MELROSEandFAIRFAX Interviewed by USC

MELROSEandFAIRFAX had a busy day today, and it started out with an interview about street art with James from USC's Master of Journalism Department.

We had a great time discussing the nature of graffiti and street art, and here is a picture of James as he gets the camera ready to film us.

Filming on Melrose

9 semi-trucks. That's what it takes to shoot a commercial . . . damn. Wonder what it takes to make a movie!?

Filming on Melrose early this morning for a Sony Playstation commercial.

They rented out the empty Planet Funnk building that Zombie, KilleD and Mute recently hit up.

And we just want to point out that even though some people don't like it, this urban environment, with its graffiti, street art and stickers, are why companies choose locations like Melrose to shoot. (i.e. Street Art is Good for Business).

Click the jump for more, including action shots of the commercial.

This shot below is of the commercial itself. The kid walking walks out of the store and the kid on the bike rides by.

John Wellington Ennis - One Dude's Quest to Save Democracy

The contributors to MELROSEandFAIRFAX stood on the opposite end of the camera today when we were interviewed by John Wellington Ennis.

John has long been interested in street art-especially stickers. He currently puts up the Obama/Adama stickers around town, and was also behind the famous 'Giuliani is a Jerk' stickers that even made it on the Beastie Boys' guitar during a performance on Saturday Night Live.

John interviewed us for his current project . . .

His current project dives into the rich history of the Monopoly board game, which is surprisingly full of intrigue and scandal.

John is a filmaker and Huffington Post contributor. But really, he is just one dude who is trying to save democracy by exposing the way that government, or persons in authority, abuse their power.

Because Alec Monopoly bridged John's interests between street art and Monopoly, John has interviewed Alec for his film, and produced 2 dope videos of Alec on the streets

Alec Video Link
Alec Street Art Xmas

It was really cool talking with John about street art and hegemony, and we also shot some unique 'action' footage featuring John documenting us while we do what we do to get footage for this blog. We will keep you updated and let you know when John's film comes out, but for now, you can find out more about John and his film at his websites

Pay2Play
John Wellington Ennis TV


^John shooting footage of some illegal building advertisement, and what is possibly some street art underneath the Green Hornet advertisement. Unless Burger King is doing guerilla marketing, that is.

John in front of the Obey mural at De La Barracuda.