Pot, Sex, and Acid are the new Sex, Drugs, and Rock ‘n’ Roll. Actually its the same thing, it just sounds cooler.

Enjoy 25% off this shirt and the rest of Scott Barry’s through September 15th when you enter the code BOTTSCARRY at checkout.

Get it here.

The wall is done. It’s up for the next two months, so if you’re in NYC stop by and enjoy seeing Josh Slater’s work on a massive level. It’s on Spring St. between Crosby and Lafayette.

To see more check out Josh’s blog here.

Congratulations to Josh Slater, the temple he designed was featured in MGMT’s new video appropriately named “Congratulations.”
The temple makes an appearance around the 3 minute mark.
WATCH IT HERE

In conjunction with Dossier Journal and Smart Car, one of Josh Slater’s drawings is going to be reproduced by Colossal media on a 19 foot by 40 foot wall on Spring st (between Crosby and Lafayette street, next to the 6 downtown train).
The wall will start being prepped on the 27th and the painting will end on the 1st.
To celebrate, there’s going to be an opening party on Wednesday the 1st at Gatsby’s (63 Spring Street) from 6pm to around 10.

Come celebrate Josh making the “big” time! Get it!?

IdeaCity calls itself “an eclectic gathering of artists, adventurers, authors, cosmologists, doctors, designers, entertainers, filmmakers, inventors, magicians, musicians, scientists and technologists.” It’s like the TED Talks for pop culture – only the influential are invited to attend, and the most influential are invited to speak. Tavi talks about what an ideal teen fashion magazine would look like, drawing heavily on her love for Sassy -it’s long, but watcher her hold her own in front of thousands of people is fascinating.

Watch the video here.

Come check out Skinner’s solo show “This Fear You May Know” at White Walls this Saturday August 14th from 7-11pm.
He’s gone all out for this show, so we hope you can come out to see the craziness! There will be over twenty of his new works, mystical hand crafted masks, and twisted and intricate sculptures, all of which will most definitely rock your world!

Do it!

WHITE WALLS GALLERY

835 LARKIN ST. SAN FRANCISCO, CA.

For those of you in LA see you at BLOOD FEAST, a monthly Blood is the New Black Party!

Monday, July 19st 9 PM – 2 AM at

Footsies 2640 N. Figueroa, Highland Park

Music by rotating BITNB artists, this month’s artist and DJ is Sterling Bartlett! Our first two parties were a blast. Come out!

Grab some Coolhaus ice cream sandwiches, BITNB tees, and case-mate accessories from our Summer Fling Truck.

For those of you in LA see you at BLOOD FEAST, a monthly Blood is the New Black Party!

Monday, July 19st 9 PM – 2 AM at

Footsies 2640 N. Figueroa, Highland Park

Music by rotating BITNB artists, this month’s artist and DJ is Hannah Stouffer!

Grab some Coolhaus ice cream sandwiches, BITNB tees, and case-mate accessories from our Summer Fling Truck.

Dan Monick is in a group show this Saturday night at Space 15 Twenty. If you are in Los Angeles come on down! Should be a blast!

July 17-31 2010
Group Show At Space 15 Twenty
1520 N Cahuenga
Los Angeles, CA 90026

Opening Party Sat July 17th 7-10PM
With live performance by the Magic Bullets

Check out Skinner’s Mural at Bold Hype NYC!

Skinner Speed Paints

Crazy! Crazy awesome!

New book of photographs by Mark McCoy and Cali Thornhill deWitt.”It is a glimpse into a world at twilight where fading recollections and dreams blur into a haze of shadows, missed chances, and abandoned causes.” The book features 84 offset printed pages on heavy 100 lb. matte paper with perfect-bound spines and measures 5″ x 7″. Edition of 300.

Find them here.

BLOOD IS THE NEW BLACK PRESENTS BLOOD FEAST!!!!!!

MUSIC BY ROTATING BITNB ARTISTS

THIS MONTH’S DJ
DEMONBABIES

CELEBRATING MITRA’S FIRST 29TH BIRTHDAY
GUMBO COOKOUT OUT BACK!

GRAB ICE CREAM SANDWICHES, BITNB TEES, AND CASE-MATE ACCESSORIES FROM OUR SUMMER FLING TRUCK!

