Unprecedented!

I've been listed as a permissible writer of Heap since K. Tabor founded it, I never really posted on it though. I generally find out about neat things after they've lived their life, but I respect this place and am gonna post some news:

Architecture in Helsinki has a new album coming out by the end of this year, tentative name is "Vision Revision." Helsinki makes a variety of music: That Beep; Like It or Not.

However, I am more of a politics/current events guy. I don't want to plague this blog with a lengthy post on political affairs, but feel free to check out my personal one on my own blogspot (as shittily designed as it is). Most recent post deals with COICA, a very imminent bill that may threaten free speech and the structure of the internet.

I suppose one other cool thing I know about is a mashup of Daft Punk's "Robot Rock" and Beastie Boys' "Intergalatic". I think it's fantastic. This is a pretty awesome matchup, too.

Also, this guy's music is neat: http://yourimaginaryfriends.bandcamp.com/. He's a friend.

Aight Bitches

Time to bring the heap back. Seriously, for real this time.
I've been an angry little recluse for a while now and I was in no mood to put any effort into this. Beginning right now I'm gonna be updating this blog a lot and I'm gonna try to bring in a lot of new things, art, current events, and hopefully not just stuff I find on the internet.
But speaking of the internet, here's a nifty short film by the french animation collective H5.

Enjoy and leave any impulsive thoughts about it below.
LOGORAMA

Of Archetypes

Hey friends! I started a blog that I'll be posting on often about more personal things. If your interested, you can follow me at http://ofarchetypes.blogspot.com

I want to encourage free thought within that page. Feel free to oppose my assertions and views. Just remember to stay open minded and respectful.

Love you sugarlumps,
Marcus

Three of a perfect pair, King Crimson Vs BTBAM

Hello! I have a pretty simple question for you guys, whose version of "Three of a perfect pair" do you like better? The King Crimson original or progressive metal band, Between the Buried and Me's cover?

King Crimson

BTBAM

And just for fun, the two songs combined

RYAN MCGINLEY - PHOTOGRAPHER

Many of you are probably familiar with the Levi's Jeans Go Forth advertisements which started airing last year. Personally I thought they were awesome, and I'm usually pretty critical of corporate ad campaigns. I was so taken by the ads that I actually decided to look up who was involved in making them, and I am quite glad I did.
Ryan McGinley is the photographer behind the print ads of that campaign as well as numerous others, If you are familiar with the Sigur Ros album "With a Buzz in Our Ears We Play Endlessly" then you've seen his work adorning the front cover.
His photography explores the wild side of humanity, not by way of the grit of vices but instead by capturing jovial romps through the wilderness, youthfulness to its most extreme. There is a mystical quality to his photographs, especially the Moonmilk series which is pure magic.
Marcus brought up the debate of whether or not photography is art in his last post, I think that Ryan McGinley's work reinforces that it is most certainly art.

A little warning: Basically all of his pictures contain nudity.
RYAN MCGINLEY

NATIONAL FILM BOARD OF CANADA

It's been a while since I've posted so expect several more posts from me within the week.

Canada has a long tradition of promoting and protecting their arts. The National Film Board of Canada is the Canadian Government's public film producer and distributor (Those Socialists!). Since its beginning in 1939, the films produced by NFB have won over 5000 awards. The films range from Stop Animation to Documentaries and there's really quite a few cool films in every category.
Their website hosts many of these films and I suggest going there and digging around.

Several Films I recommend checking out: The Necktie, This Is a Recorded Message, and Subservience

National Film Board

Peter Funch - Photographer

I don't really have a lot to say about this except for that I think this man has some very interesting work. It has been a long debate on whether or not photography should be considered art, and I think that Peter Funch has made a case defending what photography is capable of expressing. In my humble opinion, his most interesting collection is "Babel Tales". If these photographs were not staged, they have impeccable timing.

DISCLAIMER: The selection "CRASH" has photos of death that could be a bit disturbing, so keep that in mind.

Peter Funch's Website