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Sometimes after watching a 1980s ‘by approval only’ film called ‘Pleasure Planet’ about an all girl band trying to make it on an alien planet (by way of their large crimped back combed coiffure) you discover that this element really exists today.
The management/label has prevented us from embedding this performance but please take a 9-10 minute moment of your life to reflect upon this live performance of VERSAILLE.
YouTube commenter UnkleMilk puts it best: “I’m utterly mystified as to why [this video's] views aren’t in the millions.”
Real talk. I’m actually a little hurt that no one’s sent this to me yet, but I can’t help but be chuffed that–at only 25k views–most of you probably haven’t seen it, either.
Why isn’t this wildly popular? I think the answer lies in how incredibly subtle this video is about how finely it is crafted: the drawings are, at first glance, crude, which doesn’t make for an attractive thumbnail preview. Only when you start watching it–and only if you have an excellent Star Wars recall–do you realize how thorough the creator has been. The less said the better. Watch it first, then see if you noticed the following: Continue Reading…
This crazy dude just started following me on Twitter and I couldn’t resist the pull of his twitter name “Slap Bass Ninja”. And there you go. He’s a ninja who slaps bass. Not masterfully, but he can carry a tune. His performance is followed by a bunch of funky proverbs. Slap on Slap Bass Ninja.
Categories: Ninjas Posted at 11:06 am on June 22, 2011 1 Comment -
Ode to the Bouncer by the Studio Killers is exactly what it sounds like–the plangent pleading of hot messes in nightclub lines the world over: let me in, please, let me in.
The video’s starlet is Cherry, one of the most compelling video It Girls that I’ve seen since the similarly-named Killers came out with Mr. Brightside* in 2003. Both videos feature–to borrow a perfect term from Brave New World–brachycephalic heroines with luminous eyes and glossy-petulant mouths, but Cherry’s animate fervor brings her a little past “sex object” and well into the realm of personhood, despite her minislip, melting makeup and goth boots.
The identities of the Studio Killers is currently unknown, and they prefer it that way. Based solely on Cherry’s design, and her accompaniment by sketchy, cute animals, I’d wager that the lead designer may be Miss Van, the famous Spanish graffiti/fine artist, albeit reworked by a talented animation design team. I have to admit that I’ve never been a huge fan of Miss Van’s mega-tapering, noodly execution, but seeing her designs (or designs similar to hers) in 3d really gives them an integrity of form that her drawings haven’t quite achieved. Looking through the group’s Facebook photos reveal some beautiful concept illustrations, in which the Miss Van forms are still there, but the skills of the new illustrators are clear. I feel like I almost recognize the linework. Ashley Wood?Ben Templesmith? Jamie Hewlett again (it does sound like an Damon Albarn project)? I can’t tell. Continue Reading…
TONIGHT in San Francisco, a live SWEATSHOP broadcast from my live painting at DisCu?lTu?re, the first and only drag/witch house night in SF. Last time was incredible, and I ended up selling the painting right off the easel at the end of the night.
What’s “witch house”? A genre so new and roughly-sketched that descriptions are difficult, beyond “it’s exactly what it sounds like, sort of.”
Cover is free until 11pm, $2 afterwards. Come listen for yourself; it’s free.
This was the piece I did last time, which was titled by the man who bought it:
this saturday in san francisco, the second installment of our new monthly dark synth / screwgaze / bass / etc. party, with a live set from powwowW and guest dj bobby peru!
In sheer defiance of the World Wide Web Consortium's will, Ectomo was designed using a non-web-standard font. Luckily, it is included in the excellent font pack released by the H.P. Lovecraft Historical Society, which can be freely downloaded in Mac and PC formats here. Ectomo should still look fine without it, though.
