#xmasfromthevatican

#raremusic / RAVEONETTES

RAVEONETTES dropped a special edition LP of Rarities/B-Sides with a limited run of 500 copies...
its out now and fuckin perfection / think xmas just came early in this household...
http://www.theraveonettes.com/ 

2011 / #myyearinlist

album / art direction respectively

2011 / #myyearinlist

10 fav tracks from 2011 / download

#dreadedholidaymusic

#nowplaying / MIDDLE BROTHER

http://www.partisanrecords.com/artists/middle-brother/

LOTTIE MOSS / star is born

EMERY / #revisiting

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emery_Theatre

CHANEL / sporting well

http://www.chanel.com

FIS Ski World Cup / #schedule

www.fisalpine.com

#nowplaying / country

#newmusic / STRANGE BOYS

new album LIVE MUSIC drops next week OCT 25th
STREAM: http://widgets.beggarspromo.com/livemusic_nme/

#randomprint / HOKUSAI

the GREAT WAVE OF KANAGAWA (1830s) by artist HOKUSAI / woodblock print
i last viewed at the metropolitan museum of art

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Great_Wave_off_Kanagawa

#alwaysplaying / TY SEGAL

CAESAR played on a 1957 Seeburg...

#nowplaying / WHITE FENCE

“It’s not like retro or anything. It’s just timeless fucking music that people like. The whole retro thing is cool, but you have to understand--rock n’ roll, country, and punk have all been borrowed. It’s all gone through the gamut and there are just new incarnations of it. If you want to start an avant-garde band, then go fucking do that and that’s cool. But, if you like rock n’ roll, then just put your own spin on it and you’ll be free.” - TIM PRESLEY 

http://whitefenceartcollective.blogspot.com/

    

#nowplaying

#alwaysplaying / TY SEGAL

TY SEGAL comfortable home / a true story // off album GOLDEN BREAD // ///  photo JULIUS SHULMAN / case study house #21, los angeles, USA 1958

SEX / w kate moss & andy warhol

videos are designed to play together at the same time.... tho you might press replay on the WHITE STRIPES i just dont know what to do with myself.. it would of been handy if SOFIA COPPOLLA had directed an 8 min edit of this tune.. seriously... and just how does KATE MOSS end up dancing in every great rock tune..

someone like you / ADELE

its as if ADELE is the last romantic standing in PARIS... its been ages since an artist has been able to command a video... utterly beautiful.  (excluding lykke li and robyn of course, but lets be honest, there just something special in the water in sweden...)

DRIES VAN NOTEN / spring 2012

a graphic point of view...

#nowplaying / random tunes

all bands i had wished were playing play #MPMF this weekend. but no luck on that. ha. but hell, there are like 200 indie bands playing over three nights in town and i do have this fancy wristband that gets me into all the shows... so im bound to find something, RIGHT?

#albumnews / FRENCH FILMS

FRENCH FILMS debut album IMAGINARY FUTURE out now... 

 COMPLETE TRACK LIST

01 This Dead Town

02 You Don't Know

03 Golden Sea

04 Pretty In Decadence

05 The Great Wave of Light

06 Living Fortress

07 Escape In The Afternoon

08 Convict

09 New Zealand

10 Up The Hill 

#albumnews / THE STRANGE BOYS

the STRANGE BOYS will release their third album LIVE MUSIC on October 25th via Rough Trade // http://strange-boys.com/

 

#randomportrait / GERHARD RICHTER

FRAU, die Treppe herabgehend (1965) oil on canvas / the art institute of chicago
https://www.artsy.net/artist/gerhard-richter

#nowplaying / BANDCAMP

http://diejungen.bandcamp.com/

http://dirtybeaches.bandcamp.com/

#albumnews / SHIMMERING STARS

debut full length VIOLENT HEARTS to be released 09.13.2011 on hardly art in america & almost musique in europe
http://shimmeringstars.bandcamp.com/

#randomnote

in architecture this same era circa 1864 yielded PETER ELLIS' introduction of the glass curtain wall (in early stages perhaps) at ORIEL CHAMBERS LIVERPOOL / also of note: this concept (esp: light) will later catch on in chicago... in combination with the cincinnatian approach of reinforced concrete construction... essentially yielding an architectural revolution that became the SKYSCRAPER...

