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THURSDAY 12 AUGUST 2010 // VNA MAGAZINE EDITION 12 LAUNCH

Listen up folks... It's that time again when the Very Nearly Almost crew roll out the red carpet for yet another superb launch event to celebrate the launch of edition 12. It should be a fine evenings entertainment thats for sure. What with Kopparberg Cider flowing, Mr Jago doing some live painting, Pure Evil’s band playing and free ROA goodies doing the rounds… Its gonna be goooood. Oh and of course ROA screenprints on the cover of the limited editions!!! Get in fast coz they will sell out in seconds if not already! 6.00pm tonight… PURE EVIL Gallery, London. See you there. www.verynearlyalmost.com

WEDNESDAY 11 AUGUST 2010 // FLAMETHROWER VS FIRE EXTINGUISHER

Its been quite a while since ive seen a music video clip that made me go "Fuck, THAT was AWESOME!". It really has. There is just so much crap out there at the moment and just because you've seen Tim & Eric does not mean your a fucking director. I think some of the most simplest ideas can be be best. Enter the new clip for Ritalin by Dancing Pigeons, Directed by Tomas Makovsky (for full credits head here).
Did someone say Flame thrower Vs Fire extinguisher? Just watch.

Dancing Pigeons - Ritalin from Blink on Vimeo.

FRIDAY 06 AUGUST 2010 // SEMI-PERMANENT MELBOURNE 2010!

Ladies and gentle mangs! Roll up Roll up! Its time for round 2! Thats right all you creative types out there, its time for the second time ever to welcome the Semi-Permanant traveling circus to our city of Melbourne! Washing up on our river banks on the 17th & 18 of September with an already stella line-up, Including none other than Wooden Toys creator Mr. Timba "My god, have you grown another inch?" Smits, is looking like a damn fine couple of days! Joining Timba this year so far are Andy Jenkins, Leif Podhajsky, Claire Martin, Big Active, Framestore, UVA, Akin Creative, Pixar & Buck. So guys, Head over to the site to pick up your Early Price tickets while you still can! www.semipermanent.com

WEDNESDAY 04 AUGUST 2010 // A SIGN OF THE TIMES

Anyone that knows me knows that i'm a lover of a good sign. The older, the rustier, the more decayed or broken down the better. I've never really understood what my fixation with old hand painted signs is truthfully about but I see them as reminder of a time where even the simplest of words, phrases or pictures were either painted or constructed onto surfaces by a person who made a living from this as their artform. A person who spent a lifetime focusing on their artform. During a time before computer shortcuts, fonts and vinyl cut lettering where the focus on the art of it was just as important as the sign itself. Much unlike the sterile signage often found today where any novice with a computer and email can whip up a sign and send it to the printers. Well stop right here because some dedicated members of TypArchive, an image library primarily focused on hand painted signage are keeping the memories alive. The objective is to amass a comprehensive global collection of a high-quality images and produce hard-copy volumes. A great resource for any sign lover. www.typarchive.com

TUESDAY 03 AUGUST 2010 // OLLY MOSS POSTERS FOR ROLLING ROADSHOW

Talented poster artist Olly Moss was recently asked to create advertising images for nine of the shows for the upcoming 2010 Alamo Drafthouse / Levi’s Rolling Roadshow tour. If you ain't heard of the Roadshow then get this… it's a whole bunch of FREE screenings of classic movies outdoors in the places they were filmed and/or where they take place throughout the U S of A. So this year, for example, you’ll be able to catch Dirty Harry at San Francisco’s Washington Square Park or The Blues Brothers at Chicago’s Joliet Prison. Pretty freekin cool! On top of this there will also be amazing merchandise for sale along with special guests (dirty harry himself maybe??) check it out here: www.rollingroadshow.com

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