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4vesta - Light & Chemicals

posted August 19, 2019 #

I mentioned this in the sidebar the other week but, upon further listening, it bears repeating - if you're into the shoegaze genre, spend some time with this debut release from 4Vesta, Light & Chemicals.
It has all the shoegaze staples, the trembling guitar, the wall of reverb and the dream-y vocals; both female and male in this case. It's also conscious not to just ape the basics of the genre, tracks like "Autophase" stay in the shoegaze lane but add modern elements and instrumentation without feeling out of place.

It's also on the streaming services, so you can hear it wherever you'd like. I suggest hitting that Follow button as I'm sure whatever comes after this will be equally as intriguing.

Magnhild Kennedy

posted August 19, 2019 #

I am absolutely smitten with Damsel Frau, the mask work creations of Magnhild Kennedy. The Norway born designer moved in London in 2007 and started creating these headpieces from found materials while working at a vintage shop. Her process is nicely explained in this Vogue piece but it's hard to imagine that any amount of words could encapsulate the downright captivating constructions. They manage to be nightmarish, beautiful, alien and familiar all at once.

The four images posted above are a nice start but there's a deep well to check out on Instagram at @famselfrau and over at her official site.

posted August 18, 2019 #

:chefs-kiss: https://t.co/G9cGdvsd1l

posted August 18, 2019 #

My band is in that awkward stage haircut where we have a website/mailing list but the records not out yet. https://t.co/POpx9wK1Mw

Kind of Screwed

posted August 18, 2019 #

terrible lawsuit towards Andy Baio regarding his 8-bit Kind of Bloop album. $32k is a steep price to pay for a tribute. Awful.

posted August 17, 2019 #

Hello I’m continuing my tweets today that only talk about death and grief. Good interview. https://t.co/D1NHAMm1br

posted August 16, 2019 #

Tonight - I met a fluffy Corgi named Mr. President, gonna see Herbie Hancock & I’m the cohost of a show on YouTube for @WEtv where I recap #LoveAfterLockup - brb gonna find lil me in the trailer house & tell her she MADE IT!

posted August 16, 2019 #

When they ask if you're tired of talking about Chris Gaines https://t.co/Fnwwyccvpw

posted August 16, 2019 #

.@jasonlytle's NYLONANDJUNO out now. Listen here: https://t.co/EPZBBRewBD https://t.co/3c9jlshJzr

Friday Videos - August 16th. 2019

posted August 16, 2019 #

It crept up on me but the past few weeks have been an absolute onslaught of work and random projects. I'm a bit overwhelmed to be completely honest so, if you're waiting on an email from me - please be patient.

Despite that, I must find breaks for sanity. Here's a sanity break for you:

posted August 15, 2019 #

Did you know that the 90s X-Men theme song had lyrics? Here is the 90s X-Men theme song with lyrics. I recorded it for you https://t.co/uGMQJz8lZG

MAVS - Overpass

posted August 15, 2019 #

I'm a diehard Makeup and Vanity Set fan. Regardless of yk Records releasing a couple albums from him (of which I am immensely proud), I would be a diehard fan and continuously be listening to his wealth of output. Over the course of the last year he's really found a niche with providing the soundtrack to various podcasts and short films - Foyer, Mather, Up and Vanished, et al. - but his latest release, the Overpass OST is, sonically, quite a bit different.
The 41-track release consists of songs largely under 3 minutes. It's the soundtrack to a videogame, so that is a sensible fact but it's atypical for MAVS as his songs tend to take their time setting a mood and sprawling out. The songs are upbeat, not nearly as "dark" as you'd generally associate with MAVS and a damn delight to listen to.

He also released a full Production Kit, so if you find yourself wanting to download the loops used in his creations, you can have at it.

I've no doubt there's more tricks up MAVS sleeve and I look forward to each and every one of them.

Creative Works Conference 2019

posted August 15, 2019 #

I must admit, I failed to check out the lineup for this year's Creative Works Conference in Memphis and I've been missing out! The lineup of speakers includes a ton of notable names, including David Carson, Lisa Congdon, Tina Essmaker, Good Snake and Ty Mattson. That's just a handful of them.

Seems like the conference is focusing a bit more on their creative learning classes as well - plenty of workshops around learning lettering, design systems, prototyping and even some general wellness.

I don't attend a ton of conferences but this one certainly looks like it's continuing to be quite worthwhile.

posted August 13, 2019 #

As such, we must all be personally aware of our own racist inclinations, and must effort to advance our anti-racism every day. I'll close with a quote from the book's epilogue: "An antiracist America can only be guaranteed if principled antiracists are in power,
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