Category: Graffiti

Germain/Polaris Amphitheater property sold for $5.5M

Posted on January 19, 2012 by Joel Oliphint

Pretty soon the former Germain Amphitheater — a concert venue that’s become a haven for graffiti writers — will be redeveloped. From the Dispatch:

The long-vacant and graffiti-covered Germain Amphitheater and surrounding acreage has been purchased for $5.5 million by Polaris-area developer NP Limited.

The developer has long had its eye on the 90-acre property, which went on the market in 2006, about a year before the final concert at the Far North Side amphitheater that once drew big crowds to see country music and rock ’n’ roll’s biggest stars.

“We looked at it several times in the past, but could never get comfortable with the price,” said Franz Geiger, managing director of NP Limited, developer of the area known as the Polaris Centers of Commerce. “Then, the opportunity was right to buy it at what we thought was a fair price.”

In addition to the $5.5 million sale price, Geiger said there were about $1 million in additional costs for taxes and other fees owed by the owner of the property, Live Nation, a California-based entertainment company. (full story

Abandoned music amphitheater photos: Polaris Amphitheater post-mortem, part II

Posted on January 9, 2012 by Joel Oliphint

Back in July, we showed you some pics shot by photographer Cary Whitt after hopping the barricade at the now-vacant Polaris/Germain Amphitheater here in Columbus. Well, Cary went back over the weekend to see how much things have changed in the past six months. Turns out it’s changed quite a bit: much more graffiti, piles of uprooted seats, some charred remains from fires, etc. Check it out.

Full set

Posted in Columbus, Graffiti, Photos | Tagged Germain Amphitheater, Polaris Amphitheater | 2 Comments

Daymon Day 2011 Memorial Wall

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Wes Flexner

At this year’s Daymon Day people painted a mural that honored deceased local icons and members of the community Daymon Dodson, DJ Przm, “E”, Camu Tao, Todd Minton and Andyman on the back of a handball court at Tuttle Park in Columbus, Ohio.

Check the mural out after the jump.

Daymon Dodson

DJ Przm

Emmanuel “E” Martin

Camu Tao

Todd Minton

AndyMan Davis

Posted in Columbus, Graffiti, Music, Photos, Wes Flexner | Tagged Andyman, Camu Tao, columbus graffiti, columbus hip hop, daymon dodson, DJ Przm, emmanuel martin, ohio graffiti, Ohio Hip Hop, todd minton | 1 Comment

MP3: Chozin Beats (Feat P.Blackk and Lxe For The Uncool) “Ohio Classic”

Posted on July 24, 2011 by Wes Flexner

“Classic” burner by AREL

MP3: Ohio Classic

Chozin Beatz (ft P. Blackk & Lxe For the Uncool)

Dope beat. Two elite Columbus Emcee’s? What could be better?

Posted in Columbus, Graffiti, MP3, Music, Wes Flexner | Tagged arel, bsa, chozin beats, columbus graffiti, columbus hip hop, iok, lxe fortheuncool, ohio graffiti, Ohio Hip Hop, p blackk, pbj | 2 Comments

Abandoned music amphitheater photos: Polaris Amphitheater, post-mortem

Posted on July 5, 2011 by Joel Oliphint

Polaris/Germain Amphitheater played host to a whole bunch of big names before closing in 2007. Nobody has bought the land, so the shell is still there. Cary Whitt took some shots over the weekend:

Full set

Posted in Columbus, Graffiti, Photos | Tagged Germain Amphitheater, Polaris Amphitheater | 32 Comments

Video: Path (feat Jacob Wright) “The Waking Life”

Posted on May 30, 2011 by Wes Flexner

Columbus emcee/producer PATH’s third music video off his debut solo album “The Next Big Thing” which features Jacob Wright of I Am Mute

Filmed and Directed by Kyle Cardwell of Whoa Bro Productions

Posted in Columbus, Graffiti, Video, Wes Flexner | Tagged columbus graffiti, columbus hip hop, columbushiphop, jacob wright, Ohio Hip Hop, Path, path614 | Comments Off

Columbus Hip Hop Videos: Zerostar “72 Dolphins” & Path614 “Floating Away”

Posted on April 18, 2011 by Wes Flexner

Zerostar82 drops “72 Dolphins” from his upcoming EP Don’t Look Now.

