808 New 808 blog

2009-09-18T15:32:00.007+02:00

HEY EVERYBODY! I MOVED!
CHECK OUT MY NEW BLOG:

808.posterous.com

Oh yes, I know that I've had this blog for some time now and that more and more people are starting to discover it, but I got bored of it's usability.
I want to blog faster and more intuitive. I'm not into writing personal stories or publishing novels. I don't need fancy designs, advertising or crappy sidebar plugins. I just want to share what I like with the people that I like.

I tried out a few blogging sites and softwarez; and after a couple of weeks testing and bloggin' I decided to go for Posterous.
Here I can post a new blog item just by sending a simple email to my account or I can use the Firefox plugin and publish a post while browsing. I love it, it's simple, it's clean and just right for me. Plus I can link my posts with my Facebook and Twitter account. So expect to see some # or @ in the title as this is for my tweetfeed.

So from now on, join me on 808.posterous.com!

Cheers,
808

Endless Rain

2009-09-10T12:50:00.001+02:00

The Endless Rain Record by Kyouei Design plays endlessly. The grooves in the record form a closed circle so that it continuously plays rain sounds (A-side) or rain drops (B-side).

Posted via web from 808

Vette moves!

2009-08-29T11:42:00.007+02:00

Michael Jackson is dood, maar zijn dance moves leven verder!
De jonge gastjes in deze videoclip voor Maximus, de nieuwe single van Beni, schudden de vetste moves uit hun mouwen en benen. Vergeet Tektonik, deze mix van MJ moves, poppin', breakin' en hullahooping is super vet! Waarom heeft StuBru eigenlijk deze funky track nog niet opgepikt?

De videoclip werd geregistreerd door de Australiërs van Moopjaw, eerder ook al verantwoordelijk voor deze retro videoclip van Miami Horror.

Beni en Miami Horror draaiden onlangs samen Mashed in elkaar, een super dubbel mixalbum voor Ministry of Sound Australie. Featuring tracks van Beni, Tiga, Zombie Nation, Jesse Rose, In flagranti, Major Lazer, La Roux, Phoenix, Juan Maclean, and many more. Check it out (dwnld)

Gentlemen Broncos

2009-08-26T15:47:00.003+02:00

Voor de fans van de cult classic Napoleon Dynamite is er binnenkort Gentlemen Broncos. Aan de trailer te zien weer een geflipte mix van american suburbia en totale waanzin.
Featuring Jemaine van The Flight of the Conchords (dwnld)

Voor diegene die Napoleon Dynamite niet kennen, check deze video, gosh!

QLOCKTWO

2009-08-22T11:35:00.005+02:00

Dit is nog een leuk ontwerp: de QLOCKTWO, ontworpen door het Duitse Biegert & Funk, geeft de tijd typografisch weer in 5 minuten intervallen. In de hoeken staan 4 dots die de tussen minuten aangeven.
De klok heeft een uitwisselbaar plexiglas frontcover en is verkrijgbaar in 5 kleuren en 5 talen, waaronder het Nederlands. Te koop via hun shop voor 885€.

The Invisible Man

2009-08-21T11:43:00.009+02:00

Liu Bolin is een kunstenaar uit Bejing die snel bekend geworden is als The invisible man. In zijn "camouflage" kunstwerken slaagt hij erin om zijn eigen lichaam als kameleon te beschilderen waardoor hij volledig in de achtergrond verdwijnt. Het idee hiervoor is zeker niet nieuw, maar Liu doet dit met een ongelooflijke precisie! Hij werkt soms bijna 10 uur aan één foto. Soms kun je hem maar net zien tussen de achtergrond zoals bulldozers, vlaggen, gebouwen, graffiti,... Zijn inspiratie komt van zijn gevoel als 'social outcast'.

Hij stelt tentoon van 1 tot 31 oktober in de Parijse Yu Gallery

Escape Your Boring Gym

2009-08-20T12:13:00.001+02:00

Stel je het zicht voor: een vaste trainings-fiets uit de gym die plots in de straat rondrijd met als baseline Escape Your Boring Gym. Leuke guerilla actie voor Funktion Personal Training een bedrijf dat gespecialiseerd is outdoor fitness bootcamps.

Speaking about fitness; LCD Soundsystem bracht vorig jaar het fantastische 45.33 uit; een 45-minuten en 33-seconden-lange, continue track van space-rock-disco. Oorspronkelijk was de track bedoeld als muzikale begeleiding bij het joggen als een one-off samenwerking met Nike & iTunes, voor hun Nikeplus Original Run project. Vanwege het succes is 45.33 later ook op CD & vinyl uitgebracht.

Deze maand verschijnt 45.33 Remixed (dwnld) waarop stukken van de album zijn herwerkt door enkele van de beste dance producers zoals Prins Thomas, Theo Parrisch of Pilooski. De remixes verschijnen naast cd ook op 4 limited edition 12". So Check it Out!

Toy Soldiers

2009-08-19T14:01:00.002+02:00

Altijd plezant zo'n Tilt-Shift videokes. In dit geval schitterende beelden van de Grand Défilé Militaire voor de 14juillet op de Champs Élysées.

Art & Copy

2009-08-18T15:34:00.005+02:00

Think Different. I Want My MTV. Just Do It. Got Milk?
Remember these slogans or their ads? Always wanted to know who came up with the idea? Well for some they are today's greatest artists, to others they've sold their soul to the devil, but to the big companies they are know as creatives or advertising agencies.
ART & COPY is a new documentary film about advertising and inspiration; directed by Doug Pray ( SCRATCH, HYPE!), and reveals the work and wisdom of some of the most influential advertising creatives of our time.
It will probably never make the big screen in Belgium, but we can enjoy the trailer for now and order the DVD in some months.

