27 July 2011
20 April 2011
How Do You Feel (About Art)?
A micro-documentary asking New Yorkers for a three word answer for a (seemingly) simple question ...
only to reveal the rich complexity of art's impact on the human psyche.
How Do You Feel (About Art)? from svanes on Vimeo.
Check out filmmakers Christian and Ewan for more cool creative-ness
only to reveal the rich complexity of art's impact on the human psyche.
How Do You Feel (About Art)? from svanes on Vimeo.
Check out filmmakers Christian and Ewan for more cool creative-ness
08 November 2010
Wishery
Here’s the latest video remix from Australia-based audio-visual mash-up artist Pogo entitled Wishery. Here he takes Disney’s 1937 classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs and splices it into a rich tapestry of sonic and visual symbiosis.
His inaugural Disney remix Alice, created from Alice in Wonderland, is probably his most popular sample that has only been recently re-released back on the web after being removed for copyright issues with The Mouse himself!
23 October 2010
11 October 2010
Star Wars in 2D
Forget Star Wars 3D, paper animations are a labor of love. Eric Power, creator of the above video, loves to animate video games, but he may have out-nerded himself with a paper animation condensing the Star Wars trilogy into a 2:40 video. It’s actually a music video for Jeremy Messersmith, but the animation could easily stand alone.
So, for all of you OT (that’s original trilogy) fans out there, here's a lo-fi song played to a very 2D music video.
28 June 2010
pool party?
There was another heat wave this past weekend in London. Guess it's Summertime!
Which naturally brings to mind pool parties. Although, they were hard to find.
Only this year, if you do find a pool party...firstly, let me know, and secondly, you need to take your pool-party atmosphere up a notch...the iPod sitting 75 feet from the water isn't cutting it.
You need The Wireless Waterproof MP3 Speaker, a sound system that doesn't mind getting a little wet.
Basically, this is the boom box that Aquaman would bring to any pool-related function thrown by the Super Friends. It's wireless, it runs on batteries, and it packs a 12-watt subwoofer and 3-watt tweeter range (that's Circuit City talk for "It sounds great").
So picture it: a backyard pool party festooned with attractive people in very little clothes, inflatable lounge chairs and some miscellaneous pairs of water wings. You show up with this audio game changer, connect an MP3 player to its transmitter and set the main unit a couple of feet from the pool ladder. Suddenly your Party Jamz compilation is turning that pedestrian game of water volleyball into a rousing match of chicken. Or at least Marco Polo.
And in the course of entertaining the undressed masses, should a particularly full cup of beer be dropped on top of it, it will keep playing songs, since it's waterproof.
Which naturally brings to mind pool parties. Although, they were hard to find.
Only this year, if you do find a pool party...firstly, let me know, and secondly, you need to take your pool-party atmosphere up a notch...the iPod sitting 75 feet from the water isn't cutting it.
You need The Wireless Waterproof MP3 Speaker, a sound system that doesn't mind getting a little wet.
Basically, this is the boom box that Aquaman would bring to any pool-related function thrown by the Super Friends. It's wireless, it runs on batteries, and it packs a 12-watt subwoofer and 3-watt tweeter range (that's Circuit City talk for "It sounds great").
So picture it: a backyard pool party festooned with attractive people in very little clothes, inflatable lounge chairs and some miscellaneous pairs of water wings. You show up with this audio game changer, connect an MP3 player to its transmitter and set the main unit a couple of feet from the pool ladder. Suddenly your Party Jamz compilation is turning that pedestrian game of water volleyball into a rousing match of chicken. Or at least Marco Polo.
And in the course of entertaining the undressed masses, should a particularly full cup of beer be dropped on top of it, it will keep playing songs, since it's waterproof.
21 June 2010
Hello Brooklyn
Typography geek Greg Solenström recently paired black and white photos of Brooklyn with Akzidenz Grotesk font and Jay-Z and Lil Wayne’s “Hello Brooklyn 2.0″ for a fan made tribute that I think could work as an official video...Check it ouuuuuut!
Jay Z - "Hello Brooklyn" from Gregory Solenström on Vimeo.
Jay Z - "Hello Brooklyn" from Gregory Solenström on Vimeo.
17 June 2010
5 things YOU can do to make a difference in the gulf oil spill
- Join more than 10,000 others and make your voice heard. Tell President Obama and Congress to restore the full moratorium on new offshore drilling in federal waters.
- Join thousands across America on June 26th as we come together to take a stand. On June 26 we are coordinating a nationwide event to oppose new offshore drilling. It’s called Hand Across the Sand. It will take place in all coastal states in the United States.
