January 2009
45 posts
Bill Brand’s “Masstransiscope,” painted in the abandoned Myrtle Avenue subway station.
Take the Q or B train over the Manhattan bridge from Dekalb st. Look through the window on the north side before you reach the bridge and this is what you’ll see. The piece works on the principle of the Zoetrope, a 19th century optical toy. more on the restoration.
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C’était un rendez-vous. today’s vicarious adrenaline fix. french director claude lelouch’s unbelievable single-take film. he attached a camera to the front bumper of his car (there is some argument over whether it was a ferrari or a mercedes) and drove across paris at ridiculous speeds one early morning in 1976. the blur of pavement and engine sounds are simply intoxicating.
ha, been...
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awesome, jess. i love the skull in the fridge! IFC should have you do more of these…
bigcrush:
A video I did a few months ago per IFC’s request (it’s a very very very rough cut!)
— my concept, production, hosting, editing, etc. for my series idea called “Spaced Out,” touring various kinds of music spaces —
In this one I tour DIY venue, The Silent Barn, with my buddy, Joe!
*does my...
I keep hearing “I hope Obama does what he says he will”…actually, he keeps...
– Whitney McNamara (via daryn)
First Blog Post: Whitehouse.gov →
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Change has come to WhiteHouse.gov
Tuesday, January 20th, 2009 at 12:01 pm
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My Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 2009-1-18) →
Philip Glass (50)
John Zorn’s Masada Chamber Ensembles (30)
Frédéric Chopin (24)
Magnolia Electric Co. (19)
John Coltrane (17)
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done! huge thanks, matt.
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remember when chalk-outlined night shadows promised to change the world forever? a slideshow of work from Michael Neff
INTO INFINITY "AUDIO MEGA-MIXER" →
8-second audio loops to create your own infinite audio collages, a collaboration between DUBLAB and Creative Commons
I Wanted My Name to Travel: the story of BG183 →
“If not for the M.T.A. I’d probably be in jail or on drugs. Painting trains helped me find myself as a person, as an artist.”
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