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Glory Daze: The Life And Times Of Michael Alig

posted December 5, 2016 #

Last night we watched Glory Daze; a documentary on the New York Club Kid's Scene from the 90's, centered around promoter Michael Alig and his downfall into a drug-induced murder. The film does a decent job covering Alig's time in prison and how he's dealing with the guilt of his actions but the first portion of the movie focused on the emergence of the scene out of Studio 54 is really fascinating and well worth a watch. The culture that made RuPaul and Chloe Sevigny was a wild time born out of almost anarchist creativity. I would absolutely love to see hours more on that.

Glory Daze is on Netflix for the time being, so dive in while it's there.

Sue Jean Ko

posted December 5, 2016 #

It's been awhile since I've seen such a massive body of work as adorable as the offerings from Sue Jean Ko. The color palette, the adorable subjects and the textures of everything are just delightful. There's also a good number of equally cute enamel pins over in her Etsy shop.

I love the combo packs of cards, pins and patches all thrown together. It's like a gift basket that's ready to roll.

posted December 3, 2016 #

@yewknee what about gremlins, but with Kevin macallister?

WITNESS

posted December 3, 2016 #

An ode to letting in the fears of heartbreak and failure and riding on the crest of those feelings. “Turn those broken dreams, into rainbows of lazer beams…and keep dancing" After Paskalev is confronted by “Death”, a young, inoffensive man with his customary questionnaire on life and regrets, Paskalev is granted one final wish; to express himself through dance. The scene unfolds in a cheaply converted old swimming pool, as Mik plays out his routine under the gaze and judgement of Death. “A Witness in the Shadow of Love”. The dance slowly inspires a yearning and rapport between both characters as they come together for the last throes of the video. Bringing home the final release and optional metaphors. Directed by Mikhael Paskalev, Joe Wills, Jasper Spanning Cinematography by Jasper Spanning Edited by Joe Wills & Mikhael Paskalev Production Viktor Ivanov Graded by Hannibal Lang Actors: Mik&Joe Special, loving thanks to Mama Paskalev, Dimitur Popov & Gergana Milfovska

posted December 2, 2016 #

Nice hat tip to Dr. Steve Brule in the latest Kong Skull Island trailer. #ForYourHealth @timheidecker @ericwareheim https://t.co/XxB4ilIrqW

Friday Videos - Dec 2nd, 2016

posted December 2, 2016 #

December already, huh? That time of year when we round up our favorites from the previous eleven months and do our best to wind down for a little bit. At least, that's how I see it.

  • The VVitch as Wes Anderson Movie - on one level, this works as a funny editing exercise. On another level, it doesn't work at all because The VVitch was terrifying and no amount of pink lettering can offset that fear.
  • Doot Star - and here's a Shrek'ed out Skull Trumpet playing Smash Mouth; just to keep things balanced in the world.
  • Go-Go Dancer Loop - there are various TV's all around the Vimeo office that you can put any video up on, looping forever. This is a perfect candidate and has been pleasing our office all week.
  • Walk the Dinosaur - in hunting down various versions of the Was (Not Was) classic, we stumbled on this bizarre Chuck-E-Cheese fan video. It's a video that goes from weird and cutesy (for kids!) on a brief watch and becomes unbearable and nightmarish the more you subject yourself to it. I assume most kids programming works this way.
  • Unrest in Westworld - how about a Protomen song blended with the original Westworld film? Yep, perfect.
  • All I Want For Christmas is Halloween - a pretty good song featuring some adorable little ghouls.
  • Big Black Delta - Bitten by the Apple - the official video for this great song off of Tragame Tierra is perfect.
  • Thunder - I shouldn't have but I died laughing.
When you're done with all that, watch this. You're welcome.

Celebrate Mr. Man

posted December 2, 2016 #

I'm proud of every release on yk records but there are a handful that I don't think get the true appreciation they deserve. Once such release is the Nahnee Bori album Mr Man.
Nahnee Bori (aka Cody Uhler) is part of the duo that writes all the music for Dots (and TwoDots and Dots&Co), so you're likely familiar with some of what he does. Mr Man has entirely different sensibilities but it's clearly coming from the brain of someone that understands melody and blending interesting, often otherworldly, sounds.

The instrumentation may feel odd on first listen but I suggest dipping your toe in to Geometric Set or Bubbleguts for a taste and then immersing yourself in External Recap; one of my favorite songs in the whole catalog of yk records. I could listen to it for hours (and have).

Streaming everywhere, spread the word.

The World Danced with Her

posted December 2, 2016 #

It's been going on for years now but I've yet to tire of the Karborn offerings known as Evidence of Time Travel. The latest installment, The World Danced with Her, is another excellent undertaking of beautifully ambient glitches powered by a series of "Teknicolour Trinitron Vision Machines." I think I need a ten hour version of all these mashed together.

posted December 2, 2016 #

It's Dec. 1, and we all know what that means: Time to put away the summer Michael Shannons and unpack the holiday M… https://t.co/5dDqV8e3BZ

AWS Snowmobile

posted December 1, 2016 #

in which Amazon has a tractor trailer truck come pick up your petabytes of data. seriously.

posted December 1, 2016 #

my new favourite video on the internet https://t.co/N09NwThztX

Auxy

posted December 1, 2016 #

While I am in no way a musician, I can't help but be drawn to this simple music maker app - Auxy. The interface elements are presented with extreme minimalism but without losing a serious artful vibe. It is, in short, a wonderful looking app. The reviews have been quite praising as well so I imagine, for a musician, it's also a compelling tool to play around with.

via Arlo.

posted November 30, 2016 #

Anyone else have a buddy who always makes you post questions for them on the internet? Asking for a friend.

MTV AWARDS 2016

posted November 30, 2016 #

Back in spring we were asked by MTV Italy to develop a visual concept that could adopt to a full on/off air campaign as well as traslate into digital content for the MTV Awards which took place in June 2016. The concept is based on the theory of "perpetual motion" and it involves bodies of different shapes smoothly and incessantly in action. CREDITS Direction: Ditroit Art Direction: Salvatore Giunta Design: Salvatore Giunta, Cristian Acquaro Lighting, Shading and Animation: Cristian Acquaro Simulation: Giovanni Mauro, Mauro Moretti Music and Sound Design: Smider Client: MTV Italia Creative Direction: Maria Cristina Cipriani Art Direction: Luca Dusio

entrauge on the move

posted November 30, 2016 #

I haven't caught up with Michael Madrid in awhile but from the looks of his social media I can tell you he's having a blast living in Bali, Indonesia. His Instagram is filled with incredible images and insights into his travels and he's keep a well organized VSCO Journal of the whole undertaking as well. The above image, taken from an Abandoned Theme Park, is one of my all-time favorites but it's far from the only good one.

I'm admittedly jealous of his ability to dive right in to living in another country and fully indulging in the exploration and discovery of it. I don't know that I could do it but at least I can live vicariously through him.

Woodgrain.

posted November 30, 2016 #

Been having a nice deep dive into the offerings of Melbourne based Woodgrain Studio, aka Tom Dilly Littleson. For the most part the works are vibrant, perfectly textured, playful pieces but occasionally something macabre slips in, giving new context to the playful pieces.

Jon Contino, New York

posted November 30, 2016 #

It's always great to see new goods from Jon Contino so I've been having a good time browsing through the latest seasonal offerings of the JC NYC brand. I'm not really a t-shirt guy so much anymore but I can't deny the enjoyability of these designs.
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