Alice In Wonderland (July 22, 2009)

Alice In Wonderland was definitely one of my favorite stories growing up and knowing that it will soon come to theaters (March 2010) in live action/3D, directed by Tim Burton....JUST BLOWS MY MIND!!!

Tim Burton has chosen to update his version of the classic fantasy story — earlier adaptations of the story were too disjointed and episodic, he'd concluded. So in his version, Alice (Mia Wasikowska), now 17, is revisiting a Wonderland that she has forgotten.

I'm not sure what to expect, but all I know is that the characters look awesome and being a huge fan of Tim Burton, I can only hope for something very trippy, dark and creepy.



For some reason, I have always enjoyed dark interpretations of Alice.

Do you remember the game American McGee's Alice? It's a third-person action PC video game released on October 6th, 2000.

Alice's house is burned down by a fire, killing her parents, and leaving her as the only survivor. Because of the guilt, she tries to commit suicide (bandages can be seen on her wrists), and becomes catatonic.



They also made action figures of these creepy characters, which you can still find online.



Here's English artist Trevor Brown's vision of Alice. His works are controversial. The subject matter are often young girls and morbidness. Not for the faint of heart.





And to lighten things up...here's a cool Alice remix by Pogo. An electronic piece composed using sounds recorded from the Disney film 'Alice In Wonderland'. Enjoy!

SAY CHEESE! (July 17, 2009)

Nerviswr3ck just finished up a batch of his amazing customs and these lil bad boys are mini Munny's that he made using sculpey (super), wires, and acrylic paint. These sweet customs were actually given away for FREE on the Kidrobot forums and he says that he plans on doing more free giveaways soon. He's only been doing customs for a year and I think he's doing a great job. Check out these other bad boys he made.

And here's work from an artist who I am a huge fan of, Chris Ryniak. He's really big on creating monsters and also loves to emphasize on big scary teeth. He recently collaborated with Jonathan Bergeron and they will have a show at the Galerie d'Art Yves Laroche in Montreal from July 29th to August 9th' 09 for their show titled "Misfortunate Travelers". Here's some of Chris Ryniak's past work.

And since I'm on a roll with scary teeth. Here's one of my favorite video's "An Eye For An Eye" by Unkle. Directed by Ruth Lingford and codirected with the Shynola collective. It's an epic and multi-layered fantasy and has been acclaimed variously as an anti-war film, a psychoanalytic exploration of infantile oral aggression, and a cool pop promo. Enjoy!

Parra’s Prostitute (July 13, 2009)

adFunture is showing several upcoming figures at their TTF booth including The Prostitute by Dutch illustrator and street artist Parra . “The Prostitute” brings to life one of his 2D characters into a 3D world.

But instead of turning toy-tricks along Taiwan streets, Parra's signature-styled beak-faced femme fatale was on window display at the recent Taipei Toy Festival (July 9-12).

This toy is set to come out Fall 2009. I can't wait!

If this character looks familiar, it's because she was the video vixen in Le Le's video "Breakfast" last year. Check it out!

A-Trak x Dust La Rock x Kidrobot = “Grateful Bear” Toy ( June 29, 2009)

Say Whoa! The iconic creature used in various DJ A-Trak projects, and designed by artist Dust La Rock, has been crafted into an 8 inch plastic toy. Kid Robot will be releasing a limited run of 500 “Grateful Bear” figures, which come outfitted with a gold-plated A-Trak necklace, leather cuff, cotton sweatband, snowcapped igloo, fitted cap and wayfarers.

The A-Trak x Dust La Rock x Kidrobot “Grateful Bear” will be available July 2nd at Kidrobot and other select retailers for $50USD.

A-Trak will be signing his new toy this Wednesday July 1st, the day before it officially drops with Dust La Rock at the Kidrobot store in New York (118 Prince Street) from 6-8pm.

I'm a huge fan of A-Trak and Kidrobot, and if I wasn't stuck in Toronto celebrating Canada Day on Wednesday, I would totally hit up this signing.

Luckily us Torontonians don't have to wait too long to see A-Trak. He's going to be playing at the Sound Academy on Saturday July 25th for the Time Fesival. Wicked Line up! I can't wait!!!

O-NO SUSHI! ( June 25, 2009)

Oh my! How cute are these? I must have them! Andrew Bell will be releasing these cute little guys in July & August. The blue version of the toy titled "O-No Sushi Blue" is the premiere edition of this fine food product and will be available at the International Comic-Con in San Diego from July 22nd to July 26th. Check in at the Dumbrella booth #1335/1337 for signing schedules! The Blue SDCC09 edition is going to run you only $30. The standard "O-No Sushi Red" edition, based directly off of Andrew Bell's popular "Never Look Back" art print, will be available at fine toy and culture retailers both on-line and off beginning this August,and this will cost $25.

Here's a track by Elton and Betty White called "Why Do You Make Me Eat?" Maybe it's a little too 9 1/2 weeks for these little guys...but you get my point. Enjoy!

Tom Wrecks x Metric x Hollywood Cambodia (June 17, 2009)

I love days like today! My boy Tom Wrecks just sent me his remix of Metric's- Collect Call that he just released . That's right, it's brand spankin' new and I have it here for your listening pleasure and if you're like me...your dancing pleasure. It's Hot! Tom Wrecks formerly known as T-Wrecks is a Canadian DJ who lives in Toronto. He was on the Kanye West mixtape for the official Love Lockdown remix and he's part of Canada's world renowned crew the Stylusts, who won the Canadian DMC Team Championships in 2006. The mans got skills! Check out his mix! Metric-Collect Call (Tom Wrecks Remix)

Metric, who are also Canadian and from Toronto released their latest album Fantasies back in April, and have received a huge responce. Emily Haines, the lead singer of the band took a trip to Buenos Aires to write the album and while she was there, discovered this graffiti art collective called Hollywood Cambodia and decided to include their art in a 12x12 poster that you can rip up into postcards. Pretty cool! However, you can only get it by ordering their Fantasies package. Hollywood Cambodia has various works on abandoned buildings around Buenos Aires, but they have this one designated wall in a Palermo cafe where artists from the collective have created an amazing mural by adding to the wall instead of painting over each others' original images. Colloaberating into something very special and interesting. Enjoy!

Stream MAJOR LAZER The Entire Debut Album! (June 9, 2009)

Ok, this is AWESOME!!! I've been really excited and counting down the days for the release of the Major Lazer album that is set to come out on June 16th. Well, I guess sometimes when you want something so bad....you get it! Major Lazer has streamed their entire album on their MySpace page. Check it out right now! Can you say summer jams? Brap! Brap! I love The Mary Jane track ft. Mr.Evil and Mapei!

Also, check out this toy of Major Lazer, the Jamaican Commando who lost his arm in the secret Zombie War of 1984. Read full story here.

I asked Diplo if they were planning on making more of these cool toys, besides the ones they made for the video and he said "he hopes they can". I'm going to keep my fingers and toes crossed

for this.

I want them all! Major Lazer, The Zombie Vampire, the Mummy...every toy that is in their new Hold The Line video. Check it out!

I have a feeling this won't be the last time we see some animated Major Lazer. Perhaps an adult cartoon might be heading our way? Hmmm.....