Need a socially acceptable magazine to hide your dirty ones in? This month try using ALTERNATIVE PRESS, where you will also find out that NEW JUNK AESTHETIC was voted to have the #2 album cover of 2009, and well as contain the #3 B-Side; “Buffalo 666″. Still browsing? Then pick up this month’s ROCK SOUND that dedicates 2 pages to an interview/feature they did with me about art and shit! It’s got a bunch of Brits ‘avin a goof on the cover, you can’t miss it. And speaking of New Junk appreciation, click HERE to see how another super cool website also believed it to have one of the greatest album covers of the year. Bonus!

Below is my previously mentioned contribution to the “Under The Influence: He-Man” art show that I previously mentioned even more below-er than the previously mentioned painting. Friday, January 8th, 7PM – 10pm, Gallery1988, 7020 Melrose, LA, CA. The exhibit runs through the 29th. I got to see a lot of the show today and my eyes damn near started to leak from the perfect storm of childhood memories and the actual invite itself, to take part in such a super sweet event. Be there or be Stinkor!

22" x 30" watercolor

Hey now! Hope everyone is having wonderful stuff. I was just in Europe with my best friends and while I was there I drew a lot. Because they sleep till 4pm. I’m feeling impatient (shocking) so I uploaded the drawings before giving them a proper clean up. That will come soon. These drawings aren’t exactly for anything in particular. Maybe I’ll put them on shirts someday or something. Not too sure. Maybe they are just here to look at. Or maybe they were just created in order for me to keep my sanity in parts of the world that get 2 hours of sunlight a day. Either way, I love my band, I love all the great people I got to meet, and I appreciate you checking these doodles out. Sorry for all my posi vibes. I just saw Avatar last night and want to plug my ponytail into a tree! Australia… you’re next!!!

That little imp in the He-Man shirt right there is me. And I ended up ruining that chalkboard because I drew Skeletor on it in marker. I thought that everything you drew on a chalkboard could get erased! What a stupid asshole I was! Point being, He-Man was the first thing i ever remember drawing, which is part of the reason why I was so excited to be asked to be apart of Gallery 1988’s “Under The Influence” art show tribute to Master’s Of The Universe. Before I left for Europe I completed a 22 x 30 watercolor painting for the show (not the one on the flyer), that will be hung on the wall in the near vicinity of some of my favorite artists of all time. I’ll put up a picture soon, but I recommend coming to see everything for yourself on January 8th, running until January 29th at 7020 Melrose Ave, Los Angeles, CA. Check out the flyer below, and/or peep some more info HERE!

The dishes are done, Europe! You got first dibs on ETID’s latest gig posters, but now they are for sale online. World wide! Print number 3 in the JB! vs. HERO collection. Hand numbered 1 – 150. Pick one up RIGHT HERE before they sell out. And the WILL sell out!

as to not discriminate, I just went ahead and made New Junk Aesthetic #1.

10. Coalesce – Ox
9. Alexisonfire – Old Crows/Young Cardinals
8. Mariachi El Bronx
7. Manchester Orchestra – Mean Everything To Nothing
6. Taking Back Sunday – New Again
5. Them Crooked Vultures
4. Green Day – 21st Century Breakdown
3. Nirvana – Live At Reading
2. Converge – Axe To Fall
1. Every Time I Die – New Junk Aesthetic

Architects – Hollow Crown was on my list but I was just informed that it came out last year. Shit, the new Mute Math is really good too. So is the new Paramore and Alice In Chains. Oh well. I’m sticking with this.

Earlier this week, in the midst of my routine innernet surfing, I was very shocked to find that my friendship, along with MY MYSPACE PAGE that represents it (that was designed by BDESGINCREATIVE), was the featured friend page on said website! Now, I’ve always thought that my friendship is something special, and should very well be featured somewhere, but had no idea to what dimensions. I am not exactly too sure as to how this happened, but am unbelievably grateful for the acknowledgement, and any and all kind words and attention I have received because of it. If you missed my ugly mug, here’s what one of the banners looked like. I believe the pic was cropped from an ETID bocci ball photoshoot. Sorry to anyone i may have scared! :-)

I drew up some tee shirts for a hot, young, aggressive music act called EVERY TIME I DIE that are now for sale ONLINE. Perfect stocking stuffers, but even better tee shirts!

Check out the latest installment in the ETID/Hero Design Studio screen printed gig posters. It’s a 3 color silkscreen, 10″x24″. Only 100 going to Europe (which my calculator says is less than 10 a show). Only 50 for the US, which will go on sale 12.22.09 at noon over at www.HeroAndSound.com. Cool! Thanks!

As I may or may not have mentioned before, my plan with the NEW JUNK AESTHETIC artwork is to paint it all, frame it all, hang it up somewhere, then stand around and stare at it with people while we eat cheese. Here is a sneak peak at the second attempt. It is for the “Host Disorder” drawing.