Mar 31, 2009
MSTRKRFT, spontanious show in the chi
Details are as follows:
4/2 (Thursday)- Myspace Private Event: MSTRKRFT
Co-Prosperity Sphere
Located: 3220 South Morgan Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60608
*First come, first served*
More from the Grey Matter of Tim and Eric
Ben Folds- "You Don't Know Me" (Dir: Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim
Tommy Sparks "She's Got Me Dancing" (Dir: Eric Wareheim)
Tommy Sparks "She's Got Me Dancing" (Dir: Eric Wareheim)
Gritty realism brought to the Streets of NYC
If you asked the NYC based artist Dan Witz to describe himself he will provide a quick and consise answer. "I am a painter, and live and work in NYC. In the 80s I was also a musician and involved in the downtown art-punk scene. I live in Brooklyn now and split my time between making gallery paintings and street art". Born and Raised in the sububs of Chicago and moved to NYC in 78 to pursue studies at Cooper Union art school. In 83, motivated by the surging graffiti scene, Witz painted 40 discreet hummingbirds in lower Manhattan."Birds of Manhattan"- West Side Highway near Chambers St. 1979
The Hoodys came from a dark period in the early nineties. Drugs, HIV, poverty/despair/danger were like a pall of doom over the lower east side. The grim reaper hoody posters were inspired by plague attitudes from the middle ages and deer x-ing signs--the way the hi way department puts up those yellow diamond with black deer silhouettes as warning signs.
Here is an exerpt from an recent interview where Witz talks about the popularity of street art:"Hoody"- Clinton st. btw. Broome and Delancey. N.Y.C. 1994.
"most art's been locked down. Museums and galleries are gated communities. There's cool stuff going on there but, in the age of the easy-access internet, it's just too ghetto-ized, too difficult and intimidating for the larger public to find. I think another reason why street art is so popular these days, besides the obvious easy attention and alt.fame thing, is that since it's not for sale, it can't be owned, it's not tainted, it's an alternative to Art and Culture that's become just another commodity. That gives it authenticity, credibility to anyone who's had to grow up soul-starved in the consumer wasteland. So goodbye monolithic record companies and pretentious art magazines; put your band on Myspace and stick your art up on a lamp post."
Below is an exerpt from a documentary "In Plain View"
Go to his site and check out his most recent painting series, in which Witz's portrait figures are transfixed by the beams of their cellphones and suggestive of what possible intimacies are radiated at moment in the night.
Enjoy.
Enjoy.
All Images courtesy of Dan Witz
SlotMusic, #34
Check out his remix of Bats For Lashes- "Daniel" here...
Duke Dumont: ones to watch article via Electronic Beats
Mar 28, 2009
Earth Hour 2k9!!!
Set your clocks for 8:30 PM on March 28th and turn out for Earth Hour. Remind friends, colleagues and family members to sign up on the Earth Hour website so we can count their Vote for our Earth! Details for taking part in this historic call for global action on climate change can be found here!!More than 300 cities and towns in the U.S. representing 43 states and the District of Columbia are going dark as part of the largest global climate event in history. Before the rooster crows in most American cities on Saturday morning, lights will already have gone dark in cities like Christchurch, Sydney and Brisbane. By breakfast time on the U.S. East Coast, the cities of Beijing, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Singapore and Manila will be celebrating the arrival of the largest global climate event in history.
Just before lunchtime in America, the lights will be dimming in Mumbai, Amman and Dubai. And by early afternoon in New York, it will be lights out in Paris, Istanbul, London and Copenhagen. From parties by candlelight to flashlight tag to simply going outside and enjoying the stars, there's no end to the ways people are planning to "turn out" for Earth Hour this weekend.
CNN is asking people to submit "iReports" from around the world about Earth Hour – click here and submit yours!
Want to get involved more see what's going on in Earth Hour US flagship cities:
Mar 27, 2009
"Peek-A-Boo Jesus" Draws A Crowd
Yesterday, this story ran in the Boston papers:
[Image via Boston Herald]This is crazy... once again, amazed at the powerful effect well placed street art can be...
