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Beck rejected covers 2008-07-17 16:28:00 Beck's album covers have never been straight forward, so the one for his latest album Modern Guilt seems kinda simple in comparison.But apparently, at least one designer was commissioned to develop multiple visual concepts for the cover, all of which went unused. These have now surfaced and you can check them all here.
Life Beyond Mars 2008-07-17 15:59:00 Since K7 label release of Exit Music: Songs With Radio Heads, an album comprised entirely of diverse artists(Mark Ronson, Sia, Herbert, RJD2, among others) doing Radiohead covers was apparently a sucess they,ve decided to give it another go, but this time with uber legend David Bowie.The album Life Beyond Mars is now out for sale (buy it here) and the tracklist is as follows:1. Oh! You Pretty Thin
Radiohead animated video competition 2008-07-17 10:11:00 The 5 finalists for Aniboom's and Radiohead
's competition
for an animatedvideo
have been choosen.Radiohead will now choose a winner who will receive $10,000 to create a full length Radiohead music video.Reckoner by videogruppe115 step v2.0 by KotaTotoriReckoner v2 by virtual lasagneTransmutation by tstretch197616tracks vs videotape 2.0 by 16tracks
The Black Ghosts 2008-07-17 07:58:00 The Black
Ghosts are a duo comprised of Theo Keating and Simon Lord, who had previously been in the bands The Wiseguys and Simian (2 members of which went on to form Simian Mobile Disco), respectively. The two discovered each other through the Internet and had only physically met after they had worked on a significant amount of material together.They describe their style as "perverse, personal pop
Absolut Kanye 2008-07-17 06:27:00 Kanye West has found just the right outlet for his narcisism: Absolut
Vodka. In a viral campaign, which makes minimum to Absolut Vodka (but hey maybe it's working cause here I am blogging about it!) he invites the regular joe to become him, quite literally, by just using some tablets. There have been some pretty wacky adds:the first one looking like something of the 80's or bad shopping channels a Read more:Kanye
Diplo x Santogold 2008-07-17 06:01:00 Everyone's favorite new girl Santogold, has just put out a new release "Diplo x Santogold: Top Ranking: A Diplo Dub CD", where Diplo tackles Santi's work in a Piracy Funds Terrorrism kind of way (which means mashed up and all trippy), further invitating all those M.I.A. comparisons we're sick to death of. Expect lots of new remixes which haven't been around and interesting collabs.Tracklist is as
The Paintings of Fred Einaudi 2008-07-16 16:43:00 Painting mostly in oil or acrylic his work conveys a childish wonder mashed with all sorts of doom and gloom.Check his work here Read more:Paintings
The Spirit 2008-07-16 12:05:00 The trailer for movie The Spirit has appeared online and it's bound to generate comparisons with Sin City, from the visuals of the movie, to ofcourse the fact that is being directed by Frank Miller, creator of the Sin City comics and co-director of the Sin City movie.The Spirit is also an adaptation of a comic by Will Eisner and I'm not really sure what it is about, but with the flood of comic boo
Spike Jonze vs Warner Bros 2008-07-16 11:33:00 Following in the footsteps of other sucessfull cases (think Chris Nolan and Batman), Warner
Bros decided to hire aclaimed director Spize Jonze to head a big budget children's flic, Where The Wild Things Are. Jonze had previously directed 2 features, Being Malkovich (for which he got an Oscar Nod) and Adaptation (which garnered Chris Cooper an oscar win and Nicolas Cage a best actor oscar nod, remi Read more:Spike
Better than Prince 2008-07-16 10:47:00 Video from directors Jonas and François (who also made the acclaimed Justice video with the t-shirts "D.A.N.C.E", Kanye West's "Good Life" and Madonna's dreaful 4 "Minutes") for french band Flairs who seem to be VERY obcessed with Prince
:) Very nice!
Some pretty out there watches 2008-07-16 10:31:00 Courtesy of Tokyo FlashThey're very stylish and all that but I'd just like to know if you can actually tell the time on this! Read more:watches
Natasja Fourie Photography 2008-07-16 08:10:00 This is a 2 in 1 kind of thing...the design in this site is really nice and so are the photos!Check it here
Can't Go Back 2008-07-16 08:00:00 Primal Scream is close to dropping a new album (altough schhh don't tell anyone but it's already making the internet rounds :). Boasting contribution from the likes of Josh Homme (Queens of the Stone Age), Lovefoxxx (CSS), and folk legend Linda Thompson on the music-making front, and Björn Yttling (Peter Bjorn and John) and Paul Epworth (aka Phones) on the production front.The first single is out
Daft Punk could be playing @ your house 2008-07-16 06:56:00 Not being the biggest of Daft Punk
fan's, the release of their movie Eletroma went by fairly unoticed by me and it was only now that I came across it. The plot revolves around the quest of two robots (the band members, played by Peter Hurteau and Michael Reich) to become human, has no dialogue, and features no Daft Punk Music, relying instead on the music of Curtis Mayfield, Brian Eno, Chopin and
Nike Hyperdunk Limited Edition 2008-07-16 06:00:00 Attending to the wishes of gazillions of eager fans (and above all their desire for profit I'm sure :) Nike released a limited edition (only 350 pairs were produced) of the Hyperdunks with the color of the Nike shoes that Marty McFly wears in Back to the Future II, with a glow in the dark soles.People camped out at the Santa Monica store where these were unveiled (with the presence of Kobe Bryant Read more:Edition
Bergdorf Goodman' "In Realms Fantastical & Strange" 2008-07-16 05:39:00 Luxury goods department store Bergdorf Goodman
presented a shoot for their Spring Summer 08 magazine titled "In Realms Fantastical & Strange
".Shoot by Ukranian born photographer Yelena Yemchuk (best known for her work with The Smashing Pumpkins) the shoot creates an atmosphere of wonder and awe, reminiscent of darker themed children's fairy tales.See the remaining shoots here
Maleon Photography 2008-07-15 15:42:00 Chinese photographer Maleon website...delightfully quirky and magic...(navigation is a bit tiresome though, you have to go back and forward all the time, which is a shame, cause you get tired of it and this work deserves to be seen in its entirety!)
