Win 500 Bizness Cards from Beautiful Decay

A well-designed, professional business card is one of the most critical tools anyone seeking a job can have- especially in the creative field! So, Beautiful/Decay is presenting a competition to see who can design the best business card for themselves and/or their business. Please send them your most innovative, eye-catching card graphics! The most creative card will win 500 free cards printed courtesy of UPrinting.com! (Note: Beautiful Decay will be posting the winners on their blog--so if you don't want your personal information broadcasted please also send a version of the file with dummy text.)
Deadline: July 28th, 2009 6:00pm PST
Guidelines:
-Email submissions to: contactbd@beautifuldecay.com with the subject line: Business Card Contest
-Format is 2 x 3.5"
-Business card graphic includes front & back, full color
-Winner may select any paper type
-For all template & file specification requirements please visit UPrinting's guidelines.

Metro!

RSVP for July 29th's METRO at the 7th Street in Minneapolis, www.scion.com/metro

TC Zinefest in MPLS

Zinefest is the Twin Cities’ premiere DIY craft, culture and
self-publishing event, and it’s happening soon! The TC Zinefest
strives to connect the Twin Cities community to DIY culture as openly
and easily as possible by making tables affordable to exhibitors, and
events and admission free to attendees. Come to trade, buy, talk or
learn. Things are happening all day at Zinefest, and we hope you can
come take a look!

THE BASICS:
Twin Cities Zinefest
July 11-12, 2009
Saturday 11am-5pm, Sunday 11am-4pm
Stevens Square Center for the Arts
1905 3rd Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55404
admission is free

EVENT SCHEDULE:
Saturday, July 11, 11am-5pm
1pm : open mic zine reading (by attendees and exhibitors)
3pm : MPLS Zines (documentary by Monica Anderson)
4pm : Presentation Night (Minneapolis’ own living zine performs)
Sunday, July 12, 11am-4pm
12pm : Starting a Distribution Co-op with Likeminded Publications (workshop with Microcosm’s Joe Biel - limit 20 participants)
2pm : If It Ain’t Cheap, It Ain’t Punk: 15 Years of Plan-it X Records (documentary by Joe Biel)

THE AFTER-PARTY:
Four zine-friendly bands will play at
Arise! Bookstore on Saturday night. Please join us! This event is
open to the public. Zinesters can bring books to consign at Arise! and
party for a bit with their DIY compatriots. The after-party starts at
6pm and will feature music from Teenage Moods, Gerald Prokop, Bla Bla
Blacksheep, and Zombie Season. The event is free. Arise! Bookstore is
located at 2441 Lyndale Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55405.

MORE INFORMATION:
Check out the website: zinefest.org
Check out last year’s event featured on Access to Arts: http://zinefest.org/?p=5

Wanna Break into the BIG TIME?!

Reality TV I thought would be dead by now but we're human and love to live vicariously thorough other people! **Sigh...if you're a struggling artist, wanna make it big or just be on TV now's your chance to give it a shot. Bravo is holding an open call this coming Thursday (7/16) at the Art Institute of Chicago. The show will be hosted by the fashionable Sarah Jessica Parker...

From the Bravo website:
"UNTITLED ART PROJECT
Application Instructions


How do you go from struggling, emerging or even semi-established artist to selling a complete show for $198 million? It’s a big art world out there, but maybe this is one place to start!

Magical Elves (Peabody Award-winning Project Runway, Emmy Award-winning Top Chef) and Sarah Jessica Parker (Golden Globe- and Emmy Award-winner) and her production company, Pretty Matches, are teaming up for an hour-long creative competition series among aspiring contemporary artists who will create and compete to conquer the art world!

If you’re an emerging or mid-career artist with a unique, powerful voice that demands a bigger stage – well. . . Here. It. Is.

We want contemporary artists. Your medium could be one of many (or several of many) – painting, sculpture, installation, video, photography, mixed-media – we want voices that believe in their art and want the world to know.

Attend one of our four regional casting calls around the country and we will consider you for participation in this groundbreaking show.

