Instant Classic: Under The Great White Northern Lights with The White Stripes
When the White Stripes do something, they do it fully, as was clear from the Los Angeles premiere of the Detroit-bred duo’s epically brilliant new concert documentary, Under The Great White Northern Lights, at the Egyptian Theater on Monday, March 9th.
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LA Marathon Countdown: Taper Madness
As I was slowly trying to pull myself out of my taper madness I thought, hey, what a great time to share this moment with the rest of the world on YouTube. Enjoy!
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We Killed Canvas, Sorry – ‘Non-Format’ say why
Non-Format is one of the most acclaimed design collectives working today. A duo made up of Kjell Ekhorn and Jon Forss, since Non-Format began in 2000 they’ve won all number of awards in their field, as well, their clients range from the coolest to the biggest. Non-Format’s contribution to K-Swiss’ You Gotta Know Your Classics campaign, for example, uses oversize type to crushingly illustrate the theme with subtle absurdist humor and a nod to Constructivism.
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LA Marathon Countdown: I am not a marathoner, or am I?
Two weeks to go till the LA Marathon and I have been spending most of my time tapering and googling the word “taper” so that I can remember all the negative things that come with it and be able to endure the next two weeks. I am hoping that this means that I will come out of the race sane and somewhat in tact.
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Unrelated Musics: Three New Videos
A video from the great Northwest, a meeting of big heads, and one seriously long lick.
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Calligraffiti: A Life of Fence-Sitting with Niels ‘Shoe’ Muelman
Born in Amsterdam in 1967, Niels Muelman became ‘Shoe’ at the age of 12, tagging through teenage nights while the form was barely out of its diapers. Six years later he was infamous, co-founding the still-esteemd Crime Time Kings crew and transitioning to commercial lettering work.
The genre of ‘calligraffiti’ owes its genesis to Meulman’s mentor [...]