Banksy uncovered? 2008-07-15 08:36:00 Although I don't particularly care about Banksy's real identity, British newspaper Mail claims to have discovered who he really is, and omg he's middle classe and aparently had quite a normal life...and yes the article makes it sound like it's something otherworldly...duh...as if he should have been a glue sniffing alien with no social skills whatsoever.Grafitti seems to be a much derided art form
Handmade Short Movie 2008-07-15 06:05:00 Denis Kamioka aka Cisma, a brazilian animation director based in Barcelona and São Paulo has just released his surrealistic short movie Handmade. Very poetic and arresting, it features CSS lead singer Lovefoxxx as the object of the main character's desire in a visually stunning short, definitely worth checking. Read more:Short
Hitchcook revisited and compared 2008-07-14 16:31:00 Earlier this year Vanity Fair made their usual Hollywood issue, showcasing some of todays so called hottest stars. This year's photo shoot was inspired by suspense master Hitchcock.You can check their take on Hitchcock compared side by side with the original.You can check the full gallery here
ra diohea_d / hou se of_c ards 2008-07-14 12:12:00 Radiohead's super hyped video is finally upon us. Eschewing vulgar things such as cameras, they went instead for state of the art technology as lasers and scanners to give us quite a unique vision. If you head on to the video's page where you can also download some 3D stuff to tinker with, be sure to check the making of the video. other related news Thom York was number 63 in England's Guardian li
Lakai's "Where the wild things are" sneakers 2008-08-01 17:54:00 Despite of the ongoing battle over the film adaptation of children's movie "Where The Wild Things Are" (latest news is that some cgi reshoots are being done and we may see the movie somewhere in late 09), Lakai has created some sneakers inspired by the book, which will be available in stores mid-Summer 2008.Since Spike is always wearing the Lakai MJ3’s, Lakai decided it would be fitting to make Read more:things
Wardrobe of Nature by Anni Rapinoja 2008-08-01 17:33:00 Anni Rapinoja is a Finnish environmental activist and artist, whose project "Wardrobe
of Nature" is about the naturally occurring variations of nature, and humans as a part of nature. Anni uses plants to make clothing, shoes, bags etc for people in a very beautiful way. The works vary, with some the shape is taken from the human world, and others nature is the driving force."…Wardrobe of Nature
Elsa Mora's flower people 2008-08-01 17:13:00 Elsa Mora is a multidisciplinary artist working in all media, including painting, photography, ceramics, porcelain, collage, bronze and mixed media.She's all over the web, so you can check her personal website, online shop at Etsy or flickr photostream.But from all her diverse work, my favorite is probably the naive and sweet flowerpeople
series, which can check all here.
Fashion Olympics 2008-08-01 16:43:00 Harper's Bazaar editorial by Peter Lindbergh dedicated to the Beijing Olympics
. Lucy Liu demonstrates that it’s not whether you win or lose, it’s how you’re dressed that counts. Read more:Fashion
Silent, a tribute to Yves Saint Laurent 2008-08-01 12:12:00 "Silent
" is a cover and editorial tribute
to the late Yves SaintLaurent
in the August 2008 issue of Vogue Italia. The black and white photospread was captured by famous photographer Steven Meisel with models Linda Evangelista, Karen Elson, Guinevere van Seenus and Iris Strubegger. You can check all the photos here. Read more:Yves Saint Laurent
Nanami Cowdroy art 2008-08-01 12:05:00 Whimsical work...check it all here.
Fun videos 2008-08-01 11:35:00 First off the latest from hype bubble boys Vampire Weekend, "Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa"...a 80s blend of "Pretty In Pink" (but replace lead outcast with a penchant for pink, with a goth girl who wants her man to look like Robert Smith) and "Thriller"...and "I Know Your Girlfriend Hates Me" by poppish indie fave Annie...great use of color... Read more:videos
Deluxe vintage helmets 2008-08-01 11:19:00 Les Atelier Ruby helmets are crash helmets for motorcyclists inspired by retro design but crafted with the most modern of technologies and luxurious of materials.These are not your average motorcycle helmets. Complete with luxurious touches, unusual designs and colors, beautiful packaging and collaborations with artists and stores, designer Parisian Jerome Coste began this company after suffering Read more:Deluxe
Sneakers you can eat! 2008-08-01 11:04:00 For the 25th anniversary of Nike's Air Force 1, designers from +41 created these delicious looking wonderful miniature milk and white chocolate. Yummy...two of my absolute faves...sneakers and chocolates :) You can buy them for 30€. Read more:Sneakers
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