Taylor Swift Instagram Shot -- Wearing KK designed Fems Shirt

Holy Shit, someone posted these Taylor Swift photos on Instagram wearing a shirt with a design that I did many years ago for the iconic Buffalo, NY punk-rock band - The Fems! Woah!

All I can say is, Taylor, you have extremely eclectic taste and the classic KK-art looks awesome on you. Not to mention, the design matches your lipstick!

Seriously, Taylor, give me a call... - KK

Punks Against Putin- Ukrainian Civic Center-- Buffalo, NY

Cold Beer & Broads "Summer Girl"--Moving Up the Charts

I've been doing art, packaging and promotion for the oddly-named country-pop band Cold Beer & Broads for several years now and it looks like their new release Summer Girl, strangely enough, is moving up the charts with a bullet.

Cold Beer & Broads is a loosely-knit group of musicians, under the direction of the bizzarro songwriting attorney Larry Studnicky (pictured below at the shoot for the Summer Girl video.)  Collectively and individually, they have worked with such legendary artists as Suge Knight (Death Row Records), Fred Schneider (the B-52’s), Micky Dolenz (The Monkees), Cher and Nicky Hopkins (The Rolling Stones.)

The song Summer Girl features Mr. Studnicky channeling Jimmy Buffet, The Beach Boys and possibly even Martin Denny in a calypso-themed, down-on-his-luck sob-story of a sad-sack geezer being played by a blonde gold-digger. With deadpan delivery, Larry sings...

... she went to the ladies room, 
and didn’t come back soon,
So I looked for her all over the bar.
I ran outside to fetch her,
But I never did catch her,
’cause she’d taken the keys to my car.

Check out the premiere of Cold Beer & Broads' new track “Summer Girl.”

KK Art Featured in Comic Art Show at Theater for the New City

Adriano Moraes and Christine Rose DiTolvo the curators of "The Many Identities of the Struggling Cartoonist" in front of Karl Kotas' artwork for Transgendered Jesus, Lords of Acid, KISS, and others.

This exhibition explores the influence of comic illustration on theater, film, set design, sculpture, bands, street art, animation, graphic design, burlesque, origami and more.

Other artists in the show include Arlen Schumer, Robert Sikoryak, Danny Hellman, Mac Mcgill, Kurt Christenson, Ken Wong, Vishavjit Singh SikhtoonWalla, Bill Roundy, Joe Heaps Nelson, Jared Gniewek, Allan Dorison, Ellen Lindner, James Romberger, Muffin Man, Mark Staff Brandl,Mark Lerer, Javier Cruz Winnik, Sharon S. Ma, Karl Kotas, Jenny DevilDoll Gonzalez-Blitz, Isabella Bannerman, Adriano Moraes, Forest Allread, Ami Gorgoroso

From february 11th- march 25th


Sponsored by Convex Publishing, NYC Dept. of Cultural Affairs in Partnership with the New York City Council-(Many thanks to Rosie Mendez, NYC Councilperson)
Theater for the New City and NYSCA

Kiss Vs Monsters Game

I recently teamed up with Universal Music and Nelson Wong Creative Consulting to create a monster-iffic game for Kiss. The KISS Monster campaign consisted of multiple viral marketing components that drove awareness and pre-release sales in the months leading up to the album launch. Virals included a twitter campaign that incentivized fans to “tweet” announcements about the new album, in doing so they qualified for the opportunity to win tickets and other prizes. Other components included pre-order sweepstakes and a stand-alone flash game that served as a platform to debut the band’s new singles. Game Demo: http://bigblue8.com/KISSVsMonsters

Surrealistic Slot Car Fury at Fountain Art Fair

G-Spot Gallery, Brooklyn presents the Surrealistic Slot Car Fury at Fountain Art Fair, Manhattan, March 8-10th, 2013. Featuring hot-rod and road trip fueled pop art by Chris Smith and Neo-Tiki Punk Mandalas by Karl Kotas. Be there or be square. © karl kotas 2013

Cold Beer & Broads- Get Me Home By Christmas Eve

I was there when Larry Studnicky (aka: "Cold Beer & Broads") first tried to buy his way into the music industry in the early 90s.  His connections and musical dreams had him paying a lot of high priced musicians to help him make an album— Nicky Hopkins, Richie Sambora, Mick Taylor and Cher! Picture all these celebrities in a mafia-owned recording studio somewhere in the middle of New Jersey eating, drinking, singing and partying on Larry's tab. I'll never forget what he told me that night, "Kotas..." he said, "This is probably the dumbest thing I ever did in my life." Of course, the album never saw the light of day. But 20 years later, with the help of the internet, Larry is back with this country-rock Christmas song leftover from the session. And of course, I'm once again in the mix.  To read more about this story behind this amazing song, go to this link.

Vampire Girl by Lords of Acid (Cover Art by KK)

Lords Of Acid bring the sleaze with the new single Vampire Girl,
featuring an all-new track as well as the previously digital-only Pop That Tooshie and Paranormal Energy singles!

Country Life &Free Music in Tompkins Square Park

Here's my series of Roxy Music "Country Life" inspired posters for an upcoming concert in Tompkins Square Park. ©karl kotas

25 Years of Praga Khan

Praga Khan, the man who invented "New Beat," "Acid House," and every other techno, electronic and trance music over the last 25 years. Will be performing in concert: Praga Khan Live in Concert - 25 Years of Praga Khan at Ancienne Belgique Brussels. January 17th, 2013. Tickets on sale now. www.abconcerts.be.