While I work on other posts, plus my own work, jog, read, dance, dream and look out my window... enjoy The Anwering Machine... watch and then listen while reading other blogs.
MySpace + Hedi Slimane
Monday, October 29, 2007
Friday, October 26, 2007
Special Screening: The Darjeeling Limited
Bonus for those who have not seen it. Special screening today at Regal South Beach @ 7:40pm. Q &A with Jason Shwartzman.
Thursday, October 25, 2007
Give US Control
Image taken from Ju$t Another Rich Kid. More on Ju$t Another Rich Kid soon. Or check out MODE ET UTOPIE. Thank you Riz!
Joy Division - She's Lost Control + Joy Division - Shadowplay + Do we need ANOTHER cover of this…? YES, only if it’s by Jose Gonzalez - Love Will Tear Us Apart
Tuesday, October 16, 2007
Park Hotell - The Guest Who Stayed Forever
This goes out to Andreas Von Scheele. Which was kind enough to grant MΞ an insightful interview (posted below). As he is from Sweden, so are these fellows. Likem'? Scroll down after Andrea's interview for another poppy video (great lighting on both) and to listen to a couple of MP3's.
Swedish-pop energy
MySpace
Swedish-pop energy
MySpace
Interview :: Andreas Von Scheele
As contributor of all sorts to FLY DVD, Andreas Von Scheele is a young talented writer, director, photographer, editor and yes... translator. He’s written, edited and directed a remarkably anti-war short story, The Lottery. In addition to revitalizing Mario Bava’s cult classic film, Rapid Dogs, he’s also worked with Cloak, Valentino and Calvin Klein for the short stories in FLY DVD. Not to mention his directorial / editorial work and collaboration with Karl Lagerfeld on Farewell to Daylight. Here, Andreas discusses with MΞ his inspirations, past, present and future... and on not wanting to die twice:
MΞ: How did you get involved with FLY DVD?
AVS: I was first contacted by a photographer named Nicola Majocchi, a friend of mine from Bormio, Italy. He needed someone to oversee the technical aspects and DP for an editorial film he was doing for Valentino (On the FLY Zero issue.) We shot the piece and I edited it. FLY at the time was just starting out and needed an editor, so they hired me to edit Tiziano Magni’s piece for Calvin Klein and Nicholas Wagner’s piece. I also shot and edited a piece for Cloak.
MΞ: Karl Lagerfeld, Cloak, Valentino, Calvin Klein… how much do the designers have a say in these short films, i.e. Parallax View, Farewell to Daylight?
AVS: The designers contribute the costumes. Everything else is FLY and the director/photographer.
MΞ: When will we see the second part to Farewell to Daylight?
AVS: I’m game, as long as I don’t have to float naked in frigid dirty water and die twice. It’s up to FLY.
Above: Scenes from Farewell to Daylight. To view all of Andreas' short films visit his website. Yes, you will also see him "floating naked in frigid dirty water". Great music on Farewell... Plus, superb editing in Rivulet (CK) and Ascendant (Valentino), also found in his website.
MΞ: Are you much inspired by fashion as you are on horror films?
AVS: To be totally honest, I’m not very knowledgeable of either. I love a good story. I’m more a fan of old classic films like La Dolce Vita or Ingmar Bergman films. I love Through A Glass Darkly, Casablanca and Chinatown. I’m mainstream in the sense that if it’s a good film I’ll watch it over and over again, even if it’s a Zombie film. I also have a pretty high tolerance to Tarkovsky type stuff.
MΞ: Are there other aspects of film making that you would like to explore?
AVS: Comedy. And, of course, making money.
MΞ: What classic and new discovered films would you suggest?
AVS: The Apartment and Bringing Up Baby are two of my favorites. People are always surprised to hear this after seeing my work. Wong Kar Wai’s Happy Together and
Wes Anderson’s films are a great joy in my life.
MΞ: Will FLY DVD change how people view designers? Will it modify main media publishing?
