INNER TURMOIL PRODUCTIONS

Fade Away

2011-10-21T14:04:00.000-07:00

It's too easy to fade away, disappear.

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FULL STOP DIS-IN-TI-GRA-TION.

PULL AWAY.

FORGET.

IT.

Updates

2011-03-04T21:28:00.000-08:00

Moved to a new place in December. Have an office.
Had a birthday, have a movie I worked on coming out in a week or so.
Working on music. Painting.
Life's pretty good.

Bob And The Monster

2011-02-22T15:34:00.000-08:00

Bob and the Monster is a documentary film that follows outspoken indie-rock hero Bob Forrest, through his life-threatening struggle with addiction, to his transformation into one of the most influential and controversial drug counselors in the US today. Bob and the Monster crafts contemporary footage, animation and compelling interviews with archival performances and personal videos from Bob's past to reveal the complex layers of this troubled, but hopeful soul. Testimony from his peers, including Courtney Love, Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante, Stephen Perkins & Eric Avery add texture, but it's the depth of Bob's music, interwoven throughout the film, that illuminates this unforgettable and inspirational story.

The film will premiere at SXSW in March 2011.

Check out the trailer here:

Donate via Kickstarter here:
http://kck.st/eYQdd6

Proud to say I've been helping out with this film for a few years.

Illustration Friday - Immovable

2010-08-27T21:28:00.000-07:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic is Immovable.
I wanted to imagine this project as a movie poster.

Score

2010-08-21T22:50:00.001-07:00

Jersey Shore Is Crap

2010-08-17T17:08:00.000-07:00

Now, I haven't actually seen an episode of Jersey Shore, but I will admit to watching TMZ and their constant coverage annoys the hell out of me. The word "Situation" has been ruined in our house. D & I were making fun of the show this morning when this idea for a reject character came up.

Jane's Addiction - The Roxy 07/02/2010

2010-07-05T18:13:00.001-07:00

Jane's Addiction - The Roxy - 07/02/2010
Last friday night, one of my favorite bands, Jane's Addiction played a show at classic sunset strip venue, The Roxy. Official capacity 500. Last I caught them was at one of the 2009 NIN/JA tour stops at Irvine Meadows. Official capacity 16,085. Jane's are at heart a club band that got big enough to do ampitheatre shows, but it doesn't really suit them. Having seen a show at Shoreline outside of San Francisco several years ago I feel like they phone it in at the big shows. Theirs is a band that needs to feel the crowds energy to really deliver. I was previously lucky enough to get tickets to their similarly sized show at The Echoplex with original bass player Eric Avery. See related post HERE.

I was excited, yet apprehensive about seeing this The Roxy show. The band's original and fan favorite bassist, Eric Avery has once again left the group and been replace by Duff McKagan of Guns N Roses & Velvet Revolver fame. The reviews of the few shows & private performances of the band since Duff has joined have been met with lackluster reviews at best.
The show began with a short performance by The Venice Beach Freak Show, featuring a sword swallower, a body piercer, a & Larry Gomez, one of the infamous "Wolf Boys". Next a short strip tease ending with cheek piercing and a 2 woman suspension. The 2 girls hung from the ceiling suspended by hooks in their back flesh. The swung over the band for the opening numbers Whores & Ain't No Right.

While the band tore through a "greatest hits" kind of set, they played with an energy i've never seen them deliver before. Duff did his job in a solid manner with that "punk" attitude that they've been missing in recent years.
Perry sung with his full voice, and he turned the echo up and the lounge singer cheese down. Navarro went beyond the by rote soloing he's been doing lately. Perkins delivered in full (As he always does).
Maybe it was because that was the venue of their classic debut live album. Maybe it was because of the mostly fan filled show. Maybe it was because it was being filmed for a documentary. Whatever the reason, the band played one of those legendary shows that everyone in attendance will be talking about for years to come.

THANK YOU BOYS!

David Mack

2010-05-13T23:10:00.000-07:00

Got my copy of the limited edition version ofDavid Mack's new art book Reflections.
#141/500

and while I'm at it, my copy of his book, The Alchemy
#246/500

I have a sketch that he did for me on my wall here, but I don't seem to have a scan handy...
FOUND IT:

De-Evolution In The Desert

2010-04-30T10:45:00.000-07:00

Made it out to Coachella on saturday a bit after 2pm (Thanks Bob & Pete!).
Just in time to get into the DEVO signing:

Awesome they were one of the 2 bands I was most excited to see. .
The Gossip was great live (never cared for their albums)
Faith No More was pretty good (opened with a fantastic, straight cover of REUNITED).

Caught a little bit of Muse after that.
Worked my way up the rail during Les Claypool's set getting in position for DEVO.

Great set, they blew all the younger bands off the stage IMO.
Didn't get out of the parking lot until almost 3. Slept in my car (UGH).

SUNDAY:
Woke up, cleaned up and drove around for a few hours waiting.
Went in early, hung out awhile...didn't really catch any stunning acts..
Local Natives/Julian Casablancas/De La Soul. l, waited an hour for Sly Stone who didn't show until 10pm for his 6pm slot.
Then the other band I was there for PAVEMENT.
They were great. I was tired, I didn't stay for Thom Yorke or Gorillaz.
I got home by 11. It was great.

Ink Girls (Leftovers)

2010-03-01T21:03:00.000-08:00

About a year ago, I did a series of ink drawings with the goal of turning porn into art. See and read more:
Here.
And Here.
For the last year i've had a stack of these that i never drew out. Finally got around to them.

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IF - Perspective

2010-03-01T20:38:00.000-08:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic is "Perspective".