This is another GRMM Hensley Video Production.

Path614 after jump

Floating Away is the new video off of Path’s mixtape The Next Big Thing. The director credits are on the video I do believe.

Download the Next Big Thing here.

People the Sucko, Ender, Druid and Bazooka cameos in these videos.

Posted in Columbus, Graffiti, Video, Wes Flexner | Tagged bsa, columbus graffiti, columbus hip hop, grmmhensley, Ohio Hip Hop, Path, path614, pbj, zerostar | Comments Off

MP3:Trav Dave, J. Osceola, Freddie Mac, Anti “Lyrical Accountant”

Posted on January 24, 2011 by Wes Flexner

MP3-Trav Dave, J. Osceola, Freddie Mac & Anti-Lyrical Accountant

“Playboy” Trav Dave sent me this mp3 of himself, J. Osceola, Freddie Mac, and Bronx emcee Anti ripping a raw track. Trav has been around the Columbus Rap community for a grip and runs with J.Rawls and the Usual Suspect dudes.
His verse is at the end, and manages to include a Lil B reference in a song called “Lyrical Accountant”. All jokes all aside..real rap…protect your neck.. live at the bbq style.
Extra points for the rhyme, “some artists need to pay homage, I remember when you used to get your Jordan’s from Muhammad.”

I put a Columbus graffiti production because the song is a posse cut.

Posted in Columbus, Graffiti, MP3, Music, Wes Flexner | Tagged anti, columbus hip hop, columbus rap, freddie mac, j osceola, trav dave | Comments Off

Higher Level Art Show at the Milk Bar Tonight

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Wes Flexner

Higher Level Art is throwing an art show at the Milk Bar tonight 5-10 pm.
On the low, this art show has some really internationally famous artists involved.
On the er Higher Level uhm, here are links to Higher Level Art’s mural welcoming T.O. to the Bengals and their Paint the Street Art Project.
Johnny Cashola and DJ Detox will provide the music.
Happy Birthday to Johnny Cashola after jump

Higher Level Art needed to paint a dejay for some project somewhere in America.
And they painted Johnny Cashola. This is painted based on a photo from Donewaiting’s Diplo Story

Posted in Graffiti, Music, Wes Flexner | Tagged bsa, DJ Detox, Get Right, higher level art, iok, Johnny Cashola., Milk Bar, pbj, Wes Flexner | Comments Off

MP3:Fabrashay A feat Zerostar and Le For The Uncool-My City(Produced By Path)

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Wes Flexner

MP3:Fabrashay A Ft Zerostar and Le For the Uncool-My City (produced by Path)

In the greatest team-up since KMD’s and Brand Nubian’s “Nitty Gritty” Milk N Syrup, and Weightless are on the same track. Okay is nothing like that song but it is still nice to think about.
The song is produced by Path from All Eyes Path. It starts off unassuming and sparse and develops into something special. The email I got for this song said it was “untitled” so it may not be called “My City”.
Regardless, the song is off of “the Art Show” Fabrashay’s upcoming album. It’s dope and if you don’t download then hopefully you don’t listen to rap and are just waiting for more pictures of bearded men playing ukelalees.

Sidenote:Besides catching Zerostar at “get right, getting right” you can also catch him hosting “Grindtime 2 I Still Get it in Ohio” it is an emcee battle October 16th at Skullys.
More on that later this week.

Posted in Columbus, Graffiti, MP3, Wes Flexner | Tagged columbus hip hop, elevator music, Fabrashay A, Get Right, le for the uncool, milk n syrup, Ohio Hip Hop, Path, Wes Flexner, zerostar | Comments Off