Cover of Transference featuring Eggleston's Sumner, Mississippi, c. 1970If you want to create an iconic album cover, just use an Eggleston image. One of my favorite bands, Spoon, will be testing this theory for the cover of their new album, Transference. Via Stereogum.
Monday, 30 November 2009
Sunday, 22 November 2009
Picture Black Friday
Posted on 17:26 by election
Shopping is pretty much the last thing I want to be doing at dawn, but every year on the Friday after Thanksgiving millions gather in the early morning to save precious pennies on stuff they probably don't need. Shoppers are fevered with anticipation and crazed with deal-lust. Retail stores push this frenzy by making the door opening an event--a doorbuster!--and in the current economic climate
Saturday, 14 November 2009
Meshes of the Afternoon
Posted on 11:19 by election
Meshes of the Afternoon is groundbreaking avant-garde film from 1943. It was directed by the great Maya Deren and Alexander Hammid. If it feels vaguely familiar to you it may because it was a major influence on David Lynch and his films Lost Highway and Inland Empire.
Doc Ellis & the LSD No-No
Posted on 10:57 by election
Monday, 9 November 2009
Say No to Violence Against Women
Posted on 08:43 by election
© Nan GoldinUNIFEM, the United Nations development fund for women, just launched a global call for action to end violence against women and girls. The facts are staggering: up to 70 per cent of women experience physical or sexual violence from men in their lifetime. The UNIFEM campaign, Say NO - UNITE to End Violence Against Women, allows you to take immediate action or create and organize your
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