Images via Semblance.HelloVon.com
Monday, September 21, 2009
Music Video: Black Mold "Metal Spiderwebs"
Here's a fantastic video from Chad VanGaalen's side project "Metal Spiderwebs". Word is that Chad created and animated this video himself. Reminds me of Highschool Biology class doodles come to life. Lay of the acid Chad!!
Black Mold: Metal Spiderwebs from Flemish Eye on Vimeo.
Friday, September 18, 2009
Daft Punk's DJ Hero
Lately Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter have been turning up in new and noteworthy contexts -- like going helmetless in clubs. And soundtracking films. But none are as new or noteworthy as their previously reported decision to license their likeness to the careful custodians of likenesses at Activision for the premiere installment of DJ Hero, the game that lets you tweak knobs and cue beats like a bona fide celebrity DJ. (If you Guitar Hero junkies were tired of people ragging on you for imitating guitar playing by pressing buttons, get ready for some imitating-pressing-buttons-by-pressing-buttons meta-ragging.) Actually it's more than just their likenesses the robots have lent Activision; in addition, Daft Punk have allowed the game to depict their stage sets and created 11 exclusive mixes that blend their bangers with -- according to this trailer's roll call -- Queen, Boogie Down Productions, No Doubt, Gary Numan, N.A.S.A., Beastie Boys, Hashim, and Young M.C. Let's watch it while thinking about the embarrassing situations we can have the unlocked robot avatars DJ. I'll start: bar mitzvah.
DJ Hero is out 10/27.
Via Stereogum
Kristian Hammerstad
Images via Kristian Hammerstad
Now this is some artwork I could really fall in love with. I need some of these blown up for my apartment ASAP. The one with the legs also JUST became my desktop background image. YAY Friday!
Wednesday, September 16, 2009
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Video: Boy Crisis "The Fountain Of Youth"
Boy Crisis is putting out some of the best videos this year. This is fantastic!
Play Doh...OHHHHHH
These ads from Singapore for Play Doh are really pushing the boundaries. I like. Unfortunately the website where I found the images didn't list the agency. If anyone knows...let me know.
Francoise Nielly
Images via The Cool Hunter
She has explored the different facets of "image" all her life , through painting, photography, roughs, illustrations and virtual, computer generated animated graphics. It is clear now that painting is her direction and her passion.
Françoise Nielly's painting is expressive, exhibiting a brute force, a fascinating vital energy. Oil and knife combine to sculpt her images from a material that is , at the same time, biting and incisive, charnel and sensual. Whether she paints the human body or portraits, the artist takes a risk : her painting is sexual, her colors free, exuberant, surprising, even explosive, the cut of her knife incisive, her color pallet dazzling.
She lives and paints in Paris near Montmartre; shows and sells her work in Europe, in Canada and in the United States.
Via FrancoiseNielly.com
Monday, September 14, 2009
Video: Cut Chemist "1st Big Break"
The first music video ever shot with a 360 degree panoramic lens. Directed and produced By Kyle Ruddick from Eyestorm with the gracious help of many. The video has been screened by REZfest Brazil and the Tiburon International Film Festival. Most recently, it has garnered two Telly’s in the categories of Cinematography and Music Video.
Via Dancefloor Mayhem
Music: Diamond Rings
I know absolutely nothing about Diamond Rings. But the man behind it goes by the name John O (Karen's long lost brother?). He actually just came into my world 20 minutes ago by way of The Walrus music blog. I do know that he's from Toronto, wears make up, and I like listening to the one song on his myspace. That's more than enough for me to blog about.
Check out his video with fantastic use of lo-fi green screen!
Friday, September 11, 2009
Deck III at Pravus Gallery
Here's a selection of decks featured at Phoenix, Arizona's Pravus Gallery.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
No Homer
Format has come out once again with a fun series of characters. Last time around we saw them turn Hip Hop albums into Lego figures, this time the Hip Hop icons were Simpsonized. The set features Kanye West, Lil Wayne, Notorious B.I.G., 2Pac, Snoop Dogg, Flava Flav, Eazy E, Andre 3000, Eminem, and Fat Joe alongside iconic O representations for each artist.
Designed by Moxy Creative the posse shot is available as a 11.75 x 15.75 limited edition (100) print for $45 USD including tax and shipping. Special orders for individual artist shots are available at $55 USD by e-mail (editors@formatmag.com).
Via High Snobiety
Christopher Hibbert
Christopher Hibbert took these great shots in New York City and incorporated some light painting. Nice.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
Street Installations: Mark Jenkins
This man fully understands the potential of a mannequin.
More here.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Music Video: Ólafur Arnalds - Ljósið
Ólafur Arnalds - Ljósið (Official Music Video) from Erased Tapes on Vimeo.
I'm totally fascinated by what people can now do digitally. This video is directed by Esteban Diácono for Ólafur Arnalds song Ljósið. It's simple but totally memorable
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
Interesting?
After my post on Tim & Jean yesterday a reader sent through a video suggesting there may be some plagerism by the band of an earlier Similou song from 2007. Now, we see these accusations come up regularly these days in music. You can't get away with ANYTHING. Doesn't necessarily mean they are true.
But there are the cases where artists blatantly rip off artists (i.e. Timbaland with 50 Cent's "Ayo Technology" sampling Crystal Castles)
Anyways, it's interesting if nothing else.
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