A-trak Sunday afternoon dj'ing

2009-08-17T11:39:00.001+02:00

Yes, it's A-trak laying down some classic tunes at the weekly Sunday afternoon party at The Do-Over in Hollywood, Califoria. Free entrance, BBQ, large Coctails and superb music. Check out the line up at this free party: A-trak, Rich Medina, Mayer Hawthorne, Daz I Kue, Large Professor, Peanut Butter Wolf, Stretch Armstrong, Bobbito & Spinna,... I which we had Sunday afternoon parties like that here in Belgium.
Promoters, who dares to take up the challenge? And don't come telling me there's Bar Solar here in antwerp. I love the location but the vocal-house or zumba music makes me vomit everytime.
Anyway download the A-trak sunday afternoon set packed with the biggest funk, disco, 80's, and hip-hop summertime partybombs. Love it!

Interactive LED wall

2009-08-10T13:04:00.002+02:00

Very nice example of an interactive wall for La Vitrine, Montreal's cultural events office. The wall with 35,000 LEDs was created by Moment Factory

Augmented Reality DJ

2009-08-10T01:56:00.005+02:00

The developers of Boffswana take augmented reality one step further with this new development of a AR-driver dj mixer for Wrigley 5 gum
As part of the brand's "Stimulate Your Senses" campaign, the challenge from the client was "to produce a sensorial experience online" The result is create the 5 Mixer, which turns visitors into virtual DJs through a set of three different "flavor-inspired" orbs. Once three base tracks have been selected, users can modify the audio being played through the simultaneous use of three controlling Glyphs downloadable off the 5gum site.

I can see many possibilities for future AR applications. I wonder how long it will take for a big music band or artist to release the first AR videoclip? Imagine a band like Gorillaz, Daft Punk or Justice playing on your desk while you get to control the mixing of the song. Hey creative videoclip directors, what are you waiting for!

UPDATE: For the launch of their new album Temporary Pleasure, Simian Mobile Disco has created an Augmented Reality Experience in the form of a temporary installation/ popup store in Carnaby Street, London starting from Mon. 17th Aug. "The installation reflects the concepts behind the record - it's brief, fun, and how could we miss the chance to augment the reality of the general public. The AR technology is amazing and we think people are going to love it." says SMD. I'll post a video as soon as it pops up on the internet!

Jay-Z does Beastie Boys Tribute

2009-08-10T01:09:00.004+02:00

Jay-Z does No Sleep til Brooklyn as a kick-ass Beastie Boys Tribute! Much better then that lame Coldplay cover of Fight for your right.
Meanwhile Adam 'MCA' Youch had surgery for a minor cancer tumor and is recovering at home while goin' thru radiation treatment. Let's which him a swift recovery for the Beasties upcoming new album and tour!

The Internet Mapping Project

2009-08-10T00:28:00.000+02:00

Kevin Kelly is asking people to “Please draw a map of the internet, as you see it” for The Internet Mapping Project. You can see them all here.

Create your own map by downloading the pdf; sketching your vision and emailing it to Kevin.

Raombo

2009-08-04T15:21:00.004+02:00

Man man, eighties cartoons zijn lachen!
Alleen de muziek suckte. Hadden ze toen maar Romborama gehad!

Twitter is ...

2009-08-04T14:43:00.002+02:00

Twitter is the beginning of the ending of human civilization.

twitter.com/bobbybadfingerz

Gainsbourg, vie héroïque

2009-07-27T20:07:00.004+02:00

Gainsbourg, de film! Eindelijk hebben ze dan een acteur gevonden die cool genoeg is om de Serge te spelen! Laat ons hopen dat de film geen zo'n draak wordt als "La Môme" over Edith Piaf.

Check out Histoire de Melody Nelson voor een staaltje van Serges meest geile praat. Een major inspiratiebron voor de latere platen van Air, Portishead, David Holmes, Beck, ...

TRON Legacy

2009-07-27T19:50:00.002+02:00

Finally, the return of my favorite childhood SF movie TRON!

Tron: Legacy is scheduled for release in 2010 and features the return of Jeff Bridges.

3G S

2009-06-10T11:36:00.003+02:00

I want one of those!
via Joy of Tech

Partly Clouded

2009-06-09T14:11:00.004+02:00

Great new short movie by Pixar! (via Fubiz)

Underwater commercials

2009-06-08T15:10:00.007+02:00

Some nice underwater action in these 2 new commercials:

An underwater barfight for Spa Barisart, the explosive water. A great Belgian commercial by Duval Guillome, completely shot in an underwater tank in Berlin.

And with a bigger budget, a surreal underwater circus for Farmers Help Point (an insurance company) made by Weta Digital the visual effect company responisble for Lord of The Ring & King Kong (via Superpunch)

ANIMATED MUSIC VIDEOS

2009-06-04T09:38:00.003+02:00

So I've spotted a trend: The animated music video! I wished all music video's were like this!

Firstly, the official video for The parachute Ending, the best track on the Birdy Nam Nam album (maybe because it was produced by Justice).
The animation for the videoclip by Will Sweeny is fantastic!!! This is the space-age psychedelic graphic style that's so hot right now, with huge influences from some of my favorite comic books: Moebius Incal or Enki Bilal's Nikopol trilogy.

Also releasing a dope animated video is Major Lazer! The new project of Diplo & Switch who are trying to relaunch jamaican dancehall to a 2009 rave crowd. Check out the clip for Hold the Line (feat. vocals by Lexx and Santigold) below. Looks like a late 80's toy commercial with animation heavily influenced by cartoons such as Thundercats or GI Joe.

