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Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Monday, July 20, 2009
Kid Sister
Kid Sister is back with a new club rap track. I love how distinct her style is. You can download the track off the RCRD LBL website. And if you're into downloading free music, you should sign up to their daily newsletter. Then I won't even need to tell you about this.
Music: StillSoul
Our very own assistant engineer Dave Clarke has spent the last year of nights and weekends in the TA2 studios on his first step to taking over the musicverse: co-producing, mixing, and playing bass on StillSoul’s debut album Guess The Way It Goes. Live dates and iTunes updates as we get them. Enjoy.
To listen to Poor Boy, click here.
For Paradise, click here.
Or for Guess The Way It Goes, click here.
L'illustration: Alice Jarry and Jason Cantoro
Happy was the girl who stumbled across Jason Cantoro's booth at the Toronto Outdoor Art Exhibition.
Cantoro houses his prints with the equally as talented Alice Jarry in the lovely Montreal. Check out their site here - the Poster section is second to none.
Friday, July 17, 2009
Thursday, July 16, 2009
Installation Art
Herne,Germany 2007
Dortmund, Germany 2008
You think that I can re-create this in my new apartment? I'd only need cardboard, markers and tape. Easy peasy.
Thunderheist for Karmaloop TV
Here's a little video, kinda interview with Thunderheist on Karmaloop TV. I post this for two reasons. One being Thunderheist is rad and two that Karmaloop has some fantastic clothes that you should definitely check out.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
Julian Casablancas
Julian Casablancas of The Strokes HAS apparently been doing something besides a Converse commercial with Pharell and Santigold. He's been writing music. And now he's released a small teaser video to get us excited(?). Would have been nice to hear some vocals, but the 80's imagery hasn't been overused too much these days. (sarcasm)
What do you think??
Artist: Charming Baker
London based Charming Baker is doing some interesting work and I especially enjoy the human bodies with animal. There's always somethig oddly creepy but interesting when artists do this. You'd think it wouldn't illicit such a reaction. He's exhibited at New York Art Directors Club (NYC), Pentagram, Cargo, Truman Brewery (London), Opus (Newcastle), White Walls (San Francisco), Cork St Gallery, Signal Gallery (London), Carmichael Gallery Of Contemp Art (LA).
Fischerspooner is back!!
I hate the term ‘comeback’.” That’s Casey Spooner, one half of Fischerspooner, the iconic electro duo who’ve just released their third album (Entertainment) after a four-year gap in recording. “It’s not a comeback because we didn’t actually leave,” implores Casey. He’s right too. Fischerspooner haven’t been hiding after their last album, Odyssey, failed to ignite in the same way that electroclash touchstone #1 did, they’ve just been busy working on other facets of the Fischerspooner universe. “Releasing albums isn’t all we do, we’re performance artists so we could be working on stage shows, theatre pieces, ballets or installations.”
Yet for a duo that can work (successfully) in so many different creative arenas, there is something appealing about the musical side of Fischerspooner that lured Casey and creative partner Warren Fischer back for Entertainment. “I often wonder why we do it,” Casey remarks with a pause for contemplation. “This job can be terrible. I haven’t had a day off since the beginning of the year,” he moans. “But I think, in the end, Fischerspooner as a musical entity offers us a chance to incorporate a lot of different elements and open things up for collaborations. For us, it’s never just an album. There’s a stage show we’ve got to think about and with that comes choreography, costuming, design as well as art and image direction. We’re always thinking of new stuff to do and who we can do it with to make it work right.”
Whatever they’ve done in the last four years has worked, as Entertainment shows off a charismatic and invigorated Fischerspooner. One minute they’re swanning through some pulsating electro (The Best Revenge), the next it’s brooding dance music for androids (Money Can’t Dance) or fractured and futuristic pop (the stunning Danse en France). Entertainment is an album filled with unbridled imagination, but more importantly it’s an album that sees the realisation of all these ideas. “We worked really hard on this record, and we’re proud of it,” Casey says grinning. “I guess I don’t mind too much if people see it as a comeback. It just means that we’ve been through it all. First we were loved by everyone, then hated and now people are excited to hear from us again. I quite like that feeling.”
It’s good to have them back. – Dave Ruby Howe (via The Cool Hunter)
Tuesday, July 14, 2009
The Dead Weather "Treat Me Like Your Mother"
The Dead Weather - Treat Me Like Your Mother
Get your tickets to this show next week. Seriously.
Music: The Antlers
Another band from Brooklyn, The Antlers. Gosh, I really want to get back down to New York one more time this summer. Anyways, this band is easy on the ears and going to be in Toronto opening up for Frightened Rabbit at the Horseshoe on July 22.
http://www.myspace.com/theantlers
Monday, July 13, 2009
Faile
Faile are currently one of the most sought after art collectives. Formed in 1999 and based in Brooklyn, New York. The three founding members are Patrick McNeil (Canada), Patrick Miller (U.S.), and Aiko Nakagawa (Japan).
