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From Elsewhere 09/19/08
Worn Free permalinkIf you’ve ever wondered where Iggy Pop, Mick Jagger and Blondie scored their awesome clothes look no further because Worn Free have been recreating these rock icons duds and delivering them to your doorstep. This is kind of the coolest idea ever, I just wish they had Lemmy from Motörhead’s gear!
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From Elsewhere 09/05/08
Sexy People permalinkYou know you have one of these portraits in your family’s “Hall Of Shame”. The portrait round-up at Sexy People is pure gold. |
From New York 09/02/08
Featherwork permalinkNow through the end of August, the Met is showcasing a collection of Peruvian textiles made exclusively from FEATHERS! How these headdresses, ear ornaments and wall hangings – some of which date back to the 3rd century - have survived the times is remarkable enough. When you factor in the incredibly intricate and vivid designs of each piece, you’ve got a must-see show. |
From DC 09/02/08
Tabard Inn permalinkDupont Circle’s Hotel Tabard Inn is almost a hundred years old and historically noteworthy as all get out - but is it cool if we mostly just love it for the amazing Sunday brunch and its uncanny resemblance to the house in The Royal Tenenbaums? |
From Elsewhere 06/25/08
Nerd Watch Museum permalinkThis Nerd Watch Museum is deep. It’s like take a 3 hour lunch deep. Don’t say we didn’t warn you. |
From New York 06/12/08No Wave permalinkNo Wave is the first book to visually chronicle the collision of art and punk in the New York underground of 1976 to 1980. Thurston Moore and Byron Coley have selected 150 unforgettable images, most of which have never been published previously, and compiled hundreds of hours of personal interviews to create an oral history of the movement, providing a never-seen-before exploration and celebration of No Wave. We were also extremely lucky to get an exclusive video of Thurston and Byron reading from the book’s intro. Enjoy...and ps...we’ve got it here. |
From Los Angeles 05/13/08
Eames Stamps permalinkJust a reminder that this Summer you’re going to want to revert to snail mail if only to slap one of these gorgeous Eames stamps on the corner of your envelope. |
From New York 04/28/08
Outdoor Ed permalinkThe Spring/Summer weather is finally being felt by New Yorkers. That’s why we decided to take a trip out to Fort Tilden, a former United States Army Installation in the New York City borough of Queens. It is pretty amazing out there, seeing that military installations on the site date back to the War of 1812. Abandoned buses, houses, and warehouses remain on the grounds, sitting right next to baseball fields and the beach. If you are in NY this Summer, it’s definitely worth the subway ride out, just to be able to explore and make it your new Summer jump off! (Via Spacey Tracy.) |
From New York 03/31/08
Al Jaffee for Mad Magazine permalinkAl Jaffee has been illustrating for Mad Magazine for longer than most of us have been alive. He is especially well known for his “fold-ins” on the back page of the magazine. The NYTimes put together an interactive retrospective of Al’s fold-ins, for those of you needing a lesson on how to acheive the quality. |
From San Francisco 02/27/08
Fecal Face Dot Gallery permalinkIf there is a manual out there about how to properly support your scene, then Fecal Face are the folks who wrote it. Longtime proponents of the Bay Area art scene, they just opened their new gallery last weekend. It’s yet another forum for these guys to bring the goodness. |
From New York 02/12/08
Revisionaries Book permalinkTokion Magazine has been our cultural divining rod for the past 10 years, especially when it comes to art. So we were beyond stoked that they took the time to squeeze an extra large chunk of their favorite contributing artists (82 of ‘em!) into Revisionaries: A Decade of Art in Tokion. It says the book was curated by “the editors” but we know it was really this guy. |
From Philadelphia 11/21/07
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From Elsewhere 11/21/07
Tapedeck.org permalinkAll you audio tape fetishists no longer need to surf the black market for info about your coveted Maxell XLIIs, TDK D120s, and the like. Tapedeck.org has all the cassette related ephemera you’ll ever need. |
From Los Angeles 11/14/07
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From Los Angeles 10/29/07
The Man Who Souled The World permalinkIf you’re in any way offended by the above image, you’re going to have to take it up with Steve Rocco. The man behind World Industries/Big Brother Magazine, and the subject of the new documentary The Man Who Souled The World, Rocco singlehandedly wreaked havoc in -and re-ignited- the early 90s skateboarding industry. |
From Elsewhere 10/04/07
Hatch Show Print permalinkBefore there was Flatstock, there was Hatch Show Print. Designing and printing posters for everyone from Johnny Cash to Elvis (and tons in between) since 1879, the Hatch Brothers once said “Advertising without posters is like fishing without worms.” And really, they oughta know. |
From Elsewhere 09/17/07
Louis Vuitton - Superflat Monogram permalinkNote our new “history” category. We just think there’s some older stuff that’s made it around the web that is worthy of a reprise. This video, which was an ad campaign for Louis Vuitton, was based on characters created by famed superflat artist Takashi Murakami. Murakami and Marc Jacobs had earlier collaborated to create LV’s multi-colored logo design that features prominently in this video. And to bring this post up to date, Murakami designed the cover art for Kanye’s latest CD. All good stuff. Class dismissed. |
