Sweet Bulbs "Kissing Clouds"
from Sweet Bulbs (2011, Blackburn Recordings)
(photo: The Space Needle, February 2011)
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Keep On Doing Whatcha Do
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Sweet Bulbs "Kissing Clouds"
from Sweet Bulbs (2011, Blackburn Recordings)
(photo: The Space Needle, February 2011)
Sweet Bulbs "Kissing Clouds"
from Sweet Bulbs (2011, Blackburn Recordings)
(photo: The Space Needle, February 2011)
Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Image of the Day
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One of my all-time favorite photos of Emily, in front of the Piet Blom-designed Cube Houses in Rotterdam.
One of my all-time favorite photos of Emily, in front of the Piet Blom-designed Cube Houses in Rotterdam. Monday, March 21, 2011
Image of the Day
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Uta Barth. Untitled (05.3), 2005 (Chromogenic color prints. Henry Art Gallery, gift of Burt and Jane Berman, 2009.38 A) from a selection of Barth's photos curated by Sara Krajewski at the Henry through May 8th. Info at henryart.org.
Uta Barth. Untitled (05.3), 2005 (Chromogenic color prints. Henry Art Gallery, gift of Burt and Jane Berman, 2009.38 A) from a selection of Barth's photos curated by Sara Krajewski at the Henry through May 8th. Info at henryart.org.
Mr. Littlejeans
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March 21 is Mr. Littlejeans' birthday. It has been almost four months since we lost him and we still miss him every day. In December I commissioned Seattle artist Shannon Perry to paint this portrait of Jeans. We had picked the box up from a Chinese restaurant on Smith Street in Brooklyn (SMILE FACE 12 + 7 x 23 = we had to have it) and he immediately adopted it as his own – like, the second we put it on the floor. The painting now hangs in our bedroom, under a photo and invitation from our wedding. Littlejeans had a great life and packed more personality and experience into it than most of the higher mammals I have known. We will love you forever, little buddy.
March 21 is Mr. Littlejeans' birthday. It has been almost four months since we lost him and we still miss him every day. In December I commissioned Seattle artist Shannon Perry to paint this portrait of Jeans. We had picked the box up from a Chinese restaurant on Smith Street in Brooklyn (SMILE FACE 12 + 7 x 23 = we had to have it) and he immediately adopted it as his own – like, the second we put it on the floor. The painting now hangs in our bedroom, under a photo and invitation from our wedding. Littlejeans had a great life and packed more personality and experience into it than most of the higher mammals I have known. We will love you forever, little buddy.
Get Up Ninja, Do Something
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Umshini Wam, a 16-minute film by Harmony Korine starring Die Antwoord as "wheelchair-bound gangsters...in a tale of love and the struggle for survival."
via VBS.tv
Umshini Wam, a 16-minute film by Harmony Korine starring Die Antwoord as "wheelchair-bound gangsters...in a tale of love and the struggle for survival."
via VBS.tv
Friday, March 18, 2011
Image of the Day
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Well, two of them, both Polaroids by Helmut Newton: Untitled (Girl Smoking a Cigar), and Blumarine Fashion, 1993 – from Helmut Newton: Selected Works, on display at Hamiltons Gallery in London through May 15th. Click here for more.
Well, two of them, both Polaroids by Helmut Newton: Untitled (Girl Smoking a Cigar), and Blumarine Fashion, 1993 – from Helmut Newton: Selected Works, on display at Hamiltons Gallery in London through May 15th. Click here for more.
It's Just Us Having A Conversation
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Old but poignant, and I've never posted it before, and I kind of like to end the week with a video:
Brian Unger interviews Seth Galifianakis – from the DVD Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion, which I've been meaning to watch again.
Old but poignant, and I've never posted it before, and I kind of like to end the week with a video:
Brian Unger interviews Seth Galifianakis – from the DVD Zach Galifianakis: Live at the Purple Onion, which I've been meaning to watch again.
Back Rooms of the World
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Destroyer "Kaputt" from Kaputt (2011, Merge Records). Destroyer plays at the Crocodile tonight (Seattle) but the show is SOLD OUT, sucka.*
*Emily and I aren't going either, we have to get up too early tomorrow.
Destroyer "Kaputt" from Kaputt (2011, Merge Records). Destroyer plays at the Crocodile tonight (Seattle) but the show is SOLD OUT, sucka.*
*Emily and I aren't going either, we have to get up too early tomorrow.
Thursday, March 17, 2011
Best Foot Forward (Bonus Leprechaun Edition)
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(Just in case our favorite Irish lass has forgotten her green and needs to make a pit stop at Bergdorf.)
(Just in case our favorite Irish lass has forgotten her green and needs to make a pit stop at Bergdorf.)
Image of the Day
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John Wood, Gun in Landscape: Daisies, 1965 (Collage mounted to board, 5 x 5 3/4 inches) via Bruce Silverstein Gallery, exhibiting at the AIPAD (Association of International Photography Art Dealers) show at the Armory in New York, March 17–20.
John Wood, Gun in Landscape: Daisies, 1965 (Collage mounted to board, 5 x 5 3/4 inches) via Bruce Silverstein Gallery, exhibiting at the AIPAD (Association of International Photography Art Dealers) show at the Armory in New York, March 17–20.
Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Image of the Day
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Lemons on my windowsill, sent from sunny Los Angeles California by my friend and client Matt Sullivan of Light in the Attic Records.
Lemons on my windowsill, sent from sunny Los Angeles California by my friend and client Matt Sullivan of Light in the Attic Records.
Healthy
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Witch Gardens "I Wanna Get Sick" from a split cassette with Stephanie. $7 via Paypal to poorstephanie [at] gmail.com. Trading card artwork by Casey Catherwood and Derek Charm.
