Ericailcane - 'Man Is the Bastard'

If you are in LA this Saturday, be sure to check out Italian street artist Ericailcane's 'Man Is the Bastard' at the Carmichael Gallery. The exhibition is a collection of etchings and graphic art of domestic animals, set in an alternative universe where they have taken revenge against mankind. Ericailcane's work usually has conscious social and political elements with a humorous twist.

Here is some of his work:




For more info, visit:

Carmichael Gallery
Ericailcane's Official Site

Convert Classic Vinyl Records to MP3's

Hammacher Schlemmer has come out with an LP-to-MP3 device that will help convert those classic vinyls that many people covet into modern day friendly MP3's. The device connects to a computer via USB and, in addition to providing high-speed vinyl audio conversion to MP3, the turntable plays LPs at 33 1/3 and 45 rpm speeds (adapter included), and its adjustable anti-skating control provides increased stereo balancing. All of this for a modest $129.99.

Vinyl snobs worldwide will be hating on this.

Purchase Here

Movie Theaters to Broadcast BCS Championship Game in 3D

Fox Sports will broadcast college football's national championship on Jan. 8 in 3D to audiences at the Consumer Electronics Show and select 3D theaters in Boston, Los Angeles and New York. With the recent success of new 3D technology in movies like Bolt and Journey to the Center of the Earth, this experiment is one I am all for. It will be interesting to see if they can bring a sports bar type of atmosphere to a movie theater. Some of the theaters were granted temporary liquor licenses to be able to serve beer and wine during the game.

For a list a theaters playing the game in 3D:
Click Here


....and I still hate the Florida Gators.

Slumdog Millionaire - WATCH IT

If you have yet to do so, make sure to watch one of the biggest surprises the film world has seen in some time. Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire tells the story of a kid from the slums of Mumbai who appears on a game show (India's 'Who Wants To Be a Millionaire?') and exceeds people's expectations, raising the suspicions of the game show host and law enforcement.

Here is the trailer:




annnnnd here is a video created by Addictive TV. They sampled the film for its vibrant sounds and images, and reconstructed them into this fast-paced audiovisual remix mash-up thing:

'Catch of the Day'

Surfrider Foundation teamed up with Satchi & Satchi LA to create “Catch of the Day.” , a clever guerilla campaign to bring some attention to ocean pollution and let us know just how disgusting it really is. The group brilliantly collected actual trash from beaches around the U.S., packaged it like food, and left it on display at farmer’s markets. Here are some packages:


Styrofoam Bites - Long Beach, CA




Plastic Surprise - Galveston Beach, TX




Butts-n-Bits - Venice Beach, CA




Condom Strips - Newport Beach, CA




Aerosol Valu-Pack - South Padre Beach, TX

Boogie - 'Gangs'

Here is a series called 'Gangs' by Serbian photographer Boogie. The series is about Crypts and Bloods gang members who live in New York City.










For more info, visit:
Boogie's Official Site

What Do You Do With 300,000 Candles???

Raf Wathion and advertising group Famous made an amazing commercial for Electrabel (a Belgium based energy corporation) using 300,000 candles!
Here is the commercial:



Here is video on the making of the commercial:

IanVisits: 'Abandoned London'

I came across these photos taken of London early Christmas morning. The theme as you can see is shots of some of the busiest places in London without any sign of life in them. I lived in London last year so I know some of these places well and understand how difficult it is to see them without a single human being around.








For more info:
http://www.ianvisits.co.uk/blog

Pierre Beteille aka MonkeyMan

Here are some shots from French artist Pierre Beteille (aka MonkeyMan). Of his work, Beteille says, "I am not a photographer or an artist, I just make images … I shoot very average or even bad photos that I try to improve thanks to Photoshop …“ I like the guys honesty.






For more on the MonkeyMan, visit:

Pierre Beteille's Official Site
Pierre Beteille's Flickr Page

petFood Tattoo

Laz decided to get a tattoo of the petFood logo....

(yes, it is real)
Well done young man.... well done...