Moving on.

I’m relocating this blog to a new home:
http://erickmontes.tumblr.com/
See you there.

Grupo Fantasma

It’s been a while since I posted anything on this here blog-a-mabob. Things have been crazy around here with school and work and what-not. I’ll be posting some new stuff soon. True story.

In the meantime, why don’t you head on over to the iTunes store and buy your bad self a great record? May I make a suggestion? How about Grupo Fantasma’s Grammy nominated Sonidos Gold (congrats, homeys!). It is, as the name suggests, pure gold. Ace, even. Super-sexy-soul-salsa-funk action that will make you want to hit the dance floor like it’s going out of style.

And if you really want to be the coolest kid on your steet, you can also visit their website and grab a real nice shirt, designed by yours truly.
One that looks like this:

Or one that sports this nifty logo:

enjoy.

Merry Jesus Birthday to me

Dear Friend,

So, I know you’re probably thinking: “Man, I really really REALLY love the Shit out of  that Erick guy. And I REALLY want to spend a bunch of money and give him some Jesus Bday presents… I could give him a wad of $100 bills, but what I’d really like to do is buy him something real nice. Like a book”.
Well, let me help you out! Here’s a link to the magical land that is my Amazon wish list:

Thanks so much! You truly are the best friend ever. We should go get drinks some time.

Your pal,

Erick

DAYTUM

I recently received an invite to a site called DAYTUM, and I think I’m hooked. It’s a data collecting site where you can keep track or just about any part of your daily life. Say, for example, your monthly burrito intake or your weekly beer consumption. Not only will Daytum help you keep track, it will build a pie chart too! Man, what a great way to procrastinate.
I really like the design of the thing. It’s very intuitive, simple and clean. Head on over there and request an invite: http://daytum.com/. And if you’re really bored, you can take a look at mine and marvel at the lack of variety in my life: http://daytum.com/erick

Misprint

I’ve been super homesick the past few days… Mainly because I miss my life and friends in Austin, but also because the city of Atlanta blows even more now that winter is starting to kick in.  So in classic sad bastard fashion, I start going down the list of the things I miss the most… among friends, bars, music, bbq and mexican food, I remembered Misprint. A pretty witty zine published sporadically by a group of real funny dudes and some hipster guy.  Give it a shot. It’s real funny.

Mea Culpa

Amazing 1983 video for David Byrne and Brian Eno’s Mea Culpa.

Cardinals

If you live in Tulsa or near Tulsa or happen to be driving through or find yourself waking up there after a seven-week-long bender that may have started on the other end of the country but took a turn for the worse when you came across a one-eyed-man and a prostitute with a hook for a hand and decided that “sure, I’ll buy you guys a couple drinks” was a good idea and it happens to be October 10th… Then head on over the the Brady Theater and check out the Cardinals.
As you may or may not know, Cardinals is a NYC-based rock band whose members include the one and only Ryan Adams. They have a new album coming out and are touring the country in its support. Go on, get yourself a ticket and enjoy the rocking. Then when no one’s watching, snag one of these fancy posters off the wall. If anyone asks, tell them I designed it just for you.