn’t be corrected here without increasing the cost of the can by a hell of a lot. Being that one of our goals is to provide quality at a cheap price, this potential price increase is something that we were not prepared to do. After much consideration and some hesitation we realised that moving offshore was our best option. In Asia we have access to the highest grade pigments in the world, allowing us to offer much brighter, more vibrant colours and a much higher UV resistant (much less likely to fade) formula. It also offers us control over the manufacturing process, something we previously did not have using an outside supplier. By completely redesigning our formula we can also offer a much smoother finish, (there’s none of that gluggy build up that old Ironlak had) while maintaining and even increasing the coverage of our sprays. You know things are looking up when Eureka covers as well as Smurf. Please try a can of Rhodium (marked with a grey sticker) and let us know your thoughts. We think you’ll be pleasantly surprised. Keeping the ball rollin’, The Ironlak Family Posted on Friday, August 01, 2008 Write 4 Gold Finals 2008 - NZ Winners!  1. TMD Crew (Auckland/New Zealand)  2. COPENHAGEN CONNECTION (Copenhagen/Denmark)  3. GIPSY KINGS (Bucharest/Romania) CONCEPT PAINTING - TOPIC: Make it Funky 1. TMD Crew (New Zealand) | 2. COPENHAGEN CONNECTION (Denmark) | 3. GIPSY KINGS (Romania) 1. COPENHAGEN CONNECTION (Denmark) | 2. CMD Crew (Germany) | 3. STYLEKONSTRUKTOR (Russia) and GIPSY KINGS (Romania) 1. TMD Crew (New Zealand) | 2. GIPSY KINGS (Romania) | 3. CMD Crew (Germany) 1. DTS Crew (Australia) | 2. LDK Crew (Rome/Italy) | 3. CMD Crew (Berlin/Germany) BIG CONGRATULATIONS go out to the DTS Crew from Australia, being the first Aussie team to make it to the World Finals...! Well done fellas... you put in a fine effort and Australia should be proud! Below is the DTS Wall  For more info, pics of the Sketch Battles, Throwups and everything Write4Gold, visit their website: Write4Gold Website Posted on Tuesday, July 29, 2008   Posted on Tuesday, July 01, 2008 Butter Beats New Store on the Gold Coast!  Posted on Sunday, June 22, 2008 Wiispray prototype graffiti controller for Wii Friday, Jun 6th 2008 by Chris Davies. (Taken from http://www.slashgear.com/wiispray-prototype-graffiti-controller-for-wii-0611925.php#entrycontent). Nintendo’s non-traditional interface for the Wii console lends itself to any number of odd controller hacks and designs, and the latest is this prototype Wiispray can. Part of Martin Lihs’ final thesis at Bauhaus-University in Weimar, Germany, the can-style casing contains a dismembered Wiimote coupled to a nozzle button. It can be used to manipulate an on-screen virtual spraycan, with different paints and color options that are controlled by realistic graffiti movements.  Although still early in the development process, it suggests another type of game platform and a fresh twist on the tired “art” app. The success of custom controllers for specific titles suggests that gamers are interested in a more realistic interaction than permitted by a standard joypad. Lihs plans to integrate a communal wall for collaborative graffiti in the eventual software title, that would allow ‘players’ to work on the same art project. Rather than a specially designed can, though, it would seem easier to make a Wiispray ‘caddy’ into which the Wiimote could slot. Some clever thinking could link the nozzle button to one of the Wiimote’s controls via mechanical rather than electrical means; price would also be reduced. Posted on Wednesday, June 18, 2008 Ironlak 'Project Alchemy' Press Release... Ironlak have relaunched their website today, and along with some burner new work by their family of writers, they also had a few words to say about their recent 'Project Alchemy' release, which hasnt had the best response to date... Here is the press release posted on their blog about the issue...  We have recently experienced some problems with the latest release of Ironlak. We want to apologise for this inconvenience and thank all of our loyal customers for their continued support of Ironlak. These issues have come about as a result of Ironlak taking a more proactive role in the production process and thereby giving us greater control long-term over increasing costs, product development and innovation. While we recognise we have made some mistakes with this first release, we firmly believe that this was the right path to take to offer Australian writers the best quality and value for money product available. We will ensure things are back on track as quickly as possible. Our previous supplier is now working with another paint brand in an effort to put us out of business. We are committed to giving Australian writers quality and value for money and while we have fallen short of late in this regard we also firmly believe the move to establish ourselves as a fully-fledged manufacturer will