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As a youth Jean Labourdette’s graffiti was known for his surreal characters. Now Turf One has gained fame for his use of the techinues of 15th century Flemish artists in a modern way.  He caricatures the structure of his figures yet describes his characters with an intense amount of detail.  To see more of his creations visit turfizm.com

thisisn’thappiness is a solid tumblr. From mid-century design to batman to more contemporary images, I always enjoy the ocular candy being put up. So check it out!

thisisn’thappiness.

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I think gifs are one of the best little things the internet has utilized as a communication tool- artistic or otherwise. LoveGifs is a great blog for all things gif. Anytime I see there’s a new post in my reader, I’m quick to head over and look at what they’re putting down. So check it out!

LoveGifs

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Riot Inducing

Most people who witness the degree of naturalism in Margaret Bowland’s paintings would find it hard to believe that she is a self taught artist.  When Bowland went to art school her instructors only taught abstract expressionism.   So she dropped out and studied paintings at the Metropolitan museum of Art.  Bowland describes her studies as viewing paintings to understand the process of how the masters applied paint.  She now works exclusively from life.  To see more of her work visit margaretbowland.com

  Fine artist Robert Liberace uses his vast knowledge of human anatomy to render the moving figure with power. In his drawings one can see how he does not blindly copy; He obviously takes influence from Michelangelo’s technique of darkening core shadows to make forms pop. To see more of his work visit robertliberace.com

Australian artist Jeremy  Geddes has only been a proffesional for 5 years but has accumulated an indepth body of work.  Of which his series of  cosmonauts takes  up the majority of his pieces. He’s so good I had to put 4 of his paintings for display on one post.  Visit his website jeremygeddesart.com to  float on with Jeremy Geddes.

Contemporary painter Graydon Parrish uses 19th century classical technique to describe modern events.  In his allegory painting about 9-11 he followed the process of the 19th century master William Bouguereau. You can watch the lecture on his painting here.  To see more of his work visit graydonparrish.com

If you are interested in renaissance drawing techniques I strongly urge you pick up Anthony Ryder’s book.  While this book is not an atlas of anatomy it is a detailed description of the classical drawing process.  Ideas from the block-in to drawing on the inside are described in detail along with process shots to illustrate Anthony Ryder’s drawing process. “The Artists Complete Guide To Figure Drawing” is available at amazon.com

Living master Anthony Ryder works exclusivley from life.  He studied for 6 years with Ted Seth Jacobs and he now resides in New Mexico where he paints and teaches.    To see more of his work visit tonyryder.com or to view information about his school vist theryderstudio.com

Born in Budapest, Istivan Sandorfi grew up to use hyperrealisitic technique for surreal purposes.  His entire body of artwork is focused on the idea of a floating figure (along with a few still life’s).  Although he died a few years ago his work continues to amaze us in the present day. To see more of his work visit fosaw.com

PaperMonster Ate That Little Boy from PaperMonster on Vimeo.

Proof that no matter how detailed you get, you must work from general to specific.

German artist Gottfried Helnwein is another artist working in the hyperrealist manner.  Unlike much hyperrealist art, which focuses exclusively on portraits, Helnwein uses the figure to describe frightening narratives.  To see more of his work visit helnwein.com

  Former graffiti artist “SUB” has left the world of street art and illustration to achieve mastery of classical technique.  His use of the trompe l’oeil approach allows for what photography could never do justice to; the honest illusion of what the eye beholds.  Tony Curanaj now resides in New York where he teaches classes at the Grand Central Academy of Art.  To see more of his illusions visit tonycuranaj.com

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This Friday, June 4th, is the debut event of the new party MILK PLUS. To be hosted every first Friday from now on at Medusa Lounge this event promises to bring you the dirtiest deep bass dub riddems and sweaty heavy electro sounds that go hand in hand with getting sweaty and stupid.

This is not an event to miss.

From the Facebook event page:

++MILK PLUS++

M+ is a new dance party thrown EVERY first Friday at Medusa Lounge, 21st and Chestnut.

