There's a lot going on in Sharp Objects' opening credits music

posted August 13, 2018 #

veeeeeery interesting

Hong Kong Neon Signs

posted August 13, 2018 #

I've been watching the new Vox season of Borders and particularly enjoyed this episode on The Decline of Hong Kong's Iconic Neon Glow; a little mini-documentary on the art of neon, the inevitable replacement of it with LED and the history of the city with both technologies.

Of course I wanted to see more examples of these lights after watching the episode. Fortunately, this NeonSigns.HK art installation does a phenomenal job of documenting the cities neon down to the geographical location. The photos aren't always crisp but they're consistently beautiful and amazing, regardless of their clarity.

Certainly a topic with diving further into it.

We Own This Town: Volume 114

posted August 13, 2018 #

Another episode of We Own This Town: Music is now available. I took a different tact this time around and setup the playlist so that it started with the gentler, more subtle works up front and worked my way up through the more upbeat offerings. Gotta keep it interesting!

Give it a listen and pay special attention to the Patzy and Dancers tracks - my personal favorites. I legitimately enjoy every selection on the episode but those two really grab me in a different way.

posted August 11, 2018 #

good boy doesn't let a fight break out ?? https://t.co/Vb0h0OKJ6H

posted August 11, 2018 #

Summer's winding down, but we've got a playlist of top local tracks from @JEFFbrotherhood, @KiyaLacey, @AlannaRoyale and tons more to help you keep in the groove. https://t.co/IJgkYH26BY https://t.co/gQTYlF0cQ3

posted August 10, 2018 #

Looking forward to the @TomatoArtFest this weekend and the @coldspew stage at Woodland and 12th. Here's a preview of all the great bands playing that particular stage... https://t.co/eNCPZG2knN https://t.co/RZohlutGaZ

June Oven

posted August 10, 2018 #

the smart oven is here

Friday Videos - August 10th, 2018

posted August 10, 2018 #

As an uplifting inverse to the unhappy panda dog shown above, please enjoy this zoomer. Alternatively, I was going to use this but just couldn't resist that sulking dog.

Distractions!

Running the Wednesdays - we've seen ZimoNitrome's work before but this is above and beyond what's come before.
Da Shuhua: Molten Iron Fireworks - not a funny or absurd video but a fascinating one. Spend the necessary 3 minutes to enjoy this.
Travis Scott - Stop Trying to be God - I'm on the fence about the song but the video is perfectly bonkers. Sometimes subtle, sometimes insanely over the top and paced just right with its reveals. If you feel yourself getting bored, just jump to 1:28, you'll get it.
Phantastic Ferniture - Dark Corner Dance Floor - have really been enjoying everything I'm hearing from them lately. Album is great too.
Smashing Pumpkins - "Bodies" with Chino Moreno - I hesitate to post this because I question Billy Corgan's politics... but I'm a Chino fan and it's an enjoyable version of this song. Can't help but enjoy it. There's a bunch of guest performances from this show, so I do recommend clicking through to the videos from that user.

Have a great weekend! Watch out for kids.

VNYL Thanks

posted August 10, 2018 #

Want to give a quick word of thanks to VNYL, the vinyl subscription service that curates LP selections for its members on a monthly cadence. They do a great job of supporting independent labels like my own, which is a financial help but, more importantly, an awareness boost. Having yk Records included in batches of VNYL subscriptions alongside major label offerings legitimatizes what I'm doing and helps more, random, new people find out about the music. At the end of the day, that's crucial to what the label is trying to do.

So, yea, thank you to VNYL for buying some of my stock and sending it to their members. If you sign up, maybe you'll get a yk release in the mail.

posted August 9, 2018 #

Pulling Sandwiches Apart Instagram is the weirdest Instagram.

Louisa Glenn

posted August 9, 2018 #

Encountered several pieces from Louisa Glenn over the weekend at the Julia Martin Gallery. Her bio says that her work is "focused on modern interpretations of traditional, geometric quilt patterns." There's a clear through-line there with the work on her site but with the newer work there's a growth happening outside of that thinking. The further abstractions of the base concept really work and I'm loving the results.

Follow her on Instagram for plenty of process shots, doodles and kitty beans.

Hip-Hop's Cross-Stitch Gawd

posted August 9, 2018 #

There's a wormhole of 3-4 minute mini-docs over on Great Big Story that I could recommend but I'm just going to start with this piece on Hip-Hop's Cross-Stitch Gawd, Emma McKee. There's nothing startling about her story other than the basic fact that she is cross stitching custom designs worn by the likes of Chance the Rapper and Lil Yachty. Not really two worlds you'd imagine colliding but it works so well.

posted August 8, 2018 #

I took these photos inspired by the music of @vanityset ? https://t.co/EtMo5Sn9LG

posted August 8, 2018 #

RT if u would listen to a true crime podcast about the time dave matthews band dumped 800 pounds of poop on a boat full of ppl in chicago

posted August 8, 2018 #

For fans of both #retrowave and @vanityset, I thoroughly recommend this debut from #YouDrive, an insanely excellent collab project between #MAVS & a lovely vocalist named @jasminkaset, Easily one of my favorite albums of the year. https://t.co/ivkZDNC9ew https://t.co/ZECL0o5i5B

posted August 8, 2018 #

I was lucky to have my jokes published on ClickHole every month since the very beginning of the site. In particular, I *really* liked writing those fake celebrity quotes. By my count, they published around 184 of my dumb-ass quotes, so it's hard to pick just 4 but here we go: https://t.co/Ee0bsfBWts

posted August 8, 2018 #

Keith urban dictionary SEND. TWEET.

posted August 8, 2018 #

#InternationalCatDay is just an excuse to share pictures of your cats. https://t.co/Cwf0PF3HZw