Archive for April, 2008
Where are all of the best bands going to be this summer? Following each other around the music fest circuit. From the West coast to the East. Here in Philadelphia, one of the closest is Bonnaroo. The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival is one of those things that is better in theory than in actuality. I can say this having dropped $200 and a week of my life trying to cram in a years worth of concert going into 3 days. It doesn’t work. Granted, I didn’t properly prepare myself for the 100 degree weather and the glaring Tennessee sun and ended up with heat stroke… but still. On the flip side, if you think your music festival going skillz are stronger than mine… I strongly suggest hunting between the couch cushions to scrape up the money to buy your ticket. This years line up is insane!
Just a small sampling of the good stuff to come include a little something for everyone: Pearl Jam, Metallica, B.B. King, Sigur Ros, Cat Power, M.I.A., Rilo Kiley, Lupe Fiasco, MSTRKRFT, !!!, Led Zeppelin, Vampire Weekend, and Chromeo… Just to name a few. (check the website for a complete line up!!!)
Be prepared to get in touch with your hippie side. Imagine. You and a stadium full of people on the biggest camping trip of your life!
The festival takes place in Manchester Tennessee June 12-15
April 30th, 2008
What? You don’t approve of the:
- Random acts of violence?
- Paying for “sexual encounters” on the street corners?
- Suggestion that drinking and driving really isn’t so bad?
- Drug smuggling / dealing / using?
- Car jacking as a sport?
- Killing as a sport?
- Womanizing of the female characters? Especially on the new - but 100% not real - dating site, Love Meet, available when you visit the new internet cafe?
- The illegal immigrant main character?
- $450 million that the game is expected to bring the company by the end of the year?
Hillary, you crazy! It’s not like any of this actually happens. Every day. On the 6 o’clock news. So chill, girl. Deal with the problems at hand. Like the wrestling match between yourself and Obama. As for the 12-year-old boys whose minds are being shaped by this game, you’d best hope someone sets the record straight: it’s no worse than the R rated movies your not supposed to be watching. Let’s just be lucky we have an outlet for all those wanna be gangstas from the plains of the Midwest or the suburbs of Connecticut. At least it gives them a taste of how truly difficult the thug life is. Instead of learning that banking isn’t for them thanks to the innocence that is Monopoly, they’ll soon discover that the drugs, sex, and car jacking lifestyle isn’t as easy as they thought. So, thank you Grand Theft Auto IV. I think it’s fair to say we will all learn a lesson from you today; that the fine line between crazy and sane is getting smaller as the trust we put in society gets bigger and bigger every day!
April 29th, 2008
While I have all the respect in the world for the awareness of bio-chemical attacks that Tim Smit, a Dutch designer, is bringing to the world with his fashion-forward line of gas masks, I can’t help but think, especially now, during the height of one of the worst allergy seasons ever, that this might be just what I need to make it through my sniffles in style. Then again, maybe not. The whole hoodie that zips all the way up style was cool, but not practical. And ski masks just conjure up bank robbery situations. For some reason, I’m thinking this might make the list of cool looking fashions - for your face - that just don’t translate to the street. It’s a shame, too. They’re so multifunctional.
The Urban Security Suit by Tim Smit
April 29th, 2008
Attention all artist, creators, and basically everyone. Legislation is in the process that would require you to register and copyright ALL of you work or else they become ORPHANED and free for anybody to use and make money off of. As it sits now, an artist’s work becomes copyrighted once it’s completed; it does not have to be registered. This new bill would turn all unregistered artwork into orphaned work, and free for anybody (companies included) to use without your approval and without paying. Of course, this will drain an artists pockets as they scramble to get all of their work under wraps and fully copyrighted. READ READ READ ALL ABOUT IT HERE AND HERE (Illustrator’s Partnership of America) AND LET’S STOP THIS. TELL ALL YOUR FRIENDS (INCLUDING NON ARTISTS).
April 28th, 2008
In this clip from the upcoming documentary about his life (Dreams with Sharp Teeth), Harlan Ellison (noted short story, novella, and television writer) candidly speaks about why/when a writer should be paid. Never one to hold back any punches (do some research on his pseudonym Cordwainer Bird), Harlan has some not-so-nice things to say about people who don’t want to pay him.
April 28th, 2008
On May 15th, artist Ron English will release his Bunnny Rabbbit toy that was pulled from this portrait. To celebrate, Kidrobot will be holding a release and signing on the same day from 6-8pm at their brand new New York City store at 118 Prince Street.
April 28th, 2008
RASTA MEATS HIP-HOP who better to mix it up then Vermont’s very own DJ A-DOG. get the beats here.
April 28th, 2008
the roots new song “rising up” just droped . . . . so sick take a listen
April 25th, 2008
This little jpeg came through the wire the other day. Steven Powers (ESPO) has been in Ireland for a little while now, and here’s something he’s done.
April 24th, 2008
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