EVERYDAY ALL OVER posted by J

I came across this website today, its a photo blog that people send a photo of something, a landscape, what there doing, etc. at exactly 10:15 am. Some of them are pretty neat. I want to send one in.

www.ten15am.com

I LOVE FAMOUS PEOPLE posted by J

Elizabeth Peyton is a American born (1965) painter whose best known for her paintings of celebrities, close friends, and the British Monarchy. Peyton mostly works with oil paint, but also draws and has started to do ecthings.

Peyton went to school in New York at The School of Visual Arts. She started showing art work out of a rented room at the famous Chelsea Hotel in the 80's, where a gallery owner stopped by, and well you get the idea. In 2006 a portrait of John Lennon sold for around $800,000. She has been credited for the revival of portrait paintings in a time (the 90's) where most critics and artists had called the form "dead". Peyton has shown now in many exhibitions and has permanent pieces at galleries such as The Guggenheim and The Museum of Modern Art (both in New York) and at other galleries in Europe.

Some of the celebrities Peyton has painted are David Bowie, Kieth Richards, Julian Casablancas, Jarvis Cocker, Graham Coxon, Chloe Sevigny, Kurt Cobain, Prince William and Harry, Pete Doherty, and John Lennon.

For more info:

www.artnet.com/artist/13437/elizabeth-peyton.html

Massive Attack by Nick Knight

Nick Knight - Antony (Antony and the Johnsons)

Make Death Look Good posted by L

Listen to this, and buy yourself tulips...They make death look good, so take note.

o1. Working In a Coal Mine- Devo
02. I Was Made for You- She & Him
03. Ribs Out- Fuck Buttons
04. Neighbors- Gnarls Barkley
05. Iko Iko- The Dixie Cups
06. In the Aeroplane Over the Sea- Neutral Milk Hotel
07. The Clockwise Witness- DeVotchKa
08. Window- Breathe Owl Breathe
09. Bat's Mouth- Bat's for Lashes
10. One Too Many Mornings- Bob Dylan
11. Ponytail- Panda Bear
12. Nantes- Beirut
13. Lava Lava- Boys Noize
14. Crimewave- Crystal Castles
15. Happiness- Goldfrapp
16. Bistortions- Clinic
17. Love Love Love- The Mountian Goats
18. Mama, Wont You Keep Them Castles in the Air and Burning? Clap Your Hands Say Yeah
19. Do You Realize- Flaming Lips
20. I See Monsters- Ryan Adams
21. It Make A Long Time Man Feel Bad- Negro Work Songs and Calls (The Library of Congress)

GREEN ART posted by J

Everyone should go to this website:

http://www.chrisjordan.com/

His photo's are really amazing. Beautiful and terrible. I feel bad.

PARTY BY EL PERRO DEL MAR

THRIFTY ART posted by J

I just came across this fun website about thrift store art, The Wurst Gallery. The founders asked artist to take a piece of thrift store art and make it their own.

www.thewurstgallery.com

DRAWING IN CUT-OUTS posted by J

School just isn't for anyone. Bernie Reid, a London based and Edinburgh-Born (Scotland's for me!), is proof of that. Reid is all self-taught. Luck probably has something to do with it along with knowing the right people. It' always about who you know.

Reid's work is mostly stencil work with spray paint, but has started to include mixed media collage with them. He got his break when I-D Magazine positively reviewed a collaboration he did with stylist and fashion designer, Beca Lipscombe, and photographer, Andy Shaw. Since then he has worked with such clients as Stella McCartney, Dazed & Confused Magazine, Boxfresh, and many others. He has done many portraits of celebrities and musicians and graphic work for albums. Reid has also just started his own series of wall papers (pic below).

more info: www.skinnydip.co.uk

WHAT A NICE MUG! posted by A

I’ve been a fan of The Smoking Gun website for a number of years. It has an updated mug shot collection, mostly of famous people. And recently, it’s been grouping mugshots together in archive updates that show tons of people with weird hairstyles one day, or Mickey Mouse shirts the next.

I always considered mug shots a kind of artwork. Found art perhaps. It’s an interesting slice of time… and sanity/insanity.

I looked into it and graphic designer Mark Michaelson has put together a book of found mugshots from his largely eclectic collection. The coffee table book is called Least Wanted: A Century of American Mugshots. The book came out in early 2007. You can buy it on Amazon. And Michaelson did an interview with Smithsonian about it during that time too.

