And tonight... MINIFESTIVAL at Apolo[2]

Talented Glasgow musician Ally Kerr is visiting us for the first time! Come and listen to some of his beautiful sweet pop songs.
The rest of the lineup will be Cranes, Chris Cacavas Orchestra, Hugo Race and many more...

...HEY! HO! LET’S GO!

and I love Amy Ross collages...

Strange, organic and amazing installations created by Patrick Dougherty.

Nathan Jenden


Basso & Brooke


Peter Jensen

Time ago saw the amazing BBC documentary series “Attenborough in Paradise” a total must for documentary lovers (and Sir David Attenborough fans ;)
Some male birds of the Paradise dance and dance to seduce the ladies, they rehearsal and do incredible things!
This video is A MUST.

Created on 1956 by finnish Ilmari Tapiovaara these (rocking) chairs drive me crazy. Timeless, comfortable, stylized... Bravo!!!


And below Tapiovaara himself with some chairs designed by him.

Cary Grant + poodle.


Grace Kelly + poodle.


Jean Seberg + poodle.

A first selection...


The New York Dolls


The Rolling Stones


David Duchovny on Twin Peaks


Andy Warhol


Roman Polanski on “The Tenant”


Queen. I want to break free!


Tim Curry. I'm just a Sweet Transvestite...


David Bowie


Devendra Banhart


Monty Python


Johnny Deep on “Ed Wood”


Marcel Duchamp

I’m very happy that really soon MACBA is hosting some theme concerts on Tropicalia!!
Here you can see all the details.
Below “Domingo no parque” by Gilberto Gil+Os Mutantes.


And now for something completely different...
Yesterday received a copy of the magazine below containing a six page interview with Sir Alan The Gallant ;)

Here you can download the pdf to read the whole interview (spanish only sorry).

Since Airwalker EP was released I’ve been a big fan of Jeremy Jay. And now I’m really happy that he’s coming to play this Saturday in Barcelona!
Here’s the video from the “Beautiful Rebel” song...
Enjoy and have a nice day*

Picture yourself on a peaceful and magnificent Mexican beach landscape...
It’s summer, someone offers you a sweet and fresh Margarita de Tamarindo.
You feel great, oh yeah.
But what are you wearing?
Pepper and Pistol SS’09 perhaps?
Maybe...
;)

Love the colours of these Polaroids by Mirai Pulvirenti.

“I love you more than my record collection” is my contribution to this love measuring project by the Paperwhite studio ladies. Below some highlights from this “I love you more than blank” project, visit the website to contribute.


AND TALKING ABOUT LOVE...


oh... j’adore Serge et Jane.


This Annie Leibovitz picture is SO beautiful...


Matthew Barney & Bjork on Drawing Restraint.


Rodchenko and Varvara Stepanova.


Gene Wilder and Daisy.


Dear Anna Karina et grand Jean Luc Godard.

I love The Flaming Lips and I LOVE their shows... attended a few times and always had lots of fun, the picture above reminded me of Wayne Coyne’s human ball...


By the way... have you seen their “Fearless Freaks” documentary? Truly inspiring!!

Bertjan Pot creates these amazing lamps (among many other fantastic things...).



Love this Disco Dome!


This lamp was constructed like a light reflective screen used by photographers.
It’s huge (110 cm diameter) but foldable!

Adore the retro touch in Jeff Canham’s art and lettering work.

Love this archival giclée print by Snowblinded.

Letterbox are designing some gorgeous fonts... their last one, Bisque is my favourite.

Today woke up singing Rapper’s Delight by the Sugar Hill Gang... What a tremendous hit!

Enjoy and have a great Sunday*

Greece is for lovers designed this fantastic Martini hook.
Time ago I was a Dry Martini habitual... if I’d known before!





...and have you seen their Granny Tunes?

*Saw it on Today and Tomorrow.

I’m a self-confessed Band of Outsiders fan.
Love the clothes, love the mood, love the naming...


See some SS09 outfits below:

Kirsten Dunst at Boy’s video-shoot.

Untitled from Band of Outsiders on Vimeo.

Max Minghella at Band of Outsiders shoot.

Untitled from Band of Outsiders on Vimeo.

The lady above was Louise Dahl-Wolfe. A fashion photographer with a special sensibility.

Yesterday loved this pop-up kitchen idea for people living in open spaces...
Is made by Bulthaup.





if the above images are too cold and minimal for you, what about the ones below? -saw them on LivingETC-.

Haven’t post so much lately as I’ve been working like crazy finishing the new Pattern Tales website and the upcoming Cineplexx album...
Now back to pop-pervert!
Let’s start:

Look at Amir H Fallah’s “Fort Series” photographs. Each fort was built in under 2 hours at several Fallah’s friends homes. Love this kind of ephemeral domestic constructions!

Animal Collective : Merriweather Post Pavilion
This album is so future... This album is so brilliant and intense... One of my “2009 Best Albums” for sure. Congratulations Panda Bear, Avey Tare and Geologist.

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Nara Leaõ : Nara
This is a beautiful and sweet album. Leaõ is probably my favourite brazilian female composer.

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M. Ward : Hold Time
Well, M Ward is the new Johnny Cash I guess... A great new album for his saga.

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Telepathe : Dance Mother
Great neo-shoegazer album by this Brooklyn artsy female band.

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The Circulatory System : The Circulatory System
Psychedelic experimental retro-pop jewel from an extraordinary band formed by several Olivia Tremor Control members.

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Ravi Shankar : almost all his records
Lately I’ve been listening hard 90% of Shankar’s discography and cooking a lot of Chana Dal.

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of Montreal : Cause we were virgins to your kisses.
What can I say about a limited edition picture vinyl from one of my favourite bands covering M.I.A’s “Jimmy”?

(well... in fact Jimmy was originally written by Parvati Khan...)

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The Rain Parade : Emergency Third Rail Power Trip.
Fantastic record from The Pasley Underground .“I look around” sounds like San Francisco in the summer of love :)

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Mark E Smith + Ed Blaney : Smith and Blaney.
I love The Fall, long live Mark E Smith!!!

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The Sunshine Fix : Age of the Sun.
Neo-psychedelic pop from the Elephant 6 collective vaults.

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