These days jewellery ads are much better than movies. Who wants to go watch a lame sequel to American Pie when I can stay at home and watch Cartier advertising? Perfurme ads are pretty good too. Its a shame there aren’t as many people out there willing to spend top dollars on creating art films of this calibre. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yaBNjTtCxd4]
Guacamole stop motion animation
How cute is this guacamole stop motion animation? We discovered it by accident, whiling away the time on youtube. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMO6vjmkyI]
Scott Sandwich Performance Poetry
Thought I’d introduce you to one of my favourite performance poets, Scott Sandwich. Though Sydney based, he’s currently freezing his butt off in Finland doing a residency at Arteles Creative Center. Scott performed a couple of pieces for us to an enchanted audience for us at last year’s Sydney Fringe Festival event, Mystery Bus. One them was the hilarious and …
The Lost Thing Animation
A beautiful animation based on the classic Australian picture book, ‘the Lost Thing’ by Shaun Tan [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTT7nFwe4Bk]
Miles Davis, Splatch
Miles Davis was doing some crazy things with funk in the 80s. I kinda like it. [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uIfiyRVPucI]
Vertical Farming
Ok so verdict’s out, what do you think? Vertical farming : the future of food or utopian dream? Seems like there are a great many impracticalities to be considered but an interesting proposition nonetheless… [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBrgRsjR-JQ&feature=player_embedded]
Goyte Rocks!
Okay, so we all love Goyte. I’m on the band wagon too. I was lucky enough to see his incredible set over New Year’s at the Woodford Folk Festival. He played to thousands in a beautiful natural amphitheater fringed with trees and the full moon hanging in the sky. I was so impressed with his set and the incorporation of …
Sexy Tap Dancing Argument
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Roberta. This is sublime. Swoon! [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UnUfY-URXzA&NR=1] Make sure you watch the whole thing for the brilliant tap dance argument at the end!
Laneway Magic to Lamb’s Angelica
Really simple video but very beautiful. This is how cities should be…with magic and beauty hiding in every lane way. [vimeo http://vimeo.com/6336429]
Fashion Predictions
Check out this fantabulous video of 1930s fashion predictions for the present times. Wish I had an extra pocket for candy for my sweetie! http://www.wimp.com/fashionpredictions/