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Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interview: Dustin Krcatovich

By Mark | March 9, 2013

Local illustrator and writer Dustin “Dusty” Krcatovich will be moving to Portland shortly. Here’s his official exit interview. MARK: Here’s your first question… Were you born in Michigan? And, if not, how old were you when you first moved here, and what were the circumstances surrounding the move? DUSTIN: I was born and raised in [...]

Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Detroit, Media, Michigan, Other, sex, Special Projects, Uncategorized | Also tagged accidental intercourse, Allegan, American Apparel, Ann Arbor loses artists, anonymous sex, Art Alexakis, Austin, baby shower, Bank of Ann Arbor, Brass Tacks Sandwiches, Capitalism, comics, comparing Ann Arbor and Ypsilanti, Concentrate Media, Concentrate speaker series, consumerism, culture jamming, Dave Thomas, Dov Charney, Dustin Krcatovich, Encore Records, Everclear, exit interviews, feet for hands, FM Dust, Forever Stoked, gigolo, growing up, gynecologic imagery, Ian Fulcher, illustration, Jen Munford, Jeremy Wheeler, masturbation, Matthew Altruda, non-local banker, Otsego, Pete Larson, Portland, Portlandia, punk, R.S. DeLucco, Slacker, Smegma, Starbucks, suicide, The Ann Arbor Paper, University of Michigan, Wendys, Ypsi/Arbor Exit Interviews | 29 Comments

On having one’s unicorn-killing intellectual property stolen by Samsung, and celebrating the release of yet another Monkey Power Trio record

By Mark | February 17, 2013

I received a cryptic message a few days ago from an anonymous source, telling me that I had to immediately retain an attorney and protect my intellectual property from the evil Korean CEO of Samsung. I wrote it off as the ranting of a delusional reader, as it’s not uncommon for me to receive paranoid [...]

Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Monkey Power Trio, Special Projects, Uncategorized | Also tagged advertising, being ripped the fuck off, CHI&Partners, Fox Sports, Melissa Dettloff, Monkey Power Trio, Nathan DeYonker, Samsung, Samsung Galaxy, severed unicorn head superstore, unicorns, WCBN | 16 Comments

Promoting the Shadow Art Fair in Riverside Park at Midnight among armed strangers

By Mark | July 17, 2012

There wasn’t a post last night because I was out late, having my photo taken, along with the other members of the Michigan Design Militia, for an article about the upcoming Shadow Art Fair, which is supposed to appear tomorrow in Concentrate. The only time we could all get together was last night, at about [...]

Posted in Mark's Life, Media, Shadow Art Fair, Ypsilanti | Also tagged 1966, blow job, Bodies and Beats, Chris Sandon, Concentrate, Doug Coombe, Drunken Barn Dance, Exquisite Motion Corpse, George Clinton, green screen, Hot Boss, Hott Boss, Ian Fulcher, Kickstarter, Machete, Melissa Dettloff, Michigan Design Militia, Mike Perini, Minus9, oral sex, public sex, Riverside Park, Saturday Looks Good To Me, Shadow Brew, The Beatles, tridge, Vinnie Massimino, WCBN, Yesterday and Today, Ypsi after dark | 15 Comments

The Stooges for Chrysler: “a blue collar attitude in a white collar world”

By Mark | May 23, 2011

I like that the Stooges are making some money, I guess, but I don’t know how I feel about their song No Fun being co-opted by the man to sell luxury cars. Here’s how Chrysler positions the ad on YouTube: John Varvatos’s blue-collar spirit pushes him late into the night, with Detroit-based rock music serving [...]