#randomportrait

THE BLACK BRUNSWICKER 1860, by JOHN EVERETT MILLAIS / female model kate perugini
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/

MIHARAYASUHIRO // 2011 fall campaign

first images have surfaced for upcoming fall campaign...
http://www.miharayasuhiro.jp/

#nowplaying / DIRTY BEACHES

http://dirtybeaches.bandcamp.com/

 

HENRIK VIBSKOV / it now then

FINAL SUMMER SAMPLE SALE / NEW YORK
 HOURS 11 - 7pm   WHEN  july 30th / aug 1st  @ 456 broome street  
including henrik vibskov, stine goya, komment, anntian and rare past season goods from the coppenhagen archives...

http://blog.henrikvibskovboutique.com/

ss2012 / 7 menswear collections

finally getting around to posting on the upcoming spring/summer 2012 collections... basically, these are the 7 collections i liked... 

MARNI

JONATHAN SAUNDERS

 DRIES VAN NOTEN

MIHARAYASUHRIO

JUNYA WATANABE 

NEIL BARRETT

CARVAN

vitriini collection / IITTALA

i adore this VITRIINI collection from IITTALA / designed by Anu Penttinen, its a mix and match collection of glass, wood and aluminum pieces

http://www.iittala.com/

#nowplaying / summer tunes

ive been meaning to devote some time to updating this blog.. but as summer unfolds i find my time mostly allocated outside of flat and away from computer /  in the mean time here are some summer tunes... and if you havn't checked out the animated video of APACHE by DANGER BEACH you SHOULD

 

this girl taught me a dance / THE STRANGE BOYS

spring/summer 2012 / PARIS schedule

Thursday June 23

10.30am Viktor & Rolf Monsieur, see invitation -
11.30am Issey Miyake , 5, place des Vosges - 75004
12.30pm Rick Owens, POPB, Salle Marcel Cerdan, Porte 28 - 8, Boulevard de Bercy - 75012
1.30pm Juun. J, Espace Commines - 17, rue Commines - 75003
2.30pm Louis Vuitton, see invitation -
4.00pm Alexis Mabille, Passage du Désir - 85-87, rue du Faubourg St Martin - 75010
5.00pm Jean-Paul Gaultier, 325, rue Saint Martin - 75003
6.00pm Yohji Yamamoto, Showroom Yohji Yamamoto - 155, rue Saint Martin - 75003
7.00pm Dries Van Noten, See invitation -
9.00pm Adam Kimmel, see invitation -

Thursday June 23 presentations

8.30am -> 11.30am Franck Boclet, 53, avenue Montaigne - 75008
9.00am -> 5.00pm Balmain Homme, 29, rue Marbeuf - 75008
9.30am -> 12.30pm Steffie Christiaens, 5, cité de la Roquette - 75011
11.00am -> 6.00pm Visvim, Espace Topographique de l’Art - 15, rue de Thorigny - 75003

Friday June 24

10.00am Junya Watanabe Man, see invitation -
11.00am Yves Saint Laurent, see invitation -
11.00am Vier5 Fashion Department, Le Catrina - 141, rue du Fbg Saint Denis - 75010
12.00pm Julius, Maison des Métallos - 94, rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud - 75011
1.00pm Atelier Gustavo Lins, La Galerie Particulière - 16, rue Perche - 75003
2.00pm Walter Van Beirendonck, Espace Commines - 17, rue Commines - 75003
3.00pm Krisvanassche, Palais de la Femme / Armée du Salut - 96, rue de Charonne - 75011
4.00pm Boris Bidjan Saberi, BETC Euro RSCG - 85-87, rue du Faubourg St Martin - 75010
5.00pm Comme des Garçons Homme Plus, see invitation -
6.00pm Givenchy, see invitation -
7.00pm Henrik Vibskov, Lycée Henri IV - 1, rue Clotilde - 75005
8.00pm John Galliano, see invitation -

Friday June 24 presentations

9.00am -> 5.00pm Balmain Homme, 29, rue Marbeuf - 75008
10.00am -> 7.00pm Christophe Lemaire, 14, rue de Saintonge - 75003
11.00am -> 4.00pm 22/4, Galerie Sophie Scheidecker - 14, Bis rue des Minimes - 75003
5.00pm -> 7.00pm Backlash, Aimloft Space - 4-10, cité Griset - 75011

