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January, 2010 Archive
Interview: Lissy Trullie
She epitomizes the idea of cool, exuding a boyish charm minced with a feminine swagger that is effortlessly postured. At night, the former DJ would slip into New York’s chic Beatrice Inn, accompanying the ultra mod Chloe Sevigny, spinning the likes of Wu-Tang, and generating a buzz amongst critics and downtown hipsters. Her name is Lissy Trullie. Within just a couple of years, the singer/songwriter has roused listeners with her raspy vocals and soulful guitar hooks. →
via Sarah Wolfson, 13 January 2010 12:57pm | 4
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| Interview: Animal Collective
Far from the typical interview structure, the casual and humorous conversations and shared pictures between the one and only band, Animal Collective and comedian Aziz Ansari featured in Fader magazine is one of those interviews that you’ll be glad you read. This extended and interesting interview includes the hilarious Youtube clips that Aziz and the members of Animal Collective mention within the interview. It’ll remind you that celebrities like to dick around and level with us too, especially with the efficiency and accessibility provided by our dear friend, technology to help us out. By far, one of the most entertaining interviews I’ve read.
Check it right here, right now.
via Saeko Oishi, 13 January 2010 10:47am | |
| Noise Pop 2010
Noise Pop 2010
San Francisco, CA
02/23/10-03/01/10
Noise Pop Industries have announced the lineup of artists that are set to play at the Noise Pop Festival at various venues throughout San Francisco, CA. Artists who have confirmed include Magnetic Fields, Yoko Ono Plastic Ono band (with Cornelius, Yuka Honda, Sean Lennon), The Dodos & Magik Magik Orchestra collaborative performance, !!!, Harlem, Deerhoof, Mark Kozelek, Rogue Wave, Atlas Sound, The Soundtrack of our Lives, Four Tet, John Vanderslice, We Were Promised Jet Packs, Wallpaper, Zee Avi, Memory Tapes, The Fresh and Onlys, Scout Niblett, Far (Reunion Show), The Mumlers, P.E.E. (Reunion Show), Mirah, Laura Gibson, Nico →
via Saeko Oishi, 13 January 2010 9:47am | |
| Op-Ed: The Curse of Mr. Browne
Thirony of it all.
Thom Browne, leader of the current charge in bespoke tailoring in American menswear, is sure to be fuming, or at least a tad bit amused if he indeed has a sense of humor. Bequeathed the title of “Designer of the Year” from GQ in 2008, Mr. Browne’s signature and now ubiquitous ‘shrunken suit’ has influenced every single high end fashion from Gucci to Comme des Garcons.
Yet of all brands to influence would be the lower more affordable platitudes of retail, the kind of places for everyday college kids and diligent nine to fivers would shop, the fashion mall. Yes you would be surprised wouldn’t you. But the fashion mall has very much become the new hotbed for buying great suits. Where do you say? No, not J.Crew (although I certainly have been impressed with their latest offerings), might I recommend Club Monaco. Yes of all places Club Monaco will deliver you the kind of suit that Mr. Browne has been offering in the last several years at huge discounted rates. Whereas a typical suit from Thom Browne ranges from $3,500 to $5,000, Club Monaco has done a very good job in providing a similar “Browne-ish” cut for under $500.00!
What I find to be utterly fascinating about this entire exchange is that the reason for Club Monaco’s sudden new brand direction and aesthetic touch is the fact that Club Monaco’s newest installment is Creative Director Timothy Farrah, a designer who worked under Thom Browne for his Black Fleece collection for Brooks Brothers. It is undeniable that Mr. Farrah took liberal cues in designing the current Club Monaco suit range; and for this, I am actually excited that this fashion forward silhouette is now available for those who can’t afford a Thom Browne original. What is more interesting is that Mr. Browne himself used to helm the Club Monaco position as its Creative Director several years ago, before he made a name for himself!
Let’s get this straight, so you too can join me in my laughter and open amusement: Thom Browne once works for Club Monaco as its Creative Director, he leaves and launches his own namesake label, years later a designer under his wing goes back to Mr. Browne’s original roost to only create a ‘tributary’ collection inside the very halls of Club Monaco. Now if that isn’t a more perfect and classic example of how the fashion industry works! So where does this leave us for the end-consumer? Well….the economy is tanking and last I checked $5,000 dollars for a grey shrunken designer suit is kind of rad if you’re trying to make that statement, but knocking off a zero and getting the same effect sounds kind of like a deal, no? Mr. Browne, I love your work and I have the utmost respect for your craft, but in some ways I cannot forgo the product and its price, which beckons me…yes, at my local mall.
