Music, illustration, graphic design, and other interesting things.

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

cleopatra contemplating her death



A digital daguerreotype. Beautiful!

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

Killer Groove Music Library

Killer Groove Music Library: "Killer Groove Music Library

Welcome to the home of the 'Killer Groove Music Library'. A groove collectors paradise, where you can view and check up on details of hundreds of rare groove, soul, jazz, funk, latin, afro and brazillian LP's sought after across the world. Dig in and enjoy!! *** PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHECK THE EARLY ARCHIVES FOR MORE POSTS AS THE FRONT PAGE CANNOT HOLD ALL THE POSTS ***"

Dynamic Percussion


Dynamic Percussion, originally uploaded by Bollops.

["The Ghost"], Anonyme, France, c. 1920

Sunday, October 15, 2006

Kings of Diggin' - Kon & Amir and DJ Muro


This is a great compilation out from BBE records. Kon & Amir have been known for their mix tapes and cds of rare breaks. Highly recommended!

Friday, October 13, 2006

The Big Itch


The Big Itch, originally uploaded by Bollops.

The Haunted House and Other Spooky Poems and Tales mp3s returns!




Special Halloween treat for all you Audium readers around the world. I present: "Selections from The Haunted House and Other Spooky Poems and Tales". I've digitized all the tracks into mp3s and scanned the cover too. This is a pretty "high-culture" kid's record, including work by Langston Hughes, Goethe, Theodore Roethke. It's also interesting to think of all these authors having written spooky or macabre pieces. I bought this 45 in a thrift store in Honolulu several years back. As the ballpoint pen on the back attests, it once belonged to an "Anne Wong". The record was released by Scholastic in 1970, and contains selections from a book of the same name.

"Selections from The Haunted House and Other Spooky Poems and Tales"

The Haunted House (by Vic Crume) 1:14
Winter Moon (by Langston Hughes)
0:18
Sir Roderic's Song (by William Schwenck Gilbert) 0:29
A Young Lady from Glitch (by Tamara Kitt) 0:10
Ruth and Johnnie (by Anon.) 0:14
A Skeleton once in Khartoum (by Anon.) 0:12
It Isn't the Cough (by Anon.) 0:08
The Bat (by Theodore Roethke) 0:46
The Velvet Ribbon (by Ann McGovern) 2:32
The Erl-King (by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) 2:01
November Night (by Adelaide Crapsey) 0:21
Dust (by Sydney King Russell) 0:50
The Kilkenny Cats (by Anon.) 0:17
The Cradle that Rocked by Itself (by Maria Leach) 2:44

A great look at "Spooky Sounds" albums

Flickr of the Day: Guitarrista


Guitarrista, originally uploaded by pantufla.

Thursday, October 12, 2006

A Date With Dizzy

Wednesday, October 11, 2006

Flickr of the Day: by Ponto From Sampoorna Ramayana


From Sampoorna Ramayana, originally uploaded by ponto.

Mr Men in the 21st Century
Stephen Colbert - The Radical Write
COIL First Five Minutes After Death + Golden Section + Häxan


Cool video that is made up of clips from the early horror film "Haxan". Very moody and suggestive.

Tuesday, October 10, 2006

Flickr pick of the day: CBGB Entrance, NYC


CBGB Entrance, NYC, originally uploaded by fotografik.

CBGB's is closing for good. Again. I say, "Rip it up and start again"!

Godzilla VS Mothra 03
bobby 'boris' pickett & the cryptkickers - monster mash
The Monster Mash - B-Movies!
Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band - Monster Mash / The Sound Of Music

Sunday, October 08, 2006

The Power of Nightmares: Baby It's Cold Outside (Part 1)
World Can't Wait - Drive Out the Bush Regime

Friday, October 06, 2006

printing and enlarging


printing and enlarging, originally uploaded by maraid.

from MARAID

Thursday, October 05, 2006

United!::Oct 5::Stand up for Love!::The World Can't Wait!
A Bush is Falling

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Looking for a Thrill: An Anthology of Inspiration - Trailer
Helium - XXX
jawbox - cooling card
Security Analysis of the Diebold AccuVote-TS Voting Machine
Sam Harris at Idea CIty '05
Richard Dawkins - The Root of All Evil Part 1

