i'm only thinking
you've reached the tumble blog of travis james johansen. i ride a bike or two, play an instrument or two and work in a museum. this is how i [sort of] see the world. for a selection of hand picked film stills (by myself) click here.
I am officially a convert. Roundwound strings on all acoustic instruments from now on.
i have to try this..
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Song - Fuck My Life.
Album - Nick Maynard Presents… The Future! Volume Two: The Past!
Description - This song introduces the second main character of ‘The Past’, a hitman for the space mafia. He attempts to leave his bloody life behind him and is successful for a period of time, during which he gets married and raises a family.
His life falls apart when his wife and children are tragically murdered. Left with no options, he turns to the only people he knows can help: the space mafia. He’ll do their bidding and in exchange they promise they’ll use their resources to create clones of his deceased family.
“God, take me now. I’ve got nothing left now that you’ve taken away my wife, my son, my daughter. I dream every day of ending it.”
nick maynard auto reblog. dude of the decade.
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tim and eric auto reblog.
note to friends/shoppers:
obey clothing has the best customer service.
(via sickgnar)
probably the most photographed building on the east coast huh?
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so excited for this new album
i found them from La Blogotheque, which has AMAZING performances from them, ‘specially The Red Cave while on the french subway … sooooo good.
lnr:
Song of the Week: Yeasayer - Ambling Alp
But your lows will have their compliment of highs
I never really paid attention to Yeasayer before now, but I am loving their new single. I’ve probably listened to it a dozen times since Friday.
i just can’t get into this band.. i’ve seen them twice and their singer makes me want to barf down his throat.
ADDENDUM:
sometimes i wonder what is the difference between looking at an urban outfitters catalog and looking at art photography that circulates the internet. it feels like both of them are selling me an ‘alternative image’ to aspire to. i mean, i get that marketing follows art (the opposite could also be argued), but i think artists should feel obliged to make it difficult for that to happen. i also get that this could easily be read as a ‘crotchety’ opinion and the perpetuation of art as an elite sphere isn’t necessarily productive to the ‘goal’ of art (if it has one). all art doesn’t have to be subversive to be good, but what i’m saying is: artists right now, and i am talking in particular about young photographers who produce a very particular (yet very widely proliferated) strain of imagery, are in a complacent funk where it just feels like a shallow celebration of youth culture.
d-d-d-dats all folks!!!!
i don’t think that’s too far off. nor is it crotchety.. i have a book you should read.
helvetica vs. ariel.
can you tell the difference?
i scored 14 right out of 20.
