Monday, February 27, 2012

Thursday, February 23, 2012

Opening reception - Sidney Pink


 

Join us Thursday March 1st  6pm - 9pm  for the opening reception of WELCOME TO THE WORLD new works by SIDNEY PINK.  Music, Drinks, and awesome affordable art. Sidney Pink will be present.

See our studio visit and interview with Sidney Pink here:

Sidney Pink's Biography:
Sidney Pink (born 1979) grew up in Maryland in the United States. He received his BFA in 2001 from the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. After graduating from MICA Pink worked as a Production Coordinator at the fringe style performing arts center, Theatre Project in Baltimore. During this time Pink also worked as the Curator of the John Fonda Gallery located at Theatre Project. Pink's prime initiative as curator was to focus on curating group exhibitions that supported emerging artists. In 2003 Pink went to work as the Assistant to the Managing Director at Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington D.C. In 2004 Pink moved to Japan and decided to focus on his art. While in Japan, Pink has exhibited at the Design Festa Gallery and had a solo exhibition at The Pink Cow in Tokyo. In a review of Pink's work Japanzine magazine described Pink as, "one of Japan's most inspirational gaijin [foreign] artists."

Sidney Pink's Artist Statement:
I create small pencil and watercolor drawings. Japanese school girls, salary men, spacemen and strange animals inhabit my compositions. I place my figures on the white ground of my paper in a kind of visual isolation. 

Living in Japan for the past four years has been a huge inspiration for my work. Influences from Japanese popular culture such as anime, manga, and retro science fiction can be see in my drawings. Japanese street graphics, architecture, and fashion can also be seen in my work. Even the mundane aspects of life in Japan, like seeing a weird guy standing on the train or the way a school girl squats at a crosswalk, can become inspiration for a drawing.  

In addition to the imagery of my drawings the aesthetic qualities are an important part of the content. Like Japanese prints I want the drawings to have a flatness that is a part of the visual vocabulary of my work. A school girl shoots a blue squid with a ray gun in the piece, "Drawn Roughly Life-Size." A dotted red line connects the ray gun and the edge of the squid and then bursts out into a series of circles in an almost geometric way. By using a simple line to create the focal point of the drawing the image takes on a graphic quality.

Two men in suits bow to a giant owl and a school girl in the drawing "Meeting Lancelot Hogben." Many of my drawings, like this image, have an illustrative quality that implies a narrative. But I want there to be an obscurity to that narrative which will ignite the viewers imagination.

Artist's website: www.sidneypink.com

  
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Wednesday, February 22, 2012

THE NEW GRAVEYARD EXAMINER ISSUE #2


It is time once again for that Monster Stew we lovingly refer to as THE GRAVEYARD EXAMINER. In case you missed it, the EXAMINER now comes out every two weeks so we can throw a little more meat in the Stew for all of you. This edition we are featuring part 2 of our exclusive interview with 30 DAYS OF NIGHT creator Steve Niles. There is also a wrap-up of your favorite TV shows like THE WALKING DEAD, ALCATRAZ, and more. We've got some more exclusive reviews, previews, and all the best in horror news. 

"But wait," you shout. "What about the free stuff!?" We've got you covered. Check out the contest page for this issue's scavenger hunt (don't worry, you don't need to leave your computer to go on the hunt). Follow the clues and you may end up winning one of MEZCO TOYS exclusive keychains from the New York Toy Fair. And if you're really good, you may even win your very own copy of Titan Books' HAMMER VAULT, an incredible coffee table book loaded with amazing research and never-before-seen images from one of horror's most famous studios. Happy hunting!

THE GRAVEYARD GOES iOS (BETA)

I know, I know, those of you with iOS devices have felt pretty left out when it comes toThe Graveyard Examiner. Guess what, we just got our BETA up and working. You can now read GE on all of your iOS devices (iPad, iPod, iPhone). As of now you won't be able to click on the links, but you certainly can catch up on all the news, reviews, and previews. There may be a few gremlins in the gears, but we're working on getting you a fully functioning version as soon as possible (or shoot the windows out of the plane trying). 


