VSA Partners

Like breathing fresh mountain air. Minimalism done right strikes twice as hard.

VSA Partners >

Popface - New Album (*****shotgun*****)

Norways only shoegazer extravaganza and superior live act Popface released a new mindblowing album today. It is available online. Cover artwork by the always fabulous Rune Mortensen

Playing live on Blå, Oslo Thursday 23.February. Joy!

Popface, Eleven Pieces Of A Broken Heart >

Marian Bantjes and Decorationism

Often, designers take pride in form follows function, where we strip away the ornamental and illustrative. This helps communication. Or so it seems. But can’t ornament be communicative? And what about the cultural and anthropological value of ornament? I was reading about decorationism over at the excellent SpeakUp when I stumbled upon Marian's portfolio. Contains several projects with Stefan Sagmeister. She has also written a bunch of really good articles published over there. Well this was the thread > and these were the comments >

And here is the work >

And finally, here is a movie of Denise Gonzales lecture on the DecoRational >

The Flying Luxury Hotel

I can't wait to have a glass of chilled chablis in this beauty when its finished. It will ferry pampered passengers across continents and oceans in 175 mph as they stroll leisurely about the one-acre cabin or relax in their well-appointed staterooms. This and heaps of other cool stuff over at the Coolhunter >

Mark Verhaagen, Rotterdam (*****)

Immensely talented Mark Verhaagen. Make sure to visit his paintings as well, he deserves it after spending 24 months on the textures only fueled by noodle soup.

Way to go Mark >

Twenty Four blog

12 metres of slick or sick Art Direction over at twentyfour.

Sanddeepmakam blögspöt >

Candymag - Obsessive Impulsive Issue (***hot***)

You might as well stop working now, cause this will keep you occupied for the rest of the day. Candymag is out with a new sweet release. Thank you Richard Seabrooke! And why is this the ultimate surfing experience you ask.... because it is not in a browser and it has 217 high quality pages in proper pdf format. Put the kettle on and start downloading the chunk.

More inspiration than you can shake a big stick at.. Candymag >

Book of Numbers

All fun and personal just like in the good o´l days. Propitious use of sound. Made by Bubblynumbers

The Book of Numbers >

In the habit - Tiziana Haug

Swiss, blond and very very talented. Pay another polite visit and learn from the itGirl on how to strut your stuff.

In the habit >

Hydro 74 - Joshua Smith (*****)

I hope you keep up to date on what main man Joshua is up to, or I'll have to whop your skinny ass.

Hydro74 blog, now and then > & Hydro74 permanent home >

Dior Spring Season 06

New season with sexy imagery and overpriced lingerie. But this website is such a stayer.

Dior fashion >

Trafik - Conception graphique

Direction artistique e création graphique e multimedia. Naaice!

Projects de créations >

Sharing good. Not sharing bad (*****)

Ahhhh...these are so incredible sweet. The sandwich one made me wet myself. (Reminds you of someone Mette?) Four superb animated shorts for Skype. [via frenchnfresh]

See them all here >

Adhemas interview

The good folks over at lounge72 have an interview with Adhemas Batista for you.

LOUNGE72 >

Webesteem - issue 15 (***top notch***)

It's heeereee, my very favourite website launches issue n#15 - drippin´ as always. One day I'll be featured on this site and it will be the end of a miserable life in front of a computer and my mom will start crying and I will retire and the US will have a new president. Until that day....

Gooooooo >

New releases \\ Placebo + South //

On 13 March Virgin Records will release Placebo’s new album, ‘Meds’

The new album from 'South' - Adventures In The Underground Journey To The Stars - is set for release on April 4th 2006. So now you know!

Mark Romanek;Artist Series

Hillman does Romanek and Mogwai set the mood. Love these shorts from mr. Curtis.

Mark Romanek >

National Television (*****)

It is quite rude to relaunch without telling Frozie, but I'll let it pass for this time. Because its National. And the Virgin work is supertight.

National Television >

Daysleepers, NYC

Just got a mail from Jeff telling me about his mighty fine shoegazer act Daysleepers. Layers upon layers of shimmering guitar effects. Beautiful male/female vocals that drift in and out of thick walls of sound.

Oh, while I'm at it - I cant believe I missed this: Slowdive in web !!!! I promise to lock myself up down in the dark basement with no food for a week. Also Slowdive's "Some Velvet Morning" is right here if you only got the european version of the greatest album ever released.

AND - if you are living in London (lucky *ucks) make sure to check out SONIC CATHEDRAL > Alan McGee!! plays a set after the show.

Ah - Dont forget about the Daysleepers now > and then spend some ca$h >

Interview: Low - Pitchfork Media

Alan Sparhawks from Low speaks out after his nervous breakdown last year.

Low interview over at the fork >

Russian Futurists - Our thickness (*****)

Hart's third LP, Our Thickness, is an exuberantly echoing starburst of lo-fi twee-pop gone grand, an opulent boudoir popera for the Taj Mahal. A crashfest of cheapo synths, poppity drums, and spun-sugar vocals…It's an IMAX epic shot on Super8 and projected onto a bed sheet, a sumptuous coronation parade in a snowglobe, a theme park made of Tinker Toys… postage-stamp epics, majestic in miniature. Buy now!!!

Music for the upper class >

Three Legged Legs LA

Los Angeles - Lets Be Friends

Da da da da dada da - Yum yum yum yum >

Edvard Scott

I'm sick to death of making and looking at webpages myself, but Edvard Scott is a soothing experience.

Studio de Edvard >

List of Colours

Like eeeeehh.....purple...uuuuuh..violet-ish. No smock - Heliotrope!!

List of colours >