Major Lazer - "Hold The Line" ft. Mr. Lexx and Santigold

And while were on it: check this is the hilarious cartoon videoclip below for Get Get Get by Grapes, the 'dance' project of the flemish rapper & singer-songwriterFlip Kowlier. It seems Flip is a man of many trades...
The animation was done by Volstok Telefunken responsible for multiple manbijthond Monsters animations.

BOLLOCKS

2009-06-04T09:10:00.002+02:00

Whaaat? The IFPI (International Federation of the Phonographic Industry) took down yesterdays post without giving me a specific reason. Just because it contained 'content that infringes upon the copyrights of others'. But I have no clue what it was. The post contained 3 video's & 3 downloadlinks of music that other people put online! Which one was the problem?
The post is now completely gone, I'll repost it later today without the download links. Let's see how long it stays up...

WEBSITE GONE SURFING

2009-05-30T12:22:00.001+02:00

the Belgian Coke website is gone surfing! The internet turned upside down...

Pop's Stache !!

2009-05-30T12:18:00.001+02:00

Hell yeah! Funniest gadget of the year!
Pop's 'Stache by Shane Blomberg, Andrew Reeves and John Healy.

Toy Story 3

2009-05-30T12:14:00.000+02:00

My most favourite toy characters are back! Great.

The Whale Song

2009-05-19T22:14:00.000+02:00

Check out "The Whale Song", a nice commercial for an Australian Mobile service.
And then try to compose your own whale song on optuswhalesong.com.au

Time to ride!

2009-05-19T21:41:00.004+02:00

Time to get off your ass and ride! Tony Hawk Ride is the latest in the series of legendary skateboard games. Long gone is the dual shock controller, Tony designed himself a real skateboard controller! The board looks like a hoverboard from 'Back to the future' except that it doesn't float but balances on the floor. I can see carpet sell going up already...

Check it out in this clip from Gametrailer.tv where Tony himself demonstrates the real deal.

Back!

2009-05-19T21:18:00.007+02:00

Whaaaaat no post for 2 week? I was busy goddamnit! Drinking swiss coffee and eating Greek Feta. But now i'm back, and so is Sherlock Holmes! Not the old fashioned Holmes as you know him. The famous Detective (played by Robert Downey Jr.) and his trusty partner Watson (Jude Law) engage in a battle of wits and brawn with a nemesis whose plot is a threat to all of England. Check out the trailer!

Analog Nights

2009-04-24T00:06:00.002+02:00

Great wallpaper for in my dj room.
Buy from Aimee Wilder

The Sneaker Mirror

2009-04-23T23:51:00.003+02:00

The Sneaker Mirror is an interactive installation created for the Kicksburgh event. The Sneaker Mirror reproduces a moving image via a live webcam feed using only images of over 100 iconic sneakers as pixels. From up close you see the sneakers, from a distance it's a video.

Desk Light

2009-04-23T23:22:00.004+02:00

2 fine examples of creative home-made desk lighting! Love it!

Krylon Spray Paint Lamp - $40
(Made from a vintage Krylon can by artist Jake Rankin)
Buy from Etsy

KOZO3 / desk lamp - $22
(The lamp is handmade; materials are left raw and alive, with little authentic rust at the joints and the marks from hand tools that were used in the assembly process.)
Also available from Etsy

Onwards by James Jarvis

2009-04-23T14:33:00.005+02:00

A charming video made for Nike Running as a collaboration between Nike & James Jarvis. The video explores the subject of running free, and is inspired by Jarvis’ own experiences. Rumours have it Nike will launch a yellow tracksuit based on the video. Just in time for the London Marathon or the Antwerp 10 Miles.

Parra Soundsystem

2009-04-22T12:27:00.008+02:00

I know this has been going all around the blogosphere since yesterday, but it's too good not too mention it. Dutch favorite, Parra Soundsystem featuring Parra, Mr.Wix & Tom Trago, have just released a nice compilation called Edit Niaf - The Art Of Partying (download link).
It features 19 diverse re-edits of disco & dance classics. The tracklist is not giving away much information about the original artists; but I do recognise tracks from Ram Jam, Man Parrisch & Abba. Great party stuff!
Obviously the artwork for the mix was done by Parra.

Bertone Mantide

2009-04-22T10:15:00.007+02:00

Whoaha! Another dreamcar on my list: this is Bertone Mantide designed by Jason Castriota.The car looks likes it jumped out the pages of a manga book. It gives an impression of going very fast even when standing still.
Check out the making-of below:

Coyote finally cathes Roadrunner!

2009-04-22T00:21:00.004+02:00

Remember the Roadrunner? Who didn't imitate him as a kid?
Meep Meep! Zooooooooof
Some Argentinian guy got frustrated that roadrunner never got caught so he uploaded this rare videoclip. Looks like a dead bird to me....

Parkour with Bikes

2009-04-21T23:52:00.004+02:00

What a fine example of Street Trial Riding by Danny MacAskil! This guy does crazy stunts on 2 wheel. It's just like parkour but on a bicycle.
I once tried to ride on my rear wheel just like that and ended up with a broken tailbone. :-(

Cut-ups

2009-04-21T10:33:00.001+02:00

A nicely animated video featuring the voice of William S. Burroughs explaining the history of cut-ups.

Fish Sticks

2009-04-13T23:42:00.004+02:00

Check out the latest hilarious South Park episode Fishsticks featuring 'Gods gift to the world' Kanye West!
Sometimes a man's ego can be so out of whack that no matter what people tell them, they can't belief the truth.
Oh, and download the Gay Fish song for free from South Park Studios!

