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June 09 2011
RADAR NYC 6.9.11
My Potholes
What do you do when there’s a pothole in your street? Try avoiding it? Call the city to fill it in? Effective ideas, though they aren’t especially imaginative. With the help of Claudia Ficca and Davide Luciano, a couple of Montreal-based artists, these folks in several US and Canadian cities turned their potholes into works of art—at least temporarily. But the photos on My Potholes capture a number of whimsical moments created from minor nuisances. Watch as they turn common road hazards into swimming pools, donut fryers, gardens, rabbit holes, and more.
Check it out HERE
Noveller – Alone Star
NOVELLER “ALONE STAR” from Matt Kleiner on Vimeo.
Noveller, a.k.a. Sarah Lipstate (RADAR ep 28 – Before I Die) has just released this gorgeous black and white video on her website for her song “Alone Star” off her new album Glacial Glow. Directed by Matt Kleiner, this video chronicles several days in the Australian cities of Sydney and Melbourne. It’s some powerful stuff when paired with the musical storytelling of this Brooklyn-based guitar goddess. Contrasting the busy city with vast desert, it creates a truly surreal scene.
Check out Sarah’s website HERE
Ben McCool Interview
Writer Ben McCool (RADAR ep 41 – Memoir) has a new comic series coming out this September, but in the meantime you can check out a preview of it as well as an interview with USA Today. Titled “Pigs,” the comic takes a gritty look at the Cold War, which if you can believe it, ended two decades ago this year. So now it’s far back enough in our collective subconscious that we can take another look at the whole terrifying era of mutually assured destruction, secret agents and the Cuban Missile Crisis and see that things weren’t quite as black-and-white as we all thought at the time.
Read the article HERE.
Magic and Bubbles
Poetry Brothel, House of Illusions NYC
Our friends at the Poetry Brothel (RADAR ep 20) are bringing it back this weekend, with a magical twist. The “whores” will be teaming up with a master magician for some old school, Houdini-esque illusions.
Sunday, June 12th, 8pm-1am
The Back Room
102 Norfolk Street
New York, NY
$5-$15
EVENT INFO
Newmindspace Bubble Battle NYC 2011
The folks at Newmindspace (RADAR ep 10) want to make New York a more bubbly, effervescent place for its residents. Join hundreds of other bubble battlers with your own bubble-making supplies, and let the air fill with soapy, prismatic orbs (and yes I was trying to avoid saying “bubble” again).
Location TBA
Saturday, June 18th 2010 @ 6:00pm
Rain or shine. Free and all ages!
New York, NY
EVENT INFO
Second Avenue Sagas
New Yorkers, be honest, how often do you find yourself silently (or not so silently) cursing the MTA for all the service changes and fare increases? Second Avenue Sagas hopes to answer some of the questions as to why all these annoyances happen. What started as a blog chronicling the progress of the long-delayed Second Avenue Subway, is now a blog covering all forms of New York City transit, offering opinions, insight, progress reports, and ideas to make transit better, as well as listing all the weekend service changes every Friday. It’s a great place for New Yorkers to get informed and involved with the city’s decisions on transportation.
May 05 2011
RADAR NYC 5.5.11
Image via Dr. Sketchy’s
Welcome to Pine Point
I’ll be honest; it’s difficult for me to describe this without just suggesting you watch it for yourself, and it’s even more difficult to classify this as “watch.” From the National Film Board of Canada, this project tells the story of Pine Point, a planned mining community in central Canada, the people who lived there, and its eventual demise—being completely razed and taken off the map. It’s told through interactive bits, archival footage, pieces of animation, and recorded interviews with the former residents, and it all combines with some lovely music from The Besnard Lakes (one of my personal favorite Canadian bands) for a truly engaging experience that tells more than a straight up documentary ever could.
Check it out HERE
Washed Out – Eyes Be Closed
Ernest Greene, better known by his recording name Washed Out (RADAR season 3) will be following up last year’s excellent EP with his just-announced debut LP, Within and Without (complete with NSFW-ish cover art), due out July 12. But if you can’t wait that long, you can download the first single off the album right now. Eyes Be Closed sounds like a dreamy, trippy journey through a beautiful desert, or perhaps flying through the clouds. Either way, it’d be cool to listen to on the subway just as your train bursts above ground, the sunlight hitting your face.
You can get the mp3 straight from Sub Pop HERE
How the Social Web Reflected on bin Laden’s Death
By the time President Obama came on to announce the death of Osama bin Laden, it was already old news for a lot of wired people—myself included—who probably found out on Facebook or Twitter, and had about an hour to divulge their two cents on the matter. And it really showed how much the world has changed in the past 10 years. It was fascinating to watch the news unfold over the Internet, through mediums such as social media and imageboards, while major news sites struggled to keep up. Mashable has an interesting article on the role of social media in bin Laden’s death, complete with several fascinating infographics that reveal a lot about the world in 2011.
Read the article HERE.
Cake on the Bowery, Murder in Victorian England
Let Us Make Cake
Shantell Martin (RADAR ep 26 – Hidden Oras) will be joining about a dozen other visual artists will be using the façade of the New Museum as a canvas for their collaborative projection installation, Let Us Make Cake, part of Flash:Light, a night time, site-specific series of temporary art installations that re-imagine public space. Other events are planned at St. Patrick’s Cathedral and on Mulberry Street, so it should be quite a night.