Beginnings & Endings

2010-02-22T17:38:00.000-08:00

My RPM2010 album is now finished.
10 tracks, 4 with vocals, 3 with special guest, Evan Higashiyama.
download version comes with artwork pdf

Download here : http://www.megaupload.com/?d=ADGYTNTS

Illustration Friday - "Propagate"

2010-02-22T17:06:00.000-08:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic is "Propagate".

Illustration Friday - "Adrift"

2010-02-13T23:30:00.000-08:00

This week's Illustration Friday topic is "Adrift"

I don't even remember the last time I did one of these.....

Dave Mckean v2.0

2010-02-13T21:57:00.000-08:00

Got a chance to swing by Billy Shire Fine Arts to see Dave McKean's show Nitrate + Kinogeists. The show focused on paintings produced as a response to silent films. Lovely dark tones, very noir stuff.
Mr. Mckean was nice enough to sign & sketch a couple of items for me. Always a thrill to see one of my artistic idols work.
First,
I asked him to sketch in my personal favorite of his books, Dust Covers, he gave me a nice Morpheus piece.

Secondly,
He signed my original red leather hardback edition of Sandman: Season of Mists

Finally,
Picked up a copy of his drawings book Squink, which he also sketched of his own accord!

Amazing and generous, thank you sir!

Top 10s : Albums & Shows 00s

2009-12-11T09:57:00.000-08:00

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Albums Of 00's
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Radiohead - Kid A (2000)
The Strokes - Is This It (2001)
Interpol - Turn On The Bright Lights (2002)
The Postal Service - Give Up (2003)
Coldplay - A Rush Of Blood To The Head (2002)
Franz Ferdinand - Franz Ferdinand (2004)
Queens Of The Stone Age - Songs For The Deaf (2002)
Modest Mouse - The Moon & Antarctica (2000)
David Bowie - Heathen (2002)
Outkast - Speakerboxxx/The Love Below (2003)

Honorable Mentions:
Nine Inch Nails - The Fragile (1999)
Mellowdrone - A Demonstration Of Intellectual Property (2003)
The Billy Nayer Show - Goodbye Straplight Sarentino, I Will Miss You (2003)
The Bicycle Thief - You Come And Go Like A Pop Song (1999/2001)

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Top 10 Shows 00s
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2001/7/28
Fear Factory
w/ Primer 55, Dry Kill Logic
Graceland (Seattle, WA)

2006/3/31
Nine Inch Nails
w/ Saul Williams
Key Club @Morongo Casino (Cabazon,CA)

2007/3/3
In The Attic
Pete Townshend, Ben Harper, Rachel Fuller
Alexi Murdoch, Joe Purdy, Tenacious D
The Hotel Cafe (Hollywood, CA)

2007/4/12
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3
w/Sean Nelson & His Mortal Enemies
Spaceland (Los Angeles, CA)

2007/8/17
The Buzzcocks
w The Adored, Easy Image
Spaceland (Los Angeles, CA)

2008/10/3
Lou Reed
w/Ulrich Krieger & Sarth Calhoun
Roy And Edna Disney CalARTS Theatre (Los Angeles, CA)

2009/2/16
Jane's Addiction
w/ DotHacker
The Echoplex (Echo Park,CA)

2009/08/22
Harvey Danger
Final Tour
Largo@Coronet (Hollywood, CA)

2009/09/10
Nine Inch Nails ("LAST SHOW")
w IO Echo
The Wiltern

2009/11/06
Thelonious Monster
w Sean & Zander
Pioneertown (Palm Desert, CA)

On The Road With Thelonious Monster

2009-08-27T11:09:00.000-07:00

A couple months ago Bob Forrest (vocalist and drug counselor, now on VH1's Celebrity Rehab) received a phone call offering Thelonious Monster a stint on the Punk Legends stage for the 15th anniversary of the Warped Tour. In the LA scene these guys were legends. The band that could of been huge but got caught up in addiction, watching their friends soar around them. They arguably wrote better songs, but it simply wasn't meant to be. The last time Thelonious Monster played a show was during a residency in December of 2004. They put out an album that year (After a 9 year gap) and played Coachella but that was pretty much that.

Pre-Tour: Warm-up at The Echo
The week started with a warm-up show. I did my best to promote it via their websites and such, but had considerable help from Chris Carey, long time Monster fan, who put together a press release and launched it out into the blogosphere. It's a good sign, when you go to a show early and there's already a line before doors. I meet up with some of the Bob And The Monster (A documentary on Bob & Thelonious Monster currently in post-production) crew to make sure they get what they need: Mic to Bob, set up for camera locations and who was going to cover what. I'm on sound detail. The band members arrive and go in for sound check. Where's Bob? He's a couple doors down buying records.
Inside Gary Leonard (Iconic LA photographer) is taking pictures. He has the band set up on a bench with mirrors above them. Long time friend Keith Morris (Circle Jerks, Black Flagg) is around. Former bass player Jon Huck attends, seeing the band for the first time in nearly 20 years. The boys play first, since this is not "their" show.
The lineup is:
Bob Forrest (Vocals)
Pete Weiss (Drums, also a writer)
Dix Denney (Guitar, also original member of OG punk band The Weirdos)
Mike Martt (Guitar, Tex & The Horseheads/ Low And Sweet Orchestra)
Zander Schloss (Guitar, Circle Jerks, Joe Strummer also an actor)
"Dallas" Don Burnet (Bass, Plain Wrap, 3D Picnic, Lutefisk, the newest member at 17 years)
They play about an hour. The folks I talk to all think they sound a lot better than they expected. Bob's trademark between song banter is there, he recounts a story of his meeting Paul McCartney and the origin of his Beatles tattoo before they go into a raw, dirgy verion of "Yer Blues". The quasi "fights". are there, which usually boils down to everyone wanting to play a different song next or Bob picking on Zander. Patrick "Frenchy" French rushes the stage for some harmonica stylings on "See That My Grave Is Kept Clean" They are disorganized, but that is part of their charm. The milage shows on their faces and on their instruments. After the set a wave of well-wishers come to say hello. I see that buttons are handed out and that the band members get their copies of my tour poster.
The Bob And The Monster film crew are all satisfied, as most of them never got a chance to see the band before. The promise of the band replayed via archival footage seems to have been delivered.

