Friday, December 29, 2006

Later Days


weeks finally over...i had a good one for sure...lots of merriment...went to pizza party last night to talk shit on the interweb...big shout to dave, havn't seen him in forever...i hope new years goes off without a hitch...i love walking down the street to a big party...if you get bored of trannies and interpol songs, come down and say hello at enid's...hopefully i wont be locked in the haunted dj castle for too long...oh, i have another art show in january...i'll keep ya posted...c-ya.

Wednesday, December 27, 2006

Pray For Mojo


"why am i at work?"...a valid question indeed...i really have no answer for this...i will be just sitting here all day drawing i suppose...prolly try to leave early...christmas eve was a blast...oldies, canadians, and inflateable santas getting helped out of chimneys by inflateable reindeer...arrested development marathon on christmas day and a maine coon cat was nice...sound of music is so long, but its kinda like 'stripes', you turn it off when they go to germany...gotta give it up for kelly who is f'n dirty 30 today...love ya babe.

Thursday, December 21, 2006

Tequila Sunrise


i found this photo of toko and i couldn't resist...my lifes been snoresville lately...but i can tell you that the remake of wickerman blows so hard i had to fast forward through it...simpsons season 9 however, glorious.

Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Grateful Dead Kennedys


whew lord a mercy...i almost had a breakdown yesterday im sorry to say...had to get off the train at 3rd ave. and spend the day buying myself stuff so i wouldnt go nutz...the list included, ac adapter fpr ipods, simpsons season 9, and some more records for up coming friday night at enid's and new years eve as well, for which i made this super gay flyer...toko and dustin will be working that night, can't tell you how stoked i am on that...i tried to draw a portrait of toko once, i remember it not looking anything like her...but as she is japanese, she was very polite about it...iHeart is giving me a mini show in january, i'll be sure to keep all you kids updated...oh, want to give a special shout to brad and elizabeth on their 1 year anniversary, i can't imagine a radder pair of bros being together than you guys...peace and shit.

Monday, December 18, 2006

You Faded


chavez live?...totally crucial...go see vietnam tomorrow at the fader holiday party tomorrow...rip a tube for me.

Thursday, December 14, 2006

Duurty


ok...im leaving werk early for ps1...if you guys don't come, yr gonna miss this rare beauty...plus me, and i aint chopped liver.

Beef Hammer


in honor of adam and i going to see chavez, i would like to present this minor gift of brilliance...a true rare gem among the mire of feces that was 90's videos.

Wednesday, December 13, 2006

Performance Fart


As usual i am promoting the only band that matters...jeff is achieving some sort of literary apex with his new invite to their show at PS1 tomorrow...if you don't come to the shows, i don't wanna hear how they are yr favorite band next year when they win a paper magazine nightlife award...this is directed at vile, half-men like beck and moby, who manage to ruin everthing awesome...oh, come to heathers bar tonight for the return of pizza party...i hear the Noid is gonna be dancing to oldies...heres jeff's email for your perusement...

Dearest Patrons of the Arts,

THE JEWISH are scheduled to perform at a truly gala event…FINALLY! As you know THE JEWISH have been practically ignored by the NYC music scene (and by most of you) for the first year of our existence. Our band is so pleased to FINALLY be accepted into what appears to be a very exclusive teir of the contemporary arts cognoscenti. I think maybe we’ve found a home. We personally can’t wait to rub elbows and schmooze with some of the greatest artists alive on the planet!! We’ll be the first to admit that we don’t really know much about art itself BUT if there’s one thing THE JEWISH have learned about the NYC art scene is that it’s home to some of the most GENUINE and down to earth folks around. It’s a world refreshingly free of the kind of nepotism and charlatanism that runs rampant on the music scene. Moreover, these people are basically just HANDING us a giant pile of money to do what ever we want!!! That would NEVER happen at a rock club (trust us).

If THE JEWISH were lazy, pretentious and shamelessly self-indulgent WE COULD just get up there and do something totally boring, politically obvious and devoid of any entertainment value whatsoever and still get paid. We considered that, but then we remembered something very important….fans. Besides, that type of bullshit would never work in New York. People are way too discriminating here. Take for example the multiple mediums/video/performance/installation artist Sharon Hayes who will be performing last on the bill. Check out a description of her act http://www.shaze.info/my%20fellow%20americans.html. As you can see this is going to be a lot of fun.

