In case you haven’t heard, Alex Pardee’s art book will soon be available at SURU. Check out a few pics and sneak peaks of pages from the book. Book available now for purchase on zerofriends.com Pictures are courtesy of: Alex Pardee

Many people know who Keith Haring is, and if some people don’t, they are more than likely to have seen his signature art work before. A mural in the Lower East Side, was recently restored thanks to Keith Haring Foundation; Goldman Properties; and Deitch Projects, the gallery representing Haring’s estate. They commissioned the repainting and scraping of graffiti to reveal traces of K. Haring’s original work. One of Haring’s early protege, Alex Ortiz, aka LA II, his graffiti artist alias put his own signature LA touches and altered all negative spaces with black interlocking patterns and tagged LA II (which stands for Little Angel) repeatedly on the mural. Keith Haring passed away in 1990 due to AIDS. The mural was restored to commemorate his 50th birthday. The graffiti artist Angel Ortiz at a restored Keith Haring mural on the Lower East Side that Mr. Ortiz recently tagged. Keith Haring May 4, 1958 – February 16, 1990

This past Friday, all the top underground artists came together and put on an awesome show dedicated to cult movies at Gallery 1988 on Melrose! Just to name a few from the line up: Gris Grimly, Naoto Hatorri, Matthew Bone, Alex Pardee and Jeff McMillan, whose very own art show will be held at SURU on September 27. All art work can be viewed and purchased on http://crazycult2.blogspot.com/. ENJOY! Gris Grimly “I Woke Up Early the Day I Died” Inspired by the movie : Ed Wood Naoto Hattori “Shitto” Inspired by the movie: Firday the 13th Alex Pardee “Edward Scissorhands” Inspired by the movie: Edward Scissorhands Matthew Bone “The Problematic Blueberry Pie” Inspired by the movie: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory Jeff McMillan “We’re Gonna Need a Bigger Bunny” Inspired by movies: Mallrats and Jaws Check back for further info on the Jeff McMillan art show coming up in September!

Check out Al Green’s performance at the 2008 BET Awards. SURU Grillz shirt makes a cameo next to T-Pain in the audience (from 0:48 – 0:55). Enjoy the old school joint and keep an eye out for the gold grillz! Al green Live BET Awards 2008 Uploaded by Brownsugar18

Bernie Mac passed away this morning from pneumonia in Chicago. Our prayers and condolences go out to his family and friends. October 5, 1957 – August 9, 2008