The UniCornz are back with a brand new steez. Re-upping with skullies, long cut tees, and ski-masks , the South African collective is playing with the Ghetto Gothik look, keeping it monochromatic while incorporating a bit Yeezus leather love. #WeDontBelieveInHumans is a campaign that will feature a new piece dropping every Friday. We featured the UniCornz a while back and …
An Open Letter: Caged Animals x Too Much Dark.
Caged Animals released another single from their upcoming effort, In the Land of Giants. “Too Much Dark” is a plaintive but kind-hearted plea. The song is musical therapy relating to a dark place that has become familiar to all of us at one point in our lives. In a candid open letter, lead vocalist, Vincent Cacchione, explains the meaning behind …
Your Art Belongs to the World.
The Weeknd recently released visuals for his single, “Belong to the World”. The single has generated a bit of controversy over its Portishead sample, a sample that Portishead refuses to clear despite The Weeknd crediting them in an interview. In light of the snub by Portishead, The Weeknd remains defiant by choosing to use the sample anyway–it just won’t be …
Anthony x Asa Sittin’ in a Tree. (Exclusive Download)
Anthony Cruz continues to build buzz for his upcoming effort Fear and Loathing in New York City (FLNYC) with an exclusive download of “Asa Akira (Turnt Up Nexus Mega-Mix)”. Produced by I.G Nexus, this mix will not be available on forthcoming album. With raunchy artwork by Haydn Davies, Cruz channels his inner Uncle Luke by making something strictly for the strippers. Download it …
Street Prattle: Reacting to the Zimmerman Verdict.
The public is still swirling after Saturday night’s “Not Guilty” verdict in the Trayvon Martin trial. A smiling George Zimmerman showed much relief as he was found not guilty of the murder of 17 year-old Trayvon Martin. One of the most high profile cases of our young century, the trial was viewed in many different lights. During the trial, there …
For Which It (Still) Stands.
For Which It Stands is still standing strong at The Lodge Gallery. Featuring Orlando Arocena, Raul Ayala, Chong Gon Byun, Liset Castillo, Alexis Duque, Alessandra Expósito, Kira Nam Greene, Kent Henricksen, Jung S. Kim and more, For Which It Stands is on display through July 28th. Check its opening reception where spoke to curators Keith Schweitzer and Jason Patrick Voegele. “For Which It Stands …
To Take A Life In America: An Op-Ed on the Zimmerman Verdict.
I did not expect to see a verdict so late on a Saturday night when I caught a glimpse of a television in a bar and stopped dead in my tracks. GEORGE ZIMMERMAN FOUND NOT GUILTY. I will never forget the moment those words struck me. I hadn’t been following the Trayvon Martin case as closely as I should have …
Taking Shorts.
Seems like the weather is only getting hotter, the very reason why you should keep it cool with these boss Rockwell Ostrich Swim Shorts by Parra. Adorned with a playfully grotesque ostrich design, you’ll be the snazziest son of beach to ever tiptoe across hot sand. Get them → here. ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks …
Clouds Overhead.
We found Daniel Arsham‘s Draped Figures to be quite intriguing, but his Pixel Cloud installation is a more whimsical affair. Up close, the sculptures look like molecular structures, but taking a step back reveals cloud-like resemblance. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. When …
Butta Toast.
Dear Derrick and P.F. Dash kick off their summer with a new single off of the upcoming album, Pu$$y. Within a few seconds of the song you are able to come to one solid conclusion: “Toast” is a raunchy barrage of explicit content and dope bars. Featuring production by Kang, the song is exactly what the summer needs, a slutty …
Standard Procedure: Yasiin Bey Force Fed Guantánamo Style.
Yasiin Bey (formerly Mos Def) is going the extra mile to raise awareness over the hunger strikes taking place at Guantánamo Bay. With close to 120 detainees fasting for Ramadan, a leak exposed military instructions calling for the force feeding of the fasting detainees. Teaming up with Human Rights organization Reprieve and Bafta award-winning director, Asif Kapadia, Yasiin Bey experience the procedure …
Quiet Lunch on the ROX present Sunny & Gabe.
