TO DO/MUSIC::FOUR TET PLAYS @ STUDIO B (BROOKLYN), FRIDAY 6/6

This Friday, Studio B will shake and rumble to the electronic sounds of Four Tet. And although he may compete with MIA's performance at McCarren, I highly doubt this underrated (and under the radar) performer will have to fight for your attention with his eclectic sounds and original beats.

Other performers will include:The Young Knives, The Field, and The Glimmers

MORE INFO::STUDIO B EVENTS
DOORS::OPEN @ 10PM/21+ $12 ADVANCE/$15 @ DOOR

FASHION/BUY::SEVEN NEW YORK SUMMER SALE

Located in fashion-forward SoHo, the progressive boutique carries the lines of an array of designers including: Preen, Christian Wijnants, Bruno Pieters, Raf Simons, and Three As Four.

MORE INFO::SEVEN NEW YORK 110 MERCER STREET NEW YORK, NY 10012 CONTACT. 646.654.0156

BOOK/ADV::TASCHEN RELEASE "A HISTORY OF ADVERTISING"

Taschen's new release A History of Advertising, details the background of the popular industry and where it all began, dating back to the 1630s.

BUY::TASCHEN. A HISTORY OF ADVERTISING $39.99

LOCAL::IKEA COMES TO RED HOOK, BROOKLYN JUNE 18TH, 9AM

*For all you anti-Brooklyn gentrification protestors, do not continue to read this post!
Believe it or not (believe it) Ikea is set to open in Red Hook, Brooklyn June 18th. Now all you contemporary furniture fiends with modest salaries, can stock up on flimsy furniture that looks good but probably won’t last that long. Don’t worry; I’m one of them. And if you don’t care so much about rickety furniture, then hell, go for the Swedish meatballs! It's a ferry ride away...

COUNTDOWN::IKEA BROOKLYN

DVD/FASHION::YSL DOCUMENTARY "HIS LIFE AND TIMES"

After the saddening news that influential designer Yves Saint Laurent died this past week, the fashion world and admirers alike were jolted into remembrance of the prolific designers life.

2002’s film release YSL: His Life And Times, covers the various stages of Saint Laurent’s prolific and influential career. Interviews with people in the fashion world as well as those who worked closely with YSL is a momentous glimpse into the life of an iconoclastic designer whose work will resonate in the fashion world for years to come. YSL, whom at the ripe age of 21 was handed over the reins of the Christian Dior fashion house (by Dior himself), created a name for himself as the high-end couturier with innovative designs, eventually to conquer his own label that became a household name.

BUY::YSL:HIS LIFE AND TIMES $19-
WATCH::PREVIOUS PLATFORM POST: YSL PROMO

REMINDER/EVENT::MOELLER SNOW OPENING TONIGHT

MV::CAM ARCHER DIRECTS SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE "GOODNIGHT"

This new video for Six Organs Of Admittance is simplistically beautiful. Directed by Cam Archer, it urges a viewer to sit still and take in what you’re seeing. The tranquil tune is a perfect fit for the images onscreen.

ARTIST::SIX ORGANS OF ADMITTANCE
TRACK::GOODNIGHT
DIRECTOR::CAM ARCHER

MUSIC::TV ON THE RADIO TO PLAY CELEBRATE BROOKLYN FRIDAY 6/30

BAND SITE::TV ON THE RADIO
TIME::6:30 PM
WHERE::PROSPECT PARK BANDSHELL, 9TH ST @ PROSPECT PARK WEST
INFO::718.855.7882
COST::$3 SUGGESTED DONATION

ART::LILLY MCELROY "I THROW MYSELF AT MEN"

Lilly McElroy is a performance artist currently working on an ongoing series called I throw myself at men,in which she lunges at strangers in bars in hopes of them catching her. The acts are documented as men brace themselves for the flying artist’s impact as McElroy leaps forward and falls into the arms of innocent bystanders.

“The work she produces is a cross between physical comedy and earnest confessional. She throws her whole body into it and often leads with her chest.” The subject is “examining how easily we make connections and how much can be at stake if we don’t”. Now that’s a way to pick someone up!

