nice work Starbucks :

What a great idea, and executed nicely with the Tylenol and bandaids.

discrimination?

well, i'm glad that's all cleared up :

stand very very still :

As someone who likes to work hands-on with the medium before committing it to the digital world, I was happily surprised and thrilled to see the work of Alexa Meade. Meade is a still life (acrylic) painter who utilizes the same fundamentals in her photography. She embraces the fine art of photography by adding her own step to the process; Meade paints directly on the bodies of live models, then photographs the still life so that the final image appears to be of a 2D subject.



Sometimes moving forward requires us to step backwards first!


I discovered Meade's work in a daily Flavorwire newsletter (distributed by Flavorpill). To read the original article, click here.

OK Go... keep going! keep going!

Visually, OK Go never lets me down.

what if we only clean part of it?

What a fantastic idea!




PS - I've got about 10 different links for subjects I want to write about just sitting in a bookmarks folder on my browser... just wait. Maybe I'll catch up on my blogging while in the car on the way to SXSW? Maybe.

OK Go ... now stop :

During my time at Invisible Records, I was educated on bands' options that allow them to be independent of large record labels. When I read articles like the one written about OK Go on NME's site today, it just confirms that going without a label might actually be in the best interest of the band. Of course, this depends on the bands ability to get on their feet and their personal definition of "success."

I'm amazed at the short-sighted greed of both EMI and YouTube. The success that the two companies could/should/will have together should be motivation enough to 1) add some kind of amendment to a contract that was written "a couple of years ago" [at the rate technology is evolving, I thought this statement was way underplayed], 2) invest in the research and creative time needed to "allow labels to monetize their videos, wherever on the Internet or the globe they're being accessed."

After reading the short article, I wanted to know more. I was excited to find the complete story written by the hand of a member of the band, Damian. Like the rest of the world, OK Go's Here It Goes Again holds a special place in the music-video-land of my heart. But after reading Damian's blog post, I've gained a special respect for the group, too. They could have just given a few lousy, vague quotes to a couple music publications and been done with it, but they opted to share with their fans.

So at the band's request, I'm helping to plaster This Too Shall Pass "all over the internet."

OK Go - This Too Shall Pass from OK Go on Vimeo.

paper passion :

Although it's nice to feel reaffirmed in what your doing, it's also a downer to see that the wavelength you're riding isn't unique.

Great use of torn paper:

I really like Passion Pit's sound. Don't be surprised when more of their videos pop up here.

paper trains :

Oh the things one can do with paper! This video is only making me dream bigger!