New Music on the reg.

We’re looking for some sweat, some nake, and some vomit. Expect all of those and some heavy, dirty tunes selected by…

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CAP’N HARRY (NYC)

TOPANGA (PHL)

GNARWHALE (PHL)

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Generously sponsored by:

Trickgo ( http://www.trickgo.com/ )

McJawn ( http://www.mcjawn.com/ )

THANK YOU

FREE SHIT :: COME EARLY :: STAY LATE

Here’s a little taste of Topanga…
http://www.mediafire.com/?yx2zjwyqznm#1

and another of Cap’n Harry.
http://www.mediafire.com/?nw0wjnzgdwg

Do not miss the debut event.
M+

RSVP: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=120523984652996

Wu-Tang Clan, Wiz khalifa, Rakim, Clipse + more? Say no more!

More info to come on Rock The Bells

Check out AUF’s all new Pop Up shop up at 1241 Carpenter St, Philadelphia, PA.

Hosted by FreshMeltWater. Mad DJ’s, water ice and FREE BEER.

Now you can’t go wrong with that.

+new unreleased cloths + new AnmlHse Tees LTD ETD!

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The Making Time 10 Year Anniversary Summer of Radness Blast-Off at Rock Tits with Andrew W.K.
May 19th, 2010
The P.O.P.E.
1501 Passyunk Ave. Philadelphia, PA
9pm-2am, FREE

The Making Time (2000-2010) Poster Retrospective.
May 20th, 2010
The Last Drop Coffeehouse
1300 Pine St. Philadelphia, PA
7PM – 10PM

Making Time presents: Azari & III
May 21, 2010
The Barbary
951 Frankford Ave. Philadelphia, PA
10pm-2:05am
FREE with ticket purchase for Saturday’s Making Time with Liquid Liquid at Voyeur / $7 without. Get tickets here.

The Making Time 10 Year Anniversary Summer of Radness Blast-Off Weekend Finale w/ Liquid Liquid.
May 22nd, 2010
Voyeur.
1221 St. James St. Philadelphia, PA
9pm-3:30am. Get tickets here.

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TV Spot: Music by Jus Blaze and graphics by Grotesk

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Nas on the Street Fighter the Movie soundtrack.

For all the street fighters out there. Keep ya knuckles and ya eyes up.

Come out to Ubiq’s event: Converse ‘Paint your Chucks’ on May 22nd at 1PM!

Artists Wanted, so Tyler, UFarts, AI, Moore, PAFA, come on out!

R5 Productions Presents:

Beach House w/ Washed Out

Beach House:

Washed Out:

FALL BLOCK SHOCK!

Saturday May 8
12pm-8pm
12th & Green, Philly

Schedule:
12-1 / No Arms & Paulie D
1-1:30 / PJCool7
1:30-2 / Fat Garden
2-3 / Swift Technique (Live Band)
3-3:30 / BHB
3:30-4 / CapnHarry
4-4:30 / Gnarwhal
4:30-5 / Post Post (Live Band)
5-5:30 / Matpat
5:30-6 / Flufftronix
6-7 / Instamatic (Live Band)
7-8 / Snitchfork (Shawn Ryan & Ed Blammo)

GOODS 7 Year Anniversary Skate Jam from Future Dinosaur on Vimeo.

To celebrate the 7th anniversary of Seattle retail institution GOODS, the crew set-up the following skate event at Bellevue’s Highland Plaza. Aside from the expected day of skate-related activities, the Marshall “Stack” Reid hosted event also included giveaways from various brands stocked by GOODS.

Director: Dave Lee

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Gravité from Renaud Hallée on Vimeo.

The film is from Renaud Hallée, a Montréal based composer, animator, and filmmaker. “He’s primarily interested in artistic constraints concerning language and structure.”
Source: Juxtapoz

Source: Juxtapoz

His death is sparking a heated debate over the authenticity of his last written letter, and talks of the group’s silent break up.