ARTIST SITE::LILLY MCELROY

CITY FACT::MANHATTANHENGE TODAY, FRIDAY MAY 30TH

If you're a New York resident, I urge you to take in the view of NY's semi-annual Manhattan Solstice: A day in which the (setting) sun aligns with the east-west streets of Manahattan's main grid.

MORE INFO::FRIDAY, MAY 30TH MANHATTANHENGE. SUNSET @ 8:16PM. BEST VIEWING IS AT 14TH, 23RD, 34TH, 42ND, AND 57TH, AS FAR EAST AS POSSIBLE.

FASHION/BUY::ACNE SALE!

ARTICLE/READ::NYTimes Acknowledges Hipster Penny Pinchers

We’ve all been the person who scrounges for loose change just to splurge on Eggs Benedict for a ritual Sunday brunch with friends, or maybe for that Dior mascara you’re so accustom to using because you really think it makes that much of difference. Or maybe you’re the girl or guy who won’t let Duane Reade hair product get within 5 ft of your intentionally messy tresses, because you swear by Aveda’s organic made products. Yep. We’ve all been “that person”, who really can’t afford it but would do anything not to give up their pricey lifestyle, even if it means eating street meat for lunch.
NYTimes has an insightful article about the lives of twentysomething’s struggling to survive in a city where competition is fierce and the rent is high.

READ::STARTING SALARIES BUT NEW YORK TASTES

TO DO::MCCARREN PARK POOL PARTIES!

We don’t have to say farewell to McCarren Park pool parties just yet! The three months of fun in the sun, live performances, beer guzzling, and slip n’ slide fun, will commence June 6th, with a super M.I.A performance kick-off.

If you were lucky enough to snag a ticket for the already sold out show, go you. As for others less fortunate, stop your whining. The event calendar is filled with plentiful of performances and stuff to do, including my personal fave, Summer Screen, in which a massive projector plays cult classics and classics alike.
This summer, films will include: Wet Hot American Summer, Rushmore, and The Virgin Suicides.


Welcome, summer!

MORE INFO::MCCARREN PARK POOL 2008

MV::JON LEONE DIRECTS WHITE WILLIAMS "VIOLATOR"

This is a great new video from musical newcomer White Williams. It's refreshing to see new techniques used other than stop motion, thanks to director Jon Leone.
Leone ornaments "Violator" with oil, water, foil, and what looks like glitter. And I assume it helps that singer White Williams is sort of, no definitely, a looker.

Kudos.

ARTIST::WHITE WILLIAMS
TRACK::VIOLATOR
DIRECTOR::JON LEONE

TO DO::MOELLER SNOW GALLERY OPENING 6.3.08

A must-attend. And a great way to support my dear friend, Karline Moeller.

TO DO::VIVA CINEMA! FILM COOP BENEFIT SCREENING TONIGHT

MORE INFO:: THE FILMMAKERS COOPERATIVE
ADDRESS::THE STONE 2ND @ AVE C

MV::ANIMAL COLLECTIVE "PEACEBONE" DIRECTED BY TIMOTHY SACCENTI

Photographer-turned-director, Timothy Saccenti, directs this unconventional video for Animal Collective. It matches the "Peacebone" track perfectly for it's oddity and experimental chaos, with a sweet love story underneath it all.

ARTIST::ANIMAL COLLECTIVE
TRACK::PEACEBONE
DIRECTOR::TIMOTHY SACCENTI

ART/NEWS::OLAFUR ELIASSON WATERFALLS, NYC

This summer, Danish/Icelandic artist, Olafur Eliasson, will install various waterfalls throughout the city, including New York's East River. The artist, who is currently exhibiting at P.S.1, plans on creating these site-specific installations, which will be funded by Public Art Fund. These freestanding falls will be as high as 60-70 ft, as tall as the Brooklyn Bridge.
Hopefully we'll be able to catch some of that refreshing mist during a hot New York summer day!

MORE INFO::NEW YORK CITY WATERFALLS
ARTIST::OLAFUR ELIASSON

Boys Who Like Boys...

