Interesting Tumblr's

Here are two very cool Tumblr blogs on relatively random subjects. From a good list of 10 from Flavorwire.

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Mashed Up Album Art

Randomly typed this into Google and ran across this site... Thought it was worth sharing...


here is the artists story:

A little while ago I put a bunch of Wu-Tang (both group and solo) albums on my computer. 21 of them, in fact. I inherited some mild OCD from my mom, and as anyone who has seen my iTunes can attest to, it manifests itself in weird ways. I need to have decent-quality album art for every album on my computer, which currently equals over 90 gigs. The problem was that almost all of the Wu-Tang album art was horrible (ODB's two albums being the only real exceptions) -- no offense to the original designers, but as iconic as they might be they're looking pretty dated these days. So, armed with inspiration from what Olly Moss and others are doing (as written about by me here, and later by Kottke here) and a book of Blue Note Records covers, I set out to remake all 21. The first seven are here (click for full-view):

20 Years of Ninja Tune

Ninja Tune. Perhaps the label behind more CD's in my college collection than any other. Earth Rise remains to this day, on heavy rotation. From flavorwire, here are some video's a quick overview of the 20th anniversary box set.



"Including six CDs, six 7-inches, two posters, and a hardcover edition of the retrospective book Ninja Tune: 20 Years Of Beats & Pieces, the Ninja Tune XX box is a collector’s dream. The set features new tracks and remixes from Roots Manuva, Amon Tobin, Diplo, Gold Panda, Kid Koala, Mr. Scruff, the Orb, and a host of others, alongside classic tracks from throughout the label’s history."

"Stream the first compilation in full, visit the Ninja Tune XX website, watch the top 10 Ninja Tune videos of all time, read an excerpt from 20 Years of Beats & Pieces, download the official iPhone app, get the details on Ninja Tune XX events around the world, and buy the box set or the standalone compilations and book."

Murakami @ Versailles

Just got back from France, but with over 2,500 pics taken, I'm still sorting through everything. However, here are some highlights from Versailles!

www.flickr.com cebo2hot's Murakami @ Versaille photoset

New Black Angels Descends on NYC

One of my favorite bands has an new album coming out and a show in November here in NYC....

Check out the latest new tracks: Bad Vibrations by The Black Angels

Trust me - these guys rock in a serious way!

Summer Sounds - Sonny & the Sunsets

Great summer beach music - I suspect this will be blowing up in August when the heat hits... Ummm... The heat already hit in July, so go get this...

The Vader Project

Check it out - 100 custom vader helmets by some of todays top urban artists.... Here's the link: The Vader Project

Artists include: Gary Baseman, Tim Biskup, Paul Frank, Ron English, Jeff Soto, Frank Kozik, Buffmaster and more...

World Cup - Extreme Vuvuzela

Hyundai is celebrating its official World Cup sponsorship with this 144-foot vuvuzela that was unveiled as the soccer tourney kicked off.

Sounds of Summer pt.2 - Ode to Billy

Put together a mix for my good friend Bill. Went back deep into the crates to dig out some of that '90's metal that helped me through some tough years. Music to keep you sane. Back then it sounded hard core - today you might here it on the alternative rock station.... Anyway, here are some highlights from that time... Enjoy.

Mix2 Billy's Metal 2 by cebo

Track - ARTIST - Album

1. Milk (Ode to Billy) -ANTHRAX - Attack of Killer B's
   
2. Don't Blow Bubbles - BAD BRAINS - Quickness
3. Squeeze My Macaroni - MR BUNGLE - Self Titled
4. Come as You Are - NIRVANA - Nevermind
5. 21st Century Digital Boy - BAD RELIGION - Against The Grain
   
6. Them Bones - ALICE IN CHAINS - Dirt
   
7. Down For Life -BIOHAZARD - State of the World Address
   
8. Vincent - NOFX - 45 or 46 Songs That Weren't Good Enough
   
9. Drain You - NIRVANA - Nevermind
10. Epic - FAITH NO MORE - The Real Thing
    
11. Summer Breezes - TYPE O NEGATIVE - Bloody Kisses
    
12. Anesthesia - BAD RELIGION - Against The Grain
    
13. The Bag - NOFX - B Sides & Rarities
14. Easy - FAITH NO MORE - Easy EP
    

Fashionable Star Wars????