I respect and salute Guru and DJ Premier for for the fine music they have given us.

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I AM NOT AN ARTIST. Fantastic gif animations about the life of a designer, created by Johnny Kelly and Matthew Cooper for design agencySoon In Toyko.

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Break out the bad sweaters and awkward dance moves and sing along. hope ya’ll enjoy the awkwardness/awesomeness as much as I do.

Brixton, a headwear and clothing brand based in California, recently released their spring 2010 look book.  I really enjoyed this preview of their new products because it features a lot of great photography featuring their skate team, some babes, and various musicians that also endorse their products.  I came across Brixton a few years ago at the skate shop where I used to work.  While I wasn’t really into their nicer hats at that point in my life, I still found it very interesting that a company and product like this would be marketing to skateboarders/skate culture.  Anyways, fast forward a few years to the release of their very strong spring 2010 collection (for both men and women), and I find myself extremely impressed.  Something that I really love about this brand is the fact that they have a very good idea of who they are, they aren’t making a million different kinds of products to appeal to all types of people.  All of their hats and clothes seem to be rooted in a sort of traditional americana that I really like.  So if your looking for some solid clothes/hats/flannels (again for both men and women) definitely check out Brixton.  cheers.

Here is the link to their look book

They also have a rad blog

And don’t even think about copping the green one before i do!

Carole Feuerman is widely acknowledged as one of the world’s most prominent hyper-realist sculptors. She has enjoyed three museum retrospectives to date, and has been included in prestigious exhibitions at, among other venues, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, the State Hermitage Museum in St. Petersburg, Russia, and the Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, Italy.

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In today’s fast-paced society, where new content is generated hourly on pretty much anything you could ever want to see, skateboarding is no exception.  For some reason this never really hit home for me until relatively recently when DC Shoes, a sneaker company known for the wide variety of footwear specifically designed for skateboarding, bmx biking, and even race car driving,  released their “7zine” project.  The website dc7zine.com is interesting to me because aesthetically it is reminiscent of a d.i.y. zine or book, only in website form.  This look coupled with the goal of the website (to pretty much add content daily covering any topics you would ever want to know about their skateboarding team) was something that really appealed to me but also opened my eyes to how much this thing called the internet is rapidly changing every facet of our society.  Anyways, if you like skateboarding and look at random stuff on the internet everyday like myself, then I recommend this new “e-zine.”  Oh and Matt Miller is rad.

Check out dc7zine.com here

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Also check out this video of Heath Kirchart (seasoned professional skateboarder) reminiscing about pre-interent skateboarding, while he is giving a blow-by-blow of his epic part Transworld Skateboarding’s “Sight Unseen.”

Tonight, chillwave artists Neon Indian and Memory Tapes will arrive at Philadelphia’s Voyeur on 12th and james.

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Grammy nominated for Oracular Spectacular, MGMT has finally revealed the album art work for their second EP release for Congratulations. The album artwork definitely signifies surfing and how psychedelic drugs play a role for this release. The artwork was done by artist Anthony Ausgang. Also if you want to pre-order the album, you can do so here and if you select the ‘special edition’ choice, you will receive a “scratch off front cover with custom metal coin.” Everyday someone comes up with new ideas for pre-orders, like either a “golden ticket” to get into a free show, or something stupid and insane like this. I wonder what you’ll discover if you scratch off the front cover…

…probably a now owned fucked up cover. Way to go.

Due out on April 14th on Columbia Records

Interview w/ Spin

the warehousey exterior of an otherwise famous Berilnese club

We had put on our ‘best threads’. We expected to stand in line; he had heard so much about this ‘awesome warehouse club’ and how it was the ‘best party in Berlin’. Located in East Berlin, near the Friedrichshain district, Panoramabar/Berghain had gained a reputation of being ‘super exclusive and totally rad’. So I had high expectations, as any person would after hearing such praise.

