Greg and Barry, also known as the Soulwax frontmen are looking for special talent.

The kind of talent that can open their SOULWAXMAS Party.

You have to be able to play an instrument or spin a record.

You also have to be Belgian.

No biggie. I know for a fact, that if you just look deep enough, you’ll find we are all Belgians.

Maybe that’s a good band name.

No, We Are From Barcelona proved that  ideas like that should never leave the bong area.

Apply. Here and here. I know you’ll be great.

And if you win and got no place to stay? Call us, you can come crash under the KNOTORYUXMASTREE.

Just looking for tickets? Go here

Soulwax Pic by Alex Salinas

2nd pic by The Cobrasnake

Soulwax here

The infamous Kevin & Joyce/soulwax here

Aahhhh. Look at it, nestling nicely in between the best of current design and illustration. All you need to do now, is snatch it up.

Starting today (August 5 – 2008), FACE EVERYBODY AND RULE, the first official KNOTORYUS book, will be available at the awesome TOYKYO store in Ghent.

Back cover.

Inside preview.

More previews and shop info after the jump.

+  The DeepretendingnottoknowanythingaboutLGFinterview! 

Toykyo-shop:
Hoogpoort 11
9000 Ghent – Belgium

info@toykyo.be

Tell ‘em to put a signed copy aside for you

tel +32(0) 473 990 509
tel +32(0) 499 417 938

So here it is:

The DeepretendingnottoknowanythingaboutLGFinterview.

What’s the book about?

LGF: Photography, illustrations and ideas that came out as drawings.

When I first read the name, I thought you were Russian.

LGF: Haha. No. I see many twisted frowns when people try to read “KNOTORYUS” out loud. Thus far, only one guy ever got it right without even blinking. He was pretty fried, though. Maybe that’s what did it.

But you do have good taste?

LGF: Who says Russians don’t have good taste? Aside from borsjt, maybe. And those male ice-skaters with way too much cleavage. What’s up with that?

There’s a rather disturbing drawing of someone’s balls being served on a plate. They looked old. Who’s got old balls then?

LGF: It’s a play on the ‘revenge is a dish best served cold’ cliché. You can imagine those balls belong to your annoyingly successful ex-lover, your boss or that guy on TV who just won’t shut up. These KNOTORYUS balls are for you.

What’s the best time ‘o’ day to flick through FACE EVERYBODY AND RULE?

LGF: 3 A.M. After you’ve been lying awake for hours. Your eyes are burning and the back of your brain is buzzing like an old fridge. Flick through our book, turn off the lights and let it all sink in. Aaaaah…sweet dreams.

More on Toykyo:

here

When you’re making a TV-thing about style, beauty, savoir vivre and grace & you need the perfect host. ..

… Try calling topmodel An Oost.

That’s what we did.

I don’t know if she will help you out if you need something besides a room at her dope (you can sleep in your own ‘Hello Monsters’ room) bed&breakfast called Design&Breakfast. But she was cool enough to star in our show and she didn’t mind that we messed up the whole place with our muddy boots.

Afterwards we interviewed her man Mathieu Van Damme at his & his buddy Jean’s shop Toykyo/ckz.

A couple of weeks ago Mathieu was still camera shy (“I really do not want to talk too much on TV”) but today, it was a whole ‘nother story. After a monologue of 15 minutes about al the goods in his store we had to shut him up. This guy is such a fan of what he’s selling and that’s what will make this store a great success.

But in my humble opinion, what he can be most proud of at the moment are his new ltd edition, numbered & signed Kenzo Minami litographs. (read the KNOTORYUS Kenzo Minami interview here

I know that I need to do a whole new post about Kenzo’s work and I will, but in the meantime go check his website because he’s got fly new tees that will make you look more like a sophisticated hoodrat instead of a colourblind thug.

I promise, I will be able to tell you how much the above lithos cost real soon. Mathieu told me and I forgot, but I distinctly remember thinking “I love Kenzo’s work. This would be a great investment. Especially since Kenzo is gonna blow up like Busta’s neck done did”.

Read about Day #1

Read about Day #2