IS IT A BIRD...IS IT A PLANE!?

The following billboard ads were all over the U.K. a month or so back, Paul Sackey, Steve Borthwick and Shane Williams,in different rugby style poses, all apparently starkers except for a thong (later removed by retouching the photos). I was struck by the quality and sheer impact of the shots. The press and poster campaign-"Innergear 6 Nations Rugby" was created for Powerade by: Creative agency Mother Copywriter Mother Art director Mother Planner (creative agency) Mother Media agency Vizeum Media planner Nick Halas Photographer Alan Clarke Photographer's agency Webber Represents Retouching company Bayeux But there's more to the campaign than the billboards, the Powerade website features a video that takes you behind-the-scenes at the photography shoot with exclusive interviews from Paul Sackey, Steve Borthwick and Shane Williams detailing how the Speedmachine, Bulldozer and Playmaker felt about getting their kit off! See it by clicking on the link at the end of this p...

Taken from: GUITAR MAGAZINE GERMANY Annihilator's Jeff Waters interviews KISS' Tommy Thayer Jeff: First off, for those who may not be familiar with the history of Tommy Thayer, or think that you are just a relatively new replacement or fill-in for Ace Frehley, please tell us about your extensive resume; not just your accomplishments in Black and Blue, but also with your being an integral part of the KISS family for an amazing 14 years. Tommy: Going back to Black and Blue in the 80's, for people that don't know, we moved to Los Angeles in early 1983 from Portland, where we started out. Quiet Riot and Motley Crue were starting to do well and we just knew that, since we were writing our own stuff, that LA would be the best place for us to be. Within 6 months, we had a record deal; John Kalodner signed us at Geffen Records and envisioned us as being the American Def Leppard. We put out 4 records for Geffen through the 80's up to 1990 and did moder...

Music Preview: Ace Frehley kisses his old band goodbye with no regrets Thursday, May 01, 2008 By Scott Mervis, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette Ace Frehley: "I wake up every morning and thank God I'm alive, 'cause there were a lot of times where I almost didn't make it."Let's just cut to the juicy part and then work backward. How does Ace Frehley feel about seeing someone, namely Tommy Thayer, strutting around the stage with Kiss wearing the Space Ace get-up with the silver stars on the eyes? "It is what it is," he says on the phone, sounding like one of Tony's boys on "The Sopranos." "From what I read on the Internet, the fans aren't too happy about it. I don't want to go there ..." he pauses, then adds, "Am I crazy about it? Nah, not really. It is what it is." Rather than donning his patented Kiss outfit and playing to thousands of screaming fans with explosions going off behind him, the 57-year-old Frehley will pla...

In my late teenage years and early twenties I was involved in commercial design. I still have friends who work within the industry, Rob Chappell is one of them. I'm very proud of him so I present a selection of recent work. This is all commercial work, he's too modest to allow his private/fine art work to be shown. Maybe one day... Conceptual Design, Storyboards (Television etc), Architectural Visualisation, Interior Design, Exhibition Design, Corporate Presentations, Educational Aids/Presentations, Print Design & Artwork. To discuss your requirements e-mail: chappell.rob@googlemail.com Please type "design details query/Blogger" in e-mail subject header. Location: U.K. (Yorkshire)

pppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppppp Poetry by Edward Hughes aka Bernard Badpoet aka BB aka my "significant other". Geoff's Death (in memoriam Geoffrey France 1917-2006) Nov 6 2006 Exit. Stage managed, Without applause. Footlights dimmed, And then out. It's over. He's gone. What was Isness Is now Wasness. There's no more business To transact. No show to transfer, And no bow taken. Forsaken? We all are. For each run ends, And every House darkens. Bernard Badpoet Nov 2006 The Human Delusion (Inspired by Richard Dawkins' book 'The God Delusion") I am Dawkins' Robot, Complex in my way, it's true, But I only exist to serve to serve my genes, As they are the ones that do. They allow my sham existence, Whilst turning to their task Of striding across the millennia With a single-minded zest. From Amoeba to Me they've condescended To join in Corporate groups, And even Albert Einstein Was simply one of the troops. My life story weaves a ...