- Stay up to speed on spill details on the Surfrider blog: http://www.nottheanswer.org
Stay tuned on the latest news, ways to participate in our Not The Answer campaign, and join the conversation about the disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico.Tweet! Related, a few relevant Twitter feeds to add to your mix are: @surfrider @envirosurf @bpglobalpr @skytruth @jimmoriarty @chadenelsen Tweet about oil spill using #oilspill
- Volunteer in Florida and Gulf. If you live in the Gulf or Florida regions you can document what you see and find with our Spill Tracker here:If you’re in this area and have never connected with a local chapter, now is a great time to do it. Find the local dozen chapters in the Gulf and in Florida:http://www.surfrider.org/chapters.asp
- Support alternatives. Engage. The United States has 3% of the world’s oil and uses 20% of the world’s oil. We cannot drill our way to national security. We need to find alternatives. 70% of oil is used for transportation. For one thing, we need use less fuel. If you drive a vehicle getting low MPG, think about that choice and what it means. If you can use make a phone call, Skype or video conferencing instead of flying, understand these choices save massive amounts of fuel. If you hear about local, state and national governments looking to invest in alternative energy solutions… pay attention.
18 May 2010
Volcanoes Can be Arty Too
Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull - May 1st and 2nd, 2010 from Sean Stiegemeier on Vimeo.
Eyjafjallajökull's ash started flying all over the place again recently, but has settled down. Meanwhile, while everyone attempted to scramble away from Iceland, Sean Stiegemeier flew over to be right where the action was. After 8 days of flight/weather drama, he was able to capture this stunning footage of the volcanic hellion and its smoke-stack spews. A Sigur Rós’s Jónsi track accompanies the time lapse, but here’s a Mastodon song you can play along instead.
17 May 2010
Blasting Tunes like it's 1904
Fridays are about doing crazy things and looking really ridiculous and recovering in time for brunch on Saturday. And Saturdays tend to be about the same thing, but recovering for brunch on Sunday.
So it's appropriate that today, after what I hope was a fabulous weekend for you all, I introduce to you the iVictrola, a new handmade iPod dock that combines a vintage Magnavox phonograph horn and your love for retro electronics, now available.
First of all, I will make it clear: it's not electric. At all. There's no outlet, no plug, no fuss.
Just like the phonographs of old, the iVictrola uses a giant metal horn to capture the music coming from your iPod and crank it out with a touch of historical flair (I'm guessing the RCA dog would be just as mesmerized by this).
All you have to do is drop your iPod or iPhone into the open slot on the hand-constructed walnut base, make sure your volume is up, and the dock does the rest. Ta-da! Sound is caught by the bottom of the horn and reverberates up the cone via the natural conductivity of metal—and the resulting quality will be eerily similar to the kind flappers and hip-cats danced to back in the Roaring '20s.
This may be the best way to finally introduce your grandmother to Jay-Z.
13 May 2010
Gelato, Sorbet, and Fro-Yo on a Stick!
If you're in New York, there might be an excess of licking in the West Village this summer.
The culprit: a new form of popsicle-ized gelato/sorbet/frozen yogurt called the PopBar, sold at a new shop dedicated to popsicles (5 Carmine Street, at Sixth Ave). Eat them plain or dipped in nuts, biscotti, brownies or chocolate.
All of this will be familiar to anyone who’s been to Italy’s various Stick House locations, but owners Reuben BenJehuda (an Italian who has worked in fashion for the past decade or so) and Daniel Yaghoubi (a German record producer) are making it a point to use hormone-free milk, real fruit (lemon, blood orange, mango, berries, peach, etc.), and no additives. And one last thing may help them stick it to the competition: Their coffee is Stumptown.
Even if you don't eat them at all, be prepared to buy them for friends in sundresses.
The culprit: a new form of popsicle-ized gelato/sorbet/frozen yogurt called the PopBar, sold at a new shop dedicated to popsicles (5 Carmine Street, at Sixth Ave). Eat them plain or dipped in nuts, biscotti, brownies or chocolate.
All of this will be familiar to anyone who’s been to Italy’s various Stick House locations, but owners Reuben BenJehuda (an Italian who has worked in fashion for the past decade or so) and Daniel Yaghoubi (a German record producer) are making it a point to use hormone-free milk, real fruit (lemon, blood orange, mango, berries, peach, etc.), and no additives. And one last thing may help them stick it to the competition: Their coffee is Stumptown.
Even if you don't eat them at all, be prepared to buy them for friends in sundresses.
12 May 2010
11 May 2010
Crayola Evolution
The evolution from 1903 to 2010, colorfully mapped out (visual metaphor for life, whaaaaat). When I was growing up, I remember the 64-box set was like the Bentley of crayons - now apparently there are 150 colors in all?!
10 May 2010
Vhere's Valdo?
This is a brilliant and hilarious "Werner Herzog Reads Where's Waldo" clip ... too good not to share on le blog.