Here’s the Smithsonian interview with a gallery of pics.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture/10023281.html#


I especially like the one with the mirror (that saved film and caught the accused’s profile) and the one of Tim O’Brien. (Not to be confused with the author of The Things They Carried.) And is that a cross dresser?

ART FOR POLITICS posted by A

Some people agree with using art to promote politics, and some don’t. You can talk amongst yourselves how you feel about this one.

A female Yale art major, Aliza Shvarts is unveiling her senior art project soon, a study of a nine-month process of her continually artificially inseminating herself while taking herbal pills to induce miscarriages.

She doesn’t say how many times she inseminated herself and doesn’t care what the process has or will do to her body.

The exhibition is video recordings of her miscarriages… and blood samples from them.

It’s definitely raising debate on the Yale campus.


“The display of Schvarts' project will feature a large cube suspended from the ceiling of a room in the gallery of Green Hall. Schvarts will wrap hundreds of feet of plastic sheeting around this cube; lined between layers of the sheeting will be the blood from Schvarts' self-induced miscarriages mixed with Vaseline in order to prevent the blood from drying and to extend the blood throughout the plastic sheeting.


“Schvarts will then project recorded videos onto the four sides of the cube. These videos, captured on a VHS camcorder, will show her experiencing miscarriages in her bathrooom tub, she said. Similar videos will be projected onto the walls of the room.”

As conceptual art, I think it’s brilliant. Of course you may disagree. The exhibit will be on display April 22 to May 1 at Yale.

LET'S TALK ABOUT MONEY posted by J

There is way to much to say about Damien Hirst, so i will just be talking about 2 of his most famous pieces.

The First is "The Physical Impossibility Of Death In The Mind Of Someone Living". This Piece, a 14 foot long tiger shark immersed in a vitrine of formaldehyde, was the second most expensive piece of art sold by a living artist at the time. Whoa! Some people don't consider this art. I rather enjoy it. Completely unique and groundbreaking if you ask me. Brand new. Hirst has also done other likes this with cows and sheep.

The second piece i am showcasing is "For The Love Of God". A life size human skull recreated in platinum covered in 8,601 diamonds totalling in at 1,106.18 carats. A girl's best friend? Strangely though it does have real human teeth. I need not say anymore about it and its beauty, except that it sold for $100 million dollars.

That's it on Damien Hirst. Google him! You can see more work from this modern day genius of the art world.

PARANOID PARK MOVIE TRAILER 2008

LET THE BLIND LEAD... posted by J

"Let The Blind Lead Those Who Can See But Cannot Feel" is the second album from the incredibly talented Bradford Cox. Atlas Sound is the solo effort from Cox who is the lead singer of Deerhunter.

I've been reading about the album since it came out in February which lead me to check out his myspace page(www.myspace.com/bradfordcox). Upon here the first song i was completely hooked. Shoe gaze guitars and ambient electronics, subdued drums and ghostly vocals, all are some of my favorite qualities in music.

Speaking of the vocals, they where all created while recording on the first take. Two of my favorite tracks are "Recent Bedroom" and "Quarantined". As with most ambient-esque music (and most music in general when i think about it) the listening experience can be further enjoyed with headphones. So get the album, get out your headphones, turn down the lights, and lie down in your bed and LISTEN!

IT'S GOOD TO WANT THINGS MIX posted by J

So as i said when we started doing this I'm not going 2 talk about it that much anymore. And on that note here it is:

IT'S GOOD TO WANT THINGS MIX

01. Iron & Wine- Lion's Mane
02. Grandaddy- Now It's On
03. Super Furry Animals- The Door To This House Remains Open
04. Massive Attack- Sly
05. Nine Inch Nails- Right Where It Belongs
06. Mum- Marmalade Fires
07. PJ Harvey- Working For The Man
08. The Smiths- This Charming Man
09. Loney Dear- Saturday Waits
10. The Coral- Far From The Crowd
11. Aphex Twin- Petiatil Cx Htdui
12. Clinic- Evil Bill
13. Peter Bjorn and John- Saturday Night At The Parties
14. Chin Up Chin Up- Water Planes in Snow
15. The Shins- New Slang
16. Beth Orton- Stars All Seem To Weep

I'VE BEEN WAITING... posted by J

...for this album! It's been six years since The Notwist released the instant classic, Neon Golden. I cant say enough good things about that album. Flawless. Timeless. I've been craving something new form them, and its not that they haven't been doing anything. They have a couple of side projects, for example, the great Ms. John Soda and 13 & God. As well as doing most of the production on Lali Puna's new album. It sometimes worries me when a band takes such a long break but fear not, they do not disappoint.

