Now signed to 4AD, Serena-Maneesh has a new album, S-M 2: Abyss In B Minor; it drops March 23, 2010 in the US.
Download a free six minute edit of new track Ayisha Abyss here. MySpace here.
Below, live performance of Reprobate:
And
Video for Drive Me Home The Lonely Nights from 2006:
Found via theSTART’s Jamie Miller
‘An Italian singer wrote this song with gibberish to sound like English. If you’ve ever wondered what other people think Americans sound like, this is it.’
Adriano Celentano’s Prisencolinensinainciusol, recorded 1972.
Pretty much how I sing in the shower.
Dance number and all.
Found via Daniel Will-Harris; Today’s BIG thing
‘with particular emphasis on culture and politics’
Check out the online exhibition of the poster work of Israel-based Guy Saggee.
exit strategy, digital
The two editions of Aaron Winters’ Exit Strategy art annual are now available to peruse online at Issuu. Featuring art by Jessie LeDoux, Attaboy, Steak Mtn, Jay Howell, John Stuart Berger, Skinner and many, many more.
For Exit Strategy #1 (2005), go here.
For Exit Strategy #2 (2006), go here, registration required ’cause of naughty bits.
exit strategy, print
Some print editions are still available. ES #2 features a 10″ vinyl LP; bands include Sincabeza, PETS, Butch vs Femme, GOLAB and The Tangles (also available as a download).
Go here for more info.
‘No Longer Empty (NLE) is a comprised of arts advocates, curators and artists who orchestrate public art exhibitions in vacated storefronts and properties in New York City.’
Street artist Gaia paints a mural at 223 East Broadway, NYC.
Gaia’s website. More about NLE here.
Found via Bloodwars Magazine
So Sacramento’s kinda full of Kansas City emigres.
Many graphic design studio owners came from there, having studied under the legendary Rob Roy Kelly at the Kansas City Art Institute. And it may be only a matter of time until DJG ends up in Sac (I’m just guessing).
The Kansas City Kings moved to Sacramento in 1985. And recently, I found out a few of my students have been designing Kings billboards on the side.
Part of a campaign headed up by Sacramento Kings creative director Heather Vaughan – the handmade, graffiti-themed billboards have been appearing all over town. Not prints, but the actual handpainted art. The project has garnered national publicity appearing as a ‘Coast to Coast Best Practice’ in the Sports Business Journal.
Time-lapse video, above. Work (by students) below. More details here.
Found via Lyndsie Ross, Kings design intern
Graphic designer Danny Gibson doesn’t do things the way he’s supposed to.
And last we spoke, I think he said he’s not even using a computer anymore.
Based out of Kansas City, Danny is a prolific experimenter. Artist. Something like that. Has an eye for composition and his work is fresh, unusual and fun. I’m not even sure how I found him. Few years back, I’d shown his poster work in two local design exhibitions; one group show and a solo show at the Sacramento Fine Arts Center.
danny’s own take
Limited editions is the best way to describe what he does. Low budget, obsessive constructs. Mixed-media would be a good term too – since Danny uses anything he can get his paws on; used paper, envelopes, newspaper, stencils, handlettering, rubber stamps, yarn, hardware products – I’m pretty sure he’s got some rotting food in there too. [Read more →]
‘You’ll laugh! You’ll cry! You’ll kiss three bucks goodbye!’
The original, legendary, low budget Star Wars parody.
Always loved Fluke Starbucker’s dune buggy
Plus
Here’s a link to the unauthorized 1997 Special Edition; updated with computer-generated FX. Just like Star Wars is now.
Or
Here’s the authorized 30th Anniversary restored original edition on DVD.
More Star Wars stuff.
No one saw Star Wars coming. And the networks had to get something – a knock off, anything – on the air as fast as they could. A small pilot at NBC – from Get Smart co-creator Buck Henry – became a series, February 1978.
Heavily promoted as a Star Wars spoof, Quark starred Richard Benjamin, blonde twins clones from the Doublemint commercials and it had a character named Ficus, who was not human, but a plant. Made me wonder if there were actually people in life who were plants.
I always thought this guy was a plant:
It was a silly show. Series pilot is posted here. Regular episode here.
Was canceled by April.
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