JUNE 21ST MONDAY
9 PM – 2 AM

Featured Artist: Porous Walker

Meet Blood is the New Black featured artist Porous Walker

While living in a small, old, navy lifeboat in the Sausalito Bay, Porous Walker was visited by the ghost of Shel Silverstein, who encouraged him to change his name and begin drawing. Porous
Walker has shown his work in art galleries around the world, been featured in magazines and television, and is working on a new project almost every day. His hope is to inspire people to
laugh and to create and share their own art work, subsequently flooding the world with humor and pretty colors.

Check out Porous Walker’s designs for BITNB and get 25% off on his tees through July 15th.

Use the code SILVERSTEIN at checkout

Porous Walker solved the riddle. The Zodiac Killer was a big Blood is the New Black fan.

Click here to buy.

BITNB Artist Sophie Stephens is teaching an awesome fashion/life drawing class in London!

Nudes in Shoes offers a life drawing class with a difference… influenced by the photography of Richard Kern, Robert Mapplethorpe, Helmut Newton, Man Ray and Terry Richardson to name a few…beautiful models are presented in semi nude situations in the site specific surroundings of Camden Passage shoe boutique, Laura J London—Fashion Illustrator Sophie Stephens will be on hand to guide students and present new and original ways of portraying the nude.

—ON EVERY LAST THURSDAY OF THE MONTH—
Laura J London, 114 Islington High Street, N1 8EG
(5 minutes walk from Angel tube station)
6.30pm – 8.30pm. £10 or £6 students.

Please e-mail sophie.illustration@gmail.com to book your place.
www.sophiestephens.com
www.laurajlondon.com

Porous Walker has a show up at Upper Playground right now!

Dear Reader,
I’m honestly a bigger fan of art than I am an actual artist. I’ve tried to stop drawing, sculpting, arting but I can’t seem to stop. I’m addicted to that feeling of seeing amazing artwork, ideas and feeling the energy and spirit that created them and than allowing myself to let go and just make what I want.

I really try to work hard on my drawings, and I hope to live long enough to get to a point where I make something visually pleasing as well as purely concept driven.

I’m also looking for a job.

I live in Napa. I’m 35 years old. I want you and me both to laugh more than we don’t and above all I want to inspire people to share what’s in their minds.

My website is http://www.theothergoogle.com. My telephone is (707) 225-5173

Please come to my art show on June 4, 2010.

I am making some new artwork for the show, as well as creating a couple redux versions of some of my sculptures I made in the early 2000’s.

I hope to have some free gifts for everyone that stops by the art show opening. I have also invited a few friends of mine to join me to share some of their artworks as well. Among those confirmed as of now:

Kristin Farr, Aaron Hodges, SFAUSTINA, Jason Jaworski, Liam and Noel Gallagher, Jayson Johnson, Bansky and Jeff Meadows.

And probably a few more surprises.

Also, I have invited my good friends, ‘Snugglemachine’ to play some live music and compliment people who come to the show.

All the best,
Porous Walker

The video for Best New Track “Year’s Not Long” from rising UK rockers Male Bonding just shows a bunch of bros doing bro things– playing football, drinking, arm wresting, making out with each other. Yep, just another Friday night in Bro City.

Features Jacob from Signals wearing our Leather Dog tee, perfect for “male bonding.”

Theres a new limited edition poster on Josh Slater’s site. Limited to 104 pieces, signed, numbered, and dated. Get one while you can.

Sophie Stephens is this month’s featured artist. Inspired by one too many nights out, Sophie’s Grusome Gal tee and others by her are all on sale this month when you use the code PLATINUM at checkout.

GET THEM HERE!

Sophie Stephens is a London-based illustrator and apparently, her work is “full of dry humor and ample filth” though she describes it as being about herself, her friends, nonsense and nudity. She has a love/hate relationship with fashion and finds beauty in things that are tacky and gross. She loves Pamela Anderson, tequila, drawing on walls, high hells, black pens, and Barney. You may recognize her work, as she has designed tees for House of Holland in the past. In the near future, she can’t wait to do lots more drawing, get lots of money, visit Ryan in L.A., waste a weekend in Ibiza and get covered in tattoos.s.

Check out Sophie Stephen’s BITNB designs and get 25% off on her tees through June 15th.

Use the code PLATINUM at checkout

Kime Buzzelli’s going to be appearing at the Candystore on Thursday in San Francisco. Stop by and say hi!

Pick up a copy of Smoke Bath. Featuring works by Cali Dewitt, Josh Slater, Skye Parrott and loads of other great artists.