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Monday, February 20, 2012

Hellzapoppin Sideshow in Jax Beach March 2nd


The World's Best Touring Sideshow - HELLZAPOPPIN A SIDESHOW REVUE - is dropping anchor pulling off the road for a night in Jax Beach, FL.

Known as “THE GREATEST SHOW IN HELL”… Hellzapopin Sideshow presents a menagerie of strange people and novel entertainers!

This globally renowned pirate ship of a circus sidehow recalls the heyday of circus mixed with modern presentations and performers. New and traditional attractions and acts are performed by the biggest and the best of the sideshow world! Hellzapoppin is an underground rock-n-roll circus sideshow performing the deadliest stunts in live entertainment, performed to the sounds and style of the modern music scene.

This dark humor/vaudeville/freakshow features the most famous sideshow performer in the world, Zamora the Torture King.
He was The Man Who Feels No Pain on one of the highest rated episodes of Stan Lee’s Superhumans. Do you have what it takes to see him live and up-close?

You’ll see other unusual artists such as the infamous Sword Swallower from New Orleans, Miss Chelsea NoPants.
Straight off of the carnival midway, Chelsea toured for years with the only remaining fairground sideshows before jumping ship to Hellzapoppin.

You will see Multi Guinness World Record holder Frank Simon. This madman from Budapest starts out balancing a toothpick on his nose and follows that by balancing a motorscooter, a four-burner kitchen stove and a member of the audience on his teeth. Everybody will clap for him!! Simon has traveled the world and been of TV shows from China to America's Got Talent.

Seductive Maryanne Magdalen has traveled all the way from the North of Sweden to be part of Hellzapoppin.

Known as a talented singer in her native land, she has added flames, broken glass, machetes and swords to her repertoire. Her stage experience and deadly acts make for the ultimate combination in her display of flaming passion and ice cold body control. You will see why theSwedish News says "...her act is tough, hard, seductive and yes, just a little bit too dangerous...“

… and of course Hellzapoppin’s mascot, Mr. Buggles the Wonder Dog. He steals the show and has hundreds of followers on social media sites.

This amazing show is presented by The Master of Ceremonies & Sideshow Stuntman Bryce “The Govna” Graves.
Hold on tight as he takes you on a wanderlust filled journey that will amaze and amuse you, confound and confuse you in ways most would deem humanly impossible. It all makes one hell of a party filled with mystery & mayhem that have captivated concert goers and circus enthusiasts all over the world.

You’ll witness strange, odd, and unusual feats of mind over matter and death defying stunts. You will see Zamora lying on a bed of nails while 4 of the biggest audience members stand on top of him, he’ll even lie on a bed of razor sharp swords and have a giant brick crushed on his chest by a sledge hammer. You will see Zamora perform the feats that earned him the title The Man Who Feels No Pain and emerge unscathed and unharmed and all in the name of entertainment.

Prepare yourself as Chelsea NoPants, our Dame of Danger, performs intense fire eating and fire breathing, contortion and walks and jumps on broken shards of glass. Hold on to your hats as she walks up a ladder of sharp machetes barefoot. You’ll see beautiful burlesque dancers, glass eating and other bizarre acts.

Hellzapoppin’s performers have toured on rock tours and festivals all over the North America and Europe including OZZFestWarped Tour,KORN’s Family Values TourLollapaloozaMetal Town (Swedish Festival, 5 years in a row), G-Fest (Faroe Islands), The Pedal to the Metal TourWest Coast Riot Festival (Scandinavia), Peace and Love Fest (Sweden’s largest music festival) and much more. They’ve been featured on shows worldwide alongside bands including MudvayneStatic XMarilyn MansonSlipknotOZZY OsbourneBlack Label SocietySocial DistortionKORNDeftones and scores more…

www.hellzapoppin.com, www.facebook.com/hellzapoppinsideshow

DAYS OF THE DEAD HORROR CONVENTION PRESENTS JOHN WATERS! // LAST CHANCE FOR DAYS OF THE DEAD ATLANTA ADVANCE TICKETS



JOHN WATERS To Make A Special Appearance At DAYS OF THE DEAD III In July


It is with IMMENSE honor that we announce the schedules appearance of iconic filmmaker, JOHN WATERS, Saturday, July 7th at DAYS OF THE DEAD III in Indianapolis, IN.