Quiet Lunch Magazine is teaming with the ROX Gallery for a night of groovy tunes, enchanting bubbly, and good eats. Featuring a live performance by buzzworthy newcomers, Sunny & Gabe, the first installation of Quiet Lunch on the ROX will also include Master of the Mix alum, Jamieson Hill, on the 1’s and 2’s. What happens when one of hottest online …
You Can See My Stripes from Up There.
Although it was built last year, Petersen Architekten‘s Berlin Airport Hotel has been building quite some buzz this year. The building’s amazing multi-color facade is a brilliant addition to its mostly green surroundings, making the structure a surefire standout. The geometric shape, along with the vibrant color selection, almost makes the building look as if it were built out of …
Tall Tall Trees x The Seagull & The Eagle.
A rainy day in May, we huddled up with Tall Tall Trees underneath a relatively dry overpass in Central Park where he serenaded us with a sweet tune. Here is Tall Tall Trees’ entire performance of “The Seagull & The Eagle.” Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a …
Vaudeville Spit x Anthony Cruz. *FREE DOWNLOAD*
As a thank you for drumming up such a good buzz around Anthony Cruz’s Fear and Loathing in New York City, we decided to give you an exclusive free download of an unreleased track from the album. Zoom! “Vaudeville Spit”.↓ Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with …
Praise White Jesus.
White Jesus premieres tonight at the Gene Frankel Theatre. Written and directed by Dug Piranha, White Jesus stars Derrick B. Harden, David Dae Lewins, David Solomon, Kara Elferson and Akil Gibbons, and is executive produced by none other than Dame Dash. A story of love, lust, faith and dreams, White Jesus looks to be an enigmatic indie film that is definitely …
Cha$e Gets Influential.
Luxury Rap King, Vinny Cha$e, recently teamed up with New York based clothing line InfluentialNY. The limited edition classic jersey tees became available at high noon today and can be found on InfluentialNY’s site. Get it → here. ← Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but brute, educational tinge. …
Album Premiere: Anthony Cruz x Fear and Loathing in New York City. (Exclusive Streaming)
Anthony Cruz has officially transcended from b-boy to avant garde colossus. Not that he’s abandoned his roots, boom-bap still courses through his veins, but his newest album Fear and Loathing in New York shows Cruz reaching a new plateau as an artist. When we spoke to Cruz earlier this year, he hinted that the project would be a musical epiphany but …
Dead Kennedy.
Nicholas Kennedy Sitton is a photographer who allows their imagination to truly run free–aware, but free. Although a majority of Sitton’s work seems to have a surrealistic tint, he keeps his pieces grounded in a familiar reality. He takes what is of this world, and coats it in a unique charm that can only be described as timeless–leaving his pieces frozen …
Power Strangers Unite.
Shinobi Ninja recently dropped visuals for their single “Power Strangers”. A grindhouse smash-up, the gang are anti-heroes attempting to save the city from a virus that will make everyone’s eyeballs melt… or something like that. The single will be included on their upcoming album, Escape From New York. Also, doesn’t DJ Axis Powers look completely kickass in an eyepatch? Quiet LunchQuiet …
Why The Arrested Development Movie Should Still Kick Ass.
For those of you who missed out because you live in a model home with no internet, May 26th marked the unprecedented resurrection of Arrested Development. Bluthies are divided over the new season, which cruised across the finish line over seven years after the credits rolled last. It’s not clear if a long-rumored movie adaptation is really in the works, …
Quiet Lunch Magazine ‡ July 1st, 2013. – July 14th, 2013.
Welcome, dear readers, to the 41st issue of Quiet Lunch Magazine. To kick off the month of July, we sweat extra hard to give you another kick-ass read. Our cover story, written by our Editor in Chief, Akeem Duncan, features illustrator Joan Casaramona and her Picasso-esque body of work. Senior Editor Bim Star links up with Spanish painter, Juan Migeul …
Worldwide Republic… For Which It Stands.