Saturday, May 7 · 8:00 pm
The New Museum
235 Bowery
New York, NY 10002
Free
EVENT INFO
Dr. Sketchy’s Does Jack the Ripper
Not even one of England’s creepiest and bloodiest legends is safe from the imaginations of the good people at Dr. Sketchy’s Anti Art School (RADAR ep 8). Though really, in hindsight it seems like the perfect backdrop for the grisly tale of murders that scared the petticoats off of Victorian England.
Sunday, May 8 · 4:00pm – 7:00pm
The Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery
New York, NY
$12-$15
EVENT INFO
FreedomLab
FreedomLab Future Studies is an Amsterdam-based think tank and research lab committed to finding creative solutions to issues in technology, business, and society. The site also features a blog offering thoughts on subjects such as social media, storytelling, and intelligent green energy, while also emphasizing the growing influence of non-Western societies, such as Brazil and Africa, on the world stage. This is definitely a site to watch if you want to get ahead of the curve in the 21st Century.
FreedomLab’s website
@freedomlab on Twitter
February 03 2011
RADAR NYC 2.3.11
Photo by mikehedge.com
Olek and the Charging Bull on Wall Street
OLEK AND THE CHARGING BULL ON WALL STREET from olek on Vimeo.
Olek seems to be some sort of knitting goddess. You worship her now! Just kidding. But in all honesty, how can you take your eyes away from the sheer eccentricity that is wrapping a monument in crochet work. That’s some crazy stuff. It’s great to see that the New Yorkers that were stumbling around Wall St. in the wee hours weren’t afraid to approach this woman on a mission. Seeing this makes me want to pick up some needles and knit one, pearl two. Whatever that means. I’m sure this will inspire some sort of knitting craze. Pity if it doesn’t.
Olek’s website
Noveller Podcast on WNYC
Sarah Lipstate, a.k.a. Noveller (RADAR ep 28 – Before I Die) came in for a live session and interview on WNYC this past Monday, Jan 31. If you weren’t lucky enough to listen then, her appearance is now available as a podcast you can listen to right now. In the interview, she discusses the rising prominence of female guitarists, the background of her recording name, and the various pieces of gear she uses for her music. She also plays two beautifully sweeping and ambient songs, which should definitely add some much-needed warmth to a cold winter’s day.
Listen to the podcast HERE
Noveller’s website
Noveller’s MySpace
Pandemic 1.0: Interviews with Lance Weiler
This year, there was a Pandemic at Sundance Festival. Workbook Project founder Lance Weiler unleased Pandemic 1.0, a transmedia experience involving various aspects both online and offline, where players could work to stop a global pandemic that plays out like an apocalyptic supervirus. Centered around a short film and an upcoming feature, Hope is Missing, the project told a story through a variety of mediums, including Twitter, and various story objects planted throughout Park City. In the two interviews, Weiler discusses the project, what he hopes to accomplish from it, and the research and development involved in Pandemic 1.0 and Hope is Missing.
Wall Street Journal interview HERE
Sundance interview HERE
How I Learned to Start a Pandemic from Turnstyle Video on Vimeo.
Choose Your Own Valentine’s Adventure
It seems like our contributors are in the mood for love this Valentine’s Day. And whether you’re a happy couple or forever alone, there’s no reason to stay in this year.
Dr. Sketchy’s Does Valentines Day
If your idea of Valentine’s love is cabaret performance art mixed with your own artistic expression, Dr. Sketchy’s (RADAR ep 8) has a special Valentine’s installment of their Anti-Art School.
Sunday, Feb 13 · 4:00 – 7:00 pm
The Bowery Poetry Club
308 Bowery
New York, NY 10012
$10 advance, $15 at door
EVENT INFO
The Poetry Brothel: Milonga
For those of you with a more poetic idea of love, but still have a taste for the cabaret, the Poetry Brothel (RADAR ep 20) presents Milonga, a Valentine’s edition of their inventive poetry readings.
Sunday, Feb 13 · 8:00 pm – 1:00 am
The Back Room
102 Norfolk St.
New York, NY 10002
$5 – $15
EVENT INFO
Missed Connections: A Love in Transit Party
And for those whose idea of romance involves falling for a beautiful stranger on the subway, Sophie Blackall (RADAR ep 16 – Missed Connections) invites you to find your Missed Connection at the New York Transit Museum.
Monday Feb 14 · 6:00 – 8:00 pm
New York Transit Museum
130 Livingston St.
Brooklyn, NY 11201
Free
EVENT INFO
@factory_25
Factory25 dredges up the very best and the most interesting of the art/music news and plugs it into their twitter feed. This Brooklyn based film and music label is on top of the the happenings in the ever eccentric and changing industry of expression. Their linked articles are from acclaimed sources, and it is so convenient having them just show up on your feed. Factory25 does all the searching for you. It is a true service for us all.
Factory25’s website
@factory_25 on Twitter
January 10 2011
RADAR NYC – 1.10.11
Shantell Martin – Tape 4 Fun
Our friend Shantell Martin (RADAR ep 26 – Hidden Oras) is at it again, and perhaps she was a bit inspired by fellow RADAR contributor Aakash Nihalani and his preferred medium of brightly colored tape. So what you get in this video is a time lapse of Shantell and some of her friends putting together and taking apart a beautiful mural on the ground. And maybe I’m a bit slow, but it took me a few views to realize the video is actually in reverse. Mind = blown.
