YES is a London-based art studio with a unique approach toward typography and image making. These hand-printed serigraphs are from a series of original artwork created for the now defunct British band The Stands. If you’re interested, they’re still available for purchase through the Web site.
Categories: art · artists · design · music
Tagged: art, artistis, design, London art studio, Simon Earth, The Hi-Fi by YES studio, Yes art studio
If you love music, then you know how important creating the ultimate listening experience can be. And most likely, you’re willing to go to the ends of the earth to achieve the ultimate sound. If you fall into this category (I believe the experts call these people audiophiles) then you’ll love the Zikmu speakers from Parrot by Philippe Starck. Not only are they gorgeous specimens of listening innovation, they’re also wireless! No more hideous speaker wires laying about the floorboards of your apartment! Now because of the built-in Bluetooth and Wi-Fi technologies, music can be transmitted through the ether and emitted through the speaker (excuse the rhyme). Plus, the Zikmus also feature NXT technology, which makes room placement a no-brainer — sound automatically adapts to the acoustics of the room. And as is becoming requisite, they also feature an iPod/iPhone docking station. Of course, as expected, these beauties aren’t cheap. At $1600 they might set you back a bit, but then again, music’s never sounded so good.
Categories: design · music · technology · trends
Tagged: design, music, NXT technology, parrot by philippe starck, parrot design by, Philippe Starck, speakers, Wi-Fi speakers, wireless speakers, zikmu speakers
If you’re a fan of Sufjan Stevens, chances are you’ll enjoy Chad VanGaalaen. The Calgary-based musician got his start in music as a busker and went on to be signed by Flemish Eye and Sub Pop. You should definitely listen to “Whisper Tree” — my favorite from his most recent record — in which he’s accompanied by a plucky banjo, and at times his voice melodically quivers just like the prodigal Stevens. Plus there’s something about the honest sounding key signature that strikes a sad chord in your heart.
Listen to “Whisper Tree”
Categories: music
Tagged: "whisper tree", chad vangaalen, Flemish Eye records, Soft Airplane, sub pop records
The weekend is upon us, and these are some of our favorite things to get into . . .
texts from last night
Now you can share your most embarrassing mobile moments online — forever. Here’s a funny one:
(713): We need to get cat food
(713): Nevermind, the cat will eat lucky charms
Visit here.
Grizzly Bear “Two Weeks” Video
Grrrreaatt song! The video might creep you out or make you say “WHOA! What?!”
p.s. Download the entire album at Amazon for $3.99!
The Girlfriend Experience.
Because Stephen Soderbergh’s latest film stars adult film star Sasha Gray as a high-end call girl, it might lead you to believe it’s all about sex. And he’s aware of this. Which is why The Girlfriend Experience is decidely not about sex. In fact it’s a statement about an unraveling money-obesessed America. Shot over the course of 16 days in October 2008, the film takes place just eight days before the 2008 Presidential election. You’ll find that the dialogue is rather flat, which was most likely Soderbergh’s intention, although the film was also largely unscripted, so one can’t be totally certain. Despite this, he creates a unique viewing experience in that we are able to reexperience an America of our not-so-distant past.
You can catch it in theatres and on-demand.
Melissa + Vivienne Westwood
Treat your feet to these great jelly heels by Vivienne Westwood for Melissa. They’re just too much fun to pass up! Available at i don’t like mondays.
Categories: fashion · film · music · technology
Tagged: fashion, film, grizzly bear, grizzly bear two weeks video, indie rock, melissa + vivienne westwood, melissa shoes, patrick daughters video, stephen soderbergh, texts from last night web site, the girlfriend experience
Have you seen Peter Bjorn and John’s latest music video, “Nothing To Worry About”? Well, now you have no excuse . . .
Categories: music
Tagged: indie rock, Living Thing by Peter Bjorn and John, music, nothing to worry about by peter bjorn and john, nothing to worry about music video, peter bjorn and john
These wicked cute microphone-looking objects are called music balloons. They’re external sound devices intended for plug in to iPods and cell phones. As far as I can tell, music balloons are not yet available in the US, but you can order one from Japan at the Web site Yuen’to.
Categories: design · music · technology
Tagged: electronics, external speaker for ipod, ipod speaker, music balloon, technology, yuen'to
I’ve always said that the hottest album covers were released by Roxy Music. In honor of Valentine’s Day, I’ve displayed my personal favorite’s in the gallery below:
For Your Pleasure, April, 1973
Stranded, December, 1973
Country Life, November, 1974
Siren, November, 1975
Manifesto, April, 1979
Flesh + Blood, May, 1980
And one more, from Bryan Ferry’s solo career:
Boys and Girls, May, 1985
Categories: design · holidays · music · photography
Tagged: music, holidays, photography, Valentine's day, album covers, Roxy Music, Slave to Love, Bryan Ferry, For your pleasure, Stranded, Country Life, Siren, Manifesto, Flesh and Blood, Boys and Girls
The cover for the new Yeah Yeah Yeahs album makes me want to buy a carton of eggs and then stand in my apartment and make a mess of them. It just looks so satisfying!
Categories: music
Tagged: album covers, eggs, indie rock, It's Blitz! yeah yeah yeahs, music, yeah yeah yeahs
Repost from 2Modern Design Talk.
While searching for something fascinating to share, I discovered this music box. I was captivated by the attention to detail the craftsman paid to this little stereo cabinet music box — which plays “On the Street Where You Live” from My Fair Lady. It has book shelves, complete with book facades! And, just as you think it couldn’t possibly get any cooler, the top of the cabinet opens to reveal a set of mini records. So sweet!
Categories: design · home goods · music
Tagged: design, etsy shops, home goods, music box, silocurb on etsy, stereo cabinet-shaped music box
Disciples of The Spice Girls
Disciples of Rod Stewart.
This week a photo exhibit by James Mollison opens at the gallery at Colette. The photographer dutifully followed “disciples” of pop bands around on tour for three years (2004-2007) and photographed 8-10 followers at every show he attended (including Jennifer Lopez, Snoop Dogg, Madonna, Rod Stewart, Artic Monkeys, Dolly Parton, and so on and so forth). Mollison then combined the shots into one panoramic photo of each musician’s devoted fans. There are 58 panoramic shots in all and more than 500 individual photos. The results are seamless and extremely funny and will be on display at Colette until January 24, 2009.
Categories: art · artists · music
Tagged: art, colette, fans of pop bands, gallery at colette, James Mollison, music, photography, pop bands, the disciples
