Art May 14th 2012 Argentinian street artist Jaz aka Franco Fasoli, visits Mexico City (Dec, 2011) to take part in the Mamutt Arte project, a cultural promotion, focused on urban art –aimed to showcase the artist as he paints 4 murals in various spots, decorating the city with visual stories. Watch this video portraying the artist, as he shares his vision and insight on… Continue

Art May 7th 2012 Banksy is beyond well-known, even outside street art circles – and has been so for ages now. In other words: a post on the urban crusader is long overdue. Here’s a little somethin’ on the elusive and hooded street artist from Bristol, whose voice we only hear morphed, starting with a pretty recent tribute collage from 2011… Continue

Shortfilms May 4th 2012 Callum Cooper is, according to his website, an artist and filmmaker based in London/Melbourne. His video work plays with the camera as a tool and with the perspective of the film. Full Circle, the one posted above, is a pretty simple idea, but it’s still a dizzying experience watching people jump rope all over the world. Full Circle, and… Continue

Music May 2nd 2012 Let’s head to the city known for emerging artists, Motown and timeless soul. I’d like to introduce you to four fellas currently innovating Detroit’s hip-hop scene with a bag of fresh air and who go by the name of Clear Soul Forces . Formed back in 09′ by the four members E-fav, L.A.Z, Noveliss and Ilajide who decided to record… Continue

Event Apr 20th 2012 ‘The first step is the revolution of the mind’- those are the true words of a rebellion at heart, when speaking of a revolution, rapper and political activist Immortal Technique knows just how to keep his political lyrics in cheque. Felipe Andres Coronel a.k.a Immortal Technique, is currently touring Scandinavia with the support of Swedish rap-duo Mohammed… Continue

Music Apr 18th 2012 To all romantics at heart- here’s a song to fall in love with. Being soft as I am, this one evokes a certain vulnerability that makes my heart skip a beat. Endearing, heartfelt and magical – are words synonymous with this song called LUV (SIC) PT.2 by the Japanese hip hop producer Nujabes (rip) feat. Shing02 , off the… Continue

Event Apr 17th 2012 To all video aficionados out there- once again, we’ve organised yet another event to manifest our sheer rooting for videos that amaze and inspire. Taking our platform to another level, by reviving the square-eyed-online version- to an actual live version. In collab with Mossuställningar, Stocktown is excited to present, for the 3rd time running (drum roll)- Show &… Continue

Art Apr 11th 2012   clev·er [klev-er] adjective, -er, -est. 1. mentally bright; having sharp or quick intelligence; able. 2. superficially skillful, witty, or original in character orconstruction; 3. showing inventiveness or originality; 4. adroit with the hands or body; dexterous or nimble. That about says it all when it comes to Phil Cuttance and his project FACETURE . If you love modular and… Continue

Animation Apr 10th 2012 You should respect the classics for what they are, and I reckon you should give an equal amount of attention to those that can reinvigorate the same. This is what Marcel Schindler ’s stop motion film “The Old Man and the Sea” does to the novel by Hemingway, same title. Marcel’s version clocks in at four minutes and tells… Continue

Style Apr 4th 2012 I always keep an eye out for work by our friend  Ebrahim Hajee aka Eeb from Cape Town, but somehow I missed this video look book he made for video game style brand 2Bop . Also, check out the clip from Stocktown x South Africa where we met with Bradley and Anthony of 2Bop and the Die Getuies music video by Eeb,… Continue