Day One: Pre-Tour, drive to San Francisco
The band traveled north in groups. I rode with Bob. Pete Weiss & Mike Martt drive up together. Dix and Zander ride up with the gear, driven by Stefan (a friend of theirs, industrious and charming). Don stopped in San Jose to visit friends. Bob & I left around 2pm. He drove. I'm quiet as usual. Along the way, he gives me some schooling in Country music. I don't usually go for it, but it's nice to just listen to music without some sort of agenda. We visit other genres as well. "Roll 'Em Pete" by Big Joe Turner & "The Million Dollar Baby" by Richard Swift are memorable. We also listen to a lot of old timey radio shows. Bob tells anecdotes along the way, locations of debauchery or strange adventures on the road between LA and San Francisco. We manage 3 quick stops on the drive up and make town around 8. We checked into our hotel (an old dormitory style place in the Castro District) and headed out for dinner. It was Mike Martt's birthday and we ate at an italian seafood spot near Fisherman's Wharf. Pete, Dix and Zander were there, Stefan had an entourage of females that came and went during the course of dinner. The staff seemed moderately annoyed at our expanding table. Mike had nice things to say about my poster and liked that I signed it to him. Everyone is very welcoming to my being along (I wasn't sure how that would go, as Bob is the only one that I really know very well). Dix, Zander and I stepped out for a smoke break after the main course. As dessert arrived we all sang Mike Happy Birthday when we came back in. We all go our separate ways after dinner, Bob and I went to City Lights for some books. Then back to our hotel rooms for sleep. The rest of the guys are staying at an infamous SF hotel, that once was the stage for the CIA spying on them (after Bob made a "death threat" against the president.).

Day Two: First Show, Mountain View (a little south of San Francisco)
The day started with coffee, then Bob ran some errands, getting himself ready for a show day. We head over to Amoeba to find a cd copy of Dylan's Basement Tapes. The song "Bessie Smith" has been in Bob's head for days and gave him goosebumps on the way to the venue. We all arrive at the venue early. Don's in first for check in. Bob and I are next, we scoped out the stage and production areas and found a shady place to wait. Kevin Lyman (Warped Tour founder) had some nice chairs and a tent set up that Bob picks as the place. I left them deep in conversation to go see Fishbone, who played early that day. I ran into Mike Martt at the stage and took him over to Bob's cool hiding place. We hung out with the Fishbone guys after their set for awhile. I enjoy hearing them talk about the old days together. Thelonious Monster is scheduled to headline the Punk Legends stage at 6.45. The guys seemed a little cautious about this until finding out that Fear would be playing after them that day. "A real punk leged" says Bob after we chat with Fear frontman Lee Ving. All of the band are a little shocked at how strange the crowd make up is, and how much the place is plastered with posters advertising the different bands and their merch. The festival seems to be haven for street teamers. Advertisement overload.
Thelonious Monster's set felt very short running 25-30 minutes. By that time of day most of the kids have wandered off, so their crowd is pretty thin. I thought they sounded good, but like a band on vacation. Zander and Don sum it up best saying that their bar style set isn't going to work here and that they should try something different tomorrow. I think they're all a little bummed about the crowd (I know I was). Bob later says "I've been playing to no one my whole life". We all stick around for Fear, a lot of the festival crew was around to watch them. Bob and I stay late and end up catching the Crew BBQ that happens at night. We have veggie burgers with a friend of Bob's who is in band management while a ska band plays on a makeshift stage. Afterward we headed back to San Francisco.

Day Three: Second Show, Wheatland (north of Sacremento)
We head out around 11am for the drive to Sacremento. We stopped off at a giant thrift store before leaving town. Bob picks up a couple books and 3 volumes of Joseph Campbell's Power of Myth on VHS. We listen to some Dylan and a lot of XM radio on the way. As we closed in on the venue we realized the directions are no good. I wrote some down at home before I left, they're wrong. I grabbed a direction sheet from production in SF, they're wrong. We end up getting there after stopping to ask at a gas station. The venue is only open during the summer and it shows. The place is pretty run down. The weather is hot, miserably hot, dry with no breeze. We grab some lunch with Zander, Dix & Stefan then try to find a shady spot. Thelonious Monster is scheduled a bit earlier that day 3.45p. This was a relief to all as it was pretty brutal out there. Several guys have towels soaked in ice water.
They sound good. They play like they have something to prove, if to no one else, at least to themselves. Angelo Moore comes up to play some sax on a searing version of "Union Street". The crowd turn out is better. Angelo dances around in the audience like a madman. Bob and I took off immediately after the set for the long slog back to LA. We listened to a lot of old radio shows. We took few breaks and made town by midnight.

Day Four: Third Show, Chula Vista (south of San Diego)
The band and I made our separate ways for Chula Vista. I head out around 11 expecting nasty traffic. I find it. I arrived a little before 3, with the band scheduled to play at 345p. Bob, Pete & Don are there. Texts are flying, phones are dialed, some are awnsered. Mike, Dix, Zander & the equipment may not make it, traffic is worse than any of us thought it would be. The tension is thick. In the mean time, the guys round up various members of Fishbone & Trulio Disgracious to have some backing & equipment. As their stage is being set up Mike Martt arrives, I direct him to the stage. I finally got through to Zander, who is nearly there. I run out to meet them in the middle of the road. We storm a side gate, security doesn't want to let them through. We flash enough All Acess passes that they allow us to park there long enough to unload the equipment. Stefan and I grab whatever we can and rush Zander and Dix to the stage. We get the equipment there with 5 minutes to spare. Close. There are 12 or 13 people playing the set. It's a mighty show. Everybody has a good time, this is one of those shows people will talk about years later. As he climbs down from the drum riser Pete says to me, "Now you've seen a Thelonious Monster show". They all seem highly satisfied, and with good reason. We all drive back to LA. One more show to go.

