Are you sick of Simon Le Bon starring at you when you awake from a fitfull slumber? Are the corners of your Bell Biv Devoe poster getting all ratty and full of pushpin holes? Or maybe there is an ugly crack in the plaster of your otherwise richly appointed boudoir. Well now there is an answer... a free answer.

All you need is a printer, and some sort of adhesive.

Just right-click and save this link:
printable clunky poster

Print it out and hang away.
For us, there would be no greater honor than to have the clunky robot hanging from your bedroom wall, always watching, always knowing.... always.

In 1929 Dr. John Desmond Bernal designed this space habitat to be intended as a long-term home for permanent residents.

The Bernal Sphere accommodates some 10,000 people. An outer shield provides shielding from various cosmic rays. The inner sphere rotates to provide an artificial gravity.

It is interesting to note that the space station in Babylon 5 was based on this Bernal Sphere design. Here is a resource for many more proposed extra-terrestrial habitats. (via c.a.)

The clunkyrobot is a system 2 modular service robot (heavily modified). This means that he has the capability to interface with any number of external devices. This, is an example of the nano.mod. This mod, however, does not include the miniaturization technology.

selfreplicating.unstoppable @ 1600 pixels wide
selfreplicating.unstoppable @ 1024 pixels wide
(this image was created during a Photoshop Tennis match at baseboard.net)

Noam Chomsky's new weblog. The clunky robot feels the turn. Check out Shydancer's weblog for a telling image of Condoleeza's sour puss.

Here's to being informed, and whatever decision that leads you to.

Today I found this:
Mysterious Asian Desktop Website

It's got just about every desktop I've done. All organized under the clunkyrobot name, that's awesome. The only part that is a bit bothersome is that they've slapped the "www.desksky.net" web address in the bottom right hand corner of every one of my desktops. And it's not even that they've altered the desktops that is troubling, it's that they've inadvertently covered up part of the design on some. As for the whole sale redistribution of the desktops, I'm totally cool with that. Spread it around, like mustard.

Oh, also...
It's interesting to me, that my artwork is seemingly on par with this:
Weird and Trippy Asian Artwork

Which I will take as a compliment.

"Although hip hop/rap looks and sounds so similar to 25 years back; the mind and the soul have been extracted... yeah, [a] corporate lobotomy to make it more consumptive for the masses." - Chuck D

He also eludes to getting his own national radio show.

listen to reason

"For Real, now tell me what we've got." - Q-Tip

As the grade 2 titanium reinforced blast doors slowly raise, there is an audible sigh of relief heard from the space station as a whole.

Allow us a day of recovery, as of tomorrow the Space Station Sagittarius Kaleidoscope will resume full functionality.

Thanks for your patience.

This is an unauthorized break from our self imposed "LOCK-DOWN." Which is going ok, by the way, even though it could be going way better. I have a HUGE project due... right now. It's taking longer than I anticipated. I've not had much sleep the past 2 days. But I have to say, the project is going to look awesome.

So, on to the meat...
We at the Space Station Sagittarius Kaleidoscope present a clunkyverse colloquialism. A term of aggrevation, oft spoken by frustrated Chief Engineers aboard many a vessel:

"We got B-sat."

Introducing the B-sat Virus. Based on the original ©Brain virus developed by Basit and Amjad. The current B-sat v23.953213 is the 23rd millionth generation of this particular virus. It's sole purpose is to copy itself to as numerous and as far reaching computer systems as is possible.

and.. back

The Space Station Sag.Kal has some outside projects to finish (outside PAID projects), and as such I'm afraid we are going to have to initiate a lock down - button-up, and we will be assuming a defensive orbital position.

*enters fail-safe code*
*inserts key*
*turns key to ready position*

On my Mark turn key to Lock-Down position:
3, 2, 1, Mark.