There new album, The Devil, You + me, is just as amazing. Here is a band that upon forming in 1989 has evolved from grunge, metal, and to the dark indie electronic music they make now. They make music rich with influence and creativity. The new album takes off right where neon golden left off. It has beautiful and intricate production. I'm really fond of the title track, The Devil, You + Me, and the opening track, Good Lies, which is actually there first single.

I need not say anymore. Get the album.

HOW'S YOUR FUTURE? posted by J

Last night I had nothing to do, well that's not totally true, there is always something to do. Anyway, I wanted to watch a movie. I just sent my Netflix movies back and i personally don't own that many DVDs anymore, and the ones i do own I have seen so many times I'm a little sick of them. Except this one that was shoved way down in this box in my room. I grabbed it and to my surprise it was something i haven't seen in a couple of years. "Awesome!", i thought, "I'll watch this."

The movie i found was a Orwellian tale of the future. The movie was George Lucas', THX 1138. A visual stunning masterpiece in my opinion. This tale of dystopian society was released in 1970 and was George Lucas' first feature film he directed. He wrote the story based on a short film he wrote while still a student. Released by Warner Brothers and Francis Ford Coppola's then new production company called American Zoetrope.

The story is about the future where drugs suppress real emotion and sexual desire. Not much is given to the viewer about how we got there or when it takes place. You kind of have to make what you can with the settings, mechanics, and colors, or there of. The plot is about a man, THX 1138, and his journey and discovering of his true feelings as a human being. His "mate" stops taking her regulated drugs and then starts to substitute his which brings on withdraw and then his awakening as a person and not a doped up worker ant.

I'm totally blown away by the visuals of this movie (especially considering the time it was made). White is everywhere. Everyone has bald heads. Robot police officers speak in well mannered and polite voices, while lacking real feeling. Hologram projections take the place of regular TV. Everything was about this bigger picture that is just suffocating and inhuman. The cinematography and set design is captivating.

If you enjoyed Brave New World or 1984, you will really enjoy this film. Go rent it.

RICEBOY SLEEPS posted by J

Riceboy Sleeps is the art and music collaboration of Jon Thor Birgisson (better known as Jonsi, the lead singer of Sigur Ros) and his long-time boyfriend, Alex Somers. They have been making art and music together for about four years.

I just got their first book, titled Riceboy Sleeps. A collection of drawings, paintings, found photographs, and bits and pieces of old books. Riceboy Sleeps was first released in a limited edition 1000 printed book which was hand numbered and signed. It was only released in Iceland. I only wish i could have got one of those. I ordered the copy they had mass produced. I have to say, to my disappointment, the book was a little to small. Don't get me wrong, the art work is amazing, it's just that i think it should have been a wee bit larger. The art work itself is quite reminiscent of Sigur Ros. Quiet and dream-like. There are lots of birds and children. The over all appearance is very aged and has a delicate, almost breakable feel.

Riceboy Sleep swill also be releasing their first single later this year on 10 inch vinyl.

I only wish i could recommend buying the book, i mean unless your a die hard fan, i would just say check out the websites and such. Maybe their next book will be a bit larger.

www.riceboysleeps.com

www.myspace.com/riceboysleeps

She & Him by L

It is quite hard to miss spring, with its sopping mornings and brilliant blue afternoons. Weather perfect for walking or watching from the comfort of you apartment window. Naturally, this sent me in a scurry to find my spring album (which will always be distinctly different from an essential spring mix).

I stumbled on She & Him vicariously, and it made me smile - you know, the kind that makes your ears tingle. Zooey Deschanel and M. Ward’s Volume 1 (Merge) mavericked a clever arrangement of easy songs which provokes you to unconsciously press the repeat button. “Why Do You Let Me Stay Here?” is definitely the album's bait song, but the late 50’s feel of “I Was Made for You” sent my head swimming. Nevertheless, it was the cover of The Miracles’ “You Really Got a Hold on Me” that sealed the deal. Brilliant!