Wednesday, September 20, 2006

We will not be silenced
Fluxus - Wolf Vostell - Sun in your head
Zen For Film (1962-64) by Nam June Paik

Sunday, September 17, 2006

Blondie Vs. The Doors - Rapture Riders

Blondie Vs. The Doors - Rapture Riders




Nice mash up video of the Doors "Riders on the Storm" and Blondie's "Rapture"

Black Sabbath (Haxan remix)

Black Sabbath


This is a cool metal song with clips from the spooky old horror movie Haxan (1925). I think my favorite part is the skeletal horse.

Saturday, September 16, 2006

Fela - Rebel Behind Bars

Fela - Rebel Behind Bars


You want inspiration? You got it! Fela: political prisoner, king of afrobeat, supremely confident in a pair of briefs. And he is the rabbit that carries death in his pouch.

Friday, September 15, 2006

Einsturzende Neubauten - Interview & Live

Cibo Matto - Sugarwater (on mtv's oddville, 1996)

Cibo Matto-Sugarwater


Nice performance of Cibo Matto on Mtv's defunct program Oddville. I used to watch this show--they had interesting weird guests, but I remember the host was really annoying and self conscious...somewhere between pee wee herman and "Pat".

Thursday, September 14, 2006

David Bowie - Rare - Dinah Shore 1975 -Karate Lesson- Clip 4
Cabaret Voltaire - Nag Nag Nag

Rock N' Manson Simpsons Show #4 - Kurt Cobain Special (PT 2)

Rock N' Manson Simpsons Show #4 - Kurt Cobain Special (PT 2)


Public access gem: nice early lo-tech mashups of strange video clips. The visual equivalent to tasting a battery.
Olbermann to Bush:9/11 Speech
Even Stevphen - Islam vs. Christianity

Wednesday, September 13, 2006

X- Nausea (Decline of Western Civilization 1980)
Speach clips part one-Decline of the western civilization
Attention! Decline of Western Civilization

Saturday, September 09, 2006

Parliament Funkadelic Timeline for Waxpoetics Magazine

Tuesday, September 05, 2006

Bizarre Underberg Digestive Advert, Fischerkoesen

Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Can - Mother Sky
Kraftwerk - Truckstop Gondolero (1971)

Monday, August 21, 2006

Illustration Friday 33: Match


Illustration Friday 33: Match, originally uploaded by pantufla.

Thursday, August 17, 2006

The Jean Genie/Ziggy Stardust (German)

Wednesday, August 09, 2006

Doris Norton "Personal Computer"


Doris Norton "Personal Computer", originally uploaded by pantufla.

Thursday, August 03, 2006

Drive Out The Bush Regime! Worldcan'twait.org

Worldcantwait.org has placed this ad in the New York Times. Put this .jpg in your Flickr stream or blog to help spread the word. Drive Out The Bush Regime!

YOUR GOVERNMENT, on the basis of outrageous lies, is waging a murderous and utterly illegitimate war in Iraq, with other countries in their sights.

YOUR GOVERNMENT is openly torturing people, and justifying it.

YOUR GOVERNMENT puts people in jail on the merest suspicion, refusing them lawyers, and either holding them indefinitely or deporting them in the dead of night.

YOUR GOVERNMENT is moving each day closer to a theocracy, where a narrow and hateful brand of Christian fundamentalism will rule.

YOUR GOVERNMENT suppresses the science that doesn't fit its religious, political and economic agenda, forcing present and future generations to pay a terrible price.

YOUR GOVERNMENT is moving to deny women here, and all over the world, the right to birth control and abortion.

YOUR GOVERNMENT enforces a culture of greed, bigotry, intolerance and ignorance.
People look at all this and think of Hitler – and they are right to do so. The Bush regime is setting out to radically remake society very quickly, in a fascist way, and for generations to come.

We must act now; the future is in the balance.

