bloomington music scene in chinese art magazine! by: jeremy hogan

bloomington based photographer jeremy hogan is always doing wonderful things. for example... here a feature he got going for a chinese art magazine titled: vision. it's a rundown on the bloomington, indiana music scene with jeremy's always amazing photos and words. this photo of (knee shy) made it in, along with lots of friends and stuff! pretty rad.

(knee shy) is full lifestyle gear.

justin clifford rhody looking bad ass up in the air.
i have always loved this photo of early day miners.
here's a link to the magazine... http://www.youthvision.cn/content200911.asp
you can translate some stuff via google, etc.

play with your hairs...takeshi kitano

play with your hairs. i love this song. this excerpt is from the "getting any?" (1995), starring takeshi kitano. kitano (also known as beat takeshi) is a very funny man. i think this is funny and i think he is funny. he also happens to be a brilliant film maker, actor, writer,and artist, with a taser factory career and life story to back that statement up. but for now, play with your hairs.

the sound of wall (1)

yesterday marked the beginning of actual physical work on "the sound of wall", an upcoming installation piece by (knee shy). the piece itself is a large multi-unit, wall mounted, 111 stringed electric/acoustic instrument. the first step was to acquire piano (which showed up early thursday evening). step 2 was to destroy the piano with a myriad of saws, hammers, and other destructive implements. this was super fucking fun and sounded great! we captured the death notes on a recorder, and will be doing something with that later. step 3: salvage the needed materials from the wreckage, and step 4 starts today, which is to start building "the sound of wall". here are a few photos the remains, which now fill the apartment.

strings

keys

piano stuffings

fucking up the piano was great, and on top of that, we are able to supply parts for at least 2 physical art pieces ("the sound of wall" & a tribute piece to jazz pianist Hampton Hawes) + the recording. we have to get another one sometime, and go even further. "the sound of wall" is set to open fri. february 5th @ Origami Vinyl in echo park... we have work to do.

"a minute to pray, a second to die" by: chris d.

chris d. is known in the sound realm for his work singing for late 70's los angeles punk rock unit "the flesh eaters" (which also harnessed the skills of other l.a. players then making their initial markings), and later "the divine horsemen". "a minute to pray, a second to die" (the title of a flesh eaters album) is a deep collection of writing which spans his career from there to here.
the 30 or so years encapsulated in this text easily blasts holes through the mind, in a slow motion scene with strobing lights. it's a dream journal or life written as a dream journal and a clue-in to the systemic cinematic infection that has been the furnace for so much of this man's career. there is technique to his madness.
death ballad scrapings and an outlaw director's view-finder. pulp + noir. doesn't put your mind at easy.i went to his reading late last year. it was indeed taser factory. mary waronov read as well which was also incredible as hell.
i think he might be doing readings various cities...maybe yours?
more info here: http://newtextureblog.blogspot.com/

eraser zine by: sean solomon

i met sean solomon a few weeks ago at a group art show we were both participating in at the catalyst art space here in l.a. he was awesome enough to hook me up with a complimentary copy of his zine "eraser"...and it is totally taser factory! i love zines so much that i've become pretty skeptical, but this one definitely makes the cut for me! it 's funny and refreshing,and it's not often that i get the op. to laugh out loud. sean is a rad young man, and i can only see this project, as well as his others, getting better and better.

check out the eraser zine website here: http://www.eraserzine.com
you can find the eraser zine itself, as well as other sean products.

love them, don't shoot them...?

i saw this poster while riding the train a few days ago. it seems to be a product of the lapd, which encourages people to NOT fire their guns in the air on new years. it was really hard for me to imagine that this issue was so widespread and popular in practice to warrant a public poster.however, when the clock struck midnite, i was quickly convinced. from all over the city i could hear a thunderous mix of fireworks and gun shots. and yes, i can tell the difference between a bunch of firecrackers and a semi-automatic 9mm... someone in my apt. complex actually shot their gun right outside the building! pow! and i was like "what the fuck!"i had never thought of doing this. it seems like a great idea. maybe next year.

x-mas wall.

finally took a photo of this wall that has been haunting my dreams. dream wall? yes. for now. and especially since it's got this great x-mas theme featuring betty boop in a skimpy santa getup and some nativity scene thing. i would agree that betty should have been involved in the whole birth of christ tale.

it's on barranca between 20th + 21st. i see it everytime i get to go to st. vincent de paul. happy xmas.

justin clifford rhody's "to-do-list"

lately i've been going through all the various folders of incredible stuff i've been collecting over the years. it's quite overwhelming. then again, i'm a pack-rat. here's my latest favorite. it's something justin clifford rhody sent me quite a while ago. it's impressive, inspiring, and depressing to me. personally, my "to-do-lists" never get completely cleaned out, and i bet jcr actually knocked out every assignment on this list. i love it, and display it proudly:jcr just released the second issue of his totally taser factory publication: "Drawings". I'm sure it's available through the friends and relatives records website. not sure, but there's tons of great stuff there anyway, so check it out.

shane edge vs. mel gibson

ok. so i yesterday i posted some normal jk style bullshit here on taser factory. one of the items was this painting i did of mel gibson:
in response, shane edge made this whole thing tens times more taser factory than i could imagine! here's his rendition: yes. this is incredibly funny and great...well shane said it was a poor imitation, but i said it was amazing....but i also said.... "ho my god! that's f-ing great! great! you know, the original is supposed to be mel gibson. it's like him got cloned and your other top half is pasted to his half groin half belt. killer!"

2 pieces write art bi: jeremy kennedy (dr.mrs.etc.)

"Tonight's Special: The Royal Iron Victory Buffet"
This has touched my soul and I must give my thanks to everyone involved. This has given me the greatest experience of all: education. Should I get the whirlwind, I would feel no regret about my times as a mortal. I should get the super-cuisine education. Let this incredible learning thing begin! For the sake of my parents, my people, and my planet; I will eat. But for the cost of love.

“started on a friday, ended on a monday”

Those shepherds are German,
This coffee is Thai,
I don’t know what else to say, but I think we know why.
Yr. good at giving hand-jobs,
I’m bad at sustaining my own happiness,
Yr. good at drinking, but pretend not to be,
I’m good at most things, and everybody knows it.

Yr. probably a good driver,
but I can’t tell.

“FAST PACED INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM SEEKS RUNNER”

I would like to submit my professional resume for the job opening posted: “FAST PACED INTERIOR DESIGN FIRM SEEKS RUNNER” in West Hollywood. Since running is such huge a passion of mine, I feel that I would be the perfect candidate for this position.

I have years of experience in running, starting as a child, soon after I learned how to walk. One look at my resume will show my tireless dedication to the pursuit of running, as well as my overall versatility. I run best on grass or any make of artificial turf, but can also handle other surfaces such as asphalt, gravel, sand, etc.

I would very much enjoy the opportunity to speak with you further about the position and in concerns to my resume, starting with my placing in the 2007 Boston marathon.

Thank you for time and consideration.

Best,
Jeremy Kennedy