Let's celebrate the new year coming with Popular Computer! Their next album is coming in 2011, but meanwhile enjoy their come back with their latest video clip!
Popular Computer - Lointain by popularcomputer
Happy New Year
Let's celebrate the new year coming with Popular Computer! Their next album is coming in 2011, but meanwhile enjoy their come back with their latest video clip!
Popular Computer - Lointain by popularcomputer
Holidays - Michel Polnareff
Michel Polnareff is a French singer and song writter who was extremely famous from the mid 60s to the 80s in France.
In 1965 he even won a special price from a French specialized rock magazine called "Disco Revue". Unfortunately the magazine disappeared two year after...
The French singer then exiled to USA and eventually go back to his home country after several years away. His career is colourful and he has made tons of hits. Today he is working on his next album.
"Holidays" song was released in 1972 and it is one of my favourite.
This is not a Xmas Song
This is just to inform you that you can download the latest track of Logo named "Baab" for free: get the song!
Merci kitsuné.
malvestida.blogspot.com / Farah Rescalvo interview!
Malvestida is a Mexican fashion blog that published an interview of the designer Farah Rescalvo, who you should know already.
There you go:
Who? Farah Rescalvo
What? Illustrator
1. How long have you been drawing for and how did you know you wanted to work on that?
Ever since I was 4 years old I realized how much I liked drawing. I used to draw with whatever I had in hand and wherever I could, like walls, mirrors and even my parent’s clothes. I guess I’m lucky because it was something innate and I’ve always been in touch with that part of me.
2. How is your creative process most of the time?
I don’t really follow a process; actually the ideas for my illustrations are the representation of my dreams. Everything I draw comes from my heart and mind, mostly when I’m sleeping.
3. Paper or digital?
Paper, always. Nothing more genuine and beautiful than expressing it physically.
4. Do you collect something? What?
Yes, I'm a bit obsessed with Woody Allen’s films, he is my cinematographic idol. Whenever I travel I try to find more of his movies in order to finally complete my collection.
5. What are you going to ask Santa Claus this year?
I think a good supply of Posca markers wouldn’t do any harm.
Check out more of her work at http://quierover.carbonmade.com
Eadweard James Muybridge / 1830
E.J Muybridge was an English photographer who made things changed importantly for the 19th Century photographic scene. He was born in 1830 and died in 1904 in his home country.
What did he do exactly?
He was the first to photograph a solar eclipse, he also made panoramic photographs 26 feet (8 meters) long of San Francisco, he invented a precursor of the film projector, but he is especially known for his photographs of animals and people in motion... he then opened a new dimension of photography!
Galloping Horse, 1887
Phenakistoscope, 1893
Untitled, Year unknown
Woman walking downstairs, late 19th Century
Panorama of San Francisco, 1878
Holidays
Miami Horror is back with a new video clip "Holidays" to celebrate the hot Australian summer... (I wish I could say the same here down in Europe).
"Holidays" appears on their album entitled Illumination.
The video clip has been released by Krozm and it reflects the perfect summer you would spend with your love in California or Florida.
"Holidays" appears on their album entitled Illumination.
The video clip has been released by Krozm and it reflects the perfect summer you would spend with your love in California or Florida.
1984
Some of you will probably know the hit "Somebody's watching me" of Rockwell who is an R&B American artist. He was signed to the Motown label and his song was released on 1984.
The single was a hit in both UK and U.S.
You will notice that the song featured backing vocals by Michael Jackson (chorus).
La vie moderne
The official video clip of Logo is now out!
"La vie Moderne" has been directed by AB/CD/CD a French crew. Great great great!
Logo - La Vie Moderne
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"La vie Moderne" has been directed by AB/CD/CD a French crew. Great great great!
Logo - La Vie Moderne
Uploaded by MaisonKitsune. - See the latest featured music videos.
Paris vs. NYC
Parisvsnyc is a blog that offers a friendly and original graphical comparison using clichés and stereotypes between the two amazing cities. I fell in love at first sight when discovering the different works. I absolutely wanted to share this "coup de coeur" with you.