Millions and millions are deeply disturbed and outraged by this. They recognize the need for a vehicle to express this outrage, yet they cannot find it; politics as usual cannot meet the enormity of the challenge, and people sense this. There is not going to be some magical "pendulum swing." People who steal elections and believe they're
on a "mission from God" will not go without a fight.There is not going to be some savior from the Democratic Party. This whole idea of putting our hopes and energies into "leaders" who tell us to seek common ground with fascists and religious fanatics is proving every day to be a disaster, and actually serves to demobilize people.
But silence and paralysis are NOT acceptable. That which you will not resist and mobilize to stop, you will learn – or be forced – to accept. There is no escaping it: the whole disastrous course of this Bush regime must be STOPPED. And we must take the responsibility to do it. And there is a way. We are talking about something on a scale that can really make a huge change in this country and in the world. We need more than fighting Bush's outrages one at a time, constantly losing ground to the whole onslaught. We must, and can, aim to create a political situation where the Bush regime's program is repudiated, where Bush himself is driven from office, and where the whole direction he has been taking society is reversed. We, in our millions, must and can take responsibility to change the course of history. Acting in this way, we join with and give support and heart to people all over the globe who so urgently need and want this regime to be stopped.

This will not be easy. If we speak the truth, they will try to silence us. If we act, they will try to stop us. But we speak for the majority, here and around the world,
and as we get this going we are going to reach out to the people who have been so badly fooled by Bush and we are NOT going to stop.

The point is this: history is full of examples where people who had right on their side fought against tremendous odds and were victorious. And it is also full of examples
of people passively hoping to wait it out, only to get swallowed up by a horror beyond what they ever imagined. The future is unwritten. WHICH ONE WE GET IS UP TO US.

SIGN THIS CALL TO DRIVE OUT THE BUSH REGIME!

Join these endorsers and the thousands more who have already signed:
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Jonathan Kozol, Jessica Lange, Lewis Lapham, Mark Leno, Rabbi Michael Lerner, George Lois, US Rep. Cynthia McKinney, Mark Crispin Miller, Tom Morello, US Rep. Major Owens,
Ozomatli, Grace Paley, Harvey Pekar, Sean Penn, Jeremy Pikser, Harold Pinter, Frances Fox Piven, Sister Helen Prejean, Michael Ratner, Boots Riley, Mark Ruffalo,
US Rep. Bobby Rush, Susan Sarandon, James Schamus, Richard Serra, Rev. Al Sharpton, Cindy Sheehan, Martin Sheen, Gary Soto, Nancy Spero, Gloria Steinem, Lynne Stewart,
Serj Tankian, Jonathan Tasini, Sunsara Taylor, Studs Terkel, Gore Vidal, Kurt Vonnegut, Alice Walker, Naomi Wallace, Lt. Ehren Watada, US Rep. Maxine Waters,
Cornel West, Saul Williams, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Ann Wright, Howard Zinn.

Friday, July 28, 2006

Funny clip 2 from Harold and Kumar Go To White Castle
Mr Sparkle

Mr. Sparkle!
Groovy Bollywood Clip: Solla Solla Enna Perumai

holy lord.
isaac hayes meets fela meets bollywood. Sign me up!

Found here:
http://blog.wfmu.org/freefo...

Originally from:
http://foxybronx.free.fr

Name of the film: "Ellam Inba Mayam"
Director: C.N. Rangarajan (1981)
Production: P.A. Art Productions
Music: Ilayaraja
Artist 1: Kamalahasan Artist 2: Madhavi Artist 3: Jayshankar
Language: Tamil ... (more) (less)
Dj Craze Showcase

Amazing dj set from Craze.

Zena Ve Svetle


Zena Ve Svetle, originally uploaded by pantufla.

"The Sound Machine" Roald Dahl letterpress print

'I believe,' he said, speaking more slowly now,
'that there is a whole world of sounds about us
all the time that we cannot hear. It is possible
that up there in those high-pitched inaudible
regions there is a new exciting music being made,
with subtle harmonies and fierce grinding discords,
a music so powerful that it would drive us mad
if only our ears were tuned to hear the sound
of it."