Shantell Martin’s website
Lavalier – “Twilight Lovebite” music video
"Twilight Lovebite" (official)
Lavalier | Myspace Video
We haven’t heard much from Lavalier (RADAR ep 16 – Missed Connections) lately, but clearly they’ve been busy. Their video for their new single, “Twilight Lovebite” seems to be less about the bafflingly popular vampire series and more in line with the weirder old episodes of The Twilight Zone. More specifically, it seems to be a trippy combination of The Twilight Zone, The Shining, and a video game from the 70s. And maybe you shouldn’t watch it before going to bed…
Lavalier’s MySpace
The Book of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks
If you’re a grammar snob like me, taking the time to make sure even your text messages use proper spelling and grammar, then you probably know what it’s like to seethe with quiet rage every time you see a sign with quotation marks where they simply should not be present. Quotation marks are quite a loaded piece of punctuation—they tend to suggest sarcasm, disbelief, or suspicion when used for something other than actually quoting someone. This book, as well as the blog it is based on, highlight the strangest and most out of place instances of quotation marks we see every day. It should definitely be an “interesting” read.
You can buy the book HERE
The “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks
SLAM Theatre Returns
After being quiet for a while, SLAM Theatre (RADAR ep 6) is back this month! The spontaneous play writing and acting competition is open for everyone–so if you are an actor or writer, you just might get to participate. The first 10 scripts through the door compete, and actors may drop their names into a hat. Of course, anyone is also welcome as an audience member as well. This session is actually five weeks long, meeting every Sunday night, same time and place–four weeks of competition, with the fifth week showcasing the champion. It began last night, but you can still check out the rest of the show.
Begins Sunday January 9 · 7:00 pm
Downstairs at the Tank Theatre
354 West 45th St. at 9th Ave.
New York, NY 10036
EVENT INFO
@DianaEng
Diana Eng (RADAR ep 31 – Fairytale Fashion) has been busy. With her newfound success as a designer who creates whimsical fashions using math and technology, she’s gained recognition from tech geeks and fashionistas alike. She’ll even be a curator at CES (Consumer Electronics Show) this year. And recently, she launched a new website for her brand, which features a blog on how she designs and creates her work.
Diana Eng’s blog
@DianaEng on Twitter
November 16 2010
PULSE – Brooklyn Superhero Supply
Past the quaint, stroller-lined streets of Park Slope, Brooklyn, there lies hidden a secretive establishment dedicated to serving those who serve this city in the name of truth, justice, and looking really awesome. I am talking, of course, of superheroes.
And did I say “secretive establishment”? I meant, a shop right on 5th Avenue with a big flashy sign. And a slick website. Hey, even superhumans could use a little advertising.
I may be a bit late on this, but I only just saw Kick-Ass a couple days ago. And when the title character wonders why no one has ever decided to be a superhero before, he must not have known about this place. (Or maybe he didn’t want to have to navigate all the way to Park Slope? I don’t blame him).
But no matter what, it’s an interesting concept that I’m surprised no one has tried before: a store providing those aspiring to be superheroes with all sorts of various gear, costumes and manuals to help them live out their comic book-inspired dreams. And while this writer doesn’t advocate readers putting themselves into dangerous situations in an effort to clean up this city, there certainly appears to be something for everyone here, including a rather tongue-in-cheek “secret identity program” for those heroes who have trouble fitting in amongst the masses. This includes costumes ranging from “cranky head chef” to “suave airline pilot,” secret identity T-shirts, and for a price, a “mild manner.” Every successful undercover superhero is going to be looking for one of these. You certainly don’t want to be the only hot-tempered reporter at the Daily Planet, do you?
For those not so interested in assimilating, there’s also a number of essential gadgets for your utility belt such as a Sonic Blaster, a Thunder Inducer, an Air Cannon, and various bottled tonics such as Mind Control, Truth Serum, and bottled Justice. They also have a selection of capes for heroes and sidekicks, leotards, masks, and glasses, both in the rear-view and X-ray varieties.
And while it may appear to all be fantasy-based, the people behind this store actually do their share of good deeds—all proceeds go directly to support 826NYC, a nonprofit organization that helps students develop their creative and expository writing skills.
November 10 2010
Dickchicken – RADAR S4 Ep 37 [vid]
Dickchicken has become something of a cultural fixture in Brooklyn over the past year. He is a street artist whose tag is hard to miss. Some love it, some find it baffling, and others outright hate it. Begun as a humorous response to graffiti culture, Dickchicken’s work has evolved into gallery installations, so despite the controversy, he clearly has his fans. Yet no one knows who Dickchicken really is, working incognito at night in order to protect his true identity.
Relevant sites:
http://twitter.com/DICKCHICKEN
Credits:
CREATED by Lance Weiler & Alex Johnson
DIRECTOR Josh Cramer
EDITOR Jawad Metni
DP Jarin Blaschke
SEGMENT PRODUCER Janine Saunders
POST PRODUCTION House of Trim
FEATURED MUSIC by:
Bear Hands “Can’t Stick Em”
Bear Hands “What A Drag”
October 29 2010
RADAR NYC 10.29.10
Wall of Light
Luca Barcellona is a supremely talented calligraphy and letter artist who has a streak of figural arts in him that is amazing to encounter. When he draws his intricate and dazzling letters it is a fluid performance of delicate proportions. The long, broad strokes of steady perfection are hypnotizing to watch. His work has been exhibited in galleries and on the large walls across the streets of Europe. His public works are a combination of ancient manuscripts and urban graffiti that defies many modern ideas of what public art is and could be. The Wall of Light project by Luca Barcellona and features the artist creating a dynamic light show where he creates poetic musings with his beautiful lettering. These words are accompanied by vivid illustrations and settings in which the words float around. Interesting to note is the public’s interactions with the wall of light. People can be seen at the bottom of the wall moving around and interacting with the moving surface. These people become ghostly images that become part of the settings that Luca Barcellona creates. What a cool video and awesome concept!