Day Five: Final Show, Carson (south of Los Angeles)
I head down early, wanting to make the most of the last day. The band isn't playing until 445p. I ran into Don sometime around 1. Nobody else was coming until the 2 o'clock ball park. I'm in text contact with everyone to try to avoid the problems of the previous day. I'm also trying to make sure Keirda, Rick & Austin of the Bob And The Monster crew are covered to get in and film the show. No problems on their entry. Mike shows up around the same time. Pete strolls in a little later. Dix & Zander are next, then Bob. Everybody is in good spirits, it's been fun, but they're ready "to go back to retirement". At least from "touring", there is talk of more LA shows, and talk about making another album. I mostly run with the BATM folks, catching them up with how the tour is going, where everybody is, who they should talk to. I was also trying to make some horns happen since it was being filmed, thinking they should get the best show possible. Keirda talks to Angelo about his interview, how great it is, and how she heard he joined the boys for a song a couple days before. We encourage him to do it again. Thelonious Monster takes the stage a short time later. The set starts off a little sloppier than the last couple. Angelo jumps up for Union Street. They finish strong. Everybody seems happy, there are some old fans in the audience. They seem to have a good time too, rocking out and singing along. A few friends of the guys come and say hello after the set. Most everyone takes off shortly after the set. I stick around to catch Fishbone, and watch over the remaining equipment. Lee Ving was standing around, looking sullen and defeated. One could see the years of waiting on his face. He perks up slightly when he gets recognized by someone in awe, then returns as they leave. He looks like he needs a chair, but the only seating is equipment cases. I head home after Fear's set sometime before 8, hungry and tired, but glad to have been a part of it.

"This isn't a tour, it's a shopping trip to San Francisco" Bob says. Why do it? "Because I miss seeing these guys, I miss hanging out with them." I didn't know most of these guys before this mini tour. They all are great characters with strong senses of humor. After spending the last few years maintaining Bob's official website and myspace pages it was fun to play a role in the return of this band. I came home sunburned to the point of blisters, it was worth it and I already miss hanging out with them too.

Long Time No.....

2009-08-13T20:25:00.000-07:00

Sometime, such a length passes that it seems ridiculous to update...

Well, Thelonious Monster is regrouping to play some Warped Tour dates, I may or may not be going along.
In any event, here's the small version of my poster design.

Jane's Addiction - Echoplex 02/16/09

2009-02-19T18:29:00.000-08:00

So, last year, the original (Perry Farrell, Dave Navarro, Eric Avery, Stephen Perkins) line up of one of my favorite bands (JANE'S ADDICTION) got back together to accept a lifetime achievement type award. Since then, they have played 3 small club shows here in L.A.
The original line up broke up in 1991.
I saw a different version of the band in 2003.
I've seen several of their side projects (See The Panic Channel & Satellite Party in my blog archives.)
They are the ONLY band i have a tattoo relating to.

Last Friday, via their slowly re-animating website, Jane's announced their 3rd club show. They were going to send RSVP emails to the first 500 folks who signed up for thier mailing list. This was my 2nd show being "ON THE LIST", but, OF COURSE, I didn't get in to the last one.

This Time Was Going To Be Different.

I RSVP'd via 2 email addresses just to make sure.
I went down the venue around 5pm, after working since 5am, on what had been an extremely rainy day (by LA standards).
There was around 15 folks waiting around wrapped in blankets. The band was inside soundchecking (I can make out HAD A DAD!)
Doors weren't until 830pm, Felt secure I would probably get in.
After about an hour,Peter Katsis, the band's manager came out and told us that even if we weren't "on the list" those of us standing out there in the weather would get in for sure.
FUCK YEAH!
Felt REALLY secure I would get in, giddy as a school girl.

Skipping ahead, I WAS "on the list" this time anyway.
Secured my position 2nd back from the rail, slightly off center towards Eric's side.
Venue capacity 520, they only let 300-400 folks in there...
The opener was a new Josh Klinghoffer (The Bicycle Thief, Gnarls Barkley, Red Hot Chili Peppers) project, DOTHACKER.
Shoegaze-y, Autolux-y goodness, will be looking forward to their next show.

Band went on about 11:15, played around 45 mins, here is my video of the first 3/4s of their set.

I ran out of space on my camera nearly at the end of Ted...Just Admit it.
After it they played Stop!, took a brief encore break, then busted out Had A Dad and Ocean Size.
Short but sweet teaser for the upcoming Co-Headlining tour with NIN.
It felt like how I imagine the crazy, over-the-top baptists feel.
A true religious experience.
I'm still sore 4 days later.

Ink Girls

2009-02-02T18:12:00.001-08:00

And Some More...I like 1 & 4 the best....

Pourn Into Art

2009-01-31T22:01:00.000-08:00

As someone who grew up with a lot of pornographic material around,
I've long wanted to attempt to turn images of that nature into something more palatable.
Beauty from the grotesque.
Shown in order completed top to bottom. I like 3&4 the best.

Sketch Jan 29th, 2009

2009-01-30T00:10:00.001-08:00

Color Sketchbook

2009-01-28T21:14:00.001-08:00

Untitled Sketch

2009-01-27T23:19:00.000-08:00

Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na _POW_ _ZAP_

2009-01-18T21:53:00.000-08:00

First Drawing, 2009

I Have A Feeling 2009 Is Going To Be A Lot Better

2008-12-28T23:27:00.000-08:00

I Have A Feeling 2009 Is Going To Be A Lot Better

Holly Daze

2008-12-25T11:58:00.000-08:00

Our 2008 chirstmas card was not meant to be, there was dispute from the start this year, D wanted something to do with the recession, I wanted it to look like a WW2 voucher...and I didn't want to draw anything.