Casting Calls for The Untitled Art Project are as follows:

LOS ANGELES
Saturday, July 11 & Sunday, July 12, 10 AM – 2 PM
LAXART
www.laxart.org

MIAMI
Tuesday, July 14, 10 AM – 2 PM
Fredric Snitzer Gallery
www.Snitzer.com

CHICAGO
Thursday, July 16, 10 AM – 2 PM
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Sullivan Galleries, 33 S. State Street
www.saic.edu

NEW YORK
Saturday, July 18 & Sunday, July 19, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM
White Columns
www.whitecolumns.org"

Good Luck to all!

Bad Ass Broad

Every since my homegirl who run's Huston's HATER magazine put out an issue on Houston's Baddest Broads I've been completley obessed with the topic! I've made posters about it, drawn about it and most recently made a patter?! Yes! I think it's pretty kick ass but that's my perspective. Please let me know which one you prefer, color on black background or color on a white background.

Suite903 is HERE!

A long time in the making Suite903 has finally LAUNCHED! Suite903 is a branch of Cornerstone that is "TOTAL SOUL" music. I will never forget the two disc sampler I got two years ago with DJ Lindsey vs. DJ Beverly! Ever since that album I've only wanted more and more! Please take the time to peek at the site and sign up for goodies, listen to the podcast, catch up on the latest gossip and peep new videos!

DÂM-FUNK Toeachizown 5LP Set Coming This Fall...

Stones Throw just announced that Dâm-Funk's debut album Toeachizown will be released as a 5LP set this fall! LP set?!?! Siiiick! The set will be about two and a half hours of music with a CD to follow. More details to come but in the mean time enjoy the recently completed Vol. 1 "LAtrik."


MP3:
“Toeachizown”Free, Song, 128 kbps

Upcoming Dam-Funk tour dates:

Jul 14 - San Diego CA @ Voyeur, with A-Trak
Jul 23 - Glasgow, Scotland @ Stereo
Jul 24 - Manchester UK @ The Roadhouse
Jul 29 - Los Angeles CA @ The Airliner

Aug 4 - Fullerton CA @ The Continental Room
Aug 6 - San Diego CA @ El Dorado Bar
Aug 7 - Los Angeles CA @ Hyperion Tavern
Aug 14 - Brookyn NYC @ Prospect Park, with Animal Collective
Aug 15 - Brookyn NYC @ Prospect Park, with Animal Collective

Sep 18 - Tokyo JP @ JZ Brad, with Benji B
Sep 19 - Osaka JP @ Sound Channel, with Benji B
Sep 20 - Kanazawa JP @ Manier, with Benji B
Sep 21 - Morioka City JP, TBA
Sep 22 - Sendai City JP @ ADD, with Benji B
Sep 24 - Seoul, S. Korea @ Stussy (In Store)
Sept 25 - Seoul, S. Korea Club @ Vera
Sept 26 - Shanghai, China @ The Shelter

Oct 2009 - Europe Tour

www.stonesthrow.com/damfunk

AN EVENT FOR WHAT'S NEXT!

I'm almost done with this two year program at MCAD! WOOOT! Come check out some of my work next Wed from 6-8PM (The opening reception)!!

Scion METRO: Pase Rock, Designer Drugs, Da Hardy Boyz, Franki Chan & Blu Jemz

Scion Metro Presents: Pase Rock, Designer Dr*gs, Da Hardy Boyz, Franki Chan, Blu Jemz from Scion A/V on Vimeo.

RSVP HERE! (www.scion.com/metro)

Content Under Pressure

Every third Thursday Big Quarters and The Fifth Element host a producer showcase showdown called Last of the Record Buyers. Hosted by Brandon Allday and resident DJ Nikoless, this Hip-Hop Community night in the Twin Cities focuses on production craft allowing anyone to come down and play their beats and receive feedback from fellow producers and the "SPECIAL GUEST" producer. This month they've teamed up with Red Bull Music Academy with an extra special session, Content Under Pressure. This exclusive event will be challenging key artists making moves in the Indie Market and Twin Cities to make music with an unfamiliar collaborator in a limited amount of time. Producers and MCs will be paired at random and given three hours to create a track that will later be performed. Check out who’s involved:



-THE PRODUCERS

1)Blueprint

2)X:144 (Orlando, FL)

3)Benzilla

4)Medium Zach (of Big Quarters)

5)O-D

6)Katrah-Quey

7)Big Cats!



