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Press

Some selected stuff that people have said in print or online.

 
 

For press inquiries and hi-res photos, please contact Marty at martyallen(at)gmail dot com or via THIS CONTACT FORM 

Marty and Martystuff sometimes gets written about. Weird! Here's a list of some articles and blog posts :
(Know of others? Let me know! Adding your own? We love to post them! Your blog rules!)

March, 2016 - Rhode Island Morning News, "The Rhode Show" had me as a featured guest in celebration of my artist's residency at AS220. Antics ensued.
http://wpri.com/2016/03/28/puppet-making-classes-at-as220/

December, 2014 - GeekDad selects Uncle Monsterface's "Rise of the Lava Men" an "Indispensible Album of 2014"
http://geekdad.com/2015/01/nerdy-dozen-albums-2014/

December, 2013 - ABC News, like a foolish people, put me on the news:
http://abclocal.go.com/wabc/specialCoverage?section=Happy-Holidays&id=8878859&vid=9360984

March, 2013 - Wired.com gives an amazing review to "Sock Puppet Madness"!
http://www.wired.com/geekdad/2013/03/sock-puppet-madness/

February, 2013 - Mindhut Rules, and they wrote a great review of my book, "Sock Puppet Madness"
http://www.sparknotes.com/mindhut/2013/02/21/book-review-sock-puppet-madness

December, 2012 - Mindhut does a great piece on my puppety pictures!
http://www.sparknotes.com/mindhut/2012/12/11/these-sock-puppets-are-creepily-cute

July, 2012 - Cool photo-blog tribute: http://www.experienceproject.com/stories/Think-Its-An-Art/2393145

May 2012 - Cool blog! - http://www.sending-postcards.com/2012/05/sock-puppet-portraits.html

August, 2011 -Cool Indie profile - http://hvtbm.com/2011/08/05/marty-allen-uncle-monsterface-and-sock-puppets-the-art-speaks-for-itself/ 

June, 2011 - Crain's Business Journal, Online and Print Feature, "Gotham Gigs" -