AVS: Yes. Watching a short film is a lot more fun then turning the pages of a magazine. It’s also much more powerful. Designers and their marketing machines don’t see the potential yet and don’t understand that they can get great work done for the same amount of money as a photo shoot. When they notice, they will start putting more money and resources into short film. I see this happening at FLY.
MΞ: Out of all of Mario Bava’s films, why Rapid Dogs? Will it be a feature film? When will it be released?
AVS: The original Rabid Dogs, was released posthumously and it’s Bava’s best story. The script to the feature film is finished. We’re waiting for money.
MΞ: Talk to us about International Media Films? Love the website.
AVS: Thanks. I actually did the website myself using LiveType, Flash and Contribute. IMF is the passion of Alfredo Leone, a truly wonderful man. Our hope is to transition out of the film library into production. We’re looking for major funding. It’s the last piece of the puzzle. Anyone out there have about 10 million to spare? ;)
MΞ: What were your major inspirations in making The Lottery?
AVS: I wanted to do an anti-war film and I felt that most war films glorified war even when they were anti-war. So I wanted to show how destructive war could be even before any fighting started.
MΞ: You seem to capture the "create-a-mood" scene very well. How challenging is it for you to work with less experienced actors?
AVS: Thank you. I’ve been really lucky that all the inexperienced actors that I’ve worked with have been very talented. And I learned very early on that if an actor was struggling in a scene or with dialogue, it wasn’t their ability to perform or act that was the problem. I realized that there was something very wrong with the scene or with the writing or dialogue. As soon as the problem was fixed, the actors had no problem with the scene.
I think, bad acting is often just bad writing.
MΞ: What school? How long have you been doing this?
AVS: I’ve been doing this since college at Villanova ten years ago. I adapted an August Strindberg play, The Stronger into a short film. I’ve been hooked ever since.
MΞ: What do you enjoy more, editing, directing, photography, writing?
AVS: I love the directing. I really hope to have more opportunities in this direction.
MΞ: Translator???
AVS: Some how I learned Italian and I translated a novel called Scosse by Ilaria Borrelli. I also translated a script called Princess of The Sparrowhawks. It’s really tough work. I’ve turned down a few jobs, because it’s a very time consuming and mind numbing process. That said, I would probably do more translating if it meant I could move to Rome.
MΞ: Besides Rabid Dogs, Is there any special project that you are working on or would like to do?
AVS: I’ve been working on a script for 3 years called Prodigal with my writing partner Justin Daly.
Thematically, it’s about creating more evil by fighting against it. It’s this vicious circle we’re in. One day we’ll finish it.
MΞ: What's your approach to integrating songs into your work?
AVS: All trial and error. I usually start with the least likely type of music to work and then work back from
there.
MΞ: Listening?
AVS: Gogol Bordello, FatLip, The Soundtrack of Our Lives, Moneybrother, The Ark and forever and always - The Kinks.
MΞ: Reading?
AVS: I’m a huge George Saunders fan. I also love Cormac McCarthy, and Mark Z. Danielewski. T.C. Boyle’s early short stories.
MΞ: Hobbies?
AVS: I try to stay in shape. I did a triathlon last year and loved it. In a perfect world I would get out and swim, bike and run more. I ran track in college and I really miss it. I try to meditate everyday, but it’s ends up being more like once a week. Meditation is something that could change the world if there wasn’t such good TV on all the time.
MΞ: Where are you currently finding your inspiration?
AVS: The subway. The E train. I just don’t know how we all get through the day. It just amazes me and I want to tell everyone’s story.
MΞ: Any colleagues or newcomers you'd like to mention that are doing distinctive work?
AVS: Photographer Darrell Taunt: http://www.darrelltaunt.com/. My wife, Willa Carroll, just published her first poem in The Tin House Magazine. She’s amazing.
MΞ: Dretheviking?
AVS: I’m Swedish. I would love to do a Viking Epic film. [See photos taken by Andreas at www.flickr.com/photos/dretheviking/ ]
MΞ: Any final words of advice?