--Passion Pit--
When you listen to Passion Pit a truly wonderful array of colorful images appear in your frontal cerebral lobe. A combination of their upbeat vocals, unique samples, glitchy yet rhythmically sturdy beats and euphoric synth effects lead to an explosion in the blogosphere with the release of "Sleepyhead" which turned out to be to be a great beacon of musical goodness and a hopeful telescope to see what is to come from this group lads. Needless to say their debut LP has been eagerly anticipated. We've got another couple months to wait on the release of Manners, slated to hit the shelves 5/19, but there have been some leaks. The track list and album art are found below the extensive list of dates... Go check them out if you like what you hear! Pre order the album here!
North American Trek:
- 5/23 - George, WA @ Sasquatch! Music Festival
5/24 - Portland, OR @ Wonder Ballroom
5/26 - San Francisco, CA @ Bimbo’s
5/28 - West Hollywood, CA @ Troubadour
5/29 - Los Angeles, CA @ Echoplex
5/30 - Pomona, CA @ The Glass House
6/2 - Dallas, TX @ Granada Theatre
6/3 - Austin, TX @ Emo’s
6/4 - Houston, TX @ Warehouse Live
6/5 - Baton Rouge, LA @ Spanish Moon
6/6 - Atlanta, GA @ The Drunken Unicorn
6/8 - Richmond, VA @ The National
6/9 - Washington, DC @ Black Cat
6/11 - Manchester, TN @ Bonnaroo
6/13 - Covington, KY @ Mad Hatter
6/14 - Chicago IL @ Empty Bottle
6/17 - Buffalo, NY @ Mohawk Place
6/18 - Boston, MA @ Paradise
6/19 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
6/20 - New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
Manners tracklisting:
01 Make Light
02 Little Secrets
03 Moth’s Wings
04 The Reeling
05 Eyes as Candles
06 Swimming in the Flood
07 Folds in Your Hands
08 To Kingdom Come
09 Sleepyhead
10 Let Your Love Grow Tall
11 Seaweed Song
Mar 26, 2009
Thursday LOLz
NPR is neat...
SXSW draws more than 1,700 bands and untold thousands of fans to Austin, Texas, for a four-day music festival in the middle of every March. On this page NPR has uploaded uncut live concert audio. wha!Included in the bunch:
- BLK JKS
- Thao
- Blitzen Trapper
- Dirty Projectors
- The Decemberists
Mar 25, 2009
New Music vid from Thunderheist....
ThunderHeist- “Nothing 2 Step 2″
Simple yet poppin'. They can party just the same laying down. Thunderheist presents yet another great music video for a fantastic song... Check it...
Simple yet poppin'. They can party just the same laying down. Thunderheist presents yet another great music video for a fantastic song... Check it...
de-classified
1)Read a variety of personal advertisements
2)Locate and photograph posters in their homes
3)Become 'de-classified'
Through the anonymity of personal advertisements, an amazing array and spectrum of human emotions, needs and experiences shows up- love, lust, anger, fantasy, and pain are just the first few to come to mind.
de-classified feels that by combining the images with the ads, hopefully the viewer will get a very intriguing view of each subject. in addition, the viewer and community at large is able to anonymously view and comment on each of the pieces hopefully will ad another interesting layer, re-classifying the de-classified process. What do you think about that?
Check it out...
2)Locate and photograph posters in their homes
3)Become 'de-classified'
Through the anonymity of personal advertisements, an amazing array and spectrum of human emotions, needs and experiences shows up- love, lust, anger, fantasy, and pain are just the first few to come to mind.
de-classified feels that by combining the images with the ads, hopefully the viewer will get a very intriguing view of each subject. in addition, the viewer and community at large is able to anonymously view and comment on each of the pieces hopefully will ad another interesting layer, re-classifying the de-classified process. What do you think about that?
Check it out...
Slo-mo is sweet...Cookies are good too...
