Meiko: Tour, EP, underwear

‘Newly unsigned, I’ve decided to team up with Pledgemusic to help with some of the costs that go with being on the road’

The always entertaining Meiko is going on tour – and asking for a little help with the cash part (above); and in turn, will be helping the Songs For Kids Foundation. A $10 pledge nets an exclusive EP, signed.

More info (how musicians have to pay their own tour costs), how to donate and a preview of her five song EP are all posted here.

Below, a Meiko blog find from three weeks back: ‘Hot girls in their undies being all sexy while my song plays :) Awesome!!’

Lohrey

Photograph by James Lohrey.

Julia

Photograph by Andy Julia.

Blinky! Eyelash typeface

Eyelash typeface by New York-based Amitis Pahlevan.

Creamy! Vintage Albolene

‘A pure, bland, unscented, soothing cleaning cream and lubricant’

Another vintage find: Albolene cold cream container.

For the past 15 or so years, we’ve had this little can perched in whatever bathroom was part of our nest.

Swooshy! Van den Velde Script

The newest font package from Brazil-based Iza and Paulo W of Intellecta Design is pure pen magic: A loose interpretation of the work of Dutch calligrapher Jan van den Velde, 1568-1623.

The Van den Velde fonts feature a bunch of stylistic alternatives, ligatures, swooshes, swashes and other strokes that say woooooooo!

Two frilly fonts are available – one with letters, alternates and fleurons – and a ‘words’ version that features a set of customized words to make any decorative communiqué become the domain of an expert penman.

Snag your own thru MyFonts. Both fonts are on sale thru September 27, 2011.

Lady Baltimore Fashion Luggage



‘Exclusive designer styled brass finished die-cast locks’

We found this on our honeymoon back in 1995.

We’d picked up a bunch of trinkets in Seattle and needed an extra piece of luggage – so a few hours before our trip home, we ran across this luxuriously lined Lady Baltimore display model in a small shop.

Been a part of the family ever since.

‘Fucked Up Shit’

Handlettered type for GAMA-GO by the great Ray Fenwick.

Ray is the author of one of my favorite typographic comic panels, Hall of Best Knowledge – now available in convenient book form.

In Helfer & Baker’s Shadow

‘It didn’t last long; true-blue Shadow fans (and, apparently, the owners of The Shadow trademark) didn’t care for Helfer and Baker’s smart-ass approach, especially when they killed the character off and resurrected him as a killer cyborg. It’s not surprising that happened to also be their final issue.’ –Robot 6

The Shadow (1987-89) was my favorite comic book series.

It was a sequel to a Howard Chaykin-penned 1986 update to the classic radio program, pulp novel character The Shadow, ‘What evil lurks in the hearts of men  . . .  The Shadow knows!’

Chaykin had brought the character into the 1980s, with uzis instead of .45s, ‘for mature readers’ emblazoned on the cover. And unlike the rest of his crew (Margo Lane and others had aged), Shadow alter-ego Lamont Cranston was still a rather youngish, dapper guy – ready to take on the New York of the Miami Vice era.

A monthly series followed – and after a few artist changes, writer Andy Helfer and artist Kyle Baker made it something else entirely.

Helfer and Baker’s take on The Shadow became a crazy whirlwind tour of Sopranos-like mobsters, wickedly dark humor, extreme violence, unexpected plot twists and in issue 13, they killed off the main character. Then his sons lost his body and with every successive chapter, one could not predict what would happen next. [Read more →]

Walker: Snake Oil, bears with guns

‘Imagine what it must have been like for those living in America’s eastern cities to hear tales from the Western Frontier  . . .  Images created by Ben Walker tell tales of mystery and excitement that make the ladies squeal with fear and delight as their men quietly slip away to buy passage to The West.’

It all started with a bear and a gun – which was the most dangerous thing Walker would set out to draw. These became icons for Walker, who went on to become an Illustrator of The Great West, spending time on the Ponderosa and a long haul in Sacramenty.

Ben Walker is now based out of San Francisco.

Check out his website here, art and prints available here. Snake Oil Clothing here.

Dieckmann folk

The work of London based-Sandra Dieckmann.

Website here, blog here, shops here and here.


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