Spiral Stairs 'The Real Feel' Coming October 20 : Spiral Stairs' 'The Real Feel'.
After a pair of albums under the group nom de plume Preston School Of Industry, Pavement co-founder Scott Kannberg, aka Spiral Stairs, makes his bona fide solo debut with an October 20 LP/CD/digital album release of 'The Real Feel' (OLE 858). Following an extended sojourn in Melbourne, Spiral returned to Seattle rejuvenated at the end [...] [Matablog]
Horror, as a genre, often seems something that directors leave behind them as they gain in fame. David Cronenberg, Peter Jackson, it seems like there's some sort of invisible graduation ceremony and they declare they're doing other movies now. So when Sam Raimi returns to the genre after having helmed three Spider-man movies, all eyes are on him.
Dimensional Holofonic Sound (DHS) released this classic during the early days of the modern rave scene back in 1989. It quickly took on a life of its own, being remixed to death and becoming one of the iconic tracks of the 90's club scene.
There were so many remixes in fact - and the track was such an acid smash - that there were rumors of entire multi-hour sets where nothing was played but variations of this track.
Unofficial history of the track goes back to The Limelight nightclubs in NYC ... READ MORE >>
As seen in the 1986 movie Ferris Bueller's Day Off, the modern home of Ferris' best friend Cameron is now on the market. 370 Beech Street, aka The Ben Rose Home, in Highland Park, Illinois was designed by architect A. James Speyer. After a traditional Beaux-Arts education, Speyer traveled through Europe in the 1930's, cultivating a new, ornament-free Modern vocabulary. As you might be able to tell from the glass-and-steel glory that is the Ben Rose Home, Speyer returned to the states to study with Mies Van der Rohe at the Illinois Institute of Technology, where he also later taught. Almost as much a piece of eye candy as the 1961 Ferrari it rather unsuccessfully protected, Cameron's house was also an incredibly savvy setpiece.
In Ferris Bueller, the modern building was perfectly believable as the sterile home of the uptight Cameron, reflecting a nurtured numbness and his isolation from friends and family. What better metaphor then for Cameron's social and personal evolution than the climactic shattering of the perfect glass box? completely surrounded by the woods of Highland Park; its two buildings perched precariously above the hillside. For a beautiful piece of architecture that played such a pivotal role in film history, $2,300,000 seems like a bargain. Just be careful when you pull into the garage.
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MOON BAY, CA -- (June 16, 2009) -- From the spirit of Jay Moriarity to
women's surfing to the powerful presence of Greg Noll, surfing fans are
in for a treat June 17-20 when the first annual Half Moon Bay Big-Wave
Surfing Film Festival takes place at the Oceano Hotel in Princeton
Harbor. Just a stoneâo[dot accent]s throw away from the Big Wave Surfing Mecca known
as Maverick's. The Bull (Greg Noll), the legendary big-wave pioneer,
will be on the red carpet Wednesday night and introducing his film, "Search For Surf," Greg teamed up with storied filmmaker Bruce Brown to
document their experiences in California and Hawaii during the early
years of the sport.
"What a great way to open an event like
this, with one of the sport's most legendary and inspirational icons.
Greg is everyone's hero, and a classic character," said Grant Washburn,
Maverick's Surfer and Event Organizer.
The following night will
be a tribute to the late Jay Moriarity, who died on a free-diving
expedition off the coast of India in 2001. Moriarity was one of the
best surfers ever to ride Maverick's, and is held close to the hearts
of the surfing community. The featured films that Thursday night will
be "Whipped" and "Ride On," each produced by Eric Nelson and Curt Myers
of Powerlines Productions.
"We're beyond excited to host an
event that features Big-Wave Surfing, the filmmakers and the surfers
themselves", said Katherine Clark, Event Organizer. "This is just the
beginning of what will become a great tradition in the Big-Wave off
season."
Seldom, if ever, have so many highly regarded surf
films been on display over such a short time. The event will be held
inside the new Harbor Villages shopping center at Princeton, in the
shadow of Maverick's, and visitors are likely to see a number of
big-wave superstars in attendance.
In addition to the films, a
photo-and-surfboard gallery will be on display throughout the festival
at the Oceano Hotel, inside Harbor Village. Photos include some of the
best work from Frank Quirarte, Doug Acton, Don Montgomery, Ed Grant,
Seth Midgall, and others who have shot Maverickâo[dot accent]s over the years.The
complete schedule:Wednesday, June 17, at ballroom of the Oceano Hotel:
Reception
at 6 p.m, followed by 7 p.m. Greg Noll's "Search for Surf," with Noll a
featured speaker, highlighting the early days of big-wave riding at
Waimea Bay, Pipeline, Sunset Beach and Makaha.
8:30 p.m. "The
Perfect 10" The Story of Big Wave Africa 2008. The shocking event held
at Dungeons last July prompted Surfing Magazine's Evan Slater to state "this is possibly the biggest paddle-in surf ever photographed."
Highlights include Maverick's Champions Tazzy, Flea, Greg Long and
Twiggy Baker, as well as regulars Matt Ambrose, Grant Washburn and
Tyler Smith challenging the South Atlantic beast. International icons
like Carlos Burle, Paul Patterson, Jamie Sterling, Ross Clark Jones and
Mark Healey also join the fray, as do South Africa's best surfers and
most treacherous waves. Produced by Red Bull South Africa and Fixer
Films. Directed by Neil Webster and assisted by Grant Washburn.
Thursday, June 18, Harbor Villages Atrium, Princeton: Reception
at 6 p.m, followed by 7 p.m. "Whipped," by Powerlines Productions,
documenting Flea Virostko, Peter Mel, Grant Washburn, Jeff Clark and
many others during the epic 2000-01 winter season at Maverick's, as
well as footage from Cortes Bank.
8:30 p.m. "Ride On," the
latest film from Powerlines, featuring the November 2008 swell
described as one of the best ever at Maverick's. Powerlines
Productions, Eric Nelson and Curt Myers, has dedicated themselves to
documenting the history of surf in the Half Moon Bay area for the past
several decades.
Friday, June 19, Harbor Villages Atrium, Reception
at 6 p.m., followed by (1) 7 p.m. "Year of the Drag-In," a film
produced by Eric Nelson, Curt Myers and Frank Quirarte, featuring the
Maverick's crew and a cast of international stars as they took the
tow-in revolution to new limits in waves up to 70 feet on the face.
8:30
p.m. "Maverick's, the Documentary" a film produced and narrated by
Grant Washburn, written with Bruce Jenkins, chronicles the story behind
what has become the legend of Maverick's.
Saturday, June 20, Harbor Villages Atrium: Reception at 6 p.m, Followed
by 7 p.m. "One Winter Story". By Frank Films. The accomplished
filmmakers Sally Lundburg and Elizabeth Pepin study the inspiring life
of Santa Cruz surfer Sarah Gerhardt, the first woman to ride Maverick's
This one has a silkscreened background (the yellow flowers) and the rest is hand painted acrylics. The lower face is a reworked element of an older painting I did in 2006 (I think) called Pillowtalk, as seen here:
Burberry Prorsum, which usually shows during Milan Fashion Week, will be returning home to the UK for the Spring 2010 celebration of the 25th Anniversary of London Fashion Week... [