ART ART ART posted by J

If you have free time this weekend and next fill it with some art. This Sunday the 13th (7-10pm) at Flux Studios, Jeremy Crawford has an opening which showcases a bunch of paintings of nudes. Then next weekend at Flux there is the "MENZ" show which my friend Ryan Jedlicka is in with many others. Saturday the 19th (7-10pm) is the date for that one.

Come have a cocktail and buy some art.

FLUX STUDIOS 1821 N. Charles St., Baltimore MD 21201
www.myspace.com/thisisflux

VIVA SAVILLE posted by J

I just ordered this quite amazing book of Jenny Saville's art the other day. Anticipation fills me.

Jenny Saville (38) is and English Painter known for her larger than life figurative oil paintings. Many of them being self portraits. The lucky girl's entire post graduate senior show at The Slade School of Art in 1993, was bought by famous gallery owner, Charles Saatchi. He then had her busy commissioning work for the next two years. She has been compared to the great painter Lucian Freud (who i will be writing about soon). She now lives and works in Sicily, Italy.

What i really like about her work is the beauty she finds in brutally honest subject matter. Painting strangely sensual, soft, highly pigmented colors and tones which can calm down the sometimes gross or abnormal figurative compositions. Saville has focused much of her work on self portraits, obese figures, trauma victims, plastic surgery procedures, disease states, deformity reconstructions, and transgenders. In other words, "I'm really into her!"

for more info:

www.saatchi-gallery.co.uk

or

find her on artfacts.net

SWEET WARM BREEZE posted by J

This play list is best for, well i went out for some beers last night with a couple of friends and it was one of the first evenings when it was a pleasure to be outside. A quiet warm evening, a glass of wine, and great conversation with a dear friend. Or while reading a good book next to an open window. Get it?...


SWEET WARM BREEZE MIX:



01. Wheat- Don't i hold you?
02. Thurston Moore- Silver Blue
03. The Shins- Those to Come
04. Album Leaf- Spinning Makes Me Dizzy
05. The Strokes- Ask Me Anything
06. Seabear- Singing Arc
07. CocoRosie- Tekno Love Song
08. Beach House- Apple Orchard
09. Broken Social Scene- Handjobs for Holidays
10. Bjork- Charlene
11. Apparat- You Don't Know Me
12. Carissa's Weird- Heather Rhodes (Remix)
13. Yeah Yeah Yeah's- Diamond Sea (iTunes Exclusive)
14. Taken By Tress- Lost and Found
15. Bat For Lashes- Trophy

YOUR INSIDES OUTSIDE posted by J

Ever ripped apart your stuffed animals? i know i did. Kent Rogowski has taken that to the next step in his traveling exhibit, Bears. He has taken 15 stuffed bears, turned them inside out, and re stuffed them. The show is all c-prints of the final product. too bad it wasn't the actual bears. Anyway, it's really interesting because of how the outside patterns change, stitching, and to a few electronics help characterize the new forms. He has also published a book for the show which you can buy through amazon.

Go to his website, www.kentrogowski.com, to see more of his art. The puzzle landscapes are really cool.

go to the website. the picture quality is not doing it justice.

MEAT posted by J

Victoria Reynolds is a painter based out of California. There was not that much else i could find out about her. She paints strange, surreal, photo-realistic paintings of meat. Macabre and beautiful. Look her up on artnet.com. She's had shows at the Richard Heller Gallery in Santa Monica, California and the Marty Walker gallery in Dallas, Texas, among other.

http://www.richardhellergallery.com/ (you can buy them here if you'd like)

http://www.martywalkergallery.com/

SISTER ART posted by J

In the late 50's and early 60's serigraphy and screen printing had not yet been considered a fine art. The pop art movement helped lock serigraphy and screen printing officially into the fine art movement. One of those artists was Sister Corita.

Sister Mary Corita Kent (1918-1986), born Frances Elizabeth Kent, was a artist and educator. She worked almost exclusively in serigraphy and screen printing. Spreading a message of peace and love in the 60's and 70's.

At 18 she joined the Roman Catholic Order of Sisters of the Immaculate Heart of Mary in L.A. She got her MA in Art History in 1951. 1938 to 1968 she worked and lived within the Immaculate Heart Community as a teacher and chairman of their Art Department. In 68 she left the order and moved to Boston. While there she devoted her life to art. In 1986 she died from cancer.

Her work was always trying to send out a positive message of peace and love. You may have seen her work without ever knowing who she was. She has designed many book covers, posters, and stamps. R.I.P.