///Science Machine V6.2///
///Login:clunkyrobot pass:*******
///welcome clunky: Initiate Lock Down Sequence///
///sever all communications not rated CODE3///
//Run DEFCON program level-2//
///Lock Down Successful///
///DEFCON2///

The Space Station Sagittarius Kaleidoscope is now at Defense Condition 2. We will not re-surface from our self imposed lock-down until Sat. March 20th. Thank you for your understanding.

Until then...
The second in the Pin-up collection.
Art is Sexy.

[PINUP] Art is Sexy @ 1024 pixels wide

When Shydancer got his giant, super powerful G5 Tower from Apple, he was all like, "I need to be more creative and shit." Then instead of letting that computer get all cob-webby in the corner with dust bunnies all over it because his new place has hard wood floors, and you know what it's like with those, the hair comes out of nowhere. With dust getting all jammed up around the fan. Gross, no, he made an awesome movie about cutting his hair.

Learn some lessons from Mr. Rock-a-fella.

Rock-a-fella Records, Jay Z's record company must be really pleased with themselves. What a marketing strategy. First they release Jay Z's Black Album, with as much cross-promotion as humanly possible. The name of the album begins to permeate all aspects of pop culture, until everyone has at least heard the name of the album, and I mean everyone. Good enough on it's own, the company could have sat back satisfied in their hip-hop board rooms that they "got the word out." But they did not stop there... oh no.

Once they've effectively planted the Jay Z seed in everyone's earhole... only then does the real marketing plan reveal itself. The Jay Z Construction Set is released. The Construction Set is free on the internet, and comes with clean Jay Z lyrics, and even images to build your own cd labels.

The Jay Z Construction Set has been around for a while. But now, after the "release" of Dj DangerMouse's Grey Album, the internet beloved remix of The Beatles White Album, and Jay Z's Black... There is Jay--Zeezer, this time mixing Jay Z's lyrics with Weezer's Blue Album.

What strikes me, is the sheer brilliance of this "open source" music marketing. It's like some kind of demon juggernaut that keeps feeding in on itself, getting bigger and bigger. The marketing for Jay Z produces customizable pieces for people to remix that only serve to market the original even more. And on top of all that the fans of the music get to have their hands in on the process. It'd be so beautifully simple if it wasn't so complicatingly ugly.

Maybe it is my undying love for this Flaming Lips Album. But I LOVE this remix.

I got this heads-up from LTR at littletinyrobot.com. In the spirit of the much hailed and seemingly unconditionaly loved Grey Album, the Kleptones have remixed The Flaming Lips Album with Hip Hop vocals. The result I think highlights the best of both, although some tracks work better than others. I like it, and I can't image trying to cut up and loop out the flaming lips, that album is so complex. That in of itself is an accomplishment.

The Kleptones website is also pretty awesome.

So I've finally received my newest shipment of stickers (dj.clunky stickers to be exact), and now I can catch up on sending them out, and getting some artwork out to the people who've sent me letters.

The first letter out goes back to Mike. Mike lives in ATL, same as the clunkyrobot home offices. I think it's pretty cool that someone took the time to send a letter just across town to get some stickers. Awesome.

Here is the letter Mike sent my way.

For his troubles Mike gets dj.clunky stickers, and an original drawing. Mike also asked me to design a graphic for his soon to be website, which I'll be happy to do. Mike, send me an email, and we'll talk about it.

Want free stickers and art?
Send me a self addressed stamped envelope, and I'll send you up to 5 free stickers.

Include a short note of any kind, and I'll send you an odd sketch I've got laying around. The cooler the letter, the cooler the sketch, guaranteed *.

send SASE to:
clunkyrobot.com
1010 Adams st. Unit A.
Decatur, GA 30030

(* not an actual guarantee)

my good buddy Shydancer updated his weblog with a funny photoshop image.

Korean Parliament freaks out at Minor Threat Show

new beat, no vocals

"Tell me of only the good things that come to mind when I ask you about... Your Mother."

