Music: Woods

Woods, I'm loving them. Pop heavy indie rock. Are those "Passion Pit vocals" going to become a thing now? I hate to describe them that way, but I love them. Helium vocals...let's go with that.



Also check out their self-run label called Woodist that has released music from Vivian Girls, Wavves and Kurt Vile. And here is an incredible stop motion video from them:

Only the best for company

God bless the Dirty Mug. To view or purchase, click here.

All Aboard: The Steam Whistle Locomotive

Check out the new commercial for the Steam Whistle Brewery, "Locomotive". Tattoo composed the entire track [ho! hee! the homograph!].

Originally this spec spot was the baby of Sharpe Blackmore's Mike Sundell, who approached Brian Noon of Traffik Edit to get on board [the train puns will stop soon]. The spot was picked up by the client - congrats to all involved!

Friday Graffiti Selection Game

I came across a blog with some great pieces of graffiti. Unfortunately none of which were credited. If you know which artist each piece belongs to, leave your answers in the comment box.

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Music: Don't Wait Animate

Remember when Nu Rave came out? This just reminded me of The Klaxons. I present to you Don't Wait Animate coming from the London Underground. I really enjoyed the band member listing:

Joe (vocals, guitar)
Bex (electronics)
BT (guitar)
Edd (bass)
Tak (drums)


Myspace: www.myspace.com/dontwaitanimate

Stop Motion Video - WOW!

I thought this was fantastic. But it gets better as the video goes on, I suggest watching the whole thing because someone put in a lot of time, and even more trees were murdered. (worth it)

Seen On The Streets Of Skala Eressos in Lesvos

(via Wooster Collective)

We gots gold!

Last night's 2009 Marketing Awards saw Cossette's 86itjunk.com Campaign win GOLD in the Television Production under $75,000: Campaign category. In the Television Production under $75,000: Single category, GOLD was awarded for "Lick", SILVER for "Chin Music", and BRONZE for "Junk Fight". Tattoo did the sound design on all spots of the campaign. Watch "Lick" here:

Watch how much money we are making!!

At Apple’s WWDC event in San Francisco, Apple had a bunch of Cinema Display monitors mounted together on a wall showing what looked to be some sort of pulsating canvas. But a closer look revealed that it was actually a huge collection of icons for many of the apps available in the App Store, arranged by color. Apparently, when someone purchased one, that app’s icon would pulsate, creating the effect.

While it wasn’t quite real-time, nor was it entirely representative of all the more than 50,000 apps in the App Store, the visualization was pretty damn cool.



Via Tech Crunch

Music: David Ford

I normally would have an aversion to this type of music. Basically anything with a guy and a guitar I tend to steer away from. Have you ever been to a party where someone brings a guitar and insists on performing for everyone? Dreadful.

But I caught David Ford in the LES of NYC last week and the show was phenomenal. Some of it can be lent to his beautiful lyrics, and the fact that he played a variety of instruments, often looping them creating layers of music.

Please check out his myspace, and if he's ever visiting a town near you, then definitely the live show.

http://www.myspace.com/davidford

Music Video: MGMT "Kids"

Not sure why this video is just being made. But this kid deserves an oscar (and will probably need extensive therapy) and the animation at the end is amazing as well.

Swoon

If you don't want to watch the entire 10 minutes, watch the last 2 minutes.

Kevin Van Aelst

Kevin Van Aelst, contributing photographer to the New York Times Magazine, uses "common artifacts and scenes from everyday life, which have been rearranged, assembled, and constructed into various forms, patterns, and illustrations."

Ikkeno

Via Wooster Collective

Louis Vuitton will soon be releasing a book, giving you a detailed look into the various collaborative projects that the brand has been involved in. Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion And Architecture will also come in limited edition Takashi Murakami version.



“Louis Vuitton: Art, Fashion and Architecture offers, for the first time in the luxury brand’s history, a critical selection of the creative exchanges forged between Louis Vuitton and a growing number of designers from the worlds of art, architecture, design, photography and fashion. This richly illustrated anthology is supplemented by critical essays that analyse and shed new light on Louis Vuitton’s commitment during one of the most fertile periods of contemporary creation. Written by international critics from the world of art, fashion and architecture, this work, stretching over 400 pages and illustrated with 400 colour documents, will be released in three languages – French, English and Italian – and will be available in bookshops, published respectively by de La Martinière, Rizzoli NY and Rizzoli Italia.