Roald Dahl, "The Sound Machine" 1949

The Doctor awaits


The Doctor awaits, originally uploaded by pantufla.

Tuesday, July 11, 2006

Syd Barrett (January 6, 1946 – July 7, 2006) RIP


Syd Barrett (January 6, 1946 – July 7, 2006) RIP

Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (January 6, 1946 – July 7, 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist and artist.

Best remembered as one of the founding members of the group Pink Floyd, Barrett was active as a rock musician for only a few years, before mental instability forced him into seclusion. His creative legacy and quintessentially English vocal delivery have since proven to be remarkably influential. (from Wikipedia)

Tuesday, June 20, 2006

Kill Your Idols Trailer

cool

Monday, June 12, 2006

"King & Queen Crimson Win Spelling Bee"

Monday, June 05, 2006

Klonhertz - Three Girl Rhumba (Promo Video)

kosoku esper OP

kosoku esper OP



kosoku esper OP
01:51
OP
Tags: tokusatsu
Added: May 24, 2006, 06:23 AM from a12a
Views: 554
Rating:
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Giant Robot live-action intro video

Giant Robot live-action intro video

Added on April 10, 2006, 07:26 PM
by Ripplin (10 videos)
This is the intro video to the live-action Japanese 60's show "Giant Robo" (a.k.a. to some as "Giant Robot" and "Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot").

Fans of guitarist Buckethead will really enjoy this!
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A Kilo of Fabian

A Kilo of Fabian

Hah! Trailer for crazy 60s drug hysteria movie.

Good shit, man. It's from, like, 1967. Fabian's in it-and that "Bad Seed" chick. Cameo by Dick Gautier, pre-Match Game. Wow, it's about, like, everything!

Just kidding, kids.
Listen to Nancy Reagan!
Tags: cult exploitation trailer weird grindhouse
Added: April 13, 2006, 12:23 PM from lamp2av
Views: 12,470
Rating:
8 ratings

Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Illustration Friday 32: Cake


Illustration Friday 32: Cake, originally uploaded by pantufla.

Saturday, May 27, 2006

The Artists' Trio


The Artists' Trio, originally uploaded by pantufla.

sponsored warplane


sponsored warplane, originally uploaded by pantufla.

Thursday, May 25, 2006

Illustration Friday: Sorry


Illustration Friday: Sorry, originally uploaded by pantufla.

Wednesday, May 24, 2006

Reno - Master of Magic


Reno - Master of Magic, originally uploaded by pantufla.

Saturday, May 20, 2006

"C.I.A. Loves! wants Al Queda•OneFamily"

"Everybody Hates the USA Government"

latest from David Bradbury Haning

Thursday, May 18, 2006

Daily Flick: Lupe Velez and Accordion Man


Lupe Velez and Accordion Man, originally uploaded by pantufla.

On a train.

Wednesday, May 17, 2006

BBC - Arts - The Secret of Drawing

Here's the info on The Secret of Drawing again. Anyone got BBC & Tivo?


BBC - Arts - The Secret of Drawing: "This four part series, presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon, explores how drawing has shaped our lives.
Join him to discover the history of drawing and its relevance to the modern world."

NYPL Image of the Day-Burmese Sentient Beings Chart


Above: Handy guide to the sentient beings.

Digital - Enlarged Image 75373

Monday, May 15, 2006

"World-Wide-Intelligence•Koran•C.I.A.facts"

The latest screed from the mysterious Market St. author. This image does not reflect my beliefs-I post it only as a curiousity. This is the first of the letters I have found that includes racist & revisionist sentiments.

"The Meaning of God"


"The Meaning of God", originally uploaded by pantufla.

Maj. Gen. Horatio Gordon Robley & Maori heads

At first, I thought the heads were cut out photos. But nope, they're real heads. WTF.
More on this image to come.

www.kirchersociety.org/blog/?p=560

Major General Horatio Gordon Robley’s ethnographic book Maori Tattooing has been the standard reference on Moko, or the Maori art of face and body tattooing, ever since it was published in 1896. Dover recently reprinted it. The above photograph of Major General Robley with his collection of tattooed Maoria heads comes from Medicine Man,a gorgeous book about Henry Wellcome’s museum of curios.

from the Athanasius Kircher Society's website

ROBLEY, Major-General Horatio Gordon

(1840–1930).