Some of my favorite stuff by him HERE
Luca Barcellona website
Tin Pan Band Live – Union Square
Everybody’s favorite lilting blues band, Tin Pan Band is having a very public show, and you just have to give them a listen. The Tin Pan Band will be playing Union Square above the N/R/Q platform. The instrumentals are lively and mesh together beautifully to create a solid backing for lyrics about love, loss, and overall living. Their brand of Blues is distinctly urban by focusing on topics like gentrification of old city neighborhoods and greed. In New York, the Blues are experiencing a Renaissance, and Tin Pan Band is at the forefront of this rebirth. On your commute back from work, stop by and give them a listen. Also, check our RADAR episode on the Poetry Brothel featuring music by Tin Pan Band.
Where:
Thu Nov 04, 3:00 – 6:00 PM
Union Square subway station, above the N/R/Q platform
My Biggest Regret Ever
PostSecret established a candid intimacy that only the internet in its immaculate glorification of the individual can achieve. My Biggest Regret Ever takes the most gut-wrenching of human emotions and splatters it across the internet in plain black font against a white screen. The stark directness of the blog correlates wonderfully with the honesty and forwardness of the confessions that make up the site. Regret is something that runs through every person, and the anguish that comes from past mistakes affects everyone. What do you regret? What still haunts you to this day? Read what others have to say, or post your own entry. Maybe this is the cathartic release you’ve been looking for.
http://www.mybiggestregretever.com/
Overlap by Aakash Nihalani
Aakash Nihalani (RADAR Ep21 – Tapes and Mirrors) is a great public art figure. His ephemeral compositions are mostly shaped through the use of bright florescent adhesive tapes and cardboard. He creates simple polygonal shapes and places them within an urban setting in ways that make them look three dimensional, but still out of place. With his newest show he takes the founding elements of his aesthetic and lets them run amuck around the urban sprawl of the USA, India, and parts of Europe. This time his polygonal figures start to take on organic forms through the layering of tape and cardboard into intricate forms. These sharp organic figures now interact within their environments through their purposed interactions with city surfaces from different points of perspective. Nihalani manipulates what the audience can see by making floors become backgrounds and sides of buildings become foregrounds. Aakash Nihalani uses public space in a smart, mind bending way, and his show is sure to be engaging.
Overlap by Aakash Nihalani
Bose Pacia
163 Plymouth Street
Brooklyn, NY 11201
November 4 – December 18
Artist Reception: 4 November, 6 – 8 pm
After Party: 4 November 9 – 11 pm @ 17 Frost (Williamsburg, Brooklyn) – Featuring Das Racist
In Conversation: 20 November 3pm
Design Related – Social Network for Designers
Design Related is a place where creativity inspires creativity. It is excellent source of inspiration through the exploration of a pool of diverse artists that practice different in mediums of creation. They have a stimulating inspiration section on their website where members can post a steady stream of inventive and cultured articles and links that can really get the juices flowing. Their twitter account distills the very idea of the flow of artistry into a torrent of media and sites that send you on a flight of fancy through design and imagination. Overall, even though Design Related is about the abstracts that are art and design, it grounds itself in the practicalities of being able to make what the mind sets out to think. This is a place where functionality meets the muse. Get impelled. Get enlivened. Let yourself get Design Related.
Follow them on Twitter
August 31 2010
PULSE – Every Person in New York
Jason Polan is truly, the new wave of Renaissance Man. Michigan born, Jason moved to New York City and quickly made himself an institution. It began, with a New Yorker Cartoon that ran March 6th of 2006. By the next year, Jason had begun a multitude of projects. First, there was the Taco Bell Drawing club. This is where at first – Jason and a few friends would simply meet up and do some drawing at a Taco Bell restaurant. Now, this has spread all across the country. They even have tote bags. At the same time he started The Hand Project, a series in which he photocopied his hand in different positions which he then sold for 20 dollars a piece. However for a considerably larger sum Jason will come to your house, shake your hand, write up a certificate of authenticity for the encounter, and take a photo of the two of you with the certificate.
Now Jason has taken it upon himself to draw every single person in New York. A daunting task to most so Jason made it easier for all of us. Using a regular email account anyone can send a message directly to Jason listing what street corner they’ll be on, what you’ll be wearing, and a 2 minute window for him to arrive. In case he can’t make it there in time he doesn’t want you to wait. He has recently past 8300 portraits and threw himself a party . It was called the “One Tenth of One Percent Event” (as there are 8,363,710 New Yorkers awaiting him). The drawings are black ink on paper, and simple.
To the trained eye they resemble the work of long time New Yorker Magazine Cartoonist Roz Chast. Jason has also had a published New Yorker cartoon, bringing him to one of the highest planes of notoriety a New York artist can achieve.
Currently, Jason has 6 web sites operating covering all of his work. He also maintains a personal site. Not only is his work versatile, but also it is accessible. One day Jason walked through the Museum of Modern Art in January of 2005, and drew each and every piece in the building. This book is now sold through his website. The deluxe edition you ask? For $100 dollars, Jason will meet you at the museum, give you a personal tour, and buy you a hot dog or a pretzel afterwards. This is the new approach to art. Instead of cloaking himself in anonymity, Jason is readily available. Email him. He’ll write back.
