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OBSCURA Photos

Tuesday, May 5th, 2009

Obscura: 5/1/2009

I just uploaded some shots from this past weekend’s OBSCURA event. Just click the image above to see more.

OBSCURA Tonight

Friday, May 1st, 2009

OBSCURA

Tonight at The Trocadero Theatre is OBSCURA, which is the pre-party/meet and greet for tomorrow’s big alternative fashion show contest Catwalk Tragedy. I’ll be displaying some of my work along with other artists and photographers like Lithium Picnic, Kyle Cassidy and S. Jenx. There’s also various performances including Philly’s own Live Not On Evil and Mighty Mike Saga.

The art show will be up for both events but I will only be there for tonight’s portion of the two day event.

The Vaderatrix [Kind of NSFW: Vinyl-Clad Villainess]

Friday, April 17th, 2009

So I was Googling various nonsense to see what would come up via Google images whilst I read my morning emails and sipped my thinking juice (aka: coffee). Eventually I found this gem of a picture;

Vaderatrix

Behold! The Vaderatrix! Alluring yet frightening! Disturbing yet awesome! I mean come on, she (or he ’cause one never knows) even has the life-support doohickey and the utility belt. All that’s missing is the whip and a bottle of Astroglide. Once again this proves that geeks are some of the kinkiest freaks on this green rock.

I’m sure this picture has already made the rounds but hell, how can I not share something like this? I have no idea where the original photo comes from, so if you know let me know, but from the looks of it the shot was probably taken at a convention. Shocker I know.

Certainly puts a new twist to the famous Star Wars quote “And now, your highness, we will discuss the location of your hidden rebel base… “

PrettyGeek.net

Friday, April 3rd, 2009

PrettyGeek.net

Fellow blogger, geek and really good friend of mine Hugh Casey has a fantastic site for those who have a fine appreciation of sexy geeks. PrettyGeek.net features various photographs of geeks in nerdtastic outfits ranging from the infamous Princes Leia slave girl bikini to pirates. If it’s a part of geek culture it’s probably going to make its way onto this blog. There’s nothing naughty about this site and is all around work safe, which for some I guess is a bit of a let-down. But hey, naked geeks isn’t what PrettyGeek.net is about. It is in fact all about showing the masses that geeks aren’t all a bunch of unwashed, unkempt, uncouth, socially inept freaks that live in their parent’s basement. Many can be pretty damned swank -and- frigging hot.

Goblin Cock

Thursday, January 29th, 2009

I was reading an article on the Underwire about San Diego’s doom metal meets nerd culture band Goblin Cock, and I think I have a new favorite nerd band.

The group consists of band leader Lord Phallus along with bandmates Bane Ass-Pounder, King Sith, Braindeath and Loki Sinjuggler and their latest release, Come With Me If You Want To Live (referenced from the mover The Terminator), gives you a pretty good idea of where they are coming from.

Below is a video from that release for the single We’ve Got A Bleeder, which is something to be witnessed.


GOBLIN COCK – “We’ve Got A Bleeder” Music Video – Director Matt Hoyt from Matt Hoyt – Wormwood Films on Vimeo.

They’re on tour right now and will be hitting Johnny Brenda’s here in Philly on February 10th.

Apple Introduces Revolutionary New Laptop With No Keyboard

Friday, January 9th, 2009

Oh Onion, how I love your news.

Gothminister’s New Video: Darkside

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Norwegian Gothic/Industrial band Gothminister has released the video for their first single “Darkside” from their newest Happiness in Darkness.

The video is filled with a scantly-clad lady, decaying buildings, a band with goofy makeup and heavy metal (though a bit popish). All the fine makings of a video that rocks out.

Combichrist “Sent To Destroy” Music Video

Wednesday, December 10th, 2008

I’ll admit that I’m a big fan of Combichrist in all it’s stompy glory. And when they released their newest video, “Sent To Destroy” from their upcoming Today We Are All Demons, there was a happy surprise – the cameo of Bill Moseley of The Devil’s Rejects fame.

Yeah, I’m easily pleased.

Voltaire’s “Happy Birthday (My Old Friend) Video”

Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008

Voltaire, music’s vagabond-gypsy-gothic-pirate, has just released his first full length music video for his song “Happy Birthday (My Olde Friend)” from the new cd To The Bottom of the Sea. This may not be a big deal for you unless A: You’re a Voltaire fan (of which you should be) or B: You were in or know everyone in the video (which I do, so nah). It was filmed on location at Philly’s Shampoo Nightclub (home to the weekly Goth night Nocturne) by Jochen Schoberth of Etage Music in Germany and directed by Voltaire himself.

ZMP At Philcon

Friday, November 21st, 2008

I’ll be attending the local Philadelphia geek fest Philcon this weekend, participating in some panel discussions. If you’re around stop on by and say yo. You can catch me at these panels:

Fri 8:00 PM in Plaza III (Three) (1 hour)
DIGITAL TOOLS FOR ARTISTS (102)
[Panelists: D.E. Christman (mod), Alan Beck, Sally Wiener Grotta, John Picacio]
Technical stuff we love to use to creating our art.

Sat 2:00 PM in Plaza III (Three) (1 hour)
SCARY PICTURES! WHAT IS THE ALLURE OF HORROR ART? (105)
[Panelists: D.E. Christman (mod), Joseph L. Bellofatto, Jr., Alan Beck, Diane Weinstein]
Why artists want to make horror art, and why people love it

Sat 3:00 PM in Plaza III (Three) (1 hour)
WHY HORROR IS NOT DEAD (71)
[Panelists: Dina Leacock (mod), D.E. Christman, Sara Harvey, Jennifer Williams]
Despite the naysayers and the disappearance of the category in some bookstores, it’s still out there. Why?

Sat 9:00 PM in Plaza IV (Four) (1 hour)
THE BIG, BAD ZOMBIE PANEL (141)
[Panelists: D.E. Christman (mod), Tony Finan, Jennifer Williams, Matt Black]
BRAAAAAAAINS!

Sun 11:00 AM in Plaza III (Three) (1 hour)
BEYOND ILLUSTRATION: ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO SELL ART. (106)
[Panelists: D.E. Christman (mod), Emily Kwait, Ruth Lampi, Heidi Hooper, Ray Ridenour]
Prints, T-shirts, Collectibles, Web Comics, Subscriptions, other ways to sell your images beyond book cover illustration