Todd Lamb

Todd Lamb

Infobox actor


caption =
birthdate = March, 1976
location = flagicon|USA Ellsworth (town), Maine, U.S.

Todd Lamb (Born March, 1976) is an Emmy Award winning American writer and director based out of New York City. He has written under the moniker Rock Ninja, as well as his birth name. He created the popular Rock Ninja! concert reviews that recurred in The "SF Weekly" . This editorial series featured a ninja who would attend concerts and review them in a kung-fu voice. The final Rock Ninja! article was a meeting backstage with the Beastie Boys, entitled "Pawns in The Sun", the series ran for two years to much acclaim but stopped in late 2004.

His comedy and pranks have been featured in [http://www.stopsmilingonline.com/ "Stop Smiling" Magazine] , Larry Flynt's "Big Brother Skateboarding" Magazine (the publication that the TV program [http://www.jackassworld.com/ Jackass] launched from), Radar Magazine, SF Weekly (with those articles later syndicated in sister newspaper "The Riverfront Times"), [http://www.warlockhouse.com/ "The Warlock"] zine, and [http://www.wooooomag.com/ Wooooo Magazine] .

Books and Printed Materials

A book titled Yo, Check The Perm! was released in September 2007. Lamb gathered 15 people in the New York area and gave them perms in an effort to make their lives more dangerous. [http://www.blueq.com/shop/item/114-productId.125838217_114-catId.117440647.html/ This book] contains photography of each person that received the hairdo and strange case studies of each incident. This book was featured in the October 2007 issue of [http://www.nylonmag.com/ Nylon Magazine] . Popular culture blog [http://jezebel.com/ jezebel.com] called it an "illiterate masterpiece" in their [http://jezebel.com/gossip/makeovers/yo-check-the-perm-an-ill+iterary-masterpiece-327180.php/ book review] Also a series of small, humorous pocketsized books by Lamb, entitled The Big Book of Wisdom, are available through [http://www.blueq.com/shop/114-catId.117440647_114-productId.0.html/ blueq press] . This [http://www.blueq.com/shop/item/114-productId.125838205_114-catId.117440647.html/ series] features the learnings that Lamb gathered, collected in multiple travel size versions in the volumes: romance, office, and art. Swedish artist and illustrator [http://www.texasjohny.com/ Johan Malmström] drew illustrations that correspond with Lamb's writings. The series was created to be used in society, and was designed to be taken with when leaving the house.

Lamb was the creator of the zine titled "Brown Trip", which received praise from Juxtapoz Art & Culture Magazine and was featured in a 2007 issue. It was a small printed booklet with hand penned art. [http://www.flickr.com/photos/toddlamb/399393379/ Brown Trip] was designed to test whether the reader was a hippie. Only 100 copies were created.

Film, Television, and Commercial Work

Lamb has created short films and commercials for advertising agencies [http://www.mothernewyork.com/ Mother] and Goodby Silverstein & Partners. While at Goodby Silverstein & Partners, Lamb created a public service announcement, directed by [http://www.ciadvertising.org/student_account/spring_02/adv382j/eoff/ultimategoodby/home.html/ Jeff Goodby] , for the [http://www.searchforthecause.org/about_overview.html/ Marin Cancer Project] that won the agency's first Emmy Award.

External links

* [http://www.toddlamb.net Todd Lamb's Website]
* [http://www.sfweekly.com/issues/2003-10-01/music/music2.html Rock Ninja!]
* [http://search.sfweekly.com/2004-08-18/music/my-crappy-courtroom/ SF Weekly Article]
* [http://www.boardsmag.com/articles/online/20041116/bizandpeeps.html Announcement]
* [http://www.colorado.edu/journalism/bylines/fall05/alumninews/lamb.html Creative Talent]
* [http://www.boardsmag.com/articles/magazine/20050801/rum.html Short Film Project]


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужно сделать НИР?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Todd Lasance — [[Archivo:[1]|200px]] Nombre real Todd James Lasance Nacimiento 18 de febrero de 1985 (26 años) Newcastle, New South Wales Australia …   Wikipedia Español

  • Todd Akin — W. Todd Akin (* 5. Juli 1947 in New York City) ist ein US amerikanischer Politiker. Seit 2001 vertritt er den Bundesstaat Missouri im US Repräsentantenhaus. Werdega …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Todd Carney — Infobox Rugbyman Todd Carney Pas d image ? Cliquez ici. Fiche d identité …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Todd Sharpville — Infobox musical artist Background = solo singer Instrument = Guitar, Piano Name = Todd Sharpville Died = Alias = Genre = Blues Rock Pop Label = Red Lightnin Records Cathouse Records Revolver Records Universal Records Notable instruments = A… …   Wikipedia

  • Norman Lamb (US politician) — Norman Lamb 3rd Oklahoma Secretary of Veterans Affairs In office 1995 – 2011 Governor Frank Keating Brad Henry Preceded by John Willis Succeeded by …   Wikipedia

  • Luke's Lost Lamb — Infobox Film name = Luke s Lost Lamb image size = caption = director = Hal Roach producer = Hal Roach writer = narrator = starring = Harold Lloyd music = cinematography = editing = distributor = Pathé Exchange released = 7 August, 1916 runtime =… …   Wikipedia

  • Milton Lamb — Personal information Full name William Milton Lamb Date of birth …   Wikipedia

  • Harry Todd — Infobox actor bgcolour = silver name = Harry Todd imagesize = caption = birthdate = 13 December, 1863 location = Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA height = deathdate = 15 February, 1935 deathplace = Glendale, California, USA yearsactive = 1909 1935… …   Wikipedia

  • Oklahoma state elections, 2010 — Elections in Oklahoma Federal government Presidential Elect …   Wikipedia

  • Mary Fallin — 27th Governor of Oklahoma Incumbent Assumed office January 10, 2011 …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”