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Tags: About Love, derp, HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY, Internet meme
LOVE IS LOVE [animation]
•February 14, 2017 • Leave a CommentA collaborative animation with 120 artists, illustrators and animators from around the world contributed to the creation of “Love is Love,” a provocative animation project celebrating the beauty of unconditional love.
Directed by Heckler’s senior art director Kyra Bartley, produced by Aborah Buick, music by Johnny Mackay. / Full list of contributing artists — http://www.heckler.tv/loveislove/ [instagram.com/loveisloveanimation/ / facebook.com/loveisloveanimation]
Björk — “I Miss You” [music video]
•November 26, 2015 • Leave a CommentDiscovered this amazing Björk music video made by Ren & Stimpy creator John Kricfalusi that I have never seen before today — It is a gem!!!
An ongoing online debate was sparked over why nudity in children’s cartoons, primarily of the female form, was so frowned upon and considered taboo, while male oriented lewdness was more or less acceptable. The debate came to no standout conclusion so will most likely resurface again some time. I made a case for aesthetic appreciation and used Kricfalusi’s Ren & Stimpy for context, so when I searched for an example to back up my point, I found “I Miss You“, and for lack of a better excuse, I pretty much got sidetracked. It is a weird and wonderful music video, don’t you think?
Jack and Eliza — “Quarter Past The Hour” [♬]
•October 1, 2015 • Leave a CommentAh the reciprocal torment of wanting to be loved — This guy has got it bad:
Footage is from the 1959 French New Wave film “Les Cousins,” directed by Claude Chabrol. / Quarter Past The Hour by “Jack + Eliza” from the album “Gentle Warnings.” / Video edited by David Dean Burkhart.
Flight Facilities “Down To Earth” feat. Sam Rockwell [music video]
•May 8, 2015 • Leave a CommentHow I feel almost all day everyday. Dance like nobody is watching:
Interpol “Everything Is Wrong” [music video]
•March 28, 2015 • Leave a CommentInterpol is a great band. Can’t believe this is my first mention of them on here. 2002’s ‘Turn On the Bright Lights’ was a good debut album, but it wasn’t until 2004’s ‘Antics’ that I became a fan. ‘Everything Is Wrong’ is from their new, fifth studio album ‘El Pintor’, you may wish to purchase here: http://smarturl.it/interpolelpintor
Hmmm…Time, man…
FIRST PERSON LOVER — The Bizarrely Fashionable Video Game You Didn’t Know You Wanted to Play
•February 14, 2015 • Leave a Comment
Björn Borg™ (former World No. 1 tennis player from Sweden) branded sportswear, together with Swedish developer ISBIT GAMES, developed a video game to introduce and coincide with the launch of the brand’s spring summer 2015 collection (SS15), and it is ⭐✨♡fabulous!✨💋 Best of all, this snazzy 30 minute game is free to play in your web-browser, right in the comfort of your own butt groove.
The story goes; hate has spread across the world, and only a special agent armed with advanced love technology and dressed (conveniently) in Björn Borg approved apparel can save the day. Seek out and eliminate haters by firing special weaponized kisses until their clothes fall off, you can then “liberate” them from hate with your love beam, which miraculously has them walking out of a cloud of sparkles and perfume looking suprefly and getting their dance on. Go figure.
The learning curve for the controls is super simple, the gameplay is fun and the graphics are surprisingly good, more than any subsidiary material needs to be really. A welcomed burst of zest (and weirdness) to the often routine first person genre. But more miraculous is that this doesn’t feel like your typical ego-centric, sometimes misogynistic display of self-centered fashion promotion. First Person Lover is just a fabulous game. Spread the 💖 yall!
Here’s the entire extravagant game-inspired runway show during Fashion Week Stockholm 2014, for your viewing pleasure:
Celebrating individuality, love and fashion in a digital era, the show served as a teaser for the Björn Borg ”First Person Lover” computer game, releasing worldwide in January 2015 together with the brand’s SS15 collection. — Clothing-line: http://www.bjornborg.com/us Video Game: http://firstpersonlover.com/
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The Digital Love Industry & Smart Porn [NSFW]
•December 3, 2014 • Leave a CommentThis is an incredibly thorough exposé into the future integration of tech and sexual stimuli. Tactile motion is one thing, but going from an explicit to a tacit acceptance of artificial sexual devices that are digitized in real-time is definitely going to play a part in shaping how we interact with our tech in the near future. This was awesome, VICE!
