I forgot how much I enjoy making t-shirts, so I’m going to give it another run. This time, it’s the Big Bang Gang shirt–I’ll take orders for the next two weeks. Email me your size, and paypal me $10. The shirts will be printed on Uniqlo t-shirts, black short sleeve unless you have a special request. I’ll screen the shirts over the last weekend of February and ship them off. Let me know if you have any questions.
T minus one week until the TRG shitstorm hits Minneapolis. We’re celebrating the release of our latest EP – Pop Not Soda – available as a 10″ record + digital download. For those who aren’t in-the-know, Tim Rally Gold is the band I’ve been part of since 2003. I’ve had some fun in the past weeks making posters, screen printing, and coming up with the set lists. If you’re around the Twin Cities this holiday season, there is absolutely no excuse you shouldn’t attend at least one of the following shows…
Buy the album here–t-shirts available at the shows, will add them to the online store soon.
Tim Rally Gold – Winter in Minneapolis Tour 2009
12/20/09 @ The Triple Rock w/Zombie Season, The Brutes, and Kunkel
12/23/09 @ The Nomad – Festivus celebration
12/26/09 @ The Hexagon – RECORD RELEASE SHOW w/Red Pens, Ten Ton Bridge, and At Any Speed
12/30/09 @ The Red Stag – Hump Day w/DJ Millions Billions
I’ve been on a quest to discover new comedians, ways to make me laugh, and funny people in general. So far, this guy has been a veritable goldmine of comedy:
Oh yeah, and he has about 30 videos of this up on his youtube channel. Pop some popcorn and make an evening out of it…MIND BLOWING.
I’ve been plugging away at my studio every chance I can get–I guess I’m fully a weekend warrior. For those of you curious to see how I’ve been making work like the image below, I made a short little film illustrating the exposure process. Enjoy!
Tree 07
The making of Tree 07
If you haven’t checked out my website lately, I’ve updated it with my latest project ‘I Have The Need To Destroy’, the photographic record of my experience playing bass in a hardcore band for a year. I made a limited # of books (complete with 7″ record) and am selling them through my webstore. If you’re in New York City, you can pick them up at Printed Matter as well.
The audio that accompanies the book is a collection of field recordings made during the band’s practices, shows, and recording sessions. I tried to approach this project with a minimal style, adapting a snapshot aesthetic and lo-fi production quality. The book is pretty zine-ish and the 7″ is a staple of the punk-rock genre. If you want to hear what the actual band sounded like, you can download an MP3 here and here.
As far as my participation in the band went, I helped write a song or two, but I really tried to sit back and just observe. I recorded all our practices and shows not because I thought we were a great band (in hindsight, I think we were pretty average), but rather as a testament to recording and the documentary practice. In the end, my goal became to emphasize the quieter moments of a scene that is largely known for being loud and explosive.
I exhibited the large diazotype above at the Soap Factory this past summer as part of the Pay Attention: GM08 exhibition. There was an audible component as well–I had speakers playing a selection of the field recordings I had made–setting up equipment, opening beers, having quiet conversations about music and life. All-in-all my experience with hardcore music was special because of these little moments, both fleeting and insignificant (I’m instantly reminded of why I love John Porcellino’s musings on the 80’s punk scene). Let me know what you think.
For about three years in a row, I had a really good Halloween costume streak. It could have been due to the fact that I asked my mom to make the costumes for me (and the photographic proof of my childhood costumes only furthers that argument), but I also feel like I just had good costume ideas. Now I can only seem to come up with good costume ideas for other people. Right now my best idea is to spray-paint a tall wooden pole silver, and go as a subway rider. Yikes. Any ideas are welcome. Oh, and as proof of the quality of costumes past, look no further:
(Kool-aid Man 2003, Sock Monkey 2004, Orko 2005)
I knew my friend Michael Leonard was a lot of things; a letterpress operator, a beer brewer, and a future lawyer, but I really didn’t think he was much of a stop-animation guy (especially after our terrible films in college). Lo and behold, he can add that to his resumé, too:
Mike and his family are about to move to Chicago so Mike can attend law school. The thing is, they could really use the money. Mike produced the video above for a contest so he can win some money. But, the only way he can win money is if you vote.
So, please, VOTE for Michael Leonard. Every day. With every single email address you have.
Just got a pleasant package in the mail from the kind folks at The Holster. I ordered a variety of zines from them, but so far the most rewarding has been David Horvitz’s ‘Public Sex Acts’. At the risk of repeating a visual joke, Horvitz’s images actually build upon one another, climaxing in an understated punchline.
I should also mention ‘May 10, 2008‘ by Sam Friedman and Gary Fogelson. Feeling a bit worn down by projects and series that seem to go on for years, I’ve been more attracted to short-term projects, like, really short-term. In Friedman & Fogelson’s case, it’s one afternoon of stacking rocks in a park. I think Fusco’s ‘RFK Funeral Train‘ is the holotype in this case, and it’s a stunning example. Not so stunning: Robert Adam’s ‘Questions for an Overcast Day‘. That’s just boring, and not in a good way.
Image from Jesse England
I don’t intend to use this blog just to link to other interesting things I find on the net, but this one begs to be passed along. Basically, this guy came up with an interesting (albeit painstaking) process to create your own 16mm and Super 8 film prints. View the tutorial here.