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Anal Solvent video, live from the first Plazm Event, circa 1991

Anal Solvent, one of the great late 80s/early 90s experimental bands in Portland, performing here at Hand Prints. This was the first of a number of benefit shows that helped launch Plazm magazine. Trying to remember everyone who was on … Continue reading

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plazm crazyass moving sale: dec 6 + 9

computers, office supplies, furniture, art & design supplies, light tables, phone systems. some freebies; no phone calls / emails please. sunday december 6th, 2-5 pmwednesday december 9th, 5-8 pm305 SE 3rd Street (orange painted building) item list here. — plazm … Continue reading

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Next Mammal live show: Pecha Kucha Night Tokyo on December 2nd at Super Deluxe. Mammal = me versus Mari Kojima versus E*Rock. Beat, raps, rhymes, melodies, dances, puberty. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: … Continue reading

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China Urban Book Release Party

Sunday night November 21st in Portland.China Urban book release party should be lots of fun. There is going to be some super puppeteering happening and a screening of Mad Detective. The book has been six months in the making. I … Continue reading

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Graphic Design vs. Cancer

My friend Anandi is currently undergoing chemotherapy for invasive breast cancer. Some of her friends have organized an art auction online to help raise funds for her while she is undergoing treatment to cover some medical bills and living expenses … Continue reading

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thirty conversations on design…

…and their blog logo is lower case, so you know they’re serious. Check it out at where else but thirtyconversationsaboutdesign.com . Above: one of our locals, Greg Hoffman at Nike. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm … Continue reading

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Natural Disasters

This is the best book I have read all year. Period. Full stop. A compilation of zines by Al Burian. I wholeheartedly recommend it. Al is one of the most talented writers of my generation. If I didn’t mean that, … Continue reading

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Mammal

My new band Mammal with Mari Kojima will debut next week at Tokyo Art Beat’s 5th Anniversary party at SuperDeluxe in Tokyo. — plazm blog has moved to http://blog.plazm.com — — plazm design studio: www.plazm.com — — plazm magazine & … Continue reading

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Plazm 28 contributor Chris Jordan has amazing, yet horrible, images from his latest series on his website. “These images depict the actual stomach contents of baby birds in one of the world’s most remote marine sanctuaries, more than 2000 miles … Continue reading

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New Oregon Interview Series: Visual Art

Host Nora Robertson sits down with Michael Brophy, Stephanie Snyder and Dark Horse Comics’ Shawna Gore Collected by the Seattle Art Museum, the Portland Art Museum and Microsoft, Brophy’s work was the subject of a Tacoma Art Museum exhibition, “The … Continue reading

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