Smoke Bath is a collection of photographs and art work loosely based on the theme of camping/ nature/ exploring. The Fresh Air Fund is an independent, not-for-profit agency that provides free summer vacations to New York City children from low-income communities. The goal of smoke bath is to showcase the work of artists that are inspired by nature and raise money for freshair.org in the process.

Check our http://www.smokebath.com/ for more info.

“It is a super bum out, but we have to cancel the show planned for the 1st of May. Our venue had some technical glitches that are not able to be resolved in time for our event. We are planning another one -bigger and more evil super soon. Thanks for everyone’s support. Hope to see you at the next one, we will keep you posted
-Sterling Bartlett
-Nil Ultra
XOXOXO 666″.

Going to be epic. See you there

BITNB’s own Dan Monick is involved in an awesome group shop opening at Scion Space. Don’t miss it.

Scion presents: ROOMS

April 24 – May 15, 2010

An exhibition curated by Roger Gastman

Built out and divided into eight separate spaces, ROOMS allows an unlikely group of artists to show together. The artists’ work will not only be hung on the walls, but each artist will design their own themed room, so that their work literally comes off the walls. The possibilities are endless, and sure to be inspiring.

Featuring Rooms by:
Adam Wallacavage, Bill Daniel, Chris Stain, Dan Monick & Caitlin Reilly, Dueling VHS, Justin Van Hoy, Kime Buzzelli, and Rocky Grimes

Opening Reception: Saturday, April 24th, 2010 | 7-10pm

Complimentary Valet & Open Bar

Scion Installation L.A.
3521 Helms Ave (at National)
Culver City, CA. 90232
Gallery Phone: 310.815.8840

Hours: Wednesday – Saturday, 11 AM – 6 PM & by appointment

Los Angeles-based illustrator Sterling Bartlett was born in North Texas, moved all around the country during his childhood, and spent his early years cutting his teeth in the DIY art scene of Phoenix, Arizona before landing in LA. Over the years Sterling established a penchant for loaded imagery rooted in his early love of skateboarding and heavy music. Gang graffiti, hip-hop, biker culture, occult figures, and psychedelia also figure prominently. His painstakingly rendered graphite work usually combines two or more of these elements into blithe, layered visual pranks. Sterling’s work never fails to portray his interests; they create intimacy for those in the know, and carry the unadulterated cool of adolescent discovery for those who aren’t. His high regard for technical mastery offers a detailed examination of the relationships particular subcultures have with society at large, as well as with each other.

Check out Sterling Bartlett’s BITNB designs and get 25% off on his tees through May 15th.

Use the code BRODOG at checkout

Our very own Hannah Stouffer was featured on Typo-Graphical

Read the interview here.

Skye Parrott revamped her website, adding new personal work and more.

Take a look.

Stop by across the street from our office and check out works by three of our lovely ladies and more.

SUBJECT / SUBJECT at Subliminal Projects

Featuring works by Jesse Spears, Mel Kadel, and Kime Buzzelli

SUBJECT / SUBJECT

An exhibition of female artists benefitting the Downtown Women’s Center

Opening Reception

Saturday, April 10th, 2010 / 8-11PM

Exhibition Dates:

April 10th – May 8th, 2010

Featuring: Liz McGrath, Jen Stark, Swoon, Monica Canilao, Kime Buzelli, Mona Superhero, Meryl Smith, Mel Kadel, Jessica Hess, Marissa Textor, Jesse Spears, Nikki McClure, and Co-Curator Deedee Cheriel.

Subliminal Projects is pleased to present SUBject/subJECT, a group exhibition opening April 10, featuring works from over a dozen female artists handpicked by the gallery and co-curator Deedee Cheriel.

SUBject/subJECT examines women’s use of public platforms in mass media, inviting both artists and viewers into a dialogue about role models, self-image and the messages women project in both the mainstream and alternative media.  Says Cheriel, “Now that women have ‘equal rights,’ what are we trying to say?  What’s our subject? Since female artists remain underrepresented in galleries and museums, we created this show as a platform for emerging women artists to represent!”

Ten percent of proceeds from all SUBject/subJECT art sales will go to the Los Angeles Downtown Women’s Center, dedicated to providing permanent, supportive housing and a safe and healthy community for homeless women.

Downtown Women’s Center - http://www.dwcweb.org/

Please come by for the opening of Younger Than I’ll Be, a photography group show curated by Skye Parrott, which is opening at the Brooklyn Academy of Music next Wednesday, April 7. The show is about New York, its association with youth and change.

