New work, old friends

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This last month, a fantastic surprise happened. An old friend of mine from Madrid was going to be in detroit and let me know he’d be flying in to Chicago for a few days. Since leaving Madrid, Marcus Hurst started … Continue reading

The edit : Darrick Thompson

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This guy’s about to blow up. He’s been working all year on an album, swinging mics above his head to create stereo effects, banging out jangly strat tones and singing sweet, sweet melodies. He takes americana, adds a bit of … Continue reading

Lomokino!

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Lomo , the company that helped bring the Holga to its throne, pusher of all cameras russian and smelly (open up a fed 5 and tell me it doesn’t smell bad) has done it again, but this time its a … Continue reading

Donald Weber from VII agency

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    Donald Weber talks about the changes in documentary photography in recent years in this video I found via The Photo Editor blog and it raises some interesting questions. He talks about how now there are so many outlets … Continue reading

Sepalcure cures my rainy day blues

Sepalcure’s new Bass single “Pencil Pimp”  came to save the day today.  Thanks to a quick visit to XLR8r.com I’ve found something really fantastic.  The video is visually so amazing, with an interesting storyline, and importantly the track is off the charts. … Continue reading

The Fuji x-100

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So I’ve been MIA for the week, and it’s mostly due to my new camera, the Fuji X-100. It’s amazing little beast that looks like an old school film camera, functions mostly like a point and shoot but has the … Continue reading

Fab.com is the jam

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In these days we live in of spammy email coupon sites that remind you daily that you can buy something you don’t want or about a carwash in the neighboring city suburb for $5 (I’m talking to you, Groupon) or … Continue reading

alarm press blog

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Alarm press has been around for a while but somehow they’ve flown under my radar for a long time.  Anyone who knows me  will attest to how fanatic my obsession is with music.  I listen to as much as I … Continue reading