WaterCoolerGossip: November 2007 Archives

Upcoming Shows: December Could be a Busy Month

Here is a list of shows to get you through the week. While it was a slow November, things are really picking up next month. There are some top notch U.K. acts coming to New York like Los Campesinos! and Richard Hawley. There are some long-time favs like Elvis Perkins and Dirty Projectors headlining Bowery with killer support like Bon Iver. Old timers like GZA and The Sword are performing in December as well. And Friction stacks their next party with Yeasayer and Team Robespierre. Hopefully I can catch all the bands on this list.

THIS WEEK
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 19
Jinner's Presents - Cheeseburger @Knitting Factory (Tap Bar) FREE

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 20
Drug Rug / Butane Variations @ Mercury Lounge

WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21
The Hold Steady / Art Brut / 1990s @ Terminal 5
Terminal 5
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Alela Diane @ Union Pool

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23
Black Dice / Awesome Color @ Highline Ballroom

UPCOMING SHOWS
BOWERY BALLROOM
11.30 Los Campesinos! / Spinto Band
12.01 Richard Hawley
12.04 Dirty Projectors / White Williams
12.05 The Sword
12.07 Elvis Perkins / Bon Iver
02.08 Gallows
02.10 The Black Lips / Quintron & Miss Pussycat

MUSIC HALL OF WILLIAMSBURG
12.15 White Magic / Phosphorescent
02.09 Gallows / This is Hell / Cancer Bats
03.11 The Black Lips / Quintron & Miss Pussycat

NYU KIMMEL CENTER
11.29 The Mountain Goats / Deer Tick

MERCURY LOUNGE
11.27 Maritime
12.13 Le Loup
12.14 Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip
12.15 Friction Presents: Yeasayer / Team Robespierre
01.30 The Teenagers

SUPREME TRADING
12.13 Dan le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip

KNITTING FACTORY
11.30 Gil Mantera's Party Dream
12.01 Gil Mantera's Party Dream
12.08 After the Jump Winter Fest
12.14 Gza (Wu-Tang Clan)

STUDIO B
12.07 Daft Punk LP Release Party with Faux Punk
02.02 The Teenagers

SOME SONGS TO HELP YOU PREPARE
Bon Iver – Skinny Love (MP3)
Deer Tick – Ashamed (MP3)
Dirty Projectors – Rise Above (MP3)
Dan le Sac vs. Pip – The Beat That My Heart Skipped (MP3)
The Teenagers – We Are the Teenz Mix (MP3)
Gallows – In the Belly of a Shark (MP3)

Posted by 3xWes at 03:44 PM | Permalink

Images = Candy

While mulling over some Halloween candy (yes there is still some floating around the office), I started to think about my recent fascination with the image blog. These blogs offer a constant stream of pictures circulating the internet with little or no accompanying text. These single servings of images—a bit like tiny pieces of candy—can be instantly digested and are usually followed by something that is or, at least was totally unrelated.

People are linking to found imagery and original work as they discover them so the linear time-based element that is vital to news-centric blogs is almost irrelevant here. The process of curation, also vital element of the blog, takes full reign and various sites are racing to build a database of worthy images. I am not sure why we need these or if we will be able to find the ones we like when we need them, but these images do offer some variety and relief from the mundane and branded images we see everyday. The only drawback is the extreme high volume of posts almost forces you to start your own collection to save your favorite pieces.

Image Credits: FFFFound image from Ben Pearce. Cover of Eskimo by The Residents, 1979. Tactile is a book about design pertaining to objects and environment. Get it here.

So now feast your eyes on a few of these links:

FFFFound! - An image bookmarking website where you can stream the beta members findings. This site is at a good size now where you can easily view the stream for the whole site. Hopefully they develop some sort of filter or ranking system before it launches.

Monocle – A smaller stream of random interesting images.

Many Stuff – Images and Links to designers portfolios with strong slant toward typography.

Shorpy – Streaming huge images from the Library of Congress.

Sleevage – Album covers with some commentary.

Covers – Book covers with some commentary.

Faces in Places - Exactly how it sounds. This blog makes a strong case for no words and only images.

Posted by 3xWes at 05:09 PM | Permalink

Tim Harrington

Tim Harrington's mere presence is funny. Somebody should give this guy a reality TV show now. In his latest offering, he dresses up like a mosquito to join the charge in what appears to be the NBA's fight against malaria—Nothing But Nets. The Spinner HR interview is pretty funny too. I know I am a little late to these but you can watch the videos below.

NOTHING BUT NETS

SPINNER HR INTERVIEW

RANDALL'S ISLAND SPOOF