The Gashlycrumb Tinies

A couple years ago on spring break, we stopped over at my buddy's Grandma's house on the way to Destin, FL. In addition to her house being a kick-ass, 360-degree-porched, private bungalow on stilts, she had a lot of knick knacks and weird shit. One of those things was an original copy of this extremely morbid "children's" book, The Gashlycrumb Tinies. Give it a look yourself, it's worth checking out.

The Gashlycrumb Tinies (courtesy of some dude who still uses AOL)

When the Levee Breaks

I was listening to Zeppelin IV tonight and decided to look up "When the Levee Breaks" on Wikipedia. As it turns out, it's a remake of an old blues song originally by Kansas Joe McCoy (predecessors to Gnarls Barkley in using one name for a duo). Further inspection revealed this archive site with free MP3 downloads of the original song. Ah, the glory of Wikipedia...

New art by Air Max

Drew this one with skinny markers, so I didn't do anything for the sky. Upped a hi-res copy for your enjoyment.

Gettin' Blazed

Two new pairs of Blazers coming out soon that I hope will find their way into my closet.

Dark Cinder


Non-Future Cement

Pictures courtesy of NiceKicks. On the page for the Cements, they raise the question of whether the cement pattern is being over-used. If it is, I don't care. I've been in love with it ever since I saw these:

The New Yorker Endorses Obama (Despite difficulty drawing him)

Disregard the obviousness of this post's headline. In a group editorial, the editors of the New Yorker present a somber and compelling case for Obama's candidacy. I tried to read it as objectively as possible, but when I couldn't find any significant signs of bias (since it is an opinion article I was really looking for unfounded claims or bogus evidence, not direct slant), I decided to post it here. The editors seem to stand in judgment of McCain several times during the article, but the stones they throw are taken straight from the headlines.

McCain was one of the first Republicans in the Senate to support federal limits on carbon dioxide, and he has touted his own support for a less ambitious cap-and-trade program as evidence of his independence from the White House. But, as polls showed Americans growing jittery about gasoline prices, McCain apparently found it expedient in this area, too, to shift course. He took a dubious idea—lifting the federal moratorium on offshore oil drilling—and placed it at the very center of his campaign.

Check it out here.

Some new school

As you may know, Gucci is going back to jail. If you're the Mane, that's gotta take some of the wind out of your sails, especially when you just teamed up with Barack ODrama to release a long-awaited, white-hot mixtape, Gangsta Grillz: The Movie. Keep an ear out for all the shots at Jeezy. Is the beef gonna reignite? Here's the link from DatPiff.

Some old school

B.O.B. (of "Haterz" fame) has a new single out, "I'll Be In the Sky". If Gnarls Barkley's "Crazy" can sodomize the charts like it did, then this one should have some legs underneath it. If you like the song, call and request that shit on your local station.

GEORGIA
WBTS Atlanta (404) 741-0955
WVEE / V-103 Atlanta (404) 741-9833
WSTR / Star 94 Atlanta (404) 741-9400
WBTS / 95.5 The Beat Atlanta (404) 741-0955
WWQQ / Q100 Atlanta (404) 741-1005
WHTA / HOT 107.9 Atlanta (404) 741-1079
WIBB / 97.9 Macon (800) 813-8418
WFXM / Power 107 Macon (478) 745-3301
WQBT / 94.1 The Beat Savannah (912) 947-0941

NEW YORK
WHTZ / Z100 New York 1-800-242-0100
WQHT New York (800) 223-9797
WKTU New York (800) 245-1035

"These aren't the Droids we're looking for."

Marc Ecko's latest line of gear is sort of a mash of Star Wars iconography and modern "urban" styling. While that sounds like a great formula for street art, most of Marc's latest threads look like a cross between an Ed Hardy shirt and a McDonald's promotion. The diamond in the rough here is this Storm Trooper hoodie which I plan to cop as soon as I mug enough people to collect $98+s&h.