For Which It Stands will be premiering tonight at The Lodge Gallery. Featuring a slew of artist that includes Orlando Arocena, Raul Ayala, Chong Gon Byun, Liset Castillo, Alexis Duque, Alessandra Expósito, Kira Nam Greene, and more, For Which It Stands is an artistic analysis of the contemporary American experience through the eyes of today’s foreign-born and first generation artists who are living and working in …
Morning Joe.
Gordon Holden is hopped up on the bean with his latest series of Important Coffee Cups. Wielding an ever sharp wit, Holden defiles a collection of Cap Cod souvenir coffee cups with a sharpie, transforming them from banal gift items into cheeky works of art. Holden pays homage to cultural and artistic icons such as Sid Vicious, Jack Kerouac, Hank …
Hustle Like None Other.
Empire City rhymesayer Vinny Cha$e recently released visuals for his single “Hustle”. Featuring Kid Art, who also directed the video, “Hustle” is a hood savvy tale bejeweled with gems of monetary wisdom. In the song, Cha$e gives praise to his hometown while enlightening his audience about the work ethic that has made him one of rap’s brightest young stars. What …
Monte-Meubles – L’ultime Déménagement.
Coming very close to being the 8th Wonder of World, the Monte-Meubles – L’ultime Déménagement, 2012 (The Furniture Lift – The Ultimate Moving Out, 2012) featured at Le Voyage à Nantes 2012 is nothing short of amazing. Created by Leandro Erlich, the sculpture, a section of housing that appeared be ripped from the building it was a part of, is suspended in midair …
Beneath the Sheets.
Davis Thompson-Moss likes working with faces–almost just as much as he likes working with white sheets. In a series of portraits featuring faces surrounded by stark white sheets, Thompson-Moss uses the sheets–and occasionally his subjects’ faces–as a canvas. It’s quite amusing when it all comes together. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects …
One Tangled Web.
A grand ball of confusion, Chiharu Shiota‘s Stairway is an intricate installation that transforms the space around an object to a point where the very object is rendered useless. A signature technique of Shiota’s, the purposeful confusion not only stuns the eye, but is a metaphorical struggle between the few and the many. Also See the making of Shiota’s Infinity: Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch …
LOOK, LOOK, LOOK… or You’ll Miss It.
Rachel Whiteread’s LOOK, LOOK, LOOK (2012) is brimming with satire and sarcasm. Showcased last month at Gagosian Gallery in London, the piece–which was featured amongst other pieces by Whiterhead in an exhibition titled Detached–consists of 3 panels made entirely of resin. Unfortunately Detached ended late last May, but looking back on the presence and humor of this piece, it has a lasting impression …
Pillow Pets.
Ever just wanted to lounge on your pet’s face without killing them or getting bit? Kiss your fears goodbye with Shannon Broder‘s Custom Silkscreen Pet Pillows. Using a photograph of your beloved pet, Broder creates a custom pillow for you to snuggle and drool on like there’s no tomorrow. But be care ful, your pet could get jealous and you could …
Houser’s Heroes.
Despite his seemingly hodgepodge style, Darren Houser is a very deliberate artist. His comic book influence is highly apparent in most of his piece, but his work isn’t all tights and capes. Populated with themes of death, anatomy, and religion Houser often questions human existence with iconoclastic frevor. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote …
The Growler City Bike: One Mean Set of Wheels.
Remember Walnut Studio‘s 6 Pack Frame Cinch? Well, with all due respect, Joey Ruiter’s Growler City Bike makes the 6 Pack Frame Cinch look like child’s play. Using the growler as a center of inspiration, Ruiter set out to build a bike around a growler from a local pub. The specs: 29er fat wheel set, monarch springer front end, two speed internal kickback …
Party Like an Amethyst Rockstar.
Joey Bada$$ gives us yet another window into his highly anticipated debut album, Summer Knights. Young Bada$$ is under a lot of pressure to deliver a stellar follow up to 1999, but seems to be handling it with absolute ease. Featuring fellow Pro, Kirk Knight, “Amethyst Rockstar” is another simmering cauldron of neo boom-bap–no wonder Complex named Summer Knights one of the most …
Bit by a Wax Wolf.
