As a medium, the gentlemen’s magazine reached its creative and productive peak sometime in the mid ’60s. Following the success of Playboy, magazine racks were …
Black is Back
After suffering another blow from the velvet gloves of the Obama administration, it may appear that good old-fashioned dog-eat-dog capitalism is down and out. But …
17 Contras
Now that Vampire Weekend is being sued by the woman who appears on their “iconic” (read: Futura/Polaroid/Polo) album cover, they will no doubt need to …
Curses!
It must have seemed such a brilliant idea at the time. Round up the superstars, put them in a bit of cinema courtesy of Babel …
Babe Rainbow: Combed
New video for Babe Rainbow. A collaboration between myself, Alex Kurina and Kent Hugo.
Cani Arrabiatti
Rabid Dogs (Bava/1974) Here’s part 1/10 (all available on the tube) of one the most under-appreciated films of all time. Directed by Mario Bava, stylistic …
Back to Mine
Just returned to Canada after a month in Europe. Thanks for all the memories, and did I miss anything? Who won the Stanley Cup?
Notes on the rise of Can-Porn
Since the days of pulp paperbacks, the French Minitel and beyond, the pornography industry has developed in unison with media innovation. Porn producers backed VHS in …
Of Parking Lots And Automobiles
Cluster: The Nomadic City Populates the Street “Where does the street as ‘thoroughfare’ end and the city begin?” This question is asked by many – …
Empathy Proxies
MIA‘s new video Born Free, which presumably takes its title from article 1 of the UN’s universal declaration of human rights, is a kick to …
Mobile Device as Life Partner
“A Day of Cool Man Life” was produced by Suki Jarashi, a student at the Japanese Institute of Arts and Sciences. The video demonstrates the …
City as Consumer Videogame pt. 2
Nike has followed up their “True City” campaign with another urban activity ad-venture “Nike Grid” also designed by AKQA, in collaboration with W+K and Mindshare. …
Grim Truths
On Monday Wikileaks, a Sweden based non-profit website that publishes leaked documents pertaining to government and corporate misconduct, released a classified US military video from …
Africa Past & Future Mix
africa.mp3 Mystery Intro Madlib: Red, Black & Green Showcase The Last Electro-Acoustic Space Jazz & Percussion Ensemble: Tones for Larry Young Madlib: African Map Watch …
The Coming of Gaga-ism
If by now any mention of the hyper-ubiquitous Gaga doesn’t make you gag, then you either haven’t been consuming enough internet, or you’ve gone cuckoo …
Notes from the Point of No Return
On a blustery February morning in 2009 I found myself stranded in Heathrow Airport’s Terminal 5. My flight was delayed indefinitely due to the UK’s …
All Hail Hyperdub
Here’s a quick n’ dirty video I did for the recently self-leaked and apparently unfinished track “automating”, in anticipation of Darkstar’s upcoming album on Hyperdub. …
Hazy Existential Malaise
THE LONG GOODBYE MIX goodbyemix.mp3 “I Just Don’t Understand…” Vandal Cock: Imp Girl Chronicle Grime: Carrer Cats Get Tiger Suits Googie Rene: Firebird Can: Oh …
Soviet Kanuckistan’s History of Bizarro Satire
SCTV (1983) : This was a running skit of a game show where the contestants are unable to answer any questions correctly. Eugene Levy, plays …
Videogame as Domestic Catharsis
In Cho Chabudai Gaeshi, a new arcade game from Taito, the player has one very simple task: to flip over a chabudai, a short-legged round …
Thom Yorke VS Gilles Peterson
Mix of the Month: Gilles Peterson and Thom Yorke back to back spinning Floating Points, Darkstar, Mingus, Sun-Ra, Doom, Madlib, Dam Funk and the rest …
Tokyo Stories
Photos from homeboy Jordan Todd’s recent trip to Tokyo. Check out more on his superb flickr.