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John Callahan, Cartoonist Who Found Humor In The Dark Side Of Life : R.I.P.
07.31.2010
08:20 pm
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John Callahan, known for his dark, crude and morbidly funny cartoons has died.

Considering the shitty hand that life dealt him and the shit he brought upon himself, it’s a miracle that Callahan found anything funny. He never knew his birth parents and as a child was sexually molested by a female teacher. He turned to alcohol at the age of 14 to deal with the pain of having been abused. A full-blown alcoholic by the age of 21, he was involved in a car accident when the driver, a friend, ran the vehicle into a lightpole at 90mph. The crash severed Callahan’s spine, leaving him a quadriplegic.

What was a potentially hopeless situation became a profound turning point in Callahan’s life. He gave up booze and became an artist.  After a long period of physical therapy he was able to hold a pen in his hand. He started creating the cartoons that brought him notoriety and fans like Richard Pryor, Robin Williams, Bill Plympton and Gary Larson. His autobiography ‘Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot’ became a bestseller.

Callahan was 59 when he died on July 24th. The causes were complications of quadriplegia and respiratory problems. His politically incorrect slaps at the status quo and unflinching honesty will be missed.  John was the kind of turd in the punchbowl that keeps us from drinking the Koolaid.

‘I Think I was An Alcoholic’ was animated by Callahan and ‘Touch Me Some Place I Can Feel’ is a clip from a documentary of the same name about Callahan.
 
see ‘Touch Me Some Place I Can Feel’  after the jump…

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07.31.2010
08:20 pm
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Rock Posters Printed In Human Blood
07.31.2010
03:12 pm
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Some people bleed for their art.

French graphic designer Metastazis and Polish artist Zbiniew M. Blielak combined forces to create this poster for Swedish metal band Watain. Instead of conventional screenprint ink, they used human blood. Metastazis describes his art as being ‘scandalous yet refined.’ The Watain poster lives up to his credo.

111 posters were printed.
 
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07.31.2010
03:12 pm
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The Internet Animal Orchestra
07.31.2010
03:00 pm
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Forgive me for posting two autotuned videos in a row, but this is really quite cool. The Internet Animal Orchestra AKA ‘Autotune The Zoos’.

thanks rathergood

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07.31.2010
03:00 pm
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White Rabbit, The Bearded Boy, Black Booty And The Mystic Arts Of 2 Live Crew
07.31.2010
04:02 am
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Director Andreas Nilsson’s video for Miike Snow’s ‘The Rabbit’ is definitely bubblingly up into my top ten of 2010. The set design, color, choreography and little dude with beard coalesce into three minutes and 36 seconds of vibrant, color saturated bliss. Black is beautiful…and so is red, green, yellow and blue.

And the 2 Live Crew album cover is Baby Beard’s Holy Grail.

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07.31.2010
04:02 am
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‘Underwear’: Top Ten Videos Of 2010…So Far
07.31.2010
03:35 am
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I’m starting to compile my choices for best videos for 2010 and this is a contender.

Dan Scheinert and Dan Kwan directed this slice of visual deliciousness for Icelandic electro poppers FM Belfast. Using variable speeds, warping, time displacement, jump cuts and stop motion, the two Daniels have created a mindbendingly cool video. And the song Underwear ain’t bad either.

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07.31.2010
03:35 am
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Trailer From The New Movie By Romain Gavras, Director Of M.I.A.‘s Controversial ‘Born Free’ video
07.31.2010
12:36 am
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Romain Gavras directed the controversial video for M.I.A.‘s song ‘Born Free.’ That’s the one where redheaded kids (gingers) are blown away to a sample of Suicide’s ‘Ghost Rider.’ Here’s the trailer for Romain’s feature length debut, Notre Jour Viendra, which was originally called Redheads. It looks quite compelling and I’m looking forward to seeing it. The visuals are striking and it stars one of my favorite actors, Vincent Cassell.

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07.31.2010
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Girl In A Cage
07.30.2010
05:45 am
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The girl in a cage is one of the most mysterioso slices of vintage exotica I’ve encountered. This jungle Barbarella has penetrated my consciousness like a switchblade made of pink flesh. And man, what a groovy soundtrack.

Thanks to Something Weird.

 

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07.30.2010
05:45 am
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A Ghost Town In Belgium Becomes A Canvas For Graffiti Artists
07.30.2010
05:07 am
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Doel, Belgium, a town known mostly for it’s proximity to nuclear reactors, has become a virtual ghost town. Fortunately, radiation didn’t figure into Doel’s fate.  The townspeople of Doel were forced to move in order to accommodate the expansion of Antwerp harbor. Other than a handful of diehard citizens, a few businesses, and squatters, the town is uninhabited and will soon be demolished. In the meantime, Doel has become a huge canvas for artists. Cesare Santorini made this short film documenting the incredible and ephemeral street art of Doel.

I wish Santorini’s choice of music in this video had been better. You may want to turn down the volume.

 

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07.30.2010
05:07 am
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Mega Freaky Japanese Children’s Book Art By Gojin Ishihara
07.30.2010
02:11 am
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These wild illustrations by Gojin Ishihara are from Japanese children’s books published in the 1970s.

The illustrations are from the Illustrated Book Of Japanese Monsters and various educational and entertainment-oriented publications for children.

 
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07.30.2010
02:11 am
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Erasmo Carlos And Brazil’s Rock And Roll Revolution
07.29.2010
08:26 pm
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Erasmo Carlos is a Brazilian singer and songwriter who regularly appeared on the influential sixties Brazilian music tv show called Jovem Guarda (Young Guard). The show spawned a whole scene of young rockers and pop singers, including Os Mutantes, Gilberto Gil, Roberto Carlos, Wanderlea and later Maria Bethânia and Gal Costa.

Jovem Guarda came to signify a musical movement more than a mere television show. The ‘Young Guard’ bands eventually went from American garage rock and British Invasion pop styles to more adventurous music , exploring psychedelia, jazz and the avant garde.

Erasmo Carlos is still recording and hugely popular in Brazil.

In the first video (which contains footage from ‘Mondo Mod’), Erasmo performs Vem Quente Que Eu Estou Fervendo (I’m So Hot, I’m Boiling), a tasty slice of Brazilian garage rock. The second video is a compilation of clips of bands performing on Jovem Guarda.

 
video clips from Jovem Guarda after the jump…

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07.29.2010
08:26 pm
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