The pavilion at PS-1 this year by MOS architects is awesome! It's actually palm fibre but it looks like hair from a wooly mammouth to me. Actually, I was disappointed when I learned that it is not synthetic fur. Yeah, I know this is technically more 'sustainable' but this is more about making something cool on a smallish budget. I still like last year's installation by Ball-Nogues Studio better...
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Hairy Situation
Four the love of music
I've been overwhelmed by a tidal wave of music recently. Here are 4 of my favorite songs from the past week. Unfortunately all this new music has been digital :( someday when I'm really ballin' I'll buy these on vinyl. That's about $1200+ worth of wax right there IF you can actually find copies for sale. I know the Magnum LP has been reissued and songs off the Copa 7 LP appear on compilations. ...
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Second Skin
Great documentary about gaming addicts. It's presented and put together in such a way that it teeters on the edge of fiction which is fitting given the subject matter but is very real, bizzare and beautiful at the same time. I thought I'd fall asleep watching it at 3am but ended up watching the whole thing. Second Skin is the best documentary I've seen this month so far..highly recommended! It ...
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Lou Beach
I think this guy is a modern incarnation of Hieronymus Bosch. Seriously, this guys stuff is just weird, fun, witty, deep and layerd with meaning and interpretation. Lou Beach's work is no secret though and new pieces are published on a consistent basis the same as they have been for over 30 years. Beach's illustrations have scattered the print media landscape to the point where they are in our ...
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High Voltage animation
Voltage from Bam Studio on Vimeo.
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Warped space
I'm really feeling this project. I've seen similar methods of using optical illusion to transform architectural space and have wanted to explore that stuff myself. This is just one of the best landscaping solutions I've ever seen for a tight space. Great work by Faulders Studio from Berkley, CA.You can see more images of this project > HERE <
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Halo virtual Graff
I love this stuff...I've posted a fair amount of graffiti-based projects (click here) and this is one of the better ones I've seen in a while. I like the simplicity of it and that it speaks to the temporary nature of graffiti. Unlike traditional graff that can been seen and exist with out photography but is sustained by photography, Halo requires photography to capture the moment making the act...
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Michael Jackson 1958-2009
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Yeah, yeah, yeah...I know this is a little late but I wanted it to be proper and not just a sentence or 2 and 1 song. Nothing against those that did that but as a blog with a main focus on music I think this post deserved more attention.For most of us soul music fans, aficianados and DJs the last few weeks has been somewhat emotional to say the least. I just wanted to take a couple minutes to r...
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And we're back....
After a long week of frustration and hard work TheRecordPlayer.net is completely revamped! So what's the big deal? Well, for someone that barely knows any programming I did a pretty good job hard-coding CSS & HTML for a custom domain FTP blogger site. What does that mean in basic terms? A total pain in the ass! Apparently, you're very limited to what you can do with blogger on a custom domain u...
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The Record Player [BLOGGER PREVIEW]
The Record Player[BLOGGER PREVIEW]Shared via AddThis
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Under construction...
Somehow my entire site go corrupted by simply viewing templates to look for code I could use here. Everything looked fine until I posted something earlier and it displayed in that lame polka-dotted template from 5 years ago. I've been planning on doing a complete overhaul of the site but expected to have some time to work on it. Well guess again...in the meantime I've just used this new format ...
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Terry Rodgers
The Calligraphy of Disproportionate Advantage, 2007, 76" x 108", oil on linenI love this guys work. Mostly because his paintings are like snapshots from my personal life as an international player...Ok, the secret's out! Don't be jealous..as you can see, it's just a bunch of sexy people lounging around naked, drinking champagne and smoking cigarettes. I don't even like cigarettes!"Rodgers’ curr.
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Requiem for an idiot
Classic jazz/funk break by French mastermind Serge Gainsbourg. This version by Placebo is pretty good too.I'm really feeling this performance by French songstress Vanessa Paradis.
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New and Old songs of tomorrow
Just want to post a couple goodies real quick. First up is a killer version of the Eagles' classic "I Can't Tell You Why" by none other than Chromeo!!?? Next is one of my favorite songs by the late great Sun Ra. After going to see King Britt & crew do their amazing "Saturn Never Sleeps" performance which is an amazing tribute to Sun Ra as part of the exhibition at the ICA, I've been going back...
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Design of the year. Maybe.
I see & study a lot of design that's out there and sure, a lot of it is shiny, cool, smooth, expensive and often useless. Then every once in a while comes along a product that just makes sense and you want to punch yourself because you didn't think of it or do it first. This is one of those brilliant designs.
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Very advanced image creating tool
Check it out...this is AMAZING! Kids these days are so smart. What will they think of next?!Read all Aviary's new product, Crane! Aviary makes some very impressive tools but this is the best one.
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Terry Timely
These guys make some really great short films, music videos and commercials. DO NOT miss watching their latest work titled "Synesthesia". Check out their work at Terri Timely.
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The IQ font
Amazing project!!! I hope to work on some things like this in the not too distant future. (plug: stay tuned for the release of my sound/art/design project nearing completion of phase1 in the next couple of months.) The concept of creating visuals based on tracking movement through a defined space is something I really wanted to explore but just didn't have the budget for. This shows what is pos...
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Surprisingly, NOT in Dubai
This building is NOT in The United Arab Emirates' city of Dubai as you may expect for some outlandish piece of architecture like this. It's actually in Huainan, Anhui providence, China and serves as the local urban planning exhibition hall for the developing region. This reminds me of the work of Claes Oldenburg, especially the building he and Frank Gehry collaborated on.
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Heavy Metal Church
The newly built Parish Church of Santa Monica by Vicens & Ramos architects is amazing!!! Beautiful building all around. If I'm ever in Santa Monica I will definitely be going here. The exterior of the building is made of steel that was meant to rust which gives it the orange color. A metal exterior for a church is an interesting concept..plus it will probably prevent people from using their pho...
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