I’m not particularly a huge fan of Urban Outfitters, but I am indeed a very huge fan of legendary photographer, Stephen Shore. If you’re not familiar, please follow the link.
‘Known for his deadpan images of banal scenes and objects in the United States,’ Shore brings this aesthetic to UO’s latest ‘Fall Preview.’ It’s certainly a refreshing shift from their recent aesthetic, putting forth a more honest, less self-aware collection for the book. See more after the jump.
‘Break Mirrors,’ the debut full-length from Blake Mills (who’s played with the likes of Jenny Lewis, Band of Horses, Julian Casablancas, Kid Rock, etc.) was released this week. We’ve posted on some local shows of his recently, but now is your chance to hear his astoundingly powerful first record.
Its content is heavy, delving into deeply personal aspects of a lackluster upbringing and past relationships that often didn’t work out as planned. But for all the heart-ache, loss, and pain found in these recordings, there are moments throughout that in addition to arriving at some sort of acceptance of all this, provide a glimmer of hope — the potential of some strange happiness that just might be waiting for us at the end of the road, as evidenced in the track below, ‘Hey Lover.’
Blake Mills — ‘Hey Lover’
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Be sure to purchase the record via iTunes here.
Photograph by Mike Piscitelli.
Italian artist Blu has created yet another seamless, stop motion masterpiece that is nothing short of incredible. In Big Bang Big Boom, Blu unravels the Big Bang Theory of creation, and the evolution of life, war, and the world’s inevitable demise.
direction and animation by BLU
production and distribution by ARTSH.it
sountrack by ANDREA MARTIGNONI
It’s inspiring to turn on the TV or open a news site to find the kind of overwhelming energy that swirls around the world for soccer. In some cases, an entire country’s morale can hang in the balance over one penalty kick. Sadly, as an American I feel like an outsider to this experience, and I regret that there is nothing here that brings people together the way soccer does for so many others around the world. We’re in a very emotional and moving time in the lives of many right now, players and fans alike. Move through the jump to see a gallery of photos of the evidence.
Chris Chu, lead singer of the morning benders, was kind enough to take some time away while touring through Europe to put together a really great, super summer-jam mix for us. Mad vibes. From Mr. Chu:
‘if you put this mix on backwards and play it while you eat a bowl of cereal, you’ll see your entire future.’
I happen to agree — an awesome compilation that includes a brand new cover from the benders, straight from the main man himself. Stream/download it below, and check out the tracklist after the jump.
The Morning Benders Say Mayday Mix — ‘Echomix1 ’
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You’ve probably heard of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) outside of Geneva, Switzerland. It’s a place where some very smart people smash some very tiny particles together to see what’ll happen (and in turn, help unlock all sorts of quantum mysteries surrounding space and time!). It was in the news a fair bit a couple years back, when some folks in the US filed to prevent it from going live. In essence, they were worried it might create a black hole that would swallow earth and everything in it. Put that in your pipe and smoke it.
I never paid it much thought until now. Why, you might ask? Because they just released audio tapes of what they suspect a particle collision would sound like AND IT’S THE SCARIEST THING I’VE EVER HEARD. I really don’t want to lead an ‘Event Horizon’ existence. I hope these guys know what they’re doing.
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WATCH: Delta Spirit — ‘White Table’
Yours Truly comes through with another great video for Delta Spirit from the Prairie Sun Studios sessions, this time for ‘White Table,’ off their new record History from Below.
via Muzzle of Bees.