Blog entries from Alex Pardee

Emerald City & Hi Fructose

apardee189@yahoo.com — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 07:18:28 +0100

Dear everyone,
If our beautiful relationship is to stay intact, there are a few things I think you should know about this weekend…

First…

I'm not sure if God vomited a specific pattern of golden bile atop the clouds along the path in the sky through northern California and Oregon, but hopefully He did, and hopefully those clouds are illuminating GOLD so I can follow those sons of bitches up Read More...

Re-birthing "THE USED"

apardee189@yahoo.com — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 02:50:15 +0100

6 years ago I was first contacted to become the art director for The Used. One of the first things we collaborated on was a new logo for them. After bouncing a ton of ideas back and forth like a 5 person game of art-pong, we decided on a good direction and their new logo was born. This one:

As many of you have seen this before, this has been a staple icon for The Used for over 5 years, and I coulRead More...

"Bloodbath" Remix Contest Announced

apardee189@yahoo.com — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 19:22:48 +0100

Good morning, lovers.
In celebration of our favorite day of the year, Tuesday, February 23, Zerofriends is kicking off this magical day with a new interactive contest full of blood and slow-motion.
But first, let's take a look at what makes Feb 23rd so awesome:
Feb 23, 1455: Johannes Gutenberg prints 1st book, The Bible
Feb 23, 1886: London Times publishes its first classified ad. Craigslist is a close second 110 years later.
Feb 23, 1940: Walt Disney releases "Pinocchio". Old men all over the Read More...

BASTERDS Recap

apardee189@yahoo.com — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 22:59:45 +0100

Just got back from the Inglourious Basterds Charity Opening at Upper Playground LA and had, what we astronauts call "a blast".
I got counseling, comfort, (and cupcakes) from Eli Roth in regards to my rocky relationship with Creepshow, shared horrendous bathroom experience stories with Dave Choe and Mickey Avalon, one-arm-hugged Danny "Machete" Trejo, formed a rap group with Omar Doom and Samm Levine, became jealous Read More...

Quentin Tarantino & I are BASTERDS!

apardee189@yahoo.com — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 00:42:56 +0100

"...and through our cruelty they will know who we are."
- Lt. Aldo Raine, "Inglourious Basterds"

I've been sitting on a throne of Nazi secrets....kinda.
One of the most fun, most intricate, and digitally-bloodiest projects I've worked on in a while has finally been unveiled (above).
SA Studios Global's Film Marketing Division has teamed up with Quentin Tarantino, 12 ARead More...

ZEROFRIENDS ATTACKS NY!

apardee189@yahoo.com — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:56:27 +0100

The time is almost here.
I leave tomorrow to officially begin an intense setup for our first ZEROFRIENDS retail location, and in a dream (although no doubt freezing) location in NY to boot!
Right in the East Village, and almost rubbing shoulders with the nice folks at the Giant Robot Store, lies our little lair of fun and magic.
This is a little experiment of ours that could not have beeRead More...

NY Retail Store & NEW SHORT FILM!

apardee189@yahoo.com — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 17:02:51 +0100

Zerofriends, as an impressive clan of Death Knights (and art-based merchandise creators) has been spending countless hours slaying Bog Beasts and Quilboars, and finally, WE ARE LEVELING UP!!!
In an exciting advancement in our social networking, ZEROFRIENDS is officially opening a RETAIL STOREFRONT in NEW YORK!!!
Thanks to the fine folk at Upper Playground, Zerofriends will be tempoRead More...

Team Conan, Help Haiti, and SMILE!!!

apardee189@yahoo.com — Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:20:19 +0100

Hello all.
I will keep this short and sweet. Though I haven't caught the show as often as I would have liked to over the years, there is no question that Conan O'Brien. with his offbeat, awkward, smart and hilarious rise to Late Night stardom, is one of our generation's most consistently perfect comedic personalities. His Late Night show, I'm sure in more ways than one, influenced my love for nonsensiRead More...

"SPIRIT OF CONVICTION" Regular Edition Print ON SALE NOW

apardee189@yahoo.com — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 22:53:19 +0100

'Tis the season to be.....more available??? WHY NOT!!?
ALL OF THE 10 ARTIST PRINTS FOR THE VARIANT "SPIRIT OF CONVICTION" PRINT HAVE BEEN WON AND ARE GONE....

HOWEVER.....
Just in time for Christmas, as of 2 minutes ago, (as many of you HAVE anticipated and correctly called me out on) I just released the REGULAR Numbered Edition of 50 over at THE ZEROFRIENDS WEBSTORE.

CLRead More...

Films I would have rather seen instead of AVATAR

apardee189@yahoo.com — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:12:19 +0100

I present....
Films I would have rather seen instead of AVATAR.

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WIN A "CONVICTION" PRINT!!! 2 MORE CHANCES!

apardee189@yahoo.com — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 18:02:01 +0100

To avoid you having to re-read any monotonous banter, here is today's (December 21) simple (or maybe not) contest question:
HOW MANY LOCKS DOES KATIE'S FRONT DOOR HAVE?