You have to be kidding! Images from John Woo, a designer and illustrator from Hong Kong. Original link.

Mix # 1 - sounds of summer pt. 1

Here's our first mix... An eclectic selection of tracks for the car or ipod. Enjoy.
More summertime mixes to come.

Mix #1 5.27.10 by cebo

Track - ARTIST - Album

1. Back and Forth - UNKLE - Never Neverland
2. Be My Lover - ALICE COOPER - Killer
3. Summertime Clothes - ANIMAL COLLECTIVE - Self Titled
4. This Whole World - THE BEACH BOYS - Sunflower
5. Have You Come To Realise - THE KLEPTONES - Yoshimi battles the Hop-Hop Robots
6. 10 Mile Stereo - BEACH HOUSE - Teen Dream
7. Kiara - BONOBO - Black Sands
8. Datascroller - APPARATJIK - We Are Here
9. Close Your Eyes - ALASKA IN WINTER - Holiday
10. Are You Lonesome Tonight - THE CANSECOS - Upper Class
11. The Only Living Boy in NY - SIMON & GARFUNKEL - Old Friends
12. The Good Life (live) - WEEZER - B Sides & Rarities
13. Down By the Water - THE DRUMS - Summertime

Summer Music Festival Line-Up

Flavorpill

Obey This - Last Show @ Deitch

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Where Are You Now (advertising)

1979. It was a good year. And while perusing a booklet called 'Remember When', I ran across an amazing advertisement. Amazing because;
1) Its for SPAM - I didn't even know they advertised
2) The sexual innuendo is so over the top, yet remains somehow..... acceptable???

First off - what a headline!

And why can't they write copy like this anymore; (regarding their T-Shirt) "If you've got an eye for design, and you don't mind a few eyes on your design, send us your name, address, size and a check...."

AMAZING!!!

Midlife For Gen X

Gen X. Are we really the generation of "smoke weed, argue about Theory, sleep with one another’s girlfriends and boyfriends and wonder what was going to happen next"?

In a recent NYTimes OpEd, thats exactly how several new film makers describe us.... Disappointing. Maybe. Accurate - my wife and family think so...

So what does that mean for us - are we really the generations of do nothings? Is that why Gen Y or whomever has followed us are so over-ambitious?

I look around my office and one observation not noted in the article is that we may be the last generation to understand work - the fact that it takes time, perseverance, critical thinking and does not always require a computer... We maybe do nothings, but at least we know how to do something.

Whats on heavy rotation - Richard Hawley

A British crooner, I first heard Richard Hawley when I saw Banksy's 'Exit Through the Gift Shop' - his song 'Tonight the Streets are Ours' - see previous post. I think he's somewhere between Orbison or Elvis but modern.. Either way - I'm diggin' it... Here some recent video's.

'Exit Through The Gift Shop' - nice work

A great commentary about how art tries to brainwash us into believing the hype. Nice job bringing us back down to earth Banksy.... Funny, honest and interesting. A great art film, even if you hate Graffiti.

The Huf Haus (can modular building be cool?)

A Green house, well designed, under $500K..... Now available in the US! From inhabit.com....

From Bauhaus to HUF HAUS: Energy Efficient Prefab Homes

by Cameron Scott, 04/09/10

German company HUF HAUS is offering gorgeous green houses to the masses by bringing Bauhaus style to factory-made green homes. The company’s signature post-and-beam construction allows for big open spaces, and they serve them up with solar panels and even an optional geothermal heating system.

Tripe-glazed glass walls open the houses onto the landscape while also providing maximum insulation. Sure, there’s a healthy dose of (responsibly forested) wood involved along with the more conventional concrete, but here’s something nifty: HUF HAUS’s factory uses its wood offcuts to generate some of the electricity it uses.

HUF HAUS has just opened an office in the United States — based in Cleveland, but serving the whole country — and the company insists that its houses are only pre-fab in the strictest sense of the word: the modular system is designed to be versatile, and, as you can see, every house is different.

