This song was recorded with Joules Scott Key of Metric and Bang Lime on drums and J Mascis and Kevin Drew on guitar and vocals. The video happened last minute after a Dinosaur Jr show in Toronto where J, Lou and Murph all came to the shoot to hang out. John Caffery from KIDS ON TV was hired to come and dance his ASS off and a spontaneous party was put into effect.
There were seven mirrors, one disco ball, four lights, one bottle of rum, three bottles of tequila, 62 beers, four crew and 17 people.
It got put together on the day of the shoot and became the party of the year. It cost three thousand dollars to make…
Found this on Agency Tart (very funny site for those in the ad biz) Now check out the commercial – we all have worked (or have been) the people on this team – enjoy.
Quick post today, since I am still slammed at the office. I found these ads on adsoftheworld.com and thought they were cool as hell. (who knew hyundai could look cool)
My first follow up post! Less than a month in and I am already recycling – I was afraid of that. I just received my book on Marilyn Minter in the mail and it is fantastic. Seeing her progression as an artist is quite interesting. The quality of the book is great, the pages w/ her work look fantastic. It feels a bit like a text book, but I am willing to overlook that.
Read the publicity blurb from Amazon below:
This first major book to focus on the highly respected and influential contemporary artist Marilyn Minter features work from every period of her career, spanning nearly 40 years. Minter’s perennially-expanding reputation was already well established by the 1980s, secured by work that engaged formal aspects of painting with the unexpected subject matter that remains central to her practice. Today her paintings–and, increasingly, her photography, which also exposes the ultimate failure of fashion and glamour to hide either our flaws or the dirty underside of human beauty–are recognized as significant influences on several generations of artists, including many emerging stars. One of her glittery color images recently appeared at the 2006 Whitney Biennial and on the cover of its catalogue, and more of them in a recent solo show at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. This comprehensive retrospective catalogue reproduces in full color nearly every painting Minter has made, along with a wide selection of her painterly photographs. It also includes the early, haunting Coral Ridge Towers series of black-and-white photos of the artist’s mother. A major and substantial new text about Minter’s work by noted art historian Johanna Burton is complemented by lively, informative and insightful interviews, a rare opportunity to hear Minter in her own words. A lengthy conversation with painter Mary Heilmann is augmented by “20 Questions for Marilyn Minter,” which were assembled by Matthew Higgs from those posed by a wide range of artists, curators and friends.
So, I promise that this is not becoming a music site. That being said, I saw Social Distortion last night and they kicked ass. Mike Ness is just an awesome front man. His voice is as good live as it is on record. They played a great tune off their greatest hits album Far Behind:
Now between writing about them and De la Soul yesterday, it made me think about career longevity. How do you keep yourself going in a work environment, creative or otherwise. I came across a great article by Susie Wee of HP:
Use your weekend strengths at work
…An additional tip that I gave was: Use your weekend strengths at work.
My advice here is to think about the things that you do on your weekends and in your free time when you’re with your family and friends. Chances are that you’re spending your free time doing things that you love to do. Chances are that these things use your natural strengths, i.e., your weekends strengths. And, chances are that your weekend strengths can be used at work! Read more.
Now what the hell does this article have to do with either of the band I have posted about in the past 2 days? Well, what better weekend strengths are there than playing music for a bunch of people. Its adapting a party to your job. Now, most of us can’t do that, but I bet there is something that you do outside of work that can help you inside (and no, flasks don’t count).
This group takes me back to being a teenager listening to 3 feet high and rising. Run DMC got me into hip hop, but after Raising hell, they kind of stayed the same. De la managed to tweak their sound on every album. Their live shows were a blast – a great party vibe. Their albums after stakes is high have their good tracks, but don’t do as much for me as their earlier work. That being said, how many hip hop artists/groups manage to stay together and produce work over 2.5 decades. Here is a sampling of their sound. For those who don’t know, you should.
I first came across his work while I was in college. I was starting to use some comic book style elements in my work, so I headed in to the local comic book store to see what artists were up to. I was a super hero fan when I was younger, so comics for an older audience were a new concept for me. Personal history lesson aside, I saw this kick ass cover to a Sandman comic. I was just learning photoshop and Dave’s work has been an inspiration ever since.
His illustration style has branched out into motion graphics and film:
Ok, I was not planning on a second post today, but I read Advice on Marriage on thedenveregotist.com and thought it was funny as hell. For all you married creatives out there I am posting a taste (you’ll have to visit their site for the rest, since I am using their content)
I have landed the gig of my dreams working as an Art Director at [agency name removed]. Everyone here is pretty much expected to work serious overtime and my wife is starting to get seriously pissed off about it. I love my job, but I also love my wife. Part of me expects her to be more understanding and supportive of my situation, what should I do?
Yours in desperation,
Jacob Limpic
Dear Mr. Limpic,
I hear this problem a lot. Who among us in the creative industries hasn’t found themselves toiling away at work night after night and spending less and less time with their loved ones as their career takes off? The divorce rate at advertising agencies is one of the highest in the nation. I suspect the same holds true at design firms, but I couldn’t find any statistics for civil unions so I can’t be sure.
Do we work like this to make humanity a better place and maybe save some lives? Of course not! We do it because we hate our spouses or because our Creative Director just got transferred to our office from NYC and he doesn’t know anyone here or have anything better to do than work all the time… Read more
8/3 Common - So Far to Go
8/2 Afghan Whigs - Citi Soleil
8/1 Mark Lanegan - I'll Take Care of You
7/31 Eagles of Deathmtl - Cherry Cola
7/30 Bloc Party - Cain Said to Abel
7/27 Social Distortion - Far Behind
8/21 AC/DC - Highway to Hell
