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Musea Email Club #492 5TH CD, Facebook, and 2,500 Friends

Dear Reader,

This week its all about in house news.

While I'm working on my annual Christmas Story - this year titled "Chess Sets", I've got some in house news for you.

You can now hear the entire new 5TH CD at hunkasaurus.com. Matthew has

posted it there for all to hear. Go by punch the music button, then the 5th button and listen to any or all of the songs. Let me know what you think. And if you can listen on headphones!

I, as of today, am now… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on November 19, 2009 at 9:10pm — No Comments

Musea Email Club #491 Stuckism

Zine illustrators - this is something for you.

Dear Reader,

This time I'm going to look at the revolution in art and talk about Stuckism.

Stuckism is an international art movement started in Britain in 1999 by Billy Childish and Charles Thomson. It strongely opposes the abuses of modern art. The group's ideas sounded much like my own and I wanted to contact them.

I did. I suggested some of my own work protesting modern art abuses, and I got a couple… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on November 17, 2009 at 10:21am — 2 Comments

Musea E-mail Club #490 Nice Party All

Reader,

Thanks to all who came online for the '5-th' CD release party last Thursday. It was fun to see and talk with many of you.

The CD is now officially out and will be posted back up on the musea.us website within a week or two for anyone anywhere to hear it. For those who want a CD with a collectible cover etc., you can get a copy from me. (I'll be glad to sign it if requested).

For those who missed the party, here is the song line up for the new CD.

1.… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on November 11, 2009 at 11:46am — No Comments

Zinester Quiz for Art Smarts

The answer to, and winner (if any) for,

our last contest question of:

This 1930 groundbreaking book of literary criticism

centers on a list of different types of ambiguity.

Name book and author.

IS

Seven Types of Ambiguity, by William Empson. This for me

was the most sophisticated look at literature I've ever seen.

Definitely a book for the advanced lit lover!

The prize winner was George, from Scarborough Ontario,… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on November 9, 2009 at 9:24am — No Comments

Musea Art Contest 11/2/09

The answer to, and winner (if any) for,

our last contest question of:

Where is the largest zine collection in the world,

and who donated it? There are over 10,000 zines!!!

IS

New York State Library. It was donated by Mike Gunderloy

He founded Factsheet Five in 1982. It became THE magazine

of zine reviews. And a zine explosion followed.

I had no correct answers. Seems ya'll were too busy writing

an intro to your zine, about why your… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on November 2, 2009 at 9:37am — No Comments

Musea Art Contest 10/26/09 Zinesters -test your art smarts

The answer to, and winner (if any) for,

our last contest question of:

Everybody loves board games right? Well apparently not.

Every major ancient civilization created board games

except TWO. Name either one for the prize.

IS

According to the book "Celebrating Board Games" by Chertoff, and Kahn,

is Australian Aborigenes and the Eskimos.

I had no correct answers. Seems ya'll were either too caught up in

nose kissing or boomeranging to… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on October 26, 2009 at 10:30am — No Comments

Musea Art Contest 10/12/09

The answer to, and winner (if any) for,

our last contest question of:

What is not a pipe? Clue - there is only one correct answer.

IS

The surrealist masterpiece painting by Rene Magritte with the English translated title that " This Is not a pipe". The painting shows a

painting of a pipe with the words 'ceci n'est pas une pipe" under it.

The idea being it is a picture of a pipe not a real pipe. A koan

of sorts!

I had no winner. I am… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on October 12, 2009 at 10:57am — No Comments

Musea E-mail Club #487 Banned Books is Kid's Stuff

Reader,

Scenario: I've got a copy of the 'Secret Garden' that I loved reading as a child. IF I give this copy to a child now in 2009 .... I've broken the law and can face a $100,000 fine or time in jail. And sadly I am not kidding.

No, 2009 is not 1984, but it seems close. This is so outrageous that I wonder how it got past America? But it did. And it's the law.

The Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act (CPSIA), is a law passed by congress in August 2008 in response… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on October 6, 2009 at 10:48am — 1 Comment

Muse Art Contest 10/5/09

The answer to, and winner (if any) for,

our last contest question of:

We are looking at a portrait. There is nothing in it

but the person's face, neck and upper shoulders.

What are the first three things

you (or anyone) look at - and in order please.

IS

Eyes, lips, nose.

I had no winner. You all seemed to have loss face on this one.

Also the week before's contest winner has been confirmed. It was

Tony from St. Leonard,… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on October 5, 2009 at 9:46pm — No Comments

Musea E-mail Club #485 Scorecard for Control of Art and Media

The scorecard for control of the arts and media is:

CORPORATIONS everything,

INDIES, less than ever.

Let's go category by category and see who controls it - Corporate art or Indy art.

Media - Corporate Art. Corporate owns the bulk of tv, and radio. They have way too much influence on the FCC, and NPR, with revenue sharing won't give a tough review. Indies can't get coverage or reviews; and have little coverage on any tv or radio. Indies can rarely even get a radio… Continue

Added by Tom Hendricks on September 22, 2009 at 9:45am — No Comments

New Version of Book Art- MINI!

Having done a lot of research into the world of zines, and the unfortunate discovery that printing an A5 full colour zine is not at all cheap, I've spent today mucking about with layout and print settings and have finally managed to squidge Book Art into a much smaller, envelope friendly size. Much cheaper to print, easier to post, and the pictures still look lovely.

Feel so much better ;)

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=16303023

Added by Emma Stronach on October 16, 2008 at 11:52pm — 1 Comment

Pussy Power at Hackney WickED Art Festival

Oh what a weekend was had at Hackney WickED by hundreds of art fans... or so Pussy Power has heard, she didn’t see too much of it herself on account of working on her own events, but, as is usual with these things, so many people have told her all about it that she feels like she saw it all herself.

As it was she was holed up in her studio on Saturday 9th August striking BAD ATTITUDES, ie. striking attitudes (poses) very badly in the style of french actress and legendary Pussy Power… Continue

Added by Pussy Power on August 15, 2008 at 10:00pm — No Comments