Artists: David Armstrong, Cass Bird, Larry Clark, Jessica Craig-Martin, Adrian Gaut, Nan Goldin, Marcelo Gomes, Saul Leiter, Robert Longo, Skye Parrott, Virginia Parrott, Jack Pierson, David Schoerner, Peter Sutherland, Weegee

Younger Than I’ll Be
April 7- May 23
Opening reception: Wednesday, April 7, 6-8 pm
Natman Room, BAM Peter Sharp Building
30 Lafayette Ave, Brooklyn NY

Sumi Ink Club will meet at the Pasadena Museum of California Art this friday and saturday to work on the “Sumi Room” mural! Everyone welcome! All ages, all humans, all styles! Come draw with us!

Friday April 2 : 1-5pm

Saturday April 3: 12-5pm

490 East Union Street, Pasadena, CA

From The Creative Lives we get a great short on Porous Walker!

“We all love to laugh, and in this new feature on artist Jimmy DiMarcellis (aka Porous Walker), we get to see how humor plays a vital roll in balancing the high aspirations of art. Jimmy’s brilliant drawings and installations remind us that life deserves to be enjoyed, and that there is nothing more moving then sharing a laugh with someone. In this feature The Creative Lives follow Jimmy as he installs his sculptures and drawings at Receiver Gallery in the Mission District of San Francisco, and as he creates his incredible Fog Factory exhibit in Downtown at the prestigious San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery.”

Enjoy!

Check out BITNB artists Travis Millard and Mel Kadel at Fuse Gallery’s “Living the Dream” group show.

Featured artists: Gary Panter, Kaz Prapolenis, Matt Campbell, Stephen Bliss, Roy Calloway, Travis Millard, Mel Kadel, Karl Wills, John Hobbs, Bill Moulton, John Tymkiv, Yuri Shimojo, Chris Kapuzo, Ted Mcgrath, Reg Mombassa and Markus Oakley.

“Living the Dream,” Group Show

curated by Matt Campbell

March 27 through April 17, 2010

Fuse Gallery

93 2nd Ave NYC, NY.

The opening reception, on Saturday March 27th, from 7 to 10 pm, is free and open to the public.

Apartment Show presents Big Apple featuring artwork by BITNB artists Colby Bird, Denise Kupferschmidt, and Josh Slater!

Gina Beavers, Phillip Birch, Colby Bird, Patrick Brennan, Brian Clifton, Bridget Finn, Amanda B. Friedman, Elizabeth Hirsch, Josh Kline, Joshua Kolbo, Denise Kupferschmidt, Christina Leung, Eddie Martinez, Jeanette Mundt, Sam Moyer, Jeffrey Porterfield, Josh Slater, Benjamin Sisto, Joshua Smith, Jeffrey Tranchell and Ned Vena

March 26 – April 11, 2010 at Clifton Benevento

515 Broadway New York, NY 10012.

t: 212.431.6325 f. 212.334.4703

Opening Reception Friday March 26, 6 – 9pm B.Y.O.B.

Candystore Collective Presents
Fashion Lovers Make Up | Solo Exhibition | Kime Buzzelli
March 25 – May 3rd  2010
Opening Reception Thursday, March 25
7pm – 9pm

THIS TUESDAY.

FROM 9PM 12PM.

“IT NEVER CHANGED” RELEASE PARTY.

RENEE ALIZE DJING FROM 9-11

AT COCO 66

CoCo 66
66 Greenpoint Avenue
Brooklyn, NY 11222-1504

BE THERE!

Black metal bears bro down.

Sterling Bartlett is new to the Blood is the New Black family. Check out this awesome tee and stay tuned for many more from him!

Available in Men’s Crews, Boyfriend Tees, and Women’s Crews. Get them here.

Dan Monick lives and works in Los Angeles. Dan is publishing a book of photos, art directing the L.A. Record, making videos, photographing furniture and bands. He owes Sean Daley and Paddy Costello his life. If they hadn’t been so free with their likenesses and patient with all Dan’s bullshit requests to do weird shit, he would still be driving a delivery truck part time in Eagen, MN. Now he drives a Volkswagon Passat wagon most of the time in California. Fair trade? Anyone’s guess.

Check out Dan Monick’s BITNB designs and get 25% off on his tees through April 15th.

Use the code MINNESOTA at checkout

Don’t forget our Black Metal sale ends on Monday!

25% off all of Demonbabies’ tees now thru 3/15. Use the Code BLACKMETAL at checkout

Josh Slater’s new zine It Never Changed is now available through his blog.