(By the way do I need to mention that this post have been suggested by Farah R.? Well, yes maybe. Ok now you know the truth, I have to admit I have not been the lucky one who discovered it...)
Enjoy it anyway and don't forget to check the blog out.
(By the way do I need to mention that this post have been suggested by Farah R.? Well, yes maybe. Ok now you know the truth, I have to admit I have not been the lucky one who discovered it...)
Enjoy it anyway and don't forget to check the blog out.
Skateistan
Oliver Percovich is an Australian who brought "Skateistan" up to the streets of Kabul. It sounds weird but it is an amazing project.
Since 2007, skateboarding has taken off in the capital thanks to him, and the co-educational skateboarding school raised enough money to build first Afghanistan's skate park!
The aim of "Skateistan" is to give young people an escape from difficult everyday life in Kabul. This non-profit project has obviously attracted international support and it is now getting well known.
Please enjoy the video as much as I do.
source: Guardian & New York Times
Since 2007, skateboarding has taken off in the capital thanks to him, and the co-educational skateboarding school raised enough money to build first Afghanistan's skate park!
The aim of "Skateistan" is to give young people an escape from difficult everyday life in Kabul. This non-profit project has obviously attracted international support and it is now getting well known.
"When I got to Afghanistan people told me not to skate with girls because it might attract criticism, not to skate in the streets because it might be dangerous, not to skate with poor kids because they would steal my stuff. But none of that happened, I haven't had any problems with the kids at all". said Olivier Percovich, founder of the project
Please enjoy the video as much as I do.
source: Guardian & New York Times
Cosmic Excerpts
Cosmic Excerpts is a collection by Ryan Todd from Darklord, an electronica producer/DJ from Philadelphia. The collection is a result of lot of years of disco, funk, and cosmic record searching.
He especially made this fascinating mix "Il Suono Scuro" to make you discover his space disco univers.
Todd declared:“I would buy a record and if it happened to have weird, sci-fi artwork then I photographed a portion of the cover for the set, avoiding any words or identifiers as best as possible.”
For those keen on this type of music, this is an amazing piece, believe me.
Relax and enjoy this amazing back to the 70s!
(Il Suono Scuro - Darklord listen here)
He especially made this fascinating mix "Il Suono Scuro" to make you discover his space disco univers.
Todd declared:“I would buy a record and if it happened to have weird, sci-fi artwork then I photographed a portion of the cover for the set, avoiding any words or identifiers as best as possible.”
For those keen on this type of music, this is an amazing piece, believe me.
Relax and enjoy this amazing back to the 70s!
(Il Suono Scuro - Darklord listen here)
Wham!
Wham! is a Brisith duo formed in 1982 by George Mickael and Andrew Ridgeley. Combining light soul, pop and romantic music, their songs hit the U.K. charts more than once.
Wham! became quickly one of the signatures of the eighties and they were loved by the public, especially teenage girls.
"Nothing looks the same in the light" was released in 1983.
Don't be intimidated, press play! (and don't pay attention to fake video clip. Only the music counts.)
David Hockney
David Hockney is a multi-task English artist born in 1937 in the city of Bradford, England.
He has often been described as a "playboy of the art world", which made an important contribution to the 60s pop art movement. He is considered as one of the most influential British artist of the 20th century.
Indeed, he has exhibited his various works in the most prestigious galleries across the world. His success has not only been based on his works but on his original and strange personality too.
For those interested, a movie was made about him in 1974 and it is entitled "A Bigger Splash".
He has made tons of works including paintings, drawings and photos, so believe me it was hard to select only few of them.
I would recommend you to go on his website if you want to see more about his works.
Arcadia Fletcher and Robin Katz, 2002
A Bigger Splash, 1967
Nick Wilder, 1966
Mother, Bradford Yorkshire, 1982
Photographing Annie Leibovitz While She Is Photographing Me, 1982
Los feeling - Visitor
How can I introduce Visitor without saying a thing that have not already been said about them? It is tough.