AVS: Never give up. I wish everyone happiness!
A couple of weeks ago I posted Andreas' short film for FLY DVD and collaboration with Cloak. Below is an image and you can see it again here, just in case you missed it.
FLY DVD + Andreas Von Scheele + MySpace
Locally you can find FLY DVD magazine at one of the best boutiques in Miami... BASE. Listen to great music @ BASE and surf through their great selections of goodies from all over the world.
Park Hotell - Low on Resistance
As I was searching for more info on one of my fav NEW bands nowadays, I found this clever music blog: Eardrums, here is what he had to say... couldn't have said it better myself:
Park Hotell is a trio from this fine city, Luleå, and they have recently released their first EP on Glorycrew records, the 6 track The Guest Who Stayed Forever EP (can be bought from parasol, or as downloads here). They don’t like to be compared to anybody, so I won’t, but they play mostly upbeat indie with a strong focus on the bass and roots somewhere in the 80's and 90's , - and before I start to compare, I’ll hurry to say that some of their roots probably lived in Manchester during the 80s… I didn’t compare now, did I??
MySpace + Park Hotell - Born a Thief + Park Hotell - C Asshole (demo from myspace)
Friday, October 12, 2007
Stick to the Status Quo
Sta-tus quo: to maintain the status quo is to keep the things the way they presently are. [Works well for others]
As of late I’ve been thinking about several topics to post. I get the “general” idea that blogs are to follow a certain law: if you wanna be cool follow one simple rule, don't mess with the flow, no no stick to the status quo. One problem, now that I’ve gotten to know all my favorite blogs out there and then some, I find it hard to stick to the stuff I know. Even though I appreciate reading about the “same thing” in different arrays and all sorts of angles which makes me want to comment on every single post; how many times can I say “great” on every announcement I like, which also seems to be related to so many others? I don’t quite get how we can get accustomed to the same things, sooner or later it just all seems, I don't know... the same. Some blogs have the formula in their HTML DNA, you know what formula…! Stick to the stuff you know, it is better by far to keep things as they are, don't mess with the flow, no no stick to the status quo. BUT... would it not be great to see:
The Sartorialist write something about the non-smoking generation (do it again).
DISNEYROLLERGIRL share her favorite outfit for roller skating. Or give us her fav recipe.
Face Hunter show us some cool graffiti from all your travels. Even better, post a nice playlist of the music he plays in his myspace. Same goes to Allure (music of her blog), she always selects the right tunes.
Alice Olive post a color picture (she actually has), BUT to share with us what she listens to on her way to work, or one of her many anecdotes (assuming) of her snapping a picture while looking at the beautiful ark detailing at the building as she waits for the perfect lighting and all of a sudden someone pumps into her, would be a nice tale… or something in that variety.
Mode et Utopie sharing her views on Continental Philosophy or Lacanian Psychoanalysis.
Mrs. Fashion letting us know what latest hip-hop beat she’s nodding her head to.
The Clothes Horse sharing some trip with her family and listening to Hawaiian music. Oops, she does did. This is a great example. I really think it encourages posting comments, even though sometimes the comments seem silly… sometimes, at least mine.
Others that are cool and break the rules: libertylondongirl, DIE CULT URE!, Where do I start, Where do I begin? & F&ART
Note: Music blogs are being left alone. I believe the ones I visit are getting bank.
Don’t get me wrong, all that do stick to the status quo do it well, and maybe deep down I’m hoping I can do it as well as they all do… one day. But for now, even if it takes me awhile longer to post, I for one will not fall into re-pe-ti-tion, or at least try (exception: Joy Division)… AND my FLY DVD posts??? They have a purpose.
Taking some well advice from Mr. Federico Slivka Lederer, graphic and multimedia designer. He was interviewed by Josh Spear last week:
Be careful with repetition. It’s not good, from any point you see it. Go away from repetition, because it has a power that attracts us, that seduces us, even though we try to escape from it!