There is also FREE BOOZE (not sure about snacks). So don’t be thrown off or intimidated by all this confusing art stuff. If you just want to show up, party and maybe smoke out a little it’s totally fucking cool.

Word has been spreading about our last show where THE JEWISH performed THE ENTIRE REPO MAN SOUNDTRACK. Check it out… http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.myvideos. So, as you can see when we tell you we’re doing an “all new” set WE’RE NOT FUCKING AROUND!!! Some fans have asked us to reprise The Repo Man thing. Not gonna happen. You snooze you loose. So what do we have up our sleeves this time out?

We are going to feature an old friend and former bandmate of ours from the old days. His name is Smokey. Now I know that name might not mean anything to anybody reading this, but he’s been an invisible muse/silent advocate of our music for about 20 years. Really, he’s been THE WIND BENEATH OUR WINGS. Anyhow, since ol’ Smokey has rolled into town we’ve taken a good hard look at ourselves & our MUSIC especially. Smokey’s return has made us realize that we’ve changed…a lot! I guess it’s not like those first four years when 3 young guys bought a houseboat in Marin County and tried to take on the world! Awe hell!!! Three caballeros on an endless siesta!!! Anyhow, Smokey was pretty P.O’d that we weren’t jamming on any of our old shit. He called THE JEWISH “weak” and “obvious”. It hurt, but only for a minute. Smokey, frustrated and bitchy, figured rather than BEAT US he’d JOIN US!! So off we went!!! For the past10 days we’ve secluded ourselves in a sweaty little practice room. We’ve been revisiting some long-forgotten pre-THE JEWISH chestnuts and also written a couple new tunes too!!! This has really been like a rebirth for us. Smokey has been working our asses really hard and even though we’re getting pretty tight…he’s also totally loosened us up. He’s amazing. So strong. This whole transformation has got us wondering…is this still THE JEWISH or SMOKEY’S PLAYTHINGS? Hmmmmmm? Come find out for your self.

THE JEWISH (?)
JAH DIVISION
DJ SPENCER SWEENEY
And performance “artist” Sharon Hayes

Thursday, December 14, 2006

6:30–9:30 p.m.

P.S.1 Contemporary Art Center

22-25 Jackson Ave. at 46th Ave.
Long Island City, Queens

Tuesday, December 12, 2006

Punks And Spikes


rough couple of days kids...overdid it on saturday night, complete with table dancing and hopping...was still paying for it up until last night...feeling better today...bought alot of records last weekend...real classics...wanna try to start having a slowdance or 2 at dj nights from now on...i got Bread's "If" for those special moments...jay green and i sat through "inland empire" im starting to realize that i was kinda into it in a weird way even though i couldnt wait for it to be over...definitely a head scratcher, brain tickler....holiday parties are among us...let us give praise.

Friday, December 08, 2006

Douglas Firs


should be fun tonight...couple of parties...wakka wakka...ive been a major stay at home mom lately...time to fly my coop...my jordans are hurting my foot today...this girl asked me if i like jordans on the train today going uptown...i lied and said yes...its cold as hell out there, i know that for sure...twin peaks and mission of burma are making me excited to be alive today...peace, hope i see u guys tonight.

Wednesday, December 06, 2006

Sweetness


this is a recreation of a drawing i did while megan cut snowflakes like a champion at enid's last night...we were waiting on sam jayne but he took forevs so i made him this drawing and split...hope he wasn't too wizzed...oh, if you ever wonder what the prettiest most rad song in the world is, i figured it out...it's "Sweetness" by Yes...your welcome.

Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Yr Cities A Sucker


chavez tickets are coming in the mail for me...thanks ticketmaster!...im ready to get out of werk and eat some ef'n meatballs already...possible hot toddy(sp?) on the way at daddy's...i think all the holiday parties are starting soon...gonna try to do as many as i can, don't anybody get bent out of shape if i skip yours...it just means your boring and i hate you...jees, i dunno what to write about anymore...i do so little these days...wait, not true...i watched miami vice last night...made me want to screw in a speedboat, or shoot a hatian dude.

