James

And it’s Friday again. Wow that was fast. Life is indeed slipping away but don’t look so glum about it. It’ll all feel better with a soundtrack. My selection for this week is a difficult one. I’m tempted to say Arcade Fire for a third time and risk looking like a maniac but alas I havn’t the guts.

So it’s got to be PVT (formerly Pivot who had to change their name because of a legal battle with a band of the same name). This track of thier dark and moving new album is the standout soundtrack to my life slipping away. Emo.

Bobby

So this week, thanks to a friend reminding me of Millencolin’s ‘no cigar’, and all this talk of the general year 2000 vibe to reading, i have been revisiting Epitaph’s PUNK O RAMA SERIES.

listening to: http://www.myspace.com/tallshipsfromfalmouth

So while looking on the excellent BOOOOOOOM i came across this episode of  film maker, Lance bangs‘ documentary series, BANGS.

Its pretty inspiring seeing someone just making for the sheer love of making. plus guitar skateboard!? YES!

Lance Bangs wiki : Lance Bangs (born September 8, 1972) is an American filmmaker, documentarian, and music video director who has created videos for Sonic Youth, Nirvana, Green Day, the Arcade Fire, the Shins, The Thermals, Belle & Sebastian, Menomena, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, R.E.M.,Mike Watt, Death Cab for Cutie, The Black Keys, Kanye West, and Pavement. He directed the David Cross film Let America Laugh.

I really like his documentary style… super relaxed, funny, natural and wonderfully observed. it runs through his music videos aswell.

Im sure most of you will have seen some of his work somewhere. If not have a nice afternoon of looking thorugh his pretty extensive website: http://www.lancebangs.com/

Bobby

listening to: Built To Spill – Goin’ Against Your Mind

Bobby

Listening to: The B-52’s – Party Out Of Bounds

Hot off the press is this Illustration for BBC worldwide magazine, about the language Esperanto and its creator Zamenhof. The polish City of Bialystok has even started a ‘Esperanto Trail’ which is available in English and polish..im sure the irony isnt lost on them.

Off to see Inception tonight…wayyyy too excited!

Bobby

We are celebrating this summer with mini print series, ‘Telegramme’s Calavera Summer Series’. A special set of three A3 Risograph prints with enough colour to keep the hazy summer rolling till next spring.

Printed by Landfill Editions the 3 prints are available either on their own or as a complete set of three and to accompany the prints we have put together a special haunting summer playlist to enjoy while you stare in to their flowery eyes and get whisked away in to the endless summers of yesteryear.

Prints are hand numbered limited editions of 50 each. When they are gone they are gone.

Super busy week, more planning of new projects and a couple falling nicely in to place. All will be revealed early next week! Straight in to things ….

CHRIS

90s skate grunge rock – Dinosaur Jr . The Album ‘Farm’ is getting on to a year old, but ive only recently got around to bloody loving it.

Further Listening

JAMES

“Things could be different, but they’re not.”

BOBBY

I Bought this album last month ( i think) and havent really stopped listening to it! A differant beaste to thier last (‘59 sound) but no less breath taking. Big guitars, super engaging hooks, and brilliant story telling from Fallons raspy vocals. Just wonderful. Got to see them a few weeks back and they have stepped up their live show. Stadium fillers for sures.

possibly for a new zine thats out soon (possibly). Couldnt resist posting some new typework…

Really nice insight to the myspace secret show posters process from the guys at Vahalla.

once again wonderful work from Micah Smith. I alsready own a couple ofhis prints. Might be time for some more..

Bobby

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