My favorite boy toy informer, Daniel Sinisterra, recently gave me some insight on content traversing the web that fancies some boy-on-boy action, but all with artistic intent, of course.


PHOTOGRAPHER:: SLAVAMOGUTIN


WRITER::EAST VILLAGE BOYS


MAGAZINE::KAISERIN

MV::ARIEL PINK "GRAY SUNSET" DIRECTED BY TRAVIS PETERSON

I devoured Ariel Pinks extreme experimentalism, back in the day when musician Dino Felipe of Schematic Records introduced me to him. It was then, that I was jolted into this bizarre sort of dream-like appreciation for this unique artist. He’s a bit glam rock, but at the same time, not definable. He purposely sounds distant and faded, like listening to an old 8 track or record. He’s androgynous and oddly sexy. This music video is very recent, but the track is off Pink’s The Doldrums album, which released in 2004. The video is directed by Travis Peterson. Also, I think he's hypnotizing me. I keep watching this video over & over again!

ARTIST::ARIEL PINK
TRACK::GRAY SUNSET
RECORD LABEL::PAW TRACKS
DIRECTOR::TRAVIS PETERSON

FILM/DVD::THE GUATEMALAN HANDSHAKE

Benten Films releases director Todd Rohal prized film The Guatemalan Handshake . The untraditional narrative film won Special Jury Prizes at Slamdance and Torino. The film centers around a power outage in small-town America and the effects it has on its somewhat disturbed, yet charmingly quirky residents. Despite it's title, the film really has no relation to Guatemala.



BUY::BENTEN FILMS
OFFICIAL SITE::THE GUATEMALAN HANDSHAKE

EVENTS/FILM/IN-THE-KNOW::FESTIVAL DE CANNES MAY 14-25

61 years later, the Festival De Cannes is still one of the most talked about, attended, and prestigious festivals in the society of film. This year, the festival will live up to its name with over 50 films to be screened by well-known and emerging filmmakers. And if you don't have the fortune of attending, view below for a link to entire 2008 program, so you can keep up-to-date with the soon to be talked about films.

MORE INFO::FESTIVAL DE CANNES 2008

MV::ROISIN MURPHY "OVERPOWERED" DIRECTED BY JAMIE THRAVES

This isn't a new video, but still a good one. Thanks for the introduction "you know who you are".

ARTIST::ROISIN MURPHY
TRACK::OVERPOWERED
DIRECTOR::JAMIE THRAVES
PROD.CO::FACTORY FILMS

BOOKS::TASCHEN RELEASE, STUDIO OLAFUR ELIASSON:AN ENCYCLOPEDIA

If you haven't made it out to Olafur Eliasson's current retrospective at P.S.1, then here is the next best thing.

BUY::STUDIO OLAFUR ELIASSON.AN ENCYCLOPEDIA $150-

MUSIC::EL PERRO DEL MAR & LYKKE LI, BOWERY BALLROOM

Last night’s El Perro Del Mar/Lykke Li concert exceeded all expectations. Lykke Li was vivacious and full of non-stop energy that kept the crowd enthralled with the petite artist, who jumped around tirelessly while singing and occasionally slamming a snare with her electric hand. While headliner El Perro Del Mar quietly came on stage afterwards. So quietly, that the talking crowd didn’t even notice she was there until she opened up with “party”, only to be followed by “Dog” and other songs which were later on accompanied by the rest of her band.

The emergence of a firecracker like Li and a subtle and obviously shy Sarah Assbring (El Perro Del Mar) was the perfect mix to keep you amped through out the show. And if you were there early enough, you didn’t miss the performance by up-and-coming songstress Anna Ternheim, who was just as quirky as her fellow vocalists, and will surely headline a show in the future.

Ending the night, Lykke Li popped back onstage and joined El Perro Del Mar for a rendition of Wendy Rene’s oldie “After Laughter (Comes Tears)”. The delightful duet ended the night gleefully, as one crowd member put it “the teacher and the rebel student finally come together in the end”.

BAND SITE(S)::
EL PERRO DEL MAR
LYKKE LI
ANNA TERNHEIM