Happy New Year all y’all!
Posted: December 31, 2011 Filed under: photography, vintage | Tags: 2012, David Bowie, Happy New Year, Keith Richards, photography, Tina Turner, vintage Leave a comment2012, come at me. Party hard and take care of each other.
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Skateboarding is a crime
Posted: December 28, 2011 Filed under: culture, film | Tags: skateboarding, Vic's Market Leave a commentFor the love of Miami Vice #20
Posted: December 10, 2011 Filed under: For the love of Miami Vice | Tags: Miami Vice, music, Rob Cohen, Ted Nugent, television Leave a comment
Guest starring and music by Ted Nugent. Season 2, episode 12 ‘Definitely Miami’. Directed by Rob Cohen.
Adelaide’s Forgotten Outlaws
Posted: December 10, 2011 Filed under: art, culture, photography, vintage | Tags: Adelaide's Forgotten Outlaws, Frazer Dempsey, Peter Drew, Ronnie Chin, street art Leave a commentStreet art by Peter Drew:
Having made illegal street art for years without being caught I’d started to forget that it was a crime. So when I was arrested earlier this year I began to think more seriously about its criminality. This interest grew into a ‘side project’ which quickly blew out into the largest street art campaign I’ve yet undertaken.
I started by searching through the police documents at the South Australian State Records. The photography of the early 1920s stood out immediately for its technical qualities so I narrowed my search to the record GRG5/58/unit103.
I began selecting criminal’s mug shots based mostly on the immediate impact of the image. Whether through their defiant pride, amused irreverence or shamed humiliation some faces drew me in and those where the ones I chose. I was also attracted by the more innocuous offences, especially those that have since been decriminalised. Judging by their expression, the dubious offence of ‘idle and disorderly’ seemed as laughable then as it does now. Likewise, the supposed ‘offence’ of ‘attempted suicide’ or ‘sodomy’ seemed to confuse the convicted as much as their criminal classification offends us today.
By evoking the power of nostalgia and the notion of historic value I knew I could use these images to confront the idea of the criminal as an outsider, especially in the context of street art as a criminal act.
I began pasting up the posters at night before I realised it would be much safer during the day dressed as a legitimate worker. This approach also seemed more fitting to the theme of questioning the criminality of street art. So when I donned the high vis vest and went about my business I didn’t feel like a criminal, I felt as thought I was performing a public good.
Each paste up stood 2.5 meters tall and included the criminal’s full name, conviction, sentence and date. Overall I pasted up 42 individual mug shots (21 sets of 2) to the cost of AU$1170 in printing alone. The project was entirely self funded.
More here.
Cover of Love
Posted: December 10, 2011 Filed under: music | Tags: Coconut, cover, For Love of Harry: Everybody Sings Nilsson, Fred Schneider, Harry Nilsson, music Leave a comment
Apropos of the previous post of the day, here’s Fred Schneider.
Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin’ About Him?)
Posted: December 10, 2011 Filed under: film, music | Tags: documentary, film, Harry Nilsson, music, One, Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) Leave a commentRecommended documentary about Harry Nilsson.
part 3, part 4, part 5, part 6, part 7, part 8
Bonus:
One of my favourite songs ever.
RIP Jerry Robinson
Posted: December 8, 2011 Filed under: art, comic, culture, design, film | Tags: comics, Jerry Robinson, Los Angeles Times, The Joker Leave a commentTouch of Evil
Posted: December 8, 2011 Filed under: art, film | Tags: Alex Prager, film, Gary Oldman, The New York Times, Touch of Evil Leave a commentFrom The New York Times:
A video gallery of cinematic villainy, inspired by nefarious icons and featuring the best performers from the year in film.
Directed by Alex Prager.
I’m never sleeping again.
Check out rest of the videos here.