Infinity+1

2009-04-13T20:12:00.005+02:00

Alsof zijn fabric live nog niet vet genoeg was, komt A-trak deze maand met zijn Infinity+1 mix (download)! Check zijn introductiefilmpje hierboven, er is zelfs een Infinity+1 tumblr page voor gemaakt.
Persoonlijk vind ik deze mix beter balanced & mixed dan zijn fabriclive, waar het soms wat scheef ging maar waar wel meer power in zat. Wel spijtig dat deze voormalig hiphop turntable wizard niet wat meer van zijn scratch skills laat horen.

The Office - Gangsta Rap style

2009-04-01T23:31:00.003+02:00

The dialogue is from the Wu-tangs classic album Enter The Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) (1993)

The future is now!

2009-04-01T23:04:00.002+02:00

Yes, the future is now. This week Tesla Motors unveiled their all-electric, high performance, Aston-Martin-looking Model S sedan. The model was a buzz on all blogs last week. The Model S will cost about $49,000. They’re planning to start production in late 2011.

Below is a video of venture capitalist Steve Jurvetson (whose firm invested in Tesla) riding along in a test drive with Tesla Motors chairman Elon Musk. Check out that touchscreen console! Listen how silent the car is and watch how fast it takes off!

Zoologic

2009-04-01T22:43:00.003+02:00

Grappig ouderwets gemaakt animatiefilmpje; het eindejaars werk van Nicole Mitchell, de winnaar van de Student Academy awards 2008.

Error 404

2009-04-01T22:37:00.003+02:00

Funny Bananas

mr. Oizo - this sound is shit!

2009-03-20T10:41:00.001+01:00

Mr Oizo - Lambs Anger

Snoop Dogg Millionaire

2009-03-20T10:20:00.004+01:00

Whooha! De Snoop Dogg z'n nieuwe single 'Snoop Dogg Millionaire' is gewoon een loodzwaar dusbstep nummer. Dubstep eindelijk in de charts?

Snoop Dogg Millionaire Feat. Tanvi Shah of Slum Dog Millionaire (Dirty Version)

Muziek uit m'n linker mouw

2009-03-17T21:31:00.002+01:00

Lang geleden dat ik nog eens wat music gepost heb. Daarom een uitgebreide selectie deze keer! Rustig te beginnen met de beste remixes door Beyond the Wizards Sleeve verzameld op Re-Animations, Vol. 1

Een beetje in dezelfde stijl maar al wat meer uptempo zijn de electric-folk remixes door Metronomy verzameld op het fijne promo cd'ke Remixes Compilation

Al wat meer uptempo is de balearic house verzamelaar Future Disco (Pw: magesy) met goed volk zoals Greg Wilson, Aeroplane, L.S.B, Holy Ghost!, Toby Tobias, ...

Maar ook rockers kunnen compilaties samenstellen, de mannen van Phoenix compileerden hun favoriete tracks op Kitsune Tabloid; tracks van Kiss over D'angelo tot Elvis Costello. Dansbaar is het niet, maar verrassend des te meer!

Een cd waar velen naar uit kijken is Junior, het nieuwe album van Röyksopp. Ze gaan verder op hun vertrouwde formule van poppy dance met veel guestvocals. Persoonlijk wel niet zo onder de indruk deze keer.
Update: de download is terug online!

Voor de liefhebbers van het hardere werk is er deze maand de vette Fabriclive.45 mix, aan elkaar gedraaid door turntable-wizardA-trak. De beste mish-mash en electro bangers van het moment!

Als uitsmijter de videoclip voor Wrong, de eerst single uit nieuwe Depeche Mode (met mixes van Boys Noise & Trentemoller - Pw: museink)
Geniet ervan, ik kijk ondertussen uit naar de nieuwe albums van Phoenix, Pete Doherty, Depeche Mode, ...

AntiVj light installation

2009-03-15T23:41:00.001+01:00

Feel the Bubbles

2009-03-14T13:01:00.002+01:00

'Feel the bubbles' is an amazing cool ad for the Aero chocolat bars, ft. skateboard legend Bob Burnquist.

Printer Jam

2009-03-05T20:06:00.004+01:00

Check out this nice animation for the Drum&Bass song Printer Jam by Mistabishi

Mistabishi - Printer Jam from Hospital Records on Vimeo.

Oh I really hate those printer sounds. It brings back so many printer nightmares.
This weekend I'm finally buying a new printer and then I'm gonna throw the old crappy motherfuckin' HP out of the window, as far as I can! I'm sure that will feel good.

Urban Camouflage

2009-03-05T19:57:00.004+01:00

Urban camouflage is performance art inspired by the «ghillie suits», the military camouflage suit. Check out the artist’s attempt to blend in an IKEA in Stockholm!

Triple Troube

2009-03-05T19:48:00.003+01:00

Another fine exhibition at A.L.I.C.E gallery: Triple Trouble
Separated for far too long, the three brothers with silly nicknames, Cream, 2Shy and So Me, are finally reunited in, however ironic it may seem, their father's city of birth, Brussels.

Thru-You

2009-03-05T19:43:00.004+01:00

Holy shit! This is so good!
Thru-you.com is an incredible collection of tracks mixed together from a random YouTube clips - mostly from amateur recordings and instructional videos - by Israeli producer Kutiman. The results are funky, melodic and clever! Funky Ninja tune style!

