Ice-T Shot Me in the Face & Eleven Other Stories About Rap Music (Luke Fox, The Secondhand Projects, 2010)

Forget reading that four line blog post about Lil Wayne for a minute, and direct your attention to the first book from Toronto based freelance music journalist Luke Fox. This is perhaps the furthest thing from the inane, regurgitated micro-posting that music writing has become, with 12 feature length stories centered on some of raps finest, complete with subtle illustrations by Jeremy Wirth. Fox narrates up close and personal encounters with Kool G Rap, Ghostface Killah, Nas, Kanye West, Common and more, capturing their personalities with a well informed wit and style.

After spending 10 years as a staff writer and editor for Pound Magazine, Fox stockpiled a wealth of interviews with emcees, producers, and DJs, experience that shows in his fluid and confident writing. Ice-T Shot me in the Face & Eleven Other Stories About Rap Music is first and foremost written by a fan, offering a refreshingly hearty helping of edutainment, and a welcome departure from the new world of fast food music journalism.

Available at www.desfois.com

Printed in an edition of 1000 by The Secondhand Projects

Title Information:

Ice-T Shot Me in the Face

& Eleven Other Stories About

Rap Music

Luke Fox

Paperback

132 Pages

4.125” x 6.875”

ISBN 978-0-9864827-1-7

Turfizm: The Selected Works of Jean “Turf One” Labourdette b/w The Sun Shines In: A few days in the studio with Jean Labourdette (Paul Labonté and/or Paul 107, The Secondhand Projects, 2010)

In this handheld photo-essay featuring some of the imaginative creations of Turf One, Paul 107 presents a brief portrait of the artist in a collection of beautiful, full color photographs. Turfizm: The Selected Works of Jean “Turf One” Labourdette, focuses on some of the intricate so-called “pop surrealist” works that reflect Turf’s acute attention to character detail, and an almost playful fascination with life and death. The Sun Shines In: A few days in the studio with Jean Labourdette, is a study of his creative process, offering a quiet look into the studio environment where most of these elaborate works are created over time.

Since moving to Montreal from Paris in 2001, Jean “Turf One” Labourdette has become a quietly revered, internationally known talent, evolving from his graffiti-based roots into a skillful and dedicated multidisciplinary artist, currently concentrating on painting. This book is one of the many collaborations between Turf and writer/photographer Paul Labonté and/or Paul 107, steeped in mutual respect and real friendship.

Available at www.desfois.com

Printed in an edition of 1000 by The Secondhand Projects

Title Information:

Turfizm: The Selected Works of Jean “Turf One” Labourdette

b/w The Sun Shines In: A few days in the studio with Jean Labourdette

Paul Labonté and/or Paul 107

Paperback

80 pages

5.625” x 8”

ISBN 978-0-9864827-0-0