Philth is the new SW Brum champion...

the full report .. >>>

In brum we know how to do hype. we like hype. secret wars is hype hype hype. so the week before the final we got our man that can mr tony cryze to rock this up opposite the venue..

BIG tings.

So the day arrived, and a historic day it was to be. With an ad trailer 3 panels wide in the centre of the main room and tiered staging around it, we had our arena looking good. we also had all our previous round videos playing on a projector nearby.. all was set. chu, newso, kungfo, zoot, n4 and even philth himslef did some painting on the outside walls of the venue earlier on in the day as we set up. some relly nice stuff too. will slot some pics in here asap

With a general buzz about the place, we were ready to make history once again in brumtown. crew rolled up right on time as the doors opened at 10pm. with a great atmosphere developing the various residents kept the beats and ryhmes flowing and people got a spot in anticipation of what was to be a killer battle. a seemingly nervous sam bevlak and a standardly chilled phill blake were both hungry for the crown . . .

royal gets things rockin..

and battle commences at bang on midnight 00:00

Bevlak begins his piece with a spilt ink bottle ...

..which eventually flows into the waves which support Gallion Bevlak; laden with giant edding cannons on a mission to wipe out the Phillth from the streets of Brum.

Phill puts up what seems to be the outlines of a big burner ....

and later adds a sting in his pieces tail with "bevwak" tied to a tree..





skeleton and royal alongside seeds and a superhuman glowing reeps kill sound during the battle..

the crowd, judges, media, bar staff and even security were transfixed as both artists went to work. As the 2 hours passed really quickly, suddenly it was judging time .... rhubarb radio representative Danny gave the first vote to Bevlak..

then World DMC Champion 2008 DJ Switch gave one vote to Phill.

It was all down to the crowd .... and by a few decibels (four i think) Phill took it !



seeds and slobz getting the decibel reader filmed..

so we have a new king in Brum .... Phill Blake aka Philth takes the crown.. aswell as £1000, a MASSIVE box of EDDING prizes, a MASSIVE box of BENCH504 goodies and the accollade of
BIRMINGHAM SERIES 2 CHAMPION !

video coming soon..

here's some flicks of the final panels

Phill's >

Bevlaks >

wanna know more about the brum champ?
check his website > http://www.phillblakeillustration.co.uk
you can also buy new PB prints from subism.co.uk
here's a direct link > http://new.subism.co.uk/2009/04/new-prints-just-in-from-philth/

keep your eye on http://www,myspace.com/secretwarsbrum for the video and other news
see ya soon..

one love to brumtown, thanks for reaching!
congrats to the new king

seeds, slobz and keefy g

BRUM GRAND FINAL - PHILLTH v BEVLAK 11/04/09 >>

Who's gonna take it ??? "it" being... the glory, the acclaim, the £1000 prize, a big box of stuff from EDDING , a BIG box of stuff from THE BENCH504 and the SWBRUM crown from NEWSO




we will have a new king .... who will it be ??

semi final 2 sam bevlak the murderer

afternoon all

Second semi final in Birmingham, three words. Big big big.

Series 1 champion Newso, the undefeated fist master faced solo roller Sam Bevlak in what was to be an epic encounter. Sam arrived straight from a night in Brighton, alone.. but ready for action. Newso arriving later with his usual fan club in tow. . The venue soon filled with heads as all the Brum fans knew this one was not to be missed.

As we waited for special guest Reeps1, residents Automaton, Royal + Skeleton held down the courtyard and the live feed to Rhubarbradio.com. The battle started around 11 and both artists immediately went big and bold, Newso began some odd looking character which didn't make sense at first as Bevlak some big letters that read "Newso, schmewso"

no holds barred.




Newso's "beefflap" character came to form to reveal a hideous beast which can't really be described, check this pic:



It was getting pretty dark! And as the judges watched on, an excited crowd were obviously well up for the following crowd vote. We took the judges votes and put them to one side, then in true x factor style we made all crew wait as Reeps hyped everyone up to fever pitch with a ridiculous 10 minute set. He wowed the audience with his new school dubstep business, keep your eye on yout tube and rhubarb for some of that..



Then on to the all important crowd vote. Newso went first with his brum contigent giving it large. But unbelievably Bevlak's vote was wayyyy louder and the decibel reader went flying as Slobz got knocked about the stage by crazed fans (shortly after this photo was taken).



So 1-0 Bevlak, All about the judges..
first up - Bevlak, and 2nd up (not that it mattered) Bevlak again to take it 3 nil.
The solo roller comes in and smashes it, big up!

We all celebrated and commiserated together with a great party till about 4am. As Standard. With musical treats supplied by Adamn Noise, Captain Crunch + Reeps dropping more fire.

