Today I remembered this song and video from the portuguese band Repórter Estrábico.
Things posted about video
Last year I went from my hometown, Castelo Branco, to Porto by bike through beautiful landscapes in forgotten paths in the mountains. In the end there was 350Km and lot of good moments to remember. Thanks one friend that shared the trip, Henrique, there videos and a big amount of pictures! This is one of the videos that will live with me together with the memories! Deep thanks to Nelson and Henrique! Bem-hajam! 🙂
Musicians performing in the back seat of a cab driving around London is the idea behind The Black Cab Sessions – “One song, one take, one cab”. Currently with thirty nine chapters with musicians like Daniel Johnston, The National or Spoon. A funny good idea with great results! Here you have the The National in The Black Cab Sessions:
Links:
The Black Cab Sessions
Rainy and windy day around here. In the morning I stepped out of the building and listened “Nice Weather for Ducks” of Lemon Jelly… it was helpful!
Today is the day of Mikael Agricola, “the father of Finnish written language”.
Links:
Lemon Jelly [Official]
Originally self-released under “Ibid Records” and later by XL Recordings, “The Loon” somehow sounds like a genuine indie-rock album. Having Pavement as main influence, this band from Minnesota has good vocals, Josh Grier, and nice tunes keeping the album solid all along the way.
Track listing:
- “Just Drums”
- “The Illiad”
- “Insistor”
- “Crazy Eights”
- “In Houston”
- “Manitoba”
- “Cowbell”
- “10 Gallon Ascots”
- “Omaha”
- “Buckle”
- “Jakov’s Suite”
Year: 2005
Label: Ibid Records, XL Recordings
My track selection: “Insistor”, “Cowbell” and “Buckle”.
The videos from the two singles, “Insistor” and “Cowbell”:
Links:
Tapes’n Tapes [official]
Tapes’n Tapes – “The Loon” [wikipedia]
“The Subconscious Art of Graffiti Removal” is a documentary about the art that comes from the act of removal of a graffiti where the person is not aware of the art he is creating. The documentary also focus the different styles that result of the different removal methods, some description taken from the official page,
“Graffiti removal: the act of removing tags and graffiti by painting over them.
Subconscious art: a product of artistic merit that was created without conscious artistic intentions.
It is no coincidence that funding for “anti-graffiti” campaigns often outweighs funding for the arts. Graffiti removal has subverted the common obstacles blocking creative expression and become one of the more intriguing and important art movements of our time. Emerging from the human psyche and showing characteristics of abstract expressionism, minimalism and Russian constructivism, graffiti removal has secured its place in the history of modern art while being created by artists who are unconscious of their artistic achievements.”
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