Powell Peralta released black light versions of their classic Mike McGill, Skull & Sword, and Ripper decks. Definitely pushes them into wall art territory for me. Either way, I love the old VCJ art.
Too Halloweeny? Too bad this limited edition Frosty Ripper is See the rest »
Matt Goldman‘s Muertos Couple 1 sold out pretty damn quick. Limited at 100 prints, Muertos Couple 2 should disappear even quicker.
Signed/numbered, 3-Color Silkscreen, 9″ x 12″ – $35
Buy It Now »
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Last month Aesop Rock, with the help of other “multifarious” contributors, launched the blog 900 Bats as “… a creative resource for arts, information, and oddities.” Now the site is brimmin’ with re-blog-worthy goods. Here’s two episodes of a promising series from one of my fave SF artists, Jeremy Fish, Storytime With Creepy Uncle Fish. Created with Alexander Tarrant and Justin Metros.
In case you missed the Playboy above, these stories are not for the kiddies.
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Thought this Arcade Fire remix by dj KRUSHA went well with the latest, amazing silkscreen from Burlesque (via OMGposters). Enjoy.
Arcade Fire “We Used To Wait” KRUSHA Remix
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See more Burlesque Arcade Fire video and posters »
Goofy profile. Gorgeous pics.
New York DP and Photographer Timur Civan, with help from his “Russian lens technician”, took a circa 1908 (possibly earlier) Wollensak 35mm F5.0 Cine-Velostigmat hand-cranked cinema camera lens and grafted it onto a Canon 5D Mark II.
(*For the less geeky, the 5D’s a seriously kick-ass digital cam that shoots still and video and full HD*)
With Petaluma Whiskerino growing closer, and Lagunitas being one of the many homegrown supporters, we’ve got beer and facial hair on the membrane.
To celebrate, here’s a collection of our favorite Craft Beerds—label artwork graced by moustaches and beards.
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What’s changed? For starters, his Reverse Hitler ‘Stache has grown into a Flanders. Also, his de-aged design has given him the strength to hoist the mug of Moretti with noticeable gusto. Either way, glad they stuck with the man on the label. Referred to as, wait for it, “The Man on the Label”, he’s the official symbol of the Birra Moretti brand. A bit of his history via their site:
… In 1942, Birra Moretti had already been a popular drink all over Friuli for over 80 years. One day, Commander Lao Menazzi Moretti saw a pleasant-looking old man with a moustache sitting at a little table in the Boschetti di Tricesimo inn (Udine).
He was just the kind of character Moretti had been looking for to represent the qualities and character of his beer: wholesome, traditional and authentic.
Commander Moretti didn’t let him get away. He went up to him and asked the man if he could photograph him and also asked him what he would like in return. “Cal mi dedi di bevi, mi baste” – answered the man in Friuli dialect, which means “Get me a drink, that’ll do.” [See his photo]
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Up in my top favorite, most-satisfying stouts—among Goose Island‘s Bourbon County Stout, Mikkeller Beer Geek Breakfast, and Lagunitas Cappuccino Stout—is North Coast‘s Old Rasputin Imperial Stout. So rich. So good. So damn hairy.
RECOGNIZE THIS BEARD?
It’s The Homebrew Chef, Sean Paxton, in his Rasputin-y Twitter profile pic.
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That’s Donny Vomit, the man and legend on the Coney Island Human Blockhead label. Read how he got there at Village Voice.
Photo: Laure Leber
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Not sure the date of this long-gone Lagunitas brew, but the label lists their address on Ross Street in Petaluma. So more than five years, at least. See the full label at BeerLabels.com.
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With the spike on his helmet, his ‘stache looks like the fletchings on an arrow. Yes, fletchings are the feathers on the end of an archery arrow. I had to look it up, too. We both learned something today.
Just nabbed a bottle of The Kaiser Imperial Oktoberfest from Avery in Colorado. Look for a review soon.
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Nice Hasidic Beerd gracing the first ale from He’Brew.
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Clever label. If only both views were hairy. Read about Founders Double at Ferment Nation.
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That’s brewmaster Dan Carey gracing the Unplugged series of ‘brewers choice’ beers from Wisconsin’s New Glarus Brewing Company. Release four times a year. Same ‘stache. Different brew.
Photo courtesy of the awesomely named Motley Brüe.
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How rad is Half Acre? Aside from being in my motherland, Chicago, they ran one of the most badass promos ever for their Ginger Twin beer:
*Anyone with God given red hair will be granted an 8% discount on Ginger Twin purchases.
