Xmas time is here again...

One of my friends (Pradigy) has made a great Christmas song to help bring in the Holiday spirit...Check, check it out...



5 days and counting...


Get more music and info on Pradigy and Pradigy GT HERE. SUPPORT GOOD MUSIC PEOPLE!!!!

Hey operator...

Not sure why I'm in such a Sam Cooke mood but i've been listening to him all day...maybe its b/c I'm thinking about my lady?



This song was also beautifully executed/covered in the opening scene of Ali

Inception

going to see this tomorrow in IMAX...can't wait!!!

I think everyone has a movie that they love so much, it actually becomes stressful to watch it with other people. You'll end up wasting 90 minutes shiftily glancing around to confirm that everyone's laughing at the right parts, then making sure you laugh just a little harder (and a millisecond earlier) to prove that you're still the only one who really, really gets it...

RIP Radio Raheem

"Viewers who question the riot's justification are implicitly valuing white property over the life of a black man..."
~Spike Lee on the ending of "Do The Right Thing"



Motherfuck a window. Radio Raheem is dead
~Mookie

Impressionistic Polaroids

When I was around 10 years old I remember watching a local morning news report about Polaroid manipulation. The segment told the story of a guy who had been given a Polaroid camera by his father and "accidentally" found a way to change the photos into mini artwork...

The following pictures are not photoshop'd but instead they are physically manipulated while the polaroid is developing...

Because the emulsion in Polaroids is gelatin-based, and the Mylar covering does not allow water vapor to readily pass, the emulsion stays soft for several days, allowing artists to press and manipulate the emulsion to produce effects somewhat like impressionist paintings.

This is a pretty good video explaining how to manipulate polaroids...

Pretty cool huh?!?

I just bought a old school Polaroid SX-70 off of ebay yesterday (you know I had too). Hopefully I'll have it in my hands next week!!! Although I got the camera for a great deal (cheap as hell), film is gonna cost me a bit of change but in the end it'll be worth it...

****You can only do this w/ the now discontinued (since 2006) SX-70 film. This technique will NOT work w/ the still available (but hard to find) Polaroid 600 film. Just wanted to let you know before you go and start investing in Polaroid equipment like my dumba$$ did...****

AJ III True Blues

People said they were never gonna retro these again but I guess a recession will make a company rethink its strategies...

"Yea i'ma robo-cop them b!tches when they come out...fo sho"
-Kid A
"Robocop em' huh?"
-Niki
"Yessir, ain't nothing gonna stop me..."
-Kid A

Where the Wild Things Are

Another movie that I'm looking forward to is Spike Jonze' Where Are The Wild Things.

Although I wasn't going nuts like the rest of the kids in kindergarden, I still enjoyed the story...the parts that I can remember...

Whether this movie translates well and appeals to adult and kids alike...one thing for sure is w/ the poster below and others it looks promising...

Voodoo

I found a pretty good mini documentary on one of my favorite albums...D'angelo's magnum opus...Voodoo.

"The term R&B doesn't mean what it used to mean. R&B is pop, that's the new word for R&B...(Contemporary R&B)'s a joke, and the funny thing about it is that the people making this shit are dead serious about the stuff they're making. It's sad—they've turned black music into a club thing."
~D'angelo circa 2000

Ironically this album...more specifically this video caused D'angelo to lose his mind and possibly is explains his 9 yr absence from the music scene...

I heard he was making a comeback...possibly this year???

HIGH VOLTAGE!!!

Here are a few retro illustrations from the book Elektroschutz in 132 Bildern. These diagrams outline causes of electrical accidents. There are 30 illustrations in all...To see the rest click HERE

Not a good idea...



My personal favorite...



This one is a little disturbing...maybe they are touch sensitive lamps that malfunctioned???



If you still play w/ kits then beware...I heard this is a common problem...



This is why house inspections are important...



Show this to you dog and he/she should understand...



I know its getting cold out there but be sure to TURN OFF your electrical blanket...



You would've thought this mad scientist understood the concept of electricity...



Who reads books outside w/ electrical lamps but just in case you do...



Surprisingly, milking a cow under an electrical lamp is the leading cause of electrocution every year...



And in the spirit of the holiday season...

Who knew house back them were death traps!

Shoutout to bre pettis for the pics...

"Danger! High Voltage"

"The Greatest"

One of my favorite movies, Ali, by one of my favorite directors, Michael Mann.

I always find inspiration when I watch this movie. Don't worry it doesn't make me want to pick up a pair of boxing glove...I was thinking more along the lines of filmography.

Great movie...check it out!

Antony Hare

The pics below are done by illustrator Antony Hare. Pretty dope! I need to step my Photoshop/Illustrator skills up!


Allen Iverson


Clint EastWood


Johnny Depp as Willy Wonka


Will Smith as Robert Neville (I am Legend)


Jason Lee as Earl


Woody Allen

Antony Hare in action...click HERE for more info and illustrations

In/Rainbows

buy, rip, download, borrow, and/or steal this album....

Your favorite producer's favorite producer...

J. Dilla (February 7, 1974 – February 10, 2006)

Hands down one of the best producers ever...

You may not know his name or face but you know his music.  look through his catalog and note how many songs you recognize/love...

Thank you for your heart, soul and music...R.I.P.