For this reason, you have to be careful; when you find yourself driving through the same streets every day to go to work, when you find yourself doing the same jokes, or stumbling at the same stones, doing the same mistakes...We are all a bit “condemned” to repetition; having that in mind, it may be easier to fight against it, to run to the other side.
Systematic, automatic, mechanic... the world we live in tends towards repetition. It’s the most normal, even if we don’t realize. Or is it that we don’t want to see it?
Repetition is a sickness in some way, but fortunately it has a cure. As you can see, I still don’t have it, since I’m repeating myself a lot... I still haven’t found it, but I suspect the answer is in the dictionary.
We all have our status quo in tune by now, hopefully. It's our foundation, our comfort zone; it's what lets us explore the unknown. It allows us to make mistakes and learn. It lets us create the new. So, before I forget. It’s only fair that I post something way utterly, somewhat uncommon of me:
As I grow up together with my little princess I’m noticing more and more that I want her to be surrounded by things that are "meaningful", I do this unconsciously. As we help her search for her status quo: she’s in a small art school; she’s exposed to music, dance and art. She’s always busy; swimming, tennis and ballet. For the last 3 months I’ve been oppose to her watching HSM… trying to delay the title… watching High School Musical pt. 1 AND 2. I guess I was in denial of somewhat. Ms. Ξ was always trying to convince me in watching it, she was so certain that I would like it. I finally caved in, and to my surprise, she was right… I enjoyed it, maybe even more than my little Ξ. It’s no wonder that Disney is going to the bank with this hit (go slowly on the last two words). What parent would not want their child to watch this well formulated musical, with dance tunes, up-to-date fashion and choreography that makes you want to get up and dance? Even though my daughter will not be having the same “colorful life” as Troy and Gabriella (thankfully), she will grow up with parents that once wanted to be Danny and Sandy, or maybe more like Sid and Nancy, without the drugs and the violence… yeah, that would be Danny and Sandy. Seriously, watching High School Musical just added more to her childish age and made me feel young at heart, which at times it’s hard to maintain, and therefore easily falling more and more into my “echoing” stage which I ALWAYS quickly get out of... thanks to my surroundings!
As a fan of music[als] and being much aware that the following video does not compare to classics as Cabaret, West Side Story, The Wizard of Oz, Moulin Rouge, A Hard Day’s Night, Spinal Tap, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Tommy, John Waters’ Hairspray, Funny Face, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Nightmare Before Christmas and many many others…
Without any further ado, I leave you with my latest guilty pleasure:
Stick to the Status Quo as seen on High School Musical pt. 1
[DO NOT] Stick to the Status Quo
So, as there are now more blogs than ice cream flavors and music genres, lets all dip in and explore. Don't forget your spoon (add M&M's) and your iPod (press shuffle).
The limits of my language means the limits of my world.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
As of late I’ve been thinking about several topics to post. I get the “general” idea that blogs are to follow a certain law: if you wanna be cool follow one simple rule, don't mess with the flow, no no stick to the status quo. One problem, now that I’ve gotten to know all my favorite blogs out there and then some, I find it hard to stick to the stuff I know. Even though I appreciate reading about the “same thing” in different arrays and all sorts of angles which makes me want to comment on every single post; how many times can I say “great” on every announcement I like, which also seems to be related to so many others? I don’t quite get how we can get accustomed to the same things, sooner or later it just all seems, I don't know... the same. Some blogs have the formula in their HTML DNA, you know what formula…! Stick to the stuff you know, it is better by far to keep things as they are, don't mess with the flow, no no stick to the status quo. BUT... would it not be great to see:
The Sartorialist write something about the non-smoking generation (do it again).
DISNEYROLLERGIRL share her favorite outfit for roller skating. Or give us her fav recipe.
Face Hunter show us some cool graffiti from all your travels. Even better, post a nice playlist of the music he plays in his myspace. Same goes to Allure (music of her blog), she always selects the right tunes.
