Great zine I picked up at Needles and Pens, it’s a really well designed, simple but quite evocative. I really love how it’s drawn. I thought it was woodblock cutouts until I emailed the artist:
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SHADOWPLAY
To the center of the city where all roads meet, waiting for you
To the depths of the ocean where all hopes sank, searching for you
Well I was moving through the silence without motion, waiting for you
In a room without a window in the corner I found truth
In the shadowplay acting out your own death, knowing no more
As the assassins all grouped in four lines, dancing on the floor
And with cold steel, odor on their bodies made a move to connect
I could only stare in disbelief as the crowds all left
I did everything, everything I wanted to
I let them use you for their own ends
To the center of the city in the night, waiting for you
To the center of the city in the night, waiting for you
sideways remix
On my bizzaro trip to LA I was listening to KCRW and heard this great remix of Sideways which is a song I liked by Let’s Go Sailing. It’s by Asa Taccone. They have it on their site and you can also get it on iTunes – check it out!
Thin: Lauren Greenfield
Thin
Thin takes a look at anorexia and follows several women in a treatment facility in Florida. It’s a documentary that is a very intimate look at the problem and one of the most striking things was how many of the women had to leave treatment prematurely because their insurance ran out. Since the film premiered in 2006, it was shot and predated the current health care debate and highlights many of the shortcomings in our country, but more importantly takes a close look at the impact of our culture’s obsession with body image.
Mochi Massage
Running a small/independent business, you tend to want to support others who are doing so as well, and I worked with Mochi Massage recently, which my friend Winnie runs. They have a location in the Hobart Building on Market Street and I took some interior shots. This is a detail shot I liked from their space but check out their web site if you are interested in finding out more!
You can also check out reviews of Mochi on Yelp!
Soir Blue @ the Whitney
So I had never seen Edward Hopper‘s Soir Blue before I saw it at the Whitney last month with my sister. It’s definitely my favorite piece by Hopper mostly for the absurdist initial impression you get as well as the combination of characters in the scene. I hadn’t been to an opening for a while so it was nice to finally get to the Whitney. They were also showcasing their Summer of Love exhibit which had some neat pieces but was more a collection of the history than purely an art show (at least that’s how it felt to me). I did enjoy the museum although we didn’t have that much time to check everything out.
Slacker Revisited
So I finally saw Slacker
Oh yeah this image I took with my cameraphone – I thought it was kinda funny in the ‘we card everyone’ collage that they even included infants since I doubt too many of them are ordering alcohol.
Music: Amiina
I’ve been doing a good job of keepin my personal resolution to try and see more live music and enjoy more arts related experiences this year. Last night I went and checked out Amiina who had previously opened for Sigur Ros. The show was at the Swedish American Music Hall and was my first at that venue which is pretty neat (right above Cafe Du Nord).
Before we went to Lucky 13 for a few drinks and afterwards hit up The Page and then Molotovs before a preventative slice at Mythic Pizza…
Live music week – Of Montreal
So two nights ago I was cruising around SF taking a walk and saw that Of Montreal was playing at the GAMH. I thought it was just on Sat night so didn’t think much of it. My sister had put one of their songs on a mix a while back which I liked so I sent her a photo of that and then realized that they were playing on Sunday night so I decided to check them out.
Well, the show was much different than I thought since the rest of their music was definitely different in style from what I had expected. Oh well. I didn’t even stay the whole show and ended up cruising over to Route 101 to finally check that dive bar out. A random evening to say the least…
Snakes on a Plane!
So my friend Anka called me last night to go see Snakes on a Plane and of course I couldn’t refuse the offer. I had no real expectations going into this movie, except that I wanted to see some snakes on an airplane. The flick starts out and I’m like, shit, they are going to try and have a story to this!
However, without spoiling anything (except there are snakes on the plane!), it actually ended up being a good film overall. Maybe it’s b/c I wasn’t expecting much but just enjoy some tincture and kick back. This is what cinema should be when it isn’t art.
Oh yeah, check out the great marketing technology they used for the film with this caller/email postcard app that has Samuel L. Jackson call you by name (unless you are Anka~!)