John Waters will be bringing his highly acclaimed, "This Filthy World" show to DAYS OF THE DEAD for a special one night only limited engagement. Dubbed, "THIS FILTHY WORLD: Filthier and More Horrible," Waters promises to be as comedically witty and salacious as ever, bringing an act that is often reserved for large theater houses across the world into a small and intimate setting at DAYS OF THE DEAD.

Attendees of "THIS FILTHY WORLD: Filthier and More Horrible" will not only be treated to the 90 minute performance and post-show Q&A, but will also be able to come face to face with John Waters himself during a special 2 hour meet and greet prior to the show, at which time Mr. Waters will sign autographs on personal items for FREE. 

Tickets for "THIS FILTHY WORLD: Filthier and More Horrible" are ON SALE NOW, for only $60 - included with the performance and autograph signing will be a special limited edition event poster designed by DAYS OF THE DEAD. All DAYS OF THE DEAD VIP Pass holders will receive preferred seating to the event, after which seating will be on a FIRST COME, FIRST SERVED basis.

You can get your tickets for this very special event by going to http://www.DaysoftheDead.net/Indianapolis and clicking "TICKETS."

 

-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------LAST CHANCE TO PRE-BUY YOUR DISCOUNT TICKETS FOR DAYS OF THE DEAD II IN ATLANTA, HAPPENING MARCH 9TH-11TH!

DAYS OF THE DEAD II promises to be an epic event, standing as Georgia's first ever horror convention and featuring such celebrity guests as GARY BUSEY, RODDY PIPER, SID HAIG, BILL MOSELEY, and many more!

You can pre-purchase your advanced tickets to DAYS OF THE DEAD II in Atlanta through March 1st, by visiting http://www.DaysoftheDead.net/Atlanta and clicking "TICKETS."

 

LOOK FOR OUR AD IN THIS MONTH'S FANGORIA AND STIFF MAGAZINES!

 

If you missed the first DAYS OF THE DEAD show in Indianapolis, read what some people are saying about it:

- "I've been doing shows for 20 years, and this was one of the most enjoyable and well organized I have ever done. Thanks!" -*GINGER LYNN ALLEN *(*Devil's Rejects*, adult film star)

- "Out of every appearance I've ever done anywhere, this was by far the best!" - *MARC PRICE* (*Trick or Treat, Family Ties*)

- "Days of the Dead did it right! This is what every convention should be like." - *ANDREW BRYNIARSKI *(*Texas Chainsaw Massacre*)

- "Congrats, DAYS OF THE DEAD! Now THAT'S how you host a horror convention if you're trying to raise the dead!" - *BRIAN STEELE* (*Hellboy
I and II, Predators, Underworld*)

- "DAYS OF THE DEAD was one of the best conventions I've ever been a part of - lots of room for the huge fan turnout, easy access to everything going
on, and a great hotel restaurant. I can't wait until the next one!" - *PJ SOLES* (*Halloween, Carrie, Rock and Roll High School*)

- "DAYS OF THE DEAD was a blast for both the fans and the invited guests. Extremely well done!" -* LITO VELASCO* (*Never Sleep Again: The Elm Street
Legacy, Scream: The Inside Story*)

Brutal and Bloody Regards,
Adolfo G. Dorta

Days of the Dead
http://www.DaysoftheDead.net

From Dusk till Con
http://www.FromDuskTillCon.com

Do-It-Yourself Guide to Booking, Surviving, and Making a Profit on Your Own Indie Tour


EASY TO READ GUIDEBOOK HELPS INDIE MUSICIANS REACH NUMBER ONE WITH A BULLET
Low-Budget ROCKSTAR:
The Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide to Booking, Surviving, and Making a Profit on Your Own Indie Tour

By Scott Ibex, J.D.

Over the course of the last decade, the music industry has changed dramatically. International record sales are down fifty percent, labels do not have the budgets they once did, and many deserving groups have been forced to fend for themselves. In this age of YouTube and digital music stores, how does an Indie band sustain a career?

