the place to buy case stuff

back issues, shirts, prints, etc.

~the case store~

dualstreets.com

give up

kills another billboard.

http://ingivingup.blogspot.com/

the citrus report

upper playground just launched their new online publication. the first installment includes features from Big Brother Magazine and “Jackass” founder, Dave Carnie, Aesop Rock interviewing Del the Funky Homosapien, and interviews with artists Ryan Jacob Smith, Ben Tour, and Basco. Check it out @ thecitrusreport.com

restocked @ turntable lab

turntablelab.com

give up and aerosol warfare on current tv

restocked

turntablelab.com now has issue 3 available (free with any order),
just add it to your cart
&

gorillamart.com now has it for sale
which also comes with the limited edition matt sharp print.

both are totally rad sites, so we are stoked to see the mag there.
support these cats.

case @ aerosol warfare

thanks pr!mo, it turned out real slick!

what we have been listening to...

so every once in a while we buy a cd or one will come in the mail or something, and since we dont officially do record reviews, i figured we could just post some stuff we have been listening to lately. (in hopes that record labels dont stop sending us music) p.s. thanks for sending us music!

Dark Meat - Universal Indians


After the near minute and a half of the unexpected acapella 'intro' Dark Meat's debut album explodes into a near album long jam session. When you hear over 20 musicians coming into a song at once, and somehow pulling it off, it is definitely impressive. The southern/ folk/ stoner rock is indeed perfect for hippies and hipsters alike. Kinda reminds you of an Austin patio jam session at a mid day bbq...all the things i love.

Dark Meat is on tour now:
May 14th :: Houston :: Walter's on Washington
May 15th :: Austin :: The Mohawk



Squincy Jones - Nintendub (mixtape)


I haven't taken this non-tracked masterpiece out of the player for a while now, so i thought it was only fair to include it here. its probably the straight gangsterism and the unsolved mysteries theme, but this mix always makes me want to buy a gat and look over my shoulder at the same time. "it combines three of the raddest things to ever happen to music:Dubstep, 8bit Nintendo Loops and Rap." sqincy explains. this bass heavy mega-mixed is a classic in the making.
download nintendub: here




Atmosphere - When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint that shit Gold


Never noticed how long that album name was until i had to write it. this is their sixth and not surprisingly most successful album yet. they definitely utilized every aspect of the net to push it, and it seemed to pay off with the the album topping the billboards at #5. this seems to take atmosphere to another level lyrically and musically. it took me a couple listens to bite, but now im hooked. slug keeps his well recognized style, but instead of an album long story about himself we seem to be looking through the eyes of everyone else. ant took a right turn as well and totally scrapped samples and produced the whole album with live musicians. currently on, what seems to be, a sold out tour. be sure to catch the interview in issue 3 of case.

case / give up @ aerosol warfare

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writing with light

thanks to our friend colt we have these bad ass
pictures from the case/give up party

always said i wouldnt make one of those cheesy slide show things, but look at me now

colt photography

stencils

you cant buff a sidewalk.

power wash maybe

release party recap

so we released the third issue at the new aerosol warfare gallery, and couldnt be more pleased with the night.

big thanks to: aerosol warfare for having us out, reverend butter for putting together another bad ass sculpture, squincy and dayta for rocking the entire night, give up for the closing conjunction, dual and eyesore for rolling through real deep with critical mass, primo for the video love, everyone who came out and had a beer. we love you guys.

if you have any pictures or videos, we would love to see em and post em here. so shoot em our way...info@casezine.com

critical mass rolls through the party

issue three

featuring: gary baseman, atmosphere, matt sharp, sage francis, bask, dual, cut copy, del the funky homosapien, jason limon, the death head, b. dolan, & the faint.

each issue comes with a limited edition print by matt sharp
hand numbered and signed by the artist

$3.50 (shipping included)

press check

issue three release party

if your in houston, be sure to come out...

more info soon...

midwest vs. dirty south

everyone welcome mr. matt sharp to the case family

you will definitely be seeing more from this man in the future...starting with his interview in issue three, and this limited edition print.

hand signed & numbered
limited edition of 75

harvest in solstice

thats right, another solo show by the Houston legend, Give Up. This time it's at the new aerosol warfare gallery and boutique.

p.s. they have the case artist series shirts available at the shop, so cop one if you haven't...its the only spot to grab one other than here.

artist series shirt featuring Jeru

We have been waiting to get this shirt out for sometime, and we are stocked to see it finally drop. Jeru took the reigns on the second design, and did what he does best, some sick art. (thanks man!) Be sure to check out his work at ink-stains.net and of course the myspace.

Available only at the case store (http://casestore.blogspot.com)
or from the hands of the artist himself.

The shirt is a limited run of 50, all individually numbered.

Comes with a mini print with artist info

only $12 (shipping included)

Select Shirt Size:
SmallMediumLargeExtra Large

issue three (snaeak peak)

a tentative cover for the third issue(due out in april)

thoughts, comments, criticisms are welcomed and encouraged...

dolla lama

its always fun getting stuff in the mail, so you know we were excited to get a package from one of the hardest working guys out there right now. (thanks man!)

you might have caught his studio shots in issue two...

be sure to check out his work here
and while your there pick up the 'Dolla 2nd edition sticker pack'
(only 50 made)

random case sightings...

got a mention on the graffiti.org site (thanks to whoever is responsible for that) as well as the fatcopxxl.com site (thanks phantom)

gorillamart.com

so, gorillamart.com is now stocking case. we are excited
to see the magazine alongside some really cool stuff.

check it out when you get a second.
(prints, toys, art, zines,stickers, movies...blah blah)

case store (a cheap fix)

so, a lot of people have complained about not being able to find certain items to order from our blog site or links not working, so we decided to just create another spot strictly as a store front. I'm sure a actual site would be much more efficient, but the lack of web design knowledge or money to pay someone to put it together forced us here...so until that changes...cheers.