Witch Gardens "I Wanna Get Sick" from a split cassette with Stephanie. $7 via Paypal to poorstephanie [at] gmail.com. Trading card artwork by Casey Catherwood and Derek Charm.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Image of the Day
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Jonah Samson: Elizabeth's mother warned her not to befriend the crows, but she didn't see any danger in it, 2010 (Gouache on vintage photograph, framed, 6.5 x 4.25 inches), from the show Jonah Samson: Paintings from the Archives of the Pleasantville Historical Society at G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, through April 16. Definitely one of my favorite Seattle gallery shows in recent memory. Click here for more.
Jonah Samson: Elizabeth's mother warned her not to befriend the crows, but she didn't see any danger in it, 2010 (Gouache on vintage photograph, framed, 6.5 x 4.25 inches), from the show Jonah Samson: Paintings from the Archives of the Pleasantville Historical Society at G. Gibson Gallery, Seattle, through April 16. Definitely one of my favorite Seattle gallery shows in recent memory. Click here for more.
私たちの心は日本とされ
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Odetta "Sakura" from Odetta In Japan (1966, RCA)
Via the Japan-America Society of the State of Washington: Pacific Software Publishing (based in Bellevue) will match 100% of your donation to the American Red Cross:
1. Make a donation online at American Red Cross (choose "JAPAN EARTHQUAKE AND PACIFIC TSUNAMI").
2. Keep your confirmation email and forward it to JapanRelief@pspinc.com.
3. PSP will match 100 percent of your donation up to $10,000.
Photo: Cherry blossoms (sakura no hana) in Brooklyn
Odetta "Sakura" from Odetta In Japan (1966, RCA)
Via the Japan-America Society of the State of Washington: Pacific Software Publishing (based in Bellevue) will match 100% of your donation to the American Red Cross:
1. Make a donation online at American Red Cross (choose "JAPAN EARTHQUAKE AND PACIFIC TSUNAMI").
2. Keep your confirmation email and forward it to JapanRelief@pspinc.com.
3. PSP will match 100 percent of your donation up to $10,000.
Photo: Cherry blossoms (sakura no hana) in Brooklyn
Monday, March 14, 2011
Image of the Day
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Today is the birthday of photographer Diane Arbus (1923–1971). It's pretty impossible to pick a favorite Arbus photo, but the photo above is one of them, and one of her most well-known: Teenage Couple on Hudson Street, NYC, 1963.
Arbus led an extraordinarily interesting life before committing suicide at the age of 48; to this day she is considered one of the most controversial photographers of all time. The Nicole Kidman movie based on her life is actually worth watching, but I recommend starting with this Masters of Photography documentary, produced in 1972:
There are a number of good books of Diane Arbus' work; I recommend one that Emily bought me for Christmas several years ago: Diane Arbus: Revelations, and I've also heard that this biography is good.
Today is the birthday of photographer Diane Arbus (1923–1971). It's pretty impossible to pick a favorite Arbus photo, but the photo above is one of them, and one of her most well-known: Teenage Couple on Hudson Street, NYC, 1963.Arbus led an extraordinarily interesting life before committing suicide at the age of 48; to this day she is considered one of the most controversial photographers of all time. The Nicole Kidman movie based on her life is actually worth watching, but I recommend starting with this Masters of Photography documentary, produced in 1972:
There are a number of good books of Diane Arbus' work; I recommend one that Emily bought me for Christmas several years ago: Diane Arbus: Revelations, and I've also heard that this biography is good.
Need vs. Want
Olivetti Valentine typewriter (designed by Ettore Sottsass, 1969) – $450 via 1st Dibs. Very tempting. Want.(via)
Push the Button
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Playbutton is a self-contained, rechargeable device that holds music or other pre-recorded sounds inside a wearable button. There's a headphone jack at the bottom, and sound control buttons on the back. The recording is unalterable, which is an aspect of it I like, as it forces you to deliberately choose an album to listen to, not unlike putting on a record and playing the whole thing.
Wind's Poem by Mount Eerie is an album that lends itself particularly well to that kind of listening; I was lucky enough to receive a copy of the Playbutton version (above) from my friend Chad and I have to say that the sound quality and packaging – including copper foil, as on the original LP – are top notch. Two other Playbuttons are currently available, one from Bubbles and a 10-song compilation from Opening Ceremony (below) featuring Girls, Björk, How To Dress Well, Matthew Dear, Coconut Records and others. Proceeds from that one go to Musicians On Call, a non-profit that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of hospital patients.
Playbuttons are forthcoming from The XX, Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Javelin, Mark Borthwick, and more. Visit Opening Ceremony to purchase for $25 each.
Playbutton is a self-contained, rechargeable device that holds music or other pre-recorded sounds inside a wearable button. There's a headphone jack at the bottom, and sound control buttons on the back. The recording is unalterable, which is an aspect of it I like, as it forces you to deliberately choose an album to listen to, not unlike putting on a record and playing the whole thing.
Wind's Poem by Mount Eerie is an album that lends itself particularly well to that kind of listening; I was lucky enough to receive a copy of the Playbutton version (above) from my friend Chad and I have to say that the sound quality and packaging – including copper foil, as on the original LP – are top notch. Two other Playbuttons are currently available, one from Bubbles and a 10-song compilation from Opening Ceremony (below) featuring Girls, Björk, How To Dress Well, Matthew Dear, Coconut Records and others. Proceeds from that one go to Musicians On Call, a non-profit that brings live and recorded music to the bedsides of hospital patients.
Playbuttons are forthcoming from The XX, Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Javelin, Mark Borthwick, and more. Visit Opening Ceremony to purchase for $25 each.
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