RADIOHEAD FAN VIDEO

SAVE POLARIOD posted by J

if you have a Flickr account:

www.flickr.com/groups/savepolaroid

Here is just one of the petitions i signed, and you should too. (many on the website above):

http://www.gopetition.co.uk/petitions/save-polaroid-film.html

ICONIC PHOTOGRAPHY posted by J

This weekend i took a stroll around the corner from where i live to the Baltimore Museum of Art. I tend to do this pretty often seeing as it only a 4 minute walk. This time it was a little different because they have a new exhibit, "Looking Through the Lens", a collection of iconic photography. It showcases photo's from 1900-1960, with photographers like Man Ray, Edward Weston, Paul Strand, Gordon Parks, and others. The exhibit runs till June 8, so i recommend to all my Baltimore friends to go see it. I don't want to hear excuses... its free.

As if that's not good enough of a reason, in the exhibit i discovered a photographer. I had never heard of Ralph Eugene Meatyeard (who's work i have pictured), and now I'm fascinated. Meatyard (1925-1972), an optician by trade, husband, father of three, and part of the P.T.A., to me would seem a unlikely candidate to take such dark, disturbing, nightmarish photos. I'm completely intrigued. He had many shows, and published works during his life with many other famous photographers at the time. He most of felt a little bit out of place or head of his time show works taken of dolls and masks in abandoned buildings, farms, and ordinary backyards in rural Kentucky. Most photographers where taking photos of romantic landscapes, figures, and gritty shots of urban life at the time. I'm only assuming that Cindy Sherman most of been a little bit inspired by Ralph Eugene Meatyard, a great American photographer.

In conclusion, when you have some free time, head on over to the BMA and browse the this new exhibit.

Dntel Turning Red Sound of Color music video

The Blakes Magic Sound of Color music video

Swizz Beats Candy Green Sound of Color music

Marié Digby Sunshine Sound of Color music video

Raveonettes Black/White Sound of Color music video

SOUND OF COLOR posted by J

The Gap company did something really cool...

...They launched an online campaign in February to hopefully entice younger customers. That's a bit corporate, but what they came up with is really awesome. They asked 5 artists to write songs about a specific color. Then they got five fresh and up-and-coming directors to put the songs to a video that represented that color. Above is what they came up with (going down the list put up the blog if your picking up what I'm throwing down). Good job.

Here's a break down:

1. Black & White: "Black/White" by The Ravonettes; Dir. Chris Do

2. Yellow: "Paint Me in Your Sunshine" by Marie Digby; Dir. Mike Maguire

3. Green: "Candy Paint" by Swizz Beatz; Dir. Tom Gatsoulis

4. Blue: "Magic" by The Blakes; Dir. Russ Lamourex

5. Red: "Turning Red" by Dntel; Dir. Mary Fagot and James Frost

MY NEW ADMIRATION posted by J

Cocorosie, one of the many bands I enjoy, is two sisters, Seirra Casady (27) and Bianca Casady (25). I'm talking today about the younger, Bianca. She's quite the little motivationilst (if that's even a word) for me right now. Dabbling in music and the art world with a brilliant intertwining of the two.

Cocorosie seems to only be doing a handful of selected shows here and there, festivals, and such. Which as given Bianca more free time to, you know, start a record label, have a couple of art shows, open a gallery, etc. Her record label, Voodoo Eros, is home to Bunny Rabbit, Quinn Walker, Diane Cluck, and Metallic Falcons (sister Seirra's new project). The Enlightened Family: A Collection of Lost Songs, a compilation Bianca and Friend Melissa Skimkovitz put together features a solo song by Sierra, and other artists like Devandra Banhart, Metallic Falcons, Diane Cluck, and Patrick Wolf.

As for her art... She has had two recent art shows in New York. One at Deitch Gallery called "Lil Girl Slim "Cosmic Willingness" Pipe Dreamz a Revolution" that showcased paintings, drawings, and installations (pictured). The other show, "Red Bone Slim vs. Itself", was at her own gallery Voodoo Eros Museum of Nice Items, which runs till April 30th. Again I'm struggling financially at the moment so I don't think i will be seeing it in person. Sad. I really enjoy her childish, girly, freaky folk style. Very sweet and naughty.

for more:

www.myspace.com/voodooeros

voodooeros.com/nice_items

www.deitch.com

Band of Ousiders by L

Of recent, I have embraced the brilliance of Scoot Sternberg’s clothing line “Band of Outsiders”. Besides the fact that he showcases his clothing on his website with Polaroids (definitely a wow factor for me and my partners), Band of Outsiders maintains a clean sense and sensibility of causal formal wear. For brevity sake, dressing up should not be so complicated!