2009 - Dim Mak / Downtown
Director: Francesco Calabrese
Prod Co.: I'm Productions
Dop: Mauro Chiarello & Luca Esposito
Editor: Davide Mauti
Ex. Producer: Francesca Chiappetta
Director: Francesco Calabrese
Prod Co.: I'm Productions
Dop: Mauro Chiarello & Luca Esposito
Editor: Davide Mauti
Ex. Producer: Francesca Chiappetta
What do you think of this Slo-mo of cookie cutter hipsters club culture has become... (I approve...of the music)
Mar 24, 2009
Tool, Killers to join Lollapalooza headliners
As reported by Greg Kot of the Chicago Tribune, The Killers and Tool are expected to fill out the headlining slots for the fifth annual Lollapalooza festival Aug. 7-9 in Grant Park.
Multiple industry sources confirmed over the weekend at SXSW, in Austin, Texas, that the two bands will join headliners previously reported by the Tribune: the Beastie Boys, Depeche Mode and Jane’s Addiction, plus Kings of Leon and The Decemberists.
SlotMusic, #32
Check out the French female trio on myspace...
Check out the myspace of their record label for similar feats of music...
Fresh Walls
Shit im digging, some photos of walls painted in Valencia by artist Escif...
Check out his flickr photostream... there is more really neat stuff there...
Check out his flickr photostream... there is more really neat stuff there...
Mar 23, 2009
Sc-c-c-ratchophone
How fuckin' sick is this!? From our friends of the great white north comes this - The Scratchophone. An Ultra-Portable Turntable/Mixer/Djembe "Device" that allows you to scratch on the go... Whaaaaa?!
SlotMusic, #30
Check out Dan Deacon's really bad, formally good website...
Like Dan Deacon? Like free Mp3s? Check out the index here...
Sam Songailo
Sam Songailo’s paintings are an intricate layering of visual systems, that initially draw you in with a particular intensity of color. His use of bright colors and geometric shapes reminded me instantly of Peter Halley. Both artists share an obsession with surface, texture and color.
Unlike Halley, Songailo's paintings seek to meditate on human experience instead of acting as a critique to it. However, like Halley, the forms and colors used by Songailo impart a specific message of empathy and enthusiasm for the world around him. For the viewer it is possible to experience the enjoyment of process to be pulled into the artist’s world.
"Geometry Set"
"Living on the Edge"
"Slow Attack"
All Images Courtesy of Sam Songailo
Mar 20, 2009
Penis Envy
This is a film that I did with my partner, Chris Kimling for our Lighting and Production class at SCAD. It was shot on 16mm film and then transfered to miniDV tape.
Written and Directed by: Chris Kimling
Director of Photography & Editor: Ben Vogel
Mar 19, 2009
Superthug of HipHop x Robot Monster of Synth Pop
N.O.R.E. + Isis (from Thunderheist) performed "Bounce" with MSTRKRFT on the Jimmy Kimmel show last night. Check it!
Bloc Party- "Signs"
Definitely feel a little disturbed after watching this but its a good song/ very interesting effects...
Mar 18, 2009
sheepvertising
Samsung has just released a viral video to promote its new LED TV. But if you’re expecting just another ad, you will be disappointed. The brand came up with an extraordinary idea to make sure that its new product will be talked about: viral sheep advertising. Check it out below...
Kid Cudi to scale back operations after only after one LP
This is a bogus... Kid Cudi has been reppin' only the tightest beats, and freshest lyrics brought to the rap game in a long time... Its only a matter of time before he realizes that its worth it to put up with the bullshit and bogus actions that manifest in and around the game that obsesses over talent and genius.
- What do you think?
Mar 17, 2009
Midi- drum and bass tecno beat
Head on over to this site, and start using different letters on your keyboard to come up with a sick ass blizzy-beat.<--- its nothing like this set...
Mar 16, 2009
"No Shackle, No Sugar. All Sabotage."
The album, In The Jaws of the Lords of Death coming soon. You can check out their myspace and listen to the tunes that we’re just released. Below are links to some mp-frees from the forthcoming project.
