I’m not a superfan of The Bronx’s music but the quality of this album cover cannot be denied.
“The Unholy Hand”, off of this album, is a killer.
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Beard Token
I got my Beard Token back in the fall but had to let my beard come in a bit before posting a photo. Whiskerino may be gone but beard fun remains good fun.
More murals is a good thing.
According to RVA News, last year’s G40 Summit was such a success that there is demand for more murals from businesses. I think it’s great that they’re going to bring more folks in to paint. I was out of town for the painting last year so I missed out big time. It’s pretty cool that Angry Woebots was here in RVA painting a couple of spots.
Terrific Aimee Mann interview
You just do it a million times and then you get a feeling for how it feels when it’s right. That’s not talent either. That’s practice. Talent is hugely predicated on practice.
This interview with Aimee mann is a lengthy read with some dynamite ideas in it. I’ve pulled a couple of quotes that I found especially relevant to where I am right now. These are ideas I’ve come across organically so it’s gratifying to hear that I’m on the right track. Gratifying might not be the best word, but I do like reading that someone has come to some of the same conclusions that I have. Wanting a “life that works” is a great turn of phrase. Doing things in your life that lead to that is hard these days. Maybe it used to be hard because I didn’t know how it should work. Time is really he only thing that can teach you. I’ve got some idea of what that might be now. It’s exciting.
So that’s what aging probably means. You’ve got to be around long enough to try all the dumb stuff and then get sick of it and then kind of reach the conclusion of, look, I don’t care if this is cool or sounds cool, I want a life that works now, because I want to be creative, and it’s not being creative to be obsessed, anxious, depressed, trying to control other people, trying to control circumstances, and flipping out when stuff doesn’t go your way.
[via Tom Pappalardo]
Drew Millward vinyl
I’ve enjoyed Drew Millward’s poster work for a long time. His Time and Tide print is a fave and I even snagged the original art for this Decemberists poster. I wouldn’t have guessed his style would translate this well to vinyl.
Major Lazer by Kidrobot
Mike Rogers – “Never Stop Learning”
This is a good one. 12″x19″ hand-pulled screen print for sale here, a deal at $15. I especially like the smaller dimensions. I’ve got too many 18″x24″ posters that are stuck in my flat file because I don’t have the wall space for them.
[via OMG Posters]
Astro Boy by Bruce Yan
Looks like it’s a day for finding prints I’d like to have but am unlikely to purchase. Lucky for me, this Bruce Yan Astro Boy print won’t go on sale until Saturday, at which point I’ll have likely been distracted by some other shiny-shiny.
The glow-in-the-dark elements are ridiculously cool looking. Are you going to stand in the dark and enjoy them? I know that I would try on this one.
This is from the Gizmos and Gadgets Art Show at the Bottleneck Art Gallery (it’s the art gallery at the Brooklyn Brewery, which is a cool thing).
“LAPD 2019 Blaster, Small” by Jakob Staermose
Oh, my.
Part of the “Weapon of Choice” show at Hero Complex Gallery, this print was in my cart and a click away from ordered. At just under $50, shipped, I had a second thought that maybe, just maybe, those $50 would be better spent framing some of the big-ass pile of prints that I have To be Framed (where this one would inevitably end up, btw).
It’s still awesome, though.
