banksy

bansky
Originally uploaded by third uncle.

so, this is pretty rad. banksy is a street/graffiti/whatever artist from britain. last week he paid a visit to four major museums here in New York, the MOMA, MET, Brooklyn Museum, and Natural History Museum with some paintings of his own to display. diversions were created and, with the help of some super strong glue, the paintings were hung relatively inconspicuous amongst the other "fine and time-honored" works. read news here. some pieces were discovered within the day, some not for several days. the art itself is incredible. personal/political works camoflauged as victorian period pieces, warholian pop art, and entomological specimen. check out the official banksy site for more info and pics.

fire of space

fire of space
Originally uploaded by third uncle.

fire of space are, as someone put it, nyc's premier instrumental, avant-garde folk opera. featuring members of brooklyn's own fela-inspired antibalas afrobeat orchestra, fire of space play a spiritual sort of music, one that lends itself graciously to ecstatic bursts of joy. a heavenly rich cacophony taken from devotees as strong as john coltrane, alice coltrane, and sun ra. throw in an affinity towards traditional folk musics of eastern europe and india and you have a moving music for today, steeped in the revelations of yesterday, long lost in the live spaces of the nite until now.

LISTEN/FireofSpacelive@theluckycat

chicago sights & sounds

crown fountain
Originally uploaded by third uncle.

spanish sculptor jaume plensa created the crown fountain in millennium park.
it's composed of two, fifty-foot-high illuminated glass block towers united by a black granite pool measuring 232-feet long by 48-feet wide. the fountain's interactive nature is derived from an ever-changing, year-round exhibition of lights, electronic images and cascading water.

LISTEN/ChicagoTransitAudio

singsweetbird mixtape no.1

mixed up
Originally uploaded by third uncle.

dialogue...
roxymusic.remake/remodel
13thfloorelevators.earthquake
softboys.dothechisel
letonmite.macdonaldobservatory,
theskieswereerased
swellmaps.thehelicoptorspies
eleventhdreamday.drivingsong
ledzeppelin.bonzosmontreux
liquidliquid.bellhead
gracejones.pulluptothebumper
georgeduddley.gatesofzion
chaansiangphin.wasangampar
(couldyouloveme)
sandybull.gottabejuicy(oritaintlove)
maureentucker.spamagain
noiseaddict.iwishiwashim
buddyholly.everyday
train outro...
LISTENsingsweetbirdno.1