Soldier, artist, and collector.

Horatio Gordon Robley was born at Madeira on 28 June 1840, his father being a captain in the Indian Army. In 1858 he purchased an ensigncy in the 68th Durham Light Infantry. After a short period of training he joined his regiment in Burma where he remained for nearly five years. In 1860 Robley was sent home to England for a period of sick leave. Later in the same year he was present at the siege of Delhi; afterwards, at Rangoon, he assumed command of the guard of King Bahadur Shad.

In 1863 the 68th Regiment left Burma for New Zealand and, in the following April, Robley took his troops to Tauranga to join General Cameron's forces attacking Gate Pa. Here he remained for 19 months during which his amazing series of sketches of Maori life were executed. On 28 June 1866 Robley returned to England, purchased a captaincy for £1,100, and transferred to the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders. In 1880 he was promoted to major and served in Mauritius. Later he was sent to South Africa and saw service in Natal and Zululand. He then went to Ceylon where, in 1882, he wrote his regiment's history. Robley was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and, in 1887, retired from the Army with the rank of major-general.

In New Zealand Robley had many opportunities of demonstrating his talent for drawing. At Tauranga, he made a sketch from an eminence of the inland view to the south-west with such accuracy that the troops were able to outflank the enemy's position. In the Dominion Museum, Wellington, there are seventy paintings by Robley – a remarkable historical record of the military occupation of Tauranga and supplying besides many intimate and casual details of early Maori life. Some years later a selection of his sketches provided a basis for Cassells' publication Races of Mankind. In Burma, as in New Zealand, Robley took every opportunity to observe the people and to learn their language.

By a special process the Maoris were able to preserve the tatooed heads of chiefs, which Europeans purchased for museums, and many such heads found their way to Europe before the trade was suppressed. In his retirement Robley decided to acquire as many of these as possible, and at length built up a unique collection of 35 heads. In 1908 he offered them to the New Zealand Government for £1,000; his offer, however, was refused. Later, with the exception of five heads, the collection was purchased by the Natural History Museum, New York, for £1,250.

Of his two New Zealand books, Moko or Maori Tattooing (q.v.) is the more outstanding. “His acknowledged object,” it has been said, “was to put together a text to support the specialised record he had drawn of tattoo patterns and of his collection of dried heads. On these two subjects he regarded himself as an authority, a claim not to be disputed provided we bear in mind that his awareness was that of a curio collector, and not that of a scholar”.

Throughout his life Robley remained the same capable officer he had been in his youth. Always “a soldier with a pencil”, he was ever indulging his delightful creative hobby – sketching the new and the curious in the strange native peoples he contacted. It was after his retirement that his main contributions to our knowledge were made. In his history of the Maori tiki, Robley reveals himself as a visionary. Briefly, he relates the Biblical instruction

Sunday, May 14, 2006

Dan Clowes interview video ("Art School Confidential", "Ghost World", "Eightball", etc)


Above: Meet Dan Clowes.

I went to see "Art School Confidential" last night and really enjoyed it. Dan Clowes is the original creative force behind the movie, which was loosely based on an early story of his. I was kind of bracing for a debilitating dose of Clowesian (?) ennui and pathos, but there's a lot of comedy in the movie. In fact, Clowes painted a self-portrait as a murder victim prop..watch for it. I can't say any more or I'll spoil things for you.

Anyway, here is an interview with Clowes from the super-excellent-outstanding BBC program from last year called "The Secret of Drawing," hosted by Andrew Graham-Dixon. I was at the APE expo in San Francisco last month, and my friend went over to talk to Clowes, who was signing autographs. My friend mentioned to him that I had this video, and Clowes was surprised as neither he nor his friends had seen it. Well, friends, now you can. This interview comes from the second show in the 4 episode series, which covers storytelling. I highly recommend you seek out The Secret of Drawing, which is a fascinating and wide-ranging look at drawing: as it relates to fashion, art, surgery, architecture, comics, movies, etc...