And a bonus, here is a copy of a record my great grandfather, Milton Hehr made. He should be playing the saxophone.
The Harmonaires - If I Had One Wish For Christmas
Merry Christmas/Happy Holidays everybody.

New Song: Currently Untitled

2008-10-25T23:51:00.000-07:00

Here's one from the latest batch...no lyrics as of yet...may be a theme song for something???
Press Play

Shook The Hand Of A God

2008-10-06T14:59:00.000-07:00

The title, comes from my better half, although she was making fun of me, it seems accurate enough.

So last Friday Oct. 3rd I was lucky enough to score us tickets to go see Lou Reed perform a new piece with Ulrich Krieger (a experimental musician who transcribed Reed's classic 1975 distortion noise piece Metal Machine Music for his classical group ZEITKRATZER).
The performance was at the REDCAT theatre, located below the Disney Concert Hall in downtown L.A., capacity is around 200.

It was a great avant-garde experimental show, running about an hour with two major movements. The kind of thing that fills me with creative desire and inspiration and makes D's head hurt. Afterward, she said that was the kind of noise I would make if I had amplifiers instead of headphones, I took that as a grand compliment indeed. It was funny to watch the mostly older crowd that was there, expecting Walk On The Wild Side perhaps. Some left, others plugged their ears.

For a better review check out the LA Times one, HERE it is for the same performance (of the 3) I caught.

After the show, I had a dork fanboy moment beyond any that i've previously had,
getting 2 signatures and a hand shake (FIRM!) from one of the most influential musicians of the last 40 years.

The cost:
90 mins and a very angry girlfriend. Officially the longest (by a lot) that i've ever waited around.
Was it worth it??

Dave Mckean

2008-07-20T14:27:00.000-07:00

Check another one off the list...

Found out about this show the morning of the reception via His website, after discovering the existance of said website on the same day via Neil Gaiman's Blog. Random.

This one was previously signed by Gaiman @ the West Hollywood Book Fair when he was touring for Anansi Boys .

This was done inside my copy of Cages

Filter - Roxy Hollywood July 12th 2008

2008-07-13T13:11:00.000-07:00

Went out to The Roxy last night to check out Filter. Been a fan since 95 and haven't ever got around to seeing them. Put on a pretty decent show. Barring front man, Richard Patrick, none of the previous lineups members are present, substituting 3 hired guns.
Funniest part was seeing his brother, Robert Patrick (best known as the t-1000 in Terminator 2), going at it in the mosh pit.
Bass heavy sound system fucked my recording (now a standard attachment to my concert going experience), but i got some shit signed after the show.
Rich gave me shit for not having the new album, but liked seeing some older stuff...

psychedelia

2008-06-30T12:39:00.000-07:00

Tony Visconti

2008-06-26T21:53:00.000-07:00

Due to the ever oberservance of My Better Half, I was able to attend the Book Soup signing of one Tony Visconti, legendary music producer, best know for his work with Bowie (Producing pretty much all the good albums) & TRex.
Was pretty great, got to sit in the front (my favorite dork post) and he was charismatic enough to interest D in him. Was kind enough to sign my dork things.

Tony's WIKI entry

Purchase the book HERE

Bernie Wrightson

2008-04-26T17:21:00.000-07:00

Finally go to meet horror comic icon Bernie Wrightson today..best known as being co-creator of Swamp Thing.

More on Bernie Here.

ITP 009

2008-04-24T15:58:00.000-07:00

Got a call for something more upbeat...

take a partially completed track (08172007)

add dance keys and away we go...

ITP 009

ITP 008

2008-04-24T15:57:00.002-07:00

ITP 008
Electric piano sound as base, solo EP sound on top
Digital Stepper mixed low.
Bass parts....
sort of meloncholy eletro thing turns organic
flip the whole thing around. done.
ITP 008

ITP 007

2008-04-24T15:57:00.001-07:00

ITP 007
This one got out of hand, to satisfying end product.
Started with drum loop
then bass verse, then bass chorus
piled on chorus keys (8-9 parts in the end)
changed bass verse to totally different part....(original sounded like another chorus part)
ITP 007

ITP 006

2008-04-24T15:55:00.000-07:00

ITP 006
Started with drum loop
added bass line, added droney keyboard part, dropped bass line, added high keyboard part, redid bass
added guitar parts
added sub sonic key bass
ITP 006

Harvey Danger Remix

2008-04-16T16:11:00.000-07:00

remix of an extremely obscure song...
Dining Car (ITP REMIX)

ITP 005

2008-04-11T20:03:00.001-07:00

ITP005
Hot afternoon, laid back groove kinda thing with a synthy style (despite the fact that there is no synths involved) pretty upbeat...
started with degraded chorused bass part looped
added funny percussion (round pan, heavy compression)
2 dreamy bass lines
1 electric guitar bass line....
ITP 005

ITP 004

2008-04-11T20:02:00.000-07:00

ITP004
dub horn sound as base
right channel reflective synth sound - cheesy 70s rocky sound
faster percussive synth sound - 2 later complimentary versions left and right channels
3 tracks of percussive sounds
ITP 004

ITP 003

2008-04-10T18:25:00.000-07:00

ITP 003
I honestly don't know when I made this one. Sometime in the last couple of weeks for sure....but actual production is completely forgotten...I think it was the last thing I was working on befor ITP 001...so it's sort of number zero...anyway...i like the way it came out...kinda dance-y drum part...stuttered keys...sub zero bass line....
ITP 003

ITP 002

2008-04-10T18:24:00.000-07:00

ITP 002
I wanted to do something working up from a drum pattern.
basically just started messing around with midi sound effects...
1. Drum sound loop based
midi , multi compressor, combo effect plugin
2. secodary drum loop
duplicate midi drum fx, additional round pan, eq, reverb
3. Bass, Sub Bass Drum Effect
4&5 Left & Right channel Bass with Crunch Drums FX & EQ
ITP 002

ITP 001

2008-04-06T14:25:00.000-07:00

ITP 001
began life as a heavily effected flute sound for another song,
muted the rest of the sounds, improvised 2.34 piece.
added 4 additional tracks the following day.
1 electric piano, a hybrid synth sound, and 2 percussive track.
ITP 001

Something Old...Something New.....