be in the long term benefit of our customers. While it may be hard to see at present, the move towards becoming a manufacturer in our own right allows us greater control over the destiny of Ironlak and ultimately what we deliver to Australian writers. We believe in being open and honest with our customers, as you guys have supported and sustained us through plenty of hard times and it's why we try so hard to deliver quality products and plenty of local support. Thanks again for your understanding and support. - The Ironlak Family. Posted on Wednesday, June 04, 2008 Nish's Adelaide Graffiti Tour Nish gives us a quick tour around Adelaide's legal graffiti walls. This segment was initially produced for broadcast on Heavy Weight TV (season 2) but has since been featured on www.molotow.tv. (c) Copyright joske films 2008. joskefilms@gmail.com. Posted on Tuesday, June 03, 2008 Taggers forced to wear pink vests Taken from http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,23802107-38196,00.html Wellington, NZ: A POLICE officer in New Zealand says he has cut graffiti crime by making taggers wear pink vests while painting over their tags. Wellington community Constable Theo Gommans said the vests, emblazoned with the word 'tagger', made offenders make them think about the consequences of their actions, Radio New Zealand reported. He said he had already seen a reduction in tagging since he began touring schools with the pink vest. But local city councillor Iona Pannett likened the vests to the pink triangles that gay men were forced to wear in Nazi concentration camps and called for their use to be halted. Posted on Tuesday, June 03, 2008 Spray day ties down tag dag Taken from http://www.ntnews.com.au/article/2008/03/13/3590_ntnews.html A GRAFFITI artist alleged to be one of Darwin's worst vandals was caught after having his shoelaces tied together in a bizarre citizen's arrest. He also became the first Territorian linked to other spray-paint attacks by a police graffiti database. Squash Association manager Scott Chamings surprised the 19-year-old vandal crouching behind a car after he had written "BELLY'' in 2m-high letters across the Millner squash centre's wall. He saw the teenager packing away his spray cans, shouted at him and gave chase. The would-be street "artist'' jumped a high fence wire -- not realising there was wire on the other side. Mr Chamings, 45, said the vandal thrashed around, "like a young lion going berserk in a cage'', until two squash players pinned him to the ground. "One of the members used an old Second World War tactic on him -- he tied his shoe laces together until police arrived.'' Mr Chamings said it was "lucky'' the vandal had tried the stunt on a Thursday morning, as opposed to a Tuesday or Wednesday night, when the centre was "packed'' with members. "They would have all been after him,'' he said. Police arrested the man and, using the graffiti database, linked him to 14 other "tags'' around Darwin. Superintendent Peter Gordon said the result showed the value of the database, which collected and collated graffiti reports and photos for police. Superintendent Jo Foley said there were about 15 significant graffiti vandals leaving their tags around Darwin, including "Pain'', "Kezo'' and "Datz''. The man has been charged with 15 counts of criminal damage. Posted on Monday, May 26, 2008 OVER Memorial Concert at Leederville HQ Skate Park, WA Perth: Next Sunday, June 1st, get down to Leederville HQ Skate Park in Western Australia for the OVER Memorial Concert. A number of local Perth bands including El Cid, Red Triangle, Tessa Davis, Captains of King & Shay Overstone will play throughout the scheduled time beginning with a workshop with the Kurbist Gong Band. A skating contest will also be held as well as organised graffiti and graffiti demonstration. This event is to run from 1-5pm with a sausage sizzle and catered drinks. It is an all ages, drug free event to commemorate the life of Tom Overstone. - $5 entry. Posted on Monday, May 26, 2008 Sideshow @ 696 Gallery - June 1st  Melbourne:Sideshow is an exhibition put together by a group of illustration students from NMIT. The aim of the show is to raise funds for their combined end of year exhibition in August. The exhibition will showcase a diverse and innovative range of talent, at affordable prices. There will be raffles for show bags containing donated artworks, toys, badges and live painting performed by participating artists. The resulting piece will be included in the raffle draw. There will also be tasty tunes provided by DJ Little Cake, alcohol and cupcakes will be available for a gold coin donation. Exhibition Runs June from 1st till 15th of June. Opening night 1st June 7-9pm. Posted on Thursday, May 08, 2008 Illegal Fame Number 6 - Shipping Friday 16th May 2008.  