posted February 17, 2017 #

The President of the United States has an online poll on the press’s coverage of him. It is deranged. Take it. https://t.co/5RQNFx5hew

posted February 17, 2017 #

This account is incredible. https://t.co/vT7wajvSrY

posted February 17, 2017 #

See @skyway_man at @thirdmanrecords at 5pm today! You can get the new record (early) and a glowing totem to praise!… https://t.co/DTQRohgRFs

Friday Videos - Feb 17th, 2017

posted February 17, 2017 #

I don't know what it is about that GIF but it embodies the perfect amount of energy and absurdity. You might even call it the ultimate gif. :troll:

There's a few weird videos sprinkled in this week, hope you're okay with that.

death's dynamic shroud.wmv RARE EMOJI COLLECTION - everything from the title to the hynoptic, lo-fi, nature of the presentation is mesmerizing. Give a full 2 minutes and 30 seconds before you make any judgements.
put_that_there.mpg - this is an honest vision of the future we are embarking on now, sent directly from the past.
Skyway Man - Plane - from the forthcoming Seen Comin' From a Mighty Eye, out next Friday (Feb 24th). Enjoy!
Advice King: Episode 4 - not my favorite of the four existing episodes but still damn funnier than a lot of things out there. Thank you Crofton and crew.
Beyonce's Illuminati Performance Breakdown - if you didn't see Beyonce's Grammy performance, watch it first, and then listen to this guy rattle on about the Illuminati and symbolism throughout the performance. I'm not sure he's 100% wrong but I can't even tell what amount of this is earnest or joking.
Big Baby DRAM - Cute - this guy is crushing it for me. Feel good all around.
Bob Odenkirk Playing Stephen Colbert Playing Bob Odenkirk - I think that title says it all.
YMO - Firecracker (Soul Train 1980) - love me some old Soul Train footage. Love me some Yellow Magic Orchestra. Together, they are gold.

Talkhouse: Aidy Bryant + Jessi Klein

posted February 17, 2017 #

I love a lot of the conversations offered up on the various Talkhouse podcasts (see: Kumail + DANIELS for a prime example) but I was absolutely dying listening to this episode between Aidy Bryant and Jessi Klein. Aidy is, obviously, known for her work on SNL and Jessi Klein is Inside Amy Schumer's Emmy award-winning head writer. Together, they are hilarious. Can't recommend it enough.

posted February 16, 2017 #

I'm a great dad. https://t.co/Nbnna93EF9

48 Things We Learned from Scott Derrickson's Doctor Strange Commentary

posted February 16, 2017 #

to read

Why These 'Revolutionary' '80s Gadgets Totally Failed

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to read

Hair To The Throne

posted February 16, 2017 #

Ferris Plock has teamed up again with Day Dreamers Limited to create an animated series entitled Hair to the Throne. It's the tale of Drumpf's hair taking off from the top of his head at night to go out and do good. The intro video is great and I can only imagine a full series would continue that greatness.

They're running a Kickstarter but only asked for a $1 goal. So any money they raise is icing on the cake. And they have stickers depicting Drumpf's hair flying on an bald eagle. I know you want that.

The DistroKid Story

posted February 16, 2017 #

I use DistroKid for a number of yk records releases and it's great to read this post from the founder, Philip Kaplan, regarding how the site was made, how they keep things extremely lean (3 employees) and how they built their business to benefit the artist first, not themselves.

Granted, it's a bit biased as it's coming from Kaplan about his own work but I admire it and hope to see DistroKid keep thriving.

Whale Synth, Male Crimp, Jail Blimp

posted February 16, 2017 #

I admit it. I saw an ad on Instagram for "Whale Synth" and I clicked it. I didn't know what it was and I hate clicking ads but I did it. It's a delightful soundboard for making ridiculous sounds from Orca, Sperm and Humpback Whales. Oh, and it's part of a larger ad campaign from Mailchimp.

Riding the wave of "Mailkimp" - they've gone full-on with absurdly misheard versions of their company name and created mini-sites for a load of varitions - Mail Shrimp, Male Crimp, Jail Blimp, Snail Primp and Kale Limp to name a few. There's more. Really gotta give to them for such an entertaining and well executed variety of ad campaigns. See them all here and then go make some whale sounds.

Skyway Man "Plane"

posted February 15, 2017 #

Excited to see that Impose magazine has debuted the video for Skyway Man's newest song, Plane. It's a rather psychedelic affair - complete with ritual dancing in the desert around various totems, outlandish color phasing for days and 70's special effects. Oh, and it's an extremely upbeat and silly visual affair for a song about a plane crash. One of my favorites on the album actually. Go watch it.

The album, Seen Comin' From a Mighty Eye, is due Feb 24th on my own yk records and Light in the Attic Records and Distribution.

Brett Douglas Hunter

posted February 15, 2017 #

The "Wei wu wei weird and wonderful" world of Brett Douglas Hunter is a folk art extravaganza. There are bizarre woodcut characters, enormous snakes, hand crafted ritual masks and eyes. Lots and lots of eyes.

He recently opened a sculpture show named Aminals that features some enormous versions of his characters. If you're lucky enough to be around the Elephant Gallery in Nashville, go see it. Otherwise, steer your browsers to his Instagram, his portfolio and directly to this image, aka your new favorite thing.

The Chameleons & Reg Smithies

posted February 15, 2017 #

Thanks to a random post from my local record store, I went down a rabbit hole investigating the artwork of Manchester band The Chameleons. The music is worth a listen but the first few records, designed by Reg Smithies, are particularly on point with their psychedelic weirdness. Some of it feels like a kid's vision of an acid trip from the 70's but who's to say that's a bad aesthetic?

It's certainly weird but worth a look.

posted February 14, 2017 #

One if the best parts about sex is defintley the fucking

posted February 14, 2017 #

STREAM: "Chew" by The Paperhead - premiering on @hypem NOW! https://t.co/CWBVHtvSXn

Nicole Irene

posted February 14, 2017 #

I caught the work of Nicole Irene over on her Instagram (which has an excellent stream of images) but I've really been enjoying her official portfolio site; a rarity these days given how much additional work it takes to update a website versus a social feed. It's organized into different categorical buckets focusing on Nashville, Music, Friends and Places - each with a slew of perfectly captured slice-of-life images. I pulled a handful out for this posting but it's not even the tip of the iceberg.

Glitchskier

posted February 14, 2017 #

Spent a good bit of time playing Glitchskier, a generative top-down shooter that embraces that early 80's hacker teletype aesthetic mixed with glitched out code anamolies. It's like flying a Asteroids style ship through a hex editor. The music is a bit more modern but fits the entropy vibe quite well. It's always hard to commit to spending a few dollars on a game you've never played but this one is worth it for the distractions provided.

via Makeup and Vanity Set

Hans Schmitt-matzen

posted February 14, 2017 #

Nashville artist Hans Schmitt-Matzen has an eclectic body of work. I stare, somewhat perplexed, at his Neon creations and slack-jawed at his oil paintings. It's great to see an artist exploring all kinds of different mediums and succeeding at them. Long story short, it's an excellent variety.

via The Mute Group

posted February 14, 2017 #

This is the ideal chinchilla body. You may not like it, but this is what peak performance looks like. https://t.co/iv53MoaIZm