-Winter Gloves-
Winter Gloves began in Montreal as a regular one man band. Since then the band has grown to include Charles F (lead singer/songwriter/wurlitzer), Pat Sayers (drums), Vincent Chalifour (synths) and Jean-Michel Pigeon (guitar/glockenspiel). After the Canadian release of the band’s full length in the Fall of 2008, the band performed alongside Tokyo Police Club. Reactions to the album and these shows immediately secured showcase opportunities internationally. Their most recent LP titled "About a Girl" is ten songs driven by the sounds of keyboards and drums, all wrapped up in a constant buzz of bass and gritty synths. The LP is slated to hit America March 24th. Below check out a music vid to their new single "Let me Drive", followed by some more fierce tunage. Zut alors.Winter Gloves- "Paperweight"
Winter Gloves- "Factories"
Mar 15, 2009
March Madness!
March Madness is here folks! The conference champions have been crowned and the brackets are out which means that holy time of college basketball is finally upon us. Take a look see at what’s what, and, if you want a copy to take with you, check out that young printable bracket.
Mar 13, 2009
Weekend Jams: vol. 13
- XRABIT + DMG$- “Follow the Leader” (Mexicans with Guns Remix)
Animal Collective- "My Girls" (Mexicans With Guns Remix)
Faunts- "Feel Love Thinking Of" (Mexicans with Guns Remix)
Diego Bernal– "Bring It On Home" (Mexicans With Guns Remix)
Lonely Island- Jizz In My Pants (Mexicans With Guns Remix)
Image: "American Mixtape v.2"
Screenprint on wooden panel
45" x 45"
Courtesy of Bill McMullen
Screenprint on wooden panel
45" x 45"
Courtesy of Bill McMullen
Brodcasting from 632 E Girard Ave, Philadelphia
It's Breakfast at Sulimays from beautiful Fishtown, Philadelphia! In these webisodes on youtube we join multiple local hosts who give it their all to critique of today's popular music. Some songs pass... others get shrugged away with a "ugh, you call this music!" followed by a trot down memory lane... enjoy watching the generational gap at its finest below and on youtube.
The Sulimays Gang spins The Walkmen and Cold War Kids.
The Sulimays Gang listen to Young Jeezy and Animal Collective.
The Sulimays Gang spins The Walkmen and Cold War Kids.
The Sulimays Gang listen to Young Jeezy and Animal Collective.
Mar 12, 2009
Pantone colour 137c
Goldsmith's college art student Sam Spenser created the work. Titled "Bloom" can be seen in an oak tree outside the Wapping Project. The instillation looks like these umbrellas were blown out of their owners' hands and into a tree. Positioned wide open, they are attached to the ends of the branches, and look sorta like freshly bloomed flowers. Read more here...
Image courtesy of growin' Up photostream
Mar 11, 2009
8-bit x Hip-Hop
Just wanted to post up some stuff from some Brooklyn producer/remixer, Tugboat. He’s doing a bunch of amazing shit that I didn't even know about. The remix below is a super awesome 8-bit remix medley of some of hip-hop’s most popular songs. The tracklist follows the mp3:
- Jay-Z- "Dirt Off Your Shoulder"
- T.I- "What You Know"
- Chamillionaire- "Ridin’"
- Ludacris- "What’s Ya Fantasy"
- Bonecrusher- "Neva Scared"
- Twista- "Overnight Celebrity"
- Ludacris- "Move Bitch"
- Lil’ Jon- "Get Low"
- Kanye- "Gold Digger"
SlotMusic, #29
New album out March 31st! check out more on their Myspace...
Check out tour dates if you want to hear these new songs preformed live!
SlotMusic, #28
Unofficial video? soundtrack to softcore? check it? not at work though...
Mad dudes and they Myspace shit...
SlotMusic, #27
Mar 10, 2009
Lol-la-peek leak at the 2009 headliners
A few days ago the Tribune put some gelatin in the soupy mix of rumors giving it some news trustworthiness. Depeche Mode, the Beastie Boys and recently reunited Jane’s Addiction are expected to headline the 2009 Lollapalooza music festival. These positions are supported by the un-sung rule that bands are not allowed to come anywhere close to the Chicago land area 3 months before the August 7-9 set date... sweet.