There's more where that came from: Werner Herzog Reads Curious George, and Werner Herzog Reads Madeline
There's more where that came from: Werner Herzog Reads Curious George, and Werner Herzog Reads Madeline
09 May 2010
Brandy Smuggler Walking Cane Flask
Desperate times call for desperate measures.
You miss your plane, you commandeer a chopper. Your cocktail is offensively subpar, you hop behind the bar.
And now, if the stadium only stocks cheap overpriced beer, you fake a limp and hobble with purpose. Bear with me...
Introducing the Brandy Smuggler Walking Cane Flask, available to meet your smuggling needs.
Consider it the best reason to fake a limp since you played the role of Keyser Söze in a Tony-winning adaptation of The Usual Suspects. In short, it's exactly what it sounds like: an aluminum, gold-handled cane that's been hollowed out to fit not one, but five two-ounce flasks, which you can then fill with the beverage of your choosing. (Just hope no one asks why your cane is making a swishing sound.)
It's not hard to see how this would come in handy. You can use the flasks to mix and match—two bourbons, two scotches and, why not, one champagne. Oh, better yet - half with champagne, half with OJ and start making mimosas!! And it's all housed inside an innocent-looking cane made by Harvy, the same brand that probably made your grandparents' walking sticks.
Respect your elders.
You miss your plane, you commandeer a chopper. Your cocktail is offensively subpar, you hop behind the bar.
And now, if the stadium only stocks cheap overpriced beer, you fake a limp and hobble with purpose. Bear with me...
Introducing the Brandy Smuggler Walking Cane Flask, available to meet your smuggling needs.
Consider it the best reason to fake a limp since you played the role of Keyser Söze in a Tony-winning adaptation of The Usual Suspects. In short, it's exactly what it sounds like: an aluminum, gold-handled cane that's been hollowed out to fit not one, but five two-ounce flasks, which you can then fill with the beverage of your choosing. (Just hope no one asks why your cane is making a swishing sound.)
It's not hard to see how this would come in handy. You can use the flasks to mix and match—two bourbons, two scotches and, why not, one champagne. Oh, better yet - half with champagne, half with OJ and start making mimosas!! And it's all housed inside an innocent-looking cane made by Harvy, the same brand that probably made your grandparents' walking sticks.
Respect your elders.
07 May 2010
party playlist revolution
Ah, the party mix—execute it well, and you're a hero. Execute it poorly, and your friends will never let you near a stereo again.
A solution: this site, which lets you and your friends create a collaborative playlist, even as the party is in motion. Not that anyone should thwart your wall-to-wall Bee Gees rock block.
Start collaborating here.
A solution: this site, which lets you and your friends create a collaborative playlist, even as the party is in motion. Not that anyone should thwart your wall-to-wall Bee Gees rock block.
Start collaborating here.
02 May 2010
Det Snurrar I Min Skalle
I found this via my friend, Zeeg. It's pretty sweet. Familjen a.k.a. Johan T Karlsson, a Swedish techno/electropop artist, has blown my mind with the video for the song ‘Det Snurrar I Min Skalle’. That is Swedish for ‘It’s Spinning Inside My Head’. Directed by Johan Söderberg, the video is a mash-up remix of footage from a tent revival. I am hesitant to even use the term mash-up because this is so far beyond what your typical media mash-up has become. Open your eyes and ears and enjoy!
**Where do you start to look for archived footage like this? There are probably so many gems out there waiting to be reborn into modern magic!
**Where do you start to look for archived footage like this? There are probably so many gems out there waiting to be reborn into modern magic!
29 April 2010
28 April 2010
Environmental Graffiti
Environmental Graffiti is the online website that is based in the UK and provides a range that is nothing short of stupendous, with posts on everything from bamboo architecture and the most psychedelic river on Earth (located in Colombia’s Sierra de la Macarena) to the long history of gunpowder weaponry and how the CIA caused mass insanity in a French town by spiking bread with LSD. Eye-catching photo galleries and videos supplement fascinating lists, such as the 35 greatest works of reverse graffiti (amazing!) and the world’s most terrifying spiral staircases.
You can apply for an account to write stories, but anyone can read them! So, browse the site and follow Environmental Graffiti on Twitter. Woo!
27 April 2010
eardrum pick-me-up.
Sometimes it’s two o’clock in the morning, like it is right now in London, and your eardrums need a pick-me-up.
...Or a sucker punch. Check out PowerSolo, a Danish rockabilly punk duo that sounds kind of like Green Day might if they didn’t get old and start writing Broadway musicals. Also, like all good punk rockers, the boys aren’t afraid to get naked for the sake of an album cover.
...Or have a listen to Nigerian-born, Germany-based rising soul star Nneka who crosses continents musically as easily as she does physically. Mixing the emotional transparency of Lauryn Hill with her African influences, Nneka makes music that presents her as both a fresh voice and a positive political force. Catch a show...she'll be in London tomorrow - April 28 - at Scala.
Goodnight.
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