LG&F en Digital

Very intelligent print and motion work presented in a striking flash site. Make sure to swing by the "about" section as well, and have a look at the history section - ha ha hilarious!

LG&F en Digital

Never Lose That Feeling #1

Never Lose That Feeling #1 is the first volume of three sixteen track compilation cds of contemporary artists that we love covering noisy indie classics from the late eighties, early nineties. Everyone from Spiritualized to Swervedriver through Ride, Curve, House Of Love, My Bloody Valentine and of course Slowdive are given a modern twist by such AC30 favourites as Ulrich Schnauss, Douglas Heart and Amusement Parks On Fire.

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Eighthourday design boutique

What a great way to show off your work. Big, brave and bold just the way we like it. Have a look at Minnesota's finest.

eighthourday or Go back to frozentoy blog here >

Plastickid scroll-o-rama

Wow! Danish dynamite! hot hot hot >Scroll this both ways

Brand Spanking New

Blending hot graphics with a fashion sense and smart advertising, what do you get? A scandinavian smoothie.

Always fresh - New Advertising Sweden

Walldesign Stockholm Sweden

What a wonderful way to work: from Illustrator to 4 X 10 m permanent canvases.

-We want our projects to harmonize with the surroundings and create a pleasant atmosphere. But also to stimulate your imagination, open up new spaces and make you lose your breath.

Simply take you somewhere else.

Check portfolio and cases here

Neasden Control Centre

To me Neasden is the definition of neato art. Bow down to the kings. Working on illustration, exhibitions, motion and one off projects mixed with a bucket of humour the results are exquisite. Ridicilous Puffa is one of my all time favourites. Make sure to swing by the aces shop as well.

Neasden work and Neasden Shop

Abnormal Behavior Child

Solid preview of Niko Stumpo's canvases from (amongst others) Bomuldsfabrikken Kunsthalle, Arendal Norway. Also new t-shirts on display. Splendid work, splendid...

Weareaiko

Pleix - Cish Cash video

If you haven't seen the Basement Jaxx video by übermenschen Pleix yet, I kindly suggest you do so....now!

It's right here and its HOT

Creating value, not just making money

Very good article by Collis Ta’eed on choosing design projects from en ethical standpoint. Head over to Creative Behavior now.

Working with values

Büro destruct reconstructed - in cardboard!

Wow so impressed! The disturbed crew at BD have reconstructed their entire workstation, yes the whole office out of cardboard boxes. A must see - Sick!

Pictures from the reconstruction here

Also updates in the >Portfolio and >Burodiscount Shop

WOM - mp3 download extravaganza

Your favourite dreampop concierge Frozentoy makes it easy for you to fill your I-pod with quality goods. Words On Music give you a nice little download page with eminent artist such as Lorna, For Against, Coastal, The Meeting Places, Motion Picture and Should.

Save target as... file under beautifully orchestrated

Mr. Wizard - the legend of speed

In life, there is balance. Without balance, all order succumbs to chaos and the world would cease to exist. Extravagant,flamboyant, chichi, resplendent, swashbuckling and rococo animation from friendswithyou.

Watch it here > Mr. Wizard - the legend of speed.

Jacko - a model of the world

MTV is going downhill with lightspeed, BUT this is a bright spark in the dark.

Jacko comes from a small town called Savros. He's 23 years old and he lives together with his parents among pigs and ducks in an old farmyard. His big passion in life is fashion, and most of the day he spends in the cellar admiring his face and body in front of a mirror.

One day he decides to make his dream come true. He leaves his parents and goes to Berlin to seek his fortune as a supermodel.

But there is one problem, his neck is to fat. HA HA wicked!

Happypets gallery - Swiss funk

Happypets is an experimental lab in the creative, graphic design, image and illustration domain, based in lausanne, switzerland. Gotta love the playful illustrative style. Make sure to have a look at the fab "heavy pringles" (page12) in the happypets gallery.

Hotel FOX - Copenhagen, Denmark

If you are planning to go to the wonderful city of Copenhagen, there is only one place to stay - at the Hotel FOX. 21 international artists from the fields of graphic design, urban art and illustration have just turned the former Park Hotel, a regular 3-star hotel in central Copenhagen, into the world’s most exciting and creative lifestyle hotel. Full room overview here.

_i love dust, _you?

Slickety slick from Southsea, Britain - clickety click

Asterik is about the word love

Make sure to check out the print work from this Seattle firm. Their cd-covers are stunning. Mission: Asterik is about the word love. Love, after all, is what makes this beautiful and strange world go ‘round, right? We think so. Let us start by saying we love what we do for a living. We love waking up in the morning and going to work. We do. We love design. We love art. We love music. We love life. We love Seattle summers. Go see Asterikstudio

Clubnight at AC 30 - London June 14th.

