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Bombers
This video has been on a couple blogs but after I watched it I can see why, a traditional graffiti movie with a message and a twist at the end make sure you take 25 minutes out of your day to watch this if you haven’t all ready
LU Runners
Spotted over at Least Blogged.
Avea
Who are you and where do you live?
AVEA London
Meaning behind the name?
Avia means flight. I actually got the name from some old school trainers in the 80s as i liked the sound of it and its original. I eventually changed the spelling as i could do more with an E in it. So Avea to me just represents me and nothing else. As if i’ve taken over the word. When you know me personally and know all the madness that comes along with that then that name should represent me and my lifestyle. Graff, milfs, parties,lots of booze,travelling, pure wrongness, try everything once, break rules, push boundaries and basically enjoy life no matter how poor you are theres always ways.
And i suppose flight is also a good reflection of things too because i’m always trying to go higher and higher in life and strive for better things.
When did you start writing and why?
Back in 98. We were all in the dj scene when garage was big and you’d get a whole room filled with like 25 people in my brothers bedroom and the smell of green from down the street. Everyone DJ’d in my little crew so everyone had dj names. We used to practce handstyles on our records and it grew from there. There were also a couple of local writers that took us out for a little bombing session One night and i was hooked. I’d get the train to way out east london and just ride a bike or walk a few stops and get a few random hits up. I was proper toy when i started but loved it so went out there everyday. So unlike a lot of writers there wasn’t really a scene around me that i was aware of and no one really showed me the ropes. I had no mentors so learned it all from scratch until i started getting out there and meeting other writers.
Who were your main influences when you started?
It all happened quickly in the beginning but i was definetely influenced by people like astek as he just had next level styles. In regards to bombers, well there are so many and i cant really say anyone in particular influenced me in the beginning, just people that had style and went out there and smashed it. It was only after a year or two that other people started influencing me. People like vamp,kist,diet, cut, tox,pies, hints, lust, drax, akme, atg crew, and my boys in AS, LB, CGO and ER to name a few get my respect just for sheer damage. People that just go all city hitting the lines constantly always push me to do more. I’m sure there’s so many more so apologies if i’ve left anyone out.
Stylewise i gotta say old school london writers definitely influence me as well as people like vibes rt, vfl, odr, cope 2, seen,revok, sever, msk atg and astek again, dvate sdm and bale ID(melbourne), rogue and vues as/er, saber msk and so many more..To be honest i try not to look at magazines because when every writer first starts they’re gonna bite. I thought I’d keep it original but saying that I’ve had a look at a couple recently and I’ve seen some wicked shit which has influenced me again. As the standards in London has dropped you kinda stop making effort to push your styles but seeing how other countries do it, its given me love for it again and makes me wanna get sketching and bringing something new to the table.
Hows the scene in your city changed between when you started and present day?
So much. The scene is pants right now. There’s too much buffing going on and the toys are ridiculous. Its like no one puts any effort in anymore. 600ml chrome and black with fat caps and dirty blobs of shit thrown on the walls. Not many people like to work on letters or even show respect to who was there before them. Its like the rules are out the window. Kids going over old school dubs, wildstyles, pieces etc and what the fucks going on with their attitudes. Going on like they’re proper bad men haha proper little boys trying to take out big men but whenever you catch them they always burst into tears and swear on their mums life it weren’t them.
These young bucks seriously need to learn the history of the lines before the buff and learn respect. They think cos they’ve done 20 dubs on a line that they’re kings and they’re untouchable as they either hide behind a computer or suck dick to get into certain crews and then hide behind a group of them. No balls.
Before the buff you could ride the lines and see whos active, whos dropping fresh things, whos hitting other lines and you can also see some history too. I love finding old dubs and tags as they’re a part of the history of your line. They were doing them same spots before you and had their own stories of missions. I find that very interesting because i know every wall on the line and see every fresh tag or dub that goes up. So if some heads or crews were doing that before i got into the scene i wanna know all about it. Whereas the mentality is now, ah thats shits old or i’ve never heard of them so take it out. Baffling.
Toys dont realise that when your in the game for years you will see certain spots buffed again and again. Just cos you might only see 30 odd dubs of mine on certain lines and faded stuff from over the years it dont mean I aint done my piece. If there werent a buff you would see 100s and 100s more dubs on them lines. Proper fools need to ask questions and start researching before running their mouths and making judgement calls. Real writers know the score.
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After months of checking RAKE’s blog he’s finally put up some more pics
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