Honestly, I’ve always known that there was a lot of untapped talent in the juggalo world, but I never imagined how deep that talent went! The inspiration for this article came to me while I was on Facebook. I eventually came across so much amazing juggalo artwork that it would have been a crime for me to not share some [...]

Simply put:  If you’re not following Swollen Thumb Entertainment on Twitter, then you’re missing out!  For those of you who don’t know, I have hourly updates for Twitter on the weekdays.  (Every other hour on the weekend)  These updates consist of any number of things including: Jokes Inspirational Jokes Entertaining or Useful Links And just because I don’t want to [...]

It’s Not Fair! Let me start off by expressing a pet peeve of mine. I understand that this is my burden though, because it’s something that’s probably not going to change any time soon. I’m not going to name any specific artists, because I don’t want to single anyone out. This is a problem that is rampant amongst all genres [...]

Let’s Get To The Heart Of The Matter Up until now, I’ve used Swollen Thumb Entertainment as an outlet for my motivational speaking in an attempt to encourage more people to express themselves through the magic of artistic expression, and to encourage people to try to start a career out of their art.  After that, I started to use this [...]

The Blogging Age It’s March 2009, and the blogging age is fully underway.  Everyone and their mama has a blog nowadays, and if you’re one of the millions of bloggers out there, I want you to ask yourself why?  If your reason has anything to do with amassing a large fanbase of readers, then what you need to do is [...]

So, You’re Considering the “Glorification of Sin”? There’s nothing wrong with using sex appeal in your art.  What is wrong though, is using is inappropriately.   If your target audience is young children, then you need to keep it age specific.   Don’t misunderstand what I just wrote!  There’s sex appeal in media for all ages.  Not all of it [...]

I debated against writing this article.  Personally, I don’t put a whole lot of stock in the Oscars.  The awards are rigged in such a way to encourage consumers to spend the most money possible.  That’s the main objective of the Academy Awards… to sell tickets to movies that are still in theaters, and to stimulate video pre-sales.  The Academy is [...]

“Those who dance are considered insane by those who can’t hear the music” – George Carlin At one point or another, I’m sure you’ve debated with someone or yourself over what an artist really is.  What is the definition of an artist anyway?  Don’t bother picking up the dictionary and trying to look up the definition of artist.  I’ll save [...]

Did you hear that slamming noise?  That must have been the sound of your mind being closed.  I honestly don’t expect a positive reaction from this article, but this is a band that truly fascinates me.  I don’t think that I know of any other band that is so loved and hated at the same time.  I’m also unaware of [...]

If you’re a musician, I’m sure you’ve considered starting a record label before. So let’s discuss the factors in starting a record label of your own. I’m not going to get into the legal issues though. If you want to read about that, there are plenty of other websites to look at. What I’m more concerned with is the mindset [...]