Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
Carsick Cars played at the Echo and displayed a mix of guitar madness ala Sonic Youth. They went on last, but for those who waited they got to see what has to be one of China’s finest. It’s indie rock, but these guys speak English, so they’re definitely cut from another mold. They’ll be at GR2 today to meet you and sign some discs and who knows what. We’re leaving it open. We’ll be posting some more about them soon.——-
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Imagine, we decided to have a listening party (sort of) for an album that’s 20 years old. No band appearance, although we got the band’s blessing, and we publicized it as much as we could in under a week. For a weekend, we’d play their music all day, and let people shop while they got to listen to one of the more important bands of punk rock history. We decided to have a contest, had prizes provided by the band, and the fans came out to all of the shops. The tattoos are amazing. So many people have them. We took photos and there’s even more to come. I saw the photo above, and it’s an artistic rendition of “Boat on a Hill” from a GRNY shopper – a great song! We’ll add more photos, and do something like again. I proclaim Jawbreaker Weekend – an Annual event at GR. This is sort of like a hug that we needed. For those of you who don’t know who Jawbreaker is/was/is, believe it or not, it’s not too late. Created with flickr slideshow. ——-
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Visiting Albert Reyes always leads to cool things. 1) The art in his house is amazing. We’ve featured that in the magazine before and his studio room of art keeps changing. Original art he got from trades include Matt Furie, Date Farmers, and plenty of others I don’t know so well. 2) His brother is Pimplywimp Ryan Reyes. Hilarious videos. He’s in his own Youtube videos but he’s also in movies. It’s an alternate way to go to be in the business. Is it the real way of the future? Will there be big stars who will one day say, “I started on Youtube”? The cool thing is, you can say you’re always working, and it’s a good way to practice your craft and get feedback. Want to hire him? You can check out his reel without even asking. See his Crispin Glover imitation. The 6th part is actually going up soon! Here are a couple of links to his videos. They’re definitely on the edge and funny.CrispinFart ——-
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Myself and Saelee Oh are on Vimeo talking about our Scion animation project. I guess there’s not much more to say than what the title says. It just played in Wichita, Kansas. I don’t know anyone in Kansas, but it’s cool to have a project that flies around when you’re sitting at home. I think there’s another stop or two. One will be in Brooklyn, and I’ll get to go to that one. It’s in June! Not sure where it’s going to be at, but it’s June 4th I believe and it should be fun. I hope they post our project soon. It’s only a minute long! Eastern District43 Bogart St.Brooklyn, NY 11206http://www.eastern-district.com/Opening Event:Friday, June 4th, 2010 7pm-10pm Here’s a vimeo clip! It’s Saelee and I being interviewed. Also the music is by Goh Nakamura.——-
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See this sign? It looks like something you could buy. But in the end, this was made by my dad. Imagine, he’s a semi retired contractor, but he can make just about anything. I know I’ve written about him before, but he strikes again. The cool thing about doing GR projects is asking him to make something. Check out the rest of these photos. Some of the little details are quite funny. See the wheel? When I saw the sign, I wondered why is there a wheel there?! I didn’t ask for a skateboard. I got the vinyl letters and put them on using a few credit cards to press them on. I was trying to get them on just right. Even the text was a collaboration by myself and Martin. It sort of tells it all. Where burgers, tacos, and udon meet. Healthy and fresh foods. That’s me lining up the vinyl lettering. Measure twice, cut once. Oh and see that leather handle? It’s a piece of one of my dad’s old belts! He cut up a belt to make a handle! wtf?! The bungee cord is so we can secure it on around a pole! That’s what the wheels are all about! You can fold this and roll it, so even the weakest weakling can move this around. ——-
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