posted August 24, 2018 #

https://t.co/kx3Ju9hLpB

posted August 24, 2018 #

HAHA @Bandcamp https://t.co/dPZYCqcGoa

posted August 24, 2018 #

the @protomen's ACT II - THE FATHER OF DEATH vinyl packaging has been nominated in four categories at the @MakingVinyl packaging awards. we've been nominated for 'best cover', 'best gatefold', 'best in show' and 'they said it couldn't be done.' not bad. https://t.co/cgDuTSqML5 https://t.co/AGcNjHFYDo

Birds Aren't Real

posted August 24, 2018 #

get your activism gear

Friday Videos - August 24th, 2018

posted August 24, 2018 #

Personal news, I finally finished my taxes this week. Impressive, no? It's only August.

As a celebratory release for us all, enjoy the following:

Wednesday Finale - I've probably posted too many of these videos but this is the last one. As in, the last one to be made. ZimoNitrome made one of these every week for a year. Insane. The Internet thanks you.
Paul Flart Loses His Job - this requires a little context. First, know that Paul Flart is a Security Guard who has been documenting his farts for six months. It's not particularly entertaining but he did it. He also gets fired for it since he posted each one online. The firing is the best part, hands down.
One Man Band in Prague - gets me every time.
/r/Zoomies Compilation - I love a good Zoomie and 12 minutes of them is even better.
Quichenight - Marijuana User - in case you missed this live performance from Quichenight that Bryan made happen, here it is again. Love this song.
We'll All Have a Snack - I'll take it.
Rappin' Rodney - Endurance Challenge. How much Rodney Dangerfield rapping can you take? I'm guessing the answer is: Not Much.
Alien Invasion - look, I know this is as basic as it gets - a prank scare compilation - but that alien is just too perfect.

Need a tiny bit more? Enjoy this. Disturbing but perfect.

Erica Anderson GIF Art

posted August 23, 2018 #

Stumbled across this tweet the other day that led me down a path of full immersion into the works of Erica Anderson. She calls herself a GIF artist but that's underselling the visuals that she creates. They're "abstract moving paintings" and there's a ton of them on her blog or her Instagram.

Brilliantly, she also offers many of the creations as looping videos if you support her on Patreon.

Rise Wise

posted August 23, 2018 #

Please take some time to deep dive into the portfolio of Rise Wise, an art and design group with a real penchant for vintage style illustrations with a bit of tattoo flash style. I'm always blown away by a body of work that, at first glance, looks like it could have existed at anytime in the past 80 years. Upon detailed investigation you might see some techniques that only exist with modern tools but that's getting too far into the weeds.

TLDR: Absolutely love this.

posted August 22, 2018 #

what https://t.co/NIJnCiUnt9

posted August 22, 2018 #

just a friendly reminder from your ol' pal matt to aaaaalways check your spam folder at least once a week.

posted August 22, 2018 #

This NYT article is astonishing. People working at FB: you gotta eat, but...? https://t.co/bNxQJDwp21

Sketch Plugins for Dummies

posted August 22, 2018 #

Anyone ever written a Sketch plugin before? I'm starting to dive into some helpful rudimentary tutorials but I can't help but wonder if there's a resource out there that I'm just not aware of. Writing CocoaScript looks to be like a fairly simple undertaking but I'd still love to have my hand held through the process to make it even easier.

posted August 21, 2018 #

I'm still convinced that @SanduskyAlbum is the best album of the year.

posted August 21, 2018 #

Sandusky, Ohio / Dave Paulson - Black 12” Vinyl Indie rock album inspired by the 1995 comedy film “Tommy Boy” from Nashville based singer-songwriter Dave Paulson (@ItsDavePaulson). Check the crowdfunding campaign now on Qrates ? https://t.co/QgdyBQGixA https://t.co/cVdSe56CCJ

The First Trailer For A24’s SLICE

posted August 21, 2018 #

looks like a campy good time

Backstage Nerves, Alexander Coggin

posted August 21, 2018 #

The Untitled (Community Theatre) photo series from Alexander Coggin captures the nerves and jitters of kids preparing for a performance. Personally, I was in plenty of plays in my youth, so there's an instantly familiar feeling to the images he's captured, even though it's an entirely different generation from an entirely different area of the country. If you don't have those familiar feelings looking at these, you can at least appreciate the blank stares of a gaggle of children dressed up like skeletons, ghosts and ghouls. Everyone likes that.

Don't Die

posted August 21, 2018 #

Journalist David Wolinsky has spent a great deal of time interviewing videogame creators, animators, musicians and just creators of all walks over at Don't Die. The impetus behind it is admirable, to say the least:

don't die started because I found the conversation around videogames online to be stifling. It's repetitive, dehumanizing, and typically fixated on consumer goods -- videogames as products, not the creative products of individuals.

So in January 2015 I set about talking to people who make videogames and people who used to play them, focusing on certain problems and misperceptions within the industry. Nine months and more than 100 interviews later, it is abundantly clear don't die is growing beyond the perspectives these two groups can provide. The questions are getting bigger.

On the whole, he's talking about videogames in a grander sense; not just the game themselves but the impact and influence they have on culture in general. Given that the medium has been influential for at least 40 years now, it's safe to say there's more to discuss than just how to make pixels move on a screen.

Start with David OReilly, or listen on YouTube (and subscribe) and then poke around to just about anyone else. There's a lot to take in but plenty to learn.

posted August 21, 2018 #

RT this photo of Phil Lynott with Mayor McCheese. https://t.co/5IHqR8T1Ht

posted August 20, 2018 #

One failed attempt at a shoe bomb 17 years ago and we all take our shoes off at the airport. 1,673 mass shootings in the last 1,989 days and absolutely nothing has been been done to prevent more.

posted August 20, 2018 #

I took a counterpoint class from a PhD musicologist that pronounced it “eye-talian”. It’s been a decade. And I have no idea if it was a semester long troll or not.

posted August 20, 2018 #

Cannot stop listening to this wistful Russian children's song!!! It's extremely good, and about trains & the unceasing march of time https://t.co/kRM5eX37NW