music stuff :: nouvelle vague

12Jun09

Going to see Nouvelle Vague next week with Mike, for ‘work research’.

I don’t understand why these guys aren’t bigger in the US? ! ? !

LOVE THEM!

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Tags: Alexandra Pavlou, Bandeapart, bossa nova, covers, dance with me, france, french, Marc Collin, Marina Celeste & Phoebe Killdeer, Mélanie Pain, Music, new wave, nouvelle vague, Olivier Libaux, paris

art stuff :: Unity the Unicorn

10Jun09

The latest edition to my new and improved bedroom (more on that to come!)

Handmade by Lesley Robin. She has lots of other mega, awesome animals for sale in her Etsy shop.

Unity the Unicorn is just full of magic. She uses her powers to turn bad days into awesome days, and she’s working on a cure for Cancer. Also, she farts rainbows!

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Tags: animals, art, clay, crafts, decorating, design, etsy, floatingrobot, lesley robin, sculpture, unicorn

thinking stuff :: croatia

09Jun09

gotta admit, my head is not in nyc today…..sigh.

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Tags: cottage, croatia, daydream, hrvatska, kuchica, Kućica, rainbows, summer, travel, zagreb

art stuff :: Keyboard Cat, acrylic on canvas

06Jun09

Keyboard Cat, Acrylic on Canvas (upclose), originally uploaded by budcaddell.

The peeps at Undercurrent are multi-talented, I present Bud Caddell’s newest project on memes + culture + pop art.

In case you have actually bee living under a rock:

Bud, my birthday is in July! ! ! ! ! !

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Tags: art, bud caddell, culture, internet, keyboard cat, memes, painting, pop art, undercurrent, viral video, youtube phenom

self-promo stuff :: ypulse

02Jun09

Up bright and early for a speaking gig at ypulse mashup conference.

I’ll be appearing on the panel, What’s Cool in 2009 and Beyond, along with:

Rebecca McQuigg, Trend Analyst, The Intelligence Group
Jody Turner, Lead Consultant, Culture of Future

Moderator: Edward Cotton, Strategy Director, BSSP

Pre-conference interview here.

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Tags: advertising, Ed Cotton, Jody Turner, Rebecca McQuigg, trends, youth culture, youth marketing, youth trends, ypulse, ypulse mashup conference

random stuff :: Total Eclipse of the Heart

02Jun09

“seriously, this is what the internet was invented for”

THANK you, Alex!

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Tags: 80's music, bonnie tyler, Music, parody, Total Eclipse of the Heart, Total Eclipse of the Heart: Literal Video Version, video

photography stuff :: Notte Sento

28May09

Love! This made me tear up…

Notte Sento (English subtitles)

Short film made with 4500+ still photographs.

A girl misses her train to Milan and is set to wait overnight in Rome until dawn. However, a chance encounter with a guy changes her plans and the night lights of the capital turn into the background to a tender love story. An extraordinary chemistry made of knowing glances and small gestures fills the few instants that separate them both from the sunrise.

Starring: Debora Antonaci, Andrea Mauri
Screenplay By: Stefano Gianfreda, Maurizio de Benedictis
Directed By: Daniele Napolitano
Produced By: CUT / Urban Team
Original music: Rocco Centrella

Funded by the Seagate Creative Fund in 2008.

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Tags: Andrea Mauri, Daniele Napolitano, Debora Antonaci, italia, italian, italy, love, Maurizio de Benedictis, notte sento, photography, photos, Rocco Centrella, romantic, rome, Stefano Gianfreda, trains, travel, video

art stuff :: essimar

16May09

I am kinda of addicted to Etsy lately.

Essimar is one of my new favorite designers. She is from Chicago and sells mostly screen prints and paper cut-outs. Maybe if we finish painting the apt we can actually hang these recent acquisitions: