At the crossroads of music, sculpture, and performance comes Kris Perry's "Machines," a project which finds the artist creating elaborate sound devices out of old factory equipment. Perry, with a little help from some friends, is set to debut the piece at a festival this August.

Rich Burlew has been drawing his popular stick figure webcomic since 2003 and self-publishing print copies since 2005. Those books consistently sell out, so Rich is going to print a few more. And by a few, we mean thousands, thanks to the enthusiasm of his devoted fans. 

Inspired by Elliott's love of the absurd, The Adventures of Vampire Kitty and Space Bat is a fun comic for all ages that revolves around, you guessed it, a kitten who is a vampire. Follow Vampire Kitty's intergalactic voyage in issue two! 

theNewerYork doesn't care about your typical fiction, or even the literary establishment at large. Instead, they publish internet forums, classified ads, love letters, punctuationless stories, and other crazy things that prove that lit mags can be whatever you want them to be.

Design student Hayley Martell combines traditional crafting skills, like knitting and embroidery, with a few basic chemistry skills to push the boundaries of garment making. Although her pieces are made from primarily found material, by the time she's done — they look wholly new!

Produced in conjunction with the upcoming ((SOUNDER)) album, The Lonely Life is a short film meant to flesh out the band's forthcoming record. Starring Will Oldham (Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, Old Joy), this sci-fi psychedelic journey will send you to another planet.

Blending theater and performance art, Adam Conrad and Ben Kelly are bringing St Paul, Minnesota to life through a multi-faceted stage show that blurs the lines between fact and fiction in an effort to present all sides of a uniquely modern story. 

Katie Jepson's Whiteout is a film about White Nose Syndrome in bats, a disease which is pushing the species toward endangered status. But since Katie Jepson hasn't begun filming, her project video features some very interesting live-action bat love. It is also awesomely adorable!