MYXOMATOSIS

I've been hard at work prepping the release of my second edition of my zine, Vomitorium. It will feature ten works of art by Brent Parker and 10 of mine. It still has some time to go before its printed, but it will be worth the wait. Here is a poster design that I created and could be sold with the zine if time and money permits it:



My work for the zine is similar to this poster.

Here is my LIST OF WHAT WAS GOOD OR BAD ABOUT 2007:

THE GOOD------
My brother was married
I got to go across the world to Cyprus
I moved
I rescued some kittens

the films:
"No Country For Old Men"- by the Coen brothers
"Sunshine"- by Danny Boyle

the albums:
"In Rainbows"- by Radiohead
"Seance Prime"- by Trap Them
"New Moon"- by Elliott Smith
"New Erections"- by The Locust

and probably some other small things.

THE BAD-----
my dog died
my cat died
i got mono

and probably some other big things.

CD PACKAGING

I'm currently finishing portfolio pieces which include event posters, a book cover, a brochure, 3d packaging, and CD packaging. I will be putting together my 3d box tomorrow, so I will post pictures of that when I am done. Till then, here is a rough mock up of CD packaging design I am working on. I had to create a fake band, fake album name, fake album linear notes, etc. So i put it all together in photoshop and illustrator using my photography.

The "band" is called Pale Kids and the album is titled Political.






I have a few issues to fix until I will print it for the final time.
If you are interested in getting cheap to free art for your band's album, email me at BRICE.BAUM@GMAIL.COM

Zeitgeist

Last Sunday I went and saw the Smashing Pumpkins. It was the first "show" or "concert" i've been to since I saw the locust a long time ago. It felt weird to be in a huge venue. But anyways it was a great show and something I would have loved to have seen sooner. I grew up secretly listening to the Smashing Pumpkins since my parents highly discouraged "rock" music. I remember sitting on my grandma's bed having to watch MTV on her tiny 10 inch cathode ray t.v. with a huge antenna. I remember perfectly the first time I heard/watched the video for 1979 when I was about 8 years old and how badly i wanted to go out and buy that CD. Too bad I was 8.

Anyways, I went with an old friend that I haven't seen in a while and my girlfriend, and another friend of ours who also liked the Pumpkins when he was a kid. They played for probably 2 hours plus and they played a lot of old material which made it memorable. I would post the setlist, but they havent put it on their website yet.

There are some great photos and a review of the show HERE by Laura Seewoester

- photos by LAURA SEEWOESTER

First My Cat, Now My Dog

Less than a month ago my cat, Traci, died of feline leukemia. Now a couple weeks later, my dog, Mandy, died of heart failure. Both these animals I had since i was about 3 or 4 so they have been a part of my life for the majority. I guess this is a sign that I really am getting older.

RIP Mandy


RIP Traci

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