There were four of us, the two girls A. and AK (German), and K. my male traveling companion. I knew A. through my sister and through the internet; they had gone to school together in Germany (sister was an exchange student) and upon hearing that I was going to Berlin, A. took the liberty of becoming my ‘internet friend’ in order that we could establish some contact before I arrived. AK was A’s friend who was visiting from home. Maybe it was the constant switching between German (the Germans and I) Russian (A, K, and I) and English (everyone), but when the four of us had met for drinks earlier, the conversation had felt a little restrained and awkward, so I was slightly skeptical as to how the rest of the night would play out.

It had taken us a while to find the building (massive warehouse) where the club was located. We had encountered what AK had insisted was the Berlin wall (it wasn’t) and numerous drunk folks wandering about looking for the same place, it seems that everybody had been there once before but had absolutely no clue how to find it again, being that ‘a friend had taken me there’. We found it eventually (it was behind and to the left of the hardware superstore).

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When walking up to the line/bouncer, I expected to find an extremely long line and a very serious list. Instead we saw basically no one, and got in without any major problems. That being said, A insisted that we had come ‘too early’ and that the real party doesn’t start until three of four AM. It was two; I figured we’d stick around long enough in order to see things really ‘get out of hand’.

So we all went to the bar and got really expensive beers/mix drinks. Then we sat around drinking them and making small talk with one another. It seemed as though AK was not having a good time, and was giving off a very distant vibe. It an attempt to avoid further awkwardness, after a few drinks I suggested we go dance, I figured if anything we really didn’t have to talk to each other.

But the music was horrible. Not horrible in the sense that it was annoying/bad/lady gaga but because IT WAS BORING. Imagine this, you are dancing in the club with some attractive people around you who seem to share similar life interests. The music is ‘thumping’ and seems to be approaching that ‘breaking point’ where the whole techno song sorta ‘musically explodes’ and everyone goes crazy/dances emphatically etc. THIS DID NOT HAPPEN. The music would slowly slowly slowly escalate, only to drop off at the moment it should have opened up. It was like blue balls for dancing, it was absolutely infuriating and painful. After about twenty minutes of this, I could no longer handle the situation and decided to head back to the bar side and sit and see if I could establish any contact with girls.

At times I often criticize the Germans for being somewhat of a reserved people when it comes to their social habits, and in this scenario I truly believed that this trait was manifested within this music.

Upon sitting back down in the bar area, I began the usual ‘scoping out of babes’ that anyone in a club situation would do. I was feeling especially confident of my German that day, being that I had a chance to warm it up earlier. I was ready to engage some attractive person in their native tongue. Luckily, I didn’t have to wait very long being that the cute girl sitting next to me near the bar immediately engaged me in conversation.

‘you look bored.’
‘that’s because I am bored, I really think this music is terrible’
‘yeah, it’s not that great, but it’s better on other nights. Are you from Berlin?’
‘no, I’m not.’
‘so what do you do? Which university do you study at?’
‘I actually am done studying, I actually teach English in Russia.’
‘So you’re Russian?’
‘No I’m American…’

and so the small talk went on. As it progressed, I started to notice certain habits about this girl that struck me as odd. She was talking a lot, very intensely and extremely fast. She also hardly seemed to listen to any word I was saying. Eventually things took an even weirder turn.

‘so what do you study in Berlin?’
‘oh, I used to study psychology, but now I study law.’
‘why such the big change?’
‘because all of my friends were studying psychology in order to self treat themselves, after a while it got really stressful to have to deal with friends with so many problems. You see, most of them had serious personal issues. I’d say about half of them were cutters with lots and lots of scars on their arms, I actually had to move out of my apartment because I couldn’t deal with my roommate always appearing with fresh cuts, I mean really fresh.’
‘Holy s___ that’s insane.’
‘yeah and those that didn’t have cutting problems had eating disorders, I had so many bulimic friends that our shared toilets started having serious corrosion problems.’
‘wow, I’m sorry.’
‘oh, it’s okay, I’m fine. I have to go now, but it was nice talking to you.’

