It's Out! It's Out! - The New Twinkeez CD!!

Buy "The Twinkeez' Defense" Now!

DJ Eye has been building these tracks with Ramiz Monsef for what seems like years and years now. But the wait is over, after the first official taste of the Twinkeez hit iTunes and the all-consuming public via DJ EYE: INSOMNIAC, they're back with a full-length album that's All Twinkeez!

"The Twinkeez' Defense"!

DJ Eye is the composer, along with A-Typical DJ, on the haunting and truly eclectic old movie film style soundscapes that permeate the tracks on this album. Ramiz "the Manchild" Monsef lends an educated and soulful lyricism to the awesome tunes. Ramiz joined the Twinkeez back in 2003 as they were ending their college days of entertaining PAC-10 students with late-night carnival rides through a musical wonderland, joining forces with other experimental and evolving acts like Various Ardis and the electro-fusion band Sizemix.

At the time, the Twinkeez were a Turntable Duo, happy to oblige the up-&-coming MC at any college party, but hadn't found a vocalist that matched their twisted personas, yet. After an improv flow at what was to be a final hurrah in their college stomping grounds of Ashland, OR - the Twinkeez found the vocal talents and twisted deep approach of Ramiz to be the first that had ever come close to matching the intensity of the Twinkeez live performance.

This underground sensation hasn't lost steam after more than five years (or is it six) in the wild.

"My 2nd favorite after The Big Lebowski," says Travis T. of intelligent hip hoppers Eastern Sunz. 

"That is some funny shit," says Henry Weeks, Bartender at Elks Lodge #944.

No matter how you swing it, you gotta watch this motion picture from the brainchild of Mike Furlong. Furlong wrote, starred in, and directed The Partisan . Exhaustingly shot on locations throughout Ashland, OR inlcuding the now defunct Pizza Hut, this production was collaborated with Furlongs associates from I Kappa Foo , a short run college indy show.  

Fans of underground dark comedy should enjoy this picture available to view exclusively here .  Downloads may be available soon if you show enough love. Just head over the the Contact link there and shoot Sid a line saying - "Yo!  I'd love to kick down some money for you to wire to Mike Furlong for this brilliant underground comedy film sensation.  My preferred format is ______________, but I will accept any format you send me, because I know you provide a true classic with no DRM restrictions, so I can make all kinds of backup copies and show it off to my college or alumni buddies."

The Illustrated Sandwich Movie Film Team is at it again. Their latest episode aired on Saturday March 15, 2008 - and it was such a swell success, that it will be airing an encore episode this coming Saturday March 22, 2008 at 11pm on RVTV Channel 15. For fans, junkies, or those who've only just heard, the Illustrated Sandwich Independent Short Show is a local variety program, featuring Ashland area talent and particularly Rogue Valley locations. The first episode, Chick School, is available for online viewing now at IllustratedSandwich.com. Sid hears some audio troubles with the online version and has been informed that the Illustrated Sandwich team is working on those and will re-post in the future, however their main concern is getting the final 2 episodes of the Independent Short Show wrapped and edited. Next week will be an episode called the Short Sale, followed by a Support Group episode, a romantic homage to the short film She Comes in Colors, and a Live Season Finale.

The catch is that the Season doesn't officially begin until next season. You and other web visitors like yourself are privy to the inside scoop on the Beta Season of the Illustrated Sandwich Independent Short Show - brought to you with the help of SidFilmz. Go ahead and check out a few clips. The episode stars Brian LeBlanc, who you may remember from The Partisan. The end of the second clip, the third clip, and the final clip of Chick School are Sid's favorites, but who's to say clips four and five aren't bad either? Certainly not Dayvin Turchiano who plays one of the main supporting roles, alongside Austin VanCampen, Levi Anderson, and Joe Porto. There are also guest appearances from Ashland locals and business owners thrown in for kicks. That's part of the fun of these shows - the smattering of local all over it. The Independent Short Show isn't made for Hollywood, it's made for Ashland, and caters particularly well to it's crowd. But hey, maybe you'll like it no matter where you're watching it from. Click here to watch the Illustrated Sandwich Chick School Episode.