If you missed the details of the contest yesterday, here they are again. Read CAREFULLY.

Contest Details:
WIN SOME SPIRIT OF CONVICTION!

As promised, here are the rules & details on how to win one of TEN "Spirit Of Conviction" Signed and Numbered Artist Proof Prints:

Each day, at 10 AM Pacific US Time, Starting DecRead More...

My AVATAR Review. That's right.

apardee189@yahoo.com — Sat, 19 Dec 2009 11:36:40 +0100

SERIOUSLY, THIS MIGHT BE CONSIDERED SPOILERS. FYI.

After a decade in the making, today was a milestone day for that dude that blew up the Titanic. That's right. A film so revolutionary that it began production on the most powerful computer of 1999, the Nintendo 64, and eventually evolved, migrated to, and was completed on the newest most powerful computer of 2009, a computer. Today, December somethRead More...

WIN A "CONVICTION" ARTIST PROOF NOW!!!

apardee189@yahoo.com — Fri, 18 Dec 2009 18:18:00 +0100

WIN SOME SPIRIT OF CONVICTION!
As promised, here are the rules & details on how to win one of TEN "Spirit Of Conviction" Signed and Numbered Artist Proof Prints:
Each day, at 10 AM Pacific US Time, Starting today, December 18th, I will propose a simple question that can only be answered by watching "THE WINTER STALKER" video that I put up yesterday. Didn't see it??? No problem, here it is right here:

Now, that was fun, right?
OK, so, follow these instructions CRead More...

HUGE ANNOUNCEMENT & SHORT FILM!

apardee189@yahoo.com — Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:11:03 +0100

"Hello, Katie...Did you know I've been...watching you?"

I know I promised you all something, so, therefore, the chase is being cut to. NOW. I know I said noon. But I got anxious. And besides, though I can't be sure, it's probably noon somewhere.

Here are detailed instructions/orders for your eyes, ears and brain:

Step 1:
WATCH THIS BRAND NEW 2-MINUTE SHORT ROMANTIC FILM, TITLED "THE WINTER STALKER", THAT I PRODUCED WITH AWESOME WRITER/DIRECTOR STEPHEN REEDY:

"The Read More...

Secret Announcement Kinda!

apardee189@yahoo.com — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 18:39:35 +0100

I didn't feel like writing a blog, but I still wanted to inform you of something in a completely non-awkward personal video. Semi-enjoy!

Direct link to video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSPxwr5dIQA

"LOST" Painting revealed...

apardee189@yahoo.com — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 09:23:42 +0100

Yes, my Losties, the above image is a painting I just created, called "The Lockeness Monster", depicting John Locke from my favorite television show, LOST, and his violent bare man-hands bringing recent murderous holiday joy to a genetically engineered, and probably super smart shark created by the Dharma Initiative. "Why in the Swan did you choose to draw something that never happened on that showRead More...

No Kanye, that AINT cool!

apardee189@yahoo.com — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 00:53:28 +0100

So, this morning, I woke up to something awesome. Thanks to Quint (AKA Eric Vespe), I'm on the front page of AINTITCOOL NEWS!! I had a pretty good feeling that myself, Viggo Mortensen, Michael Cera, and a shitty remake all had something in common! Now i know for sur----wait, oh great, thanks, Kanye...what a DICK! GRRRRRRRR!

Well, regardless of how precious Precious is, HERE is a link to the awesome articlRead More...

A 15-YEAR LOVE AFFAIR WITH A SHIRT REVEALED!

apardee189@yahoo.com — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:50:04 +0100

December 1 marks the end of an era, and the dawn of a new beginning in my life.
December 1 is the day that will be equivalent to a lesbian shaving her heterosexual head in protest of her own guilt.
December 1 will be the day I raise my flag at Iwo Jima. The day that I instantly re-visit puberty. In short, it's a fucking MILESTONE.
It's no secret to anyone that I have had a One-Man Sisterhood-Read More...

BASKET CASE, TREMORS, & A TRIP TO TEXAS!

apardee189@yahoo.com — Fri, 27 Nov 2009 18:48:39 +0100

7 Color Screenprint on black paper. 24" x 36"

Man alive, I had a hard time with my previous blog entry. So many chest-memories and torso-travels made my head spin. So to make that long story short, here is a short-form version of the previous post (which, if you feel like reading about my long-term love affair with a SHIRT, is up for reading HERE)

(Direct link to the long story of my shirt love, Read More...

My Black Friday starts TODAY, on Brown Thursday!

apardee189@yahoo.com — Thu, 26 Nov 2009 18:34:19 +0100

What's the best thing about running an online business during an economy like this? I mean, aside from the overwhelming number of PHP Groupies and Hypertext chicks that flock to us because of our integrated shopping cart coding? Well, the best thing about this type of business is that we can have a BLACK FRIDAY SALE ON A BROWN THURSDAY and get this SHIT goin EARLY!!

That's right, an entire day befRead More...