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Subway Fruit
Click here for a closer look on Flickr.
What would the L train be? What fruit is grey?
Oh, and because they feel left out : here’s something for the watermelons.
©Dan Meth
Subway Fruit
My goal here is to make your commute a bit sweeter.
What would the L train be? What fruit is grey?
Click here for a closer look on Flickr.
Oh, and because they feel left out : here’s something for the watermelons.
©Dan Meth
If you’re in Philadelphia this weekend, check out the Project Twenty1 Film Festival. It’s some kind of three-day independent film screening bender, organized by my friend Stephanie Yuhas. They are showing both parts of my Watermelon Epic tomorrow at the Animation Showcase.
Steven Seagal took on an entire gang of watermelon gangsters in the 1991 thriller “Seeds of Vengeance”
this just in:
WATERMELON NIGHTS ARE HERE!
I know I’ve blogged this a few times already, but now it’s finally hot and summer-ish and beautiful. I spent the whole weekend in the park and I ate a ton of watermelon. It’s time to sing along once more.
METH MINUTE MONDAYS: Emomelon Days
The watermelons are back… only this time they’re not so happy. In fact they’re Emo. Or maybe Goth. It’s hard to tell. Not even the other fruits and vegetables can figure it out.
They are almost here. It’s really really really nice out and hard to stay inside today.
Yesterday my “Watermelon Nights” cartoon was featured on the Best Short Films In The World podcast. If you’ve never watched Best Short Films you should check it out. It’s hosted by the very funny Bobby Miller; a guy who never showers, is afraid to leave his apartment, and can’t stop drinking tea. And yet somehow everything he says makes me laugh.
Thanks, Bobby!
Meth Minute Mondays:
11. WATERMELON NIGHTS
This episode of The Meth Minute 39 seems to be many people’s favorite, including myself. It was also the most fun to make; getting away from the computer and spending all day in the park with some friends in July. Can’t be beat.
People often assume it took a long time to make and that we used hundreds of watermelons. In actuality, it was the quickest video I’ve ever made. 13 watermelons, two days of shooting, and two days of editing.
PS: If you like the song (and who doesn’t?), you should check out the blog of John Crave, the musician who performs it.
HAPPY 2009 from DanMeth.com
HAPPY 2009 from DanMeth.com
Mammal Invades Class At Parsons
A few weeks ago, the Mammal Magazine artists and I visited Les Kanturek’s Illustration class at Parsons. The following article was written by him on his blog.
Mammal is a self published “pictorial dispatch” that allows it’s founders and contributors to “produce illustrations, comics and visual editorials that interpret, explore, assault, confront, or straight up disrespect a singular chosen idea. The first issue was about newness, the second , and current issue’s theme was machismo. On Monday November 17th, some of the men from Mammal Magazine (Benjamin Marra , Jim Cooke, Matt Dorfman, Tom Forget, and Dan Meth) converged on room 811 to show their work, talk about art, self publishing, viking destroyers, careers, mistakes, successes, Tom Cruise… really everything and anything.
(Top) Two of Devin’s Mammal contributions ( left) Everyday Hairstyles for the Modern Lady, (right) Devin went around the New York Comic con asking attendees to identify as either “Tough” or “Not Tough” and taking their photo. (Lou Ferrigno pictured above)
I was hoping that along with students seeing a lot of fantastic work, our class would also get a glimpse at the inner workings and group dynamics of self publishing Mammal. I was fortunate to be the fly on the wall during discussions the group had about cover choices and content. It was interesting to see the shift take place from a group of contributors into a group of publishers. This meant in one case being responsible for content that might offend or be construed as racist. It also meant reconciling each persons view of what Mammal is. All this heated discussion went on in a very supportive, articulate atmosphere. Something that really impressed me and seemed to be worthy of holding up as an example.
Jim, Tom, Dan, Matt, Devin and Ben met while attending Syracuse University and become inspired by each others work. All of them have held down various jobs in the arts along with illustrating, including web design, art directing, designing, and animating.
(Top) from left to right: Jim Cooke, Dan Meth, Matt Dorfman, Tom Forget and Benjamin Marra discuss the best way to corrupt young minds while Ben passes around some awesome sketchbooks.
A number of issues were touched upon during the visit. Holding down a number of careers, Illustrator/Designer/animator as entrepreneur, work ethics, and creating work for yourself first and foremost.
A large percentage of an illustrators income, now stems from self generated projects and entrepreneurial ventures versus a model of supporting yourself from commissioned work exclusively . While there were always illustrators and designers that promoted themselves by developing their own projects, today , these self generated projects go beyond promo pieces. Work is sold through their web sites , toys, stock art, fashion accessories and self published books to name a few.
(Top) Ben’s Zombie Traci Lords. Ben was selected as/ identified as a Young Gun by the Art directors club, work appeared in American illustration, 3 X 3, the society of illustrators, the society of publication designers.
(Top left) a portrait of Pat O’Malley for Cleveland Magazine (right) The Curtsy 18×24 poster, silkscreen poster. Both by Matt Dorfman, whose clients include the New York Times, Penguin books, New York magazine, Time, Wired,and Mother Jones. Matt is also the voice of Cougar from the Meth Minutes.
(Top) Matt Dorfman (Left) and Jim Cooke
(Top- left to right) by Jim Cooke, Machismo Tom Cruise, Jerry Bruckheimer for Esquire, God save the Fan for Harper Collins Publishing. Jim has done work for for FS & G, Harper Collins, Scholastic publishing, and Black table.com.
