Lady Lucille's new album, House of the Future, is a fantastic listen. It's a record of smoky minimalism, cabaret mystery and real craft. It smolders, like laying next to a fireplace too long starts to sting the back. Yet you can't move for the memory of fleeting comfort. But I digress...

We got crafty on the cover art for a limited edition first run of the cd: hand silk-screened black envelopes for the cover and more.

The band is currently accompanying an amazing and bizarre experimental theater piece at the Ontological
Hysteric Theater in New York City

Fifth Avenue Committee turns 30 in 2008!

We're excited to be designing the graphics for the all celebrations and commemorations.

Record heat in NYC this week so June's monkeytown monkey takes a dip in a cool pool.

The third annual Guac Off guacamole contest, picnic and croquet bloodbath will be held in Fort Greene Park this Sunday, June 8th. All are welcome, even babies and puppies.

Visit the official pro-am website for details:

guacoff.org

We just posted a new site for the image maker and great guy Francisco Aliwalas.

www.franfilm.com

A rug for longtime clients Loud Louder Loudest

I am originally from San Antonio, Texas. Suffice to say, we love our Spurs. The game yesterday was transcendent.

The hands above belong to Sean Elliot. Back in 1999 he hit the "Memorial Day Miracle". Tim Duncan's three to send the game into double overtime was no less amazing.

Celebrating Spring at Monkey Town. This month they are playing the rare Japanese film Black Lizard -- not to be missed.

The video for Spoon we constructed in partnership with the imitable Ryan Junell has been released. View it here. Ryan put together a nice flickr set showing our process, too.

March in New York is generally a gloomy affair. The haze of a winter that just will not leave. This year may be different with global warming and all. But, in anticipation of the same old thing, the Monkey Town monkey covers Williamsburg like monkey water vapor.