Jay-E x The New Royales
The New Royales, which consists of DJ Khalil, Chin Injeti, Liz Rodrigues and Erik Alcock, are currently working with Jay Electronica on a new EP and the project promises to bring a refreshing outlook on the hip-hop game for sure. Check it.
Pictchfork Music Fest 2k9
Last week, pitchfork announced that the fourth annual Pitchfork Music Festival would jump off at Union Park July 17-19. Save the date and book any necessary flights, this should be good gauging from the bands already released. The bands already released are found below...Friday- "Write the Night: Set Lists by Request"
Built to Spill
The Jesus Lizard
Yo La Tengo
Tortoise
Saturday
The National
Pharoahe Monch
The Pains of Being Pure at Heart
Sunday
Grizzly Bear
The Walkmen
Vivian Girls
If you noticed, Friday night bands will be participating in a new series called "Write the Night: Set Lists by Request." You, the audience, vote on which songs all four bands-- Built to Spill, the Jesus Lizard, Yo La Tengo, and Tortoise-- will play. It'll work like this: When you buy your ticket, you'll get a confirmation email. That confirmation email will include a link to a page where you can vote on which songs from each band you want to hear. Super sick brah...
Keep in mind that this is just the first announcement, and more bands will be added. Sunday is shaping up to be amazing.
Mar 9, 2009
In the Studio with Dan Deacon
Pitckfork's- IN THE STUDIO: Dan Deacon at Snow Ghost, details the production and mixing of Deacons upcoming album Bromst which is slated to be released March 24, 2009 by Carpark Records on CD and Vinyl. there are 4 parts below is part 1... and it should just re-load and auto play the next part...
-Daedelus-
So i'm sitting on the bus just minding my own bidness and Daedelus comes on the pod. Now my entire being is bombarded by melodramatic, psychedelic, experimental pop and i'm digging every second of it. Born Alfred Weisberg-Roberts in Santa Monica, CA, this producer/instrumentalist has become a force in the exerimental music realm cutting, welding, slashing, remixing, splicing, joining, and reworking any and every sound. Sometimes its almost sounds like electronic jazz, even more so when he incorporates live horns or strings. The end result is musique concrète, and something that is, at times, chaotic but entirely exciting. So now I get home and I go to the u2b to try and find some video of him mixing, turns out he uses this machine that is so... square, but it is pretty in the dark. Check it out below performing "Fair Weather Friends" followed by some other tunes...His latest endeavor is the Love To Make Music To a digital LP released in 2008, featuring songs of "dance and romance", is available for download from iTunes. Keep on exploring. Enjoy.
depthCORE
depthCORE is an international art collective focused on modern and abstract art, incorporating design, photography, animation and audio. They have just released the newest chapter of the collection. The 36th chapter is a freestyle collection of sins, crims and good old fashioned booty entitled 'HEIST'. Check it out...
Image courtesy of depthCORE and Phil Dunne
SlotMusic, #25
Hit her up on the myspace...
Check out what the real housewives of NYC have to say about her... hahaha
Here is the music video they are critiqing above on u2b...
Mar 8, 2009
Mar 3, 2009
SlotMusic, #23
"Blinded By the Lights" music video on u2b...
The Streets web page on the internetz...
The Mitchell Brothers on that ol' myspace...
Greg Williams- Photographer
Greg Williams photographic style merges reportage together with cinematic lighting and composition utilizing film industry lighting as opposed to a strobe. He does everything. news, film stills, fashion, magazine spreads, advertising campaigns. Williams has pioneered a technique he calls "Motos" or moving photos, with the use of the Red digital cinema camera. The still frames from this 4K super hi-definition movie camera are good enough quality to run double page spread in a magazine. Needless to say what he captures is fantastic to look at. Go forth and enjoy.
All Images Courtesy of Greg Williams Photography
All Images Courtesy of Greg Williams Photography
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