Monday, December 04, 2006

Mrs.Broadchest


Casino Royale is kinda bananas...super intense card playing...i almost passed out...i bought jayson a middle finger machine and then we ate tacos...i'm cutting snowflakes after work at enid's tomorrow...come have some cider with me...peace.

Friday, December 01, 2006

Casual Fridays


few things that rip and kinda rule...
1.Canned Heat
2.Prime Suspect
3.Wuster/Sharpling cds
4.Special Moments(http://blog.wfmu.org/freeform/2006/03/the_great_lost_.html)
5.1st Angelwitch ep
6.Eat Records
7.Megan Pflugs upcoming solo show
8.Tenacious D movie...sorry girls!
9.Anything Aurel Schmidt makes
10.all my beloved friends

Thursday, November 30, 2006

Don't Think About It...Do It

The Jewish Plays Coup d'etat from Repo Man

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this was the most fun i've had at a show in years...true, it was all covers...but hats off to the boys for giving jaded assholes what they want...which is pretty much LA punk...this show was so punk that pressman got electrocuted...ANARCHY!

Wednesday, November 29, 2006

Hand Made Glider


just drew this for amy k./aNYthing...man i hope she likes it...i love a salad with fried chicken on it, and ones with steak too...i hope i get cool shit for christmas...i can't write today...read amy's blog(teenageunicorn.com)...she gets paid to write...so, you know.

Tuesday, November 28, 2006

Coventional Wisdom


big ups to miguel,johnny rad, and big brad for hanging with me at motorcity last night...oh, and gia is without a doubt my favorite bartender, ever...not to be all intense and shit...im sitting in enids waiting on a salad...looks like im in charge of new years here this year...can't f'n wait...took a klonapin...everything is fading away...maybe rich will pay me the money he owes me?...maybe i'll go back to school and get my masters?...i'll prolly jusy watch alot of burt reynolds movies and call it a day...thanks to jaime for this rad freak folk pic of me.

Monday, November 27, 2006

Song Of The South


man...i had a rad thanksgiving atop kitty mountain...thank you sarah...don't go see Let's Go To Prison...i only laughed at bob odenkirk not being able to hit a golfball over a tiny hill...thats the level of shittiness we are dealing with...jay and melissa saw tenacious d a few nights before and were laughing so hard at just re-telling the jokes in it, i had to wonder why we had to sit through the most unfunny movie ive seen in years...no worries...almost done with the entire prime suspect series...one word...excellence.

Tuesday, November 21, 2006

Mushroom Tea


man, im addicted to "prime suspect" on the bbc...helen mirren is unreal...i thought about heavy metal alot today and i worked on this drawing...sushi was delicious and lunch and i started having teatime around 4pm...maybe cuz ive been watching the brits, maybe cuz im bored, who knows?...getting cold...glad i got that patagonia to shield me...worth all 300 dollars...lost my train of thought...thanksgiving looks like it might rule this year...gotta figure out where to have the after-turkey party.

Monday, November 20, 2006

Poets On Payday


hey dudes...u shoulda come to see the jewish perform the repo man soundtrack song for song on friday...it was pretty amazing, i have to say...sorries go out to brad,jess, and sophia for missing ya'lls birthday...got sick sat. and sun., totally blew...started going to the gym again the other day...it was refreshing indeed...watched the buckeyes win on sat. while feeling totally gross...this would prolly explain my sour attitude toward ohio and all who hail from it...kiddin...u kids are alright...this drawing is old and i cant remember what i was going for...oh well.

Wednesday, November 15, 2006

I So Sawee


mornin sunshine...i'm gonna have 6 peices in this show and if you live in japan it would have some relevance...i wanna go but i can't get a passport in time and i'm pretty poor...wahhhh...big thanks go out to tim...and a big "i so sawee" to josh for my email not working...i look forward to ragin soon.

Tuesday, November 14, 2006

Mystery Ship


hey kids...dave denis just finished his new site for spring 07 and it's dolphin tit-a-rific...check it at www.davedenis.net...im djin with max tomorrow night at enids...it's a b-day for brian feelings, should be totaly rad...jeff d's party last night was way rad...the weed made me a bit weird though, i realized In Through The Out Door is the most slept on record of all-time...does that make any sense?...oh yeah, and Love Is Strange by Mickey And Sylvia is my new fave song.