From initially wheatpasting screen printed posters on the streets of New York and major world cities, they progressed to the more permanent medium of stencil graffiti. Their instantly recognisable[citation needed] pop culture images in posters and stencils have allowed Faile to diversify into other areas encompassing fine art, sculpture, design, fashion, music, and housewares. Despite this, the core of their work remains printmaking, stencilling, and painting.
I'm really loving these prayer wheels though:
http://www.faile.net/
Thursday, July 9, 2009
TONIGHT: Tattoo Presents 2Fresh Showcase
Doors @ 7pm
Live Set by Winter Gloves (Montreal)
@7:30
www.winterglovesmusic.com
Featuring artwork by:
Sammy Rawal (www.sammyrawal.com)
Juliana Neufeld (www.juliananeufeld.com)
Gabriel Graham (www.1977.ca)
Robin Cymbaly (www.robincymbaly.com)
Lizzie Vickery (www.lizzievickery.com)
Dan Abramovici (art.whitebalancephotos.ca)
Scott McCreight
GUESTLIST ONLY: RSVP@TA2MUSIC.COM
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
The Faint: Mirror Error (Boys Noize)
The Faint: Mirror Error (Boys Noize)
The video has some cool editing effects. And the song, well...we know that everything Boys Noize touches is golden.
iMated
Ever wondered what your babies will look like? But don't want to go through 9 months of waiting. Download the new iPhone application called iMated.
"Take a shot with the camera or pick one already on your phone, line up the faces and make ’em mate. You can even shake to generate new results.
Guaranteed hours of hilarious (or creepy) facial feature melding right at your fingertips."
I'm definitely going to have to start making more friends with mustached peeps.
Santa Cruz Skateboards
Santa Cruz Skateboards Spring/Summer 2010 preview is available for your eyeballs. What would you do without the internet?
via FRESHNGOOD.COM
The Unicorn Awards
One horn to rule them all. Introducing the One Shot Film Festival, a recently launched online award fest to celebrate creativity in the midst of recession.
The premis? Budgets may be diminishing, markets may be crashing, but the OSFF aims to award the innovators who refuse to let the industry die.
Completely FREE to enter, the OSFF will award Gold, Silver and Bronze Unicorns to winning entrants. More info here.
Monday, July 6, 2009
Sego y Ovbal
Initially his love for graffiti was ignited by the writer’s works he observed in the streets of Mexico City, shortly after he choose to take the next step and stand in front of a wall decided to leave a mark with aerosol paint. His works showcased him in an instinctive way but also with a natural composition and a clear know-how of color use. It became more than a hobby, and he started to spend most of his time doing sketches and illustrating his ideas in a paper sheet that later on would transfer to a wall. Being immersed in that creative process next step was practice, than lead him to develop a particular style and technique, and was the beginning of an evolving process in his works. Many of his visual and conceptual goals had to do with his childhood and the atmosphere that surrounded him. When he was 12 years old he lived in Oaxaca State for 2 years and suddenly found himself in a totally different environment than that of Mexico City. Vegetation, flora, fauna and the lifestyles of Oaxaca were all different from what he knew at the time. Later on when working on murals, in a subconsciously way he started to add elements, colors, textures and forms from that time lapse in Oaxaca. After four years working as Sego he develops a totally different visual project, inspired by his need of new creative ways of share his ideas. Oval is part of a experimental process that flows as a dynamic aesthetics way of doing graffiti in Mexico. Based on music and the graphic representation of decibels as main inspiration as well as music player equalizers, those are the roots of a more abstract work. Sego has somehow managed to continue the two projects, and at least a couple of times joined the two in a wall. 
Via http://www.myspace.com/segoyovbal
Gnarls Barkley "Who's Gonna Save My Soul"
Gnarls Barkley - Who's Gonna Save My Soul from Chris Milk on Vimeo.
Break ups are SAD! Here's a video for the Gnarls Barkely track "Who's Gonna Save My Soul" directed by Chris Milk. He's also directed videos for Kanye West, Modest Mouse and Courtney Love.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Richard J. Evans
Typographic sculpture from the portfolio of Richard J. Evans exhibited at Free Range Graduate Art & Design Show.
via Definitive Touch
Thursday, July 2, 2009
MTV
MTV has launched their new international imaging. Collaborations by creative directors in the 64 channel global network and UK based studio Universal Everything.
MTV International / Mister Furry from Universal Everything on Vimeo.
MTV International / Jewels and Oil from Universal Everything on Vimeo.
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