bringing out the dead: scorsese can even make nicolas cage look good
holy fuck, this is a purdy flik. it’s kinda like watching the matrix, where you have to squint your eyes or just flat out pretend that fucking talent-suck keanu reeves has most certainly NOT been cast as the quasi-savior-esque “neo” just to somehow, some way, enjoy it… ahem. scorsese rocks, despite fucking nicolas cage. filmsmithing. [...]
it burns so good: enter the ghost pepper/bhut jolokia
really, it seems like a “guy thing” but deliciousness iz universal, yo. step up and feel the heat. aaaaaahahhhhhhahahahahh!!!!!!!
blackened heart stew: demdike stare’s elemental
i’m a touched irked that some of the smoldering nuggets on this deliciously colored vinyl, very limited edition will not be included on the 2 disc cd (later this year) but this drop is just so damn hot; either way you see through the eyes of a killer. it’s like the soundtrack to [...]
prometheus rising: cy twombly dead at 83
painter, sculptor, photographer; missed.
a new finnish fetish: the photography of juha arvid helminen
here we gots the fucking freak-tastic work of juha arvid helminen and a set he calls shadow people. finnish born and apparently studying art in berlin. art school?!?! are you fucking serious?!! dude, quit that shit, get a small business loan and open a studio. there ain’t nothing more for you to learn in art [...]
ugly was never so beautiful: the photography of xavier nuez
fucking gorgeous. i get some crazy synesthesia every time i look at these pics. and plus check out his blog to get the frequently harrowing back-story on these images. i probably owe mr. nuez a few beers for all the music i have written inspired by his work…
visual aid: photographer amy stein
these days most people need to be shocked or repulsed in order to be moved. and that shit’s gettin’ so deep and so real now that it’s getting easier and easier to lose all feeling completely and just stay numb. and every next time it’s got to be uglier and more shocking. it’s an art [...]
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