A special shout to Trav for coming to film even thought he i still on his crutches, Callum for helping him out too.. Footage soon. In the meantime check out Curt's photo's from http://www.thebhm.blogspot.com/ on our myspace at http://www.myspace.com/secretwarsbrum (also more pics up on there from semi final 1)
and all at http://www.rhubarbradio.com/

Roll on the Phill Blake V Sam Bevlak final April 11th in the Rainbow Warehouse!

Seeds and Slobz







peace!

semi final 1 - Phillthy Blake takes it by a whisker

Hello All..

It was a sunny saturday in brumtown and our spirits were high knowing that the 2 artists in this semi would both bring some heavyweight pieces. The ever hungry Kungfo, (who lost in the final last series) wanted desperately to win. With his pinned up right hand he pushed on.. using both hands to draw with. Big props out to you Kungfo for battling. No surrender brother!
Phill Blake, also massively hungry to win after losing in the semi's last series. Came out fighting. Both artists went big straight away, putting up big thick lines to begin. A transfixed crowd were immediately sucked in knowing this battle was gonna be a tight one..

The Brum resident dj's hyped up the front and back of the pub as it continued to fill throughout the night. As the crowd grew, the artists were moving really fast and the panels began to look dope. Phill put up 2 amazonian-esque women in his illustrative, tidy style. As Kungfo fought hard with his trademark cats in amongst a forest of lines. Time ticked away but both artists were finished as we approached the last 5 minutes. Both panels were tight. This was gonna be a close call...


dj mes and frendo getting it done

With a new decibel reader in effect, the judges wrote their votes down and we rocked the crowd vote. The tightest yet, with Phill taking it by a mere .1 of a decibel. We were glad we'd got that new reader! Phill was 1 nil up. With our first judge revealing Kungfo, it was one all... the room was buzzing now desperate to who was gonna go to the final... the 2nd judge went for Phill and it was written. Kungfo out, Phill goes through. A big congratulation out to you Philth! and bad luck out to Kungfo. You fought well soldier.

ill Phill Blake

kungfo

And there it is, Phill now awaits to see who he will face in what will be a huge final in the Rainbow Warehouse on April 11th.. stay tuned people!

Special shout out to our video king Mr. Trav who despite breaking his ankle the night before still arrived ready to film.. you a legend Trav! and extra shouts to our new friend su-hon all the way from Canada who travelled and got plenty quality footage too ... good work that man.

love love
seeds and slobz

brum semi finals will be beaming live on the radio!

oh yeah baby..
the brum semi finals will be being beamed live from 8pm till 4am
21st feb and march 7th

for more details see the following blog >
http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog

here's some direct links..
rhubarbradio.com
swars live page > click here



if ya can't make it
tune in, cop out

seeds + slobs
swbrum fam

2ND Q-FINAL CRIZE v NEWSO - BEVLAK v OBENZAH

Wellllllllllll then!
that was very interesting to say the least....

we kinda had a feelin this one would be BIG
and it certainly was.
As the Rainbow shuddered in what felt like the eye of a hurricane, the sw brum family braved the weather to see the series 2 second quarter final go down.

4 hungry artists, everything to play for. The hype was apparent.

NEWSO had a load of giant foam hands with his signature face with eyes on. Fans waved them as others wore tee's with his name on. NEWSO fans were in the building. TONY had his work cut out.. So CRYZE v NEWSO, local graf legend versus reigning champion, both worked the crowd as soon as the battle began. CRYZE donning his NEWSO tee rocked a big CRYZE burner and popped off to the disabled toilets every 10 minutes. NEWSO brought out a Tony The Tiger character holding a perfectly executed take on one of cryzes old characters. CRYZE massacred, begging for mercy. All out votes to NEWSO, well done that man ... will he ever be defeated ????

The other boards had SAM BEVLAK the only outta towner v OBENZAH a straight up member of the SW brum fam.. OBENZAH came real hard, real fast with a giant octopus like character coming from a craking open ground below.

However BEVLAK came out with a true battle piece making out OBENZAH as a wind-up toy... thats what its all about ya gets!? a truly dope secret wars panel. Brilliant letters, perfect characters. A deserved winner!



Shouts to everyone who reached and made this round what it was . We literally can't wait for the semi's, id do 'em tonight if i could..! SO now its all about PHILL BLAKE v KUNGFO and NEWSO v SAM BEVLAK. Only 4 remain.... who will it be?

Footage from TRAV by start of next week.. also more photo's on www.myspace.com/secretwarsbrum

peace
&
love

P.S ... we'd like to dedicated last nights rhubarb show to the legend that was.. Mr Tony Hart who sadly passed away this afternoon aged 83. an inspiration to not just many ... but generations over and over. (dont forget you can listen again on www.rhubarbradio.com)

Slobba & Seeds

Secret Wars Brighton @ Audio Fri 30th January

Its finally here and on its way thanks to our hosts Audio Club. For more information email studio@secretwars.co.uk