Following up from the crazy line up of REVERENCE 2005 (and yes-djs Simon Scott, Christian Savill & Nick Chaplin (Slowdive) Londons premier shoegazer club presents:

Sambassadeur + Projekt A-ko + Sometree + Akira
Tuesday June 14th Kings Cross Water Rats.
Doors 7.30pm til late, Club AC30 djs. £5

more info & ticket sales >

Webesteem magazine

Excellent slick webmagazine with tons of high quality content covering the art and design world. Also look out for some of the best photography youve seen in ages Presented with lots and lots of large pictures makes the browsing experience a true pleasure. Enough content for 6 months solid. Go straight to the archives

The Language of Wayfinding

Very informative case study by SENIOR designer Lance Wyman.A Wayfinding system incorporates branding, signs, maps and directional devices that tell us where we are, where we want to go, and how to get there.

Destroyalldreamers mp3 downloads

Here are three full tracks taken from their superb debut CD "A Coeur Leger Sommeil Sanglant". Download mp3s here

Next Big Thing in Online Type

Bill Gates wants computer users, well, Microsoft users, to have a more enjoyable on-screen reading experience -- so much so that he made improving reading on the screen one of his top five priorities.

Beginning in 2006, Microsoft says it will ship with its operating system and other software products six brand new typefaces created especially for extended on-screen reading. Look at the fonts here

Somewhere cold - mint shoegazer portal

Fantastic shoegazer/dreampop/slowcore/indie portal in the most horrible wrapping you have ever seen, very lofi indeed. But the content is as great as can be - reviews, interviews and a download here and there. The best place to keep up to date on the shoegazer scene. Hard focus - somewherecold.....

Televise - download tracks

You can download a few Televise tracks on their website under the music section. Also check out touring dates on the AC30 website
Download >Televise tracks here

Televise - Outside Out

Simon Scott's (SLOWDIVE, INNER SLEEVE, CHARLOTTES) new project. Echoes of 4AD's finest moments, Thrill Jockey's freedom and Creation's greatest signings are clues to their sound. Pure shoegaze pop, reverb, delay, distortion, digital silence and analogue destruction. Ride, Swervedriver, Spiritualized at their best.

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Cirkus is coming to town !!!! (Oslo)

Cant wait to see the new show from Cirkus Circør here in Oslo, at Bærum kulturhus May 24. Saw them last time they visited in 99 and they blew me away. Event of the year I´d say. Cirkus Cirkör began as an independent contemporary circus group in Stockholm in 1995, with a desire to change the world as its inspiration.

Emboldened by thrilling action, dare-devilish humour, and cheeky commitment grounded in art and education as its working tools; If you haven´t seen these guys yet, make sure you do. Oh! (billetter på posten)

more info here

Goodbye Lenin

Haven't seen Wolfgang Beckers film yet, but the transisitions on this site are so mint. Very intelligent work by Klimate. I know its "old" but its definitively worth another look. Goodbye Lenin!

The right brain of Myron Campbell

Quite similar to my all time favourite - (geoff´s awesome oculart) - Myron Campbell´s right brain work is well worth a look. The fragile circus is a surreal world of animal hybrids where tragic stories of longing and loss are caried out within heart stiring dreamlike vistas..... Notsosimpleton

Malory new release - The Third Face CD

The Third Face is Malory's new offering and it is their first since 2002. From what I hear on this disc, the wait for the new album was more than worth the wait. Malory is shoegaze at its best, with shimmering guitars and breathy vox....a very strong album. If you love shoegaze or techno pop in anyway, this album is for you." -- somewherecold.com

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Sleaze magazine does R.Ashcroft

Found this nice treatment on oldtime Verve hero -by pillowhead.net. Take another listen to all the Verve albums, they are alle so sound.

Moka-Break™

Well worth a daily visit, design/art/architecture

Moka-Break™

Test Tones Volume 4 CD

EXCLUSIVE TRACKS from AIR FORMATION, PARK AVENUE MUSIC, THE SEMS, ALCIAN BLUE, and PINKIE. Forthcoming and Previously Unreleased Material from: Scenic, Astral, The Flatmates, Fiver, Corcovado, Lights Out Asia, Tycho, Overlord, Anton Barbeau w/ The Bevis Frond, Angie Heaton, The Casinos, The Sound Platform, Electroluvs, The Decider!, Soeza, New Estate, The Faeries, and Lorna!

For the ridicilous price of 4 bucks. Order from tonevendor /claire records