MUSIC : ANATHALLO – FLOATING WORLD
November 4th, 2009Anathallo:
It’s fitting that Chicago indie art-pop ensemble Anathallo traces its origins to a small Michigan town named Mt. Pleasant. There was no actual mountain nearby, but like most middle-class burgs, the place begged for input from active imaginations—for makeshift raft races on the Chippewa River, bridge dives in the summer, and rollerskating down the abandoned slides of an old water park. In the 16 years before the founding of Anathallo, Matthew Joynt’s days were filled with these things, and what space was left went to the arts: music lessons, theater productions, dance companies, limited engagement lip-sync shows (co-produced, for a parental audience of two, by his big sis), and a proto-grunge band called Clockwork that rehearsed like its namesake (6:30 a.m. every day before school). In 2000, Matt finally got serious, and with a crew of self-taught musicians and marching band ruffians, he assembled an ensemble that, to this day, exists at the exact intersection of innocence, optimism, ability and curiosity.
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SENSATIONAL MODERN HOME
November 3rd, 2009I don’t think i can find one thing wrong with this home. The home is from Sao Paulo, Brazil and is designed by Marcio Kogan on a 1700 square meter area that encloses 700 square meters of living space on its two floors. Italian windows help maintain transparency, giving a magnificent view of the pool and the garden while doubling up as walls as well.
Having been covered in natural wood, the house alternates between tones of white helping in naturally illuminating the house with ample sunlight. Construction details, on the interior and the exterior have been done with perfection, giving the house a delightful and pleasant finish.
Various Merit awards by differently awarding agencies like IV Bienal IBERO Americana, ASBEA – Group of Projects and World Architecture Award have been granted to the design of the house as well.
MUSIC : POVERTY – RISE FROM RUIN
November 3rd, 2009I searched all over the internet trying to find this artist, I have his album from a really old show, not sure where i was, but i came across this. I found this in my collections of albums check him out.
I think he quit rapping.
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UPSIDE DOWN HOUSE IN SZYMBARK POLAND
November 3rd, 2009Szymbark, Poland challenges the concept of proper order and design. Known as the “Upside Down House”, this property is a hallmark for tourists who flock there to experience its unusual shape first hand. The message behind the home is neat. Daniel Czapiewski is a philanthropist and businessman that built this property as a statement about former communist rule in Poland and its impact on the Polish People.
MUSIC : BENJI HUGHES
November 3rd, 2009I have been listening to Benji Hughes for some time now, and I am really in love with his style. I should of posted this up sooner.
BUY HIS ALBUM “A love extreme”
Please enjoy, and let me know what you think!
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