Melbourne Graffiti history | KSA crew Armed

Interview with Melbourne graffiti writer and co-founder of the KSA graffiti crew.
follow him on instagram: / armedksa
Theme music: The Plowman: Steady marching. • The Plowman - Steady M...
#melbourne #graffiti

[@TFSpodcast_]

Give the bro a follow: instagram.com/armedksa/

[@bigfriz1229]

Linking the original episode in description or episode when you spoke about it would have been DOPE... Maybe something to do if possible Please!!!

[@Alan-ks3tk]

KSA and FMC - Melb Legends. in the graf world. Good to see Armed still burning.

[@stormlah]

some names of south side perth famous crews from back in my day, T.E T.S DFA FSK BTK , most are in jail, moved on with life or died from smack not going strong at all lol

[@_jimmythesaint]

Thornlie Elite ​@@stormlah

[@stormlah]

@@_jimmythesaint 'Too easy' aswell?

[@BrandonLee-bv2fz]

Rip ash rip caps rip ink CASH KIC

[@BrandonLee-bv2fz]

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[@chriswright275]

A really well spoken, down to earth man I thoroughly enjoyed listening to what he had to say.. looking forward to part 3👍

[@theunfilteredfisherman]

Much love to armed, great guy - had the pleasure of painting with him - true king!!

[@Asek1R]

Madd video, wouldn’t mind seeing more graff based videos. Big ups to ARMED KSA 💯🔥

[@anthonyplaysbass]

Good to see you back on after Christmas break. Looking forward to more vids 🍻🍻

[@flej01]

Good to see you back, true words, uniting is tge only thing that will save us. Stay true, thanks King Dave

[@Forever376r]

“That’s KSA FMC yard” -Jisoe

[@spaea2062]

Loving this my g! Keep up the great content brother 💯

[@snooze1974]

I have a book about the Graff scene in Melbourne called Kings WAY. His crew is mentioned in it and this man contributed photos. so i thank him for his story and his contribution to a great book

[@dirt186]

Long time listener, first time commenter. David goes hard!

[@KILLAKP223]

Onya lads another good episode. 👊🏻

[@angusthunder3152]

Great reportage Dave!

[@EndOfDays1290]

Always good seeing new paint yet thrown up in Melbourne

[@SP0RTSREPLAYS]

Ink lived in my street. Used to ride bmx’s together. I know a lot of the guys mentioned as well. What a history lesson this episode was.

[@fip1167]

Who wrote ink?

[@Jazzjasey]

What suburbs

[@jamestopham7744]

Amazing work king dave

[@user-di7ww6pm3c]

I never knew why as a kid growing up in Springvale and Noble North area in the 80s and 90s I was influenced by graff and breakdancing. My choice of music was metal. But it makes sense now. Dandy Nobel WAS THE HOME OF BREAKERS, GRAFFERS AND B.BOYS. Mad interview.

[@CRFLAus]

Graffiti culture is so interesting. The one thing I remember way back in the day was the tag "Mist" That tag was everywhere in the 80's when I used to catch trains to go to work.

[@BrandonLee-bv2fz]

Yeah Mist pretty Dope 🤪😂🤣

[@lawsk6oe821]

🙌🏽🔥 what a podcast

[@pipeline8554]

sweet interview KD. Black Collar Mafia crew

[@ancientingredientsteez4274]

MELBURN MEMORIES FOR FUCKING EVER, SHOUT OUT TO EVERYONE IN THE GAME OF THIS GOLDEN ERA

[@Alex-m8515]

Man what a mad bloke. Much love Dave

[@ayva3352]

WHY HAVE I ONLY FOUND THIS TODAY!!!!!!???? SO DOPE HUGE FAN OF ARMED DANDY LAD

[@DeeBees76]

Growing up in Springy Sth Back in that day was Wild with 2 older brothers. Then @ 4:18 the crowd scene has my Brother Steven front and centre with his Coke bottle glasses arms folded. Thank you😎

[@mr_dunne_author]

Big up the whole graf community. DDS London esp 🔥🔥

[@egyptnz27]

Hello my brother, haven't seen your video notifications for ages ..

[@stkirstymaree3]

Can’t mention Doveton without the famous swimming pools😆

[@dasmuss6174]

The skate bowls haha

[@Alex-m8515]

😂😂😂😂

[@misteranon763]

Dandy pool parties & Harold Holt Pool parties where every known street crew rocked up to try pick up chicks whilst avoiding being stabbed 😆😎🍻

[@samuelmmmk181]

@@misteranon763 🤣 ay fuckin 💯

[@thug4life440]

Raza Blades unda da Noble Waterslides!

[@zakman6471]

90s were nuts and awewome.Pretty spot on on

[@dasmuss6174]

Went to school with ‘When’ from ADN

[@terrafullius]

RIP Ewen Gibson

[@dasmuss6174]

@@terrafullius yeah, I didn’t know him that well, but he seemed cool as fuck haha, died from GHB I believe 😞

[@terrafullius]

@@dasmuss6174 Ok. We weren’t certain what it was. It was sad; he’d moved to Brisbane for a fresh start because he’d been spending time around Dandenong & Springvale, which had become a bit of a habit. We were up the back at the funeral, at the family’s Catholic Church. I’ve never felt less welcome anywhere.

[@thug4life440]

Word.. Rip When- A.ll D.ope N.etwork

[@treoryiz1156]

Good work felon show

[@DeeBees76]

I had to stop@14:00. Noble Park pinnies,3174. And that fight with 150+ you mentioned includes me. This man speaks the truth. I was there

[@glenurner7289]

Outlook drive shops & chilling inside squash courts building after it closed,jacks drove by daily.

[@lukestevenson9745]

Thank you

[@mr.sunnyg5510]

Swear I've seen ksa shit up here in SE Qld... anyway mad respect to a Melbourne legend.

[@ariamiry]

please do some Sydney graffitii writers & history

[@Fuxxhitup]

Yes, love Graff!

[@JarrydSternberg-jk3bv]

Im born early 90$ and the theme of this doco hits hard im a b boy dance art rap and stuff and this is deep.. my original birth parents always supported my legal art 🎨 and are the reasons i do art therapy and stuff ya know rwk deptos threw out the era these dudes and arts have the symbolic pattern of art being the reality of skill and art 🎨 awesome!!$$$

[@stephencrowe4306]

Big ups from sydney

[@allyousawis]

such a nice dude. Moved to Melbourne and got a spot with these guys on some roof top for some rich cat that owned SAID penthouse in the city... owned a basketball team there.... Was a dope day.. indeed.. blAH BLAH

[@terrafullius]

Should’ve asked him about CTSA Dave, a chapter in the history of transit policing that few know about, will soon be completely lost and few today (or at the time) would believe

[@generationexodus1783]

what can you share on it?"

[@terrafullius]

@@generationexodus1783 It’s not really my place to talk about it coz I was never a writer, but fugg it. As I heard it, the CTSA was a group of Transit Police. I don’t mean the “Gumbys” employed by the train service; they were Victoria Police whose responsibility was Melbourne’s transit system, particularly the train network. They would walk the tracks at night, just like the graffiti artists they were trying to catch, ideally in the act of doing a piece. They began to carry spray paint cans on these prowls, and would “vandalise” pieces on the train tracks, especially pieces done by artists they were familiar with, both personally and by reputation. These police came up with their own tags, and named their crew CTSA, ie. Cops Trashin Subway Art. I remember seeing this myself from the train, especially on the older parts of the train network where there were more underground tunnels. There’d be a nice piece that had been painted over with a big “CTSA” and signed with the tag of that particular cop. I wish I could remember the tags. Not that any of this is particularly amazing, but you try explaining to someone on the train that that piece on the wall has been painted over with “CTSA” was actually vandalised by police… it sounds like utter bulltish. Eventually they arrested one of my mates (R.I.P. Ewen Gibson) who pled guilty to a tag that wasn’t even his; if they’d been able to pin his real tag on him, “WHEN”, he would’ve done jail for it.

[@generationexodus1783]

@@terrafullius yeah i remember this drama. just wanted to make sure that it was the same thing. dw that story wont be forgotten anytime soon. Cops Tagging Shit Artists / Cops Tagging Street Artists etc etc. thanks for the share too.

[@terrafullius]

@@generationexodus1783 I hadn’t heard those versions before, but they’re probably right. Chinese whispers travel far.

[@generationexodus1783]

@@terrafullius haha yeah. used to see heaps of the CTSA in the south east. its a story i like to share with the younger painters that i come across. from DSG/CTSA. miss them days tho. onya mate.

[@allanmaccaul1465]

I grew up on the east side of Melbourne in the 90's and ran with a few boys from KSA..

[@carolbrady658]

Were they tuff??

[@jarlu3646]

1 2 electric boogaloo 🕺🏽

[@benwilson9628]

Old Menzies ave boy here. Those train rides back in the day at night we’re a dangerous trip. I remember the old fun factory pinnies and the pinnies and dandy station next to the southern Aroura pub we’re dangerous places always ready for a fight. A lot of savage Koori boys loved a scrap. Love the good old days

[@carolbrady658]

Were there abos in dandy?

[@jayx2514]

yeah there were KOORIS, still are.Grew up Dandy south. walked under that tunnel everyday to the school,and hung around amusments, reflex everyday. yeah fun factory GT before Timezone was at old capital centre.