SKATELOG

2009-02-23T22:07:00.000+01:00

Fine art by Herr Schulze

The Crisis of Credit Visualized

2009-02-22T16:23:00.003+01:00

Many have tried to explain the credit crisis in a simple way, but this is the best attempt so far: The Crisis of Credit explained and visualized by Jonathan Jarvis!

Siftables, the toy blocks that think

2009-02-18T21:36:00.000+01:00

Great new presentation from TED website:
MIT grad student David Merrill demos Siftables - cookie-sized, computerized tiles you can stack and shuffle in your hands. These future-toys can do math, play music, and talk to their friends, too. Is this the next thing in hands-on learning?

Adjust your sound!

2009-02-18T21:28:00.001+01:00

Nice Loewe sound commercial

Obama's Elf

2009-02-16T09:28:00.001+01:00

Shit Happens

2009-02-13T23:02:00.000+01:00

De buurman! tis nen plezanten hé!

Motorcycle eyecandy

2009-02-10T23:05:00.006+01:00

Wow, I finally found a great blog on motorcycles : BIKEexif
Nothing too technical or boring here, but instead it's filled with fantastic images of classic bikes and cool new concepts!

Check out this brand new Harly Davidson Iron 883 below. Harly's targeting at a new and younger audience now that their regular audience of retired businessmen, tattooed Hell’s Angels-wannabes, and general rednecks is starting to get a day older. They've sure caught my attention!

The human washing machine

2009-02-10T21:38:00.003+01:00

You gotta love those crazy Japanese inventions! Check out this Ultrasonic Bath aka the human washing machine.

In 1970 Sanyo demonstrated their vision for the future at the World Expo in Osaka with a series of appliances they thought would populate the home of tomorrow. Included was the Ultrasonic Bath, a pod-like human washing machine that cleans, massages and dries the user in a fully automated 15-minute process. Check out the demonstration video below!

27 minutes and 18 seconds of nonstop cursing

2009-02-10T11:43:00.000+01:00

This is every single curse, from every single episode of The Sopranos, ever. Fuckin' awesome!

Mykonos

2009-02-06T19:21:00.001+01:00

"Mykonos” is a visually stunning paper cut-out music video for Fleet Foxes, directed and animated by Sean Pecknold with artwork by illustrator Jesse Brown. Full video credits, along with a ‘making of’ short can be viewed below.

Vieze vettige prentjes!

2009-02-06T00:19:00.008+01:00

Na de rel van vorig jaar in het fotomuseum is Louis Paul Boon's Fenomenale Feminatheek dan nu toch te zien in Antwerpen. Of toch een klein deel ervan. En dit alles 10 dagen lang in de La Riva. Meer info hier

Maar bespaar u echter de moeite en de 5€ inkom! Ik ben naar de "exclusieve" openingsavond (lees: met BV's) geweest en het trok gewoon op niks!
De selectie is veel te klein om een impact te hebben, en daarom lijkt het nu echt gewoon op wat vieze prentjes bij elkaar. Zo krijgt deputé Ludo Helsen nog gelijk...
Ook de opstelling van de tentoonstelling helpt niet echt want die is ronduit amateuristisch en het geheel heeft ook een heel foute omkadering. Alsof de tentoonstelling een flauw excuus is om een sociaal event in de La Riva te kunnen organiseren. Boontje draait zich om in zijn graf als hij ziet wat er nu met zijn vieze prenten gebeurd.

De beste opmerking die ik hoorde uit de mond van een blonde BV was: "ja, ik ben altijd al fan geweest van Louis Paul Boon" Van wat dan? Van zijn vorige expo's zeker? Bitch!

Ed Templeton

2009-02-05T20:56:00.007+01:00

Hurray! Ed Templeton, my favourite 'Beautiful Losers' artist, is coming back to Belgium for a second exhibition at Tim Van Laere Gallery! Better start saving money this time to buy some artworks. Rumours has it he'll be giving a solo exhibition in S.M.A.K. next year.

Mr Oizo - Positif

2009-02-04T22:49:00.003+01:00

This saturday at Culture Club, Ghent: Mr Oizo!

Check out his latest album Lambs Anger (download)

Gary Baseman Interview

2009-02-04T22:32:00.000+01:00

Dr Manhattan

2009-02-03T23:43:00.001+01:00

Heavy Metal Band Names

2009-02-03T23:36:00.002+01:00

Here’s the heavy metal band name classification. Click the picture to see the full scale image!

ROCK ON!

I'm back...

2009-02-03T22:45:00.004+01:00

Yes I'm back from the Swiss Alpes! Zermatt was really great! Fresh powder snow, great sunny weather al week, but freezing cold! The mountain slopes are real nice, wide open, with lots of off-piste possibilities. It's a huge skiable area with top-notch ski-lifts, trains & tunnels! And it's possible to cross the mountains over the glacier and ski down to Cervina in Italy.
A great village too, only accessible by a train, local transportation is done by electric (golf)carts, the streets are covered with snow...

But what was the coolest is the many animals that you see in the Swiss mountains! Lots of birds, mountain goats, deer, ... The last day we took the final run down thru the woods when suddenly a female deer jumped out of the woods from the left, she ran before me on the path for 200 meters and then disappeared on the right in the woods again. I could almost touch the animal! What a nice way to end my final run of this holiday!

Year One

2009-02-03T22:43:00.001+01:00

New Jack Black movie! Yeah!

Swiss Miss

2009-01-23T11:30:00.003+01:00

Yes, I'm leaving tomorrow morning for a week of snowboarding & aprés-ski in Zermatt in Switzerland .

