Matthew Clark is opening his show Graphic Nature this Saturday.
August 9th : Plastic Chapel : 3109 East Colfax : 7PM - 10PM ish!
Via Vengeance has booked one more show while he is in town!
August 8th : 3 Kings Tavern : 60 South Broadway : Set starts @ 9ish? Doors at 8!
August 9th : Old Curtis St. : 2100 Curtis St. : Set starts @ 11 ish
Add comment August 8th, 2008
Earlier this year I logged post about the one man doom metal band Via Vengeance. Well lucky for all of us here in Denver… we get a chance to see Shane play live. He is opening up for the Git Some at their CD release party this Friday August 8th down @ 3 Kings Tavern. I can’t begin to tell you how excited I am for this show!!!!!! Please spread the word… I’d love Shane to get a warm Denver welcome!… in return I’m sure he will give us one hell of a show! See you there! I’m stoked!!!
Add comment August 6th, 2008
Here are a few flix I snapped from the To Be Eaten live set during the DPUMS @ Indy Ink. Also managed to sneak a few pix of Ravi Zupa’s work that is up… and incredible!!!
Add comment August 6th, 2008
Just came across this little jewel on a quick stop at Social Standard on Lake St in MPLS. Very good indeed. Thanks for turning us on to these goodies Vince! Listen to some Bad’N'Rad and add them as friends here.
Add comment July 12th, 2008
A mixtape for good feelings.
01. Chromeo - 100%
02. Mgmt - Electric Feel
03. K-OS - Born to Run
04. Eddie Murphy - Party All the Time
05. Mtume - Juicy Fruit
06. Micheal Jackson - Rock With You
07. Cut Copy - Lights and Music
08. Billy Ocean - Night (Feel Like Getting Down)
09. Snoop Dogg - Sensual Seduction
10. Gnarls Barkley - Going On
11. LL Cool J - Around the Way Girl
12. Ready for the World - Oh Sheila
1 comment June 25th, 2008
We are starting a new weekly music playlist, featuring whatever we think is hot in the moment. This Monday morning I put together some bangers for your pleasures via Muxtape. Enjoy.
01. The Cool Kids - Gold and a Pager
02. DJ Jimi - Bitches
03. Spank Rock - Lindsay Lohan’s Revenge
04. Dem Franchize Boyz - Oh I Think They Like Me
05. Spank Rock - Backyard Betty
06. Kid Sister - Pro Nails
07. Duran Duran Duran - Face Blast
08. Uffie - Ready to Uff
09. Le Le - Breakfast
10. Santogold - You’ll Find a Way (Switch and Sinden Remix)
11. Neon Neon - Trick for Treat
12. Best Fwends - Myself (XXX Change Remix)
Did you know, that you can also put muxtape in your dock for quick access to a variety of playlists and/or you can rss them. Awesome.
Add comment June 16th, 2008
Looks like record label Ghostly International and Adult Swim have hooked up to colloborate on Ghostly Swim. It’s a music compliation featuring artists From Ghostlys’ line up. You can download the entire album for free from the Ghostly Swim microsite!
Also make sure to check out the BoyCatBird trio who make an appearance in the double feature music video for Triple Chrome Dipped by Michna which blends into the Night Court track by Mux Mool. As always good stuff from the Ghostly crew!
Add comment May 7th, 2008
I’ve been putting my ears up against this for a while now, but had to share it. It’s a sort of mix of super minimalist beats stacked with layers of intelligent samples and clean production. Very good for designing in my opinion. It’s almost like Saturday morning cartoons minus the cat and mouse with a warm coffee in hand, standing in your doorway, plotting diabolical schemes. Oh if you could only see the glimmer in my eye…
Add comment March 26th, 2008
Music is a huge inspiration for me especially when I’m in the process of creating… designing… drawing… hell I listen to music when I drop deuces! Rootdown Radio is a mix tape in blog format that I’ve been following for a year or two now… Every Monday Mr. Werks drops a new mix online, blending together underground samplings, bangers, and classic joints from the golden era of hip hop! This reminds me of the days when I was fortunate enough to be surrounded by DJ’s and b-boys… before CD’s existed…. every time I would run into one of my friends… they’d always slip their latest mix tape into my hands…which would go straight into the walkman… and then eventually make its rounds around the crew! Those days are long gone… but this is the closest thing that I’ve seen to the way HIP HOP used to be! I love it… and wish more people would concern themselves with spreading their love and appreciation for music… versus trying to turn a quick buck on some half assed shit.
