The Best of the Week

Here is my best of the week lists:

music:

1. Impression, Live Trane: The European Tours Disc 1, John Coltrane

2. Concerns of a GOP Nreophyte by nofx, The LOngest Ep

3. any song off of Robert Plant and Band of jOy's new album

4. Ronald Jenkees, Disorganized Fun..just check it out..the whole thing

5.Oh, My God Charlie Darwin by The Low Anthem

This weeks Artist of the Week is one of my favorite experimental photographers, Robynthepaperboy, you can find him here http://robynthepaperboy.tumblr.com/

or here for more work http://robynthepaperboy.deviantart.com/

image by robynthepaperboy

Connections

images from the last night of Connections.

Haiku

this is just a day old right. i've decided to start on a new book. this will be a book of haiku poems mixed with typography and graphic design and photography. i am not going to post very many of these, but this is one just to show you what I am up to.

Ron English

this is a great look at the current Ron English show. great blog also.

http://thehundreds.com/blog/uncategorized/modern-english/

Forced Perspective Photography

This is borrowed from the Web Design Ledger Blog. I thought this was pretty interesting and may help some people out by showing them that you don't always have t rely on Photoshop, but to rely more on their own creativeness. http://webdesignledger.com/inspiration/20-creative-examples-of-forced-perspective-photography

I remember learning in college that it is easier to make a good photograph by photographing a good photograph, than it is to fix everything in the darkroom...or in present times, Photoshop.

This is borrowed from the Web Design Ledger Blog. I thought this was pretty interesting and may help some people out by showing them that you don't always have t rely on Photoshop, but to rely more on their own creativenes.

Song of the Week-Cat Stevens

I came across this gem while making spicy beef barely soup with my Zune on shuffle.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6zJ8aQnDqY

Gary Snyder Earth Day Interview

This is from 2009 but still very worthwhile to listen to. http://audiobyadam.com/2009/gary-snyder-poet-and-bio-regionalist/

Jeff Bridges interview in Tricycle Magazine

This is a fantastic interview. I highly recommend reading this..this is short so you can easily read it at the book store if you want.