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Hollis Bennett Photography

Really enjoying the photo sets from Hollis Bennett - particularly The American Weekend and Panchromatic Domesticity. That being said, there are quality images in every set in the portfolio so take a moment to browse through them all.

GQ Interview: Bill Murray

Here's the deal: Today you're going to take some time to put down any and all of your projects and read this entire Bill Murray interview courtesy of GQ. He goes over a number of topics including Ghostbusters 3, Ron Howard, why he did Garfield and why he works with the kind of people he works with now. Honestly the Garfield anecdote is completely unbelievable but hilarious even if it's intentionally untrue.

Long story short, read it.
Once you're done with that, take a moment to enjoy this little Sofia Coppola anecdote about how she tracked Murray down for Lost In Translation.

Know Your Icons Part 1

Daniel gave me the heads up on this nice little article - A Brief History of Computer Icons. It doesn't cover all the bases by any means but that's why it's a brief history and not an exhaustive one. Regardless, it's interesting to see the evolution on both the Mac and PC; particularly the similarities between them in terms of iconography and even color palette. There is a Part 2 but it focuses on Modern Icon Design; not quite as intriguing to me. Read Part 1.

Billy West: The Many (cartoon) Voices In His Head

NPR has a great interview up with Billy West - voice actor extraordinaire best known for his work on Futurama as Fry, Professor Farnsworth, Dr. Zoidberg and Zapp Brannigan among others. I recommend actually listening to the interview instead of reading the transcripted version; as he tends to shift in and out of the voices with ease.

Via Arlo.

The Square America Gallery

The massive amount of photo galleries found on Square America are pretty much perfect in every way I could hope for. Each set is comprised of found vintage photography themed into a particular topic - people reading, vintage costumes, people smoking, etc. There are so many sets with so many great images it is hard to know where to start. I love the amateur nature of these photos, the storytelling in each one and, of course, the actual visual aesthetic.

Slices

Loving this clever brain model comprised of 32 sectional slides. The creator, Dwight Song, has several other interesting art projects over on his Flickr worth checking out or you can just hit up his Etsy and snag the last remaining brain model.

Via Chad.

Some Animals For You

A friend of mine recently requested that I get back to posting the occasional Animal video. Who am I to say no such a thing?

• Porcupine plays like a puppy - make it about a minute in and you will be treated to the greatest Porcupine Spin you've never seen. Via Chad.
• Angry Ibex - I can't watch this and not absolutely lose it with laughter. Even thinking about it puts me into fits. Via URLesque.

World's 15 Strangest Museums

The Momofuku Ando Instant Ramen Museum is just one of many of the World's 15 Strangest Museums. Honestly, I don't think all of them are that weird and it's a bit odd that the Ventrioloquist Museum didn't make the cut (seriously, creepy). Regardless, worth a quick scroll through for some good images and just to know that there's a World’s Largest Collection of the World’s Smallest Versions of the World’s Largest Things.

Via Courtney.

NSAG: Laura Baisden

The Smallest Art Gallery put up a new show this weekend - Selected Works from Laura Baisden. The pieces are all in the printmaking / linocut vein of execution and look great down in the gallery. Baisden has worked at Isle of Printing and currently gets things done at Hatch Show Print so it's safe to say she's quite versed in the ways of the printing press. Take a moment to check out the show and then swing by the gallery to see them in person.. always a better way of taking it all in.

Summer Mix Series 2010: Round 4

This years Summer Mix Series has been a bit slower in the onslaught of submissions and I am happy for it. Taking in this amount of music is not an easy task and it's nice that there are a few days between mixes to take it all in. That being said, lots of new mixes going up today so be sure to keep up if you haven't been already. I've been enjoying the following (among others).

• Verano Dormido - The description reads: "a soundtrack for when it's very dark in the summer." Apt and totally spot on.
• The Drums - I'm always impressed with mixes from Aaron and this is no different.. a nice wide variety of genres to keep your mind occupied.
• Artificial Heartbeat - a bit of a concept mix robots, becoming human, etc. At the very least it's some excellent "mostly-dream, sort of electronic-driven tunes." Approved.

Magno Wooden Radio

Thanks to Madrid I'm giving some serious consideration to finding a way to procure one of these Magno Wooden Radios. The design is a nice vintage throwback and each unit is finely crafted from a combo of pine and east indian rosewood. I love the simplicity of it and I've been wanting a little iPod speaker of some sort.. this could be the perfect solution (assuming I can get my hands on one and rationalize the cost).

Quick Links

At some point I'm going to have a sidebar of links for stuff of this nature but until that actually happens.. here's a compilation of things you need to see on the Internets that don't merit an entire blog post all to their own:

• Rob Huebel AV Club Interview - he is just as "on" during the interview as you'd think. Lots of great quotes and funny insight throughout.
• The Men Who Stare at Screens - interesting study that basically says if you think your one hour of working out somehow offsets your 8 - 12 hours of sitting in a day, you're wrong. Sounds obvious but it has some details regarding future health problems that are actually more likely if you partake in said lifestyle.
• World War II totally unbelievable - hilarious; please take some time to read this.

Katherine Squier Photography

Please take some time to browse the photographic works of Katherine Squire. Her official site is an excellent introductory "Best Of" to her style - lots of people, events, warm colors and ambiguous stories being told through the images. Personally I'm fascinated with the photostream - pages and pages of images cataloging a life of various events. Pretty interesting and sometimes you might even see a familiar face or two.

