ephebe tedium

we’re not sure if this is referring to the tediousness and inherent boredom of adolescence or not, but here at the ts headquarters we can’t stop listening to cockroach. by sv + jr

searching for sugar man: an unbelievable story

searching for sugar man

this is a documentary about an artist called rodriguez. rodriguez released two albums that totally flopped in america, but somehow they became a huge success in south africa, without rodriguez ever knowing it. in south africa he became bigger than elvis, he became an icon. everyone thought that rodriguez had commited suicide, there were many stories of how he had done it. so two journalists decided to find out how he really died. but they weren’t expecting to find him alive and to help him unite him with his south african fans so that he could finally have a real concert. for 30 years rodriguez was living in detroit without knowing that he was a superstar on the other side of the world. it’s just a must see this documentary, it’s called searching for sugar man. by wn

junkopia

in memory of the tremendous paragon of cinema, words and social commentary chris marker, here is his illustrious ‘junkopia’ shot while filming the vertigo shots of ‘sans soleil’ …if you ask me he looks like a relatively normal john waters, at least in this shot.  marker is one of my favorites, transcending the invisible lines created by our minds, and forcing you to use all of your senses.  love. by sv

PAPPELTALKS

interactive cd cover designed by checz studio: Hubero Kororo in which after opening (tearing off the seal), the outer minimalistic graphic of the snow-white package is irretrievably disturbed by a stain, which turns to the colour of the inner content. by cp