by Brandon Perkins
In the previous installments of our futuristic fiction series, Please Use Rear Exit, Mikhail, who recently x-ed his GF (Katya), ventures out for his first major post-break up night on the tiles with the boys. Meanwhile, Katya is similarly “enjoying” a night out with the girls. However, though the no-longer happy couple are experiencing separate but parallel nights out, they exist in the same universe, so there’s a chance their worlds will collide at some point…
***Please Use Rear Exit: Chapter 10 – Devil’s Dance
Their timing couldn’t have been more impeccable, at least as far as the line was concerned. Anything’s bouncers had started to let people in, no longer concerned about maintaining a line outside the doors for the purpose of appearances. And yet, the club wasn’t so crowded that they couldn’t let a three-guy-to-zero-girl ratio slide by every once in awhile. The overall breeziness of the situation put some pause in Mikhail’s step and he had to fight the temptation to run. If Jayson hadn’t pushed him forward, he might’ve discovered a way back.
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by Blogbot
A column which highlights Suicide Girls and their fave groups.
This week we focus on Rambo Suicide and her fave SG group: Photography.
Digital or analog, Photography is a catch all group for everything photographic. It offers technical and photoshop tips, a forum for photo critiques, and links to and discussion of photographers you love. Members: 9491 / Comments: 110,154
- WHY DO YOU LOVE IT?: Everyone is so helpful and kind. The wealth of knowledge between the members is extremely valuable, especially for beginners or those looking to explore new avenues of photography.
- DISCUSSION TIP: Pay compliments. Don’t be shy!
- BEST RANDOM QUOTE: “Never stop shooting.”
- MOST HEATED DISCUSSION THREAD: I wouldn’t say discussions ever become heated, but the What Did You Shoot Today? threads are insanely active.
- WHO’S WELCOME TO JOIN?: Anyone who is interested in taking photos of any kind!
by Blogbot
REVOLUTIONS came to the People’s Republic of Los Angeles on Saturday night, with the opening of an exhibition of album cover-inspired art from Shepard Fairey.
The decidedly anti-elitist celebration, held at Robert Berman’s C2 Gallery at Bergamot Station in Santa Monica, was free – as were the Singha beers, which were being liberally distributed to the packed assembly.
The party spilled out into the parking lot, where a sound system and stage had been set up. Dan The Automator and Fairey took turns spinning tunes from their laptops, but the show was stolen by Metalachi, a mariachi band that plays heavy metal classics.
On paper mariachi metal sounds so wrong, but live it was so fucking right. Who knew that songs culled from the catalogs of AC/DC, Guns N’ Roses, Led Zeppelin, Iron Maiden, Dio and Judas Priest would sound so damn good topped with a sombrero, Mexican style.
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When Shepard Fairey last spoke with SuicideGirls, he talked about the rebellious allure of both punk rock and street art, and in his latest gallery show, REVOLUTIONS, he directly combines the two. The exhibition, which opens this Saturday (March 12) at Robert Berman’s C2 Gallery at Bergamot Station in Los Angeles, will feature 80 pieces based on the 12 inch record cover form.
REVOLUTIONS, which Fairey calls “a celebration of all the great music and accompanying art that has inspired me over the years,” reflects the LA graffiti artist’s love of punk, and of the hip-hop scene he is associated with. However, there’s also a somewhat unexpected influence, as seen in a series of pieces which pay homage to the rich visual vocabulary of heavy metal.
We checked in with Fairey to find out more.
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by Blogbot
These silicone f/stop dial bracelets – which carry a design based on the markings from old-school Nikkor lenses – are the perfect way to express your inner photo geek. Better yet, they’re just a buck each (or less if ordered in quantity), with 20 cents per bracelet going to Best Friends Animal Sanctuary and the ASPCA. Order from http://photographic.ly/.
by Alex Deuben
“If you never try something how do you know your not good at it?”
-Camilla d’Errico
Camilla d’Errico burst onto the comics scene earlier this decade and doesn’t seem to have slept since. It’s not just that she worked on comics like Burn, Make 5 Wishes, Mightmares and Fairy Tales, The Sky Pirates of Neo Terra, and her own Tanpopo, though that’s certainly a full time career in itself. d’Errico has been an artistic dynamo, moving from one form and one media and one genre to another. Besides comics there’s illustration for a variety of sources, a print done in collaboration with Neil Gaiman, toys, a series of Ride Snowboards, clothing from Hot Topic, not to mention gallery shows around the world.
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