~MATT FURIE/IN THE HOT TOPIK – ZONE !!

. . . talking bout comics – and in this case – comedians . . . !!

BIG OLE OPENING PAR-TAY !! TO-NITE !! 7:30 – 9:30 PM !!

FRI – JAN 28, 2011 – they still have 2010 – in their press release (!!) – what jokers.

NEEDLES & PENS in SAN FRANCISCO – PRESENTS A ZINE RELEASE + QUICKIE WEEKEND ART SHOW FOR:

MATT FURIE’S – HOT TOPIK ZINE – WITH MUSICAL PERFORMANCE BY BROOKLYN’S – DUB KNOW DUB – featuring our pal and CINDERS CO-FOUNDER – STO !!

HOT TOPIK – ONLY ON DISPLAY – FROM JAN 28 – 31st !! – ZINES WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR $5 !!

NEEDLES & PENS – 3253 16th STREET – SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA / OPEN DAILY 12-7 PM

BACKGROUND INFO: MATT FURIE has teamed up with friend SAM GASKIN aka FAUX-PAS INDUSTRIES – !! – to create a new line of potential t-shirts to be sold at Goth Rocker life-style outlets in malls across America. (ha). Sam wrote phrases for the t-shirts such as, “I Only Smoke Weed on Days That End in ‘ – Day.” and Furie illustrated them. The end result of these catchy phrases and drawings are captured in a 16 page zine entitled ‘HOT TOPIK’ – which will be released this very evening – 2011 !!

IN ADDITION to the zine – NEEDLES & PENS will be hosting a one time only – don’t blink – QUICKIE WEEKEND ART SHOW – featuring work by FURIE and FRIENDS: AIYANA UDESEN, SAM GASKIN, GRANT EARL LaVALLEY, DAN OLSEN & STO !!

and now let the web fun, begin !!


IMAGE BY MATT FURIE/COURTESY: MATT FURIE


IMAGE BY MATT FURIE/COURTESY: MATT FURIE


IMAGE BY MATT FURIE/COURTESY: MATT FURIE


DON’T FORGET – TO – DOUBLE CLICK ON THAT PAGE !! – YEAH, UP POPS SOME BIG ONES !!
IMAGE BY MATT FURIE/COURTESY: MATT FURIE


NEXT – sample: a little musical interlude – by BROOKLYN’S OWN – HARDCORE – DUB KNOW DUB !! – at DESERT ISLAND, NYC – on YouTube !!


SAM GAS CAN IMAGE BY SAM GASKIN/COURTESY: FAUX-PAS INDUSTRIES
and, here’s a little topical musical note – by SAM GASKIN – most likely regarding the fantastic but cranky LAURYN HILL – now on tour – and begetting tons of rumors regarding her purported off-the-chart eccentric, not to mention egocentric behavior – but brilliant singing – surfacing almost – daily.


MATT FURIE – in the – HOT TOPIK ZONE – ZINE !!
IMAGE COURTESY: N&P


T-SHIRT COLLABORATION: MATT FURIE & SAM GASKIN
IMAGE COURTESY: N&P
and I guess these are a few of their – in the zone !! – HOT TOPIK T-SHIRTS – COMING TO YOUR LOCAL MALL, SOON !!

BET YOU HAVE ONE GREAT PARTY – DUDES !! – WELL DONE.

and for the lonely – I mean, lazy !! yeah. go back and check their friends out, too.


most def – checkout: AIYANA UDESEN !!
WELCOME TO AIYANAVILLE !!


most def – checkout: GRANT EARL LAVALLEY


most def – check out: DAN OLSEN AKA EXPECT LIES


and last, but NOT least, most def – check out: STO IS HERE !!