And then she and her friends left. This had all happened so quickly that I couldn’t really wrap my head around it for a few minutes. This wasn’t typical German behavior, she had engaged me in conversation, had showed little sign of social inhibition and then went on to tell me about some very serious issues she had going on in her life. I didn’t even know her name. I was seriously confused.

Then I realized she was probably on Ecstasy.

What I’ve come to realize is that horror movies have been altered with regards to their genre make up. The great things about these cheesy 80s classics was in fact, the cheese itself. Horror, as a cinematic genre is meant to include elements of humor. The inherent fantastical nature of Horror plot-lines are best served to an audience coupled with some comic relief.

In recent years with releases of films like, The Ring, The Messengers, etc the nature of the genre has become much more serious; as a result we often still laugh; but inappropriately so: at the fact that we are supposed to take all of what is being portrayed as real. Horror movies of the 80s understood the viewer’s need to lightheartedly giggle at the ridiculous story-lines.

That is not to say that the movies released today are not “Horrors” but rather, they lack the comedic elements that are honed by some of the greatest Horror movies like Stephen King’s The Shining, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, and Dolly Dearest.

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Check out these amazing illustrations from Russian artist Zorin Vasili. View more here

Alma from Rodrigo Blaas on Vimeo.

I know that it’s been awhile since I’ve been around or written for McJawn. In case you didn’t know, I moved to Seattle. I miss you all very much. In Seattle no one wants to pregame malt liquor 40s before going to whichever dance joint is giving out free PBR/Sparks(R.I.P). Seems like the coolest dance clubs here are gay clubs, which is ostensibly alright unless you’re a straight boy who’s already awkward enough about “trying to get with teh ladiez”. What’s worse than “trying to get with teh ladiez who went to the gay club in order to avoid awkward bros who are trying to ‘get with teh ladiez’”? I do not know. Furthermore, it is impossible to get malt liquor in the Central District (where I live) and Capitol Hill (where I hang out; where aforementioned gay clubs reside). Though it is possible to buy malt liquor in the adjoining (young professional spawning ground) Madrona, where I used to be employed. Not allowed to sell malt liquor in certain places here (something about “Alcohol Impact Zones” or “Thinly Veiled Attempts to Get Rid of The Homeless/Bum Population”). Nor are they allowed to give away free beer. The beauty that was (is?) Metropolis could never happen here. Last Thursday night I came home from rehearsal—it was Eleven P.M. and I made no attempt to go out. I didn’t want to. I literally felt that there was nothing out there for me. So I went to bed. This would not have happened in Philly. My life has truly changed.

Anyway. The above has nothing to do with the below but you’ll have to bear with me. When I still had a job (oh yeah I’m unemployed at this point so, uh, thus the post, your welcome) I would often stop at an Ethiopian market on the way  to get cigarettes. On such a day I saw men in long white coats. They seemed to be coming out of a white van that had reverse-parked right up to the entrance of the shop. One was carrying a cart, upon which lay gelatinous slabs of pink and yellow cow(?) meat. I walked out to see that the van was filled with meat—jiggling slabs of some meat. The slabs of meat were just sort of chillin’ on the hard plastic floor of the van. The seats had been removed from the back of the van, evidently:

I think this may be in violation of some sort of food code.

So there that is.

READ McJAWN EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW w/ZUZUKA HERE !

Opening and Dat Jawn here!

Zuzuka Poderosa (mc / dj /dope homegirl) drops Brazilian bred, Brooklyn based swagger like no other. A stylistic blend of Funk Carioca and NYC rumble add a breath of fresh air to today’s international music scene. She’s hard to miss with her unapologetic sultry Portuguese lyrics. This, coupled with booty bumping basslines, she packs New York nightclubs like sardines.

Zuzuka turns the BARBARY into a wild jungle on THURSDAY NOVEMBER 12th. Doors at 10pm. Free Entry.

