Sonnenzimmer Test Prints

Ex-Bird Machine stable-mates Nick Butcher & Nadine Nakanishi make up the Chicago based print making duo better known as Sonnenzimmer. On their own, Sonnenzimmer's prints are highly sought after by flatstock collectors worldwide, but Test Prints? Hells bells, yes..and there isn't anything I love more than a Test Print. So, do yourself a favor, roll on over to their site and get some, while they still last.

 

Exit Through The Gift Shop...An Interview With Jaimie D' Cruz & Chris King

Jaimie D' Cruz (Producer) and Chris King (Editor) of Exit Through The Gift Shop sit down and get into a deep, 42-minute interview...sharing the 'nuts & bolts' that went into the making of Exit Through The Gift Shop with David Poland (DP/30).

*The DVD drops in the US December 14th...ask Santa for yours HERE

CASSETTE MIX-TAPE

It was early in the 80's. Nose-Candy was still sorta' legal...you could still get your scripts for Ecstasy filled at the corner drugstore. Music & fashion were all over the place....mindless, clueless, gender-bent. Miami Vice was King. In certain circles, still is. The world was slathered in pastels & neons. Poofy shirts. Poofy haircuts. Peg Leg pants and jazz-shoes. God Bless Z-Cavaricci!

Like any red-blooded American boy, I spent my nights making cassette mix-tapes....and shaving the hair from the palms of my hands.

This weeks mix-tape includes a few of my most memorable NU-RO (New-Romantic) and New Wave faves.

Classix Nouveaux "Guilty"
-Cross dressed, pre-Goth, pogo dancing gayness. I bought the 7"...who didn't?...and swore up and down that this was the edgiest NuRo jam ever. Ever! Today was the first time I've listened to "Guilty" in well over 25 years...and I still know all of the lyrics, all 3 of them.




Righeira "Vamos a la Playa"
-I bought the 7" single at my local mall music store. I was always sweatin' the girl up behind the counter. She had big hair...BIG! I still remember the picture sleeve...2 copper-toned greased fellas on a white sand beach, wearing Euro Speedo's. I believe they were smuggling gerbils in the front of their man-pannies.




Adam and the Ants "Stand and Deliver"
Another NuRo superstar. Adam was no mere flash in the pan. He straddled the fence, somewhere between Punk Rock pirate & New Romantic highwayman. The band had 2 drummers and they layed heavy, heavy, infectious beats that would excite me like no other band...causing me to toss on a pair of New Wave sunglasses (picture Star Trek's LeVar Burton as Geordi La Forge) as I jumped out of my seat to pogo all around the living room, like all of the kiddies on American Bandstand.

SCOTT ALBRECHT: WOOD & FONTS & WOODEN FONTS, OH, MY

Scott Albrecht is a Brooklyn-based artist & designer whose skills with wood & text and wooden text can't be beat (sorry for this bad pun)with a stick.

Hit his Blog: HERE and his Flickr: HERE

http://scottyfivealive.com/#138547/BLOG

NETHERLAND ART: SWINGIN' COLLAGES

Netherland is hands down, one of the grooviest collage artists around. His fondness for 70's magazine ads & hi-fi appliances can't be beat, man.

Wanna see more? Check out Netherland's Flickr Here and his website HERE

FairWheel Bikes x Geoff McFetridge 3-Speed Fixie Collab

Geoff McFetridge unleashed his 2nd collaborative dream-bike with the folks at FairWheel Bikes...this sweet-thang is a 3-speed fixed gear!

Boogie over to the FairWheelBikes.com website: HERE

A HUNTER BLANKS A BEAR: AN INTERACTIVE ADVERTISMENT

Tipp-Ex brand correction tape has recently released one of the most brilliant & interactive commercials of all time. Watch the video & choose the "Don't Shoot" option Be prepared to laugh your ass off!

Hit the link for the Tipp-Ex commercial HERE