His work can be found at JasonPolan.com
email: Art@jasonPolan.com
August 10 2010
Catching up with Color Me Katie
Since we last saw her, Katie Sokoler AKA Color Me Katie has been busy. In case you need a refresher, Katie is an amazing, young photographer and street artist working out of Greenpoint, Brooklyn. Since our Season One episode on Katie (RADAR 011 – Color Me Katie), she has taken her work in cunning new directions, and has caught the attention of discerning eyes worldwide (including, The Greenpoint Gazette tells us, the one and only Martha Stewart??). Yes, worldwide. A popular French talk show featured Katie’s Brooklyn Thought Bubble project, even creating their own animated version of her bubbles (check it out HERE at Katie’s website). The French are always so cutting edge.
Locally, Katie was featured in a spread in the January 2010 issue of American Way magazine (the in-flight magazine of American Airlines), and in a May 2010 issue of the New York Daily News. Her talents have also been picked up by New York’s infamous Improv Everywhere. Did you see Darth Vader and Princess Leia on the 6 train? Katie was there. It’s hard to imagine Katie going unnoticed, particularly since Pac-Man started popping up on the walls all around her Greenpoint neighborhood…
As usual, Katie set guerilla photo-traps, hiding across the street and waiting for unsuspecting passers-by to walk in front of her art, then SNAP. A woman walking home from the store is suddenly a woman fleeing a fast-approaching Pac-Man. This is what Katie does – she fuses the imagined with the real, and turns the sometimes isolated and cold city into a playground where people can laugh with each other and at themselves.
You can find Katie’s work all over Brooklyn, or online, at Gothamist, where she is a regular contributor (and rides mechanical bulls).
Oh, and did we mention that ModCloth started carrying a line of Color Me Katie shoes?
Keep up with Katie’s newest adventures in the city HERE.
July 10 2010
Subway Etiquette – RADAR S3 ep 25 [vid]
Jay Shells is the man behind Subway Etiquette, a new project that uses silk screen signs, which look identical to official transit signs, to speak not just to New Yorkers but all commuters, asking for a simple thing: Respect. Jay’s signs request that the reader does not do things like eat messy foods, preach their own religious beliefs or cut their toenails while riding the subway. What seems to be common sense is actually happening at every turn – bothering everyone around them. However our own concern with politeness keeps us from speaking up. We follow Jay from his silk screening studio in The New School, through the stairwells and tunnels of the New York Subway System, posting signs that hopefully remind us all to be a little more courteous.
Relevant sites:
Credits:
CREATED by Lance Weiler & Alex Johnson
DIRECTOR Josh Cramer
DP Jeremy Saulnier
EDITOR Jawad Metni
SERIES PRODUCER Josh Cramer
SEGMENT PRODUCER Janine Saunders
TITLE SEQUENCE Jordan Gray
POST PRODUCTION House of Trim
ADDITIONAL MUSIC by:
Hermitude “Slychain”
Cassettes Won’t Listen “Two Kids”
Liquid Todd “Psycho Social”
July 07 2010
Subway Etiquette – RADAR S3 ep 25 [vid]
Jay Shells is the man behind Subway Etiquette, a new project that uses silk screen signs, which look identical to official transit signs, to speak not just to New Yorkers but all commuters, asking for a simple thing: Respect. Jay’s signs request that the reader does not do things like eat messy foods, preach their own religious beliefs or cut their toenails while riding the subway. What seems to be common sense is actually happening at every turn – bothering everyone around them. However our own concern with politeness keeps us from speaking up. We follow Jay from his silk screening studio in The New School, through the stairwells and tunnels of the New York Subway System, posting signs that hopefully remind us all to be a little more courteous.
Relevant sites:
Credits:
CREATED & PRODUCED by Lance Weiler & Alex Johnson
DIRECTOR Josh Cramer
DP Jeremy Saulnier
EDITOR Jawad Metni
SERIES PRODUCER Josh Cramer
SEGMENT PRODUCER Janine Saunders
TITLE SEQUENCE Jordan Gray
POST PRODUCTION House of Trim
ADDITIONAL MUSIC by:
Hermitude “Slychain”
Cassettes Won’t Listen “Two Kids”
Liquid Todd “Psycho Social”
July 02 2010
RADAR NYC 7.1.10
Aakash Nihalani – Stop Pop & Roll
Check out Aakash Nihalani’s (RADAR 021 – Tape and Mirrors) new YouTube video “Stop, Pop & Roll” as it follows him through a short installation on New York’s Manhattan streets. Aakash’s name is synonymous with street art, visible at every turn in all five boroughs, finding beauty in the symmetry of the city’s architecture. He might not have a fancy documentary film about his work, or have filled a pop-up store with exotic animals, but from the way things are going, he’s not too far off.
Milieu – A Blanket of Infinite Repetitions
A Blanket of Infinite Repetitions has just been released by Milieu (“Cropduster” RADAR season 3). This exclusive set of recordings were made at the same time as their most recent album Phosphene Weather, yet never saw the light of day. Finally they are available as a limited edition of 50, available on the Milieu website.
Listen / Purchase – A Blanket of Infinite Repetitions
Music Video Case Study – Leah Meyerhoff
Read / View it here
Award-winning director Leah Meyerhoff (RADAR 017 – Waterpod) has allowed us into her world by creating a breakdown of the entire music video making process, from storyline to references to behind the scenes, for the song “Like Our Fathers” by Luff, who were also featured on the Waterpod episode. If you’ve ever wondered about the amount of work and planning that goes into making a music video, you’ve got to have a look at this invaluable study. And don’t forget to head over to Leah’s website to check out more of her work.