- Mr. Kim
The irony of it all.
Thom Browne, leader of the current charge in bespoke tailoring in American menswear, is sure to be fuming, or at least a tad bit amused if he indeed has a sense of humor. Bequeathed the title of “Designer of the Year” from GQ in 2008, Mr. Browne’s signature and now ubiquitous ‘shrunken suit’ has influenced every single high end fashion from Gucci to Comme des Garcons. →
Beto Cuevas Painting Live w/ Unification Theory
The Book of Eli Art Exhibit
Crewest Gallery – Downtown Los Angeles
1/14/10
Get your cameras ready! Crewest Gallery is pleased to present a very special live “The Book of Eli” art event during the Downtown Artwalk this Thursday, January 14th, 2010 from 6 to 9pm. Featuring specifically themed art pieces painted live by special guest Beto Cuevas, lead singer of the Grammy award winning band “La Ley” and Unification Theory. →
via Luna George, 13 January 2010 12:00am | |
| Tour Spiel: Art Brut
Inspired by the Minutemen song, Evil Monito’s “Tour Spiel” highlights the musician’s life on the road. Each week, we’ll check in with some of our favorite artists touring stateside or abroad. We’ll provide an intimate look into what it’s like to be packed in a van or waiting for a flight with the same people for hours on end. It takes a certain state of mind to survive any lengthy tour. Yet it’s the memorable experiences that make life on the road ultimately rewarding, if not interesting. This week we spoke to British pop band Art Brut about how they have adapted to endless tour dates. For all you “Brut-o-phile” fans, you are in luck, as A.B. discloses their most coveted possessions on tour and where they dream of launching their next live act. →
via Sarah Wolfson, 12 January 2010 2:01pm | |
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Mas Exitos for Your Listening Pleasure
Verdugo Bar – Glassell Park, CA
1/12/10
Come out for a rousing night of chicha, freakbeats, disco and psychedelia from Central and South America. Serious vinyl connoisseurs and casual music lovers alike can appreciate the heady sonic trip south of the border. Mas Exitos pulls out all the stops and its biweekly events at the Verdugo Bar never disappoints. Drop in for great music, interesting people and a wide selection of choice brews. →
via EM Staff, 12 January 2010 1:54pm | |
| Iranian Film Festival
Abbas Kiarostami’s Ta’ziyeh/The Spectators
Sackler Gallery-Washington, D.C.
01/23/10
With Ta’ziyeh/The Spectators, Iran’s most famous filmmaker Abbas Kiarostami convincingly and triumphantly brings the powerful experience of communal, ritual theater into the digital age. The Ta’ziyeh is a unique form of Islamic musical drama performed, often by ordinary citizens, in towns and villages across Iran. It dramatizes the famous battle of Karbala in 680, at which Muhammad’s grandson Husayn was killed along with his followers. Part theater, part religious ritual, it offers audiences the cathartic experience of collectively expressing their sorrow at the tragic events unfolding before them. →
via EM Staff, 12 January 2010 11:26am | |
| Ute Waldhausen
Karton Vivant
OutPost- Los Angeles, CA
01/19/10
Ute Waldausen’s Karton Vivant experiments with re-appropriated technologies by turning a variety of common food and product cartons into kinetic performers, equipping them with an inner life to fall, slip, rotate, and bounce. They hit the walls of rooms, other obstacles and each other, and the traces of these collisions become part of their appearance.
via EM Staff, 12 January 2010 8:00am | |
| Footnotes in Gaza: A Graphic Novel
JOE SACCO discusses “Footnotes in Gaza: A Graphic Novel”
Skylight Books – Los Angeles, CA
1/19/10
From the great cartoonist-reporter, a sweeping, original investigation of a forgotten crime in the most vexed of places. Rafah, a town at the bottom-most tip of the Gaza Strip, is a squalid place. Raw concrete buildings front trash-strewn alleys. The narrow streets are crowded with young children and unemployed men. On the border with Egypt, swaths of Rafah have been bulldozed to rubble. Rafah is today and has always been a notorious flashpoint in this bitterest of conflicts. →
via EM Staff, 11 January 2010 12:51pm | |
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