In this clip, Clowes talks about his childhood, about learning how to draw, and he reads from one of his stories.

Dan Clowes interview & reading from "The Secret of Drawing" 14 min, 52 MB .mov file.
right click to download

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Thursday, May 11, 2006

Illustration Friday 30: Fat


Illustration Friday 30: Fat, originally uploaded by pantufla.

Wednesday, May 10, 2006

Ten on the Turntable

"All we have is soul" - Kleptones
"I, Bloodbrother Be (£4,000 Love Letter)" - Shockheaded Peters
"Live at the Cricketeer's Arms, NZ" - Go-Betweens
"Flores Astrais" - Secos e Molhados
"Primavera dos Dentes" - Secos e Molhados
"Yo Me Llama Cumbia" - Leonor Gonzalez Mina
"Mind Power" - James Brown
"America (The Highs & Lows) - Allen Ginsberg & The High Yellow
"Phonies (feat DJ Design)" - Peanut Butter Wolf
"Trance - tribal techno" - garbagegame{at}hotmail{dot}com

Monday, May 08, 2006

RIP Grant Mclellan of the Go-betweens



Goodbye, Go-Between | MetaFilter: "Goodbye, Go-Between

Enjoy two live tracks recorded at the Cricketeer's Arms in Wellington, NZ, in 1987. These are some of my favorite Go-between songs, which I first heard in 1991 at my college radio station.

"Rare Breed" by the Go-betweens, recorded live at the Cricketeer's Arms, Wellington, NZ, 1987

"Five Words" by the Go-betweens, recorded live at the Cricketeer's Arms, Wellington, NZ, 1987

"It starts with a birthstone
And ends with a tombstone"

Lyrics:

Rare Breed

Stay calm be cool my pride
I know what's locked inside

had enough unhappiness
only makes you sad

and Rare Breed
Rare Breed
Rarer than you are

Rare breed
well I need

Stay cool be calm my heart
Many years we've been so far apart

had enough unhappiness
only makes you sad

and Rare Breed
Rare Breed
Rarer than you are

well Rare breed
well I need

someone to have
someone to hold
who will do as they're told

someone to keep
somewhere to sleep
a place I've been told

windows at night
I look inside

all the [?]
window shop

you're scared
(r-a-r-e b-r-e-e-d)
should not be
(r-a-r-e b-r-e-e-d)
so scared
(r-a-r-e b-r-e-e-d)
so damn scared
(r-a-r-e b-r-e-e-d)

you won't need a chaperone
a good excuse to go home
it's had enough unhappiness
kiss and kick
and goodbye

and Rare Breed
Rare Breed
Rarer than you are

Rare breed
well I need

someone to have
someone to hold
who will do as they're told

someone to keep
a place to sleep
a voice I've been told

Rare Breed
Rare Breed
Rarer than you are

Rare breed
well I need...


Five Words

It starts with a birthstone
And ends with a tombstone
Cathedrals in london,
Cathedrals in rome, all stone.

And I just say (what do you say?)
And I just say (what do you say?)
Bury them dont keep em.
And I just know (what do you know?)
And I just know (what do you know?)
Bury them dont keep em.

Praise to the vision
That pays for the angel.
Coins in communion
Ring like a halo.

Lay me down
On my knees
By my bed
At night.

Lay me down
On my knees
By my bed
At night.

Hail to the generals
But hell to the public.
Bows for the bishop
And bones for believers.

Chorus

Rap, rap, rap on the lid.
Rap, rap, rap on the lid.
Bury them dont keep em etc.

(courtesy of mefi)

Friday, May 05, 2006

Feliz Cinco de Mayo


Above: His Imperial and Royal Highness Ferdinand Maximilian Joseph, Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia

Interesting write up and images about Mexican history from the Nevada Observer.

