tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-597396818017196742024-03-12T18:24:01.371-07:00The World At LargeMat The Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694420376397616231noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59739681801719674.post-68200689216554069552009-12-03T12:02:00.000-08:002009-12-14T17:14:15.740-08:00tUnE-yArDs 4AD Session<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_l7XgB9YNDyY/SxgaWG4EidI/AAAAAAAAAE0/tim5fpL3EpU/s1600-h/tuneyards.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_l7XgB9YNDyY/SxgaWG4EidI/AAAAAAAAAE0/tim5fpL3EpU/s320/tuneyards.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5411103919390886354" /></a><br />My favourite new artsist of 2009 (besides <a href="http://mattlikesit.blogspot.com/2009/08/games-for-days.html"> Julian Plenti</a>) is without a doubt <a href="http://tune-yards.com/"> tUnE-yArDs</a>. I cannot get enough. She's currently signed to <a href="www.4ad.com"> 4AD</a> and recently did a live session with them. Enjoy!<br /><br /><br /><object classid="clsid:d27cdb6e-ae6d-11cf-96b8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" width="560" height="360" id="videoplayer.prt1" align="middle"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="sameDomain" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="movie" value="http://4ad.com/sessionswidget/4adsessionswidget2.swf?myLoad=http://4ad.com/sessionswidget/playlist.xml&myImage=http://4ad.com/sessionswidget/tuneyardsstill.jpg" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#231f20" /> </object>Mat The Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694420376397616231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59739681801719674.post-71785902506014562892009-11-21T21:16:00.000-08:002009-11-21T21:20:53.849-08:00Dniwer Ximer, Vol. 2<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_l7XgB9YNDyY/SwjJ58tHSzI/AAAAAAAAAEs/PAcRxR5bIS4/s1600/dniweralbumcover.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_l7XgB9YNDyY/SwjJ58tHSzI/AAAAAAAAAEs/PAcRxR5bIS4/s320/dniweralbumcover.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5406793350043355954" /></a><br /><br /><br />I have this on-going remix project I call <a href="www.myspace.com/dniwerdnwier">"Dniwer"</a>. I got into remixing after <a href=www.gentlemanreg.com> Gentleman Reg</a> decided to start a remix competiton. Needless to say I didn't win the competition, but that didn't stop me from not making remixes. I recently created a second volume of my remixes entitled "Vol. 2". It can be downloaded for <strong>free</strong> by visiting <a href="www.dniwer.bandcamp.com">www.dniwer.bandcamp.com</a>. Enjoy.Mat The Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694420376397616231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59739681801719674.post-35884396797322250752009-10-23T22:07:00.000-07:002009-10-23T22:13:08.991-07:00Kid Robot "Alphabet!" collection<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_l7XgB9YNDyY/SuKMokDqr8I/AAAAAAAAAD0/IY8Xgz5DCLA/s1600-h/T08AC007-61.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 308px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_l7XgB9YNDyY/SuKMokDqr8I/AAAAAAAAAD0/IY8Xgz5DCLA/s320/T08AC007-61.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5396029932044988354" /></a><br /><br />I live in Toronto. Being from there means we get all the cool <a href="www.kidrobot.com"> Kid Robot</a> stuff later. On a recent excursion I becamse sort of really into their <a href="http://www.kidrobot.com/products2.cfm/ID/7418/name/alphabet--keychain-series"> Alphabet! keychain series</a>. I really, really like all Kid Robot keychains because a)they are so sharp looking and b)they're the only Kid Robot things I can afford. They were made in conjuction with <a href="http://www.twelvecarpileup.com/"> Mike Davis</a>. I got the letter "O" which stands for "ouch"Mat The Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694420376397616231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59739681801719674.post-16586752247751236272009-10-21T20:54:00.000-07:002009-11-21T21:15:51.308-08:00"Hell"This is the new music video for the first single off of <a href="http://teganandsara.com/"> Tegan and Sara's</a> new album <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sainthood_(album)"> Sainthood</a>. It was directed by Jamie Travis. It is incredibly fantastic!!<br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7543003&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7543003&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/7543003">Hell</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/teganandsara">Tegan and Sara</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Mat The Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694420376397616231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59739681801719674.post-33848635120080808832009-09-28T18:23:00.001-07:002009-10-21T21:03:10.737-07:00Clues/"You Have My Eyes Now"<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_l7XgB9YNDyY/SsFhpIo2tuI/AAAAAAAAADs/Ngz1c4Bvd1E/s1600-h/Clues-Clues_480.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_l7XgB9YNDyY/SsFhpIo2tuI/AAAAAAAAADs/Ngz1c4Bvd1E/s320/Clues-Clues_480.