It is a duo from London, England that is signed to the French music label Vulture and obviously their pop music is full of passion. I have seen in some articles where people believe that "It could even make you believe again in pop music".
"Los feeling" version you will listen to is a remix of Alan Braxe (owner of the Vulture Label).
The powerful and clean video clip reflects exactly what we all love. Enjoy!
It is a duo from London, England that is signed to the French music label Vulture and obviously their pop music is full of passion. I have seen in some articles where people believe that "It could even make you believe again in pop music".
"Los feeling" version you will listen to is a remix of Alan Braxe (owner of the Vulture Label).
The powerful and clean video clip reflects exactly what we all love. Enjoy!
Pacific!
Pacific! (from Gothenburg, Sweden) makes some smooth music that you would absolutely enjoy listening on a sunny summer day, while chilling with some friends and having a barbecue party. Well, at least this is the feeling I have about "Unspoken" song, which is brilliant and cheesy!
Get albums: Narcissus / Reveries
Visage
Visage is the name of a British New Wave band formed in 1978.
Just in case some would ignore the term "New Wave", this is a type of music that was developed in the 70s in UK and U.S, and it includes some experimental, electronic, disco, and others styles. Indeed, it was popular in the 80s and some say that this genre has actually influenced the current Indie Rock wave.
Having say this, "Fade to Grey" was released on 1980 and reached #8 in UK Chart (1981) and #1 in Germany. French people will be pleased to hear some parts of the song are singing en Français!
EarthRise, 1968
This photo is actually the first photo of our planet taken from the moon! It was taken by astronaut William Anders in 1968 during the Apollo 8 mission, and it has been called by Galen Rowell (a photographer) “the most influential environmental photograph ever taken”.
I will let you be the judge.
1985
Let me introduce an extract from a French classic 80s movie directed by Patrick Schulmann in 1985: "P.R.O.F.S.".
Farah Rescalvo / Inkultmagazine Mexico
Inkultmagazine is a Mexican art, design and culture magazine with the aim of promoting Mexican artists to the world.
You will find below the 5th digital version with a particular feature: "THE FARAH RESCALVO's FIRST OFFICIAL PUBLICATION".
(This girl is actually part of my life since hmmm... long time now and I am proud to announce her very first publication! For those interested, her works are right at the begining of the magazine. You cannot miss it!)
Check her portofio out for more and enjoy the rest of the magazine.
You will find below the 5th digital version with a particular feature: "THE FARAH RESCALVO's FIRST OFFICIAL PUBLICATION".
(This girl is actually part of my life since hmmm... long time now and I am proud to announce her very first publication! For those interested, her works are right at the begining of the magazine. You cannot miss it!)
Check her portofio out for more and enjoy the rest of the magazine.
Robert Mapplethorpe
R. Mapplethorpe was an American photographer, born in 1946 and died of AIDS in 1989. He said that he was influenced by artists such as Marce Duchamp and Joseph Cornell for his works.
He took his first photos in the mid-70s with a Polaroid camera and then he integrated them to some collages. "Polaroids" was his first exhibition in solo at the Light Gallery in New York City, in 1973.
His works were qualified of "pornography" (even by the artist himself!) but the aim was not shocking people but "looking for things he has never seen before". You will easily imagine that he was one of the most controversial photograph of his time.
Two years after the exhibition he changed his Polaroid camera for a Hasselblad medium-format camera and he started to take picture of his circle of friends (artists, pornography film star, musicians, etc...).
He actually also made the album cover of Patti Smith's album "Horse", and series of portraits and parties for magazines.
You will find below some "classic" photos, but unfortunately I will not publish some of his pornographic works as some would describe it, because I think it would be inappropriate and shocking.
Anyway enjoy his photos.
David Hockney, 1976
Deborah Harry, 1978
Pictures/Self Portrait, 1977
Thomas, 1987
Patti Smith, 1976
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