Beach House – Teen Dream

Great album. Although the name Beach House makes you think of somewhere tropical and sunny, I think this music fits perfectly with snow days. I listened to it non-stop on that one day blizzard we had about a month ago and it made awful traffic and being stranded downtown very enjoyable. Take Care, Zebra, and Walk In The Park are my favorite.

more Don’t Look At Me designs

more Don’t Look At Me designs

Corinne Bailey Rae

After her husband’s overdose and a 4 year hiatus, Corinne Bailey Rae has finally released a new album. She broaches the subject of her husband’s death many times throughout the album, expressing disappointment, sadness and frustration, but emerges decidedly at peace with their relationship. I was lucky enough to see her live at Lola’s Room a few years ago, which I’m sure is about as small a venue as she will play from here on out. Still one of my favorite female vocalists. I think these 2 are my early favorites:

Parliament office

Check out the office space for Parliament, a Portland based graphic design/marketing firm. Definitely a fan of the use of lumber & salvaged material. And the grizzly rug with the hat gets an A+ in my book.

Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside

Despite my mother’s best efforts to convince me this music “sounds Jamaican” (what?), I’m going override that description and call it sultry, jazz vocals over an otherwise indie-folk/western sound. However you choose to describe it, the fact remains that Sallie Ford is an amazingly talented singer that you are fortunate enough to know of while she is still playing smaller venues with cheap entry. I recommend taking advantage of this while you can, because you will probably kinda feel like an asshole in a couple of years when you are waiting in line to buy your $35 ticket at the Crystal and thinking back to this moment. Next chance is Rock&Roll Prom @ Rontoms on Valentine’s Day! Do it.

http://www.myspace.com/sallieford

http://www.sallieford.com/

Maurizio Cattelan

Mister Gage self portrait

I freehanded this on illustrator, i.e. no photos used, no tracing, no effects.

This was originally intended to be part of an illustration based on dutch Vanitas paintings that often used skulls to represent the awareness of one’s mortality. I decided to go in a more subtle direction by replacing the skull with what would be left of me if I were to die tomorrow. This is pretty much what I came up with. At the risk of sounding like an ass, the detail (especially in the shoes and glasses) is actually pretty incredible when you can see it on a larger, better quality image.

Theophilus London

If you didn’t know, now you do. Every song I hear from him is better than the next. New favorite.

Theophilus London – Humdrum Town new-theophilus-london-humdrum-town.html

Theophilus London – Enjoy the Sun London

Theophilus London – Computer Love download

Theophilus London – Cold Pillow download

Theophilus London – Day One Fans  download

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