03.12.10 Friday

Ahhh finally... you made it to Friday in one piece again, so we've got a nice little update with tons of fun stuff for you... and all at amazingly low prices so you can fill up your house without emptying your pockets. First up, we have the always-fresh housewares goodness from the geniuses over at FRED&FRIENDS who put their own twist on everyday items for those of us that want a little more substance in the products that surround us (tons of goods for under $10 in this bunch). Next, we have lots of new books from the fam over at UPPER PLAYGROUND and FIFTY24SF, including tons of art from their roster of power names like Usugrow, El Mac, Retna, Morning Breath, Date Farmers & Jeremy Fish. These aren't your typical bank-breaking art books; most of these are going for just $20. Finally, we've some FREE STICKER PACKS for you guys courtesy of some of your favorite DG brands... Don't sleep on these, cuz $0.00 is a very popular price these days so they are bound to blow out fast. Enjoy the update and your weekend, and we'll see you bright and early next week...

$100 of Confetti

Hey, we all like to make it rain at clubs with wads of cash but even ballers are on a budget these days. That's why Fred & Friends have come up with this genius idea of creating confetti out of a $100 of real shredded cash. No, you can't glue it all back together and use it, but you CAN appear like the boss of all bosses when you shower any party-goer with this cash confetti. by Fred & Friends
Availability:Confetti Price: $5.00
'Alianza' book

El Mac's haunting illustrations of human forms are charged with elements of photorealism and the occult. His street art is internationally recognized and he has received commissions throughout the Americas and Europe. RETNA's iconography ranges from heiroglyphics recalling Mayan and Egyptian art to the style of Byzantine mosaics. He employs highly evocative forms of illumination. Together, they have collaborated to make enigmatic murals that transcend all description. This is more than art. This is art. by Upper Playground
Availability:Book Price: $27.00
500XL Desktop Speakers

Ever wished your iPod ear buds were 500 times bigger? Well, your wish just came true, sucka! These 500XL speakers are a little bit bigger than a big fist and they connect to your computer or mp3 player and deliver big sound with its built-in amp. The speakers include 3-way power - 1. it runs on batteries; 2. you can connect it to your computer’s USB port with the supplied cord; or 3. plug it into the wall with a generic power supply (not included). by Fred & Friends
Availability:Speakers Price: $50.00
Backyard Shakedown Photography Book

This book is a collection of photographs showcasing an array of styles and formats seen only through the lens. Featuring David Black, Estevan Oriol, Boogie, Andy Mueller, Heidi Johansen, Dylan Maddux, David Uzzardi, Maya de Forest, Pete Richards, Massan Fluker, Ken Goto, Mike Brodie, Pete Beste, Thomas Cambell and many more. (96 pages, hardcover) by Upper Playground
Availability:Book Price: $20.00
Basco - Donde Esta Mi Corazon? Book

Since a young age, the Chilean-born Basco has been creating some of the finest and most unique street and fine art in South America. In his book, Basco takes a trip through South America to search through the different artists, cities and cultures for the best artwork being produced. His journey is seen in these pages of photos, collages, drawings and murals, with guest appearances from Herbert Baglione, Agotok, Os Gemeos, Paloma, Nunca, Vitche and others. Seeking the finest of the moment, Basco captures the heart of the most up-and-coming and relevant artists living in South America today. (96 pages, hardcover) by Upper Playground
Availability:Book Price: $20.00
Boogie - Istanbul Book

The second volume in the famed street photographer's city series, Boogie's newest collection comes from the streets of Istanbul. The book is a result of a week-long stay Boogie had in the city of Istanbul where he shot photos around the clock, on a mission to capture as much of the city as he possibly could. The results are 96 pages of Boogie's first impression of Istanbul; what the city looks like, feels like and gives off to a tourist in just one week. As with all of Boogie's photos, this collection captures the in-your-face nature of what the urban experience holds. (96 pages, hardcover.) by Upper Playground
Availability:Book Price: $20.00
Date Farmers - Super Locos Book

The Date Farmers, Carlos Ramirez and Armando Lerma of Coachella Valley (after meeting each other, they learned that both their fathers farmed dates, hence their name), often collaborate in their art, collage, drawings and words on discarded signs. Reminiscent of Mexican Revolutionary posters a la Pancho Villa, it's as if Cesar Chavez is knocking on our door. Ramirez and Lerma explore the essential reality of the roots of California culture, past and present. Their art depicts Mexican-American religious icons, and their style resembles prison art--their lettering strong, in a low rider tradition of bold sign painting. SUPER LOCOS is The Date Farmer's first book. by Upper Playground
Availability:Book Price: $20.00
David Ellis and Doze Green - Shaft Book

Two of the most influential graffiti-turned fine artists today, New York City residents Doze Green and David Ellis fuse the true meaning of hip hop with contemporary art styles to create a hybrid of visual sounds that are truly unique and original. In "Shaft" each artist takes their trademark styles and characters and interconnects both elements on a site-specific project upon an elevator shaft. The entire project is documented in this book. (96 pages, softcover, fold-out poster print included, print measures 5-3/4" wide x 6' 4-1/2" inches tall). by Upper Playground
Availability:Book Price: $25.00
FREE STICKER PACK

YOU LIKE FREE STICKERS?!?! Well, we have the ultimate hook up for you. While supplies last we are giving out FREE STICKER PACKS with 10 assorted stickers from some of your favorite brands. The stickers shown here are just some examples but we get fresh new stickers in every day so keep ordering as many as you like and we'll keep hooking you up with the FREE goodness. Courtesy of Digital Gravel and your favorite DG brands. FREE! FREE! FREE! Get some before they're gone! (When stickers are running short, it will be limited to one sticker pack per customer per order, but feel free to come back on different days and place another order for more!). by Digital Gravel
Availability:Assorted Stickers Price: $0.00
ICE INVADERS Ice Tray