3 Great events – ALL FREE
Art Battles (RADAR 015 – Art Battles) returns again with another four artists that will go head to head (to head to head) at the prestigious Brooklyn Museum, this Saturday, July 3rd at 7:00 PM. This time it’s Concep, Lexi Bella, Marthalicia, and Zito on the center of the floor, racing against the clock to claim the bragging rights for their 15 Minutes of Fame. The Boogie Brothers will be providing the live music, the artists will provide the entertainment, all you have to do is show up. Art Battles Presents “15 Minutes of Fame” @ The Brooklyn Museum , 7-8:30 pm, July 3rd 2010.
Saturday July 3rd, 7pm
The Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY
Event Info
@lanceweiler
Lance Weiler does it all. Not only has he written, directed and produced two feature length films, 1998’s The Last Broadcast and 2006’s Head Trauma, but he also partnered in creating the transmedia production company Seize the Media and founded the creative network The Workbook Project. Us over here at RADAR think a lot of Lance, not just because he gives us a job, but because he is truly committed to exploring new and innovative ways for creative individuals to come together and express themselves. Follow Lance on twitter to stay up to date with all his goings-ons, and check out Filmmaker magazine to read his regularly featured column on the impact of technology on entertainment.
July 01 2010
RADAR NYC 7.1.10
Aakash Nihalani – Stop Pop & Roll
Check out Aakash Nihalani’s (RADAR 008 – Tape and Mirrors) new YouTube video “Stop, Pop & Roll” as it follows him through a short installation on New York’s Manhattan streets. Aakash’s name is synonymous with street art, visible at every turn in all five boroughs, finding beauty in the symmetry of the city’s architecture. He might not have a fancy documentary film about his work, or have filled a pop-up store with exotic animals, but from the way things are going, he’s not too far off.
Milieu – A Blanket of Infinate Repititions
A Blanket of Infinate Repititions has just been released by Milieu (“Cropduster” RADAR season 3). This exclusive set of recordings were made at the same time as their most recent album Phosphene Weather, yet never saw the light of day. Finally they are available as a limited edition of 50, available on the Milieu website.
Listen / Purchase – A Blanket of Infinate Repititions
Music Video Case Study – Leah Meyerhoff
Read / View it here
Award-winning director Leah Meyerhoff (RADAR 017 – Waterpod) has allowed us into her world by creating a breakdown of the entire music video making process, from storyline to references to behind the scenes, for the song “Like Our Fathers” by Luff, who were also featured on the Waterpod episode. If you’ve ever wondered about the amount of work and planning that goes into making a music video, you’ve got to have a look at this invaluable study. And don’t forget to head over to Leah’s website to check out more of her work.
3 Great events – ALL FREE
Art Battles (RADAR 015 – Art Battles) returns again with another four artists that will go head to head (to head to head) at the prestigious Brooklyn Museum, this Saturday, July 3rd at 7:00 PM. This time it’s Concep, Lexi Bella, Marthalicia, and Zito on the center of the floor, racing against the clock to claim the bragging rights for their 15 Minutes of Fame. The Boogie Brothers will be providing the live music, the artists will provide the entertainment, all you have to do is show up. Art Battles Presents “15 Minutes of Fame” @ The Brooklyn Museum , 7-8:30 pm, July 3rd 2010.
Saturday July 3rd, 7pm
The Brooklyn Museum
200 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY
Event Info
@lanceweiler
Lance Weiler does it all. Not only has he written, directed and produced two feature length films, 1998’s The Last Broadcast and 2006’s Head Trauma, but he also partnered in creating the transmedia production company Seize the Media and founded the creative network The Workbook Project. Us over here at RADAR think a lot of Lance, not just because he gives us a job, but because he is truly committed to exploring new and innovative ways for creative individuals to come together and express themselves. Follow Lance on twitter to stay up to date with all his goings-ons, and check out Filmmaker magazine to read his regularly featured column on the impact of technology on entertainment.
May 14 2010
RADAR NYC 5.14.10
Ry Russo Young – Nobody Walks
Nobody Walks, co-written by Ry Russo Young and Lena Dunham, is one of thirteen projects to be accepted into this year’s Sundance Screenwriting Lab. A synopsis of their script: “When a driven young artist invades the home and family of a Hollywood sound designer helping her finish her first film, their professional connection triggers a sexual and emotional entanglement that lays bare the needs, narcissism, and questionable morality of everyone involved.” Director Ry Russo Young (Director of RADAR 015 and RADAR 024) was awarded the 2009 Gotham Independent Film Award for “Best Film Not Playing At A Theater Near You” for her last feature, You Won’t Miss Me.
YOU WONT MISS ME trailer from Ry Russo-Young.
Small Black – 7”
Small Black and tour mates Washed Out scratch each others back on split a 7″. Released on Lovepump United, Small Black’s “Despicable Dogs” gets a reworked by Washed out for a more synthy, airy feel, while the flip has Washed Out remixes Small Black’s “You’ll See It”. The original “Despicable Dogs” will be featured on an upcoming RADAR episode. You can hear the remix here
Listen / Purchase Small Black 7”
LPU 033 Small Black / Washed Out 7″
The Double Life Is Twice As Good – Jonathan Ames
Jonathan Ames is a busy man. Apart from being a contributor to the RADAR featured webcomic series Next Door Neighbor (RADAR 001 – Next Door Neighbor), Mr. Ames is also the author of numerous written works, and creator of the HBO original series Bored to Death. Check out his latest book, a collection of hilarious and insightful articles, essays, and cartoons, titled The Double Life Is Twice As Good.
