And laughing all the way to the bank. Maybe the bootleg industry has taken a dive in sales as of late, hence the bootlegger’s deliberately piss poor craftsmanship — an ingenious sales pitch though. These covers are great and quite funny (50 Fist Dates, who wouldn’t love to see that?) but I can’t imagine why anyone would pay for a bootleg of all things:
This image and the idea used to create it caught my eye. I’d like to see this on a grander scale. ‘Everything that I wish I could be‘ is the title of a series of book collages made by artist/photographer Kent Rogowski:
The sun was out, hip peeps were looking fine and the music was all kinds of terrific! Organizers did well this Auckland Anniversary Day, worthy of the splendid lineup of talented musos they sought, who graciously accepted the invite to our shores.
Len Brown, Mayor of Auckland made his usual appearance and introduced The Phoenix Foundation to the stage. They were good and suited the kiwi summer weather. Of Monsters And Men surprised me the most with their catchy songs and upbeat stage presence, and Alt-J were OK but I had high expectations after reading a review that was not so accurate.
My favourite acts of the day were Bat For Lashes, who I initially bought my ticket for. Singer Natasha Khan graced the stage in a shiny scarlet gown, with her and her band mates encircled by decorated lamp lights that really set a great tone. Smoke was later added. And the second was Jessie Ware, who not only lived up to her reputation as a great singer and performer, having worked with some of the biggest names in the industry to date, but she was also very down to earth, having fun working the crowd. No, Celine Dion can’t hold a candle fan to you.
These were my three favourite songs from the festival – no particular order:
I stayed clear of alcohol this time-round thus avoiding all ques for any beverage other than free water on tap. I enjoyed myself this year and there were plenty more shaded areas to relax under after a beat fueled grooving, and believe me I appreciated it, especially when I was silly enough to rock super skinny jeans to this all-day-in-the-sun event. Shorts next year will be highly considered.
The best thing about Laneway for me (apart from the music of course) would have to be the breathing space and amount of room there is to dance and move around in, as well as gawk at some truly fashionable cats. I am tempted to attend again next year. Seven dollars for a meat log wiener would be my only major complaint. You’re damn right I took onions with that!
Laneway has really made its mark as a city festival and has found its home at Wynard Quarter’s Silo Park. A great venue for blasting sounds and celebration. The fourth St. Jerome’s Laneway Festival was good.
“Kind words can be short and easy to speak, but their echoes are truly endless.” ~ Mother Teresa I like believing that, but I think your FB quotes are the best 😛 Thanks Kitty
Look closer and you will notice a great many whimsical sprites riddle these masterpieces, giving the overall picture a complexity I can only describe as being, well, time-consuming. Which in my mind is exactly how I know I like any artwork – Devotion, and a tinge of wackiness. Love the juxtaposition of fine art and notebook doodles Sagaki Keita. Your works are crazy cool and I wish I owned one:
You can see more on his website: Sagaki Keita
Not a fan of pretentious rants, they always seem a bit preachy to me, but I can put up with this guy because he sums up my disappointment in PROMETHEUS to a tee. He points out a few legitimate complaints anyway. I would say ‘Spoiler Alert’ around about now but in all honesty, this won’t change your thoughts — you obviously know what I am talking about or you wouldn’t be reading/watching this. Standard Hollywood imperatives ahoy!
Technically, PROMETHEUS is a visual treat (kudos Ridley), and I am a science fiction nut so I love it solely for that. But PROMETHEUS is riddled with so many poorly written moments, I have to stop myself from thinking about them or I just might bust a nut, and not in the good way.
God damn it, that’s not all! I (everyone for this matter) have grown up attuning my mind expecting my intellect will be rewarded with visual stimulation and that my devoted time anticipating and my decision to watch any movie is affirmed, well spent in the hands of a masterful storyteller. PROMETHEUS shat all over that belief of mine, thus committing the biggest movie sin of all — Thou shalt not commit logical fallacies, in other words, PISS ME OFF!!!
I watched it in 3D too! So that’s like disappointment squared or some shit.
These are deliberately mean and probably made by internet trollers who get a kick out of making people feel bad. It’s totally a thing now. Thanks internet.
No 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.
Rockets moving in reverse and imploding into nothingness are quite mesmerizing:
And leading in first place; what thing looks awesomest in slow-motion? …Fireworks! I might have guessed had Filmmaker Julian Tay not gone and done it first. Slow Motion Punches to The Face would be a close second of course.
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