posted May 7, 2015 #

Looking at the sands of #Earth it's hard to imagine there are more stars than every grain on our planet.#YearInSpace http://t.co/NJlP9Hi6eD

posted May 7, 2015 #

Twitter is going too fast. I can't keep up.

posted May 7, 2015 #

better if you didn't : teaser: http://t.co/w4CUuyzaYh via @YouTube

LoCrasto

posted May 7, 2015 #

Back in 2011, Jeremy Ferguson introduced me to the Frank LoCrasto album, El Dorado and I was instantly hooked. I think it's been in heavy rotation for the subsequent years. It sounds like it came from another time - often warbly, driven by keyboards and invoking a blissful mood. I always wondered if there would ever be another offering...

Fortunately, I no longer have to wonder as he has just released the follow-up, simply titled LoCrasto. I'm still familiarizing myself with it but the elements that I enjoyed so much from the prior release still seem to be present - mildly melancholy, breezy moods, warbly keyboards and piano - but also new things as well like more upbeat, loop driven tracks.

Huge stamp of approval for this artist. Please immerse yourself in both the new album and the prior.

Sabrina Ratte

posted May 7, 2015 #

I've been diving into the portfolio of Sabrina Ratte and I can't seem to select a solitary item that best represents the work. There's a mild 80's vibe, a serious glitch vibe and some serious ambient zoning out. This commissioned Cooly G or Thug Entrancer video are great examples but so is Activated Memory II piece, focusing on buildings as the jumping off point.

Long story short, there's a lot going on and it's all got a great vibe. Carve out some time to enjoy it. via 990000.

Ray Sumser

posted May 7, 2015 #

It's sort of unfortunate that the only place to see the work of Ray Sumser is in his shop, where the images don't really enlarge that well. Because the majority of his work is an onslaught of familiar faces and characters - all jammed into a tight space. Dig into Comicosm 2.1 and you'll see no less than 30 characters mashed into one square inch. It's great! It's like a pop culture brain dump all into one piece - and there's tons of them!

posted May 6, 2015 #

1 more day! https://t.co/9cGy6mqdRK http://t.co/p5J6I8izmj

posted May 6, 2015 #

"This was a real revolution: suddenly it was possible that you had a pop song without harmony.? http://t.co/fhLkxzfxzH

posted May 6, 2015 #

.@everinhistory has someone put truck nutz on a Prius?

posted May 6, 2015 #

Today we launched a new service on @VHXtv, "Netflix for the everyman" http://t.co/jfAmaxphos

posted May 6, 2015 #

Subscriptions on VHX: Roll your own subscription network http://t.co/9tnMKpHZOh via @chhhris on @ProductHunt http://t.co/btuMuuT5kC

VHX Subscriptions

posted May 6, 2015 #

Today, VHX officially launches our Subscription service offering - a way for video creators to easily cultivate their own network of offerings on a regular basis. There's a great FastCompany article on the service that I highly suggest you read as it points out that while VHX may be known for some of its bigger releases - Sound City / Sonic Highways, This American Life, Harmontown - we are able to empower people with smaller audiences (at least, smaller for the moment). This is true of VHX in general but the ongoing subscription relationship makes it much more possible to actually build a career by making video.

We've been working our butts off on this and I think it's turned out great. Honestly, it feels like the start of the next phase for the company.. and I couldn't be more excited about it.

Check us out on ProductHunt for more.

posted May 5, 2015 #

Having a Fat Apollo kind of day. http://t.co/GyIuQaLHjQ

posted May 5, 2015 #

Super Dino Boys episode 4 https://t.co/VPoIAHlW9p

posted May 5, 2015 #

Super Dino Boys episode 3, featuring hottie designs by @kinucakes https://t.co/swu3GR1nIY

Wings: The Alternate London Town

posted May 5, 2015 #

Wings

In The Studio - Jeremy Okai Davis

posted May 5, 2015 #

I love hearing about the creative process and insights into an artists decision making - it's why we all read The Great Discontent, right? - but it's even better when it's someone who has a catalog of work you're very familiar with. So, it was a great time to read this Jeremy Okai Davis interview in which he talks about his history with art, his move to Portland and how he chooses his subject matter. There's also a nice gallery of studio photos, so dive into that too.

David Simon On Baltimore's Anguish

posted May 4, 2015 #

I try to veer from the political here because there really isn't any sense in discussing a thing online that just results in opinions being flung around without regard to open mindedness. That being said, I implore everyone to please read this piece - David Simon on Baltimore's Anguish. Simon, best known for creating The Wire, was also a police reporter in Baltimore for over a decade and saw first hand how things came to be the way they are. It's a nuanced and complicated landscape and he's able to eloquently boil it down and explain what went wrong.

I know there are tons of thoughts on the activities in Baltimore (and elsewhere) but having a minor understanding of the root of the problem is essential to having an opinion.. and Simon does it better than anyone else.

Sophie Gamand Photography

posted May 4, 2015 #

I've never felt more endeared to tiny dogs than when viewing this Sophie Gamand series Watchdog. Toy Dogs often just end up shivering in someone's purse but it's great to see them emboldened into historical soldier costumes. Don't get me wrong - I'm not a huge fan of dog clothing (it's comes naturally for them) but this is just too well executed not to enjoy.

via Becky.

Shannon Hoon Film

posted May 4, 2015 #

It's easy to get burned out on Kickstarter projects - particularly when you're not sure if the person behind the undertaking is looking for actual monetary help to bring it to life or just leveraging KS for exposure. But reading this Shannon Hoon Film pitch grabbed my attention right away. If you are not aware, Hoon was the frontman for Blind Melon that tragically overdosed in 1995. The news wasn't frontpage headlines by any means but Blind Melon was well on their way to being far more interesting than just the poppy "No Rain."

The project is real close to reaching its goal and I think the end result - hours of Super 8 footage shot by Hoon himself documenting their rise and his struggles - would be quite compelling. They've released a number of public backer treats to entice people to get involved - namely, covers from Jim James covering Sleepyhouse or Seth Avett covering St Andrews Fall.

Long story short, if you've got a few duckets to spare, this seems like a reasonably worthwhile project to help out. Particularly if you, like myself, have listened to this song ad nauseam.