a visual collective outlet of inspiration
soundtrack to dusk over the east river ce soir. by kl
clips
the last clean shirt
directed in 1964 by alfred leslie featuring the landscape and encompassing surroundings of new york city, the last clean shirt is a beautiful short film. broken finnish overrode by the quaint subtitles penned by no other than frank o’hara. the moma featured this film back in 2009, honoring leslie and o’hara as well, who used to be employed there in his heyday. this film transcends many barriers, most of which you can read about here. it irks me a bit that leslie does not give o’hara credit; perhaps a lapsed jealousy but nevertheless, this is worth a watch. i threw in the eliot shout-out for good measure. by sv
since we are on the topic…
in my mind, they are still together and reigning as the monarchy they deserve to be. i love me some polly jean. by sv
mechanisms and apparitions
it’s been a wallace stevens couple of weeks for me. one of the most relevant and significant poets of the last several hundred years, there is truly no one like him. although ‘the man with the blue guitar‘ is one of my favorites, his solid voice reading ‘so-and-so reclining on her couch‘ is sublime. the projections, traces of plato, traces of modigliani perhaps? beautiful. by sv
i say fever
this reminds me of the children’s book the eleventh hour, an obsession of mine many moons ago. well, that intertwined with some monty python gags and a murderous rampage. the song isn’t so bad either. stefan nadelman, a job very well done. by sv
Highway star: The doors, Holger Czukay’s Can, Steve McQueen and everything, all in one
can: above the german art rock band with holger czukay from the 1970’s
the doors in studio with jim morrison
deep purple with original lead singer ian gillan
thanx for the ian gillan post nk. here’s the crazy thing, this track from deep purple, which i had totally forgotten about, performed on german TV, with altered lyrics to include “, mickey mouse, steve mcqueen and everything”, had light bulbs suddenly popping over my head. highway star is such a cross-over with bits from the doors (amazing organ riffs, not to mention the uncanny resemblance of ian gillan to jim morrison), and bits from the can’s signature jam sessions (despite less experimental and more musical here) plus the added madness of richie blackmore’s guitar solo at the end. its quite fantastic. by dd
Ian Gillian at the Royal Albert Hall, 1969
just check this out and blow your own mind. ian gillan performing child in time with orchestra at the royal albert hall back in 1960. by nk
April’s Savior: The Umbrella stephen bayley
amazing work based on our friend stephen bayley’s century spanning essay and tell no one, aka luke white and remi weekes, with creative direction by leila latchin. nice is the price. by xy
cat power – manhattan
great song, great video by pp.
CORPUS MAGAZINE
great teaser for our friends Victoire & Ramdane’s new magazine. can’t wait (hope it will be available in NYC…) by pp.
brilliance and bongos
a dear friend of mine sent these to me this morning, this is a must watch for all human beings. feynman was not only one of the most absolutely brilliant minds of the past several hundred years, he was as handsome as he was a badass bongo player. the perfect man? yup. by sv
who loves the sun? not everyone…
now that’s a sweet love song as a farewell gift. by dd+cp