Kneedeepinsleep Prints, T-Shirts & Apparel

The Blot was recently introduced to the awesome work of British digital artist and photographer Ben Thomas and his line Kneedeepinsleep, which produces premium quality, limited edition t-shirts, clothing, art and other goods. Thomas’ art and photographic prints are especially killer. Just check out these two examples:


Kneedeepinsleep also offers some great limited edition t-shirts. Each tee is hand printed and hand embroidered, and once they’re gone, they’re gone forever. Check out all of Kneedeepinsleep’s t-shirt designs here.


Kneedeepinsleep’s t-shirts sell for between £17-26 and their limited edition prints sell for £20-35. You can see more of Ben Thomas’s work at his website www.ben-thomas.com, including two awesome Lily Allen photos.

2009 Austin City Limits Music Festival Lineup Poster

Last night when The Blot finally got a chance to look at this year's ACL line up I got so excited I couldn't go to sleep. What got me this worked up!?! Two words: Pearl Jam. Yup, you read that right, Pearl Jam is finally returning to the Lone Star state to headline the 2009 Austin City Limits Music Festival. Did you know its been almost 6 years since PJ last played a show here in Texas? It's a fact that has bothered The Blot greatly these past few years, but thankfully the drought ends this October 2-4, 2009 at Zilker Park in Austin, TX!


I've never attended ACL before, but you can rest assured I will this year. Although, now that weekend passes are $185 each I might have to settle with just going on Sunday to see Eddie Vedder and Co. It's a shame that weekend passes are so expensive because the 2009 initial lineup looks really awesome. It's definitely a huge improvement on last year's lineup.

2009 Austin City Limits Music Festival Line
Pearl Jam
Dave Matthews Band
Beastie Boys
Kings of Leon
Ben Harper and Relentless7
Thievery Corporation - John Legend
Ghostland Observatory - Sonic Youth
Mos Def - Toadies - Flogging Molly
The B-52s - Lily Allen - Arctic Monkeys
The Decemberists - Coheed and Cambria
Andrew Bird - Girl Talk - Phoenix
!!! - Medeski, Martin & Wood
Michael Franti & Spearhead
Grizzly Bear - Reckless Kelly - Devotchka
Blitzen Trapper - K' Naan - Daniel Johnston
Asleep at the Wheel - Dr. Dog - The Knux
Click here to see the entire 2009 ACL Lineup!

Lily Allen - It's Not Me, It's You

This is the first time in 2009 that The Blot has actually been excited for a week’s new music releases. Two albums I have been anxiously awaiting for are both hitting store shelves on the very same week, and one of those is Lily Allen’s sophomore album It’s Not Me, It’s You.


While Allen’s music has taken a backseat to her drunken antics, crazy comments and unflattering paparazzi photos, her talent is undeniable. There really is a great artist underneath it all, if only you can get past her very public persona and late night shenanigans. Alright, Still was one of my favorite albums of 2006 and I’ve got high hopes for It’s Not Me, It’s You. I’ve been really enjoying the album’s first single “The Fear,” and if you’re a fan of pop music then you should definitely hear/download Allen’s cover of Britney Spears’ “Womanizer” that was leaked a few weeks back.

Lily Allen’s new release It’s Not Me, It’s You goes on sale today, Tuesday, February 10, 2009.

It’s Not Me, It’s You Track Listing
01. Everyones At It
02. The Fear
03. Not Fair
04. 22
05. I Could Say
06. Back To The Start
07. Never Gonna Happen
08. F**k You
09. Who’d Have Known
10. Chinese
11. Him
12. He Wasn’t There