Daily Dose: PSC Tracks

Took a walk along the PSC tracks after work and caught a few nice shots, some old, some new. Dre & Five8 pulled off a nice roller in a solid location. Not a long walk, just a short dip before I headed back home. Things have been busy, some upcoming shows to prepare for, Osheaga and then Under Pressure. Next we got Can You Rock coming up the first weekend of September. I'm trying to get back into gear for my PhD research on top of everything else so I've just been stockpiling flicks. I'm going to leak a bit every day and give a daily dose of what I come across.

 More soon.

Here & There: June 2012

Summer is in full swing and the streets are on fire. Lot's of activity out there. I've been cooling my heels and taking time with some family in town lately so I haven't been able to go through most of my new stuff. Here are some recent pics I've put together from the streets, TA wall and factory, Stinkys, and and just about anywhere else I've been traveling. Still getting those rooftops as much as possible but some access points are getting a little heavy to negotiate. In any case enjoy this hodgepodge of pics from various spots.

 

The upper TA Wall was buffed entirely again. I'm still not sure what kind of strategy this is for the city, or the MTQ to manage the area. There has also been an increased police presence in the area and I have heard of several incidents where the police either stopped or arrested writers in the area over the last month or so. The bottom section of the wall has been untouched. The buff only goes till the junction box area by the far pylons before you descend to the lower wall area. I've even seen a MTQ truck cruise through as I was entering last Friday. Again, I'm not too sure what the city or the MTQ is trying to accomplish here considering the last time they tried this strategy was August of 2009 when the entire upper and lower wall area was buffed, and that was largely unsuccessful. The lower wall and factory remain active.

Solid productions by Otek and Apash, as well as Oser and Fleo as of recent at the TA Wall. I'm also digging a lot of the action in the factory as of late. Lots of bright colors and funky styles. And speaking of access issues, check out this shot I got from the back of Sex Cite. I was about to check the spot to get some rooftop action but was stopped by a stair cage wrapped in razor wire! I've seen enough of this stuff in New York City, but not a lot here, if ever for that matter. Needless to say I didn't get up on the rooftop and can imagine that as long as the razor wire is hanging about this area that I won't anytime soon. I'm not even sure if this is legal in Montreal and have had difficulty locating any information on the city websites on the issue. If anyone knows then message me some details.

More soon, stay posted.

Fuck the Buff: TA Wall May 2012

So the new season of buff is well underway and the TA Wall area was not spared. Well, the top wasn't this year. It was the first time the city had buffed this area so heavily since August 2009 when both the upper and lower wall areas were completely greyed out. The frequency of the buff makes no sense really and all it does is leave fresh canvass for writers to come back. It took a whole 24 hours and and there were some throwies on the pylons and wall. I give it a month and the wall will be pretty much covered up again.  Here are some shots from the last bit since the buff or in and around that time. This first couple of shots are from a day or two after the buff.

There was a couple of good productions up there from Icon, Vowel, and Snob as well as those nice chromes from Koal, Meor, and Opek. A week after the buff there was plenty up on the wall and more to come soon no doubt. The lower wall was untouched by buff and is still pretty active. Most notably was that burner from Maniks, great piece and execution.

The factory had some nice stuff in it too, the boys from DHS and 203 rolled through and did a couple of productions on the main floor. Otek and Phare killed it with that monster roller at the end of the factory though. Great stuff. More soon.

Stay posted.