We investigate the future of love and sex in the digital age—including the
evolution of the porn industry, “teledildonics,” and the very real possibility of virtual romances:
Soon, virtual reality is going to crash into our lives in a way we never even imagined. Though dating and masturbating have long been commandeered by the web, it’s only been as a kind of middleman. Now we’re nearing the possibility of falling in love with your computer, as meeting your dream partner could be as easy as slipping on Oculus Rift—the most advanced virtual reality headset in the world.
In Digital Love, VICE investigates how love and sex is faring in the digital age, starting with technology’s notorious bedmate, the adult entertainment industry. We make a pilgrimage to LA’s “Porn Valley” to witness firsthand how virtual reality is scarily close to creating fully interactive porn before heading to Europe’s sex capital, Amsterdam, where the Dutch enthusiastically enlist the use of “teledildonics” to enhance their long-distance relationships.
Along the way we pick apart the digital world’s grip on today’s relationships. Apps and the rise of social media have revolutionized dating, while virtual affairs end real-life romances and online role-playing games have gone X-rated. Finally, we takes a look at a very modern taboo and ask: Can man’s relationship with machine ever translate into real-life intimacy?
I also loved how that video featured Quantic Dream’s “KARA” and Is Tropical’s “DANCING ANYMORE” (Forewarning: the music video below features disproportionate, naked 3D women servicing a highly imaginative young man):
If you liked that, you may also like Dems’ “DESIRE” (FATHER Remix) music video, that puts a Kinect into loving use:
Jessie Ware “Tough Love” [music video]
•July 9, 2014 • Leave a CommentToday Jessie Ware shared the video for her new single “Tough Love”, a clip that matches the song’s slow-burning aesthetic:
Director/Post: BRTHR / EP: Nico Chavez / Producer: Jonny Kight / DP: Jake Scott / Prod Company: FRIEND
Shura “Touch” [music video]
•April 10, 2014 • Leave a CommentDoesn’t this just make you wanna touch everyone you see during your early morning commute? …No?
Phantogram “Fall In Love” [music video]
•February 17, 2014 • Leave a Comment
VOICES is the second album by American electronic rock duo Phantogram, set to drop in stores tomorrow:
Conan O’Brien Presents the “I Love You” News
•February 15, 2014 • Leave a Comment…Yes, this really happened, America:
ONE LOVE [F]
•February 14, 2014 • Leave a CommentThere are approximately 7.046 billion emotional human beings in the world with the population forever waxing and waning in the bonds of human folly and life expectancies. We meet people every day, every month, every year and sometimes along the way we make special connections with people from all walks of life and generations. When we ignore the serendipitous nature of those connections we become memories and soon after strangers in the eyes of each another. It sucks when this happens. Many feel the burden of loss more than most, even the simplest dialogue or passing glance can weigh heavy on the mind. Being ignored and missing someone are two terrible feelings, feelings we run and hide from behind our ignorance of how interesting, special and unique each and every person truly is — a simple fact of human nature that we so easily forget; faded truths, shrouded among the simulations of our own personal realities. We are all the same — unique, emotional human beings.
Does true love exist? Is there such a thing as a soulmate? Unequivocally yes! If you believe there is. Of the infinite thoughts and feelings I have for each individual I have ever known and ever will, there is only one who I want. That one exception among many who will literally mean the world to me. To be for and have. If soulmates do exist then it takes an adventurous heart to discover them, not just fortunate happenstance. I choose to believe that I am here because I belong to someone, because if I am loved, then my existence is justified and she is all who I will ever want to belong to for the rest of my life. One to love and be loved by is all any one really needs. You are not alone. This isn’t mindless dribble, its simple logic. The probability of finding that one someone to love in this vast variety of peoples living their lives somewhere here on Earth is exceptionally high. Earth is a small world after all (not to mention years of genetic evolution and sexual selection is on our side.) I believe that recognition and acknowledgment of the presence of someone’s love is the first key step in achieving it for ourselves. Love is real and the only thing worth chasing and fighting for, so believe that you are unique and made for love and you may just find someone who feels the same way. Be true to yourself and never pass up an invitation to get to know someone; it may just be the only true gift we have to give one another in this life.
Happy Valentines Day. I hope you attract to you the incarnation of your desires.
About Love (videos from YouTube)
•February 14, 2014 • Leave a CommentHere is an assortment of videos about love I have assimilated but more importantly, compiled for your viewing pleasure on this auspicious day:
Love is in the Air
•May 9, 2013 • Leave a Comment
A simple love story projected into the warm breath of a couple:
Quite clever.
