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  • Get Your JOAN JETT/ROYAL FLUSH poster RIGHT HERE!!

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    JOAN JETT POSTER • CLICK HERE!


    Royal Flush Magazine, Joan Jett and Blackheart Records have teamed up to bring you a special holiday treat! Based of the Royal Flush cover art of Joan Jett by Josh "Bootsy Rizzak" Bernstein, this silkscreen poster is 18"x24" of pure rock and roll fury.


    Only $35 and it can be shipped all over the world!


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  • Joan Jett Art Contest! Winner gets JOAN'S GIBSON GUITAR!

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    All you have to do is submit your best Joan Jett illustrated portrait to this blog! 

    JUST CAST YOUR ART BELOW!!!

    The winner gets his or her artwork published in the next issue of Royal Flush and a gorgeous Joan Jett model Melody Maker guitar by Gibson! 

     “I got my Melody Maker in 1977,” Jett says about the guitar she has made one of the most iconic instruments in rock and roll. “It was light and it sounded great. It was the guitar I had in The Runaways and then played on all my hits, like ‘I Love Rock N’ Roll’ and ‘Bad Reputation’ and ‘Do You Wanna Touch Me.’ It’s my baby.” 

    Carefully developed in close cooperation with Jett herself, it features a lightweight, slab mahogany body with a worn white finish. ´

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  • Royal Flush Book Six is Released! ORDER NOW!!!!

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    ROYAL FLUSH BOOK SIX
    DEDICATED TO THE “GREATEST GENERATION”

    ORDER IT HERE!!!

    ROYAL FLUSH BOOK SIX!

    • Exclusive cover story / interview with Playboy’s Hugh Hefner, including a first-time-ever-printed 60-year-old autobiographical comic strip written and drawn by Hef. In homage, Royal Flush Book 6 features two foldout posters: centerfold by comics rock star Paul Pope and calendar by poster legend Brian Ewing. Plus, a Joan Jett flip cover with 3-D “smoke eyes” spot gloss varnish.

    • Interviews with Joan Jett, Leslie Nielsen, Alice Cooper, Ted Nugent, Brian Posehn, Jeffrey Ross, Jim Gaffigan, Ahmet Zappa, Jenna Jameson, Dethklok, Basil Gogos, Danny Trejo and more.

    • Art and comics by Harvey Pekar, Rick Veitch, Peter Kuper, John Pound, Basil Gogos, Danny Hellman, Sean Pryor, Cojo, Aaron Augenblick, Scrojo, Robin Eley, Steve Chanks, Erik Rodriguez, Seldon Hunt, Ryan Dunlavey and many more.

    • The launch of the Royal Flush Festival, Oct. 15 – 19, 2009 in NYC

    THE ROYAL FLUSH FESTIVAL

    NEW YORK, NY, OCT. 15, 2009 – If print is dead, then ROYAL FLUSH Magazine a rock and roll superhero zombie come back to life. Part pop culture mag, part rock art carnival, part comic book, and all irreverent fun, the annual Royal Flush Magazine experience returns with a bombastically bulging 112-page sixth book. The centerpiece: exclusive interview with, and tribute to Playboy’s Hugh Hefner, in which Hef opens up his vaults and reveals, for the first time, comic strips and art he created over 60 years ago. Among other tales, he tells Flush of his first discovering Superman, “I remember the afternoon in which my brother came home and told me about this character that was throwing cars, and jumping over buildings and I immediately started creating and drawing superheroes like Metallic Man, Marble Man., etc.” The vintage-Playboyish cover portrait of Hef was painted by Australian sensation Robin Eley, and in homage, this issue boasts two fold-out posters: a “Plaything of the Month” centerfold by comics rock star Paul Pope (Batman Year 100, Heavy Liquid) and calendar by rock poster kingpin Brian Ewing (Vans Warped Tour, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Melvins)



    The issue is dedicated to the “Greatest Generation.” Men who fought in wars, dated broads, enjoyed stiff drinks, and most amazingly are still rocking including Hef, monster movie poster-art legend Basil Logos, cartoonists Jules Feiffer and Al Jaffee, and actor Leslie Nielsen, who gives a career spanning interview, from straight man to Duke of Deadpan.



    Royal Flush Book 6 quotes and revelations:

    “Whenever I hear the word animal or rights in the same sentence. I’m killing an extra hundred of something.” – Ted Nugent. He also explains why he thinks Obama should be in jail and how Paul McCartney is a mass-murder
    “For me my greatest influence was John Carpenter’s The Thing” — Jenna Jameson
    “I reinvented myself and started referring to myself as Hef instead of Hugh. Changed my wardrobe, started wearing cooler clothes, learned the jitterbug….And all that was captured in the comic strips.” — Hugh Hefner
    “Shit, like I really wanna do this,” — American Splendor’s Harvey Pekar in the autobiographical comic “Gauntlet of Rock” wherein the Flush editors sent the creative curmudgeon metal and punk CDs to review.
    “They asked my dad to do the music to Star Wars” — Ahmet Zappa
    “You gotta remember, I went to San Quentin on a two-year sentence and did five; so that should tell you I don’t behave well,” – Danny Trejo
    “Golf is the crack of sports. You’ll end up selling your house. You’ll quit your job. You’ll lose your family!” – Alice Cooper

     

