12/27/08

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Flaunt Magazine and AUDIO VIDEO DISCO host a party for the premier of the new Jackie Tohn video!


Flyer by Alia Penner.

Ladies and Gentlemen!!!
We are proud to announce the premier of our new music video for songstress Jackie Tohn on www.skinnydirectors.com!!!

FLAUNT, AUDIO VIDEO DISCO and SKINNY are celebrating the event by inviting you to a
MIND-EXPANDING
MIND-BLOWING
MIND-BENDING
MIND-FUCKING
ADVENTURE IN CONSCIOUSNESS.

Get ready for the most insane, wild, crazy, demented happening you will ever go to in Los Angeles!!!!

On this night, a Native American Medicine Man will be leading you into the spiritual world and teaching you to reconnect with your Spirit Animal.

Sioux and White Mountain Apache tribes will be performing a ceremony featuring the absolutely unforgettable:
Nape' Luta H'oka / Red Hand Singers
Featuring Northern traditional dancer Sam BearPaw

And at Midnight Cassandra Kellogg and Matty P. will be leading an Animal Incantation to transform everyone in the audience into their SPIRIT ANIMALS!!!!

There Will Be OPEN BAR!!! DEEJAYS!!! BANDS!!! ART!!! DANCE!!! SEX!!! PSYCHEDELIC PROJECTIONS!!! PHOTO BOOTHS!!! RANDOM STUPID SHIT!!! AND MORE!!!!

THE THEME:
COME DRESSED AS YOUR SPIRIT ANIMAL!!! It's time to unleash the animal within! We want you to behave like a total beast -and look like one too!!! Come as a buffalo, a deer, or a bear. Come as a fucking T-Rex if that's what you want. In fact, if you're a real animal, you'll come naked and let our makeup artist Sunevil body paint you in just about anything you could ever dream of. That's right. We're gonna do it like they do it on the Discovery Channel.

When:
This Saturday November 15th. The first band starts at 9:30PM and the party goes on and on AND ON!!!

Where:
THE (GORGEOUS) GOLDBEAR ACADEMY
2000 Hyperion Blvd (near corner of Fountain)
Los Angeles 90027

Who's playing?

You cannot even begin to imagine how fucking good our lineup is. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND ADD ALL THESE GUYS ON MYSPACE.

The Entrance Band: hands down one of the most incredible bands in LA: www.myspace.com/entrancerecords

They will be joined by Rainbow Arabia -the best new act we have seen in a long time: www.myspace.com/rainbowarabia

And The Pharmacy –our personal favorite band out of Seattle: www.myspace.com/pharmacy

LAST BUT NOT LEAST

DJ Daniel Merlot will be making you dance so dirty your mind will need to shower.

BUT WAIT THIS IS ONLY THE BEGINNING!!!!

There will be an art show with works by some of LA's most un-fucking-believable artists:

ADARSHA BENJAMIN
ALIA PENNER
ASHLEY HABER
MEKENZIE KAY
AND
SHELBY DUNCAN

As well as a FIRE SHOW BY THE INFERNO WEAKEND
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PSYCHEDELIC VISUALS BY MAXIMILLA LUKACS AND JEREMY RENDINA
+
LIVE MOBILE VIDEO PROJECTIONS BY MC THIS
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A PHOTO BOOTH BY SHELBY DUNCAN
+
AMAZING HAIR STYLING BY RAMSELL MARTINEZ
+
DELICIOUS TACO TRUCK BY GREEN TRUCK ON THE GO
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FREE T-SHIRTS AND HEADBANDS BY ALTERNATIVE

Now we dare you, we double-dare you to find a more incredible night in LA, anywhere, anytime, EVER!

And check out photos from our last Underwear Party if you want further proof that this evening is going to be one for the history books: http://ronysphotobooth.com/5-31-8.html

ATTENTION! We will be charging $10 at the door for this event. This money goes to the bands and for overhead but don't forget there will be FREE DRINKS inside by Ocean Vodka, Asahi Beer, Transphusion energy drink, and Sweet Leaf organic tea.
This is a strict guestlist event. You will not be able to get in if you are not on the guestlist or you show up when the party is at capacity. We are expecting a shit ton of people so I am telling you this for your own good!!! Please RSVP to skinnydirectors@gmail.com with your name and the names of your guests and COME EARLY!