Click here to get a copy.

Blood is the New Black is thrilled to support Manifest Equality! We’re offering shirts for sale at the Manifest Equality Pop Up Shop designed by Cali DeWitt for $20 a piece. All profits from sale go to Manifest Equality and their organizations.

In addition to our BITNB tees, come check out art by BITNB artists Dan Monick, Mel Kadel, Jesse Spears and Travis Millard.

Throughout history artists have lent their creative expression to the ideas and issues that shape life in our communities, our country and our world. The MANIFEST EQUALITY Gallery gathers together a diverse array of hundreds of the nation’s most talented visual artists under one roof to celebrate that role and join with our gay (LGBT) friends, family members and co-workers to demand full and equal rights for all Americans.

The MANIFEST EQUALITY Gallery, issues an inspiring, visual call-to-action, with hundreds of artists motivating public energy toward true reform on a local, state and national level.

MANIFEST EQUALITY will be open to the public, Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010 through Sunday, March 7th, 2010 between the hours of 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM with extended hours Friday – Sunday.

March 3rd – March 7th, 2010
Wed & Thurs – 11:00 am – 6:00 pm
Friday – 11:00 am – 10:00 pm
Sat & Sun – 10:00 am – 6:00 pm

1341 Vine Street
(between Hollywood & Fountain)
Los Angeles, CA 90028-814

Demonbabies presents a new feast for your eyes!

HEX MEX † VIDEO INSTALLATION from Demonbabies on Vimeo.

Some of these images are going to look very familiar in the new few months!

Every week a different FADER staff member will pick a clothing item or accessory that he or she has lately been spending a lot of time with—or would like to—and write a little love letter to it. We would’ve done a column on who we’re dating but that seemed a little bit much. This week Maia Stern writes about the Blood is the New Black Storm Coming tee.
You know how when it’s scorching hot outside in the summertime and you wish it would snow just for a minute to cool you down? Or when it’s nose-nipping cold outside and all you want to do is bake in the sun until you’re light golden brown? Well, how come no-one ever wishes upon a storm? It’s unusual for someone to hit the beach and say “I’m just so hot at the beach right now, I’m just melting on all this sand and all I want is to look up and see a dark, black sky with hints of nimbus clouds and heavy rain approaching.” I mean, we just don’t want that, right? But that doesn’t mean we don’t want that printed on a shirt for all to see!

This Blood Is The New Black women’s boyfriend shirt by Dan Monick fills that void perfectly. The stormy print suggests there is nothing wrong with the idea of an advancing storm, a far cry from the general distaste one may feel for an actual storm warning. It’s a feeling not unlike the one ol’ Magritte conveys with his moody, bluish-grey colors and tones. This style gets its “boyfriend” moniker from its larger-than-most neckline and sexyish slit on the back. Ladies, we’ve come a long way from the Baby tee—keeping it loose is the way to go and definitely the most comfortable. This shirt also comes in a regular cut for all you actual boyfriends out there. Perhaps the more people who can recreate a storm, the higher the chances we can prevent future ones, no?

Travis Millard’s new website is up! Check it out, lots of cool gems over there.

BITNB Artists Porous Walker and Skinner are part of the Bro Palace show opening Friday Feb 26th at Park Life in SF.

Featuring the work of Skinner, Porous Walker, Jay Howell, Deth P Sun and Ferris Plock.

Although their work is mostly rooted in illustration, each artist has a very distinct and instantly recognizable style. From psychedelic mash-ups to ink drawings to sculpture this show promises to tickle the artistic fancy of a wide viewing audience. To further add a touch of mayhem, the SF based band Thee Oh Sees will be playing a special set during the night of the reception. This show is not to be missed, bro.

Park Life
220 Clement St
SF CA 94118
415.386.7275

Currently showing at the New Image Art Gallery in LA, Stop by the 2 The Wall exhibit featuring works by Blood is the New Black artists Kime Buzzelli, Travis Millard, and Mel Kadel.

In Milan for Fashion Week? Along with the art directors at SM, Skye Parrott put together a series of seven slideshows of both personal and fashion work, which will be shown in a cinema set-up.

The show is running from February 26 through March 3, so even if you can’t make the opening, try to stop by and see it if you’re in town. For more info visit the Wonder Room site.

BITNB artists Josh Slater and Denise Kupferschmidt are in the Paper!Awesome show at Baer Ridgway in SF right now. Check it out if you are up there!