Archive for August, 2011
Courtney is Here
It’s always interesting when an artist takes a pop-culture theme and puts it under a microscope, turns it upside down, and mocks its reverence. Dallas artist Courtney Miles does this [...]
SO Worth the Time: Jamie xx – BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix
By now I have no problem with saying that BBC Radio is by far the best radio station in the world. The best musicians choose BBC to premier new tracks, [...]
Serial Optimist Presents: Canvas, Caviar and Couture
Tomorrow night, September 1, join us at Glass for a unique Serial Optimist experience that benefits YTAC (Young Texans Against Cancer). Live art battle, Fall Fashions, and much more. Get [...]
Harrison Ford Raises a Space Army
I hope you haven’t grown weary of seeing young adult novels on the big screen, because we’ve got another one for you.’
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Photo Feature: Jon Estwards
Eerie, great aesthetic photos from Canadian photographer Jon Estwards. The faceless, masked characters leave a feeling of unease, but also wanting more, and wanting to know the story behind each [...]
Interview with Dan Levy
Named “Comedian Of The Year” for 2011 at the Young Hollywood Awards, Dan Levy is poised for some huge success of his own. Performing comedy since college, Levy is a regular on “Chelsea [...]
SO Approved: The Weeknd – Lonely Star
The Weeknd, aka the frosty, hedonist alter-ego of vocalist Abel Tesfaye, still riding high off this year’s attention-grabbing debut mixtape House of Balloons and already back in the saddle with [...]
Mad Men on Drugs: What Did They Take?
This week on Mad Men, Don and the cool kids in creative decide to get a little help from a ‘complex vitamin super dose’ before a weekend of work on the Chevy account.
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Artist Feature: Joshua Zerangue
Nice mixed media work from Joshua Zerangue: “The subjects that inspire me most are ones that evoke a certain betweeness. It is this otherness that anchors them in liminalty. Stuck [...]
It Blends SO Well: The Ettes – Excuse
Comedy and music go SO well together. Duh right? Totally. So what if a director squandered an $81 million music video budget and all the band had left was a [...]
Marc Maron’s “This Has To Be Funny” Doesn’t Need the Disclaimer
In prefacing the formal introduction, the album starts with Maron saying, “Let’s do an honest sound check.” Like everything that follows, it’s raw, but profound, and hysterical. For all those who [...]
Artist Feature: Nathan James
Really amazing technique from painter Nathan James. The paintings look like photographs or mixed media, but it’s all paint; oil on linen and oil on enamel. Born in Ontario, Canada, [...]
Let’s Make Some Great Art
The title says it all. London illustrator Marion Deuchars new (lovely/fun/smiles) book Let’s Make Some Great Art is packed with stimulating ideas to spark your creative imagination. People of all [...]
SO Fun: Dolls All Day
Super fun artist Kyle Hilton started working on a series of paper dolls based on his favorite TV characters, starting with the cast of Arrested Development. Hilton credits “a lot of [...]
Urban Cone Interview
Nearly one year ago, from the depths of Sweden’s prominent electronic music scene, emerged Stockholm ensemble Urban Cone. As time encroaches on the first anniversary of the band’s celebrated debut [...]
OMG Dan Levy Meets Justin Timberlake
In celebration of comedian Dan Levy’s new album “Congrats On Your Success” which dropped today, and is seriously hilarious, and in anticipation of our upcoming Dan Levy interview, I give [...]
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