Film, art, photos, or anything else worth looking at.
is a young Canadian photographer with a surprising amount of talent. And it’s been a long minute since we’ve even tried to do an art-related post, so I figured now was the time to change all that.
Just a quick post about a decent webcomic called . It takes a while to grow on you, but there are some pretty solid strips to date.
Here are a couple of the ones I’ve enjoyed, especially since they’re all about records and vinyl.
This one is sort of lazily made, but is still interesting for those of you who are still catching up with the trend that vinyl is making a serious comeback.
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Moray McLaren, a band you’ve probably never heard of, has put out an astounding new video for the track We Got Time. It features a type of animation known as a zoetrope, often done on a turntable. Basically the idea is you draw your images on a disc, and spin it around with a reflective center. The way the images are reflected demonstrate the motion.
Check it out below. It’s a great way to use an older technology.
, that animated band with a rotating membership has finally got a documentary out. For those fo you unfamiliar, Gorillaz has been formed as this odd cyber-group that has a variety of people who contribute. Damon Albarn, most famous for his gig with Blur, has joined forces with a plethora of other superstars. And yet they perform only as this animated group, you never really get to see them. Some major hip hop legends have been a part of this, from DJ Shadow and Del the Funky Homosapien to Dan the Automator and Dangermouse. They’re a pretty innovative experience, so check out the , titled Bananaz.
In their own words:
“Bananaz is [Ceri] Levy’s story of the partnership & community behind Gorillaz. He takes you into the studio and out onto the road with this virtual phenomenon, showing a part of Gorillaz never seen before – reality. As one radio interviewer puts it, “It’s a parallel universe – these guys aren’t in the band but they know the animated characters who are.”
We don’t offer a lot of fashion-related coverage here at 4080, but in the interest of mixing things up and expanding our horizons, here’s a list of the 12 best cartoon inspired shoes from . From sneakers inspired by Quagmire to kicks based on all five robots on the Voltron Vehicle Team, the list has some pretty fresh creations.
Check ‘em all out .
It’s been a while since we’ve done a straight-out Art post, so I thought I would throw this one out. It’s a simple little idea that was extremely well executed. Basically, the artist conceived of a bunch of inanimate objects in New York City and sort of imagined what they would be like if they could speak.
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Someone has decided to make some amazing art using nothing more than old cassette tapes. These portraits, done by Flickr user , are really quite impressive. The detail in these pieces is extraordinary, and I can only imagine the absurd amount of time it took to put these together.
Still, it’s a pretty fascinating way of using an ancient analog medium to do some pretty wonderful things. Talk about repurposing. There’s a whole photostream of these portraits, but I’ve posted my two favourites for you. Still, check out the rest of the series , and is titled Ghost in the Machine.
Nothing beats Bob Dylan and Jimi Hendrix. Classic musicians made out of a classical music medium.
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Pitchfork TV has a quick trailer about . For those of you who are unfamiliar, it’s a documentary about Joe Bussard, one of the most prolific record collectors in recent memory.
This guy collected 25,000 records, mainly blues, folk and gospel. In fact, he ran a record label that tried to reissue many of these old recordings.
He probably did more to preserve music than almost anyone I can think of. It’s a pretty fascinating look at what drives someone to do that. Check it out below, and do your best to find a copy of the full documentary.
I hope at least some of you have managed to go see the new biopic in your local theatre. The movie, based on the life of the is pretty entertaining and worth the couple of bucks. But there are lots of things you should know. I just caught the film, so I’ll do my best to give you a little review.
First of all, don’t go in thinking it’s going to be any sort of documentary. It’s a film with plenty of poetic and creative license taken to make it entertaining. They really go out of their way to glorify Biggie and humanize Puffy, which can be annoying at times. And frankly, they make 2Pac look and act like a complete tool.
Now, there’s no way for me to know if Pac really did wile out like that and if it was his paranoia that started the whole east-west coast feud, but I thought it was a tad disrespectful to portray him like that.
, the cat who got to play Biggie, has apparently had very little acting experience. I’ve got to say he did a pretty decent job overall. His performance did seem, for the most part, flat. He excelled at the comedic aspects of Biggie’s personality and did less well at the drama. However, he seemed positively inspired durinng a scene at the recording studio where he first snaps on Lil’ Kim.
Oh Lil’ Kim, so much to say about her. Besides the gratuituous sex scenes she’s in, actress Naturi Naughton actually seemed to nail the character. Once again, there is definitely some creative license taken with it, and the real Lil’ Kim was about the way she was portrayed.
The about the movie itself, with most seeming to agree that it’s a pretty facade and really seeks to make Biggie seem like a hero. They do try to show his mistakes (such as his arrests for dealing crack), but even these were sort of talked about in passing and seemed to be shown mainly as an opportunity for Biggie to hone his rhymes than as a serious life-altering mistake.
Puffy annoyed the hell out of me in this movie, I gotta say. They made him seem like a wise and humble philosopher. Not to knock his business sense, because he definitely is a shrewd businessman, but they really made an effort to make him look like a modest person just looking out for Biggie.
Problems aside, it’s still a decent film and worth checking out. Especially if you’re not too familiar with life and death of one of New York’s greatest rappers.
