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How come no one ever told you the most inspiring motivational...

Thu, 24 May 2012 00:11:43 -0400

How come no one ever told you the most inspiring motivational speaker you’d ever hear in your career… was at someone else’s college graduation? Neil Gaiman Addresses the University of the Arts Class of 2012 (by The University of the Arts (Phl))

Annnnd the SEXIEST ANIMATION OF THE YEAR AWARD GOES...

Wed, 23 May 2012 22:44:27 -0400

Annnnd the SEXIEST ANIMATION OF THE YEAR AWARD GOES TOOOOOO…. I mean yes. YES. It’s absolutely juvenile at times. But so simply captures what the lesser sex finds captivating. Well done. And a fine soundtrack, too :) by Sébastien Tellier - Look (by RecordMakers)

Just discovered beat-strumental Billa Qause - maybe I’m...

Mon, 14 May 2012 20:23:50 -0400

Just discovered beat-strumental Billa Qause - maybe I’m the last person on the planet to find out, but dang - diggin this groove. Reminiscent a bit of Petestrumentals. Super worth a listen for some … yep i’m really about to utter this word … CHILLAXIN.

That’s right. I said it. Listen to some Billa Qause and deal with it.

Eliot Lipp Signs to Pretty Lights' Label for New LP

Mon, 14 May 2012 14:36:06 -0400

Eliot Lipp Signs to Pretty Lights' Label for New LP:

Due out May 22nd. Eliot Lipp’s sound is fresh hot out tha oven. Ya heard?

Oh look, I drew you a self portrait.

Tue, 01 May 2012 15:57:00 -0400

Oh look, I drew you a self portrait.

noisenest: oh look, grain and glitter.

Sat, 28 Apr 2012 00:07:00 -0400

noisenest:

oh look, grain and glitter.

Just stumbled upon dream blipbeat sequence bliss producer Julien...

Tue, 24 Apr 2012 02:39:00 -0400

Just stumbled upon dream blipbeat sequence bliss producer Julien Mier of the Netherlandson Soundcloud. Go to Bandcamp and grab his latest single, Twenty Thousand Kites, fresh up on the internets as of yesterday.

http://julienmier.bandcamp.com/track/twenty-thousand-kites

Donations made via Bandcamp will support his NEW EP that will hit around the summer.

All up in my earhole, bein sexy as hell. Burial + Four Tet...

Mon, 16 Apr 2012 00:40:00 -0400

All up in my earhole, bein sexy as hell. Burial + Four Tet “Moth”.

I can easily recall the first visual responsible for evoking...

Mon, 19 Mar 2012 01:58:00 -0400

Bedside Road (2012), Ian Shults

Strange Fire (2012), Ian Shults

Blast of Silence (2010), Ian Shults

I can easily recall the first visual responsible for evoking that morning-after, alcohol-induced, fuzzy, numb-in-the-face feeling. I was sober, actually, and standing in front of an Ian Shults painting of a woman with skin-tight leopard print pants whose spots were like ions that had vibrated off her legs and were left suspended in the air, still vibrating. It made me a little queasy. I wanted to vomit — in a good way.

In the short time since I first met him through a friend, and later saw his work — around two and a half years — I’ve had the great pleasure to witness his art morph slightly; from a literal interpretation of fragmented moments, to an abstraction of those slivers of memories. The work is maturing and undoubtedly coming of age. He continues exploring similar concepts - snapshots of uninhibited, sometimes booze-soaked moments, wild abandon bordering on a total loss of control. You know the kind - you wake up the next morning, groggy, cottonmouthed and desperate for water, with vague fragments of memories from the night before, and you wobble toward the toilet wondering “Did… that happen?”

I found another piece at his most recent showing at the Workman Gallery to be my absolute favorite, to date - Strange Fire (2012). Stark black with a lustrous sheen and a reversed-out image of two women in an intimate embrace. It intrigued me - I found myself guessing at the nature of their relationship - loving? That seems obvious, but sexual? Possible. Concern? Perhaps. Deep in serious conversation? Prelude to a kiss? A newfound intrigue? My heart sank a little when I saw the red dot next to the name plate. Of course I’m happy he’s selling work, but I wanted that.

Anyway, all this is me waxing anticipation about the work to come, and buying a piece within the next year. Gorgeous stuff from a very talented man.

Visit his site: http://ianshults.com

Buy his work: http://wallyworkmangallery.com

Mount Kimbie - Carbonated Floating through the tunnels,...

Wed, 22 Feb 2012 03:27:28 -0500

Mount Kimbie - Carbonated

Floating through the tunnels, dodging slowpokes, earphones in with this beat filling the space between my ears. Lonely, though rarely alone. That’s pretty much what living in NYC was for me.

What am I listening to right now? This is what I’m...

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:56:00 -0500

What am I listening to right now? This is what I’m listening to right now. Sun Glitters mixtape for TESNOTA
http://www.mixcloud.com/tesnota

01 Adolescent Don’t Feed Anger
02 Space Ghost Tha Trip (Instrumental)
03 New look The Ballad (Koreless Remix)
04 Holy Other Yr Love
05 Halls Solace
06 Moths 3
07 Zack Christ Fox Prawns
08 Steffaloo The Red Runs Free (Sun Glitters Remix)
09 Sun Glitters There (Stumbleine Remix)
10 Balam Acab Big Boy
11 Small Black Two Rivers (feat. Heems)
12 Abacus Beach Wail
13 Tropics Soft (Re)Vision by Supermarket Love
14 Shlohmo Forgot I Was Here

Mmoths are Mmy Jjam right Nnow. Wwhy am I Sstuttering?