cold chillin'

big thanks to reverend butter for putting this together for us...





www.reverendbutter.com

better late than never...

prints

decided to try our hand in the screen print game...

our first run...

austin

took a short road trip to austin...met some friends, took some pictures, saw some art.

first we hit up the lombardi gallery for scions installation show.
a whole slew of great artists...

here are a few random shots.









the next day we took a stroll through town and spotted this faile piece...
saw the gold case covers at parts and labour...
a huge poster hit featuring our friend 'failure'

more buttons...

restocked at turntablelab.com

so, issue two is officially stocked at turntable lab.
just add it to your cart and they will send it with your order (for free)
if you haven't got a chance to check out their site, your in for a treat.
they are on the ball with... vinyl, clothes, rare books & mags, computer/dj equipment, movies, design tidbits...blah blah.

turntablelab.com

we are excited to see the mag next to some people we really respect.

in the studio with failure

Got this from failures blog. Thought it was rad (studio shots are always fun). Posted it here.

The man put in some serious time with these jackets, and documented the whole thing thing for our reading/viewing pleasure. Everyone thank failure.


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I just recently finished an interview with the dudes from Case Magazine.

I hand printed 200 jacket sleeves for the issue release. Each one was 7"x22" when unfolded. It is available in three colorways:

Pink Case logo & Black Gloss Failure logo - 150 numbered, not signed

Silver Case logo & Black Gloss Skulls - 25 numbered, not signed

Gold Case logo & Black Gloss Skulls - 25 signed & numbered

The pink & silver editions are available @ Domy Books in Houston and other random locations, as well as www.turntablelab.com. The gold editions are available for sale ($20)through me directly, & I will take them with me when I attend this year's Flatstock show.(www.flatstock.com)

It took a couple of days to print all of them, the actual art work was laid out in 3"x4" panels directly on the screen after the white layer was printed.
setting up the films onto the screen. the light overhead is a 40 watt bug light, so it wont expose the emulsion. after this is done, i lay the screen horzontal against a black panel, and expose the image with a 1500 watt work light for 5-12 minutes, depending on the weather, how old the emulsion is, wether or not there is any fine details, and mesh color.(as you can see, i pefer the yellow)
washout time. I start on the side that touches the paper, and then finsh rinsing until the iamge area clears on the squeegee side. anytime i meet anyone who has done actual commercial printing freaks out when i tell them how i expose and wash the screens. "real" screen printers wash the paper side with a pressurewasher. but they also wonder how i always have such small halftones in my work....
taping off, and getting ready to go...
the first layer of one of the runs. in took 600-650 individual pulls to hand print the 200 three color covers.

proofing, and then back to printing. no vacum table, just a little spray adhesive, and some register clips
starting the black layer. still along way to go...
proofing the black. i originally wanted to do just a straight gloss coat for the background. it only worked on some nicer, much more expensive paper, not on the card stock i ended up using. so i improvised, and added some acrylic gloss to a high gloss, water based enamel house paint. this had to be extended with some retarder, as it wanted to dry out crazy fast in the screen.

It was quite a task i took on, but i am really please with the final product.

urban art warfare

case got a little mention in the urbanartwarfare.com site...

getting your hands on issue two...

if you live outside of houston or austin, ordering one here might be the easiest way to get your hands on the second issue (featuring: aesop rock, gza, damon soule, failure, henry rollins, dolla, girl talk...blah blah...and a lot more) we want everyone who wants one to get one, so its only $3.50 for shipping and whatnot.

each order comes with a failure book jacket and button

failure vs. case

the man we all know as failure did it real big with this project...limited edition book jackets for the second issue. check his stuff here. always sick. keep your eyes open for it.

only 150 of the pink (failure backdrop), 25 silver (skull backdrop) and 25 gold (skull backdrop) so get em while they are hot.

as of now they are free in houston, and the gold will only be on sale in austin (more info soon)
if you live in houston and want a FREE jacket, magazine & button go into domy books (1709 westheimer) or sucker punch clothing (2609 dunlavy) and ask for one...they will have em for you.





p.s. keep your eyes peeled for another case failure callabo coming very soon...

issue two...

is officially out and on the streets
features: damon soule, aesop rock, henry rollins, ronald kurniawan, failure, blu / megunica, girl talk, lower life form, gza, grand buffet, angie mason, reverend butter, dolla lama...

holiday break party!

thats right, we teamed up with the boys & girls club to throw this shindig.
should be fun. finals are over, work is slowing down, and now its time to kick back an relax a bit. oh, and free drinks til 11:30. get your asses here and pick up the second issue.

graffiti from issue one relelease party

Don't know why i haven't posted these yet...
but here is the graff from the first issue release party.
everything turned out sick.
big ups to meat, verb, broken machines, and koker for coming out to kill the wall.




photos by zudokato

random case sighting...

Someone sent us this flick of Zakk United from 94.5 the buzz interviewing Jacoby of Papa Roach...wearing the Case/Give Up collabo shirt. Figured we post it here for some reason.

we got the jazz...

lower life form - face it
www.lowerlifeform.com

artist series shirt featuring Give Up

This is our first edition of the 'artist series' shirts, and we were stoked to have Give Up start it off with a bang.

The shirts are done in limited runs of 50, all individually numbered.
This will be one of the only places to grab one, unless you see either us or the artist on the streets.

SOLD OUT

If your not familiar with Give Up's art...be sure to check it out here.

also known as ( a bandanna art show)

So, Bomit did it big with this show. Here are some random photos(in no particular order). Some blury, some yellow....but yeah.
More individual shots here & cool flicks here.