Monday, November 13, 2006

Street People


megan cut all my hair off...im pretty into it...kinda freaked a little...but im a diva, truth be told...missed the show friday but i bought the new white magic album today...wow...it's super beautiful when yr buds make the best record you've heard in months...i got a new monitor at work...so stoked, cant get used to not havin a 2 ton tube on my desk...got an email today saying i'm in a group show in japan...super good day...plus im goin to jeff d's b-day party to pull tubes with the artworld elite...so i made this album cover over a year ago, i just saw it in other music the other day...go buy it, they are good people.

Friday, November 10, 2006

Aloha


hey-o...guess who saw the actor that plays Finn on the Sopranos?
....give up?....me!....yay!!!!!
this is possible ills/jewelry poster...any thoughts?
cool...i'll see you douchebags at white magic...tonight!

Thursday, November 09, 2006

We Know You Suck


thought my loyal readers might want to read some fun comments ive gotten about some of my recent work:

Subject: No talent
Date: Nov 03 2006 05:21:25 PM
Author: Jarshy

Hey Vice, why can't you find a decent illustrator? I don't think it would very hard to find someone who can draw a hell of a lot better than this fucking idiot. Me for example. Oh well.

i guess it's weird to get negative feedback this harsh...i'm gonna take the high road here, because this fellow is probably a sequential artist...so im sure his life sucks enough as it is...anyway, if you dont like my work feel free to leave a nasty comment like the coward you are...i'll be sure to exhibit it for all to see!

Death Blow


i watched "Lemming" not to long ago and i was surprised at how enthralling Charlotte Rampling was or still is i should say...Gainsbourg has great hair, don't get me wrong, but rampling exudes some sort of terrifying mojo that no other actress has got...finished the new sopranos discs...didn't like seeing vito meet his untimely demise...i have "ace of spades" as my ringtone now...call me all you want, i love to listen to it...weekend is almost here...what the hell am i gonna do?...if anybody remembers what "husk musk" is i'll buy you a beer...peace.

Wednesday, November 08, 2006

Democraps


went to tims birthday and got drunk waiting on my food so i went and passed out at megans...cant escape my fate at the hands of her cats...ive been blowing my nose all day...sorry i couldnt hold my booze tim...and sorry to shankman cuz i forgot to say that when he bonged a beer, that was the coolest...anyway...anybody wanna go snowboarding?...my treat.

Tuesday, November 07, 2006

How Will I Know?


hey kids...i know it's been a few minutes but papas been busy...last years sopranos are on dvd and i can't stop watching that shit...plus, britney just filed for divorce from papo zao and i am totally jazzed on that...i had maybe the funnest night of my life saturday, mostly because wildman had no shirt and was throwing shot glasses...im doing this project and i wanted some input from you guys on this collage...be honest!!!...lemme know...for real.

Thursday, November 02, 2006

Stop Your Sobbin



ran into starret this morning and she informed me about how sweet The Knife was...i'm listening to it now...dunno if i could jam this too much...pretty boring day...i think i might fire up mission impossible 3...any damn way...thankgiving is totally gonna rule this year ya'll...im gonna dance at puffy's for ted's birthday...erotically...i did these drawings for an iheart mailer, so you've prolly seen 'em...but i want to post 'em,so get your own blog.

Wednesday, November 01, 2006

The Ass-A-Hola


hey dudes...this is going to be a edition of 10 prints that are 11x17and hand colored that i am selling tonight at the CMJ showcase for Hometapes records at Trash Bar(Roebling+Grand-Williamsburg)..i also have 10 long out of print Plastic People shirts that i designed last year...i know everybody is mas busy tonight, but if you could drop by we can haggle it out...im also djing at trash till 1 or so with adam willz...should be super sweet...cept i think its gonna rain...oh well...big whup.

Tuesday, October 31, 2006

Gold Soundz


trying to get out of work to see witch and teeth o the hydra tonight...got a nice bottle of jameson that lives under my desk...metal shows sometime make me sleepy but i am totally looking forward to this since its halloween and all...live pavement can be hit or miss...im sure this is no surprise to you people...got a good set today...cant complain...my birthday party was really rad...turns out i have the raddest friends...i sincerely love you all...bought a saddam hussein mask today...wonder if i'll ever actually wear it?