Poetry Brothel at The Back Room
If sensual, scantily clad spoken word happens to be your thing, you must check out the lovely ladies and gents of The Poetry Brothel (RADAR 020 – Poetry Brothel) this Sunday, May 16th at The Back Room in NYC. The cost is free and the performances are always pleasurable, so don’t miss it.
Sunday, May 16th, 8pm-Midnight
The Back Room
102 Norfolk St. NYC
$$ Free*
http://www.thepoetrybrothel.com/
Aakash Nihalani Flickr Photostream
Check out the newest creations from street artist, Aakash Nihalani (RADAR 021 – Tapes and Mirrors) by following his Flickr photo stream. Love the new geometrical shapes, Aakash!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aakashnihalani/
RADAR NYC 5.14.10
Ry Russo Young – Nobody Walks
Nobody Walks, co-written by Ry Russo Young and Lena Dunham, is one of thirteen projects to be accepted into this year’s Sundance Screenwriting Lab. A synopsis of their script: “When a driven young artist invades the home and family of a Hollywood sound designer helping her finish her first film, their professional connection triggers a sexual and emotional entanglement that lays bare the needs, narcissism, and questionable morality of everyone involved.” Director Ry Russo Young (Director of RADAR 015 and RADAR 024) was awarded the 2009 Gotham Independent Film Award for “Best Film Not Playing At A Theater Near You” for her last feature, You Won’t Miss Me.
YOU WONT MISS ME trailer from Ry Russo-Young.
Small Black – 7”
Small Black and tour mates Washed Out scratch each others back on split a 7″. Released on Lovepump United, Small Black’s “Despicable Dogs” gets a reworked by Washed out for a more synthy, airy feel, while the flip has Washed Out remixes Small Black’s “You’ll See It”. The original “Despicable Dogs” will be featured on an upcoming RADAR episode. You can hear the remix here
Listen / Purchase Small Black 7”
LPU 033 Small Black / Washed Out 7″
The Double Life Is Twice As Good – Jonathan Ames
Jonathan Ames is a busy man. Apart from being a contributor to the RADAR featured webcomic series Next Door Neighbor (RADAR 001 – Next Door Neighbor), Mr. Ames is also the author of numerous written works, and creator of the HBO original series Bored to Death. Check out his latest book, a collection of hilarious and insightful articles, essays, and cartoons, titled The Double Life Is Twice As Good.
Poetry Brothel at The Back Room
If sensual, scantily clad spoken word happens to be your thing, you must check out the lovely ladies and gents of The Poetry Brothel (RADAR 020 – Poetry Brothel) this Sunday, May 16th at The Back Room in NYC. The cost is free and the performances are always pleasurable, so don’t miss it.
Sunday, May 16th, 8pm-Midnight
The Back Room
102 Norfolk St. NYC
$$ Free*
http://www.thepoetrybrothel.com/
Aakash Nihalani Flickr Photostream
Check out the newest creations from street artist, Aakash Nihalani (RADAR 021 – Tapes and Mirrors) by following his Flickr photo stream. Love the new geometrical shapes, Aakash!
http://www.flickr.com/photos/aakashnihalani/
May 07 2010
RADAR NYC 5.6.10
Cindy Gallop on IfWeRanTheWorld.com
“IfWeRanTheWorld.com is a simple, playful platform that harnesses good intentions and downloads them into tangible, do-able microactions that anyone and everyone can do. IfWeRanTheWorld is about complete transparency – you are what you do. And it is with these same principles that we are developing IfWeRanTheWorld: what you experience today is an early, alpha release of a platform that is rapidly evolving thanks to the actions of a remarkable and growing and talented tribe of unruly nerds and dreamers.” IfWeRanTheWorld was created by Cindy Gallop who is currently on the Advisory Board of URDB (RADAR 004 – URDB)
The Antlers – Sylvia Live in studio
At the moment we’re loving Brooklyn’s The Antlers (RADAR 016 – Missed Connections). If you need a falsetto fix, look no further. Check out this clip of “Sylvia”, performed for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert (complete with tiny, fun-size amps!). RADAR featured their song “Shiva” in Missed Connections.
Listen / Purchase The Antlers
Antlers Music
Cassettes From My Ex – Jason Bitner
Having trouble letting go of your old flame’s mixtape? Jason Bitner (RADAR 03 -Cassette From My Ex) wants you to know that you’re not alone. Bitner has taken his blog sensation and turned it into the now critically acclaimed book, Cassette From My Ex: Stories and Soundtracks of Lost Loves. Finally, you can revel in another’s romantic sorrow as you sit quietly in your candlelit room, fingering the stickers on that old cassette that you just can’t quite throw away. Find “Cassette From My Ex: Stories and Soundtracks of Lost Loves” here
http://www.cassettefrommyex.com/
Art Battles Presents Green Street
On May 8th, Art Battles (RADAR 015 – Art Battles), an event based art competition, is at it again, with the latest battle taking place at The Garment Room, 112 Greene st, New York, NY from 7-11 PM. Concep, Sean Bono, Meres One, and Yatika Starr Fields, will battle each other, exploring the future of street art, using only the materials they have brought with them, to create a piece that will accurately “communicate the progression of this ever evolving form.”
For all the info, and to buy tickets, follow the link.
