Archive for July, 2009
Featured Artist: The Rural Alberta Advantage
Not to be confused with the RIAA, The RAA is a new indie band from Toronto, Ontario (Lead singer from Edmonton, Alberta). Combining really good songwriting with absolutely manic percussion (that will become their trademark), their debut album “Hometowns” has garnered high praise from reviewers (and even Pitchfork) while namechecking Alberta places like Edmonton, Lethbridge [...]
Fantastic Mr. Fox
This trailer for Fantastic Mr. Fox (Based on the classic children’s story by Roald Dahl) came out yesterday, and I’m pretty excited about it. Combining old schooly stop-motion animation with Wes Anderson’s unmistakable style, this looks like a winner. Voice talent includes the usual Anderson cast of rogues (Murray, Schwartzman, Wilson) and a few notable [...]
Best Type of 2009 (so far…)
Lettercult has posted a fantastic selection of custom and hand-done type on their site for all to enjoy. Check it out if you like great typography (with occasionally amusing copy too!), so many of these would make awesome poster and/or tee shirts.
One Line Reviews
I’ve got a new Twitter project going doing one line album reviews, check it out and follow me if you’re on Twitter @one_line_review!
Royal De Luxe
Royal De Luxe is at it again with their frickin’ crazy giant puppet (like 20 feet tall marionette giant) street performances. This time it’s a giant diver roaming the streets of Nantes, France. If you missed their The Sultan’s Elephant (The Little Girl Giant) a few years ago, check it out below: Found via: We [...]