McJawn: How did you first get into MCing and rocking the mic?
Zuzuka: I was a DJ before I got to the mic and all my life I’ve been interested in music. I have a Brazilian background, where we thrive on music. Then when was older i moved to the West Indies for a bit, then New York, which led me to love Drum’n'Bass music. Satellite & Breakbeat Science were like my second homes. I’ve spent so much time and money there over the years. Later in 2003 I met my good old friend J. Stones from Tropicalia in Furs Records. There I started my rare collection of Brazilian records. Joel & I started to throw parties in N.Y, the SambaFunkSoulBeat . Around 2005-2006 I met w/ the crew from Nossa that were also doing the Brazilian Favela/Clash parties in the city, we became friends and soon enough I went to the studio where they were recording and I quickly wrote ” Ai Voce Gosta” and got on the mic. Then boom!! All the DJ’s in NY had the song in their set, and I couldn’t believe they were really digging it. “Ai Voce Gosta” was, and still is such a hit. Kassiano produced it and Gandja Monteiro directed the video.

 McJawn: How would you describe a typical baile funk in the favelas of Rio?
Zuzuka: Baile funk means a lot for the communities, it’s all about the communities you know. In every Favela there are huge Baile funk Balls. This is where residents go out to have fun. You don’t usually see a kid from the favela going to zona sul club and paying 100 reais to get in. It would be impossible. At those Baile Funk parties in the favelas, that’s where you will find the most amazing DJ’s and MC’s. You will also find gigantic speaker systems, fireworks, amazing dancers, and battles… it’s amazing!

But Baile has been looked down in society, since there’s lots of racism and lack of freedom of expression. Talking about drugs, sex, or violence disturbs the masses, especially the upper class. I have some friends that have been arrested because they were talking about smoking weed in their song and talking about sexual acts, so they got arrested for soliciting drugs and pornography. I mean, is that really necessary?

However, Baile Funk has become main stream, and all the kids from zona sul, or any other upper class neighborhood are listening to baile funk and I’m sure their parents are not so fond of it. It’s really breaking the barrier and those zona sul kids are going up in the hills to go to Baile Funk parties every weekend more and more. Just like Samba became a culture, I think Baile funk will become its own. Baile Funk just needs to have more freedom of expression.  I just don’t get it. In Brasil, you can turn the TV on and all you see is ass, ass and more ass and that’s soliciting sex too, but the TV says it’s legal and it’s OK. Meanwhile Baile Funk culture is looked down upon for mere words.

 McJawn: Baile Funk received a lot of exposure to places around the world as well as even main stream clubs in the past 5 years or so, do you see the funk carioca moving forward in north America and around the world?Zuzuka: Yeah it’s definitely been a huge movement, especially in Europe. In the U.S not as much, but I hope I can contribute to make Baile Funk big here in the U.S too. Outside of Brasil, Baile funk has earned respect from many other countries, and has become a phenomenon. Basically you take very little, put it on a MPC and create something entirely new. A pure form of ghetto music. This culture has changed the way that people view remixing and performing live electronic music.

 
McJawn: Working on any projects now? Any tours/albums we can look out for?

Zuzuka: We’re working to bring the monthly party that we throw every second friday at Le Poisson Rouge to Brazil in February. BOOmCha showcases singer’s, MC’s, producers, DJ’s from AfroBass, Kuduro, Baile Funk, Dancehall and many other genres. It’s the World Bass Movement Tour.

I haven’t put any album out yet, but by next year I will definitely surprise you all.
Meanwhile you can check my myspace for all my new music www.myspace.com/zuzukapoderosa

 McJawn: You play a show in Philly next week! Philly is a dope place to bring new sounds, will this be your first show in Philadelphia?
Zuzuka: It is my first time playing in Philly and I’m super excited!! I know people in Philly always have had great taste in music. I remember back in the day we would drive there just to go to a dope drum’n'bass party on Thursdays. I will be playing The Barbary’s Double Dutch party on Thursday, November 12th alongside WOOLES DJ from Apavoramento Sound System who’s here from Brasil. I hope  all the Philly Funkeiros come out en masse because this Amazon Warrior Queen is going to make this club wild like the jungle.

