Our buddy and air-brush maestro Jason Faulkner has been teasing us with little bits of awesome digital art weirdness recently (awesome weirdness being his specialty) and now he's got something ready for remote web viewing called Scientific Feelings that we think you should check out. I could say it involves a floating dog with a series of shape-shifting neon human faces, but Jason himself should probably do the explaining:

"The animation is about my perception that dogs are psychic. I used the entire 24 paintings from my Science Hill series to illustrate the strange smear of voices that they hear at any given time. This notion isn't something new to me, I've speculated about it since I was a kid. The German Shepherd in my project is Taco, the first pet dog my family kept. I wanted to honor him for initiating me into the wide world of psychic canine activity. My family has owned a lot of dogs over the years. By the time I was in high school, the count of actual pets was 17... to include all the litters, etc., the count was around 45. If you would have driven by my house in the late eighties, besides the rumble of the dirt road under the tires, you would have heard our hillside of beagles bellowing before you even saw them."

Related Links:
Jason Faulkner : http://www.scientificfeelings.com/

Competitive Cocktails
Posted 09 March 2010 | by Jason Hellinger  

This past Sunday at the Ace Hotel in New York City, 42 Below Vodka presented the United States finals for the 6th Annual Cocktail World Cup. After a grueling regional preliminary competition, the top 2 finalists from 13 different U.S. markets were selected to compete in the U.S. finals. The final team was selected by a panel of guest judges including: “King of the Cocktail” Dale DeGroff, Executive Chef Sam Talbot, and founder of the Bartender’s Academy of New York, Charles Ohlbaum. The selected top three mixologists, Todd Thrasher, Sean Hoard and Mark Stoddard have been chosen to represent the United States in the world’s most EXTREME cocktail competition, 42Below’s Cocktail World Cup, in New Zealand at the end of this month. Now that's a competitive cocktail.

Related Links:
42 Below Vodka : http://www.42below.com/

Priestess NYC and Patricia Field for Chile
Posted 04 March 2010 | by Jason Hellinger  

In response to the tragic February 28th earthquake in Chile, Priestess NYC and Patricia Field are making an effort to raise cash for the country’s victims. Starting today, sales proceeds of Priestess NYC clothing and acessories will go to the country via the Red Cross International Fund for immediate critical relief and long-term recovery efforts to help those who are most in need of assistance. Thanks for your support!

Related Links:
Patricia Field : http://www.patriciafield.com/
Priestess Nyc : http://www.priestessnyc.net/

Japanther Record Release Party (NYC)
Posted 03 March 2010 | by Jay Buim  

Look, I am going to be honest with you. I think that Japanther is the best band ever, straight up. There is no other band that matches the intensity and emotion of their live show, and each record they put out further proves that this two man hit factory can't stop/won't stop. For the past few albums they have been sneaking around the 60s girl-group dormitories late at night. Their new record, Rock n' Roll Ice Cream, makes you want to quit your day job and cruise, and they're kicking it off with a show tomorrow night (March 4) at New York City's Mercury Lounge.

Related Links:
Myspace : http://www.myspace.com/japanther

Party In Your House
Posted 03 March 2010 | by Ian Collins  

Our DJ-duo buddies the Rude Dudes specialize in getting that sweaty living room party to jump off. It's a delicate art and they've perfected it's expression with their latest mixtape Oui Be Jammin. Download it here (with cover art by Behold the Destroyer!) and watch your next house party go from lame-ous to fame-ous.

Related Links:
Oui Be Jammin : http://www.mediafire.com/?myk2kjmynlh