Werks taste in Hip Hop is very similar to my own… and I think that I’ve pretty much downloaded all of the goodness available in the archive section… he also has a blog roll with design related news on the front end of the site! BIG UPS to Mr. Werks and ROOTDOWN RADIO! Long live HIP HOP… thanks for helping to keep the flame burning bright!
Add comment February 15th, 2008
I apologize for letting everyone marinate in the last post for the last few days. I had the intent of putting something else up after and never made it happen. So, to change the mood and share some happy fun cheery informationally splendid content, I offer you a peek into Current TV. Chances are the more “hip” and aware portion of you all have been reading and watching this for a while now. I finally just had the blessed experience of catching my first episodes last week. I DO NOT like television for the most part. I think it’s terribly useless and dramatically out dated in its content and its format. These were my glum emotions towards it about a week ago, I now can be proud to say, some friends (Tran & Josh) shared their T.V. and couch long enough to share this wondrous broadcast treat. It showed me that there is hope for television as a device to share information and offer people a chance to be involved. The show is comprised of mostly user generated content and gives viewers less shit and more info. It’s almost set up like a series of short infomercials or documentaries. Some of what is aired is chosen by viewers and other, by the producers. It puts television back in the hands of the intent and caring public, without bashing you in the face with subliminal corporate bias. There is also a really good website that goes along with the whole scheme as well. Make sure to check ‘em both out, share what you like, and maybe what you don’t like. I like it, maybe you will too?
Don’t forget, it’s just as much our responsibility to write, as it is your’s to participate in our blog (along with any other) in the form of comments and discussion. It’s what separates involved and productive citizens from evil consumers…
Oh you can find the times and channels the broadcasts air, on the website.
1 comment February 7th, 2008
Shane Ocell is Via Vengeance a one-man doom metal band… and he fucking shreds! Up on stage Shane mans a seven string guitar, a drum kit, and vocals… simultaneously!… gnar! The rhythms kind of remind me of early Clutch… before they went jam band…. with a little bit of older Helmet thrown in for good measure. But his vocals are quite a bit more aggressive and blood curdling… if you dial in the lyrics you can understand why… Shane is penning songs that are drawn from real life experiences… which in a today’s world of faux bling… is super refreshing.
Check out the video above for a little sampling… you can hop onto his myspace page for more video clips and even a few more songs. Watching his videos…. I’m not only really fucking impressed but inspired! I can only imagine what could be accomplished visually with this much dedication and focus.
Via Vengeance : Dieography
You can pick up the album on iTunes $10 or even better… you can get the physical album with layout & design by Josh Graham for 8.99 at CD Baby … iTunes overpriced perhaps? Either way show him some love!
3 comments January 7th, 2008
I have been thinking a little bit about keeping people hip on some of the music I’ve been listening to or I feel is influential to me. Sort of the whole idea of: “Listening To,” “Reading,” or “Watching.” A section dedicated to things that are influencing me or I think might be worth checking out. The featured artist today is Beans. Beans is an unconventionally charismatic MC out of NYC doing his best to keep it fresh. He ran with Antipop Consortium for a bit and is now releasing some super fantastic and really strong solo work. I could go on and on about his effort and his style but I’ll let you all be the judge of that… I believe it’s his 5th full length solo album release, it’s entitled “Thorns.” He might not be out here in Denver and he might not be a designer, but I still think that he’s doin’ some amazing shit and deserves to be recognized and commended for it. So check him out and give his work a listen.
Add comment January 2nd, 2008