If you spent a good portion of your childhood blasting 2-dimensional pixelated aliens and now spend a good portion of your adulthood enjoying cold beverages... boy, have we got a product for you! This mini ice-tray (made of food-grade silicone) with holes in the shape of space invaders will make 24 icy aliens and get you tons of high-fives at your next shindig. Blast your beverages. by Fred & Friends
Availability:~~Ice Tray~~ Price: $8.00
LIT Birthday Candles - Set of 8 Candles

Some of us like to celebrate special occasions by lighting up more than just birthday candles, and for those of us there's LIT - a set of 8 birthday candles each made in the shape of a joint. Happy Doobie to You! by Fred & Friends
Availability:Candles Price: $6.00
Love & Hate From JP book

Japanese artist, Usugrow, is recognized for his hard subject matter such as skulls, horror characters and tattoo art, which he executes in delicate pointillism and detailed line work. The 96-page hard bound book is an overview of his distinctive inks on paper, paintings as well as personal photographs of different segments of his career. by Upper Playground
Availability:Hardcover Price: $22.00
Lucha Key Covers

Do your keys have a yearning to become incognito mexican wrestlers and duke it out with eachother mono y mono? Make their dreams come true with these cool and cheap key caps that will not only help you distinguish your keys, but also to set up a battle royale among them. 2 keycaps in each pack! by Fred & Friends
Availability:Key Cover Price: $5.00
Morning Breath - The Early Bird Book

Doug Cunningham and Jason Noto, the team that makes up the Brooklyn-based design firm Morning Breath, have fast-expanded from their roots at Think skateboards to now becoming two of the finest graphic designers working today. Combining found objects and pop-culture throwaways, Morning Breath uses old print advertisements, 1950s and 60s pop-culture images, graffiti writing, pin-up girls and good old-fashioned graphic arts techniques to create their layered canvases. In this book, the duo's first, they show their many personal and commercial art projects, as well as their collaborations with Upper Playground and FIFTY24SF. (96 pages, hardcover) by Upper Playground
Availability:Book Price: $20.00
Murder Ink Pad & Pen Set

This 300-page sticky notepad is perfect for poison pen notes, letters of resignation, hit lists, and office to-do’s. Murder Ink comes complete with a blood spattered pen, that fits right into the hole in the chalk-line shaped pad making it look like you're not the innocent cat that you make yourself out to be. You're so Kaiser Soze sometimes, dude. by Fred & Friends
Availability:Note Pad Price: $8.00
REW! Headphone cord winder

Old school meets new school with «REW!... a cool homage to the old Walkman era, when it was all about the cassette. These days things are better, except for those dangling earphone wires. No problem — «REW is here to wrangle those pesky cords and spool them in style. You just squeeze the cassette to expose the hub inside, wind your extra cord around the hub and pass each end of the cord through the holes at the top and bottom of the cassette. by Fred & Friends
Availability:~~Off-WhiteBlack & RedBlack & Blue~~ Price: $5.00
Robo Key Covers

Look at your no-personality keys, don't they embarrass you with their lack of space-age technology? Add a little bee-boo-ba-ba-bee-ba-beep to your set with these two rubber robo heads. A nice and cheap way to tell your keys apart (and be hella futuristic). 2 keycaps in each pack! by Fred & Friends
Availability:Key Cover Price: $5.00
SPILT MILK - Flexible, Unbreakable bowl

Designed to look like an accident in progress, this milk-splash cereal bowl is made from soft, flexible silicone that’s practically indestructible and always looks fresh. No more crying over spilt milk. by Fred & Friends
Availability:Bowl Price: $15.00
SPLIT Salt & Pepper Shakers

Salt and pepper have long been natural table companions, but now they’re closer than ever.... and then can easily be split apart. This half salt/half pepper shaker sticks together (perfectly aligned with hidden magnets) and can be pulled apart very easily so each condiment can be used independently. Divide and Pepper! by Fred & Friends
Availability:Salt & Pepper Shakers Price: $8.00
Table Saw

There never seems to be an appropriate enough knife for cake-cutting. One that shows how tough you are while maintaining quality slicing and dicing. All that ends here, as Fred & Friends hook you up with a veritable Table Saw to cut through all your problems (and cakes and lettuce and more). I hope you have a hearty laugh and a flannel shirt, cuz you'll need it with this thing. by Fred & Friends
Availability:Table Saw Price: $6.00
Unzipped Glass Container

Some things in life are fleeting. We use them once, and then relegate them to the trash. Unzipped is designed to celebrate one of those everyday items we take for granted: the zipper bag. Rendered in fine hand-blown glass, Unzipped is the temporary made contemporary. Durable borosilicate glass, individual giftbox packaging. by Fred & Friends
Availability:~~Container~~ Price: $20.00
UP10 Book

This amazing 612 page hardover book features more than two thousand graphics from hundreds of the most recognizable contemporary artists that have appeared on Upper Playground's T-Shirts over the past ten years. Artists include Jeremy Fish, Sam Flores, Dalek, Cody Hudson, Grotesk, Maya Hayuk, Retna, Dave Ellis, David Choe, Morning Breath, Estevan Oriol, Mars-1, Andy Mueller, Greg ?Craola? Simkins, GIANT, Paul Insect, Basco, Munk One, Saber, Marok, Cycle, Alex Pardee, Phase 2, Revolt, Anthony Lister, Masa, Ricky Powell, Tiffany Bozic, Denis Kennedy, Ian Johnson, Herbert Baglione, and many, many more. (612 pages, hardcover. Measures 10 inches tall x 8 inches wide). by Upper Playground
Availability:Book Price: $40.00