This is neat! Per an article in DesignBoom here: three-dimensional solar roof tiles that capture a broader spectrum of light, and are more functional in terms of co-existing with a traditional tiled roof (rather than sitting flat/ at an angle on top of the roof).
These staged photographs by Norwegian artist Rune Guneriussen, filled with illuminated and repetitive objects, are really quite eerie and beautiful.
Click through the "Kaffe" ("Coffee") series for a treat at the end.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Well this is too, too perfect and lovely. Goodness. If you can, be sure to watch it large format/ in high quality.
Stuart Murdoch of Belle & Sebastian has created a new musical group/ album based around a narrative of songs he wrote over the past five years. From the looks of it the album God Help the Girl is meant to be a soundtrack for a film that Murdoch is still currently writing. More about God Help the Girl on their website here. They really are quite lovely ladies.
A Pitchfork.com review of the album, written by Marc Hogan, is here.
Murdoch (of Belle & Sebastian), with Catherine Ireton, Celia Garcia, and Alex Klobouk (L to R)
Classic, bizarre, and great. They snuck in the song "Mean to Me," which I will always love because of Annette Hanshaw. Listen to her singing it in 1929 here:
In the Betty Boop cartoon, I love that the call and answer and the jazz vocal improvisations were visualized as terrifying, soul-sucking groups of monster-ghost triplets. The walrus dancing like Cab Calloway is a nice touch.
Here's a cool compilation of Cab Calloway dance moves:
I came across this Minneapolis-based artist, Amy Rice, through a printmaking group on Flickr. Her work is an interesting combination of printmaking, stencils, and illustration, and I like that she works on old wood and other non-traditional materials to create beautiful objects.
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