I/O(electric-sheep-mix).mp3

This is just the beat we made, but with Blade Runner samples dropped into where the vocals will eventually go.

So the plan is, whenever we're making a new song, I'll release just the beat, but with some samples mixed in, to give you guys an idea of what it'll sound like. Then when we get the real vocals laid in we'll put that up. Look for the C-Dub vocal version over the next week or so.

3 more songs and we have an EP.
[dj.clunky page]

Dead Milkmen bassist ends his own life.

I'd like for next week to go a little bit better please.

I'll take that ipod sound directly into my brain please.

Before we ordered these I read many an internet review saying these headphones had an inferior bass sound.
Sad Sad.

The whole point of these headphones is that they form a seal with your inner ear, the bass sound is produced from bass vibrations, not just a bass sound. To accomplish this the headphones must form a comfortable seal with your ear. Apple has even included 3 sized tips to fit in your ear.

these were a gift from the clunky-girl. well done.
clunky-approved.

I was recently asked one of pop cultures most intriguing questions, and a question that has spawned many a tarentino-esque diatribe filled to the brim with Popular Social References. This same question was once asked to me when I was about 14 years old, at my friend Ron Durr's beach house. The question is, who would I cast in the end all, be all, Hollywood Block Buster version of "The A-Team: The Movie." When I was a kid, it was always quickly followed by, "Who would I cast in the end all, be all, Hollywood Block Buster version of The Uncanny X-Men movie," but someone took the fun out of that one.

Anyway, I started casting my version of the A-Team movie totally the wrong way. I was going "true grit, crime drama, hyper real Art House" A-Team. Something that would play to the amateur film critics, with people like William H. Macy cast as Hannibal Smith, and Dave Chapelle as Howling Mad Murdock.

Wrong. The A-Team was lame, right? If I go art house, the true intent of A-Team as purely mindless filler would be lost forever. Not to mention how beautifully ridiculous it was. This version must be done in the vein of "We have tooooooo muuuuuuuuch money." In that vein I recast the role of Hannibal Smith. This time, Sir Alec Baldwin would head the reins of project A-Team: The Movie.

Then something occurred to me. Maybe there was a way to combine this art housedness and this hollywood blockustertude in one happy summer time fun package.
Yes...
Yes indeed. The All Baldwin A-Team.

ahem...
Alec Baldwin as Hannibal Smith
Billy Baldwin as Face Man
Daniel Baldwin as B.A. Barracus
Stephen Baldwin as Howling Mad Murdock

Kim Basinger as Amy the girl.

get on it.

Spalding Grey, dead at 62
it's a sad day, he was a great artist.

That's it, we're having an Iron Chef Party.
Starting Sat. April 5th the Iron Chefs will be battling one another for the first time ever. The reason? To determine the greatest of all Iron Chef's.

King of Iron Chefs Tournament

check this stuff out:

Pre-made Iron Chef Party Invitations
Party Posters
Iron Chef Drinking Game

but the Iron Chef excitement does not stop there my friend.

Be sure to also check out The Iron Chef: America Battle where Masaharu Morimoto (Iron Chef Japanese) and Hiroyuki Sakai (Iron Chef French) take on the likes of Bobby Flay and Mario Batali. Those two Americans could never be as cool as the Iron Chefs, it's not even a fair fight.

The Iron Chef: America Battle will feature Atl's own Alton Brown as play-by-play commentator.

oh, oh, also, also...

Alton Brown has a weblog.

(the head's up via famous Matt's a.wholelottanothing.org)

"Wilson Alwyn Bentley (1865-1931), famous for his photomicrographs of snow crystals, prepared sets of glass lantern slides of dew, frost and ice crystals."