Like his staple predecessor, Junya Watanabe, Mr. Outsider archetypical style reminds us why we all adore Americana-in one way or another. American style , which is distinctly different from Italian, French, and/or English, find a way to incorporate a lackadaisical element without looking uncoiffed. I admire the lack of pomp and circumstance which doesn’t muddles the presence of well choice classic staples that are neither pretentious nor overstated. In he own words Mr. Sternberg noted the line to be “Brook Brothers boys’ department circa 1970”…Brilliant! You see, rocking a pair of Sperry Top-Sider does not automatically mean pink popped collar Lacrosse polo. Know the difference!

Think Vampire Weekend “Mansard Roof.”

YSL LOGO posted by J

Typeface and typography are interesting to me right now and in my recent research i found out this sad and unexpected fact.

I know just about everyone has seen the Yves Saint-Laurent logo, right? If you haven't then i have nothing to say to you. In my opinion, and most likely many others, it's one of the most iconic logo's of all time. The logo printed purses, luggage, and accessories have been immortalized by such artists as Stephen Sprouse and Takashi Murakami. But does anyone know who designed the famous "YSL" logo?

It was a Ukrainian-French painter, commercial poster artist, and typeface designer, Adolphe Mouron Cassandre. He was born in 1901. Became famous for many of his bold, well designed posters and typeface. He designed fonts such as the Bifur (pictured to the left) in 1929, the sans serif, Acier Noir in 1935, and an all purpose font called Peigot in 1937. Later he fought in the French Army against the Germans in World War II until France fell. Then he worked on painting and building theater sets. In 1963 he designed the famous "YSL" logo. Sadly, he wasn't getting that many commissions and work was scarce, causing it bouts of depression which led to his suicide in 1968.

Sad. R.I.P. Adolphe Mouron Cassandre. Thankfully he left behind his art and a much desired and iconic logo

DAN McCARTHY posted by J

If you know me you probably know that I'm just starting to work on some screen prints. I'm going to be doing art prints along with T-shirts and such. While doing my research I've come across many interesting artist and techniques in screen printing. It's a very diverse medium. One artist that really caught my eye is Dan McCarthy, a massachusett based artist. Also the drummer in The Helms. He designs the jackets for the Cd's which are all done by hand.

His work, which includes drawings, paintings, and silk screens, are all very design oriented. Very simple and incredibly complex at the same time. Common subject matter are landscapes, dinosaurs, skeletons, or a combination of all of those. Most of his pieces have a very northern midnight sky quality to them. Clear and crisp, no light pollution. All of his work as superb composition. Shadow plays a huge part as well, helping in transform the layers. He is able and much better than me to capture that winter, leafless, skyline I've always admired. I really enjoy the quiet, sweetness some of the pieces have. Others have a haunting, stalkerish feel, Like your seeing something you shouldn't or like your somewhere your not supposed to be.

I want to join his "Print Club". It's $300 for a year. You get 1 hand signed and numbered print of varying sizes a month. I really need to invest as soon as i can. If you really think about it, it's a quite an amazing deal. 12 prints for $300! Anyone Want to help me out? You can join at his website where you can see many more of his prints and drawings.

www.danmccarthy.org

SLEEP DROWNS THE RIVER MIX posted by J

This is going to be the first in a weekly series of sort of themed playlist posts. It may seem a little pretentious but i don't really care. I'm into it. The first one is mine, J. I've been revisiting a lot of my old idm (intelligent dance music), and experimental electronic music the past couple of weeks while working on some new art (see what i mean about pretentious?). So i compiled a playlist of songs ranging from purely electronic acts to some of the more well known artists, that tend to wallpaper my room atmosphere. It may seem a bit sleepy or dreamy but that's why its great for making art to. It's there but not a huge distraction. In normal conditions we probably won't have this long intro to the playlist, I'm just trying to lay the ground work for the following weekly posts. Get it?...