[@NappieRash]

Fun Factory South Yarra the place to be back in 1987 !!!!!!!

[@MrP19883]

Great show. Abit of history about breakdancing in Melbourne. Dad was in New York early 70s and having migrated to Melbourne early 80s there was a breakdancing crew he hung out with so it was out in Melbourne quite earlier. It became popular again later on with all the movies that come out middle eighties. 👍

[@jamestopham7744]

Big ups armed, ksa

[@RWKA317]

ksa mad upz in noble park an old tag that read up ksa pistolz and tana 2014 glad it hasn’t been buffed since, 317 dande graffiti upz 🔥🔥🔥

[@adammayday6486]

Went to school with Croak and Akwar .and Jaffa. Great blokes.

[@bennorman7144]

For some reason japha is rarely mentioned yet he's still bombing to this day

[@user-di7ww6pm3c]

​@@bennorman7144so does Pesk. He's done a few walls around Oakleigh. I think he owned a shop that restored old bmx bikes too.

[@ksakingz5132]

It's Still- "Crime on tha Line"👊🏼

[@danielmcnicholl7041]

My old flatmate Elton was a famous graf artist in Melbourne Dave, was the first person to be deported to nz without charge back in 99 if I remember correctly.. he be an interesting guy to have on your show maybe brother

[@killrustoleyum5177]

Canser was a Cool MF.

[@stephencrowe4306]

Melbourne royalty! Fuck g im 40 i love tha felon show!! Ksa kings

[@lthr3363]

Early 2000 was the biggest the game ever got imo

[@jaydemartin7295]

I think i seen his tags on gold coast in early to mid 90s

[@martyknox2218]

I feel a wee bit uneasy telling dude his own business, but it's Ephesians 6:12. I had some beautiful souls bless my house before I did a 2yr lag on false allegations. They read that verse out during the blessing. I went away probably a month later & that verse got me through my worst days in there. Still blows my mind mind that Melbourne had a heroin epidemic. Really sad. Massive respect to our friend for getting himself through it 💜🙏🏻✌️

[@miguelsanchez6370]

Heroin smashed the graffers in Melbourne like it did in Newcastle. Dropped people that you’d never dream in a million years would touch it. RIP INKA FUMA ❤️

[@drain9993]

Spin out. I was a bit younger and remember 3174. Good mate with Peter B rip, lived on Browns Rd near Wavo. I got into and survived the old dandy an Springy days if you know what I mean

[@apexgaming5890]

Barney was a mad lad. That guy was always happy when I saw him. Always was on a mission lol

[@miguelsanchez6370]

Love this nostalgia about graff crews back in the day. Never managed to get to Melbourne. Newy had like MOC, KOC & AMF’s. All burners. Remember going down to Sydney with a couple people when we were like 16. Ran into a crew called the High Rollers or HR. These guys meant business. Real professional urchers. All the tools. Didn’t give a fuck at all. Hurt a lot of people along the way in the space of one night. Seen a bloke get pumped and his wallet stolen quicker than Tyson hits. Sprayed anywhere they wanted. Can’t believe we kept our shoes. After a night of crazy stuff they ended up bluing between themselves on darling harbour and we got the fuck outta there haha.

[@_jimmythesaint]

@@Callithenicsking who were they?

[@jarlu3646]

Love it when the Perth boys come down and smash our grain trains. Dest, Kayano, bask.

[@Big-Show1]

Who was "BONEZ" used to see that everywhere

[@carolbrady658]

I'm a Tru Nikka from Donny... Doncaster is da hardest gangsterz now

[@foihoosi6721]

3175 - Home 🏡 where everything started haha!!

[@MR-jz5mr]

I miss the old theme music 😢

[@MissSky01]

Always saw Armed, Pistol, inpack, KSA thrown up in Noble park back in day The big wall @Noble kitchens and the drains were always active

[@thug4life440]

Word 2 Pistol! mad respect 2 ya marz

[@RWKA317]

ksa mad upz in noble park an old tag that read up ksa pistolz and tana 2014 glad it hasn’t been buffed since, dande graffiti upz 🔥🔥🔥

[@mongoshroompicker]

Pistol is a Gun, done a bit if Time with him

[@thug4life440]

@@mongoshroompicker Yea Word 2 Da Mad Pistola!

[@jayx2514]

remember the ice cube piece past springy.

[@BeststuffMEDIA]

Posseshot clear the area 😄💯🔥

[@christopherwhippy3181]

Tubby and Raffles far out man i haven't heard those 2 names in ages. It used to be Tubby, Zolton & Raffles. Tubby dropped his tag when he ended up going to a private school and in typical teenage naivety i thought he turned into a snob, I think he wanted to become a doctor and i hope he achieved his goal too. Dunno what happened to Raffles & Zolton but all 3 of them were from the Prahran area & Prahran/Windsor back n in the early 80's was nothing like it is today it's heaps better it's more vibrant but with street beggers. Tagging the red rattlers was fun back in the day, looking back they were classic old trains with brass fittings all over the inside of the carriages, we shoulda just smashed the ugly blue and the new silver trains... 😆 As young teenagers we just didn't give a fuck as is normal for that age.

