Thursday, March 31, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
MUSIC // UUSI FANTASIA
I recently came across this rather mad culmination of 6 Finnish guys. I would go as far as to say I have fallen in love with their style. Even though on their 2004 album there are a few tracks which only involve speaking, it doesn't actually phase me as I still think I can somehow understand them jabbering away in Finnish.
This tune is taken from their 2004 album: Top Ten.
By far my favourite tune;
One of their latest tunes, features Eirik Boe (aka the dude from Kings Of Convenience)
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
Thursday, March 24, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
PICTURE // LIVING IN THE PAST
I'm not meaning for the blog to become a picture board but couldn't resist with this beauty. Plenty more time is being focused on the long awaited website to make it work properly, which means the dogblog is going to slow down for a short while.
(click to enlarge)
Monday, March 21, 2011
Friday, March 18, 2011
MACKIE // DAILY GRIT
Quite a strange concept, highlighted by a random dog just appearing on the track and nearly wiping him out! Maybe if had I persued my biking career this could have been me....
Thursday, March 17, 2011
IAN ALBINSON // ART OF THE TITLE
A quality piece of short film taking you on a whirlwind tour of some of the most creative title sequences ever. Ian Albinson's "Art of the Title" debuted recently at SXSW; now just add the endlessly stunning films to your list of things you still need to watch.
Monday, March 7, 2011
MUSIC // MACKIE.
mackie. showcasing his latest musical prowess, and in light of the recent Colonel Qaddafi and Libya fiasco it has been appropriately named.
ART // THE BOOK SURGEON
If like my Dad you have a surplus of old books lying around the house gathering dust and you want to make better use of them why not take up the unique art form of ‘Book Surgery’. Contemporary artist Brian Dettmer takes old encyclopedias, atlases, dictionaries and medical journals and transforms them into staggering works of art.
He seals and combines the books before meticulously carving away each page using scalpels, tweezers and other surgical tools giving the once dull book a new lease of life. What really is amazing is that he only carves the pages away; nothing is added or relocated. He uses the images, colours and text held within the pages to create his work of art.
To find out more about Brain Dettmer visit his website or browse his wide range of work on Flickr.
Sunday, March 6, 2011
PHOTOS // PROPER BO! LIBRARIES
With all this talk of libraries shutting down due to budget cuts I thought it would be nice to see some off the most amazing ones from around the world before they are sold off and turned into flats.
1. Salt Lake City Public Library – Salt Lake City (UT), USA
With music playing on every floor, an art gallery, a firm “no censorship” policy on their computers with Internet access, and a cafe serving coffee and sandwiches, this is not the library I grew up getting shushed at.
Photo: Pedro Szekely
2. Strahov Theological Hall – Prague, Czech Republic
The ornately decorated library in the Strahov Monastery contains 18,000 religious texts, including many editions of the Bible in numerous languages.
Photo: Rafael Ferreira
3. Biblioteca España – Medellin, Colombia
Built on a hilltop in Santo Domingo — an area that was heavily affected by violence and drug trafficking in the 1980s and 1990s — Biblioteca España was built as part of an initiative to enhance urban development and to provide more opportunity to the city’s poorest residents.
Photo: danjeffayelles
4. Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library – New Haven, USA
A gift from the Beinecke family to Yale University in 1963, this windowless building has walls made of translucent marble, specifically designed to preserve the rare books and manuscripts inside, including one of the 48 remaining Gutenberg Bibles.
Photo: KAALpurush
5. National Library of Belarus – Minsk, Belarus
The newly designed National Library of Belarus houses over 8 million items and has the only public observation deck in Minsk.
Photo: Giancarlo Rosso
6. Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library – Toronto (ON), Canada
The University of Toronto’s Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library has the largest collection of rare books and manuscripts available to the public in Canada, including an extensive collection of Lewis Carroll first editions, biographical material, and photography.
Photo: Andrew Louis
7. Seattle Central Library – Seattle (WA), USA
The Seattle Central Library was built in 2004 to be an inviting and functional public space. Its “Book Spiral” displays the library’s entire non-fiction collection in one continuously winding run, enabling library-goers to peruse the 4-level section without being interrupted by stairs.
