listening.

sad to say, but i just discovered itunes radio and have been listening to david byrne's brazilian playlist quite a bit.

and here's my top 10 of 2008:

rickenbacker.

i think i need this mandolin:



also, look at this amazing scott french guitar:

alice.

amazing work by nick bertke. download the mp3 for free here.

luna loves alice in wonderland far more than any computer generated animated films coming out these days. i can understand why - this movie is so hypnotic.

genius.

{click to go to flickr and view larger - or scroll down}


genius playlist, you are a genius.





based on:: you drink a lot of coffee for a teenager : don caballero

001. you drink a lot of coffee for a teenager : don caballero
002. biblical violence : hella
003. almost crimes {radio kills remix} : broken social scene
004. absinthe party at the fly honey warehouse : minus the bear
005. fireworks : animal collective
006. the past is a grotesque animal : of montreal
007. i know you are but what am i? : mogwai
008. parentheses : the blow
009. debaser : pixies
010. gravity rides everything : modest mouse
011. incinerate : sonic youth
012. the w.a.n.d. : the flaming lips
013. we are nowhere and it’s now : bright eyes
014. kids : mgmt
015. the widow : the mars volta
016. details on how to get iceman on your license plate : don caballero
017. dead leaves on the dirty ground : the white stripes
018. cafeteria bananas : hella
019. leyendecker : battles
020. is there a ghost : band of horses
021. on a neck, on a spit : grizzly bear
022. chariot : page france
023. silver rocket : sonic youth
024. drilling : minus the bear
025. suggestion : fugazi

titan.

{huygen's probe} : 01.14.05

this is mad old, but is quite possibly the most beautiful video on the internet. i love when science, technology, and information create a powerful aesthetic all on their own.

okkervil river.

incredible songwriting. {listen here} you don't hear much of that these days.

i'm especially fond of this gorgeous embroidered artwork by william schaff.