    Issue highlights:
    • The “Ethnic Superfriends:” Apache Chief, Samurai, Black Vulcan, & El Dorado are inducted into Royal Flush Hall of Fame.
    • Welcome to my Golf Course: Alice Cooper shares his tips, tricks and secrets from the dark side of the golf world.
    • Star Wars quiz with adult film legend Jenna Jameson, proving you can be both hot and nerdy.
    • World’s Finest: An exclusive look into the little-known friendship between the Marvel Universe comics visionary Jack “King” Kirby and iconoclastic rock freaknik Frank Zappa, as told by Ahmet Zappa. Boasting a deliciously cosmic illustration of “Frank Zappa as one of Jack Kirby’s New Gods” by Rick Veitch,
    • Royal Flush’s salute to comedy, featuring fresh interviews with three of the funniest guys on the planet: Jim Gaffigan (King Baby, Jim) Brian Posehn (Sarah Silverman Show, Just Shoot Me) and Jeffrey Ross (Comedy Central Roast-Master General)
    • LA Confidential: The stars of Showtime’s hit Californication give a peak into their sexually depraved third season - featuring interviews with stars Evan Handler and Madeline Zima!
    • Another egregiously offensive installment of the world’s most politically incorrect comic, “Hispanic Batman Y Roberto” in which they visit Hugh Hefner in the Mansion and give him a “stern talking to.”
    Actor Danny Trejo (Desperado, Spy Kids) hits the Royal Flush gym for this issue’s “How Much Ya Bench” bench-press challenge.
    • Legendary horror artist Basil Gogos group-interviewed by Johnny Ace, Rob Zombie, Jerry Only (Misfits), David C. Chow (The Crow) , John Cafiero (Osaka Popstar) as well as the Royal Flush artist posse. Gogos educates, fascinates and gets into raucous debate with the fans of his seminal work, Famous Monsters of Filmland.
    • The best tour of 2009 makes its first stop at Flush HQ as Cartoon Network’s Dethklok, of the hit series Metalocolypse joins forces with prog masterminds Mastodon, High on Fire and Converge for a multi-media assault on the senses.
    • The Making of Wrath, Lamb of God’s mega-selling 2009 blockbuster album, with exclusive how-to lesson from K3n Adams, their official artist & collaborator.
    • The Need for Speed! Virginia’s trash titans Municipal Waste take our Flush go-kart challenge - will they survive??• Osaka Popstar – the punk supergroup stops by and discusses its collaborative work with iconic Garbage Pail Kid artist John Pound.

     

    Illustrated Mayhem: This issue’s talented roster…
    K3N Adams, Angryblue, Aaron Augenblick, Josh Bernstein, Florian Bertmer, Bryan G. Brown, Chris Caniano, Steve Chanks, Cojo, Harlan P. Cress, Ryan Dunlavey, Robin Eley, Brent Engstrom, Brian Ewing, Jason Goad, Basil Gogos, Danny Hellman, Woodrow J. Hinton, Seldon Hunt, David Kennedy, Adam Kidder, Peter Kuper, Jeph LaChance, Jesse Lefkowitz, Sara Antoinette Martin, Brett Marting, Mark McCormick, Patrick McQuade, Jan Meininghaus, Jeff Newelt, Harvey Pekar, Jesse Philips, Paul Pope, John Pound, Frank Powers, Gary Pullin, Erik Rodriguez, Adam Roth, Steve Ruvolo, Rob Schwager, Scrojo, Pat Sentman, Brendan Small, Stainboy, Adam Swinbourne, Adam Turman, Sean Pryor and Rick Veitch!




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  • Check Out Early Film Acceptances For ROYAL FLUSH FESTIVAL!



    The Royal Flush Festival - a NYC-based celebration of underground film, art and music - has announced the first round of their upcoming premieres and special guests. The annual festival (previously known as the Evil City Film Fest) will be screening films at The Anthology Film Archives, October 15th-October 18th. These are the first films and events to be confirmed for the 2009 line-up; many more will be added leading up to the festival. For frequent updates, check the Royal Flush Festival website.
    Among the films to be featured at the upcoming Royal Flush Festival:

    ABRAHAM OBAMA
    Directed by Kevin Chapados

    When Ron English illegally pasted the Boston streets with his iconic image of Barack Obama as Abraham Lincoln, the underground artist suddenly found himself in the national spotlight. Without missing a beat, English gathered a crew of artists and musicians and took off across America, plastering the posters wherever they could find an open wall. The result is Abraham Obama, an unforgettable trip through America’s underground. Featuring appearances by Shepard Fairey, Morgan Spurlock, Al Sharpton, and Daniel Johnston.
    Artist Ron English and Director Kevin Chapados will be in attendance for the screening.

    AMERICAN ARTIFACT: THE RISE OF AMERICAN ROCK POSTER ART
    Directed by Merle Becker

    As long as there has been rock music, there has been the rock poster -- the bold, colorful, and sometimes psychedelic works of art that have immortalized shows and acts which otherwise might have been forgotten. But far from being a thing of the past, award-winning director Merle Becker discovers the 21st century “rock poster art movement” is bigger than ever, as he crosses the U.S.A. interviewing some of the biggest names in the genre. Features Stanley Mouse, Victor Moscoso, Frank Kozik, Art Chantry, EMEK, Tara McPherson, Derek Hess, COOP and Jay Ryan, as well as fans, musicians and some seriously avid collectors.
    Artist Tara McPherson and Director Merle Becker will be in attendance for the screening.

    ABOUT THE ROYAL FLUSH FESTIVAL: Initially founded in 2005 as the Evil City Film Fest in NYC's East Village, RFF is now in it’s fifth year. The newly branded Royal Flush Festival will continue to bring it’s NYC audience and film lovers from around the globe a dynamic array of underground, art, film, live music and infamous late night parties during this years event: October 15th–18th 2009.
    PLEASE NOTE: The final Deadline for submissions is coming up, June 19th!
    For more information click here!

    Best,
    The Royal Flush Festival Team

    9:07 PM

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