-THE MCS

1)Carnage

2)Abstract Rude

3)Sims

4)New MC

5)St Paul Slim

6)Felipe Cuauhtli (Los Na)

7)Manifest



IPR

312 Washington Ave

Minneapolis, MN 55401

-6 PM Until 9 PM (artists in the studio and viewable on live webstream)

-8 PM until 11 PM (Open to Public: artists perform the songs at the IPR "Green Room")







Look out for Part 2 of the event taking place July 9, 2009.

Grand Puba & U-God Listening Party!

Today marks the official release date of Grand Puba and U-God's albums on the FRANKRADIO (Frank151s new label)/Baby Grand Records. The Minneapolis LumberJackers are hosting a listening party with DJ VERB X at the Nomad World Pub on the West Bank at 10PM tonight. Copies of the albums will be given away to a few lucky people!!"

Chikan (Train Groping)

Japan is about to put the SMACK back down!



CHIKAN (TRAIN GROPING)

1) In Japan, more than 4000 men are arrested each year for groping on public transport.
2) In 2001, a survey of two private high-schools in Tokyo revealed that more than 70% had been groped on the train.
3) A recent survey of Japanese companies suggested that at least 17% of Japanese women have been groped in public.

Police crackdown

The mid-1990s brought a nationwide police crackdown on train gropers. Plain-clothes police officers were assigned to the worst affected trains during rushhour. Advertising campaigns gave advice to women who thought they were being molested: to thrust the offending hand in the air and yell “Chikan!” (”Groper!”).

Unfortunately, this hasn’t emboldened many Japanese women. Surrounded by strangers, most women would rather pretend nothing unusual is happening than create a scene. Gropers exploit this, and pick their victims carefully.

Some of the “victims” aren’t so innocent, and false accusations of groping are increasing. The shame associated with chikan makes it possible for especially enterprising young women to blackmail fellow train users.

Faced with a hysterically shrieking woman, most men are willing to be led to the nearest ATM and part with large sums of money (US$3000 isn’t uncommon).

Read more here

House of Cardio

I got an email a couple weeks ago about Roxy's latest mix House of Cardio. I downloaded and when I was running this morning it came on, I'm in LOVE with it. Ladies if you need something to keep you going while you are working out this is the mix you need.

The mix is a calbo between Roxy and Van Scott that includes classic joints along with new songs including the latest single by Roxy & Van Scott (Drlkt Freddi). Get ready to be pumped up and feel that burn burn burn!

Download: House of Cardio

I'm Judging a Battle?!

Yes it is true, rap battles are still going. Thanks to Eminem's 8-Mile rap battles became widly popular and some of the worst people were coming out and showing us their wanna be skills. I'm looking forward to judging this upcoming battle at the Blue Nile the fourth Saturday in June, maybe there will be some sick verses. If you're around come on down and check out the action.

Jonah Samson

Photographer Jonah Samson leaves little to the imagination with his latest work Pleasantville. With his dark sense of humor Samson explores American cultures fascination with sex and violence as entertainment using a diorama style set-up to create scenes that are fairly realistic. Hand crafting each of the models used Samson works in a very 'old school' way. Everything is hand-painted, assembled, shot on film and printed in the traditional analog way. There are NEVER any digital manipulations done to the work the only manipulation is that from the construction process using lighting and depth of field. Pleasantville is currently on display at the G. Gibson Gallery in Seattle until the end of July. If you can't make the show check out Jonah Samson's website where you can contact him directly to purchase the softbound, full-colour 8"x10" 36 page book.