Saturday June 25

9.30am Maison Martin Margiela, Le Trianon - 80, boulevard Rochechouart - 75018
11.00am Kenzo, Lycée Carnot - 145, boulevard Malesherbes - 75017
12.00pm Romain Kremer, canceled -
12.00pm Smalto, Hotel Westin - 3, rue de Castiglione - 75001
1.00pm Ann Demeulemeester, Couvent des Cordeliers - 15, rue de l'École de Médecine - 75006
2.00pm Bernhard Willhelm, Espace Mercedes-Benz - 118, avenue des Champs Elysées - 75008
3.00pm Dior Homme, See invitation -
4.00pm Wooyoungmi, Lycée Turgot - 69, rue Turbigo - 75003
5.00pm Cerruti, 3, place de la Madeleine - 75008
6.00pm Petar Petrov, Palais Brongniart - 28, place de la Bourse - 75002
7.00pm Damir Doma, Faculté des Sciences pharmaceutiques - 4, avenue de l'Observatoire - 75006
8.00pm Hermès, see invitation -
9.00pm Raf Simons, see invitation -

Saturday June 25 presentations

10.00am -> 6.30pm Sacai, 13, rue de Turbigo - 75002
10.00am -> 6.00pm Miharayasuhiro, Atelier Villa du Lavoir - 70 rue René Boulanger - 7C Villa du Lavoir - 75010

Sunday June 26

10.00am Bill Tornade, Lycée Turgot - 69, rue de Turgot - 75003
11.00am Lanvin, see invitation -
12.00pm Roland Mouret, Mr., Hôtel Westin - 3, rue de Castiglione - 75001
1.00pm Agnès B, 15, rue Dieu - 75010
2.00pm Songzio, Maison des Métallos - 94, rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud - 75011
3.00pm Rynshu, Maison des Métallos - 94, rue Jean-Pierre Timbaud - 75011
4.00pm Paul Smith, Couvent des Cordeliers - 15, rue de l'Ecole de Médecine - 75006
5.00pm Qasimi Homme, Université Pierre Marie Curie - 4, place Jussieu - 75005
6.00pm Thom Browne, see invitation -
7.00pm Arnys, see invitation -
8.00pm Yigal Azrouel, BETC Euro RSCG - 83-87, rue du Fg St Martin - 75010
9.00pm Acne, see invitation -

GIULIANO FUJIWARA / 2012 eyewear

eyewear preview for spring/summer 2012 according to Giuliano Fujiwara. classic style, only chunkier and more technologically advanced. befitting the modern era.

PRADA / SS2012 venue

PRADA menswear spring/summer 2012 just walked in a field a green astroturf and blue foam cubes,
with a soundtrack incorporating new wave band FUN BOY THREE... collection is now streaming online http://www.prada.com/en

NEIL BARRETT / SS2012

menswear collections for spring/summer 2012 began walking today in MILAN / first note of the season NEIL BARRETT http://www.neilbarrett.com

#nowplaying / CYHSY

CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH rereleased their debut album this week and also dropped the first single off the upcoming fall release. which apparently, rereleased my own private arsenal of alec, clap, flashy... back material this week on my ipod. def my band this week. much anticipation for the upcoming album.

 

#nowplaying / TY SEGAL

new TY SEGALL 7″ out now on Drag City

 

hysterical / CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH

CYHSY new album september 2011 / HYSTERICAL produced by John Congleton / http://www.clapyourhandssayyeah.com/

 

video / the VACCINES

debut album WHAT DID YOU EXPECT FROM THE VACCINES finally drops in the states MAY 31  / with new video for ALL IN WHITE  

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the golden boy / TY SEGALL

new album GOODBYE BREAD is out June 21 on DRAG CITY / plus discovered killer cover of THE GORIES 

 

musicNOW / BON IVER & Friends

one of the many beautiful moments from musicNOW in cincinnati this past weekend... this was a collaboration between Megafaun, Fight The Big Bull, Justin Vernon and Sharon Van Etten called SOUND OF THE SOUTH, an evening of re-imaginings of the songs recorded by ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax in his early travels...   

video via http://vimeo.com/astorytoldwell/videos

CAC / kieth haring exhibit

now on display at the Contemporary Arts Center in Cincinnati, this historic exhibition of rarely exhibited early work from Keith Haring, includes drawings and sketchbooks, videos, flyers, posters, photographs and subway drawings, as well as word collages, texts, and diaries. the exhibit runs until September 2011  http://contemporaryartscenter.org/keith-haring

#nowplaying / LITTLE SCREAM

from the album THE GOLDEN RECORD out now on Secretly Canadian 

http://www.secretlycanadian.com/

 

WALLPAPER / handmade issue

following last year’s success, the cover of Wallpaper’s August issue will once again be a handmade cover. through the wonders of state-of-the-art digital printing your custom-designed issue will be delivered to your door when the August issue is due. to receive your customised issue you must purchase and design your cover before 31st May.

http://www.wallpaper.com/custom-covers/registration

musicNOW / FLEET FOXES