Professional touring artist Scott Ibex, who also holds a law degree, provides that solution with his practical, organized guide for musicians, Low Budget ROCKSTAR: The Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide to Booking, Surviving, and Making a Profit on Your Own Indie Tour(Orange Moon Press). This book enables musicians to control their own destiny, preserve ownership of their work, and complete profitable national tours.

“The internet gives bands the opportunity to maintain creative control of their music, publishing, royalties, and merchandise,” says Ibex.  “My guidebook teaches artists how to build a full-time career by utilizing practical knowledge and valuable legal resources, something similar books do not share.”

Low Budget ROCKSTAR: The Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide to Booking, Surviving, and Making a Profit on Your Own Indie Tour , provides step-by-step instructions on everything from setting up a “road-ready” digital office to planning a tour schedule, budgeting, drafting electronic press kits, merchandising, self-promotion, and much more.

Speaking to entrepreneur’s as well as business principals, Low Budget Rockstar: The Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide to Booking, Surviving, and Making a Profit on Your Own Indie Tour , also explores:
  • What it takes to be a true, professional musician
  • How to land more gigs with insider booking secrets
  • How to $ave big on tour lodging, meals, and transportation
  • Failsafe methods to get price breaks on all essential touring supplies
  • What gets bands noticed on the web by the industry’s best venues
  • The quintessential advertising, marketing, and promotional campaign
  • How to draft, negotiate, and execute performance contracts
  • Creative ways to generate additional revenues
  • How to survive a tour on a DIY budget
“As I was beginning my professional music career, I read many DIY books,” adds Ibex. “Those guides were helpful from a grass-roots perspective, but they have become significantly dated. Since technology has become a driving force in the music industry, there hasn’t been a comprehensive DIY book written for the 21st century band. I felt compelled to change that with Low-Budget ROCKSTAR.”

Scott Ibex is an author and national touring artist. He has played with members of Chicago, The Rastafarians, Pato Banton and other famous artists, and has licensed original music to MTV. In addition to completing multiple national U.S. tours, he has personally drafted, reviewed, and executed complex performance contracts, liability disclaimers, work-for-hire agreements, technical riders, and other essential music business legal documentation. He also provides consulting services to independent record labels, artists, and has presented music business seminars at universities and public libraries throughout the country. He is a graduate of Earlham College, Whittier Law School, and, when not on tour, resides in Costa Mesa, CA.

Low Budget ROCKSTAR: The Complete Do-It-Yourself Guide to Booking, Surviving and Making a Profit on Your Own Indie Tour is available for purchase at...


Sunday, February 19, 2012

FAMOUS MONSTERS FORUM IS OPEN FOR BUSINESS!


You asked, we answered. Our all new forum is officially open for business. Head on over to chat about all things monster. Ask questions of the FM staff. Give suggestions on what you'd like to see. And, as a special bonus, check out our FM EXCLUSIVES section for some surprises. First, take a behind-the-scenes look atMEZCO TOYS latest project. It's something that our classic monster lovers will drool over. And for our more "sophisticated" fans, check out an exclusive image from our art book-concept art from the film HELLRAISER, never before released. It's as epic as it comes. It's your turn to make your voice heard. Head on over to the forum today and remember, on our forum. . . everyone can hear you scream!

 CLOTHING SALE!  

This is the last week for our super clothing and accessories sale. Take 20% off of any and all shirts, hats, and hoodies. These are the last we have and one they're gone we won't be re-printing. Get yours before it's too late! Use code MUMMYKNOWSBEST at checkout to claim your discount.

DARK ARTS 2!
  
Did you see that amazing piece of concept art from HELLRAISER? That is just the tip of the monsterberg in DARK ARTS 2. From the classics like FRANKENSTEIN, Amicus, and Vincent Price, to contemporary films like HELLRAISER, and even to the projects that never were like AKIRA, DA2 sports one of the greatest collections of personal and concept art from some of Hollywood's most important imaginations. William Stout, Dave Elsey, John Gallagher, Aaron Sims, Simon Thorpe, and John Gallagher bring some of their most dynamic and horrifying works of art to our beautiful, full-color, glossy pages. Supplies are limited and going fast, get yours today at www.captainco.com.