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SpankyStokes x Skinner - Interview part 3 of 3

This is the final episode in our 3 part interview with Skinner where he shows us where the majority of his inspiration comes from... his giant H.P. Lovecraft book, I put him on the spot about a local art show, we get to see his only vinyl toy ever painted... a custom Mighty Mugg, and a close look at his toy collection as well as all kinds of other EPIC stuff!

SpankyStokes X Skinner - Interview part 2 of 3

In this episode Skinner and I chat about his Lurker figure, and he gives us a sneak peek at his upcoming Color Ink Book release. We also get to see his failed Super7 Monster Family design, and all kinds of other EPIC stuff... enjoy, and look for part three next week!

SpankyStokes X Skinner - Interview part 1 of 3

Recently I had the opportunity to stop by the studio of psychedelic hippy pop doom vision metal artist Skinner, as he was super gracious enough to let us peek into his world, where the magic happens if you will, as he shows us and explains where he gets his inspiration from. Sit back and enjoy the first part of the three part series.

GUNNZO Open House D.I.Y. + Trading Party 5/29/2010

One of the really great things about having a local vinyl scene are the people that come out to support it, and did they ever for Gunnzo's open house in San Diego. It was a beautiful day, the temp was about 78 with a light breeze and the view from the back porch of the quaint little vinyl shop in Old Town, San Diego was to die for! Guest Judges kaNO, Paul Kaiju, Jose Reynoso and John"Spanky"Stokes were also on hand, showing their support for the scene, but were also involved with picking the w...

*On Site* Dragatomi's "5 Eyed Dragon" show

This awesome custom show held at Dragatomi in Sacramento CA on April 10th, 2010 was a huge success. So many great custom vinyl pieces by participating artists DrilOne, Leecifer, Brent Nolasco, Betso, and Southerndrawl were on hand to amaze all that came out to view them first hand. For more pictures and information be sure to hit up SpankyStokes.com!

Mexicali 7.2 Earthquake

This is a short film documenting the after math of Mexicali's 7.2 earthquake that happened Easter Sunday 4/4/2010. This film was shot on 4/6/2010, only 2 days after the quake, in and around the San Felipe higway KM 45 - 75 just about 10 miles from the predicted epicenter. The camp and surrounding regions of the Rio Hardy were hit pretty good... our main goal for this is to inform all those that have property down in this region, and to show the damage that has happened in our neighboring count...

Bic Buddy Custom Show @ Crewest Gallery in LA

The "BIC BUDDY CUSTOM SHOW” went down last night 3/27/2010 at Crewest in Los Angeles and boy was it a blast, it had an amazing turnout, not only from fans but also from artists involved! Marka27 and his lovely wife Liza did a fantastic job organizing this show along with Bic Plastics and ManOne from Crewest... what a fantastic time! More pictures and reads over on SpankyStokes.com

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Apparel line Billionaire Mafia video review on S...

I had the very great opportunity to get a hold of some awesome t-shirts from apparel line Billionaire Mafia and put together this video review to show all you guys the quality of the shirts that they offer. This clothing line that was reviewed is from their "Graffiti" section which really correlates to the designer toy/art industry. All the shirts and other apparel available through Billionaire Mafia is of the highest quality and is what you would expect form a high-end clothing company. Anoth...

*Review* "Babu Cloud" vinyl figure

We were given the opportunity to review this really cool product titled "Babu Cloud" designed by the guys over at Babekuhl. This is their first of hopefully many vinyl figures from thier "Lucy In The Sky With Vinyl" series. Keep your eye out for the release of Babu's friends (and enemies) as his epic tale of life and love plays out in the heavens above. Babu is available in limited numbers in Banana split (yellow) Strawberry cheesecake(pink), Mint Chip (green) and Blueberry sorbet (Blue), each...