This is the official site of Birdsong Micropress, a lil publishing outfit located in Williamsburg (not the historic one), and is comprised of an array of serialized zines and one-shots by various birdsong writers/artists, and the interview series Five on It. Contributors comprise The Birdsong Collective.


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Hump Day is the worst

Posted on January 27, 2010 by blanco518

by Blanco Thomas has asked me to hump it out today, so here are a couple things that have been plaguing my mind for the past week or so when I would otherwise prefer to be thinking about food or … Continue reading →



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Trucks In San Francisco

Posted on October 16, 2009 by blanco518

I went to San Francisco last week. It was pretty much awesome except the weather sucks. I mean it. Mark Twain was right on when he said “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco”. but … Continue reading →



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Shepard Fairey at ICA

Posted on August 21, 2009 by blanco518

Photo by Becki Fuller Instead of posting some photographs of the newest in new street art, I want to talk about Shepard Fairey. By now I am sure you all know that Shepard Fairey is the guy behind the oh … Continue reading →



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Misc street art and Graf

Posted on August 7, 2009 by blanco518

this week I was going to profess my love for the works of REVS but then when i started to write a little i realized it was already midnight and i would need much more time to properly communicate the … Continue reading →



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Reader, Oye Oye

Posted on August 2, 2009 by blanco518

by Blanco Perhaps you have noticed the stickers plastered across the 5 boroughs over the last two weeks. The ones that say “Read this Fighting” “Pay Raising Books” or simply “Read” These are the work of the Graf writer who … Continue reading →



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OS Gemeos

Posted on July 10, 2009 by blanco518

by Blanco The Brazilian twins known as Os Gemeos (the twins, in portugese) are in town for the month of July working on a new mural on the corner of Houston and Bowery. It is unclear how long they will … Continue reading →



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Imminent Disaster

Posted on July 2, 2009 by blanco518

Imminent Disaster unleashed this piece onto redhook a couple months ago but its still one of my favorite jammies up in the streets of the planet Brooklyn. This particular work is composed of black paper cut out over a white … Continue reading →



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Specter

Posted on June 3, 2009 by blanco518

The Canadian street artist Specter has been getting up in Brooklyn with what I consider to be some of the best work of the season. He has put up several pieces throughout the borough but the two I have pictured … Continue reading →



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