She’s a mod

Mint Chicks do Ray Columbus & The Invaders, nice

RIP Les Paul

Les Paul, who changed the face of modern music through his development of the guitar, has died aged 94.
Wisconsen-born Paul, real name Lester William Polsfuss, was a musician before he turned his hand to inventing. He recorded as Rhubarb Red as well as playing in bands including the Les Paul Trio.

Through Gibson he released the Les Paul Goldtop guitar followed by the Les Paul Custom and the Les Paul Standard – the current edition of which is hugely popular today.
Paul was also influential in the rise of multi-track recording – allowing musicians to record different musical parts and vocals separately then fuse them together as a complete recording.
Henry Juszkiewicz, chairman and CEO of Gibson, paid tribute to Paul in a statement.
“The world has lost a truly innovative and exceptional human being today,” he said. “I cannot imagine life without Les Paul.”
“He would walk into a room and put a smile on anyone’s face. His musical charm was extraordinary and his techniques unmatched anywhere in the world.”

Below: Neil Young with his Gibson Les Paul

Popstrangers

My buddy Adam’s band Popstrangers are rad, you should go along to their EP release party, you can listen to them here, hold the phone, while your at it vote for them on the 95bfm top 10 here. Yeah boye, suport your local.

OJ Simpson

I’m a bit late on this, but if you havn’t yet heard of Madlib’s latest project, here it is…

Guilty Simpson + Otis Jackson (madlib) = OJ Simpson

The first 12” available now, and more info about the upcoming album right here:

http://stonesthrow.com/link/ojsimpson

Or listen to it here:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IG_21cOe9_E

RIP Schwipe

I just recieved this email, sad to hear that after 10 years in the game, Schwipe has come to an end. Ironic that their last line was called ‘booze, debt, die’?.. I think not. These kids have always seen the lighter side of a situation, as the below email demonstrates. As long as your having fun right?

After 48,000,000 beers, 5,000,000 coffees, 25,000 wines, 2500 hangovers, 1059 pingrz, 950 arguments, 812 ‘islam is ok’ tshirts, 787 pizzas, 654 ‘ketamine is drug for horses’ t-shirts, 546 shit bitch!’, 493 mistakes, 314 little Collins st, 301 anxiety attacks, pantone 198, 150 parties 120 t-shirt designs, 87 damaged goods, 79 delusions of grandeur, 69 illusions, 67 skulls, 54 broken hearts, 31 ‘don’t come’ exhibitions, 35 interviews, 20 ranges, 19 zeitgeists, 18 factories, 17 fabric suppliers, 16 calls from tax office, 15 :)’s, 14 near misses, 13 conspiracy theories, 12 broken promises, 11 websites, 10 years, 9 photoshoots, 8 scams, 7 hate emails, 6 laptops, 5 cease and desists, 4 megaphones, 3 studios, 2 ex-best mates, 1 ambulance ride, $0 profit; it’s over.

that’s right. we’ve killed the schwipe label.
this is it. no more.
we’ve sold the ‘dont come’ store.
we’re in there until saturday 29th august, 2009.

so come grab what we’ve got left.
and say goodbye.
50% off all stock, crazy prices on old stock.

http://schwipe.com.au/

http://dontcome.com.au/

schwipe is dead

Akihiro Furuta

So normally when your Mum informs you that there is a family portrait going down, you get that spew taste in your mouth and run for the hills. I wish my parents shot portraits like this when I was young.. Shot by Akihiro Furuta. Enjoy.

Black Cab Sessions

Black Cab Sessions is an epic idea.  It’s a series of one-song performances by musicians and poets recorded in the back of a black cab. The sessions are recorded while the black cab that serves as the studio travels through city streets, usually in London. Here are a couple of my favourite bands in the back of the cab, brilliant.

Devendra Banhart’s Topanga Canyon home

MTV finally found a home worth invading for their show.  Somewhat refreshing don’t you think?

Thrift store finds

Every now and then you stumble across something quite special. As is the case with a thrift store that my buddy Ryan recently introduced me to. It’s an untouched utopia dubbed ‘Arcadia’, you have to travel by sea to get there, and when you do get there, you are made to swear never to tell the whereabouts of this place. If one breaks this oath, they are doomed and shall never talk again. Hence I cannot tell you where this is.

In one visit we found, a piano, rocking chair, lounge suite, speakers, Clarks desert boots, ornaments, records, and books to boot. Below are a few items I snagged.

Marky actually found these for $5. I was all like “there waaay too big for you broo” and he was like “your just jelous because I found them”. Then he wore them out and realised they were like 3 sizes to big… so I swapped him two packs of smokes for them. Score

Finn Andrews - Scarecrow

Don’t get me wrong, The Veils are epic.. but i’m thinking a Finn Andrews Solo album would be super epic.