Monday, October 30, 2006

Nice Beaver


this ones for bob...get well good buddy...luv j.

Thursday, October 26, 2006

The Country Strokes


ahhh...i'm so bored today...wanna get out of here and start getting congradulated for stayin alive another year...lisa told me she lives for the strokes now...so i'm listening to the 2 albums i have in a row...the musical landscape has changed drastically in the the 5 years ive been runnin around up here...i was already over the strokes then, after wearing out the Modernage E.P, months before...but truth be told, i'd listen to yeah yeah yeahs before i would hawkwind these days...same way i'd watch mr. deeds before fassbinder...i feel softer since the campaigning days of college...i guess one day it just hits you that "i really dont give a shit if people like depressing russian movies or not"...perhaps its these dark days we live in, but id rather be entertained, sorry film forum!...oh yeah, this is ben's wife...shes preggers.

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

Cock Piss Partridge


really lovin the dvds of I Am Alan Partridge lately...coogan's brilliant...is he still in rehab?...check out this group show im in this weekend if yr in the east village...this drawing is in it...http://fusegallerynyc.com/home.html
werd.

Beeps And Whistles


jay green turned me on to this....these are my sentiments exactly.

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

From The Desk Of Andrew Bensen


andy just sent me this...i did this with sean mahan in like '98...brings back good memories...i posted on myspace a bit ago about selling some more art if anybody wanted anything but wanted it at a discount...its for buds only obvs...just contact me on myspace or at penry@radicalmedia.com...we can discuss at length...have to buy another king of the hill season tonight...can't get enough of that damn show lately.

Monday, October 23, 2006

A Truck Is A Force


took my show down last night...that was nice to wrap that whole thing up...saturday was wowchaween...i drew some very soulfull renditions of friends and strangers...we got a little drunk on flying dog beer...mine was called "tire bite"...major cool vibrations...fun dj sesh at enid's that night ..."hang on sloopy" goes over very well these days...gonna keep very low until my b-day on thurs...tonight Freeblood is playing at wowchaween(n7th btw havemeyer+meeker)...don't miss it kids.

Friday, October 20, 2006

Queen Of "Nam



Yes, ladies and genetlemen this is Jenny Lewis, star of Foxfire, wearing my damn artwork...the boys in vietnam hooked this up and i'm in their debtitude...thanks boys i owe ya...long night of musical chairs last night...i got a request for 1000 homo dj's, which i thought was a jab at my song selections...i played "stigmata" instead...everyone was happy...gotta work work work...talk later...UPDATE!!!!...holy shit...f'n sevonius and lewis doin laundry!!!...i can die a happy man.

Thursday, October 19, 2006

Believe!!!


god bless dem mets...cross yr fingers for tonight...ok so on saturday you need to come to this...(((((((Saturday & Sunday Oct 21-22nd 12-6pm...The Wowchoween Pop-Up Shop. THE ARM GALLERY 281 n7th st (near roebling) Brooklyn, NY 11211..WOWCH clothing from 25-75% off!))))))...i'll be renedering people in an ugly fashion and selling copies of my art book...and we could just sit around and talk about nba pre-season...i havn't been keeping up so it might be a one-sided conversation...i'm djing tonight at 151 Rivington. 10pm till...if anybody is in the neighborhood, u should drop by...i'll be tired tomorrow but poppa needs a new pair of shoes...sucks that i'm missing gorman's b-day party in the woods...he said they are roasting an entire pig!!!..sunday night u can see my show one last time before i take it down and slip into obscurity.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Your Uncertain Age


fell asleep during the new Omen re-make...if that tells you anything...pretty much the same film except replace rad people with boring people...i'm so f'n busy this week with "getting to know you" events...more on that to come...i bought warm pants and its 73 today...i feel like charlie brown...good grief...listening to "Best Show"...kinda boring...although i agree with tom that cbgb's is a big shithole that should be leveled and replace with a starbucks just to piss off the "punks"...anarchy dude.