Vol

Wax Poetics // Re:Discovered


Above: Honey Cone (Hot Wax) 1973 "Woman Can't Live by Bread Alone"

Following the tremendous success of their 1971 "Want Ads" single, Honey Cone seemed unable to resist anthems of female empowerment, flipping scripture into feminism for "Woman Can't Live by Bread Alone." Resident Hot Wax songwriter/ producer Greg Perry swathes Honey Cone's vocals in gossamer strings and helps to drive their message home with some relaxed proto-disco vamping.

Re:Discovered: a great series of audio samples and write ups about obscure 45s by groups from "Ripple" to "100 Proof Aged in Soul" that you will not be hearing on your local radio station (unless, that is, they've been sampled into the latest hit). From the always wonderful journal of funk, jazz, soul and vinyl, Waxpoetics

Wax Poetics // Re:Discovered

Illustration for Waxpoetics Magazine "Banda Black Rio"

I created this illustration for an article about Brazilian soul music for Waxpoetics April 2006. The image shows the connections between various musicians and groups in the Brazilian soul music scene, centered around Banda Black Rio.

Waxpoetics is a great journal about Hip hop, Jazz, Funk & Soul.

www.waxpoetics.com/

Illustration Friday 29: Under the Sea

My latest!

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Spellbound - Siouxsie et les Banshees



Above: Take them by the legs/and throw em down the stairs!

Energetic video for Spellbound by Siouxsie and the boys. Running through a forest, even goths need exercise!

Revolting Cocks - Do ya think I'm sexy?



Above: You just know/exactly what they're thinking

Revolting Cocks was an early 90s side project of industrial pop band Ministry, and this psychotronic video is for their sneering cover of Rod Stewart's "Do ya think I'm sexy" Instead of seventies playboy glitz, here we find machine guns, explosions, vixens who become corpses, and lots of black clothes and cowboy hats. This is in the same vein as the Coil remake of "Tainted Love". Vive Alain!

Blüme by Einstürzende Neübauten



Above: The boys from Berlin do the high culture thing

Great video from the legendary German noise group Einstürzende Neübauten for the song "Blüme" on Tabula Rasa. The set is a recreation of a famous photo (posted earlier on this blog) of the Futurist Marinetti and his assistant with their Intonarumori (noise-makers) in their turn of the century studio. Combine that with a constantly rotating woman (women), botanical names, and a dandyish Blixa Bargeld, and you've got a winner.

Monday, May 01, 2006

Category:Queensites - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


Above: Just some of the Queens folk out there: Christopher Walken, Jam Master Jay, Lucy Liu, Richard Feynman, Hank Azaria, Ron Jeremy, Roxanne Shante.

I grew up in Queens, NY, and I'm always on the look out for fellow 718ers that have become notable. Above are just a few who are well known. See the partial Wikipedia list below for even more Queens residents (Queensites isn't really used)

Category:Queensites - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: "Pages in category 'Queensites'"

selectparks - Pirate Baby's Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006


Above: 8-bit ass kicking!

Wow. This is a completely amazing animation--8 bit grayscale , a violent and hyper adventure in which two heroes rescue a princess from the evil Pirate baby. Great character design and emulation of classic videogame fx (think flashing). Flawless!

selectparks - Pirate Baby's Cabana Battle Street Fight 2006

Saturday, April 29, 2006

YouTube - Kraftwerk - Tanzmusik (1973)



Ralf und Florian period Kraftwerk performing "Tanzmusik" on German television. Niceee


YouTube - Kraftwerk - Tanzmusik (1973)

YouTube - Tonni Smith & Thom Browne "Funkin For Jamaica"





YouTube - Tonni Smith & Thom Browne "Funkin For Jamaica"

YouTube - Serge Gainsbourg - Requiem Pour Un Con



YouTube - Serge Gainsbourg - Requiem Pour Un Con: "
Above: Boom boom bak bak bak Boom boom bak bak bak!

It gets no cooler than this: mid-60s clip of Serge Gainsbourg et le band smoking cigarettes and playing the classic "Requiem Por Un Con", which features a mammoth drum break. Whoever Serge's band was during this period (see also "Bonnie and Clyde") were really amazing. Enjoy!
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Serge gives the drummer some! This was originally posted on the Monkeyfunk Audioblog (http://monkeyfunk45.blogspot.com).
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