2008-01-16T23:29:00.000-08:00

2008-01-16T23:14:00.000-08:00

Inland Empire Review

2008-01-12T18:23:00.000-08:00

David Lynch's Inland Empire:

Less Laura Dern,

More Rabbit People.

Morrissey_Hollywood Palladium_10/8/2007

2007-10-09T12:44:00.001-07:00

Photo by aprilllll

Personally, I've always been inclined towards making fun of Morrissey fans (not to mention, the man himself). You Are The Quarry is the only album of his that i've really dug. The Smiths? don't really see what the big deal is...
Deidre, being a huge fan, has wanted to see him since we moved down here.
I, being a bootleg collector, have wanted to see a show at the Palladium since we moved down here.
So, knowing that the Palladium is closing after this run of shows, I procured for us tickets to see Morrissey last Tuesday night. As we prepare to leave, i check the internet only to discover that the show has been cancelled due to a "water pipe leak" (nevermind that only a 3rd of the tickets sold for the previous night, and only one of the 10 planned nights sold out). Our tickets were to be honored on the 8th or the 9th, so the 8th it is...We get there later than my usual early as hell time only to discover a truely awful opener...Thankfully a short set, with a short turnaround time inbetween..Then the main event.

Now I get it.
The man commands the stage like few performers I've ever seen (Bowie's on the yes list, Daltry,Manson on the No). His voice has held up remarkably well. The backing band was rocking. I was impressed. Went into the show not expecting much, didn't even bring my recording device. Now I wish I would of.

Painting by Me

Vacationing In Hollywood

2007-09-24T11:57:00.000-07:00

Had the pleasure of being called into duty (via my bootleg recording pasttime) to help out the boys in The Vacation, a great Hollywood-based rock band (of the heavy drinking, 70's Glam/Punk influenced variety that you don't get so much of these days) if you're not already familiar.

They're finishing up working on new material (which sounds great BTW) ..
New Personal Favorite : "Moving Machines"

They had a record out a year or two ago on Rick Rubin's American label :
Debut Album - Remastered, Re-Sequenced American Pressing

Debut Album - Original, Echo UK Pressing

Additionally, I shot some video which has been edited into acceptable internet music video format:.

Marcel Marceau, Dead At 84

2007-09-23T13:06:00.000-07:00

Sorry Marcel Marceau, I Didn't Mean It....

Satellite Party - New Stuff

2007-09-07T18:34:00.000-07:00

Never Did Update Since the last time I saw them, and since a new tour is on it's way, here's the dates followed by some of my signed stuff.

Sep 7 2007 8:00P Rams Head Live Baltimore, Maryland
Sep 9 2007 8:00P Norva Norfolk, Virginia
Sep 10 2007 8:00P The Orange Peel Asheville, NC
Sep 11 2007 8:00P Center Stage Atlanta, Georgia
Sep 13 2007 8:00P House of Blues Orlando, Florida
Sep 15 2007 8:00P Home Depot Center (KROQ’s LA Invasion) Los Angeles, CA
Sep 18 2007 8:00P Gothic Theatre Denver, Colorado
Sep 19 2007 8:00P Belly Up Aspen Aspen, CO
Sep 21 2007 8:00P WA Amphitheater @ Clark County, WA Ridgefield, Washington
Sep 22 2007 8:00P Quest Field (KNDD show) Seattle, Washington
Sep 23 2007 8:00P Commodore Vancouver, British Columbia
Sep 25 2007 8:00P The Big Easy Spokane, Washington
Sep 26 2007 8:00P Qwest Arena w/The Smashing Pumpkins Boise
Sep 27 2007 8:00P In the Venue Salt Lake City, Utah
Sep 29 2007 8:00P New Oasis Reno, Nevada
Sep 30 2007 8:00P Empire Sacramento, California
Oct 1 2007 8:00P Fillmore San Francisco, California
Oct 3 2007 8:00P Catalyst Santa Cruz, California
Oct 4 2007 8:00P Ventura Theatre Ventura, California
Oct 6 2007 8:00P LA Detour Festival Los Angeles
Oct 7 2007 8:00P The Glass House San Bernadino
Oct 9 2007 8:00P Marquee Phoenix, Arizona
Oct 10 2007 8:00P House of Blues Las Vegas, Nevada

They get my personal stamp of approval.

P.S.
I remembered to tell Perry that my cat's name is Maceo as well.
He seemed sort of flattered. I was embarassed.
Oh Well, That's what happens when you're a dorky music fan.

Bi-Monthly Update

2007-06-10T13:35:00.000-07:00

geez...slacking..
anyway..
what have i been up to?
This Mostly.
I'm producing....singing on the track "Chance Meeting" (A Roxy Music Cover)...
otherwise..working like a madman...
D's in Florida, her mother is recovering from back surgery...been gone over a month now

Harch Mare Part 2 - The Ides Of March?

2007-04-01T20:54:00.000-07:00

What else have i been up to???
Not Much...did finally get that big promotion at work
..won't be able to walk to work anymore, but it's not too far of a drive..and it's being made worth my while.

