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Check out the latest toy of the week!

The toy that sparked our interest this week is 74b from Kenn Munk. Kenn was asked to customize a 1966 Action Man, along with 40 other artists. He chose to do 6 versions of the figure–inspired by a childhood love of Star Wars and THX 1138–all in black and white. His only self-imposed restriction was to give the figures absolutely no back story. 74b was the first piece born in the series.

Kenn has said the figures are “part manufactured by me, part re-sampled existing bits of toys - inspired by the way graphic design/art direction works. You get these pieces, texts, messages, photos, logos and so on and your job is to make these many things one thing.” He wanted to explore the idea of harnessing in rampant creativity to fit the needs and mental images of a group of people. The results are beautiful.

VinylCut ended up with 74b after seeing him featured in an issue of Clutter Magazine. The contrast of colors, clean lines and underlying homage to military styled robots sent us on a hunt to track Kenn down. After his show “Everything is Black and White” was finished, we acquired the piece. Though 74b is a conglomeration of new and old toy parts, the pieces come together seamlessly and give the figure the personality of a machinist samurai.

Sometimes a little restriction can be a good thing. 74b is a sleek, shiny reminder that it’s not always a bad thing to have outside input or direction on something. Just a thought.

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Please head on over and check out the newly redesigned MySpace page for Evil Ink Comics!

http://www.myspace.com/evilinkcomics

There is also a preview up for the next Amory Wars Issue!

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Read a transcript of this interview now!

There is a video of this interview that will be up shortly.

-Matt- with Claudio at the interview on May 24th!

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Check out the new video for Gravemakers and Gunslingers, directed by Claudio Sanchez, only on Myspace!

“Gravemakers and Gunslingers” Music Video

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Be sure to check out new versions of tracks by Travis’s project Davenport Cabinet up on Myspace now!

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Two new strips have been put up on Kill Audio’s Myspace page recently, go check them out!
Also Claudio shared some information with Absolute Punk

From AP.net

“I really wanted the strip to be a fun read,” admitted Sanchez, “so I decided to tie some elements of music and pop culture into a more satirical story than I’ve done in the past.” Kill Audio is a dark, comedic tale of a man growing annoyed with his own immortality. Along with a long list of eccentric companions and a bumbling, yet tenacious villain at his heels, he embarks on a quest to find his purpose in life.

Sanchez also announced that he will introduce a limited edition, 7″ vinyl toy of KILL AUDIO at this year’s San Diego Comic Con, July 24-27. It will then find its way into vinyl toyshops across the nation.

“The idea for the doll actually came first. I wanted to do a ‘likeness doll’, but not just a doll with a guitar in his hand. It had to have more personality and stand alone as a vinyl figure,” Sanchez continued. “I played around with the name Kill Audio and ended up with a character who’s not only being constantly killed himself, but later in the story finds hidden meaning in his namesake. The whole idea just snowballed from there. I couldn’t be happier with the way it came together.”

Also the Kill Audio Posters that were up for sale on MerchNow are now sold out!

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From Myspace:

ROTTERDAM & FALMOUTH SHOWS ADDED!

..one more show to be announced soon!

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From Myspace:

JULY/AUG US TOUR PRESALE!

We’re pleased to announce our return to the southwest & southeastern US! We’ll be making up some of those cancelled dates on the spring tour (Albuquerque & El Paso!), and playing some of our favorite cities in the US this summer.

Secret Machines & Russian Circles will be supporting on most dates!

There will be a special fan only presale starting Wednesday, May 28th at 3PM Local time.
Get your tickets before anyone else and save money on service charges!!

Presale Tickets: https://tixx1.artistarena.com/coheedfans/

Note: Oklahoma City is not a part of this presale as that show is KATTFEST 2008.

Sun-Jul-27 San Diego, CA Viejas - Concerts in the Park
Mon-Jul-28 Tucson, AZ Rialto Theatre
Tue-Jul-29 El Paso, TX Club 101
Wed-Jul-30 Albuquerque, NM Sunshine Theatre
Fri-Aug-01 Dallas, TX House of Blues
Sat-Aug-02 Oklahoma City, OK Zoo Amphitheatre (radio show)
Sun-Aug-03 San Antonio, TX White Rabbit
Tue-Aug-05 Jacksonville, FL Plush
Wed-Aug-06 Fort Lauderdale, FL Revolution
Thu-Aug-07 St. Petersburg, FL Jannus Landing
Fri-Aug-08 Lake Buena Vista, FL House of Blues
Sat-Aug-09 North Myrtle Beach, SC House of Blues

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Taken from MySpace:

Alright, since you’ve all been so patient with this project, I’ve decided to give you all a special treat for your dedication. Unfortunately, there are no immediate plans for Inferno. Please know that we are staying creative and hope to have something for you soon, but don’t hold your breath just yet. Anyway, this is a tune I wrote several years ago that didn’t make the “Blood Machine” cut, but listening to it now makes me wonder why I decided that. I think it’s the sample at the beginning, which was taken on my first trip to Paris, where and when the initial concept for Co & Ca was created. I thought you’d all get a kick out of that little bit of trivia. I needed to know some french so I could get around (although I don’t know how learning to say,”I have a venereal diease” was going to help me buy a panini from the corner shop.) Hopefully new surroundings will birth new songs as well, but I hope this song helps you get by while we work on the next one.

Click here to listen to The Prize Fighter Inferno’s new song, From China With Love.

You can discuss the song on our forums, here.

Hi Cobalters!

Coheed and Cambria are happy to announce that they will be joining forces with Cobalt and Calcium to launch a premium fansite.

We want your input.

The premium site will have an annual fee. Everything else here will be pretty much the same, this will just be an added incentive for those looking for a complete Coheed and Cambria fan package!

Premium Fansite Benefits:
Right now we plan to include:

* Membership Card
* Special VIP tickets with Meet and Greets and other special treats at concerts.
* Separate early entrance for concerts
* IM sessions with the members of Coheed
* Premium cobalt threads that the band will post and respond to fan posts.
* Video unavailable anywhere else
* Audio unavailable anywhere else
* Exclusive merchandise available only to premium members (extra cost applies)
* Discount merchandise - $10 and less for you favorite shirts from previous tours.
* Discounts on comics
* Disounts on merch at shows

If you have any other things (within reason!) to make this a value to you, let us know!

Thanks!!!

You can discuss this and give us ideas, here.