+ HUF HAUS

Smashing Watermelons

Mashup of Stephan Hawking and crazy lucho libre type slow-mo video... Interesting combination - maybe......



Thanks SDL for the spot.

Snookered on repeat

Feel the beat!

166 Million???

Apparently this is the most viewed video ever on YouTube... Not sure how I missed this... I watched it - kinda funny. Watched it again, funnier. I think there's something a little surreal and it definitely doesn't hurt that the kid has a British accent.

If Monsters Come To Get Me......

Will Farrell Rocks the White House!

Amazing talent. Very funny. Whether you agree with the issue or not, you can't help but laugh either - at least i couldn't...

Funny or Die's Presidential Reunion from Will Ferrell

Model Building - Sometimes Cool

Is it the retro cars? The detailed craftsmanship? The detailed lighting or snappy photography? Perhaps its the combination, but either way, they're a ton of fun... See the full range of photo's here.

Random Aawesomeness pt II - 'Move Your Head'

I've been waiting to see how someone could take this new idea of chatroullete and do something with it... Well - here's a video from December of '09.... Whats almost more amazing is, it doesn't require any middle fingers or requests to 'show us your tits'.....

The awesomeness of randomness

Two interesting sites about randomness..

The first is a site of static photographs trolled from throughout the internet (here).

The second is random video chatting site called ChatRoullet - interesting article about it here.

What is it about watching strangers that keeps us so captivated?

"Shit (his) Dad Says" - hilarious and true

here's the story: the son's name is Justin. "I'm 29. I live with my 74-year-old dad. He is awesome. I just write down shit that he says." Some highlights:

""Don't mess with him...Trust me, you don't fuck with a man that sleeps next to a woman he never screws. They're unpredictable."

"Fine, let’s take a vote. Who wants fish for dinner?...Yeah, democracy ain’t so fun when it fucks you, huh?”

"No, I'm not a pessimist. At some point the world shits on everybody. Pretending it ain't shit makes you an idiot, not an optimist."

“Yes I got him a gift. He had a kidney stone. You piss a rock through your pecker, you deserve more than just a pat on the fucking back."

“We’re banned from the dog park. Well, I guess it’s okay to hump, and it’s okay to bark, but both at the same time freaks people out."

Follow him on Twitter - http://twitter.com/shitmydadsays

Wrap it up!

Those damn French! So clever and so up front about sex...


from TBWA Paris

Transport your way out

See how guys in Argentina get out of heading home to the lady....lol.

Enter The Magical Mystery Chambers - Really Good

Super nice mix. Some parts are less Beatles than others, but it all works together and compliment the Wu very well...

From the NYTimes Interview with the artist: “Uzi (Pinky Ring)” has got a lot of samples on it. There’s “Glass Onion,” then it went to an Arif Mardin version of “Glass Onion,” then when Ghostface comes in it goes to “Getting Better,” then RZA comes in and it’s a Ramsey Lewis version of “Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except for Me and My Monkey.” Then Inspectah Deck comes in and it’s a cover version of “Hey, Jude.” Then Method Man comes in and that’s “While My Guitar Gently Weeps.” And then GZA’s at the end, and that’s “Why Don’t We Do It In the Road.” I’ve seen on blogs, somebody say something like, I’ve only heard two Beatles samples that I recognized in here. And to me that’s quite a good thing – you have to listen extra hard to hear them. I was purposeful not to take “Love Me Do” and put Wu-Tang with it

Top 10 Bullship Professsions

1. Career Counselors: If they knew anything they'd find themselves better jobs.
2. Clergymen: God-bothering bullies masquerading as holy men.
3. Psychotherapists: Practitioners of the world's most advanced form of pseudoscience.
4. Politicians: Insufferable egotists pretending to be "public servants."
5. Branding Consultants: Why didn't I think of this scam?
6. Art Critics: Thankfully, no one pays attention except rich twits.
7. Actors: We tell them where to stand. We tell them what to say. They win awards.
8. Ad Executives: You can build a career by memorizing 10 cliches.
9. Financial Advisors: Monkeys throwing darts.
10. Third Base Umpires: One call a game if you're lucky.

From: The Ad Contrarian