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386693988633196258" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://cstrecords.com/bands/clues">Clues</a> are a band from Montreal and are comprised of ex-members of such bands as <a href="http://www.myspace.com/theunicornsband"> The Unicorns</a> and <a href="http://www.myspace.com/arcadefireofficial"> The Arcade Fire</a>. Together they make alternative/noise/rocky music with lyrics that are chillingly genuine. I haven't heard any album as new and fresh as this one in a long time.<br /><br />Their new music video for "You Have My Eyes Now" was directed by Tim Heidecker from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tim_and_Eric_Awesome_Show,_Great_Job!"> Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!</a> <br /><br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6529494&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=6529494&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/6529494">Tim Heidecker in CLUES - "You Have My Eyes Now" (dir. Matt Wells)</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user346216">Matthew Wells</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Mat The Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694420376397616231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59739681801719674.post-61721153659211424442009-09-15T06:48:00.000-07:002009-10-20T17:06:14.471-07:00"Dear Diary"<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l7XgB9YNDyY/Sq-bZJpS5BI/AAAAAAAAADc/VHtJqwZ1ynA/s1600-h/arfin2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 237px; height: 320px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_l7XgB9YNDyY/Sq-bZJpS5BI/AAAAAAAAADc/VHtJqwZ1ynA/s320/arfin2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5381690936119190546" /></a><br /><br />So a while ago <a href="www.viceland.com"> Vice</a> was promoting a new book by <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesley_Arfin"> Lesley Arfin</a>. <br /><br />Anyway it's called <em>Dear Diary</em> and it's SO good. It's a chronical of Lesley's real diary. She delves into her experiences with drugs and sex, and even interviews the people she wrote about now to get some sort alt-girl perspective. It's incredibly well-written and dark, and funny, and a great little gem of a book!Mat The Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694420376397616231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59739681801719674.post-68490784128029019492009-08-12T21:11:00.000-07:002009-08-12T21:17:41.832-07:00Superjail!<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_l7XgB9YNDyY/SoOT1Of4EZI/AAAAAAAAADU/pmuVLRk5F6c/s1600-h/superjail.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_l7XgB9YNDyY/SoOT1Of4EZI/AAAAAAAAADU/pmuVLRk5F6c/s320/superjail.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5369297723389907346" /></a><br /><br />So it's become a guilty pleasure of mine to watch "ADD" on <a href="http://g4tv.com/"> G4TECH TV</a>. Anyway, they air this comepletely absurd cartoon show called <a href="http://www.adultswim.com/shows/superjail/index.html"> Superjail!</a>. It's this incredibly graphic, violent, perverse, even grotesque (at times) show about this crazy-morbid-funland jail. Anyway the animation is really quite interesting and it's just another oddly dark/creepy/weird thing I'm into.Mat The Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694420376397616231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59739681801719674.post-30057943711455964722009-08-06T19:55:00.000-07:002009-08-06T20:04:16.304-07:00"Games For Days"So <a href="http://julianplenti.com/site"> Julian Plenti</a> is the side project of <a href="http://www.interpolnyc.com/"> Interpol's </a> Paul Banks. The <a href="http://www.matadorrecords.com/store/index.php?catalog_id=381"> new record</a> is incredibly refreshing and addictive. He has a new video for the song <a href="http://stereogum.com/mp3/Julian%20Plenti%20-%20Games%20For%20Days.mp3"> "Games For Days"</a>. It features <a href="http://ilovemetric.com/"> Metric's</a> <a href="http://www.emilyhaines.com/"> Emily Haines</a> as the leading lady! Enjoy<br /><br /><object id="flashObj" width="400" height="346" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/10032373001?isVid=1&publisherID=1612833736" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=32353366001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.aol.com%2Faolvideo%2FAOL+Music%2Fgames-for-days%2F32353366001&playerID=10032373001&domain=embed&" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9/10032373001?isVid=1&publisherID=1612833736" bgcolor="#FFFFFF" flashVars="videoId=32353366001&linkBaseURL=http%3A%2F%2Fvideo.aol.com%2Faolvideo%2FAOL+Music%2Fgames-for-days%2F32353366001&playerID=10032373001&domain=embed&" base="http://admin.brightcove.com" name="flashObj" width="400" height="346" seamlesstabbing="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowFullScreen="true" swLiveConnect="true" allowScriptAccess="always" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/shockwave/download/index.cgi?P1_Prod_Version=ShockwaveFlash"></embed></object>Mat The Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694420376397616231noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59739681801719674.post-26619459941315056942009-07-31T13:28:00.000-07:002009-07-31T13:31:55.066-07:00The Fiery Furnaces - We Have SignalThere's a show on <a href="http://aptv.org/index.asp"> PBS Atlanta</a> called <a href="http://aptv.org/whs/"> We Have Signal</a>. I found out that <a href="http://www.thefieryfurnaces.com"> The Fiery Furnaces</a> were on an episode in 2007. Here's there concert below, it's pretty amazing. They have the coolest live shows as far as I'm concerned.