Saturday, June 27, 2009

OLD CROWS/YOUNG CARDINALS – ALEXISONFIRE

Alexisonfire - Young Cardinals


I'm still not sure what I think of this album.

This is a great song, but the album I am a little disappointed in. Maybe I just need to give it more listens, but with Poison The Well's new album out (and that's instantaneously awesome!) I'm not sure whether I can. Ha...

BAT FOR LASHES



I CANNOT STOP LISTENING TO THIS ALBUM RIGHT NOW!

The album is Two Suns and it is going to be one of the best albums released this year. It is also the perfect example of an artist progressing – it is leaps and bounds better than her first (which I also love). She's becoming really adept at creating songs that are the perfect mix of indie perfection (think Thom Yorke or Bjork) with a pop aesthetic.

THE BEATLES: ROCKBAND INTRO VIDEO

The Beatles: Rock Band Intro from Micheal Howard on Vimeo.



This really is a whole lot of awesome!

Via Likecool

DAVE HILL PHOTOGRAPHY


My RSS feed brought this guy up today (was linked on Flylyf).

His work is a little over-processed for my tastes but I still like his compositions a lot. There is a lot of really great stuff in his portfolio, so you should check it out. I'm especially a fan of his music stuff.

www.davehillphoto.com

Thursday, June 25, 2009

NEW BOOK FROM MICHAEL SIEBEN



Michael Sieben (a.k.a. One of my favourite artists ever) has a book of his works coming out through Upper Playground. I'm so keen to get my grimy little mitts on this thing because I KNOW that it's going to be fantastic!

Ask Michael Sieben to describe his work and he’ll tell you that he’s exploring themes focusing on the fading magic of childhood and its associated loss of innocence. His characters and creatures are unique in that they are both cute and grotesque; their purpose in life is to remind us that even though we have problems we still have reason to smile. According to his website, Michael spends his time designing skateboard graphics for Roger Skateboards, writing and illustrating articles for Thrasher Magazine, operating the Okay Mountain Gallery with his fellow mountaineers, working on various freelance projects with the Volcom Art Loft, painting and drawing for personal enjoyment, skateboarding and smiling.

I’m really happy with how the book turned out and I can’t thank Upper Playground and Gingko Press enough for giving me the opportunity to put together this cross section of my work. I hope it inspires other artists to persevere and follow their dreams. Because if a weird skate/art nerd in Texas can get a book published then I don’t see why anybody else couldn’t.
-Michael Sieben

There’s Nothing Wrong With You (Hopefully) leaves no doubt whatsoever about Michael Sieben’s powers of concentration and observation. The book is available for presale now on the Upper Playground web store and will ship in early July.


You can preorder here.

Via World Moves Fast

Monday, June 15, 2009

RICK GRIFFIN X VANS AUTHENTICS


NEED!

These look so AWESOME. And I love my Authentics more than any other shoe I own.

Via Hypebeast

Sunday, June 14, 2009

THE PAPER & THE PLANE




OH MY GOD ... WHY CAN'T I STOP LISTENING TO THIS BAND?!?!?!?!

ON THE ROAD

Tonight I watched Control – the bio-pic about Ian Curtis – for the first time and have developed a ridiculous crush on Sam Riley.

I don't know why, I can't explain it, I just have!

Anyway, so I hit up IMDB to find out more information and I stumbled across this.

It would appear that he is lined up to star in a film adaptation of Kerouac's On The Road. Being one of my favourite books of all time, I'm not quite sure how I feel about this, however it is something really interesting that I will be keeping an eye out for more information on.

If you know anymore information asides from what is on the IMDB page, please feel free to comment :)

Saturday, June 13, 2009

"NANTES" – BEIRUT



AWESOME use of wheelie bins!

TIME TO PLAY...





...the what's on my bedside table game!