In the mean time you can alwys read this interesting blog of SwissMiss

The Polar Clock

2009-01-22T16:12:00.001+01:00

This is a nice graphic application:

To download as a screen saver or as a widget visit this pixelbreaker site

Goodness And Happiness - Why Generosity Is The Future Of Marketing Strategy

2009-01-20T10:17:00.004+01:00

YES WE CAN! Positivity and generosity are the key words for marketing in these times of crisis. A very nice presentation by Neil Perkin that has been going around the blogosphere for some months now.

via Talent imitates, Genius steals

Nothing is Original

2009-01-20T09:35:00.006+01:00

a great Jim Jarmusch quote visualised by graphic designer Mark Malazarte

OH NO! DON'T GO!

2009-01-19T20:57:00.001+01:00

“The Curious Case of Benjamin Button”

GO BAMA ! GO!

2009-01-19T20:50:00.004+01:00

Buy HERE or in black HERE

Blue Monday

2009-01-19T19:19:00.004+01:00

Vandaag is het "Blue Monday", volgens een of ander Engelse wetenschapper de meest depressieve dag van het jaar. Met zo een kutweer vandaag is dat ook echt niet zo moeilijk.

Maar bij Blue Monday moet ik toch nog altijd aan deze track hieronder denken.

De clip komt uit 24 Hour Party People, de schitterende film over de geschiedenis van Factory Records & de legendarische Hacienda club in Manchester! Het nummer is tevens ook terug te vinden op deze Soundtrack (download)

Steven Hill's Movie Titles Screens

2009-01-15T14:41:00.010+01:00

Check out this wonderful site of film collector Steven Hill. He has gone through his enormous film collection and catalogued over 5000 Movie title screens. It's an absolute gold mine of typeface and film logo design! Plus you get to know some films that you've never heard of. A small selection below:

Under the Influence : Beastie Boys

2009-01-12T15:24:00.002+01:00

Gallery 1988 put together a show where artist draw, paint, make art inspired by the Beastie Boys. The show is called Under the Influence and features some great pieces by contemporary street artist like Shepard Fairey, Glenn E. Friedman, Jeff Ramirez, David MacDowell, Evil Design, Ben Walker, Dave Chung, Casey Weldon and many more...

The show opened 8 January and immediately sold out. All these fantastic artworks can be checked here beasties88.blogspot.com

Objectified

2009-01-06T23:10:00.003+01:00

Below is the trailer for Objectified, the forthcoming documentary feature film about industrial design by Gary Hustwit (premièring in March 2009).
It’s about the manufactured objects we surround ourselves with, and the people who make them. It’s about the world of creativity behind everything from toothbrushes to tech gadgets, featuring some of the world’s most influential industrial designers including Jonathan Ive (Apple, California), Chris Bangle (BMW Group, Munich) and Dieter Rams (Kronberg, Germany) amongst many others.

Just like the Beautiful Losers film this documentary will be presented next year on a tour of film festivals, museums and other special occasions. Maybe an idea for a collaboration between the Ghent Design Museum and the next Ghent film festival?

Beautiful Losers

2009-01-06T20:58:00.010+01:00

I've been a fan of Beautiful Losers Exhibit for a while now! It's one of the most relevant exhibition when you talk about street art and DIY culture of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti.
I was lucky to see the show when it was in the Tri-Postal in Lille, France two years ago. With our organisation M-A-F we tried to gather the budget to bring the exposition to Belgium, but sadly the cultural budgetary council decided otherwise.

Those who missed the exhibit can now enjoy the spirit of Beautiful Losers in an feature film documentary about the exhibit and this group of artists and their cultural influence on a generation. Check out the film-trailer below.

The film is being presented with screenings in cultural centres across the US, and apparently they are coming to Europe later this year. Currently confirmed cities are Berlin, Copenhagen, Madrid, Tallinn,... but sadly NO Belgian dates again! Although I'm sure it will gather a big crowd as the Ed Templeton exhibition at Tim Van Laere Gallery proved last year.

The screenings in the US were accompanied by MAKE SOMETHING, a series of community and youth-oriented creative workshops in collaboration with Nike. The workshops were hosted by renowned artists from the Beautiful Losers “do-it-yourself” art subculture, which include Ed Templeton, Tobin Yelland, Geoff McFetridge, Shepard Fairey, Mike Mills, Todd James, Cheryl Dunn, Kaws, Mr. Cartoon and Aaron Rose. Check out the videos here

Pete The meat Puppet!

2009-01-03T12:09:00.002+01:00

I love Diesel for their creative marketing & advertising. Always innovative and over the top. They've recently released a brand new website Tales from the darker side of Diesel. If you didn't know they were selling clothes you'd swear you've logged onto a freak-video website! Check out the amazing clips like the one below: The Rise and Fall of Pete the Meat Puppet

Now that's great. No relation whatsoever with jeans or fashion, but hey what an awesome viral video!

9

2008-12-29T12:55:00.004+01:00

9 is a new computer animated film produced by Tim Burton and Timur Bekmambetov, directed by Shane Acker. The film is based on Acker’s original short film 9 (Academy Award-nominated in 2005)(watch it on YouTube here)

I like the look and settings of this movie, finally an animated film that dares to reach another audience then those Disney films.

The Thundercats Movie

2008-12-29T10:13:00.004+01:00

If you think that Hollywood used up all comic books and childhood cartoons then you were wrong! Behold "The Thundercats Movie" featuring Brad Pitt, Vin Diesel and Hugh Jackman and more...
So what's next? The Snorkels live action movie?

Oh, doesn't it look great! You'd go and see it huh, admit it!
If only it was real! This trailer is an amazing piece of video editing featuring parts of other movies blended together with some fine Photoshop and Premiere work.