Alice Olive post a color picture (she actually has), BUT to share with us what she listens to on her way to work, or one of her many anecdotes (assuming) of her snapping a picture while looking at the beautiful ark detailing at the building as she waits for the perfect lighting and all of a sudden someone pumps into her, would be a nice tale… or something in that variety.
Mode et Utopie sharing her views on Continental Philosophy or Lacanian Psychoanalysis.
Mrs. Fashion letting us know what latest hip-hop beat she’s nodding her head to.
The Clothes Horse sharing some trip with her family and listening to Hawaiian music. Oops, she does did. This is a great example. I really think it encourages posting comments, even though sometimes the comments seem silly… sometimes, at least mine.
Others that are cool and break the rules: libertylondongirl, DIE CULT URE!, Where do I start, Where do I begin? & F&ART
Note: Music blogs are being left alone. I believe the ones I visit are getting bank.
Don’t get me wrong, all that do stick to the status quo do it well, and maybe deep down I’m hoping I can do it as well as they all do… one day. But for now, even if it takes me awhile longer to post, I for one will not fall into re-pe-ti-tion, or at least try (exception: Joy Division)… AND my FLY DVD posts??? They have a purpose.
Taking some well advice from Mr. Federico Slivka Lederer, graphic and multimedia designer. He was interviewed by Josh Spear last week:
Be careful with repetition. It’s not good, from any point you see it. Go away from repetition, because it has a power that attracts us, that seduces us, even though we try to escape from it!
For this reason, you have to be careful; when you find yourself driving through the same streets every day to go to work, when you find yourself doing the same jokes, or stumbling at the same stones, doing the same mistakes...We are all a bit “condemned” to repetition; having that in mind, it may be easier to fight against it, to run to the other side.
Systematic, automatic, mechanic... the world we live in tends towards repetition. It’s the most normal, even if we don’t realize. Or is it that we don’t want to see it?
Repetition is a sickness in some way, but fortunately it has a cure. As you can see, I still don’t have it, since I’m repeating myself a lot... I still haven’t found it, but I suspect the answer is in the dictionary.
We all have our status quo in tune by now, hopefully. It's our foundation, our comfort zone; it's what lets us explore the unknown. It allows us to make mistakes and learn. It lets us create the new. So, before I forget. It’s only fair that I post something way utterly, somewhat uncommon of me:
As I grow up together with my little princess I’m noticing more and more that I want her to be surrounded by things that are "meaningful", I do this unconsciously. As we help her search for her status quo: she’s in a small art school; she’s exposed to music, dance and art. She’s always busy; swimming, tennis and ballet. For the last 3 months I’ve been oppose to her watching HSM… trying to delay the title… watching High School Musical pt. 1 AND 2. I guess I was in denial of somewhat. Ms. Ξ was always trying to convince me in watching it, she was so certain that I would like it. I finally caved in, and to my surprise, she was right… I enjoyed it, maybe even more than my little Ξ. It’s no wonder that Disney is going to the bank with this hit (go slowly on the last two words). What parent would not want their child to watch this well formulated musical, with dance tunes, up-to-date fashion and choreography that makes you want to get up and dance? Even though my daughter will not be having the same “colorful life” as Troy and Gabriella (thankfully), she will grow up with parents that once wanted to be Danny and Sandy, or maybe more like Sid and Nancy, without the drugs and the violence… yeah, that would be Danny and Sandy. Seriously, watching High School Musical just added more to her childish age and made me feel young at heart, which at times it’s hard to maintain, and therefore easily falling more and more into my “echoing” stage which I ALWAYS quickly get out of... thanks to my surroundings!
As a fan of music[als] and being much aware that the following video does not compare to classics as Cabaret, West Side Story, The Wizard of Oz, Moulin Rouge, A Hard Day’s Night, Spinal Tap, Rock ‘n’ Roll High School, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Tommy, John Waters’ Hairspray, Funny Face, Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory, The Nightmare Before Christmas and many many others…
Without any further ado, I leave you with my latest guilty pleasure:
Stick to the Status Quo as seen on High School Musical pt. 1
[DO NOT] Stick to the Status Quo
So, as there are now more blogs than ice cream flavors and music genres, lets all dip in and explore. Don't forget your spoon (add M&M's) and your iPod (press shuffle).
