dead wasps

dead wasps
Originally uploaded by Sir Jack Catfish.

These wasps had it comin.

Imagine the French, inspired by the sounds coming out of the US and UK, taking ideas from the great girl-groups, the beat-groups and combining it with the best of the French chanteuse traditions... The result became known as the yé-yé sound; classic pop songs with a French twist.

Clothilde!

Found Via Ye Ye Girls and Some Velvet Blog

New Gondry

I'm assuming it's all built with disproportionate sets, then squeezed or stretched in post. But a mindfuck nonetheless.

I can't tell if there's stitching between sets or if this is a flawless, 1-shot deal.

Wow.

Joseph Byrd Interview 2004

I probably would have lived in ignorance if I had not found Broadcast...Because the aural path to USoA was quite rewarding.
There's probably more of their work worth finding, but the 1968 album is genius.

found via Clouds and Clocks

Well done! Some of the best hateful writing I've seen in a while.

Die, Hipster, Die

ll the Pitchfork-addicted, soy-latte-drinking, Vice-reading, "Oh my God, my haircut's so intense and I wish I were in Williamsburg instead of NoLibs ...

Found via Philadelphia Weekly

Enter the tedium of Mr. Cox's life. Things such as: "A job interview" (assumably a directing gig for a big LA studio) and uneasy coming to terms with expensive hotels. Also, a lot of info on past projects and cheerleading for the Green Party.

The Blog of Filmmaker Alex Cox found via GreenCine

I'm such a sucker for irony. Be careful, she just might bedazzle your heart.

Leslie Hall's Sweater Art