A man with a plan… and a van… Reed KD’s upbeat, laid-back, melodic music is the result of crazy determination and hard work. Hear it here: Myspace.com/ReedKD & www.ReedKD.com.
And check back in May for his upcoming CD release!

Insight into the insanity: “I’ve been living out of my van, showering at the gym, sneaking into college locker rooms to bathe & traveling all over the U.S.A. this last year & probably made about $5k total. I’m spending every cent of that to release a new album. Crazy enough? I’ve dug ditches, sold shoes, made smoothies, taught honors chemistry, algebra & economics at the high school level, have worked for a credit union, made rock walls, etc. I did a 2 month tour packing 6 people into a VW van & drove it over the Rockies, across the high plains of Wyoming, through tornadoes in the midwest, ate deep fried turtle in the South, then went all the way up to NYC only to turn back around & drive all the way back, going through Montana, to Seattle. I then headed South through CA while about 50% of the state was on fire, playing shows the whole way through. I think we did about 45 shows in 60 days. [Go] check out my blog. There are some great photos and stories for anyone who has dreamed of being on the road.” ♥ReedKD

Artists are temperamental, so I’m giving myself the week off.

Instead, here’s an idea that I came up with after these brilliant people already made it happen: i heart guts!

No joke, these are cuddly innards.

What are we teaching our kids?!

Oh, and here’s the best announcement ever made:

1 - Tryo - Toi et Moi YouTube (Music video about Feet)

2 - Mathieu Boogaerts - Ondulé YouTube (Music video about Hair)

3 - Air - How Does It Make You Feel? YouTube (Music video about Fingers, Eyes, Legs…)

I don’t even need to justify how crazy these guys are. The new album, “Merriweather Post Pavillion” is fan-funky-tastic though & here are my top 3 song choices off of it:

1 - Animal Collective - My Girls YouTube (official video)

2 - Animal Collective - Lion in a Coma YouTube (just the music)

3 - Animal Collective - Also Frightened YouTube (just the music)

Jeremy Greenberg, the obsessive, artistic upholsterer, creates sculptures that, in his own words, “consist of elaborate and seductive objects which exaggerate traditional appeal, creating an obnoxious and elegant style.” His “eccentric self image” is part of the inspiration for creatively bizarre pieces, such as, “an abstract chair in the shape of a tongue or a series of symmetrically constructed arches resembling a rib cage with individual seats. It becomes furniture that functions better as an object of desire or entertainment then of conventional décor.”

Timothy Belknap describes it best in his 2005 MFA Thesis Exhibition Review, “Jeremy’s work is 93% perspiration, 6% electricity, 4% evaporation, and 2% upholstery” … which, by my math, adds up to 105% of awesome. Check out more of Jeremy’s work at: www.JeremyJGreenberg.com