SLEEP DROWNS THE RIVER MIX

01. Plastikman- Korridor
02. Future Sound of London- Yage
03. Sonic Youth- Campfire
04. Plaid- Zamami
05. Mum- Winter (What We Never Were After All)
06. Squarepusher- Tommib
07. Radiohead- MK1
08. The Notwist- Formiga
09. Jens Lekman- Rocky Dennis in Heaven
10. Kid 606- Now I Wanna be a Cowboy
11. Super Furry Animals- Father Father (Boom Bip Mix)
12. Beniot Pioulard- Patter
13. Mogwai- O/Sleep
14. Lali Puna- Satur-Nine
15. Nico Muhly- Quiet Music
16. Bright Eyes- Cremation

Where the Wild Things Are - Clip

EVERYTHING GOOD posted by J

WOW!!! Pretty much summarizes everything about next years release of "Where the Wild Things Are", an adaptation of Maurice Sendaks children book classic. I really can't believe the amount of talent that has and is working on this film. Just listen to this... Where do i begin? Okay, Spike Jonze is directing and co-wrote the screenplay with Dave Eggers. Like that's not enough, Spike Jonze asked Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs to write some music for the film. She then got the help of Bradford Cox, a member of Deerhunter, and the man behind the critical acclaimed, Atlas Sound. Can you handle it? Catherine Keener, Forest Whitaker, Paul Dano, Catherine O'Hara, Lauren Ambrose, among others all star in instant classic. AMAZING! Can. Not. Wait.

CRAZY BJORK posted by J

Below is the 2-D preview up every one's favorite Icelandic artist. You will need 3-D glasses for the actual video. Bjork is always a top choice for a creative, unique music video experience. I'm really looking forward to seeing it by the preview and the photos that I've seen.

Björk - Wanderlust (2D preview)

VIRGIN FEST posted by J

Well i can't say I'm all that excited about the line up thus far.

Foo Fighters
Jack Johnson
Kanye West
Nine Inch Nails
Stone Temple Pilots

Others are still unannounced. Hopefully they''ll have some cooler, smaller names.

WUNDERBAR posted by J

Beck photo by an idol of mine, Hedi Slimane.

Little Bit

LITTLE BIT posted by J

This is Lykke Li, a 22 year old Swedish darling. I'm borderline obsessed with her debut album, Youth Novels. It's so sweet and fresh. The album was produced by Bjorn Yttling of Peter Bjorn and John, and Lasse Marten. (Insert Swedish accents) I'm not exactly sure when the album will be dropping in America, but if you enjoy, just go to her website and order it. I'm sure it's on iTunes as well.

The video above is for her first single, "Little Bit", it's really fun and stylish. I love the guy dancing in short shorts and suspenders.

CALLING ALL D. EGGERS FANS posted by J

So, I was just browsing around on the Internet and I found out about this art exhibit in New York. It's curator is the one and only Dave Eggers. The exhibit is called "Lots of Things Like This", at Apexart Gallery. Opening night is tonight so I'm sad to say i wont be attending, but it runs through April 2 to May 10. Some of the artists that have pieces in the show are Jean-Micheal Basquiat, Leonard Cohen, Marcel Duchamp, Shel Silverstien, and Kurt Vonnegut. It sounds really interesting.

For more info go to: www.apexart.org

FASHION SMASH'N posted by J

For all you men who want some fresh looks, you check out New Dandyism. They carry a bunch of different brands such as MHI by Miararishi, Obediant Sons, Rittenhouse, and You Must Create. I'm saving up as we speak for this navy blue cardigan from You Must Create. Really nice stuff. Simple and stylish. The price points can be a little high for the average joe, but I feel there are some really strong investments in these collections.

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BLOGOTHEQUE posted by L

When I am bored and plagued with an insatiable state of procrastination, I do what I do best: look for music. I am not quite sure how I stumbled on this website, but after several repeated exposures to gritty video feeds of a few of my favorite bands singles performed alfresco, I was hooked. La Blogotheque The Take-Away Shows) is a French blog site that captured bands including Animal Collective, Vampire Weekend, Elvis Perkings, Jens Lekman, Jose Gonzales, Architecture in Helsinki, Beirut, and Xiu Xiu, to name a few, singing ing the streets of Paris, mimicing sounds and instruments with their mouths, found objects, drums, and local. Absolutely brilliant. Maybe this is old news, but I found myself moved by the simplicity and ingenuity of many of the artist, creating recognizable tunes that we all love and adore but using pure craftsmanship. The granular pair of music and spontaneity harped on the purest nature of art. The here and now. Check out the website www.blogotheque.net and click ”Concerts a emporter.”

Here is a clip from youtube…you can find the original at the website.