Since we last left you we have been very busy devising ways to get the magazine bigger and better, and to offer you the best possible price to boot. You will however, notice a small price increase this time around because we have gone and added another 8 pages PLUS thrown in an A1 sized poster in the middle of the mag so you have something you can take out and put in your room / studio / shed / toilet, wherever! We hope you appreciate this, and any feedback would be great, after all if you are happy with the format, we are happy to give it to you! This issue we have an interesting interview with EXIT and SEIZ - aka the Hype twins, we are truly blessed to have these guys speak to us! They are Australian pioneers when it comes to graff and hip hop in general. Also we have an update on the MOLOTOW MASTERS OF ART series, wall number 4 - FEDUP Crew. Not to mention TENSE, BLEKS, PALMS, PORE, PARIS, PERIL, EXIT and SEIZ in the Ghostwriters Section. We are also excited to bring you news of a new paint brand that has hit Aussie shores called Monster Colors and it certainly is paint worth trying out! On top of that, the makers of Montana are very close to bringing you their new brand of paint called Basic - aimed at the lower end of the market, it promises to be very competitive with the other brands in the lower end of the price scale. Lastly, if you are still keen on purchasing any Illegal Fame merchandise, get into our store or check with your nearest retailer! These will never be re-issued again in their original format, so if you dont want to miss out, let your fingers do the walking, or visit one of our retailers for a great deal! Please keep the images coming in, especially steel - we can only print what is sent to us so if you want your artwork in the mag send it to illegalfame@gmail.com or pics@illegalfame.com or of course upload anonymously here! Which ever way you go about it, we will get them and do our best to print the best artwork every issue! It always helps when you label your images with state and artist name. Once again, big thanks goes out to the paint brands Montana, Molotow, Sabotaz, Monster Colors and Ironlak for their continued support of Illegal Fame, because without them this mag would not be possible... Also special mention to Clinic 116 (SA), Painters World (SA), Voltures (WA) & Shogun (QLD) for coming on board this issue, and to all the writers who have been sending flicks... keep ‘em comin! Peace.. Lewps264. IFC. Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Beat Merchants recently reached ten years of age!  Auckland: Beat Merchants recently reached ten years of age! Time flies doesn't it, I can still remember the first time I came into the store as if it was yesterday. To celebrate this milestone local graffiti artist ASKEW (TMD) has designed some fresh Beat Merchants *10 Years Still Rockin* tees. We want to offer these dope new tees to all of you on our mailing list first because we couldn't have made it this far without you guys! The tees are $59.95 NZ each and are available for guys in White, Black or Charcoal Heather (sizes L, XL & 2XL). Girls tees are available in White or Black (sizes S,M & L). If you'd like to get one of these tees for yourself pop into the store and see us or hit us back on the email beatmerchants@beatmerchants.co.nz. Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Ironlak Killa Kombo - Tues and Lazy Grey  Ironlaks Killa Kombo is back! Up on their website, www.ironlak.com you can find the second installment of the Killa Kombo - representing the river city, Tues (Ironlak Team) and one of Brisbanes finest producers; Lazy Grey. You can also view the first Killa Kombo with Sirum One and Jase from Beatheadz. Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 New South Wales has 4 NEW Stores! New South Wales now have 4 new hip-hop stores that have recently opened up... Aerosol Kings in Gosford, Nurcha Records in Hornsby, Pretext in Penrith and Westline Art & Music in Wentworthville. For all of their details check out the stockists section! Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Two New Tasmanian Stores! Thats right, not only are Ruffcut Records (33a Elizabeth St, Hobart) stocking Illegal Fame, but two new stores have opened up in Hobart and Launceston. You can find Illegal Fame in Loose Change Records (104 Wellington St, Launceston) and also in Full Strength Productions (Shop 37, 3rd Floor Mc Canns Building - 141 Elizabeth Street, Hobart. (Now, how about some flicks from our Tasmanian readers! - Ed). Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Tony Silver (Style Wars Filmmaker) RIP  (Taken from www.at149st.com/news.html) Los Angeles: Tony Silver, award-winning documentary filmmaker, died of cancer at his home in Los Angeles on February 1, 2008. He was 72. He grew up in and around New York City and was a Ford Foundation scholar at Columbia University. Mr. Silver was best known as the director and co-producer of Style Wars. The film chronicled the young artists of the graffiti subculture and the early stages of the New York City Hip Hop scene in the early 1980s. Mr. Silver recognized and captured on film the excitement of a new era of urban art and life. The film, a PBS special which won the Grand Prize for Documentaries at Sundance in 1984, celebrated its 20th anniversary re-release to continued acclaim at the Tribeca and Edinburgh Film Festivals. It continues to resonate throughout the worldwide rap and hip hop community as the most important film to capture the original spirit and vitality as it emerged from New York’s subways, streets and playgrounds into world consciousness. Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 RIP WICKOE (MOC)  In sad news, we have just learnt that Wikoe from MOC has passed on. We send our sympathies to his family and friends... If anyone has some Wikoe flicks and wants to forward them, we will put together a page with some of his work in the next issue... Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 RIP Flaps and Banish...  (Taken from news.com.au) Sydney: A MAN has survived being swept a kilometre down a flooded stormwater drain but his two companions drowned when they were trapped behind bars at the drain’s outlet to the sea. Police say it was a miracle anyone survived the freak accident yesterday at Sydney’s eastern beaches. The two men and a woman got into the drain through a manhole at Maroubra yesterday afternoon to spraypaint graffiiti on the walls, police said. They became trapped when it began raining and the drain filled with water. All three were swept a kilometre down the drain and ended up at the barred outlet to the sea. A 25-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman drowned but a 27-year-old man survived by squeezing through a tiny gap in the bars and being swept out to sea. Locals saw the man waving from the ocean and went out on surfboards to rescue him. Police Inspector Eddie Bosch called the man’s survival a miracle. “It was amazing that anyone survived. He (the survivor) had hardly a scratch on him.” A helicopter rescue crewman and two local lifesavers pulled the bodies of the man’s companions from the drain. The crew chief of the Westpac rescue helicopter said the men were incredibly brave in retrieving the bodies. Lifesavers Paul Moffatt and Peter Halcro, and volunteer rescue crewman Brett Christensen, went into the flooded drain several times. It was over and above the call of duty,” said crew chief Tony Wood. “They were very brave and I’ve seen a lot of bravery in my time.” He said the men faced a deluge coming from the drain and 2m waves behind them, and became pinned against the bars at one point. The outlet was about 2m by 2m, with the bars only 10cm apart. Mr Halcro and Mr Moffatt said conditions inside the drain made the recovery incredibly difficult.” Inside the drain it was going dark with the surf pounding up through the drain ... while these bodies were just floating around and there was also stormwater coming out the other way,” Mr Halcro said. “We were dealing with dirty water and large surf.” Mr Moffatt, who worked with Mr Halcro to work the bodies out through the bars, towed the body of the woman out to sea so the rescue helicopter could winch it to a nearby rock ledge. He said it was one of the trickiest operations he had ever done. Steve Simmons, who helped rescue the survivor, said his teenage son had seen him while looking out of the window of their home. They grabbed their surfboards and paddled out to the man, and strapped him to a board with a leg-rope. When he got to shore, the man ran straight back to the drain. “He got out of the water, he just panicked,” Mr Simmons said on Channel 9. “He ran straight round to the drain on the other side and he realised his two friends were dead. “He was just distraught on the rock ledge next to the situation where they were and we just had to drag him up back away from it.” Our thoughts and sympathies at Illegal Fame are with the families of ‘Flaps’ and ‘Banish.’ A page with some dedication work can be found in the back of issue 6. May they rest in peace. Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Writer seriously injured in fall Melbourne: A teenage boy suffered a broken jaw, smashed teeth and fractures to his legs and wrists when he fell through a fibre glass roof while out graffitiing property in Melbourne. Police said the 14-year-old was seriously injured in the fall in Mentone, in Melbourne’s southeast. The boy had been graffitiing the rear sections of buildings in Como Parade at the time, police said. He was walking across a section of fibre glass roofing when he fell through it, about six metres to the ground. Police spokesman Senior Constable Wayne Wilson said another boy, 13, called an ambulance, and the injured teenager was taken to the Royal Children’s Hospital. Police are yet to speak to the boy and have not charged him. Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Jail terms, fines aimed at graffiti vandals (Taken from www.theage.com.au - 17/4/08) Melbourne: Graffiti vandals will face up to two years’ jail and thousands of dollars in fines under new Victorian laws. The regulations come into force today, also giving more powers to police to catch offenders. Police Minister Bob Cameron said graffiti vandals charged under the tough new laws could be imprisoned for up to two years and face a fine of more than $26,000. The laws will enable police to issue on-the-spot fines of $550 to anyone carrying spray paint cans if they cannot prove the paint is for work-related purposes. The laws also grant police the power to search individuals over the age of 14 suspected of carrying any graffiti-related implement. Mr Cameron said he hoped the new laws would act as a deterrent, sending a strong message to graffiti vandals. “If people want to be graffitists, they’ll think twice”, he said. The laws form part of the Brumby Government’s anti-graffiti plan, which aims to tackle problem graffiti across Victoria. Victoria Police Superintendent Kevin Sheridan, who was present at this morning’s announcement, welcomed the new laws and said they would help police tackle the problem of graffiti. Superintendent Sheridan said police did not make a distinction between artistic graffiti and other forms of graffiti, such as tagging, saying it all constituted vandalism and was therefore illegal. In addition to the new laws, the Brumby Government have announced the addition of six new graffiti clean-up trailers to the graffiti clean-up partnership with Corrections Victoria. A member of Corrections Victoria’s crew said the process of removing graffiti was both time consuming and labour intensive. “Yellow paint and particular types of black paint are the hardest to get rid of, and can take up to several days to remove,” he said. While the new strategy has been praised by police, street artists have reacted angrily. Andrew McDonald, founder of Melbourne’s Citylights project, a public art project dedicated to displaying street art, is dubious about the new laws. He said they would do little to address the root of the problem. “I don’t think the Government will get the response they want from these changes,” he said. “Graffiti is already illegal. Making it more illegal will not change a thing,” he said. According to Mr McDonald, the new laws are likely to increase - instead of reduce - the rate of graffiti. “When you make the penalties heavier, you’ll get graffiti artists who get the work done faster,” he said. Mr McDonald said the Government needed to view graffiti as a symptom of a broader social issue. “Today’s youth have very little on offer in the way of recreational facilities,” he said. “More money needs to be invested into addressing vandalism as a symptom of a much deeper problem,” he said. The campaign will involve radio advertisements and large public outdoor advertisements. Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Creepshow Exhibition - June 08 Melbourne: The CreepShow exhibition is to be a creepfest of original artworks, prints and mixed media pieces from some of Australia’s dopest artists. A collection of artists from various fields including Graffiti, Street Art, Illustration, Low Brow, Tattoo and other genres will come together in the spirit of Friday June 13th (which happens to be the opening night!). We have chosen artists whose work reflects the creepy style in its various forms. The exhibition will be hosted by Per Square Metre gallery, 191-193 Johnston St, Collingwood. The opening night is Friday 13th June and the show will run until 27th June 2008. With a selection of canvasses, prints, jewellery and other pieces there is sure to be something to interest all comers. As the theme is CreepShow and the opening night is Friday 13th we are encouraging visitors to dress the part. There will be an art package prize for the best dressed. Featured artists are: Ben Lander, Dash, D.S III, Isis, Itch, Jason Jacenko, Kid Zoom, LKAE, Meggs, Poise, Pore, Sean Kelly, Sear, Steve Cross, Sync, Tatt2 Andrea. Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Westline Art & Music  Sydney: Westline Art and Music is a brand new, reputable graffiti / Aussie hip-hop store offering the best prices for writers in Western Sydney. Selling paint, markers, labels, DVDs, CDs plus much more. Westline Art and Music also do special orders and custom artwork. You can find them at Shop 4, The Kingsway, Wentworthville. They are open 7 days a week. Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Krink arrives in Australia  Krink products are the finest quality inks and markers on the market today, designed to meet the demands of creative people working in both indoor and outdoor environments the world over. Street innovation and industrial technology have combined to create the very best tools for expressing yourself. All Krink products are handmade in the USA using the highest quality parts available. Available at all good Aussie retailers and online at www.finaloutline.com. Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 This is it - new store  Melbourne: For those of you in Richmond who havent already checked out the new premises for This is it Hip Hop store, you can find them at 396 Church Street. Just up the road from the old shop...! Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Painters World - Legal Wall Adelaide: Thats right, you heard correctly, Painters World on Sturt Road in Adelaide is offering the side wall of their store for you to come and paint. All you need to do is go into the store during business hours and get the ok with one of the staff. They will then let you know when you can come past and get to work, you might even be lucky and be able to get painting on the spot...! As with most legal walls, don’t expect your work to stay up forever, but it is definitely a great alternative to get something up, get the flick, and not get into a chase... Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 PDMS launches new online store Newcastle: PDMS have recently launched their new online store.. you can check it out at: www.graffonline.com.au. They have been stocking Illegal Fame from day one and also have the full range of Illegal Fame merchandise. You can also purchase markers, magazines, nozzles & refills and t-shirts. As an added bonus when you spend $25 they will give you a 5% discount on the total.* If you spend $50 - you get 10% off* and $100 gets you 15% off!!* *Check with PDMS for all details & conditions pertaining to this offer. Patsan Dance Music Specialist - (02) 4925 3996. Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Sabotaz Sketch Comp - Round 2  Sabotaz are back again with a major sketch comp, round 2! The word is: Peak St. The criteria is: Black and White / greyscale only. The deadline is: 21st May, 2008. There are 2 divisions - Writers must select one division to enter but can submit multiple entries in that division. Light Weights division will receive a prize of 18 tins of Sabotaz80. The Heavy Weights will be in the running for a prize of 60 tins of Sabotaz80, $300 cash and a 3M respirator. Send submissions, enquiries and entries to Sabotaz80@gmail.com or post to PO Box 440, Belconnen, ACT. 2616. The winning sketch will be featured in Aussie Wide street press magazine - Peak St Issue 2. Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 Montana News  Montana Cans Australia have had a lot of work on their plate over the last few months. The price of Gold lines and Black lines have both dropped dramatically, and demand is increasing substantially. To add to that, Montana Cans Australia will be launching their new brand of paint aimed at the lower end of the market, called Basic. At the moment, no more info on this is available but we are told that it will be on shelves soon. Finally, Montana are about to drop their new range of clothing & merchandise. Expect to see some new Montana Hoodys & T-shirts at your nearest Montana retail dealer outlets nationwide. For more information visit www.myspace.com/montanacans_australia or www.montana-cans.com.au Posted on Wednesday, May 07, 2008 567 King St, Newtown Sydney: 567 are hosting regular sketch battles within their store and the prizes are looking good! The most recent prize list has consisted of 12 Ironlaks for first place, a 12 pack of touch twin pens for 2nd place and an Ironlak t-shirt for 3rd place. Below is a sample from the first competition, if you think you can burn on paper and feel like some free stuff then get into 567!  In other news, 567 have also just kicked off distribution for Oink Ink and Oink mops in Australia. Basically, the Oink mops are super drippy and juicy and the Oink ink is formulated to be super permanent and resistant to light. Oink is imported from Dallas, Texas and you can check out some of the gear at: www.oinkartltd.com.  For Aussie Orders, get in touch with Mik at 567. www.567king.com. Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2008 Monster Colors launching in Australia  Direct from the UK it's the freshest colour range to hit convict shores. Designed specifically for graffiti writers, Monster Colors produce a high quality double thick paint with extreme coverage. Suitable for any surface, Monster Colors offer a durable and UV resistant paint that will not fade, enabling your work to last for years in all weather conditions. All Monster Colors cans work with a new valve system so you can have a fast or slow can all in one - allowing the finest detail to the fattest lines. The paint itself is a high-covering synthetic varnish of the highest strength. Equipped with a color coded top and manufactured to be double thick & highly opaque, you get a similar volume of coverage from a 400ml Monster Colors can as a regular 600ml can. The paint should be available in all good paint suppliers over the next 12 months. Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2008 Cut Outs Exhibition - May 30th - June 8th. Victoria: Curated by Villain, held at Per Square Metre Gallery, Melbourne. Villain in Melbourne, have been hard at work preparing another killer show. The latest venture currently in production is their exhibition titled Cut Outs. This show invites the artists to bring their imagination to life using a 2D cut out medium. From wood to metal and cardboard, the artists are unrestricted and free to explore this 2D challenge. Those submitting work for this exhibition are recognised artists in their field producing high quality and sort after work in both a creative and commercial sense. The line up for this show is the following: ADNATE, ASH NOLAN, CLAUDIO MANTUANO, DABS, DEAM, DREWSTER, DVATE, GHOST PATROL, ITCH, JASON JACENKO, JUNOIR, KID ZOOM, LOUNGE KAT, LUKE FELDMAN, MEGGS, MEPHISTO JONES, MISO, MOTHRA, MYLA, POISE, PORE, REKA, SCOTT JANSEN, SEAN KELLY, SEAR, SEEKAYEM , SIDE PROJECT, STINK, SUBWAY SUDS, ZODE For more details visit: WWW.VILLAINSTORE.COM Posted on Wednesday, April 09, 2008 Lopez Records - New Oxford Store Manager  In brief, Lopez Records Oxford store has a NEW Store Manager in Die C from legendary Australian crew 'Def Wish Cast.' We wish him all the best in his new role and if you are in the area pop in and pick his brains! You can find out the address of Lopez Recods stores in the stockists section of Illegal Fame. Also in Lopez news, they are now the new Australian 'Pimp Juice' distributoor. For those of you who don't know what Pimp Juice is, you can check it out on their website: Pimpjuice. Posted on Thursday, February 21, 2008 Introducing Molotow TV - Live from Australia Above is Australia's coverage by Molotow TV on the Write 4 Gold event that happened in Melbourne - December 2007. Check out the video! To watch more video on Aussie artists, go to their website: MOLOTOW TV features include Lady Poise (VIC), Nish (SA), Molotow Masters, Bills Billboards, Melbourne Steel and an interview with the people behind Voltures Paints. Posted on Wednesday, January 09, 2008 Illegal Fame #5 has now arrived!  You can pre-order your copy now in our online store, or you can get it at one of the stockists listed in the stockists section from Thursday 10th January onwards. Merry Xmas! What a busy year it has been for the magazine, Im personally looking forward to stuffing myself stupid and downing some bevvies over the festive season and having a bit of a break! If you intend to do the same, make sure you have a dope holiday and please be safe. Firstly, Id like to let everyone know that we now have some merchandise available - it includes black and white t-shirts, beer holders (perfect for those beers in summer), mesh black singlets and caps. In comparison to most clothing on the market, you can pick up a piece of merch pretty cheap. So please show your support and perhaps consider something as a belated Christmas present for a loved one! You can place your order in the online store here, or of course at your favourite Illegal Fame retailer. Secondly, please keep the images coming in, especially steel (we have had a few people mention that there isnt enough steel in the mag, and we can only print what is sent to us.. So if you want see more, please send in your metal monster burners!! It always helps when you label your images with state and artist name. Please send them to pics@illegalfame.com. This issue we have the pleasure of covering the first ever Write 4 Gold Graffiti Championships in Melbourne - inside the mag you will get the full coverage, winners, actions shots and writeup. To add to that, we also have the Molotow Masters Walls #2 and #3, AFP and TFH productions can be found on page 8. In terms of paint and the market, a new brand named Aeroskillz have made their way onto the market, as well as Viscious Colours, both onto the lower end of the market. We havent had the chance to try these out as yet, but we will keep you up to date as soon as we get some more info. Montana have dropped the price of their Goldline range which must be music to peoples ears, so make sure you grab them next time you are paint shopping. Ironlak are brewing up something by the name of Killa Kombo, at the moment we dont have much more on this, but you can check out a teaser on their site www.ironlak.com. Molotow / Voltures have been extremely busy with their Masters of Art Series and looking after the Write 4 Gold this year. Hats off to the crew from Voltures for putting on such a successful and positive event for Australian Graff! Once again, big thanks goes out to the paint brands Montana, Molotow, Sabotaz and Ironlak for their continued support of Illegal Fame, because without them this mag would not be possible... Also special mention to Clinic 116 (SA), Painters World (SA), Scribe Clothing (VIC) & Voltures (WA) for coming on board again this issue, and to all the writers who have been sending flicks. Peace.. Lewps264 Disclaimer |