[@NappieRash]

Those guys plus Max & Gje and Sver & Curly were my inspirations when I started in 84 !!!!!!!

[@kylekerr4869]

What's the starting sounds track king Dave?

[@TFSpodcast_]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/bqrVfop7pM-CkMk

[@ZakBurrell]

Would have been nice to see some artwork if you been piecing that long. Nice gesture doing the felon show thing behind king davo but it's pretty average man. You wanna see burner characters and pieces HA clubhouse in South Aus all me.

[@dasmuss6174]

Fugg yeah, KSA, ADN, FMC

[@davo-ju6er]

Werd Jez 👍

[@mrmickdaman]

menzis ave boys ❤

[@jamiehedger2909]

👍👍👍👍

[@carolbrady658]

Doncaster East Melbourne is a pretty rough area.. lots of big time GANGSTERS these days... Donny shoppo, the Doncaster hotel .. straight thugz... I'm glad I survived

[@mastaroshi23]

Really? How long has it been like that? Thought donny was full of rich nerds hahah

[@misteranon763]

KSA FMC watsup! I remember Gunshot, Brase Pistol, Akwer, Serk/Pheen Awesome memories.

[@headmondronary2127]

No mention of the KFC or the ASAP crews.

[@mikonik6602]

LOOPS IN THE DAY. PAINT AT NIGHT.

[@GreyManTheory]

Notorious dandy line..If not from the S. East your really from nowhere 😛

[@thug4life440]

It's Dandy Line till we Flatline_____

[@carolbrady658]

If your not from Doncaster you ain't shit. I'm a Tru Nikka from Donny

[@thug4life440]

@@carolbrady658 Don't Be Trippin Brah, Tru Donnie G'z is down wit us

[@thug4life440]

Big ups 2 IBT

[@thug4life440]

SR -HSG

[@wetelectronics238]

The old 3174 days - feared by all

[@allanmaccaul1465]

It wasn't sharpies, it was posca pens..😅

[@thug4life440]

Word.. Big ups 2 Posca Fmc

[@jimjam5012]

Definitely right about the system, how does one stop doing crime when the very system encourages it? The legal system also is set up for the rich, think of how many boys have been convicted of a crime because they couldn't afford a decent lawyer/barrister? The legal system is classist, and your very life may depend on your lawyers or lack thereof, everyone should have equal representation, it shouldn't be held back by whether you're rich or poor.

[@0-Jaybee-0]

KSA and FMC guns kaps kroke prior.. inspired our crew CFSK, which became CFS which fell apart as quickly as we formed. Dandy Boyz 3174

[@jayx2514]

Not a knock on him , but he done his dirt and playing possum.Not like others talking about how bad they were.And can tell you some real stories.Could go on for days.Boys getting knocked ,in the boot with bullets, ODing , real shit.After the graphing came the gear.Then everything else that came with it.Jez sounds like a every day dude but he seen and done it all.FMC,KSA,HTG ,JFK but Dandy was MC3.Pinnies were at yarraman station.Most of them inside turned POs.

[@jsoul999]

3177 rep

[@cinematography6322]

even had to steal your undies in the 80s bro, there was crime everywhere, just stealing underwear and using stolen used condoms thats how the aids epidemic and teenage pregnancy epidemic in Dandy started then everyone got on heroin

[@mastaroshi23]

Used dingers?! That's wild 😂

[@jimmyspiteria9371]

These graffiti flops never grow up.

[@christopherwhippy3181]

The infamous Jimmy Spiteri.. 😆

[@jayx2514]

Like your guns never grew up.He's an artist bruh,it's a gift.And he grew up alright.

[@nathegotule122]

U,on wrong channel?? Graff,writers only??

[@Occult_Gibbet]

Cult

[@m2043]

No respect for people who spray paint and vandalize public and private property. Not to mention tagging is absolutely ugly. No respect mate. 👎

[@callumnicholson5416]

Cool story brahh

[@HoHo-rp3wd]

You watch this show so you respect felons but not your local lad doing something creative? Cool story indeed. Keep it to yourself next time. No respect to you

[@samuelmmmk181]

You're insane

[@oldieoner]

Toy

[@m2043]

Put your name on the streets with a reputation, not a spray can!

[@stormlah]

oh no that camera placement i wonder how many other ppl clicked off

[@jasonthomas4973]

Wake up brother.