A deluxe edition exclusively designed for Louis Vuitton by Takashi Murakami will be for sale in Louis Vuitton stores and on www.louisvuitton.com from September 1st 2009.”

Via High Snobiety

Emil & Friends 7"

Emil & Friends are releasing a Downed Economy 7'' vinyl single on July 27. And I was sent a track that I can offer up for download to you, friends.

Emil & Friends - Downed Economy (Beaumont remix)

You can pre-order the single from this link: http://www.puregroove.co.uk/itemview.aspx?item=946.

Listen: Julie Doiron

Whenever anyone mentions "female vocalist" and "Canadian" in the same sentence, most likely the F word is used...
Ahhh Feist. We all got sucked in to Let It Die.

Crooning her way through Feists and falsettos, Julie Doiron is a new found fave. The New Brunswick native is touring her way across Canada and the States this summer - try to catch a gig if you can. Gig lists can be viewed here.

Check out the track "No More" on her Myspace page. To view, click here.

Earth 2100: Civilization at Crossroads

It's a rarity to actually see a program nowadays and be stunned by both the context and the aesthetic quality of the production. [Except for The Hills. That gets me everytime.] Earth 2100 is a 2 hour documentary that aired on ABC last night. Examining climate control, it poses the question if this is the last century for civilization as we know it.

Says Alexa Daner, a writer for ABC News, "In order to plan for the worst, we must anticipate it." Following this thought process, a sub plot of Earth 2100 is narrated by Lucy, a fictional character who was "born" on the evening of June 2, 2009. Earth 2100 follows Lucy through her life span based on predictions and imagined environmental catastrophes from real life scientists, environmentalists, and anthropologists.

Apart from the program being incredibly poignant, it's beautifully executed. Lucy's sub plot is animated in such a way that it would make all your Graphic Novels get together and weep with envy.


If you missed this program on ABC last night, fear not. Watch it here:
Earth 2100: Civilization at Crossroads

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To read more on Earth 2100, click here.

Artist: Brian Donnelly

Show & Tell Gallery in Toronto (Dundas and Ossington) will be holding an exhibition of the work of Brian Donnelly running September 11th to October 4th, 2009.






Via Booooooom!

WANT: Original Fake 4 Feet Dissected Companion

I think we need one of these for the TA2 offices.

Via High Snobiety:
The new Original Fake 4 Feet Dissected Companion by Kaws is coming out soon. The oversized toy is made for the 3rd anniversary of the clothing brand, a joint venture between artist Kaws and Medicom Toy. Some privileged among us already seem to have gotten their toy and therefore we can give you a more detailed look.

Artist: Jack Featherstone

Images and video via Play With Type

Music: Mille

I can't say that I know too much about Mille. Except that he is from Stockholm and making some synth heavy chiptune electronic music. Oh, and that his logo is really intimidating.



Check him on myspace: www.myspace.com/technomille

Music Video: Numero# "Tout est Parfait"

Numéro# - Tout est parfait from Saboteur Records on Vimeo.

Artist: Jen Stark

This is a mesmerizing animation done by Jen Stark. I'm going to try and make some time to check out her solo exhibition going on in New York right now.

"The Beginning of the End"
Jen Stark's solo exhibition

Opening reception: Saturday, May 16 from 6-9 pm
May 16 - June 21, 2009

LMAK projects
139 Eldridge Street, New York, NY 10002
212-255-9707 www.lmakprojects.com
Gallery hours: Wednesday - Saturday, 11-6 pm; Sundays 12-6 pm and by appointment

Want

Just incase anyone on here was thinking about buying me a little present, I wouldn't mind these.



Via High Snobiety

Next month Beams will be releasing a special make-up of the Nike Sportswear Aerofit to celebrate their 25th anniversary. The sneaker comes in an apricot colorway with orange accents on the side-panels, as well as hints of purple and pink.

I'm a size 10.