Cause It's Time To

Okay, so if this is my only post this week I apologize for that, but hey, it' a busy one. So here's what you probably need to know.

1. Wilco is playing tonight in London, and we've got a dirty lookin' team concert posting up 5th row center. So I'll be sure to let you know how that goes. In the meantime I'm checking out all 70 Wilco tracks on my Ipod while painting/finishing assignments.

If you're there, I'll be the one sitting next to the girl who's way too beautiful.

2. A professor looked through some of my work today and with some enthusiasm directed me to Syndrome Studio, and I'm disgusted by how amazing their stuff is. Check out their reel, it's mindblowing. My new goals are to buy land with (2) horses and several dogs and work for Syndrome Studios.

3. I'm doing a new series of painting of my favorite musical ladies, as I usually stick to the gentleman, I figured it's time to switch it up and expand. Usually I would keep this a secret, but I want you all to look forward to it. So, in this order, you can expect:

-Amanda Blank
-Gina Turner
-Karen O
-Erykah Badu
-Emily Haines
-Zooey Deschanel

Pretty sure Karen and Zooey are already sold.

4. Speaking of sold, Art Fusion 4 was a huge success. Thanks to everyone who came out, supported, chatted, and all that goodness.

5. Have you been reading the Vagrant Optimist's blog? Or checking out the Epitome? Cause if you haven't you're missing out. It's all very entertaining, educational, and inspiring. So, the blog is here and the website is here. So, now you know. Don't sleep!

6. There's an awesome band that you probably don't know yet, and they are called The Dudes. I feel like, although I am not an FM96 listener (even at all), that radio station was built for The Dudes and they don't even know it. Every track on their new album "Blood Guts Bruises and Cuts" is awesome. It's given us a couple theme songs, especially 'Had Enough of It'.

7. There's a track on Maddecent that's Snoop and Kid Cudi with Diplo on the beat. Try to guess who the weakest link is? I won't say, cause the point of this blog is to point out dopeness not wackness, but here's a hint...it sure as fuck isn't Diplo.

8. Remember that song Top Qualified by Haiku D'e Tat and Quannum? I'm doing a painting series of all those dudes, but unlike the Wu Tang, you can get just one if you want! Look forward! I'll be displaying work at Grooves in April, so go check em out! And don't forget about my portfolio.

9. I have a ton of commissions and freelance biz on the go, get at me if you'd like anything done. I will do it all!

10. I have an awesome girlfriend and I'm writing this because she might read it. And I hope she knows that she's awesome and inspires me to be great every single day. She makes me feel even better than smart rap does. Anyone who's enjoyed a piece of my art in the last 5 months pretty much has her to thank.


Until next time y'all! Peace!

Sasquatch, Volkswagen, and, uh....

So, the weekend was good, Valentine's day was excellent, internal Serato is useful good times, art submitted to Art Fusion 4, tons of work to do, my beautiful girlfriend is the best muse/inspiration/girl to think about/the most adorable when she first wakes up and can't find me. Life is pretty good all things considered.

I'm praying for my amazing aunt Kim who really isn't feeling well...if only inner beauty determined physical health. She'd be set for centuries to come. I also miss my poor old dog, Riley. That dog was way too awesome. Hope she's somewhere better.

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Sasquatch announced their lineup. Holy fuckin shit.
Massive Attack, My Morning Jacket, Pavement, Patrick Watson, Vampire Weekend, MGMT, the National, LCD Soundsystem, Band of Horses, Ween, Tegan and Sara, Broken Social Scene, Passion Pit, Public Enemy, She & Him, the New Pornographers, the Hold Steady, the xx, Dirty Projectors, No Age, Drive-By Truckers, Kid Cudi, the Mountain Goats, Quasi, Camera Obscura, Midlake, Caribou, Girls, WHY?, Japandroids, Wale, YACHT, Cymbals Eat Guitars, the Very Best, Neon Indian, tUnE-YarDs, Local Natives, the Tallest Man on Earth, Fool's Gold, A-Trak, and a whole mess of others.

FUCK yeaaah!

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Finally, check this commersh out if you haven't yet. This is pretty much a who's who of things I like.



Until next time.

Veeday

Hope everyone's Feb 14th is going smoothly. Mine is! Anyways, just added some new links for you to check out. Everyone on their is worth checking, so don't sleep!


See ya tomorrow! Peace!

Weekend Biz

Let me just start by saying that the new Spoon album "Transference" is a must. In the same way that sunglasses is a must. It's grittier sounding than their previous several albums, on purpose, which is kind of awesome because the band sounds better than ever together. In my opinion the highlights are the couple of tracks where they drop the vocals part way through, pick up the tempo, and rock instrumentals for a couple minutes. The album is the soundtrack for everything.

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Hey designer types, here's a link to all the sweet visual tools you can use online. Def worth checking out.

Amazing Tools For Sharing Visual Inspiration.

And finally, as a little happy Friday from me, the always mindblowing Cinematic Orchestra is about to release their contribution to the Late Night Tales series. This next minute and a half will probably get you excited. It worked for me.




Peace y'all, see ya on Monday or Tuesday.

Sorry

So I've been gone a while. But now I am vowing to update this biatch as frequently as I can. I won't be making the posts as long, but I'll be doing them more often. I will continue to point out the goodness, and direct you to things you should be checking out.

Don't forget to check out my art
and follow me on twitter.


For now, if you wanna see some ridiculous use of line and colour, peep this video. Come on now.



And don't forget to check Scott out at this: