PAINTING THE TOWN SMV

Our lovely newlyweds, OYO and Lian, took on the infamous Berlin art/party crowd last Saturday-their first double-team, artistic adventure as an official married couple ya'll (..."WHA-WHAAAAT!") and boy did they set shit loose!

Set in a massive, restored factory, COLONIA NOVA offers artist's a gorgeous atelier space in the heart of Berlin. It's grand opening saw “LIYO” (yes, that's their “Brangelina” name) turn up the heat and create a live, back to back creation off the top of their unified heads (...that's what happens when you get married right!?)

They decided it best to drink first, create later (...see why we love them so much) and just go to town! Way to represent our beautiful homies!

FUCKED UP FRIDAYS: SMV RUINS (YET ANOTHER) CULTURAL EVENING

Hey Friends,

Our dear, incredible friend and pianist, Sean Barker, recently held a beautiful piano recital in Berlin this week.

An evening of culture was on offer (...who the hell knows why he invited US?!), along with a gorgeous selection of Chopin, Debussy, Liszt/Schubert, Rachmaninoff and (wait for it...) HE-MAN!?!? Yes, that's right (t)HE-MAN!! 

Now, we all know that once the SMV team is out on the town together,  a truly cultural evening cannot be had. Collectively, we possess an innate ability to taint whatever space we're invading that moment, with a serious level of good old fashioned Fuckery. However, "The Talented Mr. Barker" -as he's known 'round these parts, actually out-foxed us foxes and had prepared a little something to put us in check!

Shame you weren't there to see the lovely faces of shock, awe, bemusement and horror slapped on the faces of the other (actually cultured) audience members....BTW: that's a good indication that the SMV team is on a family outing!

Thank you Sean for the wonderful evening and for having the balls to throw bombs like that into the mix! You truly are SMV family. Enjoy friends...

SF WORKSHOP RE-CAP

Umm, better late than never eh?!

As some of you know, the entire SMV team headed out to San Francisco last month to take part in the annual Massive Black Workshop (and general debauchery while we were at it...when in Rome and all that!).

Anywhooo, seeing old friends, making new ones, instructing, learning, drinking...drinking...drinking were all on the menu. Oh and there was also some intensely incredible art being done there too- if that's what you're into.

Big shout out to the entire Massive Black Inc. crew, The Steambot Frenchie massive (...and Manny too), The Academy of Art for housing us fools and to all the wonderful and talented attendees!...

Oh right, and that bartender at the hotel who took Emily's belligerent pestering to keep the bar open after hours every night... Big up to you bro!

If you were there, thank you. If you were not, fuck you...but here's what you missed.

SMV ON TOUR PT. II

If you're just joining us, please refer to "PT. I" so you don't have to have that, "What's going on here?" look capturing your lovely faces. Welcome to Koblenz...