The Sequel - 8 Years on

If You Don't Want To Die / Don't be born

We all loved City of God right? Well in that vein of innovative foreign films comes Johnny Mad Dog. A French Liberian film about child soldiers fighting in a war in an unnamed African country. I saw it at the BFI Film festival and doubt it will be released in your local multiplex but I plead with you to seek it out as it is a story that deserves to be heard. I am pretty sure that the producer Mathieu Kassovitz (French director of the classic La Haine) made Babylon A.D. (which even he thinks is crap) to finance this provocative, challenging and brutal film.

In India

(rŭf'houz'in') (part deux)

–noun

1.

rough, disorderly playing, esp. indoors.

–verb (used without object)

2.

to engage in rough, disorderly play.

–verb (used with object)

3.

to handle roughly but with playful intent: to ruffhouse her pussycat!

Thankyous to all of yous who showed your pretty mugs.  If you missed out, stay tuned for the next episode in Jan 09 bebe! [images via mrmadeofcodes d[-_-]b]

She Back

Dictionary definition of a woman.

"Single Ladies [Holler at meeee] - Beyonce

"Nothaang make a man feel better - than a woman!"
Method Man

B Movie

Jesus Trippin'

Face To Face

[Images via The Face Magazine/April 86 and The Facehunter]

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"Juju Riddim" - JME [mp3]

Tonight[+]

Post-Wave

Peng Lei lead singer from indy Chinese band New Pants, does everything from art, to directing movies to owning his own Toy store to musica. In his own words he desribes his works as Absolute Realism, Duplicity and Chinese Post Wave. Whatever his personal descriptions may be, his positively eccentric illustrations stand out, just like his songs and genius dance moves.

"Bye Bye Disco" - New Pants

A Good Movie

No guns, no explosions, and unfortunately no nudity too. Just classical drug refrences and the story of a day [or two] in a life of a Colombian drug mule. If you don't speak Spanish, use your imagination and at least pretend for the duration of this post, then find the DVD,  snuggle up with your main squeeze and get involved with the aid of some subtitles. 

Maria Full of Grace - Joshua Marston [2004]

That's Bang Out

Why? Why do I do it to myself? A trained professional does it for you and then offers do it again for free but, oh no! Going back seems like just a little too much effort compared to picking up the scissors yourself. I’m talking about ‘the fringe trim’. When you get your hair washed, cut and styled at a reputable salon most offer a free fringe trim but I never seem to take advantage of this service. Instead I pick up some blunt safety scissors I use to cut up my sketchbooks and stand in front of my mirror thinking “Ha, this is a doddle, why did I think I had to trapse my ass all the way to Bond Street to snip a litt… oh shit.” I now look like the subject of a Diane Arbus photograph. No there shall be no photos accompanying this post, I’d rather throw up on myself thanks.

‘Jesus, Jess. If you were gonna take all that off you might have well put a bowl on your noggin and cut round the thing. What would have been so wrong with pushing back your bangs with a hairpin one more day huh?’ This internal monologue goes on for the rest of the day, scolding myself at every opportunity. ‘Look at her’, I say to myself on the tube. ‘I bet she doesn’t cut her own hair. But see that old lady over there?’ Oh give yourself a rest will ya? ‘Look! The one over there with the odd trainers on laced really tight?’ Yes, yes... ‘She cuts her own hair and looks like care in the community. You want to look like that?’

Ladies, I urge you. Don’t make the same mistake I did. Put the scissors down and call your nearest salon before it’s too late. For god’s sake they can probably fit you in on your lunch hour. But if, like me, you too have been banished from the heavy fringed hipsters and condemned to wearing an alice band for the next 3 weeks, I ask you only this. How the hell do you make those things not clash and look hideous with every single outfit?

Monochrome

Detailation

'I never regret anything. Because every little detail of your life is what made you into who you are in the end.'
Drew Barrymore

Thank you Drew.

Life Imitating Art

At the time I first laid eyes on this installation by Troels Carlsen during a short visit to Copenhagen a couple of years back , eyes thought it was just a beautiful concept with no particular importance or meaning. Today, in the face of the global economic turmoil, this installation seems to carry a lot more significance.

The concept represents a society of apes whose culture is in decline. These nine young monkeys are the remnants of a post apocalyptic primate community. Attached to an over sized milk carton in complete child like "innocence", the apes are awaiting the 'new beginning'.

For the purposes of this blog post Bankers are the new Apes...

"Y'all been eating long enough now, stop being greedy!"

[see more at troelscarlsen.com]