Tuesday, November 30, 2010

WEEKLY Random PIC POST



 

I’m a little late to the game with Maps & Atlases.  The Chicago-based group have been around since the mid 00’s, but I didn’t start paying close attention until I received their debut full length album,Perch Patchwork, on Barsuk records.  Imagine TV On The Radio covering Tom Waits, and you’re close.  What rings immediate are Dave Davidson’s vocals.  Sultry and soulful without sounding contrived, especially on the song, “Solid Ground.”


                                 



Earlez Grille

  

A Los Angeles City Ordinance If Approved, will make it Easier for Bicyclists to Seek Redress for Harassment


…the day that the Los Angeles City Council will approve preparation of a City Ordinance to the Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC) that would make any threat, harassment or assault on a bicyclist a civil violation, including a fine of up to $1000.
As a weekend, recreational cyclist, I often found that no matter if I rode on urban, suburban or semi-rural roads, I would invariably confront motorists who sometimes treated my presence as an obstacle as if I were a mere tree branch that they could just brush by. Courtesy, let alone simple safety seemed to be out the window – just as I was. And as a frequent visitor to the marble-clad hallways of City Hall, I have had my share of lobby conversations with council members and city departmental executives on numerous important City issues and this was one I wanted to follow more closely.
On December 1, 2009, City of Los Angeles 11th District Councilman, Bill Rosendahl, citing the City’s commitment to improve the greater utilization of bicycles by citizens for local transportation, initiated a motion that the City Attorney and Los Angeles Department of Transportation (LADOT) develop a City ordinance to prohibit the harassment of bicyclists in the City of Los Angeles. This motion was spurred on by the reported increase of clashes between cyclists and automobiles, as well asthe automobile drivers/passengers inflicting both verbal and physical abuse at bicyclists in and around City roadways. Sometimes resulting in major injuries.!!!



                     

Monday, November 29, 2010

                                  
No Distance Just Grace by SPEAK - OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO from Lila on Vimeo.



I'm an Orange Moon
I'm an Orange Moon
Reflecting the light of the sun

Many nights he was alone
Many, many, many nights
His light was so bright that they turned away
And he stood alone
Every night and every day
Then he turned to me
He saw his reflection in me
And he smiled at me when he turned to me
Then he said to me

How good it is, how good it is
How good it is, how good it is

I'm an Orange Moon
I'm brighter than before
Brighter than ever before
I'm an Orange Moon and I shine so bright
Cause I reflect the light of my sun
I praise the day, he turned my way
And smiled at me
He gets to smile and I get to be orange, that I love to be

How good it is, how good it is
How good it is, how good it is
How good it is, how good it is
How good it is, how good it is

(Oh...)
Shine so bright
(Oh...)
He ruled the day, I ruled the night
(Oh...)
Shine, shine, shine
(Oh...)

How good it is, how good it is
How good it is, how good it is
How good it is, how good it is
How good he is, how god is
How good it is, how good it is
How good it is, how god is
How good it is, how good it is

I'm an orange moon
I'm brighter than before, brighter
Reflecting the light of the sun
Smile at me

Sunday, November 28, 2010

JonOne Exhibition Paris Recap


The Magda Danysz Gallery in Paris recently presented new works from JonOne. His everlasting support to street art is once again made clear, through this exhibition highlighting a series of works from the New York-based artist. Offered below are shots from the opening, with the show itself being on display to the public through December 24th, 2010. Further information is available through the Magda Danysz Gallerywebsite.



                     

Saturday, November 27, 2010

Tuesday, November 23, 2010

I'm going to leak myself






So this week I've been really sad one because my father that is no longer with us birthday was Sunday so it was really hard to do anything really. I didn't cry i just had that empty feeling all day which lead to me missing my ex so my emotions were pretty much on a  windmill needless to say i haven't really left my room much. last night was prolly the hardest we were suppose to practice but Nick was MIA so as i smoked a cig in my backyard i started to get really teary eyed and ended up crawling into a ball on my bed where i still am wtf is going on with me ? My sister says im just on my period and this will pass

Sunday, November 21, 2010










Some times i cant believe it .....i'm moving pass the feeling into the night of coarse



” It is a hole of green, in which a river sings,
Tangling madly with grass,
Silvery rags, on which the sun, from the proud mountain,
Shines: it is a little valley that foams with rays.
A young soldier, mouth open, head naked,
A
Sleeps. He is lying on the grass, under the mist,
Pale in his green bed on which the light rains.
Feets in gladioluses, he sleeps. Smiling as,
A sick child would smile, he is having a nap;
Nature, soothe him with warmth: he is cold.
The perfumes do not make his nostrils shiver,
He is sleeping within the sun his hand on his chest,
Tranquil, he has two red holes on his right side. nd the neck bathing in the fresh blue cress,

Arcade Fire “The Suburbs” by Spike Jonze




Rumors of a possible short movie project between Spike Jonze and Arcade Fire have been floating around the internet for months. Now the collaboration has finally came to fruition as the Canadian collective unveil the video for “The Suburbs”, which also serves as the title track for their celebrated album. Shot in Austin, Texas, the plot revolves around the complicated nature of teenage friendship and growing apart. Check it out above.

Affinity Cycles x Kenzo Minami “Digitizer” Project


AFFINITY CYCLES x KENZO MINAMI = DIGITIZER from Cinecycle on Vimeo.

Affinity Cycles, one of the most respected independent bicycle brands in the world, is not only seen raced in velodromes by professional cyclists, but also ridden on the city streets by fashionable commuters, elite bike messengers, and passionate cyclists. The signature Affinity “Kissena“ track frame is the key component of the “Digitizer” project and represents the pinnacle of bicycle frame technology. Cinecycle curated this project, with the goal of producing an item of extreme beauty and quality, which explores the intersection of form, function and design. To that end, Cinecycle is proud to have brought together premiere artist Kenzo Minami and Affinity Cycles to create the “Digitizer” project. A bike itself is available for purchase here.