Youtube Duet – Miles Davis improvising on LCD Soundsystem’s “New York, I Love You” […] [♬]
•January 5, 2013 • Leave a CommentNo editing or other tricks, just 2 youtube videos played at the same time. Created in a randomly spontaneous moment among friends who had too much time to spend on the internet, in their living room in Shoreditch, London. I believe serendipity is the word:
Miles Davis, you sexy man you.
Want to try it yourself?
Here’s the LCD Soundsystem clip http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eohHwsplvY
And here’s the Miles Davis clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8WVSQTg_rm0
Start the Davis clip at :32 on the LCD Soundsystem clip.
‘From Love to Bingo’
•June 29, 2012 • Leave a Comment
This beautiful 1-minute short film is made entirely of still images, put together using 873 stock photos (15 images per second) from the Getty Images archives. An impressive 6 month labor of love:
Cassius “I Love U So” [music video]
•December 31, 2011 • Leave a CommentI’ve been digging this video since the day it induced a smile on my face. Thanks Chris “Guerrilla Monkey” Tan for screening this for me, it’s awesome!
Totally loving the universalness of the lyrics.
Sexual Positions for the Lonely and Loveless
•February 17, 2010 • Leave a Comment
Of course it is, Shinji, or should I say, Left Handed Stranger! For boys and girls alike, I present, Sexual Positions for the Lonely and Loveless:
Just FYI, the Tony Hawk is real tricky.
PJ Harvey & John Parish “Black Hearted Love” [music video]
•October 30, 2009 • Leave a CommentGreat song. I can’t put my finger on it, but many female artists bring out a song that just sounds special. Then I buy the album.
Drive by Ahree Lee
•September 21, 2009 • Leave a CommentI love this video but can’t put my finger on why — A would-be drudgery drive made beautiful:
An experimental take on driving turns multiple trips on the same road into a transcendant experience. Music by Supreme Fiction
I’ve waited two years to see the full version finally online again. Thanks Ahree Lee.
Colours, Lights and Imagination
•August 18, 2009 • Leave a CommentP I K A P I K A
Lightning Doodle Projects
Colours, Lights and Imagination. How can this not be one of the coolest things on the planet! Great track too: “The Bird And The Bee – Again & Again“
I love the Elephant!
The Bird And The Bee “Love Letter To Japan” [music video]
•February 16, 2009 • Leave a CommentI love love love Bird and the the Bee. They have such a cool sound:
Metronomy – A Thing For Me [music video]
•February 3, 2009 • Leave a CommentSince the runaway success of their recent album Nights Out, Metronomy are back with their next single, A Thing For Me. Underpinned by perfectly arranged guitar chords, drum machines and general electric trickery.
This is a cool group and I really like their sound [Electro-synth-pop] Very minimalistic and effective. Here is another one of their songs I like, “Heartbreaker” which I feel I can only describe as being kindhearted:
Website: Metronomy.co.uk / MySpace: Metronomy
Directed by: Megaforce
MTV Rewind: 33000+ Video Archive Restoring Music History [♬] [MV]
•January 9, 2026 • Leave a CommentCurrently on a free Vercel server, MTV Rewind is a passion project operating on the edge of capacity; a guerilla archival project built by the developer Flex (@flexasaurusrex), this fan-made “time machine” has resurrected the channel’s original spirit.
MTV Rewind is a staggering database of 33,931 music videos spanning six decades (1970s–2020s), presented without the glossy sheen of modern streaming services — enjoy:
The manifesto on the splash screen is a direct indictment of the modern web:
No ads.
No algorithm.
No login.
Just pure random discovery.
[new site]
•January 2, 2026 • Leave a Comment
The link will send you to another blog, a new (✨secret✨) writing project. Wherever
you are in the World, remember to have fun, and take care of yourself.
Let’s make 2026 a special kind of year 💪 (P.S. f*ck A.I. ✍️)
https://lit-b.com/
New DEFTONES Album!! (2025) [♬]
•July 13, 2025 • Leave a CommentNew album, “Private Music”, coming august 22, 2025
In The Mood Magazine 😈
•June 15, 2025 • Leave a CommentI wrote a flash piece for a flash, pop culture journal dedicated to film, TV, music videos, celebritism, and moving image media on the things we like to watch — please check them out and follow!