You have been personally invited to this event because we LOVE YOU and want to THANK YOU for being such fantastic friends!!! Feel free to forward the invite to wonderful people like you!

See you Saturday!!!

SKINNY signs with Partizan!

One of our childhood dreams has come true! We just signed to the production company that we have wanted to work with our whole lives!
www.partizan.com

Devendra Banhart "Carmensita" video is premiered on AOL!!!

Click here to go to the AOL page!

Thanks to everyone for coming to The Skinny party!!!


Photo by Rony's Photo Booth.

Click on the following links for insane photos of the party:
Rony's Photo Booth
The Dandy Lion

AUDIO VIDEO DISCO

Flaunt Magazine and AUDIO VIDEO DISCO host a party for the premier of the new Rock&Roll video!


Flyer by Lulu Biazus


Ladies and Gentlemen,
Get ready to lose a few years of your life with the most fucking insane party in the history of decadence.

SKINNY is proud to announce the release of its first music video for French band Rock&Roll. Check it out on our new website www.skinnydirectors.com!!!

We are celebrating the event with Flaunt Magazine and Audio Video Disco in the only way we know how, by throwing an orgy of debauched fun and nude revelry.

There Will Be DEEJAYS!!! BANDS!!! ART!!! DANCE!!! SEX!!! DAY-GLO!!! MULTIMEDIA FUN!!! SCREENINGS!!! PHOTO BOOTHS!!! RANDOM STUPID SHIT!!! AND MORE!!!!

The Theme:
Skinny wants to see your skin... all of it! So make this the Underwear Party to end all Underwear Parties. Expose yourself in panties, frills, lingerie, lace, leather, g-strings, ass-less straps or even your birthday suit. Come dressed sexy, kinky, dirty, sleazy. Come dressed to make everyone around you horny. We won't be satisfied until everyone gets laid and at least 10 girls and 5 guys get pregnant.

When:
This Saturday May 31st from 10pm on and on AND ON!!!

Where:
LA's bestest venue: The 6th Street Warehouse AKA Shepard Fairey's BADASSSSS downtown space

1269 E 6th St 90021
i.e.
6th and Alameda in Downtown LA

Who's playing?

You cannot even begin to imagine how fucking good our lineup is. DO YOURSELF A FAVOR AND ADD ALL THESE GUYS ON MYSPACE.

Rock&Roll is flying from Paris to celebrate the release of the video we directed for them with an ultra special live show: http://www.myspace.com/thenameofthebandisrockandroll

They will be joined by Saint Motel –by far one of the most amazing bands out of LA: http://www.myspace.com/saintmotel

We will be screening both Rock&Roll and Saint Motel's new videos!

ALSO

Hecuba –our personal favorite band- will also be performing. I meant WTF!?! Their live shows are fucking phenomenal: http://www.myspace.com/hecubahecuba

AND

Get ready to get funked up with an experimental electronica project by Minutes Til Midnight: http://www.myspace.com/minutestilmidnight

LAST BUT NOT LEAST

Sir Huffington and the Fingered Dancers will be performing a dance installation specially conceived for us. We can safely say that it will blow your mind away. These guys are out of this world: http://www.myspace.com/sirheffington

AND TO MAKE SURE YOU DON'T GET BORED

Alternative Apparel is setting up a Bootie Short Booth

AND

Cavalli Vodka and Frida Kahlo Tequilla will be providing FREE BOOZE. Our friends from Merlinmoon are not only getting us the alcohol, they also want you to download a free copy of their new song -how rad is that! Get it here:
http://flaunt.merlinmoon.com

REALLY!?!? CAN IT GET ANY BETTER!?!

ATTENTION! This is a strict guestlist event. You will not be able to get in if you are not on the guestlist or you show up when the party is at capacity. We are expecting a shit ton of people so I am telling you this for your own good!!! Please RSVP to skinnydirectors@gmail.com with your name and the names of your guests and COME EARLY!
You have been personally invited to this event because we LOVE YOU and want to THANK YOU for being such fantastic friends. Please add us on myspace to know about our next videos and events or just to say hi: http://www.myspace.com/SKINNYDIRECTORS

SKINNY shoots video for Devendra Banhart starring Natalie Portman, Kat Dennings, and Lukas Haas.

Check out the MTV link!