Finished reading Siberian Education by Nicolai Lilin which in my opinion is a must read if you are into non-fictional books. The small republic of Transnistria, which declared its independence in 1990 but has never been recognised, is a remote part of Russia in which a community of honest criminals settled years ago. It is [...]
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Tagged: codes, communist, communists, crime, criminal, criminals, honour, nicolai lillin, russia, siberia, siberian education, sovjet union, thiever, thievery, transnistria
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- December 6, 2010 – 18:42
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- By Andrew
Steal cars instead Nuff said. Now get out of here.
Categories: Everyday life,Looks,OutoftheBlog.com,Photography,Quickie,Rebellion,Street culture,Tattoo,Travel,Youth culture
Tagged: bike tattoo, don't steal bikes, mickey mouse, razor blade, Tattoo, wheel
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- August 19, 2010 – 22:01
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- By Andrew
For a while now I’ve been following Ross Kemp on Gangs over on Discovery (needles to say one of the greatest channels on the digital screen). As the subject has always fascinated me I also started reading his books on the matter. Fascinating! For that reason I have also been meaning to blog about this [...]
Categories: Codes,Everyday life,Movies,OutoftheBlog.com,Politics,Street culture,Tattoo
Tagged: bloods, crips, crips & bloods, crips and bloods made in america, Documentary, forrest whitaker, gang culture, ghostdog, made in america, on gangs, ross kemp
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- March 9, 2010 – 19:47
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- By Andrew
Last night I found myself at NTGent, spending an evening with Henry, Henry Rollins that is. Now for those of you who are not familiar with this 40-something pissed off tattooed hardcore punk-rock icon on Vans, Google and YouTube him as you might learn a thing or two. You might then find out you know [...]
Categories: Entertainment,Everyday life,Gent,Ghent,Gigs,Heroes,Music,OutoftheBlog.com,Politics,Rebellion,Street culture,Tattoo
Tagged: black flag, Gent, Ghent, henry rollins, ntgent, spoken word
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- January 25, 2010 – 19:24
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- By Andrew
‘Art should be aggressive, it should be intelligent, it should be interesting and it should cause a stir in the emotions, you know? And if it doesn’t, then what’s the point?’ A quote by Frank Carter, the lead singer of London post-punk band Gallows, and opening quote for Lives of The Artists, a feature-length documentary [...]
Categories: Branding,Codes,DIY,Documentary,Everyday life,Gigs,Heroes,Movies,Music,OutoftheBlog.com,Photography,Rebellion,Skills,Sports,Tattoo,Travel,Youth culture
Tagged: gallows, relentless, relentless energy
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- December 28, 2009 – 19:16
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- By Andrew