Spanking new Aussie brand, Wax Wolf, has us under a Full Swoon with their brand remixes and simplistic cuts. Their Give tee surely rivals A Question Of’s Giveashit tee, replacing one-worded wit with a sociopolitically based barb that speak to all those who put high fashion over humanity. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects …
Noise. Brought.
M.I.A. finally dropped visuals for her single “Bring the Noize“. It’s not the most original title in the world, but M.I.A. is such an innovative and extraordinary artist that it doesn’t matter. Draped in white, the Sri Lankan rhyme slinger indeed brings the noise in this smoke heavy, strobelite splattered vid. The song will appear on M.I.A.’s fourth album Matangi, which …
Catch You on the Chirnside.
There is something cryptic about Sam Chirnside‘s work. In his world, the nuances are often subtle, but the messages themselves are quite potent. He plays with the concept of perception and toys with the mechanics of comprehension. If it were not for the titles, which provide a modest reference, one could spend forever and a day deciphering Chirnside’s work. Quiet …
Jive Turkish.
Umit Benan debuted his Spring/Summer 2014 collection during Milan Fashion Week. Inspired by the Turkish gentleman, Benan’s show showcased the models wearing eerie masks with the Fez hats. the collection featuring an array of long, draping cuts, and mostly stern color schemes. Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, but …
Dude Looks Like a Cat Lady.
Men are beholden to a certain crop of unspoken rules–especially when it comes to their manhood. It can be very restricting at times, moments will arise where they have to question whether or not they are being man enough. For example, is it okay to buy three cats within one week? Does that still make you a man or a …
Deep Sleep.
After Tim Westwood previewed the song last weekend, Danny Brown has finally released a full official version of “Kush Coma”. Featuring A$AP Rocky and Zelooperz, the reefer laced track is a raging addict with no remorse. Danny Brown is reckless as reckless gets and A$AP offers up his usual dose of trill, but Bruiser Brigade affiliate Zelooperz is a pleasant …
In a Bind.
Maybe the only instance when it’s okay to take work home with you, this felt Giant Binder Clip Bag is a great fit for anyone who is familiar with office life. A conceptual piece by Peter Bristol, he is currently looking for potential manufacturing/distribution partners to make office savvy bag a reality. If you can help, just contact Bristol. Quiet LunchQuiet …
Things Get a Little Tricky.
In another case of “wait, when did this happen?”, we recently discovered the official video for Tricky‘s “Nothing Matters”. We were checking up on one of our favorite artists, Nneka, and found out that she in fact collaborated with Tricky on the song for his latest album, False Idols. Directed by Garry Wood, the video even features American Sign Language (ASL). Quiet …
Another One Sewed Up.
Richard Saja recently debuted one of his new works (featured above). Titled “The Sakteng 3”, made for One Mile Gallery‘s Mythical Beasties show opening in Kingston, New York on July 6th. Check out our recent interview with Saja below: Quiet LunchQuiet Lunch is a grassroot online publication that seeks to promote various aspects of life and culture with a loving, …
FREEdom at Last.
We took some time out to catch the opening reception for FREE SNIPES at Poppington. Featuring a collection of work by Das Racist member Victor “Kool A.D.” Vazquez, the show was packed to the rafters with intrigued art enthusiast, curious to see what graced the walls. Our correspondent Jamieson Hill was on the scene and got the chance to chop it …
A Rainy Day Well Spent.
We absolutely adore Cheyenne. Her work is the idle embodiment of detail and grace. Filmed by Clement MOmboisse, A Rainy Day with Cheyenne features Cheyenne creating a splendid wall piece that she eventually accentuates with a collaboration piece she did with TAM Longboards. It’s truly a privilege to see Cheyenne creating “live”. As vivid as her pieces are, you can’t help but wonder …
Basking in the Shade.
The Flatbush ZOMBIES, respectfully referred to as The Glorious Dead, recently released a new single titled “Palm Trees”. Before we even get into how awesome the song is, the Zombies automatically get points for using Master Roshi’s house as their cover art. As for the song, Erick Arc Elliott strikes again, producing a brooding tune in which he even addresses …