M.I.A - "Born Free"

Watch the video on her website. What a way to start the week.

WNB 4/26/10

Undone Melody - Plants and Ani...

Vibrationz - Javelin

Mark Pernice

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Audrey May Erickson

Paintings by Audrey May Erickson

Via Ruins In Process, an archive of 1960s Vancouver art and counterculture. What an amazing resource. There's rich evidence here of what state-funded art can accomplish (and it's worth noting in this regard that arts funding in British Columbia will be cut by fully 90% in the next few years, even as the unconscionably expensive opening/closing ceremonies of the Olympics paid lip service to regional arts and culture). Page after page of mindblowing images from the various exhibitions, workshops, poetry readings, and mixed media happenings staged (mostly) by the Intermedia collective -- the hub of the Vancouver art community at the time. There are great photos and pamphlets from geodesic dome projects and improvised "motion study" live dance performances, as well as an excellent film section. I think my favorite is a short piece called "Know Place" -- although the title of another, "The Be In," perhaps best captures the mood. Also some great hippie concrete improvisations in the audio section. Very inspiring.

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WNB 4/19/10

"American Gothic", alive and well, hiding in the shadows of bars in that big city by the bay. Can't get enough of this ghost folk sound...

Karpo Godina

Bought the new film edition of The Believer today and was treated to a DVD of rare short films by director/cinematographer Karpo Godina, a prominent figure in the 60's and 70's Yugoslavian "Black Wave" movement. You can read more about him and his films here and here. My favorite, "The Gratinated Brains of Pupilija Ferkeverk", lies below. Enjoy.