MUTO a wall-painted animation by BLU from blu on Vimeo.

My friend Dan just pointed me to this great new short by Blu, who makes animation using street art in Buenos Aires. It’s creepy and delightful all at the same time - the soundtrack is awesome as well. I couldn’t help but feel sorry for all the other artists who had their work buffed to make way for Blu’s characters, but I guess that’s the cost of doing business.

Check out more of Blu’s work here.

The Guardian used a piece I wrote for them on piracy as the front cover for this weekend’s Guide - love the job they did reinterpreting the book’s UK front cover. Had a great week promoting the book in London, check the Guardian piece here.

Trent Reznor has just released the new Nine Inch Nails album for free. Get yourself a copy here.

Today was a good day. Not only did I find out my apartment is in GTA IV, but I also received a 3-D printed scale model of Cinderella’s Castle. A few weeks back I did a speech at the Disney Imagineering HQ in California, where 3-D printing is used to develop new designs. They made one of these for Bob Iger, one for Steve jobs, and had this one at HQ, which they very kindly sent me as a thank you, after finding out about my obsession with all things 3-D printed. It’s the most detailed thing I’ve seen come out of a prototyping machine yet, this picture doesn’t do justice to the perfect brickwork, spires and columns, nor can you see the corridors that run through the model. It’s pretty nuts. Apparently it took 11 hours to print.

From Hi-fructose, via Boing Boing.

I’ll be over in the UK next week for the launch of the book back in the homeland, and am honored that my good friends Harry and Ara at The Jump Off are throwing the official launch party for the book. The Jump Off, for the uninitiated, is the U.K.’s premier hip hop event. Part club night, part hip hop as sports entertainment show, there isn’t anything else quite like it either side of the Atlantic. As one as hosting one of the most competitive MC battles on the planet, each monthly night features a host of different competitions and events back to back from the ever broadening spectrum of hip hop entertainment. This month there’s a fashion show, photo shoot with the unstoppable Mr Paul H, jokes from comedian Slim and, in tune with the Launch, a B-Boy ‘Biters’ Battle. Goody bags go to the first 200 on the door courtesy of Hip Hop Connection, Touch, Jelly Belly, Penguin and Jump Off TV and copies of the book will be given away throughout the night.

The Jump Off takes place at Astoria 2, 165 Charing Cross Road, this Bank Holiday Monday 05 May 2008, the doors open at 8pm and tickets are £6 in advance or £10 Door.

Carrotmob Makes It Rain from carrotmob on Vimeo.

I love, love, LOVE this!

May 8th I’m doing a lunchtime keynote speech in London at the RSA, it’s free to attend. To register and find out more, visit their website.