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.
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Voltaire’s “Happy Birthday (My Old Friend) Video”
Wednesday, December 3rd, 2008ZMP At Philcon
Friday, November 21st, 2008I’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
MP3 Player Skull Belt Buckle
Tuesday, November 18th, 2008
Above is possibly the most awesome belt buckle ever. Behold the demon skull belt buckle that is also a MP3 player (throws devil-horns hand gesture and starts head banging)! This bad-ass buckle comes with a 1GB media player, LED light module and stereo earphones.
Visit Chinavasion.com to get your and become the envy of all those spooky kids that hang out at Hot Topic.
Digital Ferret Art / Music Event [Shameless Promotion]
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008
I’ll be doing a joint art and music event with the gang from Ego Likeness in Philly at Digital Ferret. You should be there.
Saloncon Photos
Tuesday, September 16th, 2008Here’s some shots from this past weekend’s Saloncon, with your fearless leader being schooled in what happens when you taunt a woman with a clockwork arm. The story goes something like this…
Me: Hey there lady, that’s a fine hat ya gots there.
Lady: Why thank you! I love it quite well, I do.
Me: You know I could hang that thing easily twixt my nether region ya know.
Her: Why dear sir, I never…
Me: AGGHAAA!
Her: Take that you unkempt cad!
Fun story ain’t it? I guess that schooled me good. In any case you can see a tun of photos from this past Saloncon on their Flickr profile. And if you’re looking for some ass-kicking Steampunk gear, like the clockwork arm in these pictures, go and check out Brute Force Leather.
Saloncon
Friday, September 12th, 2008
Zombie Monkey Projects is off to Saloncon, a gathering for folks who do what we oldsters call ‘Steampunk’. Lots of you young’ns like to call it ‘Neo-Victorian’… or yeah, Steampunk. Right. There’s a Steampunk meetup tonight and a load of things to do tomorrow. Check out the website for the shindig’s full schedule, which include a performance from Abeny Park. In any case I’ll be pushing my artwork, so be sure to look for the Grendel’s Den Design Studio banner.
So here’s a video from the headlining band Abney Park.
Old Dames Singing Sex Pistols’ “God Save The Queen”
Thursday, September 11th, 2008Source – Boing Boing
Artist Banksy Comemorates Katrina In New Orleans
Friday, August 29th, 2008
3 years after hurricane Katrina devastated New Orleans, British artist Banksy has been leaving his trademark pieces throughout the city. You can see more of this series of work on his site.
Source – Boing Boing
New From The Cult Of Apple
Friday, July 11th, 2008
Just in time for the release of the iPhone 3G here is a new piece of propaganda, err I mean a fine t-shirt to further prove your undieing devotion to your lord and master Mr. Jobs.
The Cult of Apple demands your servitude and your kittens! Buy this or suffer the wrath of the all seeing Jobs!
You can purchase this fine piece of apparel through the George Masters Design CafePress page.
The Totally Normal Event
Friday, June 27th, 2008
This Saturday we’ll be attending Jeff Mach’s The Totally Normal Event, a benefit show for the SPARC Summer Experience which is a summer program for gifted youth combining elements of summer camp with the multilevel benefits of rigorous academic achievement. In other words a summer camp for really smart kids, much smarter than you and I most likely.
The event includes a tun of performers like The Dresden Dolls, Freezepop, The White Elephant Burlesque Society, The Mighty Mike Saga, Voltaire and many more.
You’ll also find all sorts of vendors and artists, including our big sister Grendel’s Den Design Studio offering spooky art, which we all know you dig.
There’s even a big interactive back-story and plot you can participate in throughout the event. Not too sure what it is but my bet is on some sort of fantasy based theme.
In any case it’s all for a good cause and you should go.