May 8th – 7-11 PM
The Garment Room
112 Greene St., New York
@mattheldstudios
Follow the world travels of Portrait Artist Matt Held (RADAR 009 – Matt Held – Facebook Portraits) as He travels from the Jacques Putzeys Gallery in the south of France, onto Germany and beyond!
@mattheldstudios
http://portraitpainted.blogspot.com/
May 06 2010
RADAR NYC 5.6.10
Cindy Gallop on IfWeRanTheWorld.com
“IfWeRanTheWorld.com is a simple, playful platform that harnesses good intentions and downloads them into tangible, do-able microactions that anyone and everyone can do. IfWeRanTheWorld is about complete transparency – you are what you do. And it is with these same principles that we are developing IfWeRanTheWorld: what you experience today is an early, alpha release of a platform that is rapidly evolving thanks to the actions of a remarkable and growing and talented tribe of unruly nerds and dreamers.” IfWeRanTheWorld was created by Cindy Gallop who is currently on the Advisory Board of URDB (RADAR 004 – URDB)
The Antlers – Sylvia Live in studio
At the moment we’re loving Brooklyn’s The Antlers (RADAR 016 – Missed Connections). If you need a falsetto fix, look no further. Check out this clip of “Sylvia”, performed for NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert (complete with tiny, fun-size amps!). RADAR featured their song “Shiva” in Missed Connections.
Listen / Purchase The Antlers
Antlers Music
Cassettes From My Ex – Jason Bitner
Having trouble letting go of your old flame’s mixtape? Jason Bitner (RADAR 03 -Cassette From My Ex) wants you to know that you’re not alone. Bitner has taken his blog sensation and turned it into the now critically acclaimed book, Cassette From My Ex: Stories and Soundtracks of Lost Loves. Finally, you can revel in another’s romantic sorrow as you sit quietly in your candlelit room, fingering the stickers on that old cassette that you just can’t quite throw away. Find “Cassette From My Ex: Stories and Soundtracks of Lost Loves” here
http://www.cassettefrommyex.com/
Art Battles Presents Green Street
On May 8th, Art Battles (RADAR 015 – Art Battles), an event based art competition, is at it again, with the latest battle taking place at The Garment Room, 112 Greene st, New York, NY from 7-11 PM. Concep, Sean Bono, Meres One, and Yatika Starr Fields, will battle each other, exploring the future of street art, using only the materials they have brought with them, to create a piece that will accurately “communicate the progression of this ever evolving form.”
For all the info, and to buy tickets, follow the link.
May 8th – 7-11 PM
The Garment Room
112 Greene St., New York
@mattheldstudios
Follow the world travels of Portrait Artist Matt Held (RADAR 009 – Matt Held – Facebook Portraits) as He travels from the Jacques Putzeys Gallery in the south of France, onto Germany and beyond!
@mattheldstudios
http://portraitpainted.blogspot.com/
April 16 2010
RADAR NYC 4.16.10
LaPorte, Indiana
Jason Bitner (RADAR 003 – Cassettes from my Ex) has a new film / book project called LaPorte, Indiana. Born from a chance discovery of over 18,000 studio portraits – a time capsule of personal milestones captured over the course of three decades by local photographer Frank Pease – LaPorte, Indiana is a candid look at a tight-knit American community. What started as a magazine assignment, blossomed into a documentary feature film and is now coming full circle as it’s turned into book.
Javelin
Javelin’s (RADAR Season 3) new album “No Mas” was just released last week with a warm welcome by new and old fans. This Brooklyn duo has combined genres from funk, hiphop samples, soul, and electro-pop to form a distinct sound that oozes happiness and fun. Next week, April 22, Javelin will be having their release party at Santo’s Party House. http://www.santospartyhouse.com/
Listen / Purchase No Mas
http://luakabop.com/javelin/
The Act-i-vate Primer
The folks over at Act-i-vate (RADAR 001 Next Door Neighbor) have a new book called “The Act-i-vate Primer” a collection of 16 short stories by the comic collective.
In the tradition of the acclaimed and groundbreaking anthology, Flight, the ACT-I-VATE Primer showcases a wide array of stories and talent -18 innovative creators, 16 intriguing properties, one beautiful book – and all-new, never-before-seen stories and art!
act-i-vate.com is the premier comic art collective on the Internet, featuring many renowned cartoonists who produce all-new material on a regular basis. “The Act-i-vate Primer” is a PRINT EXCLUSIVE anthology by many of the Act-I-Vate creators none of the material in this book will appear on the Act-I-Vate website for at least one year from publication date.
World Record Appreciation Society
Ever wondered what the heaviest mass of potatoes stuffed inside a pair of pants while wearing them looks like? Always wanted to witness the quickest time to ball 10 pairs of socks? On 4/21, Universal Record Database (RADAR 004) is hosting an evening of live record breakers. Head on down to Joe’s Pub in Manhattan to witness what New York Magazine dubbed “Best Oddball Night”. Guests for the night include Owen Biddle (The Roots), writer/comedian Craig Baldo (Conan O’Brien), writer/comedian Jeff Rubin (College Humor) and many more. http://urdb.org
April 21 – 9:00 PM
The Joseph Papp Public Theater
425 Lafayette Street (between East 4th and Astor Place)
@KatieSokoler
Katie Sokoler, of Color Me Katie fame (RADAR 011), is a street artist and photographer who has a penchant for bright colors and a knack for inciting creativity. Follow her and get insprired!
@KatieSokoler
http://colormekatie.blogspot.com
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