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October, 2009 Monthly archive

Blakroc Project

By: Seb
29-10-2009
Music

I have been hearing rumours about this album, but now the promo’s going all over the internet and I am STOKED for this.  Black Keys in collaboration with MosDef, Raekwon, RZA, Jim Jones and more!  This is going to be a fun romp and hearing some of those Black Keys riffs with Mos Def’s flow will definitely be a treat.  Some people, are getting all up in arms because they think the name Blackroc insinuates some kind of new reinvention of Rock and Roll with Black influence. But that’s not the case at all!  Damon Dash is not claiming to invent black rock music, nor is he completely ignoring the history of black rock and roll.  Did it ever occur to these people that the name, Blackroc, just refers to the BlackKeys, and that Roc refers to Roc-a-Fella records, Damon Dash’s record label?  I mean seriously, listen to the music before you get all offended by the name.  Damon Dash isn’t a copywriter, he’s a producer.  Take the name with a grain of salt!  The music will be fun.

More about the upcoming album at the official site: http://www.blakroc.com/

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Bike:Kid Collision Photos Surface

By: Seb
28-10-2009
Bike, Found

This amazing video, where a young naive child wanders into the middle of a skid competition and gets slammed, has been on the internet for a while.   But now these amazingly crisp photos of the crash have surfaced.  So good!

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San Fransisco

By: Seb
27-10-2009
Found, Personal

Thinking more and more about grad school in California. Remember folks – don’t call it Sanfran and don’t call it Frisco. It’s either THE CITY or S-F. I hear that even S-F is becoming taboo…

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Curatorial Update

By: Seb
25-10-2009
Found, Goodies, Interior Design, MyHome

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New update on our interior decor.  Seen above is Meg’s Wunderkammer: A Cabinet of Curiosities.  It’s made from an old letterpress drawer that used to belong to her grand father – who was a printer.  Apparently, FWIHH (from what I have heard) he developed Peach Ink for Playboy magazine… Who obviously had a higher than normal usage of peach tone.  I’ve seen many incarnations of this, as everytime she moves it gets a different treatment and different curiosities.

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Above is my framing of one of Meg’s astronaut prints.  She gave it to me a while ago and we decided it looked best on the stairs.

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The bedroom is coming along nicely!

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The bathroom’s done – featuring some cheaper art prints, giant P, and a vintage book on the Digestive System.  Bathroom’s are all about details.  The  book was purchased from The Monkey’s Paw.  Anyone who loves old out of print books, maps, and other lovely things should go checkout his store.  If you can’t make it to Toronto – or the west end – checkout his blog which features all the stuff in his amazing window displays.

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At the end of the day, there’s still a never ending list of TO-DOs in this place.

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Enchiladas

By: Seb
24-10-2009
Food

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Saturday night – feeling ill still.  I can’t seem to get better from this cold I got a couple weeks ago.  While everyone’s going out, Meagan made some enchiladas for us so that I could eat well before she goes out.   While they don’t look super appetizing in photo form, I can assure you they were delicious!

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The Revival Premiere

By: Seb
23-10-2009
Bike, Nepotism

This film has been in the making for a while and it’s finally being screened at Bike on Wheels.  I like how they’re under the Cambie Street bridge in Vancouver – which is possibly the lamest place to skate in the city – but out east here no one knows that.  The photography looks beautiful and these are good guys, Tom Briggs and Tom Mosher are both really nice and some of Canada’s pioneer fixed freestylers.  I’ll be at the screening November 14th at Bikes on Wheels.

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Grippers

By: Seb
20-10-2009
Bike, Goodies

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Got some new riding handwear, as seen above at MEC. While, I would really love to get these, I don’t know if I can afford the 200 price tag for bike gloves – yet.  Anyway, as seen above, the ColdOut are a poly glove that feature a really sticky grip for riding on bare drops or the center of your risers.  Keeps the chill off my fingers so I can ride fast without worrying about holding my bars in one spot.  Rapha Town Gloves – WANT – seen below.

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We Were Once a Fairytale | Spike Jonze

By: Seb
20-10-2009
Found

Spike Jonze has done a beautifully dark and cynical short film in conjunction with the release of his new feature Where The Wild Things Are, based on the popular children’s classic by Maurice Sendak.  It really goes back to his signature style of atmospheric and lonely yet playful narratives.  Is Kanye making fun of himself?  Is Kanye a genius in real life?  It’s hard to tell what lies before and behind the veil in this little film, but it’s definitely amazing regardless of intention.  Watch it below, via mishkanyc.com

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New Trend for Web Portfolios

By: Seb
20-10-2009
Design

This is the new trend for showing webwork in your portfolio. (Haha! – from Stefan)

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Rouli-roulant | By Claude Jutra, NFB

By: Seb
19-10-2009
Found, Photography

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An amazing short Franco documentary about skateboarding in 60s Montreal before the movement really existed anywhere other than California and a few other cosmopolitan cities. Great documentation of both 60s street fashion and the early skating styles before the trucks and deck materials were perfected. For people that don’t speak French, no need for English translation – it’s all pretty straightforward, and the visual style of the film is great on its own. Wait until you hear kids speaking! They’re all anglos from Westmount!  Watch below:

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