June 2009
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May 2009
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re-posted from www.good.is
The Toronto-based street artist Posterchild has been turning unused flier boxes in his city into planters. He’s done four so far, which you can check out on his blog http://www.bladediary.com/flyerplanterboxes-2/
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soaking wet….this mix will get you soaking...
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The News remixed
Life is better with Auto-tune…
Check out the Afghan and Pakistani leaders duet with Hilary at 1:30, plus Katie Couric’s T-Pain moment at 2:45.
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Mike Posner (and his FREE MUSIC)
via Mike Posner’s MySpace: ”Mike Posner & the Brain Trust is one of the most highly anticipated new groups of 2009. Twenty-one year-old Mike Posner of Southfield, Michigan, first surfaced as a vocalist at the age of seventeen when he was featured several times on Detroit’s 102.7 FM. As the brainchild behind some of Big Sean’s (Island Def Jam/GOOD) best tracks, Posner...
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artists for humanity
Artists for Humanity is an orgnaization in Boston that employs middle- and high-school age kids and shows them that their creativity is not only valued, but can make them producing members of society. The mission on the website is “to bridge economic, racial and social divisions by providing underserved youth with the keys to self-sufficiency through paid employment in the arts.” The...
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Watchhere’s a sweet animation
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A Little Bit of Summer Flava
Raised in New Jersey, Scott Soens has built a rep for himself capturing a different side of the surf world. He was one of the original artists to collaborate with Jack Johnson and Chris Malloy to form the Moonshine Conspiracy - the group that went on to become Brushfire Records and Woodshed Films. Over the last decade, Scott has documented some of the best moments in surfing and skating. His most...
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This is really freakin’ cool.
As if you...
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FFFFOUND!
FFFFOUND! is an image bookmarking site, or basically an open blog through which members share their favorite images of pretty much anything. Seriously, the images on this site are pretty random and fall into almost any category. I scroll through the blog every once and a while to find images that might spark an interesting drawing… but there is really no sole purpose for the site. Once you are a...
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PULP
I came across these polaroids by photographer Neil Krug in today’s New York Times. It’s part of a project he calls PULP.
Krug became fascinated with Polaroid technology when he learned of his discontinuation last year, and, collaborating with girlfriend/supermodel Joni Harbeck, took this stunning photoset on Polaroid film.
The shots are simply marvelous. The classic polaroid grime is...
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WatchViolens - Already Over
This is a video remix done by Caroline Polachek, using the song “Already Over” by the Violens. Think Beach Boys meets the Shins with a little bit of new-waveish original flavor, the Violens have been touring with Grizzly Bear and MGMT. Their label, Cantora Records, describes them:
“Violens songs conjure descriptions of nightmares, the passing of time,...
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Animal Collective @ Terminal 5 5/13/09
Listening to their early material, a mix-up of sound experiments and tribal chanting freak-outs (an acquired taste, for sure) you would never expect Animal Collective to adopt an almost jam band aesthetic to their live set. But that’s just what it felt like. Reworking older numbers to fit the harmonious, deep-bass grooves prevelant on their new album, the set flowed like a masterful DJ set....
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I’m about two years too late on this remix,...
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Trailer Trash: Taking Woodstock
Ang Lee’s latest film takes a fun look at the family inn where Woodstock took place. Starring Demitri Martin, it looks like it’ll be a pretty laid back enjoyable summertime movie that it’ll get you in the right mindset before any music festivals.
The film comes out August 14
- on another note, there’s been a momentary lapse in posting but things should pick up ...
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Tom Sachs
Sculptor Tom Sachs is known in the contemporary art world for his monumental recreations of popular images (one might see him as a Warhol of sculpture). He has created images ranging from sculptures of Hello Kitty to renderings of Le Corbisier’s 1952 Unite d’Habitation. Sachs has exhibited his works all over the world and is currently working with art collector Mickey Cartin on works...
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Passion Pit has obviously blown up into the news...
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One part Ra-Ra-Riot + one part Vampire Weekend =...
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I was happy to see so many people asking for...
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La Blogotheque- Les Concerts à Emporter
Check out this music/film project from the French music blog La Blogotheque. Since the spring of 2006, director Vincent Moon has been putting together short films of “Take Away Shows,” or semi-impromptu concerts featuring a great mix of artists. Moon explains (and I roughly translate, sorry): “Each week, we film with an artist or band that we’ve invited to play in the city,...
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lauren sleat
here’s some art from my high school painting teacher, lauren sleat. a lot of her work deals with sexuality, class, slavery, war, and organizations like the KKK. I love lauren’s creative use of mixed media (like the cotton candy fibers in the first piece) and her historical plays on all kinds of warfare, meant to shock the viewer into realizing the absurdity of our country’s...
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unbelievable track from “yolanda”,...
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SHINS FAN?!?
Remember what it was like to show up...
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Japandroids are two dudes from Vancouver who just...
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Le Corbusier
modern architect, le corbusier, was the leader of the international style. he believed that a house should serve as a machine to the dweller and that the architecture itself promoted an efficient, healthy lifestyle. corbusier called his house’s ‘health houses.’ his designs included roof top terraces that provided tracks for jogging and decks for sun bathing. his designs were...
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I first heard The Cool Kids at Pitchfork Music...
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Trailer Trash : District 9
This trailer is apparantly the most interesting part of seeing Wolverine, so save yourself 8 bucks and just watch it here. District 9, directed by Neil Blomkamp, is Peter Jackson’s first production gig since Lord of the Rings. He takes a totally different tone, doing a faux-documentary piece based on a short film called “Alive in Joberg.” “District 9” is about a group...
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WatchSomebody’s gotta start blogging about the wealth of short films the internet has provided us, and I guess it may as well be me. Enter Hirsute.
“A young time traveler is confronted by an arrogant and hairless future version of himself.”
Hirsute, a film from Canadien first-time director AJ Bond, was recently brought to my attention by my best friend (even though it made its...
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Little Secrets is the only thing getting me...
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Nyle, "Let the Beat Build"
I’ve got a lot of respect for Trinity’s hip hop scene and hopefully they’ll be willing to collaborate with Nyle, an NYU student who’s cover of Lil Wayne’s “Let the Beat Build” is ridiculously clever and original. The video, shot by a fellow student, is also very crisp and well-done. Hopefully we’ll be doing this stuff around the house next year
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I dont know about you guys but I used to be...
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A jam for those of us frustrated with our ability...
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Reblogged from Neon Gold Beat Company:
Just in...
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I hope you came early enough to last night’s...