Hat tip, Keith Davis Young.

Spam Head - Kavel Rafferty

The Spam Head project courtesy of Kavel Rafferty is a fun undertaking of envisioning characters behind the names of spam email senders. The plan is to draw one out every week until there's enough to compile an art book of them. The drawings are a nice take on the names but the truly amazing aspect of it is the actual names that spam senders use - Hung Mahoney? Grill Tumaliuan? Lung Barron? Aurelio Colley? Amazing.

Friday Videos - July 16th, 2010

You know the deal - here's the playlist and the breakdown:

• Happiest DJ in the World - I love this guy so much. No mockery involved at all, I honestly love his enthusiasm.
• Skatt Brothers - SKATT ROLL'd - I'll be honest.. I've no idea what's going on with this but I find it ridiculous and hysterical. Give thanks to Davis for the absurdity.
• Sex Room - Paige and Kevin introduced me to this and made the great observation that there is not even a slight attempt at being clever here - it's just up front about everything. Ridiculous. I don't recommend watching more than the first minute.
• Miles Kurosky - The World Won't Last the Night - great video from ex-Beulah frontman Miles Kurosky done by my friend Mike Landry.. love the effects.
• The Incredible Sonovox - It's a new miracle of electricity! I could listen to music like this for days.
• Tracy Morgan's "Invictus" Audition Tape - a little long and it ends on a low note but Tracy Morgan being Tracy Morgan always has some gems.
• Gate of Hades iDosing - are you familiar with the up and coming drug trend called iDosing? Apparently kids are listening to "repetitive, atonal tracks" and receiving a high off of it.. sort of like a sensory deprivation chamber I assume. I love that it's called iDosing and it's so incredibly dumb to think of it as a drug threat.

Have a great weekend!

Flickr: Ghostpatrol's Photostream

Have a browse through the works of ghostpatrol - an enjoyable photostream of characters, gocco prints, watercolors, street art and a little bit of photography. I'm liking what I'm seeing.

Via Brandonnn.

The It Crowd Basement

Channel 4 has a nice little 360 VR of the IT Crowd Offices - complete with interactive labeling on a great deal of the artwork and other various decorations found in their space. Honestly, there's not quite enough labeling for my taste but it's a start. It's really quite impressive how well done the set is with proper nerd and, surprisingly, tons and tons of Alan Moore references.

Via Wil.

Quick Tech

• Send to Dropbox - email files to your Dropbox account. I don't know what you might need to use this for but it is good to know it exists.
• iScroll - easy way to setup a fixed div with mobile / iPhone scrolling. Think of it as overflow: scroll for your site.
• My Band Facebook App - I really know very little in terms of Facebook App-ery but it does seem like band pages need some sprucing up and overall help. This seems to get the job done in a nice, clean way.

We Own This Town: Volume 36

It's that time again! Podcast time. Another We Own This Town edition - the thirty-sixth to be exact. I'm quite pleased with this one as it runs a pretty wide range of styles. Hopefully you enjoy! Tracklisting:

• 1. The Grayces - "Yep"
  7" EP
• 2. My Tyger - "Ghost in the Room"
  Ghost in the Room single
• 3. Different Size Gods - "Push and Shove"
  Different Size Gods
• 4. Tristen - "The Crime"
  Teardrops and Lollipops
• 5. thecitylights* - "Desert Lakes"
  Sorrows
• 6. Faux Ferocious - "Write Me Off"
  A Thousand Trucks
• 7. Gnarwhal - "Bastard Cat"
  Tour 2009 EP
• 8. Paris, Ontario - "Actors in the Movies"
  Clouds and Constellations
• 9. Field Days - "Sinful Wishing Well"
  Projector
• 10. Natalie Prass - "Beg"
  Small & Sweet

TakePart: Participant Media

Uhh, this animation for TakePart: Participant Media is completely compelling. Love it from start to finish. The message is, obviously, worthwhile and should be taken to heart.. it's just nice to see a video animated this well that keeps the user engaged through their message.

via Jackson Black.

Zach G. Out of Control.

After the success of The Hangover it was pretty clear that Zach Galifianakis was going to be cast in tons of movies. I'm sure there will be some backlash but, for me, it's still a treat to see his style of humor in a regular movie.

• It's Kind of a Funny Story - aside from Zach G, it appears to have Jim Gaffigan, Aasif Mandvi, Lauren Graham, Adrian Martinz and lead Keir Gilchrist. Honestly, it appears to be a bit schmaltzy in terms of plot (boy checks himself into mental hospital, falls in love with crazy girl) but the writer / directors behind it are responsible for several other good movies ("Half Nelson" in particular) so I'll give it a shot.
• Due Date - from The Hangover director comes a buddy road movie with Zach G and Robert Downey Jr. For my taste, it's a promising comedy.. I have a hard time hating on just about anything Robert Downey, Jr is in.

Maurizio Bongiovanni

Loving the controlled drip style of Maurizio Bongiovanni. I am reminded of the old "pixel stretch" style from the early 2000's but this has a much more compelling feeling - particularly given that the works are oil on canvas. Without a doubt, this piece is my favorite of the bunch but there's plenty of goodness to see.

Via Gathering Finds.

Knit Meat

It's simple. It's pretty ridiculous. It's Knit Meat. That's right, knitted meat. Fortunately, it's not as disgusting as it could be..

via Public School.