The limits of my language means the limits of my world.
Ludwig Wittgenstein
Friday, October 5, 2007
Control The Official Movie Trailer
Yes, I know... again!? Do understand, this is all I have until two weeks. My "imaginary" friends in the UK will see the film in its entirety TODAY! Joy Division Central reports that the film will be released in the UK on October 5th and the US on October 19th. So for NOW I give you THE OFFICIAL trailer and some other goodies...
Also check out **CONTROL :: OFFICIAL MOVIE WEBSITE**
Also check out **CONTROL :: OFFICIAL MOVIE WEBSITE**
Above ::: Control The Official Movie Trailer
Above: This is exactly why this interweb thingy was invented: this is the earliest ever recording of the song ‘love will tear us apart’ by the mighty Joy Division on the John Peel BBC radio show in 1979. It leaked just 3 days ago, but I reckon it’s an official release to coincide with the Anton Corbijn ‘Control’ film. The footage from this clip is taken from two performances around that time: one in Manchester and one in Brussels (Plank).
Above ::: Interview ::: "I didn't make a Joy Division film, I made an Ian Curtis film", indeed, indeed you did Sir Anton Corbijn ::: Director/Photographer
The best cover on this song by Susanna & the Magical Orchestra
FLY DVD pt. II
"Imagine the possibility that your conclusions are based on nothing..."
Director Andreas Von Scheele colab with Cloak
insideFLY.com + MySpace + Andreas Von Scheele
Director Andreas Von Scheele colab with Cloak
insideFLY.com + MySpace + Andreas Von Scheele
Tuesday, October 2, 2007
Radiohead: How much is at the end of the rainbow?
Let the hype begin!
Leave it to Radiohead to always leave us in awe with their marketing plots and schemes. In an industry ailing with trouble and a need for new creation outside the box, Radiohead has yet giving us another surprise. Letting fans pay what they might think their In Rainbow album is worth. But be wary, as there is a tempted option to purchase a “Discbox” worth £40.00 (appox. $80). To true Radiohead fans… I’m sure it’s worth it; nevertheless I have qualms due to that sooner or later it will be released in some other packaging and as we all have been burned by some deluxe or limited addition of whatever fancy us, this will sure leave a scar in all, whether it be a healing or permanent scar we are just going to have to jump in the fire loop and cheer/jeer to the tune of Radiohead.
You'll be able to pre-order your download and receive a link by October 10th (name your price). If you chose the discbox above, it will arrive after December 3rd 2007. A regular album release will be early 2008. More details here. More to come, after Oct 10th... from all over!
In all their glory!
[MP3] John Mayer + Kid A (Excellent!)
Leave it to Radiohead to always leave us in awe with their marketing plots and schemes. In an industry ailing with trouble and a need for new creation outside the box, Radiohead has yet giving us another surprise. Letting fans pay what they might think their In Rainbow album is worth. But be wary, as there is a tempted option to purchase a “Discbox” worth £40.00 (appox. $80). To true Radiohead fans… I’m sure it’s worth it; nevertheless I have qualms due to that sooner or later it will be released in some other packaging and as we all have been burned by some deluxe or limited addition of whatever fancy us, this will sure leave a scar in all, whether it be a healing or permanent scar we are just going to have to jump in the fire loop and cheer/jeer to the tune of Radiohead.
You'll be able to pre-order your download and receive a link by October 10th (name your price). If you chose the discbox above, it will arrive after December 3rd 2007. A regular album release will be early 2008. More details here. More to come, after Oct 10th... from all over!
In all their glory!
[MP3] John Mayer + Kid A (Excellent!)
[MP3] The Darkness + Street Spirit
[MP3] Damien Rice + Creep (Acoustic)
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)