Photo: Stephen J. Friedman, MD
8. Danish Royal Library – Copenhagen, Denmark
The Danish Royal Library was founded in 1648, and now holds nearly all known Danish works ever published. A new addition known as the Black Diamond was built in 1999, which houses a concert hall, exhibition spaces, two museums, and a roof terrace in addition to the library and reading rooms.
Photo: G. Jörgenshaus
9. TU Delft Library – Delft, The Netherlands
The Delft University of Technology library was designed by architectural firm Mecanoo to be a “triangle of grass and glass.” The building is topped off by a large metal cone, which houses four reading rooms accessible by spiral staircase.
Photo: Stephanie Braconnier
10. Halmstad Library – Halmstad, Sweden
The design of the Halmstad Library was inspired by the surrounding trees and features wall-to-wall windows with views of parkland visible from virtually anywhere in the building.
Photo: ET Photo
11. José Vasconcelos Library – Mexico City, Mexico
Also known as the Megabiblioteca, the José Vasconcelos Library had to be closed for almost two years in 2007 due to major architectural defects. Now open again to the public, the library houses 500,000 volumes, a music room, a 500+ seat auditorium, and a botanical garden.
Photo: Omar
12. Vancouver Public Library – Vancouver (BC), Canada
The central branch of the Vancouver Public Library System is a nine-story glass building surrounded by a glass-covered walkway and Coliseum-esque colonnade complete with social space, reading areas, and study rooms.
Photo: Darren Stone
13. Real Gabinete Português de Leitura – Rio De Janeiro, Brazil
Visit the Real Gabinete Português de Leitura to see how to fit over 350,000 volumes in just one room. The interior of the room is four stories tall to allow for maximum shelf space, and also houses a small collection of sculptures, paintings, and coins.
Photo: Os Rúpias
14. Admont Library – Admont, Austria
The Admont Library’s over 200,000 books and manuscripts makes it the largest monastery library in the world. Most of its works are theological — including a giant 11th-century Bible — but it also contains many important scientific and historical volumes.
Photo: Christine McIntosh
15. British Library – London, England
One of the largest libraries in the world, the British Library holds over 150 million items from countries all over the world — 100 million of which are also available digitally. Notable works include the Magna Carta, Captain Cook’s journal, and the only surviving medieval manuscript of Beowulf.
Photo: Steve Cadman
Thursday, March 3, 2011
ART // DOG POP ART
Can't go wrong with a bit of dog pop art....shame it's $2,500 a print. Michel Keck took inspiration from her own dogs Moose and Stoney and developed her uniquely styled dog pop art collages from there. Purchase your very own here.....Michel Keck.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
MACKIE // DAILY GRIT
I dont normally like to post from youtube, but this is classic. The severity of what actually happen is rather bad but for the pure comedic value this 21 seconds has to offer.
Enjoy
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
OH DEAR // COLONEL QADDAFI
Libyan dictator Muammar Qaddafi (no relation to the founder of KFC) expanded on his brief but legendary comments in a much longer address to 'his' nation a few days ago. He rambled for well over an hour about random stuff, much like he did in his first speech to the United Nations in 2009. For example: "It's impossible for the youth to follow anyone else. If not Qaddafi, who else would they follow? Somebody with a beard?" His speech is shown in the video below...
He also sort of vowed to kill everyone....
Putting a different pair of glasses on, he reads from a book on law: "Any Libyan who lifts an arm shall be punished with the death sentence. Those who spy for other countries shall be punished with the death sentence. Anybody who undermines the sovereignty of the state" – same punishment. Those who commit crimes against the army, anyone working for a foreign country undermining the defence of the country – same punishment. "We will not blame the youth," he says, but adds: when they are caught and prosecuted they will be begging for mercy but this time we will not be so merciful.
The United Nations must be pooping their pants and probably have no idea what to do with the bono spectacled mad man as he continues to attack his own people with helicopters, warplanes, and ships. The Arab League is also holding an emergency meeting, so expect several more sternly worded letters to be issued over the next 24 hours while Qaddafi kills off the last remaining citizens in Algeria.
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