Discussing the mechanisms of power and how they are perpetuated, to an entirely white audience

I have a new favorite artist by the name of Jay Yan

Check out his website here

I can kind of empathize

If not I’m buying it soon any way

and that’s a threat

seen at wemakemoneynotart

white boyz with dreads

uzi mon

ras trent

The coming of the sword

Tome zine coming soon

I started a blog

its called gettin soooo gnar dude

send some love

So I’ve been gettin more and more back into music over the past couple of years (and I’m sure this might confuse some of you) but I’ve been trying to marry my art and music making processes, and I think I’ve finally begun to get onto a decent middle ground. Here are some more steps that I am taking in that direction:

Creating “fake” bands via documentation (screenprints, t-shirts, demo tapes, bootleg live video, etc.)

Buying a modular synthesizer in 120 dollar increments from synthesizers.com (affordability and flexibility rule) so does this pic

I’ve also been pretty into freeware and “consumer” approaches to music, Here are some cool programs that I’ve come across

intua’s beatmaker for the iphone/ipod touch

this one is my personal favorite, and I’ve been using it a lot cuz its fun and easy to use

its kind of modelled after an akai mpc, there are velocity/touch sensitive pads, an onboard sequencer that makes it super easy to program
beats in time, real time record and the update I got a couple of weeks has a slew of other cool shtuff

its 20 bux but worth it (so not so freeware)

then theres a series of freeware by halcyon that’s pretty easy to use but fun and good for a laugh

check out their easy to use arpeggiator

or the drumatix modelled after the famous roland tr 808 drum machine that all those rappers love so much

there’s also gleetchlab which I haven’t used in a while, but it was built in max/msp/jitter and is a pretty easy to use sample player/editor, it doesn’t have sequencing capabilities, but its pretty fun to make noises on

until next time kiddies, peace love and a happy new year’d

for all you new media nuts

i found this on art source, i’m gonna submit a speaker sculpture that i’m gonna finish when i get back to boston

its called: the right way to pray

: Mayor’s Office of Arts, Tourism & Special Events

Art today is more dynamic than ever. New techniques and ideas in multimedia art such as digital photography, interactive sculpture, video installation, graphic design, animation, and projections are at the cutting edge of contemporary art. The NEW MEDIA exhibition will use the interior of Boston City Hall as a showcase for a new generation of art and artists in Boston. The exhibition will be displayed from June – August 2009. Although some equipment is available, artists will be asked to provide their own computers, video players, projection equipment and monitors for the duration of the exhibition.

DEADLINE: February 28, 2009

Please submit the following:
· 5 jpegs (72 dpi), or photographs, of work.

· 1-5 minutes of video work in either vhs, dvd format or a link to your website.

· Brief description sheet of the work you are proposing.

· Resume or brief description of your art experiences.

· A suitable self-addressed stamped envelope (SASE) if you would like your proposal/support materials returned to you.

· The Mayor’s Office of Art’s, Tourism and Special Events is not responsible for loss of/or damage to support materials that are not accompanied by suitable SASE)
Submissions sent by email are encouraged
DELIVER, MAIL OR EMAIL COMPLETED APPLICATIONS TO:

John Crowley, Exhibitions Director
Mayor’s Office of Arts, Tourism, and Special Events
Boston City Hall, Room 802
Boston, Massachusetts 02201
Phone: 617/635-2368 Fax: 617/635-2397
john.crowley@cityofboston.gov

Ain’t visual culture grand?

http://boobfellaz.blogspot.com/2008/10/lisa-ann-whos-nailin-paylin.html

Some screenshot pieces that I recently made

Hello from Berlin

check out me and joey on this swedish website, its in swedish so be aware

here

we’re in berlin right now, i’m going to amsterdam or barcelona next, joey to poland

i get back on the 11th, i miss you all

The New York Post in Chicago

Check out the name of Ashley Dupre’s defense attorney

rock and fucking roll dudes

So I’m sittin here with the amazing siri gossman and she pointed me in the direction of this gnarly awesome site with sweeeet assed vintage-esque bike gear, save up that dough kiddies

Klaus Weber