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Ian Francis Turns J-Pop Culture Into High Art

By Nickbot On 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Must See Art
ian-francis I love this work by Ian Francis, and it’s one of many amazing works he has created over his career. Titled “Leah Dizon Comes Downstairs at the Wrong Time, and Realizes It’s Not Her Apartment Right Now” the work has one of Francis’ trademark long and narrative titles. The piece was created with a combination [...]
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Massive Attack Releases ‘Splitting The Atom’ Video

By Nickbot On 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Music, Must Hear Music
Massive Attack-Splitting the Atom-directed by Edouard Salier from edouard salier on Vimeo. In preparation for the release of Massive Attack’s new album Heligoland, the group released a video of “Splitting the Atom,” directed by Edouard Salier. The video is an all-CGI affair with a very interesting single-shot effect through the whole spinning, grey-but-shiny video. Watch [...]
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Miniature Disasters By Matthew Albanese

By Nickbot On 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Must See Art
Photographer and miniature master Matthew Albanese created a great set of stunning disaster photographs made from not so stunning materials. His tornado picture, for example, was created from steel wool, cotton, ground parsley and moss. He said after the construction, he uses a slew of photography techniques to give the sense of grand scale. My [...]
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Grammys

By Micah On 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Must Hear Music
The Grammy awards were last night and all I can think is, who cares. The only award I usually watch for is the best alternative album award. It seems to be the most consistent when it comes to promoting the best artistic yet listener friendly album of the year, not just the pop hits. Previous [...]
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Weekend Rap From South Africa: Die Antwoord

By Nickbot On 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Music
I first saw this fun, quirky group on Yimmy’s Yayo and gave the video a watch. Then the little interlude from Yo-Landi Vi$$er popped into my head the next day and I had to hear “Beat boy, beat boy, get that perfect beat boy” again. The group, made up of Ninja, Yo-Landi Vi$$er and DJ [...]
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Pogo

By Micah On 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Must Hear Music
Pogo is the second coming of Aphex Twin with a Disney twist. He’s a 21 year old aussie who makes extraordinarily upbeat mixes using cut up sounds from famous movies. He did alice, which is now off of youtube, and the more recent Upular which is a promotional video for the Disney movie Up. Here’s [...]
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Mystery Artist (Goldfrapp?) Releases Bizarre Video

By Nickbot On 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Music
Rumors say this bizarre video belongs to Goldfrapp, and judging by the other videos from the author and mysterious YouTuber IAmAmIWhoAmI it looks a lot like Alison Goldfrapp. The electro-mindfuck group is set to release a new album in March, so the video is likely a taste of the new sound via a bit of [...]
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Beach House’s ‘Teen Dream’ Streaming On NPR

By Nickbot On 2010 · Leave a Comment · In Must Hear Music
The new album from Beach House is set for release Jan. 26 in the U.S., but until then, NPR will be streaming the entire fantastic album. The album is a return to the band’s breezy, somewhat psychedelic wall of sound style. The first thing I noticed was that the album focused more Victoria Legrand’s voice [...]
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Flaming Lips Watching the Planets video

By Micah On 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Must Hear Music
Here it is. Naked bikers galore. They took the Portland no clothes on bikes assoc, or whatever it is they call themselves and brought them into the woods and made this. I guess hippies like being used for their bodies too. At the end you get to see Wayne Coynes dick flopping around.
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More Michael Jackson ‘This Is It’ Clips Released

By Nickbot On 2009 · Leave a Comment · In Must Hear Music
Here are a few new and extended clips from Michael Jackson’s “This Is It” movie. I must admit, he’s looking incredibly spry for a 50-year-old guy swimming in painkillers. His voice is still phenomenal also. RIP Michael.
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