i figured the rate at which the posts were coming would come to a ridiculous crawl but to all zero of you heres a photo site that i have loved for a while.
so here for you is a site called Square America. it is an assortment of pictures ranging from the 1900s-1990s. the site is centered around the more rural parts of america rather than the hustle and bustle of the city. the pictures definitely feel more intimate and seem to catch a lot of great moments. its basically a virtual slideshow of the what the heart of america was like at the time. i have really enjoyed browsing through and i hope you do too. here are a few pictures to give you a sample.
heres a lovely video of the awesome marie-flore playing her very gentle song 'half past three'. the recorded version sounded very polished but i'm glad i was unexpectedly surprised. she can be found on myspace. she has also just released a great 7 inch, which you all should look into buying if you like her. i'm excited to hear more from her. be safe.
My spouse, my soul and essence Hatiché Pirayendé, I’m thinking about death, it means arteriosclerosis begins in me... - One day as it snows, or one night, or in the heat of one noon which of us first, how and where we shall die? How and what will be the last sound or the colour the one dying hears or sees, the first movement of the one left behind, the first words the first meal? Maybe we shall die far apart. The news will come in screams, or they will just allude, and leave alone the one left behind... And the one left behind will be lost in the crowd. It means, master, it is life... And all these possibilities in what year of the 1900’s which month which day what hour My spouse, my soul and essence Hatiché Pirayendé, I’m thinking about death, about our life passing. I’m sad at ease and haughty. Which of us first, how and wherever we die, you and I loved each other and the greatest cause of human beings – we fought for it – we can say “We lived.”
here for you today i have a great interview which was posted via jorg colberg weblog. jorg and andrew had a great interview and they touched on some pretty neat stuff. especially about the lack of humanity in contemporary photography.
this video features frances quinlan, known as hop along, queen ansleis, covering the great leonard cohen song 'chelsea hotel #2'
i found the artist through a link on the street smart cyclist myspace page and terribly late may i add. frances plays these very folksy and twangy acoustic songs in a voice that some would describe as 'catlike'. despite the number of yodels and squeaks in her voice, i cant help but love it. she released her first album 'freshman year' in 2005 and is now awaiting a new release sometime this year. live videos of her songs can also be found on ifyoumakeit, a site which displays videos of great girls and guys who for the most part call their home the northeast. her lyrics cute and include topics range from hunting to flying kites in the rain and throwing tin cans at bystanders. my favorites songs has to be 'the goose and the wren' and it is one of the most emotionally satisfying song ive heard from an acoustic artist. it's a great freaking sing along as well. she's the louder counterpart to her friend wheatie mattiasich, which i love as well. wheatie is so much more folksy and subtle than frances. both ladies are great in their own respects. i love everything about frances. as cheesy as it may sound, i definitely feel a great sense of passion from her voice. shes not afraid to yell or fluctuate her voice to reflect her mood. i hope something moves you. goodbye.
here are some photographs from chromogenic. i love the quality of them. the one i posted in the middle might be one of my favorites. mainly because it reminds me so much of the cover of that Double Nickels on the Dime album by Minutemen. their most recognized song to date might the song jackass adopted as their theme song. mike watt is still performing and doing awesome things and everyone still misses d boon. be safe.
i learned of this movie's existence through a favorite page of mine, wood s lot. this film was directed by the only non-briton in the monty python gang. yes! terry gilliam, which is odd considering the despondent atmosphere of the film. sam lowry, the main character, is another cog in the machine and does little to change it. the only way in which he does escape are in his dreams. soon, both his dreams and his reality start to blur together. the state of the world in which he lives in has grown to fear the actions of the 'terrorists'. sam works a government job under a department that serves the needs of that fear. the best way to describe the film is to mesh together both the dystopian nature of 1984 by george orwell and the slapstick comedies of the pythons. the sets were beautiful for its time. its a movie that requires a number of views to fully appreciate and understand. enjoy. this is one of its trailers
articulating my thoughts has not always been one of my outstanding qualities. this is why the first post for me might be the hardest. basically, this blog will serve as my virtual pool of thoughts. i will dump anything i find of interest. very rarely, however, will i treat this like a sort of intangible shoulder to cry to or to vent to. i hope anything i post will chisel you, shock you, fill you, spill you, or lift you. enjoy. the picture in my title can be found through ether elegia.
