in case you’re not familiar with the internet meme : boingboing.net, robertpopper.com
i propose this as a response.. sort of :
wow. took two months for me to post that.
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in case you’re not familiar with the internet meme : boingboing.net, robertpopper.com
i propose this as a response.. sort of :
wow. took two months for me to post that.
N.A.S.A. (North America South America) is an amazing arts and music collaboration featuring some of the most amazing graphic, video, and music artists out there. created by Squeak E. Clean and DJ Zegon, this collective has some of the coolest music vids EVER, and feature amazing animations by the likes of flourescent hill and syd garon. check em out!
this awesome music video for the japanese group sour was made by their fans on webcams. it’s an amazing example of low-tech process / high-end results.
This music video was shot for Sour’s ‘Hibi no Neiro’ (Tone of everyday) from their first mini album ‘Water Flavor EP’. The cast were selected from the actual Sour fan base, from many countries around the world. Each person and scene was filmed purely via webcam.
Director: Masashi Kawamura + Hal Kirkland + Magico Nakamura + Masayoshi Nakamura
from boing boing.
this album rocks too (even though the website doesn’t).
from boing boing.
i actually got the amazing opportunity to see this man in concert once at NJPAC in newark and it was unbelievable. it was two and a half hours of just him being absolutely mind-blowing. his cover of paul maccartney’s blackbird is brilliant.
Younger sister Frarajaca (Erin Markey) made a video for art class. She also wrote the song. She’s kind of an art star. And she’s totally going to the art fair. Spell my name in heiroglyphics!!
Performed by: Erin Markey
Music & Video: Chris Giarmo
Lyrics: Tina Satter
Half Straddle Productions
i created the above music and video for Tina Satter’s new play FAMILY at the Ontological Theater. i also will be performing in / choreographed / composed music for the actual show too. woo hoo!
check out the new Half Straddle website (that i also designed) for more info.
double woo hoo!
see you soon, euro-land. thanks for the good times.
xo chris

i came back to lyon just in time to partake in this crazy electro music festival called les nuits sonores. it basically takes over the whole city and turns everything into a techno party. above is a picture of the street in front of alexandre’s apartment.

here’s a shot from his window.

the above combo of three pictures is of a cloudy day in (ironically named) puerta del sol - or the door of the sun - which is the times square / tourist trap / pickpocket heaven of madrid.
i came to madrid almost ten years ago with my high school spanish class and experienced the city through 17 year-old on-a-tour-bus eyes. this time, although my level of spanish comprehension is comparable, i feel like i am getting a much richer experience.
last time we stayed at sol, in a ritzy hotel that had bidets - something me and my roomate mike were fascinated with. however, we didn’t, in any way understand the extent of the diversity of the city or it’s many neighborhoods. this time, jess and i have made particular effort to explore the neighborhoods of malesaƱa, la latina and chueca on the suggestion of my friend natalie. this weekend is supposedly the largest party weekend in all of spain, and i happen to be spending this night in the internet room of our hostel with several other euro-destitutes glued to g-chat and facebook instead of participating in monstrous fiestas.
that didn’t stop jess and i from visiting about 6 different bars eating tapas and drinking for the last several horus.
that’s just how we do in spain.
i always heard that the spanish were severe party-ers, but i had conveniently chosen to deny it. alas, after last night’s debauchery (which i will not go into on this blog), i have learned otherwise.
so tonight i take a break and save up for tomorrow’s festivities.
el dos de mayo (the second of may) is like american independence day or french bastille day - except with more alcohol, public intoxication and many more cigarettes. boundaries between public space and pub space seem to be non existent here, but somehow everyone seems to get along and stay happy and safe.
i have many more pictures to post of various architecture and fascinating things here in madrid (as well as some photos from my escapades in la parc de la tet d’or in lyon), but i will endeavor to post those when the sun is on my side.
until then… aurevoir - adios.