**Anyone with God given red hair and a Longshoremen’s beard will be granted a 10% discount on Ginger Twin purchases.
***Identical Twins will be granted a 15% discount on Ginger Twin Purchases
****Identical Twins with God given red hair will be granted a 25% discount on Ginger Twin purchases.
*****Identical Twins with God Given red hair and Longshoremen’s beards will be granted a special treat (each) and 50% off additional Ginger Twin purchases.
(via Grub Street)
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Most of their beers feature the Danish brewing duo’s follicled faces somewhere on the label, but the Big Worse mugshot is one of the better treatments. Haven’t tried yet, but if it’s anything like Beer Geek Breakfast, I’ll be happy.
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A mighty beard. A majestic head of hair. One good pair deserves another. De Molen‘s Donder & Bliksem (which means thunder & lightning) comes in two versions: the Dutch version, a Pilsner; the US version, a “Double Dutch Ale”. Go figure.
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Hairless Brits Neil Morrissey and Richard Fox sport Beerstaches on every label of their Morrissey Fox beer.
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This year Redhook introduced this as a nod to one of their first offerings, Ballard Bitter IPA, dating all the way back to ’84 when they were still brewing in an old Ballard neighborhood transmission shop. (Update: Thanks for the lüv, Redhook!)
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Big white beards on Christmas beers aren’t a rare sight. With one exception—a beer that’s only brewed once a year, on December 6th—Samichlaus. The original and Helles versions of share the same bearded Santa Claus graphic (though I have an older version with just a North Star graphic). A Christmas tradition in the Abercrombie häus for sure.
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For the latest Arcade Fire print (the sixth, I believe) from Burlesque Design North America, they created this video. The show is Wednesday night in St. Paul. All those who aren’t attending can snag the 4-color print on their site Thursday, September 23rd. (via UP)
Check out these other Arcade Fire / Burlesque silkscreens still available:
All R‘s should be pronounced this way today—International Talk Like A Pirate Day (September 19). See more awesome characters at Daily Drop Cap. And more ways to get in the swashbucklin’ mood here:
ROCK OUT WITH THE ÜMLAUT:
Dropkick Murphys “Shipping Up to Boston”
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DRINK UP WITH THE ÜMLAUT:
Bee-aarrrr: A Tale of Two Pirate Beers, Piraat and Biere Du Boucanier
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GEEK OUT WITH THE ÜMLAUT:
Fail: Dukes of Hazzard Action Figure Some Kind of Pirate
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Could this be the first-ever documented fist bump?
Melissa at See the rest »
Lotta Tron news this week. Not only did they release the Japanese poster for Tron: Legacy, they announced that 30 minutes of the movie will be shown at the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 23rd (via). Start packin’.
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Here’s a look at the necessarily umlauted (örökség means heritage) international poster featuring Beau Garrett.
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We know flames look good on the RED camera (watch Beer + Hot Lava Rocks), but this Spike Jonze executively-produced video for Lakai is scorchingly gorgeous.
Soundtrack:
Ima Robot “Ruthless”
from Another Man’s Treasure download
A fitting follow-up to their explosive Fully Flared video (below), this flaming “LAKAIROMANIA” vid was created for the annual Transworld contest, Skate and Create. Skate teams are paired up with an art director and video crew for a chance at winning a coveted spot on the mag’s cover.
Vote for it at Transworld Skate and Create »
Dir: Ty Evans DP: Mark Ritzema Ex-Prod: Spike Jonze
Cam: RED MX, 5D & 7D
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BONUS VID: LAKAI “FULLY FLARED” INTRO
Now I wanna try this beer even more.
I’m crazy for pumpkin ales in the Fall. But yam beer? Sounds good. Looks even better.
Alyson Thomas of Drywell Art designed this separation of The Bruery‘s Autumn Maple ingredients in watercolor and ink illustration over digital background. It’s currently on The Bruery website.
See more artful separations in Alyson‘s project, See the rest »
I’m a lucky, lucky man. First a friend brings me back a Lando Calrissian Disguise Kit from Star Wars Celebration. Next, my awesome cuz-in-law sends me this killer Venture Bros. freebie from San Diego Comic-Con. Go Team Venture!
Go play the first and only Venture Bros. game, Flight of the Monarch »
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Though the artist Lei Xue intended them for tea, hence the title “Drinking Tea(2007),” they’d be great beer cans for the fancy new Chinese PBR, Pabst Blue Ribbon Beer 1844.
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Album Tacos? I expected vinyl LPs warmed and folded like tacos. Maybe filled with shredded album covers. Something you might find at Vinyl Frontier. But instead, it’s the majestically taco-fied reinterpretations you see here.
Much like the contents of a Taco Bell taco, you shouldn’t think too hard about it.
See more at Album Tacos. (Thanks, Rich!)
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