Got The Number 13 Tattooed On My Neck

Not really, but you know how that old ditty goes. Speaking of old ditties, sea shanties specifically, my old mates over at Kidrobot have announced the release of their latest Limited Ed. Kidrobot figure, number 13, a hardy pirate named Blackbeard designed by Sket One. Yarrr! I guess this is in honor of the release of the third and final installment of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy. The Blackbeard Kidrobot figure comes with a treasure chest, map, hook, removable beard, eye patch, and hat. It set sail yesterday from Kidrobot NY harbor, will be making its way to Kidrobot SF today, and will be hitting Kidrobot LA and the website tomorrow, May 17th for purchase. This figure is limited to only 1000 and will run ya' $39.95, so dig up those pirate chests, grab your booty and make a run for the rummy. I really don't know what that means and I am too tired to change it.

4th Annual Burke Awards

Alright people, time to get proactive. One of 301 Films most recently finished projects, Not if I See You First, is nominated for a Burke Award from The People's Channel in Chapel Hill. The People's Channel website is a little difficult to navigate and it is kind of a pain in the butt to vote, but if you love me, you'll let me eat your brain... I mean, you'll click here to vote. An e-mail window will pop-up and you will have to type by hand that you want to vote for Not if I See You First, but trust me, it will be worth all of your hard work and effort because if you live in Chapel Hill, and if we win an award, you will be able to watch Cameron make a fool of himself on the TV on May 19th by wearing a tux and acting like this award is as important as an Oscar. It should be fun. So go vote, people. Voting ends next Tuesday, May 15th. For a list of the nominated movies and their viewing schedule, click here. We thank you for your support.

Sugar & Cyanide

PinkGhost would like to invite you to Sugar & Cyanide Group Art Show Opening, Saturday, May 26th from 7-11pm at PinkGhost in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida.

Miss Kika, pooka.machine and TERRIBLY ODD bring you a group art show that sits somewhere between the sickening and the sweet. A melodious melange of marzipan and macabre. So come out and check out the new works, pick up some merch and oh have a cupcake.

Secret Base

I know they have been around for a while, I'm not stumbling on something new here, but I just have to say how much I enjoy the work of Secret Base. Their toys are some of the coolest ever created. They have that perfect mix of cute and scary, adorable yet grotesque. They are made of soft vinyl with miniature plushies stuffed inside and average about five inches tall, just the right size. I like the wide variety of different color vinyl used on the figures and different materials used for the plush innards.

My favorite examples of their recent work are the B-Man Skullbrain Forever [pictured above, left] with its Batman sheets plushy innards and the Astrozombies Skullwing figure [pictured above, right] with an 80's pink plaid plushy, that was available at the Astrozombies booth at Superfestival 42 on April 29th, and is darn near impossible to find now.

The only complaints I have about the Secret Base toys are their price and availability. They are a little too expensive to collect the immense variety that they produce, you have to be selective, get just the best-of-the-best. I don't know how the Japanese do it, with Secret Base headquarters in Shibuya-ku,Tokyo. I would be there everyday to check out their new creations. And you have to know where to look to find them outside of Japan. There are two good places on the interweb to start your Secret Base collection here in the States: Toy Tokyo in New York and Span of Sunset in Los Angeles. Their prices are comparable, location is the big difference. Wherever you find them, I'm sure you will be pleased with the results. For more information about Secret Base, check out Toybot Studios.

Insolent Candyfloss

I'm not exactly sure what their name means [Update: Candy Floss is the British word for what Americans call Cotton Candy], but I got an e-mail this morning from Rosa Lykiardopoulos, the creator of a new series of extremely Limited Ed. plush toys called Insolent Candyfloss [pictured above], and they were so cute I had to show them off to the world. Each plushy is limited to only five produced! FIVE! Now that is limited. They will run ya' $65 a piece, but they are lovingly hand-made, so they are worth it. You can get more information about Insolent Candyfloss at their Myspace page, here. Of course, as with all Myspace pages, the formatting is all wonky and annoying and impossible to decipher. Anyway, they're cute, so go buy one.

A Ten Shun!

Finally, Kidrobot has come out with a hoodie worth wearing. The soft and cozy looking Limited Ed. Sarge Hoodie by Kidrobot x Frank Kozik features Kozik's Sarge character smorkin' on the front and a military star embroidered in full color on the hood. There is a Kidrobot Army Kid patch sewn on the right shoulder. The "Sarge" name patch and sergeant shoulder patch are both removable. Also included are two extra patches that can Velcro into their place. As with all Kidrobot hoodies, this garment features a lined hood, an interior iPod pocket with a cord loop and button hole for your headphones, stash pocket on the sleeve and interior key stash pocket in the front pocket, expanding rib from hem to shoulder seam, and heavy duty zippers. These hoodies are limited to 256, will run you $165 and will be available tomorrow, Thursday, May 3rd.

Also, Kidrobot will be having a Killer Toy Sale from Monday, May 7th through Wednesday, May 9th.

Paris Hilton Autopsy

I know everyone and their dog has posted this already, but I find it interesting both as an artist and as a person who would like to see Paris Hilton disemboweled. Capla Kesting Fine Art on Roebling Street in Williamsburg, Brooklyn will be hosting the opening of Daniel Edwards new exhibit Paris Hilton Autopsy beginning May 12th. There will be a reception for the press May 9th at 11:00 am. If any of my New York family want to use my press credentials to attend the reception to take pictures for me, that would be cool. Otherwise, they will have to wait until Saturday, May 12th from 6-9 pm for the public reception. I'm sure that one will be well attended, especially because viewers are encouraged to reach into the sculpture of Paris Hilton and remove her scale-reproduced internal organs. The intention of the exhibit is to educates New York City teens on the dangers of drunk driving and promote safe proms through an interactive public service announcement. I think the crowd will more likely be scary, disgusting degenerates who just want to get their hands on Paris Hilton's innards. The image above is a life size clay model of the Paris Hilton Autopsy in pre-autopsy form with her dog Tinkerbell.

The Graffiti Project

Ripped from the headlines of Cool Hunting: The Graffiti Project at Kelburn Castle in rural Scotland. Beginning on May 12th, four of the greatest Brazilian street artists (the twins known as Os Gemeos, Nina Pandolfo and Nunca) will be creating a large-scale, one-off piece of collaborative outdoor mural art on the side of the castle. The artists will live together for one month while working on the project. By taking "street art" out of its usual urban context and applying it to the historic walls of a rural Scottish castle, the artists hope to challenge the public's understanding of the "high art vs. low art" debate.

Custom Zliks At My Plastic Heart

Well, apparently the Attack of the 19-inch Zliks exhibit at My Plastic Heart was a success last Friday, so they are offering up some of the goodies from the show for sale. There are several custom, hand-made 19-inch Zliks available for sale here. Some of them have already sold out, but there are several still available, and if you can't afford the ridiculously expensive price tags, you can always pick up a copy of the Limited Ed. 18" x 24" poster from the exhibit for only eighteen bucks. You better hurry, though, because there are only 100 copies of the poster available. In terms of the custom 19-inch Zliks still available, my favorite is the Atomic Explorer by Brian Taylor [pictured above, left]. It is $1,500, though, which is way, way, way out of my price range. My favorite that has already been sold is Vicarious Vegetation by Cameron Tiede [pictured above, center]. It is one of the finest crafted pieces from the exhibit. I am also quite fond of Forgotten Hero by Jester [pictured above, right] for its resemblance to a World War II Curtiss P-40 aircraft, its use of graffiti and the inclusion of rust as one of the components of its construction. It is still available for the low, low price of only $850.00! Cheap!

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