<br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2081309&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2081309&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/2081309">We Have Signal: Live From Birmingham - The Fiery Furnaces</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/wehavesignal">We Have Signal</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Mat The Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694420376397616231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59739681801719674.post-74939729584578025802009-07-29T14:34:00.000-07:002009-07-29T14:36:49.892-07:00Reid Peppard<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_l7XgB9YNDyY/SnDAd92Ba8I/AAAAAAAAADM/9_NoJy0WNFI/s1600-h/reid-peppard-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_l7XgB9YNDyY/SnDAd92Ba8I/AAAAAAAAADM/9_NoJy0WNFI/s320/reid-peppard-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363998777248148418" /></a><br /><br />So lately I've become obsessed with <a href="http://www.rpencore.com/"> Reid Peppard's</a> taxidermic jewellery! He makes cufflinks, necklaces, headpieces, even coin purses out of taxidermied rodents and things. I'd love to know how he came up with such a strange/cool idea. I'm definitely debating purchasing the pigeon wing necklace!Mat The Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694420376397616231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59739681801719674.post-38982187392510694902009-07-28T21:36:00.001-07:002009-07-28T21:40:29.163-07:00Pictures For Sad Children<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_l7XgB9YNDyY/Sm_SuU9v3PI/AAAAAAAAAC8/rg8hQJ5KB34/s1600-h/00000274.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_l7XgB9YNDyY/Sm_SuU9v3PI/AAAAAAAAAC8/rg8hQJ5KB34/s200/00000274.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5363737374565063922" /></a><br /><br /><br />So I'm kind of really into things that are an equal combination of grim, yet funny. <a href="http://www.picturesforsadchildren.com/index.php"> Pictures For Sad Children</a> is just that. I've found myself laughing out loud to many of these morbid little treasures. Enjoy.Mat The Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694420376397616231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59739681801719674.post-14330063053458246612009-07-27T14:37:00.001-07:002009-07-27T14:42:33.323-07:00“Charmaine Champagne”So <a href="http://thefieryfurnaces.com/"> The Fiery Furnaces</a> are one of my favourite bands. They have a new video for a track off their new <a href="http://www.thrilljockey.com/catalog/?id=103978"> record</a> and it's pretty amazing. The really cool (and really nice) <a href="http://www.mikereddy.com/index.html"> Mike Reddy</a> (whose done <a href="http://www.mikereddy.com/rock/fieryfurnaces.html"> previous work</a> for the band) did the artwork for it. Awesome band, awesome song, awesome video.<br /><br /><br /><object width="400" height="225"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5715594&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=5715594&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="225"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/5715594">The Fiery Furnaces - Charmaine Champagne</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/thrilljockey">Thrill Jockey Records</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>Mat The Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694420376397616231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59739681801719674.post-39694456272584459032009-07-26T16:24:00.000-07:002009-07-27T14:45:53.166-07:00Edrem<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_l7XgB9YNDyY/SmznRquU7MI/AAAAAAAAACs/zB_Y0V5GYhs/s1600-h/edrem00.png"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 154px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_l7XgB9YNDyY/SmznRquU7MI/AAAAAAAAACs/zB_Y0V5GYhs/s200/edrem00.png" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5362915547003808962" /></a><br /><br /><br />So I've kind of become obsessed with <a href="http://edrem.blogspot.com/"> Edrem</a> after seeing them in the illustration issue of <a href="http://www.viceland.com/index_ca.php"> Vice</a>. French artists have this really clever way about looking at art. At any rate, <a href="http://edrem.blogspot.com/"> Edrem</a> make really great black & white illustrations.Mat The Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694420376397616231noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59739681801719674.post-35443246772507604912009-07-26T16:10:00.000-07:002009-07-26T16:11:31.824-07:00Hello!Hello!<br /><br />My blog has taken on a new form!<br /><br />This blog will be a cumulitive review of what I find intersting at present moment.<br /><br />Things I like.Mat The Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11694420376397616231noreply@blogger.com0