(Top) Tom Forget explaining how 1950’s true crime pin-up mags have influenced/corrupted him. Tom is also an author, designer and music reviewer for BUST magazine
(Below) Two paintings by Tom (left) Bionic Commando for I AM 8-BIT Gallery(right) Dolly Parton for the DOLLYPOP show at the World of Wonder storefront gallery in Hollywood
Capping off the class was an amazingly funny reel shown by animator Dan Meth , creator of the online animation series the Meth Minute”, and Nite –fite. This September was a panelist at the Ottawa Animation Festival, winner of the the Frederator Vanguard award. If you watch many of Dan’s Meth minutes (and I suggest you do) you’ll recognize the voices of most of the Mammal guys. Everything and anything becomes animation material in the hands of Dan, stuffed animals, watermelons, body parts, as well as traditional drawing.
(Top) Three stills from Dan’s Meth Minute39 “# 2 Sex Machine“. (Bottom) Devin Clark and Tom Forget… and the Meth Minute characters they lent their voices to September 6, 2007 at Frederator Studios
Mammal is approaching it’s third issue along with independent projects on the horizon for a number of the Mammals, I look forward to seeing how the magazine/collective changes and evolves.
-Les Kanturek
Steven Seagal took on an entire gang of watermelon gangsters in the 1991 thriller “Seeds of Vengeance”
Interview with John Crave
The following John Crave interview was conducted by young reporter Sandhay Raman for the school newspaper of Oberlin College. As you may remember, John Crave is the musician whose song “Watermelon Nights” I turned into a music video for The Meth Minute 39.
Watermelon Nights: Interviews with John Crave
June 11, 2008
Hi John. How are you?
Good. I’m good.
Alright. I guess I’ll start out with the basics. How did you get into the music?
I make music. I’ve just been doing something with music all of my life. I never really got into it more than I was already.
Tell us about your hit Watermelon Nights.
I recorded Watermelon Nights two years ago and Dan Meth asked if he could put the music into the video he was doing for the Meth Minute. And he really captured my vision of what I was trying to translate through my music. It’s like he could read my dreams
How did you and Dan get together?
I never actually met him. He just called me and sucked the vision from my brain. It was a magical thing when I finally got to see it. He wants to do more videos so we will work again sometime.
Have you been recognized since the “Watermelon Nights” has become really popular online?
I usually don’t see many people. I walk through different layers of reality that different people are on. People I meet are on different dimensions. I travel around a lot. So not really.
How’s your music changed since the video has gotten a lot of attention?
The video makes it really helpful in getting people to hear it. When there is something to look at to go along with the vision it is a lot more potent. I think once there is a video for every John Crave song, people will be astounded by what they see and hear together.
How would you describe your sound?
The ear waves nest within your soul. It’s very cosmic the kind of thing that happens with the music for me. It’s a very real, moving kind of sound.
So what’s next for you musically?
I am going to be in the future. I’d like to see videos for Lion Belt, Hot Hotties, Octapoc, I Was A Mighty Child, Star Wipe, and 1990. All those songs will probably be Oscar-winning videos
Do you mean Grammy winning videos?
Huh? No, Oscar winning. They’re going to be cinematic masterpieces. Also, if in 400 years they have different awards I’ll probably win those too.
Are you planning any tours anytime soon?
I tour quite a bit. In the future there will be international tours: Hungary, some South Pacific islands and Cleveland, Ohio so you guys can come check me out. And possibly other eras…. Not just places
Oh, do you have a time machine?
I just know how to slip through time. It’s not something you need to build; you just need to think about time travel and then you can do it.
Tell me about your musical beginnings.
I have been recording songs for 600 years, but more recently since 2000. The first John Crave record was in 2001 and there have been four since then. I have been a part of different groups: The Laser Quails and The Power Apes.
What are your plans for the future?
Well - definitely more videos. I’ll be touring and exploring new frontiers of sound and possibly remix some more albums and more time travel. I might have a farm and grow wheat or make maple syrup. I’m also thinking about the porn industry.
Oh. What kind of porn?
Porn of a type that no one has comprehended- that has always been subconscious until now. There wouldn’t be English words to describe it.
Interesting, okay so if you had to be on a reality TV show – which one would you like to be on?
Blind Date cause I’d win and if not that then Jeopardy since I consider that a reality show which I would also win
Anything else you’d like to tell the students of Oberlin College?
Stay golden, golden light is probably the most important resource we have. Don’t worry too much about your careers. If you stay in the golden light you will be golden. That’s really all I have to say.
The Song-A-Day blog of JOHN CRAVE
Many of you who have seen my video “Watermelon Nights” have told me that the song was stuck in your head for days. It’s definitely a catchy tune, that’s for sure. But not too many people have heard other music by it’s composer… the mysterious underground musician John Crave.
I myself have never met him in person, but I’ve been a fan of his strange songs for years. You can’t really buy his albums anywhere, you just have to know someone who thinks you’re cool enough to send you an mp3. That’s how underground he is.
Luckily for all of us, some fan started a new blog in which she posts a different song from John Crave’s prolific catalogue every day. It’s great. She’s even uncovered as much research as she can about each song and shares the secret info. John Crave is a mystery but thanks to this blog there’s going to be a lot more people sharing the mystery.
Click here to go the John Crave blog.