Thu, 16 Feb 2012 16:18:00 -0500

Mmoths are Mmy Jjam right Nnow. Wwhy am I Sstuttering?

Here’s a snippet of Elle King performing my favorite song...

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:34:00 -0500

[Flash 10 is required to watch video.]

Here’s a snippet of Elle King performing my favorite song of hers live at the old ACL Studios on the Utexas campus. She so sassy!!

And here’s a close up of the crocodile shoes… Just...

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:27:00 -0500

And here’s a close up of the crocodile shoes… Just wow.

What you all missed at the Jonathan Levine Gallery… Show...

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:24:31 -0500

What you all missed at the Jonathan Levine Gallery… Show comes down this weekend.

Elle King - Good To Be A Man (except she's missing some key parts to that equation)

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 11:25:00 -0500

Elle King - Good To Be A Man (except she's missing some key parts to that equation):

Sorry in advance for linking you off to MySpace (yes - it’s actually STILL alive and well in 2012 - weird, right?) - but folks, I’m smitten - and you will be, too. A Brooklyn beauty with a nostalgia for her midwestern roots… Her voice takes my memory on a tour of what I love so much about Billie Holiday, Cat Power, Feist, and wait for it…. Ani DiFranco. Yes, Ani. A little sweet and luscious, the tiniest bit of rasp when she trails off, a guitar and a banjo…

If Feist and Sam Beam from Iron & Wine had a love child, Elle King might be it.

Type Boner of the Day Award award goooess toooo…. That...

Tue, 06 Sep 2011 22:15:00 -0400

Type Boner of the Day Award award goooess toooo…. That Obscure Object of Desire, a 1977 film directed by Luis Buñuel.

Joshua Liner Gallery Summer Group Show Opens Aug. 4th

Thu, 28 Jul 2011 00:21:06 -0400

Joshua Liner Gallery Summer Group Show Opens Aug. 4th:

Showcasing a truly all-star cast of 17 artists (some returning, some new faces), including: Cameron Gray, Chloe Early, Damon Soule, Dave Kinsey, David Ellis, Evan Hecox, Evelyn Rydz, Greg Lamarche, Herbert Baglione, Oliver Vernon, Pema Rinzin, Ryan McLennan, Shawn Barber, Stephen Powers, Tiffany Bozic, Tomokazu Matsuyama and Tony Curanaj.

See you at the reception, Thursday August 4th from 6-9pm.

PrisonGarde (aka Sixtoo, aka 1/2 of Megasoid) Drops New (free) EP

Wed, 27 Jul 2011 23:55:00 -0400

PrisonGarde (aka Sixtoo, aka 1/2 of Megasoid) Drops New (free) EP:

Git git git GIT IT GIRRRRRL.

No doubt many of you still remember the mixtapes the Megasoid duo dropped back in 2008 and 2009 - Tank Thong and the Runners Mixtape, among others. Bangin’ beats that had your bootieass shakin’ whether you wanted it to or not… If, by chance, you haven’t heard these, the effect is the same now as it ever was. Go scour them internets and grab them bitches!

After a crushing robbery where most of his equipment was lifted - Robert Squire - 1/2 of the Megasoid duo has finally resurfaced, musically - and thank god he can’t stay away from music. The producer’s most recent sonic mutation Système Hermes is a rung in the ladder of Squire finding his new sound, and he boasts it won’t stop evolving with this release.

Castlepalooza happens in 5 days

Sun, 24 Jul 2011 13:57:00 -0400

GAD!! The lil sis & I tossed around the idea of doing Castlepalooza in Ireland this year, but alas, couldnt make the dates work. Over the past few months, I keep stumbling across new great bands & musicians, and they all seem to be gearing up for the festival… Ahhh there’s always next year, I suppose.

For now, let’s wax anticipation about two particularly great acts in store for festival goers:

The band We Are Losers, hailing from Dublin, Ireland, combine ambient environmental sounds with an echoing hypnotic reverb reminiscent of a more instrumental Echo & the Bunnymen, and to an extent, The Flaming Lips, though perhaps less epically conceived and more zoned-out play-whatchya-feel. In a word, experimental. Give them a listen on bandcamp, and grab some free songs while you’re at it: http://growuptobelosers.bandcamp.com/

MOTHS. God I am talking full-on lose your shit & melt into a puddle of blissed-out shoegaze goo. If you haven’t heard them yet, where on earth have you been? Hop on over to their soundcloud and give a listen to their tracks, remixes & samplers. They have yet to release a full album, but I can guarandamntee ya they’ve already convinced me to gladly fork over the $10-15 for it when they finally do. Some favorites are <3, Summer, and Jimmy Francis. Find them all here: http://soundcloud.com/mmoths

Go see some musics in a friggin CASTLE, ya’ll.