Archive for the 'Death' Category

“I can see your heart beating through your t-shirt”

Don’t you feel just a little bit dumber after watching that? Holy shit, ME TOO!
Is it just me or is today’s youth/culture contributing to the decline of western civilization moreso than any other previous generation? I mean, let’s think about it- the 50’s were greasy, 60’s hippy, 70’s sleazy, 80’s new-wavey, 90’s rave-y, and the […]

Seven Dirty Words

“Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cocksucker, Motherfucker, Tits.”
— George Carlin R.I.P

Everything Must Flo

As if we needed any more proof that the Meat Packing District is 5 years past well-done, late night eatery Flourent has announced that it will be closing it’s doors. They are auctioning off some of their unique possessions via eBay. For us though, as the Meat packing changes to a real life Sex In […]

Pour One Out for The Hound

It’s a very gloomy day at the RE:UP office, as our beloved Hound Dog has passed on. For those of you that had the chance to know him, you know how much he meant to us and our day to day operations (updating subscription lists, handling the Quickbooks, critiquing the promo CDs, poopin, smellin’… the […]

ALTON KELLEY 1940-2008

Legendary artist Alton Kelley created a graphic style that rocked the world beginning in the psychedelic Sixties. His concert posters, logo designs, LP album covers, and fine art have forevermore defined that time. Kelley, born June 17, 1940, passed away peacefully at home June 1st of complications from a long illness. Through his […]

Naptime for Suge

We all get fat, old, and become a little more vulnerable to the young bucks knocking us off our high horse at some point in our lives but who’d have guessed it would ever happen to Suge. I mean, this dude is evil incarnate. Lots of rumours are floating around about who did it (Buster […]

Pour One Out For Robert Rauschenberg

His work is a part of art history curriculum, he questioned everything, broke all the rules, drank like a fish, spoke with a heavy Southern drawl and ran with the likes of de Kooning, Jasper Johns, and Jackson Pollock.  One of the most recognizable figures in 20th century postwar modernism died this past Monday at 82, […]

RIP Cachao

Mambo pioneer passes at 89.