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Unknown Passage


long weekend...just trying to process today...there's gonna be alot of updates soon as far as events and work being in differnet places...today im just trying to figure out why i ate mcdonalds this morning, cuz im pretty sure it's killing me...the 2 things that stand out are my old buddy eric telling me to watch DIG!...then i remembered how good BJM is...i also watched doc's on Chavez and Dead Moon...totally f'n inspiring...more to come.

Friday, October 13, 2006

Let's Trip On LSD


wanna thank max for turnin me on to witchfinder general...and teaching me about the merits of relief pitching...i wanna thank carlos beltran for killin it last night...i wanna thank dave for the cheese fries...and mission of burma for writing the best songs ever...ummm...and megan of course for lettin me ramble on about dum shit...oh, this drawing is the first peice of art created to intesify the freak folk backlash...burn those beards!...put those bras back on!

Thursday, October 12, 2006

Why October Rules


i never get tired of watching this....oh, october rules cuz i was born on the 27th...if the mets do it this year it will be the ultimate gift...like getting a ferrari being driven by leprachauns with pouches full of wishes for me...man i'm bored today.

Brain-Stew


not sure how old tres is...who gives a horses hind-quarters...corner bistro ripped last night...brad flew in yesterday from the bloods world tour and had great stories about shitty german humor...weekend should be bananas...don't quote me.

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Fiend Club


been drawing a bit...might be designing extreme sports gear...stoked on that...once this old queen at the pink pony told me i reminded him of a young Bruce Dern...is this true?...i was watching him in Family Plot and i just don't see it...maybe King of Marvin Gardens?...anywho...mets play cards tonight...i may be at corner bistro when the game starts but im sure they will have it on...ted called up Best Show on WFMU last night...i don't think it went over....i think Kinski is holding Natassia is this...someone verify please.

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Utah...Make It 2



2 things im superstoked on...number 1 is this t-shirt finally being mass produced in spring 07...number 2 is the god-blessed mets clinching the win on saturday and moving into the next round robin...this was during me and ted's victory dj set at daddy's immediately after watching a double header at jeff's house...you can witness jeff in all his mets glory...no doubt dancing to gerry rafferty or america...i forget which.

Our Day Will Come


few things i learned today....Family Plot-Hitchcocks last movie....It stars Karen Black(my favorite actress ever)....her child is in my favorite movie of all time-Paris,Texas...with the daughter of Klaus Kinski who is probably my favorite actor of all time...you learn something new everyday.

Thursday, October 05, 2006

See The Dream Wheel


amazing what you can see if you just google jim morrison...listening to pizza party and max is playing 19 minute Byrds jamz by Golden Earring...brutal...wanted to play some songs at daddys last night but i bailed after drinking way too much...sorry dudes..lately im a bit of a soaking wet blanket...i gotta get my priorities straight before football season...me and randall "pink floyd".

While Im Busy


busy working but adam wills showed me this and i cant resist sharing it with loved ones...peace out.

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Take 'er Easy Dude


im drunk at work...after hours so you know the drill...had to explain to my mother today that i was not bi-sexual or a wiccan like my myspace profile reveals...if you are reading my blog or my profile maybe just realize that i make alot of jokes and don't take it to heart...i guess i may always have to explain myself till the day i die...no bigs...work is tough this week being alone in my room, but jensen called to let me know that shea stadium hadn't forgotten me...i wish i could watch that shit but im in this cave burning dvd's to pollute the world with...gonna go down to daddy's to hang with max and matt of the WOWCH persuasion...come down and holla at yr boys...this flyer is old, but i love it to death.

Tuesday, October 03, 2006

Together


so im doing these quick crappy photoshop deals cuz work is super busy...this is a particularly bad one of my brother and his special lady tricia...its still art dammit, i don't wanna hear any complaints...watched alot of harry nilsson clips today...does anybody know where the house is that he grew up in? i know its in brooklyn somewhere...watched wife swap and got kinda mad last night...does it always have to be snobs vs the slobs?...seems unfair...but then again i can't stand slobs.

Monday, October 02, 2006

Buy Buy..Sell Sell


you heard arnold...snap to it...can do too much bloggin this week, totally swamped at actual job...wah, wah...talk soon.