The New London Double Decker Bus

2008-12-24T10:43:00.004+01:00

Here it is, the new London Double Decker Bus!

The London Transportation Department held a contest to redesign the iconic Double Decker bus. The winning entry shown above is designed by renowned architects Foster + Partners! They’ve created a zero-emissions, super accessible, and environmentally innovative double decker bus that heralds a new era of sustainable public transportation for London!

What a nice product design for an architectural office! A shame that Axel Enthoven missed the boat; to busy being the jury of bad TV-shows I guess?

via Inhabitat - future forward design for the world you inhabit

Kerst

2008-12-24T09:51:00.003+01:00

Great, vandaag de laatste halve werkdag van het jaar! Maandag ontdekte ik dat ik nog een halve vakantiedag overhad, dus heb ik die meteen voor deze middag opgenomen. Nu kan ik nog op mijn gemak nog een last minute shopping doen en dan in de namiddag zijn we richting de vlaanders voor het Kerst dinner.
Bij deze alvast een prettige kerst gewenst aan iedereen! Goed eten en drinken, en geniet van de kadokes.

(ps: De prachtige kerstboom hierboven staat in de Gallerie Lafayette in Parijs. Check-out alle fotos van Parijs, genomen met mijn nieuwe camera Sigma DP-1)

Rolando

2008-12-19T11:59:00.006+01:00

Rolandoland is the first game for iPhone that i'm actually willing to pay money for. The graphics looks fantastic, the game uses the iPhone's accelerometer & touchscreen optimally, and the funky music is by none other then Mr. Scruff!

Rolandoland is in peril and the Rolandos need your help! Use innovative tilt, tap and Multi-Touch controls to guide the Rolandos through four visually-distinct worlds and 36 engaging levels. Solve physics puzzles, toy with the interactive environments and evade pesky enemies as you lead the Rolandos to victory.

Little Mr T

2008-12-18T21:58:00.005+01:00

How cool is this: Little Mr T
My all time hero as a handmade doll. Approximately 3 inches from toe to fro. Little T comes on a pin, complete with genuine gold plated chain!!
Unfortunately already sold-out

Some downloads for the Holiday season !

2008-12-17T21:17:00.011+01:00

I start of with Metro Area - Fabric 43 [Fabric], the best fabric release this year! A fine collection of disco obscura and new-wave blended smoothly together by Metro Area aka Morgan Geist and Jesrani. Forget the Dimitri-from-Paris kitch-disco compilations, this is the real deal! // Earlier this year Morgan Geist released his wonderful solo album Morgan Geist - Double Night Time [Environ] with vocal help from Jeremy Greenspan of Junior Boys fame. The first single 'Detroit' was an instant classic! // The track featured remixes by techno grandmaster Carl Craig who released his best-of Carl Craig - Sessions [K7!] Pt.1 Pt.2 Pt.3 Pt.4 earlier this year. Featuring classic techno tracks and remixes by the man himself or as one of his aliases. // Minimal techno producer Matt Edwards aka Radio Slave surprised me this summer with his side project Quiet Village - Silent Movie [Studio K7!] This music is nowhere near his trademark minimalistic techno but is instead a warm collection of balearic disco and smooth 60's rock tracks. Forget bad 'lounge' compilations, this is essential chill-out.
(If you like these albums, go out & buy them to support the artists)

As a nice treat I leave you with a track from the concert Carl Craig VERSUS Les Siècles Orchestra + the pianist Francesco Tristano recorded on 18/10/08 at Cité de la Musique in Paris. This unique meeting between a classical ensemble and techno music is powerful and mind-blowing! Watch the full concert registration (approx 1 hour) on Grandcrew.com

Worn Free

2008-12-17T20:57:00.005+01:00

At Worn Free you can buy reproductions of t-shirts that were once worn by rock legends such as Iggy Pop, Joey Ramone, Frank Zappa, ...
and also this t-shirt below once worn by Kurt Cobain.

I wonder if this is were Shellac got his inspiration for his daily Freddy cartoons?

SARAH MAGAZINE

2008-12-16T13:42:00.010+01:00

Last week an elderly, strange looking woman rang at my door, asking me money for the operation of her daughter. 'Everybody in the street already gave me 5 euros' she quickly added! I politely told her to go away because her story about the illness of her daughter was completely fake, she had no pictures, id-card or documents of her daughter and worst of all she reeked of alcohol! It's sad how she used such a story to hussle some booze money.

Today I received a mail from one of my favourite Belgian artists Ephameron about Sarah, a deaf Belgian girl who needs ear surgery. In contrast to my story above this fund-raising is done very creatively and with a lot of support.

Sarah was born almost deaf and recently got a cochlear implant in her right ear, which helps her hear sounds she never realized existed. The second implant, in her left ear, has been scheduled for 2009, but since medical insurance will only cover the first operation, she'll have to pay the full 25.000 euro bill all by herself...
To help her out, 100 artists from around the world joined forces to realize a publication called "Sarah magazine" and donate the full proceeds to her operation.

Sarah magazine costs 15 euro (worldwide postage included) and is a 96-page black/magenta/white A5 publication on recycled paper with full-colour cover with a limited edition of 1000 copies featuring illustrations by 100 international artists. Order your copy now from Sarah_Magazine@hotmail.com or check Sarah Magazine Myspace page for more info.

The Book Launch is this Thursday December 18, 2008, during the opening of the "Showtime" exhibition (with the works of Jeroen Baeken, Johan De Meulder, Ephameron, Elisabeth Noels, Astrid Yskout & Ward Zwart)
at 't Brantijzer - UAMS - St Jacobsmarkt 13, 200 Antwerp.

