On the list of some of the coolest shit I’ve seen in a while. A lot of these minimalist interpretations of movies and books have been popping up quite a bit in the last year, but this is the first I’ve seen done for iconic music videos by Federico Mancosu.
Great part about these posters is the credit given to the director for making these videos stand out in our minds, its not just the musician(s) creating the indelible mark these videos have left on our minds.
Featuring Michael Jackson’s Thriller, Beastie Boys’ Sabotage, and Beck’s Devil’s Haircut to name a few. You can snag these sweet prints at ImageKind.com
Multidisciplinary artists Jeroen Koolhaas and Dre Urhahn, known as Haas&Hahn have been making amazing murals, not only by their artistic quality but also by their sheer scope. Haas&Hahn get the help of the local kids to help them construct their pieces. The results are beautiful and inspiring.
Their most recent piece, “O Morro“, spreads over 7000 square meters and 34 buildings in Rio’s Santa Marta neighborhood. The plan is to turn the neighborhood into a living and active landmark.
Another great discussion. This is one in a series of 9th Wonder and Mark Anthony Neal’s “Sampling Soul.” They bring in Harry Weinger, Vice President of A&R for Universal Music Enterprises for this discussion on sampling and the Motown catalog.
I’d love to give exerpts, but again that wouldn’t do this justice. Enjoy.
This is a great discussion. This is one in a series of 9th Wonder and Mark Anthony Neal’s “Sampling Soul.” They bring in Bucknell English Professor James Braxton Peterson for this discussion of Nas’ seminal 1994 album, Illmatic.
I’d love to give exerpts, but that wouldn’t do this justice. Enjoy.
Thanks to Duke University for a forward thinking class, and Nodfactor for the link.
I’ve never been one of those constant Youtube users. It always seemed rather cheap on the whole. I only find out about cool shit on youtube through friends, blogs, etc. Having to sit through an unreliable buffering video only to have its quality be spotty at best, even with the current HD setting, which has made the experience a bit better. But that still doesn’t make watching someone with an overinflated since of importance discuss the occult symbolism of Lady Gaga, or poorly edited cat videos.
This is why Vimeo is the shit; well crafted videos and art in high quality, with a low level of bullshit thrown in. (more…)
Did anyone notice the one glaring thing missing from The Blueprint 3?
Unlike his previous releases Jay has decided to remove himself from the cover of his album. This presents two first for Jay in the course of a week, the first being his U.S. Festival debut at All Points West, stepping in for the Beastie Boys.
Although the cover may be as much of a rumor as the tracklisting, I’m not going to doubt if this what we will be left with. Not to read anything into it, but it is an interesting departure for Jay, especially for someone who has always been such a leader in trends to follow “Little Brother’s” art direction on an album cover, granted Kanye’s capable hands are all over the CD.
