Plat Beats: Kruisemode
In today’s digital age, every average individual has a space to showcase their work. Jon Mackey, aka Kruisemode, creates a head-space that is far from average. Help the world get to know this up and coming hiphop-glitch-deephouse producer.
Props to Gabe Harden and Matt Fem for the steezy vid.
Another Plat Nom: Getting High on Kyrstle
No, not meth. Just a little neurosoup to get your day started.
Drawing Straws: Smart Man
Did Steve tell you that, perchance? Steve…
Straw man: Times in Mind
For you, for us, for kings and country, brush up on your political science fiction.
Straw’s Berries: Self-Diagnostic
Oh hey, pretty crucial list of cognitive distortions that we are all party to at one time or another. See if you can spot your own. I recommend spending some time with this list so that you can identify the distortions without having to check your work.
Get Graphic.
Plat back,
Why should you be limited to one medium?
Graphic designers have honed the art of combining photography, drawing, and digital manipulation. These artists break the norm creating images that can bend your perception of reality.
Get with it. Get Graphic.
The Interlude by Archan Nair
Archan Nair has a keen eye for color and shape. CHECK HER OUT. BUY HER SHIT.
The Victory Banner by Leo Anthony Oliva
Leo Oliva, a student at Ithaca College, has mastered the art of the spray can. Combining free hand spray and stencil design, he has created a collection of amazing pieces. Check out more from him and his excellent blog HERE!
Straw’s berries: Motion in the Ocean
Once I heard about a video of a guy who started a fire with his chi, but when he found out the footage had been shown publicly, he withdrew from society, never to be heard from again, ashamed as he was at revealing his abilities. No story is the same between tellings.
Straw’s berries: A boon
Every once in a while, you encounter an internet video that brings with it no expectations, no semblance of purpose to be divined from the outset, no clear cultural context, nor even any substantive indication whether it’s fake or not. There’s nothing to do but watch, mouth agape, and enjoy.
Pot, you are Racist to Kettle.
The Young and The Talented.
Plat here,
With the rise of the interwbez came a revolution in creativity. Anyone anywhere can produce and publish their work for the world to see. Independent artists have a free venue to display their work. This is changing the game in film making.
Jesse Burrell is making serious moves. After submitting this to a Biscuit video contest, they quickly scooped him up for other projects. Check out more of his stuff with NoCoastTV
While on the topic of up and coming filmmakers, I can’t help but give a shout out to my boy Gabe Harden. I am in love with everything about this short edit starring Sophie Reppert, shot by Mathea Millman and edited by Gabe. Feel free to CHECK OUT MORE.
Better than Costco
Strawb beaming live from the grand Mothership. Got some samples for you + tha’riginal articles. It’s like “buy bacon, get a whole hog free,” but don’t worry moutheyes, it’s all bite sized.
First, Old School. Dangerdoom featuring Talib Kweli off 2006’s The Mouse and the Mask.
Brought to you by? Keith Mansfield’s Funky Fanfare. Anybody remember hearing this in theaters in the last decade? Name that movie-going experience…
Moving on. Question: Where did Missy Elliot get “the rain” in The Rain?
Correct answer: Ann Peebles’ I Can’t Stand the Rain.
Hmmm, OK, sure. Baddd Spellah’s Zaphod Beatleboxxx takes its inspiration, title and sample from what popular British radio play & television program and, much later, Hollywood blockbuster? The answer when we return.
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, of course. Now, since the title of that link gave away the actual name of the song (you stalwart non-clickers can still feel free to guess), which is of course “Journey of the Sorcerer” (isn’t that badass!? sorry slow guessers), the only thing left to do is guess the band that wrote that song in the first place. I’ll give you a hint: you’ve definitely heard of them. Seriously, I’ve got five says you have.
Ready? Find out! I’ve posted an image below so I don’t ruin the surprise.
Thanks Memebase.com, and whoever made this, and that brave little girl
Aww, the Eagles!? I know, right? And yet, this single track manages to buoy their whole career, if only slightly. Its coolness is diminished not even a bit, not a hair, not a mote.
So, that was long-winded. Let’s do one everybody can enjoy. Anyone remember Blackstreet? And yet, everyone knows this song.
Yes, yes, No Diggity. Ah, Blackstreet, right. With Dr. Dre. Mmm, mmhmm. Now, who so generously mmhmm’d without so much as a shout out?
Ooh, yeah. Gotta be Bill Withers, all the way back on Grandma’s Hands.
OK, that’s gonna do me for now. Big ups to Youtube, and a deep-cut kudos to Your The Man Now Dog.
Keeping up with the kids
Strawb here. Trying to stay topical. Here’s why the name Kato sounded so familiar when the OJ trial was all over TV. Thanks Youtube.
Whew, just googled “Twitter,” he said. Glad to see Kanye made the top ten, but here’s my fav hit:
Thanks Google
So, apparently “google” isn’t a verb yet, but Microsoft spell-check will autocorrect googled to Googled…Oh wait, nevermind. It will also capitalize johned and victoriaing. So much for Skynet. Proper nouns.
Oh hey!
allofthisisforyou.com, thanks Randal Roberts
Ahoy hoy! Here we are. Hope you like us. Stay tuned by way of your favorite reality-tunnel.
Check out PerspTut; it’s how we see.
Φ The “Panorama” link that’s broken there can be found here, thanks to WayBackMachine.
Afore we go, check this pinnacle mixage of Daft Punk’s most-pops “Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger” by Sticky K. Thanks Youtube.
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