Harch Mare (Pete Townshend Played My Birthday Party, Sort OF )

2007-04-01T20:25:00.000-07:00

Lack of updates....same as usual.
Firstly, celebrated my 25th on the 3rd with a fantastic intimate performance (150 People) by Pete Townshend(of The Whofame) as part of Rachel Fuller's In The Attic Acoustic Jam Series. With the exception of these Attic Jam shows, he hasn't done shows this small in 30+ years, and solo performances are virtually unheard of.
Openers Tenacious D:

Pete & Rachel With Tenacious D:

Then Was Joe Purdy, who played "Let My Love Open The Door" w PT:

Rachel played next, followed by Alexi Murdoch, and the Ben Harper...my pics of them didn't come out
Finally, The Man Himself:

Best. Birthday. Ever.

Communication

2007-02-25T12:02:00.000-08:00

Illustration Friday brings you "Communication

haven't been doing these for awhile....
my website has been updated/revamped to show my current goings-on as far as art goes....
INNER TURMOIL PRODUCTIONS

Satellite Party PART DEUX

2007-02-02T15:15:00.000-08:00

I was singing a song to the cat today when i realized.....
I forgot to tell Perry Farrell that MY CAT'S NAME IS MACEO.
D'OH

SATELLITE PARTY

2007-01-25T10:30:00.000-08:00

So...last night Perry Farrell's new project Satellite Party played a quasi-secret, Winter X Games, warm-up show at my neighborhood club. I was there (of course). It was a pretty rad show, the new group, which feature Nuno Buttencourt (of Extreme fame), is sounding solid and Perry is a force of nature.
I can check off another name off of my meeting my high school heroes list (which is getting increasingly short btw ) as I met the man himself after the show and was able to get my vinyl sleeve for Psi Com (His First, Pre-Jane's Addiction Band) signed. As usual, my head exploded a little bit.
Only In L.A.

Fear And Loathing In Los Angeles

2006-11-01T12:03:00.000-08:00

Last night was a very exciting night for this one. I got to go see a rare public appearance from one of my biggest artistic influences, Ralph Steadman, widely believed to be one of the greatest illustrators of the 20th century.

He was everything I would of imagined he would be and I was right up front and center the whole time. Appearantly he has pretty bad arthritis these days, so the signing portion was all but cancelled...myself, being aggressive when need be, jumped up and handed him my book, in which he signed , doodled (more than anything, I was hoping to get a doodle, it was the only one done during the event), and even personalized it for me. My new most prized possession:

Being, naturally, much inspired to draw I went home and did a portrait in an approximation of his own style.

some video:

*

2006-10-23T21:17:00.000-07:00

"Once The Music Gets Inside Your Soul Anything Can Happen"

Capture

2006-08-06T16:36:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday Brings You "Capture"

Two months since the last one...been pretty busy though...burns have healed nicely.

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Burned

2006-07-19T22:58:00.000-07:00

got some pretty bad 2nd degree burns on sunday...these were taken today, wednesday....
other than that..been keeping busy on the super secret project...

Art Show

2006-06-27T11:01:00.000-07:00

if you're in the Silverlake area, i'll be participating in a little show for a couple hours today at the Starbucks on the corner of Glendale BLVD/Fletcher AVE....12pm - 4pm

Angels & Demons

2006-05-15T15:43:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday Brings you "Angels & Demons"

couldn't think of anything good this week so i just did it in a different style....
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Coachella 2006 - Sunday

2006-05-10T15:00:00.000-07:00

Kicking off my 2nd day agenda was Be Your Own Pet

Then, locals Giant Drag (Annie comes into my work)

then a bunch of bands i didn't get Pictures of
Followed by Matisyahu

Seu Jorge (best known from The Life Aquatic or even better City Of God)

then in the midst of 20 thousand, Madonna

Massive Attack

and Tool

somewhere in there i met Stewart Copeland (of The Police) in the film fest tent.

all in all, a hell of a weekend

Coachella 2006 - Saturday

2006-05-10T14:50:00.000-07:00

First up was The Section Quartet

Then, Rob Dickensen (The Catherine Wheel)

Followed by Uk Dance artists HYBRID..with special guests
Peter Di Stefano (Porno For Pyros)

Perry Farrell (Of Course!)

then a bit later, My Morning Jacket

TV On The Radio

The extremely overrated Devandra Bernhardt

The surprisingly good (especially after crap 2nd album) Franz Ferdinand

and the still brilliant Depeche Mode

then i sat in the car for 2 hours trying to get out of the back lot...ugh....

Fat

2006-05-06T23:44:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday brings you "Fat"

still procrastinating on the coachella post...
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Under The Sea

2006-05-03T22:09:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday Brings You : "Under The Sea"

delayed a bit due to Coachella

more on that to follow...

ROBOT

2006-04-23T17:42:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday's topic of the week is "Robot"

missed out last week...no good reason..wasn't happy with my picture...this one turned out pretty good i think...
heading out to Coachella next week if anybody wants to say hello...
pardon the funny picture
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Speed

2006-04-09T18:04:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday brings you "Speed"

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SPRING

2006-04-04T23:23:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday brings you "Spring"

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Monster

2006-03-27T19:39:00.000-08:00

"Monster" is the weekly topic over at Illustration Friday

...I was going to do a picture of Dakota Fanning but.....
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Feet

2006-03-21T22:31:00.000-08:00

Illustration Friday Brings You Feet

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Tattoo You

2006-03-10T20:22:00.000-08:00

Illustration Friday: Topic: Tattoo
as i was saying last week......
my arm is now pretty much all healed up so here's what i did on my birthday:

it's the design from the back of the tarot deck i'm supposedly working on...
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Insects

