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Emilie Weibel is Omoo | Inside The Soundspace Of A Brooklyn Artist From Switzerland.

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:01:02 -0400

Walk us through your creative process; you have all these layers of vocals and sounds—do they...

Wyland | "It all started with an image: Serene skies, quiet waves, and vacant landscapes."

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:00:43 -0400

For those who don’t know you, and to avoid the boring questions, where is your band based,...

Burkina Faso to Harlem, Mano takes us through his Journey

Wed, 15 May 2013 14:33:00 -0400

You are from the West African savanna of Burkina Faso (“Burkina”, from Mòoré, may be...

“Illustration graduate whose work is mostly figurative....

Sat, 11 May 2013 02:56:48 -0400

“Illustration graduate whose work is mostly figurative. I paint, draw and construct using a flexible range of tangible media across a wide range of surfaces and contexts, allowing my practice to exist across various disciplines. The work I produce is largely self-directed, allowing me to explore a wealth of ideas and concepts which need to be realised.”

Map Portraits
by Ed Fairburn

edfairburn.com

If you guys didn’t know yet, our annual outdoor festival sponsored by MMNY for June 21st 2013...

Wed, 08 May 2013 18:24:29 -0400

If you guys didn’t know yet, our annual outdoor festival sponsored by MMNY for June 21st 2013...

Luís Alves is an Illustrator from Portugal I’m currently...

Wed, 08 May 2013 08:01:14 -0400

Luís Alves is an Illustrator from Portugal I’m currently in love with, here is none other than the wonderful Erykah Badu. Please check out his textile work that combines old and new in a masterful way.

SUPPORT A TALENTED ARTIST: new one for sale “Santa Monica...

Tue, 07 May 2013 01:53:03 -0400

SUPPORT A TALENTED ARTIST:

new one for sale “Santa Monica Bluffs”, oil on panel, 5x5”.

only $85!

did this back in 2011 en plein air on top of the SM bluffs facing due W.

thanks for the support :)

Worth your time: This month, in our annual Photo Issue, The...

Mon, 06 May 2013 23:06:09 -0400

Worth your time:

This month, in our annual Photo Issue, The FADER is publishing a feature on the epidemic of youth violence in Chicago, photographed by Daniel Shea. It’s no exaggeration to say this has been one of the most fulfilling projects that Daniel and I have ever worked on.

The feature is live online today. Over the duration of the week four extended edits will be posted along with conversations between Daniel and I.

This essay was a deviation from past photo issues. Instead of publishing preexisting work we decided to commission one large essay with ambitious goals. Our choice to shoot on the ground in Chicago stemmed from the idea that the violent rhetoric that permeates contemporary rap music has a human cost that is too often overlooked. The FADER and many other magazines covering new music feature musicians that propagate cultures of violence (like Chief Keef, who Daniel shot for The FADER’s cover less than a year ago). With the magazine’s audience of young people in mind, we wanted to face that head on.

What resulted is 16 pages of photographs and a Q&A with veteran Chicago reporter Alex Kotlowitz. We aimed to depict what life in the South Side is like for young people, through individuals affected by violence, those participating in it and the grassroots effort to curb the spread of retaliatory crime which seems to have no end.

I would like to personally thank Daniel, my friend, for his incredible effort and determination working on this project, as well as the staff and publishers of The FADER for believing in it and to the men and women of CeaseFire who opened countless doors for us. Please spread the word and consider donating to their incredible effort.

I’m very excited to be able to share this work. It was the most difficult and rewarding assignment I’ve ever worked on, and I echo everything Geordie said above. Geo and I have been talking for a long time about the universe as it exists within hip hop lyricism, versus the reality that those illustrations are based on. I didn’t think it would turn into anything real, but Geordie, Matthew Schnipper and everyone at The Fader presented the opportunity to make a story like this possible.

These are things I care deeply about, so if you have some time, consider the people and stories that are behind the work. This is also in no way a complete or even close to complete attempt at understanding the complexities of violence and systems of oppression and poverty in Chicago or elsewhere. It’s what we could work on in about a month’s time.

I owe so much to the people that let me in and showed me their lives and neighborhoods, I’m beyond grateful to them. And of course, I’m so stoked to be working again with my buddy Geordie. Thanks for looking.

sexmusic: who knows who cares [wax nostalgic remix] // local...

Thu, 25 Apr 2013 00:41:57 -0400

sexmusic:

who knows who cares [wax nostalgic remix] // local natives

FREE download: here

More remixes by Wax Nostalgic are available via SoundCloud.

Mark U is a part of the next chapter of experimental-conscious-hiphop

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:02:00 -0400

Recently, I had the pleasure with interviewing a soulful-talented young guy from Brooklyn name Mark...

If you haven’t seen YGB live yet you’re really...

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 09:00:45 -0400

If you haven’t seen YGB live yet you’re really missing out, here is a band with an MC that channels MOS DEF, a drummer, bassist, and keyboardist with a Glasper flare, they have a rotating line up of poets, MC’s, singers, always a fun event with these guys.

They are playing in NYC at The Metropolitan Room April 3rd 2013.

Loved this artwork! Rings of a tree surrounded by ferns and...

Sat, 23 Mar 2013 00:19:55 -0400

Loved this artwork!

Rings of a tree surrounded by ferns and different varieties of mushrooms.

Screen printed on reclaimed fabric. Already heat-set.

9” x 9”

You can get one HERE.

Recently Thaddeus Lowe has been chatting back and forth with BBC...

Sun, 17 Mar 2013 20:22:00 -0400

Recently Thaddeus Lowe has been chatting back and forth with BBC award nominated director Andrew Bradley as a fan of his short films. They decided to collaborate for the rotating band project Thaddeus Lowe on this piece together, used here are some very wonderful clips made by using a Super 8 camera and the song Birds They Fly from the album Rose Garden in The Gospel of Now!

"It’s enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment."

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 19:32:13 -0500

“It’s enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment.” - Gabriel García...

Thieves - Dilate (Jamie Grind Remix)

Tue, 08 Jan 2013 15:21:36 -0500

Thieves - Dilate (Jamie Grind Remix)

So itʼs storming on the lake Little waves our bodies...

Wed, 12 Dec 2012 09:00:37 -0500

So itʼs storming on the lake
Little waves our bodies break

Calgary bon iver

WAKE UP!!!

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 14:00:47 -0500

WAKE UP!!!

Home studio shot of the day! Mainly because of all the green...

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 11:01:02 -0500

Home studio shot of the day! Mainly because of all the green space in this guy’s window. ;)

Goodnight Airbird

Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:00:45 -0500

Goodnight Airbird

We love this track! “Lone Wolf began life in 2009 in...

Mon, 10 Dec 2012 11:00:47 -0500

We love this track!

“Lone Wolf began life in 2009 in various dusty rooms and tape studios around Sweden where Paul Marshall (aka Lone Wolf) pulled his songs and ideas slowly together with the assistance of Kristofer Jonson from Jeniferever. After a month of various field recordings, sneaking into concert halls late at night to use the piano, setting up their gear in small village churches, and other places they could find, the basic album tracks were done.”