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Take a Septembral stroll with me through 10 new choice tracks. As usual, most are what's been on heavy repeat, filled in with classics from the vault that fit just right for a Septembral stroll. Enjoy.

That time again, DJ Lani Love’s new wintery mix. Cover art by me as usual. This is my favorite one thus far, so put it in your eartubes.

Airline Colors

I’ve been flying more than usual lately. Sitting in airports, you get a good look at airline branding. For as much money as they must put into the marketing and collateral of their brand, so little of it stands apart from its competitors. I suppose this makes sense when all they’re really trying to do is appeal to the largest audience possible, and this will always involve snoozers design. I had to go a bit out of the way to try to find airlines that didn’t use only  red, white and blue (thanks Lufthansa). Feels good to return to some more "studies."

The holiday card this year, featuring our real-life clothes and seemingly fake dog.

Another "Hey, Koo!" to add to the soon-to-be collection of haiku comics written by Kalia Armbruster and arted by me. Still settling into this line-art style with flat color. It's a great exercise and I'm having fun working within the restraints. More to come, ya'll.

This MLB postseason has been a stressful time for Orioles fans (and all others for that matter). I've taken to drawing O's logos while I listen to the game to reduce my freakouts. I think they should randomize the birds on player's hats. One bird a piece! Dibs on angry baby-bird. If you're interested in the logo history, check out this awesome post.

The Transformative Power of User-Comments.

Some one-color pixel art I’m working on for the big ol’ project, Regulation Room.  We’re launching a newly designed, newly content-ed version at the end of the month, so I’m in major crunch mode making and animating pixel art for the various videos that explain the site.

Hello all! I make music under the moniker Prescription Strength Hugs and have been doing so for a whole lot of years. I've decided to put out a compilation collecting tracks from the first four EPs I made during 2005-2007. There is some good stuff in here, some rougher stuff but it's all the stuff that's made me who I am as a maker today. All instruments played and songs written by me. Hope you enjoy! Take a look at the newly set up Bandcamp page to download this puppy for free (but don't let that stop you from spending copious amounts of digi-cash on it). Thanks.

<a href="http://prescriptionstrengthhugs.bandcamp.com/album/introductory-reader" data-mce-href="http://prescriptionstrengthhugs.bandcamp.com/album/introductory-reader">Introductory Reader by Prescription Strength Hugs</a>

Some watercolor doodles. Bad Boy Stare Down.

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Legends Of Rock #03 - Ray Davies

Next up, the leader of my favorite rock band*: The Kinks, Mr. Ray Davies. The first time I heard a Kinks record (middle school, Sleepwalker), it really did a number on me. The Kinks have been the most enduring and consistent musical obsession I've had since that first taste. Ray Davies is the man behind the sometimes absurd, sometimes lovely rock-pop group that spanned three decades. I'm afraid The Kinks are one of those bands that most everyone has heard of, but not so many have heard anything other than You Really Got Me or Lola. Hoping this will help and ya'll like the illustration! I'm starting to feel pretty honored to just draw these Legends, as I'm maybe getting a bit obsessed by each of them as I stare at their photos and read of their accomplishments all the while listening to their radical music.

The Incorrigible Kinks by Austineustice on Mixcloud

*yeah, of all time.

ae album picks: The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society (1968) & Sleepwalker (1977)