The Bentley Collection

"You might feel your ready for dimensional travel, but I bet it'll blow your mind when the strings unravel"

The first full-on collaboration between the clunkyrobot and C-Dub is up and running. Check it out!

initialize.program.001

So there it is, The premise:
The main computer of the Space Station Sagittarius Kaleidoscope is powering up for the first time, and introducing itself and the crew. I may add some effects to the vocals, and tighten a few things up here and there. but for now, it's done.

as always your comments are appreciated.
[dj.clunky page]

"You might feel your ready for dimensional travel, but I bet it'll blow your mind when the strings unravel"

The first full-on collaboration between the clunkyrobot and C-Dub is up and running. Check it out!

initialize.program.001

So there it is, The premise:
The main computer of the Space Station Sagittarius Kaleidoscope is powering up for the first time, and introducing itself and the crew. I may add some effects to the vocals, and tighten a few things up here and there. but for now, it's done.

as always your comments are appreciated.
[dj.clunky page]

I was thinking about all the stuff I am trying to create here. What it's purpose should be, what my goal for it may become some day. This quote came to my mind:

No art, however minor, demands less than total dedication if you want to excel in it.
    - Leon Battista Alberti (architect, painter and mathematician)

That guy did it all. And his dedication to all of it was total. Sometimes I get worried about trying to do too much, then I think about guys like Leon. The guys who had to learn geometry, so they could learn architecture, so they could learn how to paint things and make them look right.

The temptations to start a project and not finish it are very great. It is my hope that by displaying all those attempts here, I will be motivated to complete them.

Rob T. Firefly, over at pod-six.net was kind enough to ask me some interview type questions. They mostly pertain to my day job, whose name I will not type out here, because for some crazy reason whenever I do a post about it, I get about 20 comments from blog trolling robots about diamond shaped blue pills. What's up with that?

Anyway Rob's a nice guy, he asked me good questions.
Here's hoping I don't come off like an ass.

On a side note, Rob has a livejournal, but his is used only as a dream journal. Which, as far as blogs and journals goes, is super cool.

we're scientific

This photographic proof was documented by Megan, or maybe you know her as mite...

[edit]
I had a desktop up here, but I felt it wasn't up to par, so it's been removed. It wasn't cutting any mustard, it wasn't even smearing it around...

So I'll rework it, and have something up in a day or two... until then...

look out!
Free Art!
I've had this idea. If you send me a letter, I'll send you some artwork. Your letter can say or be anything, my drawing will most likely be of anything. But it will be a drawing, on paper, done in pencil. I'll even design a cool little map showing roughly (not exactly) where the art goes. A sort of digital equivilant of a grandparent's pushpin wall map.

send self addressed stamped envelope to:
clunkyrobot.com
1010 Adams st. unit A
Decatur, GA 30030

I just put in an order for dj.clunky stickers. So as soon as those suckers come in the mail, I'll be giving them away also. Look for a more perminant "free stuff" section... I'll make it whenever I get my act together.
until then, here is a preview:

c.a. over at ape infinitum, is not conducting a test. This 5 song ep entitled No Tester, Down in the Water Hole is creepy, inspiring, but most of all, finished.

He busted this project out in record time, and with no discernible loss of quality. I wish I could complete all the project ideas I have instantaneously, moving on to the next one the second I think of them. Maybe someday when I have a fleet of service robots at my disposal, all waiting for instructions to be beamed from my brain directly into their little robotic eyeholes.

in other news:
C-dub and I have laid in some vocals for our hip hop track, we should finish recording on thursday, so keep your eyes peeled for a new track on friday!

c.a. over at ape infinitum, is not conducting a test. This 5 song ep entitled No Tester, Down in the Water Hole is creepy, inspiring, but most of all, finished.

He busted this project out in record time, and with no discernible loss of quality. I wish I could complete all the project ideas I have instantaneously, moving on to the next one the second I think of them. Maybe someday when I have a fleet of service robots at my disposal, all waiting for instructions to be beamed from my brain directly into their little robotic eyeholes.

in other news:
C-dub and I have laid in some vocals for our hip hop track, we should finish recording on thursday, so keep your eyes peeled for a new track on friday!