AMAZON JUNGLE. BARBARY. FACEPAINT. NOVEMBER 12th.

Photo Courtesy of Sarah Boyle.

home girl was killing it!

check out the photos here

this one’s kinda hard. but it’s around washington square park

Just snap a picture and leave a comment.

Here is the tiny super cute mini prize:

FOUR super cute nick-nacks to spruce up your house  or to gift to that special someone!

We will also throw in some McJAWN stickers!!!!

Thanks for showing all your support by coming out Sunday!

If you missed the duckling at Ritten House, check out the recap photos here!

We owe tU pHAce a huge “thank you” for putting an amazing performance at the Bag of Balloons block party along with Jukebox The Ghost, Akilles and The Odyssey, The Armchairs, Norwegian Arms, Dragonzord, DJ PHSH and Second Wind.

McJAWN is all about promoting talent. So, here we are… promoting… vote for tU pHAce and tune in to watch the winners perform live,  starting tonight on BET at 10:30pm.

Simply stated by The Roots,

Like blaow-ba-dow-da-da-dow-da-dah-ow
Either stand tall or sit the fuck down
All the way from the 2-1-5th to Bucktown
Brace yourself, it’s about to go down

…is this awesome Philly sand sculpture at?

This “Shake Your Pants”  Throw back is from Cameo back in 1980.

Paying tribute to the King of Pop, premier vinyl specialists Hot Toys work up a new set of Michael Jackson figures, showcasing the masterful work exhibited on his famous Thriller music video. The figures will come in a 1/6 scale, featuring all the intricate details one would come to expect from a Hot Toys release. A launch is set for December 2009 with a suggest retail price tag of ¥24,000 (Approx. $255 USD).

Source: Hype Beast 

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Sassy European dudes

Also check out their myspace @ http://www.myspace.com/dumbskateboards

Check out photos from Tuphace show at the TLA!

Elevator Fight, Tigersapien, Sammy Slice

http://mcjawn.com/blog/photos/?album=8&gallery=9

The show is your typical late 60s japanese fare, a giant secret robot is discovered on an island by a boy who gains control of it. With the help of a secret agent from the government agency “unicorn”, Johnny uses the robot purely for good, while the international (actually galactic,because the leader is a space alien) crime syndicate “The Gargoyles” run by Emperor Guillotine (he’s the alien) attempts to capture Johnny and, in turn, gain control of the robot. So far I love Johnny’s extremely tall socks, and the fact that all of the members of Spider look like B-level nazis. As you can imagine, it’s amazing.

Here’s the first episode if your interest is piqued.

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I just lost my job, and my boss suggested I go on unemployment. I assumed that it would take tons of time and effort in order to file my claim and get started, in reality, it was easy, probably too easy.

Just follow these step-by-step instructions:

1. Lose job
2. Call PA department of Labor
3. Be on hold for about 25 minutes
4. Talk to a (very pleasant) person about your situation for about 15 minutes
5. Wait for your debit card  to arrive a few business days later with gov’t money on it.

I now find myself with more mixed feelings about the system overall, especially considering the ease with which I was able to get taxpayer money in order to support my jobless existence. I guess the initial process is streamlined in order to allow recently unemployed people to be able to support themselves quickly so that they do not have to worry about affording food/shelter while searching for the next job. At the same time, I feel that making the system that easy to get into only increases the likelihood that people are going to take advantage of or abuse the system.

Either way, I guess I’m glad the system is in place after all, because I’m leaving the country in a month and a half for a year, and no one would hire me for such a short amount of time.

Note to self: if you make 40 prank phone calls to emergency services on a city call box, the police will come. In addition, if you decide to run away from the police and then lunge at the officers with a utility knife, you will be shot. Afterwards, you may die. Read more here.