https://www.inthemoodmagazine.com
In The Mood publish triannually, so watch for their themed submission windows, should you have something fun and interesting to pitch/share (Gabrielle & Sennah, thanx)
[…] an online pop culture journal about the things we like to watch. Published triannually, we delve into film, TV, music videos, and celebrity culture through essays, conversations, and unconventional forms of criticism like film diaries, poetry, and comics. Continue reading ‘In The Mood Magazine 😈’
Magdalena Bay — “Dreamcatching” [MV]
•April 22, 2022 • Leave a Comment(A.I. be damned!!) I love this frenetic, kaleidoscopic video, in no small part because of Mica Tenenbaum and Matthew Lewin’s awesome music; gives me future hope, & Y2K vibes:
Director: Felix Geen / AI Artist: Max Kreis /
Camera & Lighting: Josha Eiffel / MUA: Georgia Hope“‘Dreamcatching’ is about all the places you want to know and all the places you’ll never go,” the band said in a statement. “The video uses AI neural networks to create the landscapes and worlds we long for in the lyrics, a computer’s interpretation of our dreams.”
Tears of the Willis [♬]
•March 30, 2022 • Leave a CommentThis man knows how to squeeze a trigger and shed a damn fine tear. Bruce Willis will be stepping away from acting for good after a recent diagnosis of aphasia — a disorder that affects the brain’s language center and a person’s ability to understand or express speech.
This tribute-music-video is to you, Bruce Willis:
“I’m Bruce Willis” performed by Jeep Cherokee.
He’d probably hate that so much lol.
The video contained clips from every single movie Bruce Willis has ever appeared in…pre 2010… None as iconic as The Fifth Element, or Die Hard, or Twelve Monkeys, or Pulp Fiction, or The Last Boy Scout, or Unbreakable, of course, and I just watched Last Man Standing for the first time with bae and it was good, thank you Walter Hill. (I’m thinking Armageddon or Sin City next)
Be proud Mr. Willis, be Yippee Ki Yay motherfucking prou-😢-proud 😭
The Oscars Event That Shook A Face
•March 28, 2022 • Leave a CommentCome for the DrAmA, stay for the memeable event.
Personally, I don’t think these two brothers needed to engage themselves in low blow mockery and humiliation. That being said, comedy is disarming for a reason and Chris Rock is a professional comedian. Hollyweird must be a strange and alienating place to keep it together in, but damned if that wasn’t the most passionate live televised outburst not produced on an MTV reality show. …Or was it!?! (#ratings #sponsoredbylookoverherenow)
Like Chris Rock’s professionalism and Will Smith’s West Philly passion, the world responded in memes:
Taylor Hawkins Drumming Masterclass (Nov 6, 2019)
•March 27, 2022 • Leave a CommentAs drummer for the Foo Fighters for over 20 years, Taylor Hawkins has drummed his way through everything from Reading & Leeds Festival, to Radio 1 Live Lounges to sell out stadium shows.
But what does it take to become a drummer? What inspires someone to pick up a pair of drumsticks in the first place? And just how important is the drummer to a band?
In this programme, Taylor gives us a guided tour of his drum kit, talking to Radio 6 Music’s Steve Lamacq about his childhood, his influences, his favourite drum loops, and what it’s like drumming with both Alanis Morissette & Dave Grohl.
Californication: The Game
•March 15, 2022 • Leave a Comment
In 1999 the Red Hot Chili Peppers released their seventh studio album Californication.
In 2000 the album’s title track was released as a single, and along with it came one of the coolest 3D rendered animated music videos ever to grace the music scene. It certainly stirred emotions and imaginations, and for obvious reason captured the hearts of young gamers around the world. I was one of those dopey kids who had wishful daydreams of what the sixth generation of video game consoles may bring. I remember thinking at the time how Crazy Taxi was the closest actual game to it (today, I think Fortnite comes closest).
Now, some twenty-three years later, developer Miquel Camps Ortezaa took it upon himself to create a free to download video game based on that sweet music video. What began as a two-day challenge to re-create the spirit of those delirious game logic scenes, ended up as seven levels, allowing you to experience the super graphical environments as if you were the shirtless band-mate confronting those crazy hyper heart-pounding dangers.
So… The graphics leave a hell of a lot to be desired 😂 it is janky, but fun, and did I mention, freeeeeeeeee. Download the game for free on Itch.io for Windows PC and macOS to relive the glory days of 2000’s RHCP. Alternatively, you can just watch the MV below.
Although Otherside had the hook I hummed the loudest down the school hallways (and a German Expressionism, Cubism, and M.C. Escher music video aesthetic I could’t get out of my brain), Californication is definitely one of those era defining songs. People will still be finding and enjoying it many years from now. Much like today.
… waddaminute … Fortnite, of course! Epic Games are RHCP fans, for sure.
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