2006-03-05T14:21:00.000-08:00

Illustration Friday's topic this week is "Insects"

since i was talking about the book last time, i dug out an image that fits this week's topic..this one is from 2000

A birthday recap will be along as soon as my arm heals up...
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Tea In The Sahara

2006-03-01T15:12:00.000-08:00

Illustration Friday Brings you "Tea"

got a box of old artwork from my father today...can finally start putting together my book !!
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The Nomi Song

2006-02-23T17:06:00.000-08:00

Illustration Friday Presents..."Song"

i've been obsessed since i saw The Nomi Song documentary.
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The Chair

2006-02-05T17:04:00.000-08:00

Illustration Friday brings you "Chair"

what else have i been up to...
working on music projects mostly
doing a track for The Pink Pig Update
i bought a Shepard Fairey painting :

...mine is slightly different, this pic is of the print version

Sea, C, Cee, Ci, SEE

2006-01-09T14:16:00.000-08:00

Illustration Friday Brings You Sea

so far this year kinda sucks...except that Mellowdrone is doing a residency at Spaceland..which is pretty damn sweet if you ask me...

New Year's Cancelled

2005-12-31T22:03:00.000-08:00

Giant Village cancelled
never mind "rain or shine"
fuck you very much

Flavour

2005-12-31T18:30:00.000-08:00

Illustration Friday brings you "Flavour"
my last drawing of 2005:

will be spending the evening downtown, in the rain, watching Death Cab and more importantly, finally seeing The Flaming Lips!!!

Bob Forrest made me a copy of some tracks from his new lp....it's so beautiful....can't wait for the full record & some shows...

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"Wishing You Unhappy Holidays"

2005-12-23T23:19:00.000-08:00

This Week's Illustration Friday topic is "Holiday"

and here's this year's Xmas Card:

if anybody wants one, email me and i'll send one out...
you can download the song that my post is titled from here

Happy Holidays Everybody
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A Friend For The Holidays

2005-12-21T14:22:00.000-08:00

a "new" (colored) version of last year's xmas card comic is now up on the web..
here
we still have a few numbered copies left if anybody wants one...drop me an email and i'll send it off

Suprise

2005-12-15T13:19:00.000-08:00

found this buried in my closet...

cartoon done 7/2/2004
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"Blue"

2005-12-03T00:29:00.000-08:00

Illustration Friday:BLUE"

didn't get to it last week...so i made sure i did it this time....
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Free

2005-11-20T18:33:00.000-08:00

Illustration Friday gives you free

for those of you who don't get it:
Click Here
Finally bought myself a Wacom Tablet figured it was about time i learned how to color digitally....

Strength or Weakness

2005-11-12T15:43:00.000-08:00

Illustration Friday topic "Strength"

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Night

2005-11-06T19:09:00.000-08:00

This Week, "Night" is the topic over at Illustration Friday.

also, a story I did for an e-comic upstart, Cloven Hand Comics has finally launched...it can be found here.
i've also decided to start selling these pieces...if anybody wants one shoot me an offer:
innerturmoil@gmail.com
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Broken

2005-10-30T14:57:00.000-08:00

Illustration Friday brings you "BROKEN"

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Pumpkin Time....

2005-10-23T23:08:00.000-07:00

here we go for this year....

Vincent Price...
did a Marilyn Manson one last year...gets me some practice with the linoleum cutter....though, i always seem to maim myself as well....
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Remote Controlled Devices

2005-10-21T22:35:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday : Remote

All Work And No Play Make Jack A Dull Boy.

Cold

2005-10-18T17:32:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday brings you "Cold"...

Been busy doing some comics forthese guys."
also went up north for a few days for some family time...that was good.

i'll see if i can't get back to updating this thing more regular-like...

Fresh

2005-09-26T21:18:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday brings you "Fresh"

nothing really working this week...my better half suggested this classic Cagney scene from Public Enemy
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Escape!

2005-09-16T20:24:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday brings you "Escape" this week.

working sketch for a painting i intend to do at some point....
not sure about the amputees...don't have a fetish for it in real life.....seems to haunt around in my art work though...
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.........Depth....

2005-09-09T17:17:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday brings you "Depth"

THINGS ARE TOUGH ALL OVER.
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Roots

2005-09-02T23:28:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday brings up the topic of "Roots"

so i did some cypress trees in honor of everyone going through it all in the south...
Kanye West's Thoughts, as aired unedited on the east coast
my thoughts and prayers are with everyone in Louisiana, and especially those abandoned in New Orleans..
an of course..donate if you can...
The Red Cross

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Dreams

2005-08-29T22:08:00.000-07:00

this week seems to be insomnia week, so over at Illustration Friday the theme is "Dreams".

on Saturday, headed over to Skylight Books for a reading/signing appearance by Bret Easton Ellis of Less Than Zero/American Psycho/Glamorama fame...pretty fun, he doesn't really look anything like the photos on his books..
went to Sunset Junction on sunday...even crazier than last year..sad to say that i'm now part of the group of folks that are saddened by the reformation of the New York Dolls....guess i didn't get it while it was hot..... :(

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Reflection (Finally)

2005-08-24T15:04:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday's Topic this week is Reflection

supposedly something along the lines of the flash of life as you're dying....or some other such nonsense...
Been sick lately, so things took a long time...
My father had a few hour layover here on monday...took him to the Revolutions Exhibit at Forest Lawn...then took him to Burrito King since he said he had "heard we had some good Mexican food down here"...so that was fun

"wisdom"

2005-08-14T18:06:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday takes up the topic of "Wisdom" this week...

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Empty

2005-08-06T22:24:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday gets busy on "EMPTY" this week..

it's just so oppresively hot lately...
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Aging

2005-07-29T22:56:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday's topic of the week is "AGING"

"return i will to old brazil..."
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