Windhammer

For generations to come, today will be remembered by all the world’s nations as W Day, and it will be observed with hushed reverence.

Will you witness Windhammer’s wallop next week? NYC 6/15, Brooklyn (TBD) 6/16, Boston (halftime show) 6/17, Philly 6/18. usairguitar.com/tickets

First time the TSA has taken no notice of the Windhammer belt buckle. @ JFK John F. Kennedy International gowal.la/c/3HXyG

The @usairguitar season is over, but the interviews continue. Here is @morganholzer’s conversation with Windhammer: popten.net/2010/08/air-guitar

Windhammer choked tonight, but there was no stopping Romeo Dance Cheetah, who I’m happy say is the 2010 @usairguitar champion!

The @usairguitar National Finals are in NYC in one week! Get tickets! 2010finals.eventbrite.com Wear a Windhammer t-shirt! windhammer.spreadshirt.com

Windhammer t-shirts. You want ’em, you got ’em. windhammer.spreadshirt.com Best worn here: 2010finals.eventbrite.com

In today's episode of the Rock Band podcast, I talk air guitar with @MrPope and @HMXCasey. rockband.com/zine/episode015

Apparently I'm in the Philadelphia Weekly today. philadelphiaweekly.com/music/…

Video of most of my first round performance at last night's US Air Guitar Boston Regional Championship: youtube.com/watch?v=aWu8OM9IP…

Brief interview with me in the Metro today: metro.us/us/article/2010/04/0…

Well then. I am the 2010 Boston Air Guitar Champion. Holy shit.

Well then. My first ever perfect score. Holy shit.

Well, the logo is sure as shit final now.

One of a kind, designed by yours truly and fabricated from pewter by the good people at Ace Buckles.

I knew something wasn't quite right about the last iteration, and it had to do with the wingy things on the sides, which felt oddly arbitrary. When I showed it to my partner in crime, she said, "Where's the hammer?" Boom.

Thanks again to everyone for all the great feedback. After many iterations, this might be the one. I'm gonna see how it sits for a few days. Continued feedback is welcome in the meantime.

These are variations on a logo for my famed air guitar persona. I think it's close, but not quite there. I've spent a lot of time fussing with the stroke modulation to strike the right tone and balance, and it's time to step back and get some more eyes on it.

What I'm going for:

1. Menacing
2. Heavy metal and D&D (somewhere between vaguely and overtly)

Likes:

1. Good interplay of positive and negative space.
2. Doesn't immediately… See more →

A vote for Windhammer is a vote for freedom: ok.cogaoke.com/contestant/windham…

Video of my first round performance last night at the US Air Guitar Brooklyn Invitational (courtesy of Juris Rocktor): youtube.com/watch?v=vOoGfBwWw…

Ice-cold shower after intense rehearsal. Windhammer spares no one tonight.

RSVPing to the US Air Guitar Brooklyn Invitational on August 5th: "Windhammer accepts." Tickets go on sale Saturday: brooklynfungwah.eventbrite.com

2009 air guitar lessons: 1. Sometimes it makes sense to offer more Rob and less Windhammer. 2. Studded belt plus windmills equals ouch.

Just in time for the Philly regional air guitar championship, here's Part 2 of @m_a_goldberg's interview with me: music.pwblogs.com/2009/05/28/part…

To kick off the air guitar season, here's Part 1 of @m_a_goldberg's Philly Weekly interview with me: music.pwblogs.com/2009/05/22/make…

Announcing the official 2009 return of Windhammer. Boston: May 27. Philadelphia: May 30. usairguitar.com/tickets

Just got introduced to all of Harmonix via a company-wide e-mail with this Windhammer photo: flickr.com/photos/chasingfun/…

Sometimes, you just can’t fight the urge to have your hair shaved into lightning bolts, hop a plane to San Francisco, and stand glaring in chaps on a stage in front of 1,500 drunken lunatics. I did this at the behest of my alter-ego Windhammer and the 2008 Cuervo Black US Air Guitar National Finals last Friday while the rest of the world had decidedly less fun watching the Olympic opening ceremonies.

The competitors may… See more →

I like adjectives that are both crystal clear and totally vague. For example, you may be coming off a “good” weekend just like I am, but it’s entirely possible that the “good” elements of our respective weekends were completely different. Perhaps you were served an amazing slice of peach cobbler, or your blind date turned out to be George Clooney, or you finally disposed of some incriminating evidence that’s been haunting you for years. But… See more →

Apparently my chaps don't really fit if I don't have pants on underneath. Damn.