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Saturday, November 20, 2010



Man : lady look you can take it or leave it
Lady: well its stole'n right ?
Man: Not stole'n she didn't deserve it
Lady :its pretty but i cant,,,,, well shit can i just wear it tonight !
Man : now lil lady i'm a cowboy i don't give a fuck just take this shit i need a cig and a drink
Lady : i love cowboys
Man : yes i know this !






Scarlet by HipHopSince1989

Press play then read

Story of my life ..... if its not scrape'n change up change for a pack of  cigs or looking at my fucking blackberry wondering why the fuck you decide to haunt my thoughts not to leave out the fucking nightmares i've been having for the past three weeks its  bullshit all i think about is playing shows writing new song etc the daily grind man. My sleeping habits are fucked i stay up till 5 every morning and sleep till 8 this cloud of life's bullshit needs to go and hang out on top of some one else!


QuietPlace by HipHopSince1989

Friday, November 19, 2010

Art Deco



Art Deco is an eclectic artistic and design style which had its origins in Paris in the first decades of the 20th century. The style originated in the 1920s[1]and continued to be employed until after World War II. The term "art deco" first saw wide use after an exhibition in 1966[2], referring to the 1925 Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes that was the culmination of high-end style moderne in Paris. Led by the best designers in thedecorative arts such as fashion, and interior design, Art Deco affected all areas of design throughout the 1920s and 1930s, including architecture andindustrial design, as well as the visual arts such as painting, the graphic arts and film. At the time, this style was seen as elegant, glamorous, functional and modern.
Art Deco moved away from the soft pastels and organic forms of Art Nouveau and embraced influences from many different styles and movements of the early 20th century, including NeoclassicalConstructivismCubismModernism, and Futurism.[3] Its popularity peaked in Europe during the Roaring Twenties[4] and continued strongly in the United States through the 1930s.[5] Although many design movements have political or philosophical roots or intentions, Art Deco was purely decorative.[6]
Art Deco experienced a decline in popularity during the late 1930s and early 1940s, but experienced a resurgence in the 1960s with the first book on thesubject by Bevis Hillier in 1968[1] to coincide with the Minneapolis exhibition and continued with the popularization of graphic design in the 1980s. Art Deco had a profound influence on many later artistic movements, such as Memphis and Pop art.
Surviving examples may still be seen in many different locations worldwide, in countries as diverse as China (Shanghai), United KingdomSpainCuba,Indonesia, the PhilippinesArgentinaRomaniaAustraliaCanadaNew ZealandIndiaBrazilColombia, and the United States (primarily in Miami Beach,Los Angeles, and New York City). Many classic examples still exist in the form of architecture in many major cities. The Empire State Building and Chrysler Building, both in New York City, are two of the largest and best-known examples of the style.

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Hakuna matata

Hakuna matata is a Swahili phrase that is literally translated as "There are no worries". It is sometimes translated as "no worries", although is more commonly used similarly to the English phrase "no problem". [1]

Thursday, November 18, 2010

IT MIGHT GET LOUD | Sony Pictures Classics






The film documents the varied playing and recording styles of guitarists Jimmy PageThe Edge, and Jack White.
Page's history with guitar traces back to his childhood when he played in a skiffle band. After desiring to do more than play pop music, Page "retires" from guitar playing to attend art school. He later revives his music career as a session guitarist, only to be discouraged by the realization that he is playing others' music and stifling his own creativity. At that point, Page begins to write and perform in the bands The Yardbirds and Led Zeppelin. Page discusses the skiffle and blues music that influenced him at the time. For many of Page's scenes, he is seen visiting Headley Grange, where several songs from Led Zeppelin IV were recorded, and in one scene, explains how the distinctive drum sound from "When the Levee Breaks" was achieved from the acoustics of the house.
The Edge's history with guitar traces back to building a guitar with his brother Dik and learning to play. In the film, he visits Mount Temple Comprehensive School and recalls forming U2 in his childhood. He also demonstrates his playing technique, in how he eliminates certain strings from chords, as well as his use of echo and delay effects to "fill in notes that aren't there". He also discusses his purchase of his signature guitar, the Gibson Explorer, in New York City and the punk music that influenced him. In other scenes, he plays early demo tapes of "Where the Streets Have No Name", discusses his inspiration for "Sunday Bloody Sunday", and spends time experimenting with guitar effects for the riffs to "Get on Your Boots".
Jack White traces his musical background to his childhood in a rundown neighborhood of Detroit. Living with two drum sets and a guitar occupying his room and sleeping on a piece of foam due to taking out his bed for more room for his music, White struggled to find a musical identity, as it was "uncool" to play an instrument and his nine siblings all shared a musical propensity. His strong interest in blues and roots music opposed the hip hop and house music popular in the predominantly Latino south Detroit neighbourhood at the time. White eventually finds a niche in a garage rock band called The Upholsterers while working as an upholsterer, which paves the way for his future bands The White Stripes and The Raconteurs. White's philosophy is to limit and challenge himself in various ways to force creative approaches to recording and playing.
The touchstone of the film is a meeting of the three guitarists dubbed "The Summit". In these scenes, the three guitarists not only converse about their influences and techniques, but they also play each other's songs together, showing each other how to play "I Will Follow", "Dead Leaves and the Dirty Ground", and "In My Time of Dying". The film concludes with the men playing an impromptu cover version of The Band's "The Weight" on acoustic guitars.