From KUNG FU to Key Grip : GI JOE FEST 3

February 20, 2010 in Global Destruction, Movies / Television, With Video


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Created and run by Gio Tonineli from Pondpatrol.com, GI JOE FEST has provided a forum for enthusiasts of both stop motion animation and the classic Hasbro action figures, since 2007.  What the festival entails is fairly simple: each year open-submissions are accepted for anyone (internationally) who has created a stop-motion film, which includes at least one character represented by a GI JOE action figure.  The submissions close around July, when a pre-selection screening for the festival takes place.  In October, the films are judged and screened at the infamous, Alamo Draft House in Austin, TX.  Beginning early the following year, the final selection of films begin their limited city tour as a festival.

Tonight (Feb. 10, 2010) marks the kick off of the 3rd annual GI JOE Stop-Motion Film Festival, Read the rest of this entry →

1st & Last-Minute: BROKEN BELLS Announce Live show tonight in LA

February 19, 2010 in Music, With Video

First Ever Live Show – TONIGHT 2/19!

Broken Bells has confirmed the details of its first ever live date. The band will perform TONIGHT (February 19) at the Fold In Bootleg Theater in Los Angeles located at 2220 Beverly Boulevard just west of Alvarado (Across the street from Brooklyn Bagel).

Doors are at 8 pm. Free parking available on Roselake Ave. directly behind The Praise Christian Church. A LIMITED number of tickets are available now via http://www.inticketing.com/evlist.php?events=search&v=6117

2 ticket limit.

For anyone who is unaware of the project, Broken Bells is the new collaborative effort between DJ/super-producer, Brian Dangermouse Burton and James Mercer of The Shins.  If you live in the Los Angeles area and act fast, tonight could be your opportunity to see if it it lives up to all of the hype. Read the rest of this entry →

INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS: The Lost Art of the Film [Upper Playground for Haiti]

February 18, 2010 in art, Global Destruction, Movies / Television, With Video

Sam Flores

We at Monster Fresh love The Upper Playground and the crew of incredibly talented artists that regularly collaborate with them.  After the tragedy in Haiti last month, UP stepped up with a 50% Off sale to benefit the disaster victims.  The sale applied to everything, even the fine art prints were 1/2 off, and for every shirt purchased, another shirt was also donated for the cause.  As if that wasn’t enough, now the the folks at UP have teamed up with the likes of Quentin Tarantino, SA Studios Global, and The Weinstein Company in an effort to raise even more money for the Nation in turmoil.  Using Tarantino‘s latest Oscar-nominated film, Inglourious Basterds, as their muse, 13 of today’s biggest artists contributed their own rendition of poster art from the film.  Included among the artists are such talents as Munk One, David Choe, Alex Pardee, and Jeremy Fish; each of which brings their own trademark styles and unique approach to their pieces.  However, while some artists’ works are more instantly recognizable, like N8 Van Dyke‘s, others display a completely different aspect to their work, (see: Sam Flores‘ print, pictured above).  Each of the 13 prints will run in an extremely limited series only 6 each.  Each print will also be signed by Tarantino himself and will go on sale tonight (Feb. 18)  from 6-9 at the Upper Playground location in Los Angeles.  All profits will be donated to the American Red Cross to aid in the Haiti Earthquake relief effort.  Here’s a great opportunity to contribute to a noble cause, while investing in something that is guaranteed to multiply in value, almost immediately.

Complete details and images of each print, after video: Read the rest of this entry →

Danger Mouse, David Lynch, & Sparklehorse: Dark Night of the Soul [Part 2] Gallery Exhibit/Book images

June 14, 2009 in art, Movies / Television, Music, With Video

(To read Part 1, featuring the project backstory and MP3 links, click here)

Untitled (Grim Augury #1)

{David Lynch. Untitled [Grim Augury #1], 2009. Digital print mounted on aluminum.
Edition 1 of 7. Courtesy Michael Kohn Gallery, Los Angeles.}

DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL

Premiere collaboration between groundbreaking music
artist Danger Mouse and luminary filmmaker David Lynch
On view at the Michael Kohn Gallery in Los Angeles
May 30–July 11, 2009

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Danger Mouse, David Lynch, & Sparklehorse: Dark Night of the Soul [Part 1] Track Links & Backstory

June 13, 2009 in art, Movies / Television, Music, Politics, Reviews, The Web

(To read Part 2, featuring the Gallery exhibit/Book images, click here)

danger-mouse-dark-night-of-the-soulFor those that have been following the construction, breakdown, and pseudo-resurrection of the Dark Night of the Soul collaboration between DJ Danger Mouse, Sparklehorse (Mark Linkous) and filmmaker David Lynch, we hope to provide some additional information about this chaotic project.  We’re even gonna throw a few links and tips your way about acquiring the tracks from the album and peeping out the original artwork.  For those that aren’t up on the craziness that DNOTS has become, we’re gonna start out by breaking it down for you like an X1 model Hyundai Excel.

Producer/artist Brian Joseph Burton (aka: Danger Mouse) hit the scene pretty tough when he dropped The Grey Album, back in 2004.  The album was comprised of mash-ups between tracks from Jay-Z’s The Black Album and The BeatlesWhite Album and EMI, copyright holder of The Beatles material used, lost their shit.  The EMI Group‘s attempts to halt the distribution actually helped to increase the project’s notoriety and demand, as well as that of the artist.  The Dark Night of the Soul project has entered into a similar realm, with Danger Mouse and EMI bumping heads yet again, but we’ll go into that later. Read the rest of this entry →

Pardee Time!: Alex Pardee paints Steve Urkel

March 12, 2009 in art, Global Destruction, Movies / Television, With Video

San Francisco based artist, Alex Pardee, is keeping his game fresh with one of his latest works.  He’s also helping to extend the 15 minutes that JaleelSteve UrkelWhite negotiated with the devil.  If you are a fan of Pardee‘s work, or just like what you see here, you are in luck.  This time Alex has created a time-lapse video for us to see how his art is really created. Read the rest of this entry →