Shabazz Palaces “Black Up”
Director: Kahlil Joseph
Shabazz Palaces “Belhaven Meridian”
Directed by Kahlil Joseph : Photographed by Matt Lloyd.
Harley Davidson : The Ridebook
I recently stumbled upon The Ridebook from Harley Davidson produced in collaboration with handful of guest curators: Relic, The Selvedge Yard, The Fader, Urbandaddy, Scot Toepfer, and a A Time To Get. The ridebook is made up of short films, music, photography, and short essays all of which speak to the profound impact this iconic brand has had on culture in America and abroad from 1900 up to present day.
Lemonade: Detroit
“Lemonade: Detroit” is a film about the disarming resilience of a city that can no longer rely on a single industry for its livelihood, and the entrepreneurial strengths of those who are reinventing themselves and their communities.
Instead of sensationalizing blight, “Lemonade, Detroit” will sensationalize hope, told through the intensely personal stories of those who are turning the city into what it will become.
Shinya Kimura
DARK SIDE OF THE LENS
Amon Tobin – ISAM
It’s been nearly four years since Amon Tobin has come out with a new album. Fortunately, in the case of Amon Tobin, his albums tend to get better and to grow more experimental with each new project regardless of the space in between them.
Isam, the first of three expected releases set for 2011, appears to be taking a powerful stab at a full audio/visual experience as well as an indescribable list of other interesting marketing tactics and design choices.
Stream the full album (as of right now) for free, on Amon’s Soundcloud page as well as his site.
Supakitch and Koralie
I just came across a really well done video shot for Supakitch and Koralie‘s mural project at the Världskultur Museet in Gothenburg, again, tonight, while doing some research and wanted to share. A video that manages to reveal a peek into an artists process without being pesky or overbearing, always manages to capture my attention; not to mention the music is pretty on point.
Grab the track on iTunes here: http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/color-in-your-hands-ep/id425346042
Video by: Elroy
Hooray for Earth – True Loves Video
There’s nothing better than coming across new and unfamiliar music and a fantastic video to compliment it.
I was just as excited to find out that the video was directed by the extremely talented Young Replicant, who also did the “Lovely Bloodflow” video for Baths.
Check out more music from Hooray for Earth here.
Michael Wolff on Creativity
Listening to Michael Wolff (Wolff Olins) talk about creativity as he makes tea or goes on a walk in the rain, is quite the perfect way to capture his decades of experience in a few short moments; intricacies and all.
If you haven’t seen it, check out the Intel Visual Life profile video for the Sartorialist, that we posted, a month or so back.
Cat & Bird
I Love Dust‘s Cat & Bird short animation is one of many projects in their portfolio, that exudes their raw and diverse set of creative super powers.
Music by: Resonate
Johan Renck
Swedish director / photographer, Johan Renck has a collection of work that captures a certain dark, emotional saturation that I really enjoy. Of the long list of commercials, short films, music videos and photographs, I’m particularly fond of his work with Fever Ray, The Knife and Nike. Check out the rest of his work here, and look for the episode of The Walking Dead that he directed.
The Black Mamba
I’m not into sports or advertising, at all… but I couldn’t help sharing this swell piece Robert Rodriguez recently did for Nike. Turning the product into a hero is a pretty traditional approach in advertising, but I think that this example does a great job, to both, inspire and engage.
Art of Flight
When I started snowboarding in the early 90s, it was still illegal to ride a snowboard on a good portion of the nations mountains and kids doing misty flips were changing the way people looked at the sport. Now, after nearly 20 years and billions of dollars in earned revenue later, the snowboarding industry is still finding ways to turn heads. The most recent thing to catch my attention, is Art of Flight, shot by Brain Farm. Take a minute and watch the trailer, packed with huge tricks, gigantic shots and plenty of adventure.
Banksy Mini Documentary
An interesting 13 minutes or so, of information, you may or may not know, about the irregularly skilled artist, Banksy. It’s a short, but effective piece. Enjoy.