Swaffelen

2008-12-16T10:07:00.005+01:00

Van Dale 'Woord van het jaar 2008' is geworden: Swaffelen

"Swaffelen is de manier om de vrouw (of man, zoals enkele dubieuze figuren verkiezen) van je dromen tot nieuwe ongekende hoogtes en fabuleuze genotsmomenten te stuwen. Alleen mannen kunnen deze erotische uiting beoefenen (vrouwen ook, mits in het bezit van hulpmiddelen)."
Het swaffelen staat of valt met een belangrijke factor. De swaffelaar moet in het bezit zijn van een zogenaamde topzware penis. Dit wil zeggen dat de penis niet geheel stijf moet zijn, maar echter ook niet slap. Topzwaar is een toestand waarbij de penis ongeveer horizontaal hangt, en het mogelijk is om met de penis te zwaaien.
Neem dan het te beswaffelen object (bij voorkeur vrouwenbil/been/borst) en sla daar licht kletsend tegenaan. Sla niet te hard met het oog op blauwe plekken/ gebroken benen.

Wtf??? Een goeie 57 procent van de 16.000 stemmers hebben het woord op één gezet! Verder nog in de top 10: smirten, hufterindex, horroropa, ... Ik kan me toch de indruk niet ontdoen dat dit nogal een 'Hollandse' lijst is. Misschien volgend jaar eens een Vlaamse top 10 brengen?

De volledige top 10 vindt je hier: woordvanhetjaar.vandale.nl

Jones’ Big Ass Truck Rental & Storage

2008-12-15T23:04:00.001+01:00

Jones’ Big Ass Truck Rental & Storage, brought to you by Big Dog Eat Child.

Oktapodi

2008-12-14T23:23:00.002+01:00

Oktapodi is a very nice animation! Created by the students at the French animation school Gobelins, this film has everything: suspense, humor, heart, great design and a hilarious, ridiculous concept - perfect for animation. The short film was selected and awarded at numerous festivals!

Creative with a straw and the Nintendo DS

2008-12-09T17:20:00.003+01:00

Remember this Japanes guy Daisuke from my air guitar post?
Well, he just got creative with a straw, a Nintendo DS plus the Korg DS-10 software and created a funny little Peter Frampton voice box.
With his new Kanye shades and this voicebox he's set for superstardom!

Ich clack dich

2008-12-09T17:00:00.003+01:00

I really love the new Le Le single! Supergeil German lyrics and a dope new Parra video.

Grab a copy of their full album "Flage" here

Greg Wilson

2008-12-09T12:03:00.004+01:00

In 1983 Greg Wilson was the first dj to mix records live on British Television. It was featured on Channel 4 in the musical show The Tube presented by Jools Holland. His first comment on Greg's mixing is really funny: "You get records and actually change and play them; don't quite understand yet how it's done; but you think that might annoy the people making the record?" Nowadays this seems a hilarious question, but back then for many viewers the appearance on ‘The Tube’ was the first time they’d come across mixing – it was a totally new concept to them!
For more info on this video check out Greg Wilsons own article on his website electrofunkroots.co.uk

Greg Wilson is a legendary dj ever since the disco days. He introduced electric-funk to Europe and was the first dj in the legendary Hacienda club in Manchester. He is renowned for his live disco edits & dubs performed on a Revox B77 Reel to Reel tape recorder! He still uses this when he dj's these days, which is an amazing thing to see in this digital age.

As a treat I've got a nice Greg Wilson dj set for you, recorded live in Ibiza this summer.
Greg Wilson Prime Time Promo Mix - Live in Ibiza September '08 (right click - save as)

The Playlist:

1. Telemusic baby’s band (leozero edit)
2. Billy Ocean nights (feel like getting down) (discolexic edit)
3. Rockers Revenge sunshine (gw edit)
4. NRDS07 cosmic dj delight (gw edit)
5. Change lovers holiday
6. Chic I want your love (todd terje edit)
7. Anthony Chacona & Nick Mansfield oh snap! (gw version)
8. Spirit Catcher sweet deal (gw edit)
9. A Guy Called Gerald voodoo ray
10. Klein & MBO dirty talk (gw edit)
11.Adonis no way back (gw edit)
12. Hercules & Love Affair blind (frankie knuckles mix)
13. 808 State pacific state (gw ruff edit)

Wakeboarding at San Marco Square in Venice

2008-12-08T00:06:00.002+01:00

What would you do when water floods the town square? In Venice they begin to Wakeboard:

Everything happened at the speed of light on Tuesday: just a few minutes after 11 a.m., the high-water mark had reached 1.35 metres, equivalent to a good half metre of water covering St. Mark's Square.
Duncan Zuur's team pulled a compact, 20 horsepower motor winch from its hiding place and placed it under the square's arches. One team member, clad in rubber boots, pulled the winchs cable about 120 metres across the square and pressed one end firmly into the hand of Duncan Zuur, who had taken the opportunity to get into his wakeboarding gear. Four elegant turns later, the event was over prompting by a standing ovation from an astounding crowd of tourists.

Arkitip iPhone sleeve by Parra

2008-12-04T14:25:00.008+01:00

Another reason to upgrade my current iPhone. Dutch artist Parra created a custom design Sleeve for MacBook Pro 15” and a Parra Slider Case for the iPhone 3G. He also created a small video to explain the collaboration and his inspiration for the designs.

His designs are part of the second instalment of Curated by Arkitip: "a project designed for Incase, aimed at delivering artistically embellished Apple products to users who have an appreciation for the creative arts and technology. All artists are carefully chosen by Arkitip for dedication to their respective art forms and unique points of view."