January 9, 2007 | Cool Travel | by Kenneth Yu |
Here’s a tip – if all goes well, Thailand will become the next Japan, a worldwide pop culture hub whose uniqueness is rooted in its historical isolation from the rest of the colonized world. Bear Garden is the musical product of this fecund creative environment. They are a mad little electronica-twee band, who can be described as a mix between the Postal Service and Architecture in Helsinki, embellished with the Thai fetish for saccharine weirdness and flavourful melodies. Want proof? Check out their latest music video, Come With Me.
January 8, 2007 | New Trends | by Kenneth Yu |
Today was the launch of LAB MAG, a fluid Portable Document Format publication which collects the work of artists, designers and writers. Featuring luminaries such as Thomas Hirschorn and Liam Gillick, it’s a nice compilation of occasionally brilliant, somewhat random, and always interesting musings and pieces.
January 7, 2007 | Cool Travel | by Kenneth Yu |
Malaysia has a surprisingly thriving singer-songwriter scene, with many local troubadours strumming guitars, parking themselves on stools, and wearing hearts on sleeves across hushed bars and cafes across the country. Out of all of them, Pete Teo is the veteran of this nascent cottage industry. Transcending local adulation, his work has been featured on USA’s NPR, Canada’s CBC and the BBC World Service. It is no wonder as Teo takes music in the tradition of Cohen, Dylan, Springsteen, and Waits, and sprinkles into it a dash of five-spice powder, alchemizing a potent concoction of Western lyrics and Eastern melodies. Teo’s world is Dylan-esque Americana, albeit saturated in humid monsoon rain-stained Wong Kar Wai-like hues. His music can be found on iTunes and through select websites.
When looking at the beautiful paintings of Mamma Anderson, I almost get the impression that the art world is being forced to look back upon itself. The body of her work seems to present itself like a textured snapshot of galleries, coffeshops and well-designed interiors. The rough, folksy execution of these paintings stands in pretty stark contrast to the particularly slick world she chooses to depict. Refreshing, to say the least. Read more
Brooklyn-based illustrator Lisa Ramsey creates fantastic and elaborately themed comics, many of which are very tongue in cheek but always beautifully drawn.
The Hatton hotel epitomises Melbourne cool. Those who value design, location, and luxury will find The Hatton the perfect Melbourne base. Read more
It’s a fact, people who don’t like clutter don’t collect plush and vinyl toys. The myriad of sizes, shapes, colours and textures in any collector’s display would put any minimal loving layman into a tizzy. Read more
They’re touring with Kimya Dawson; have Karen O and Nick Zinner from Yeah Yeah Yeahs playing on their record and have already been remixed by Brazilian powerhouse, CSS. And that’s not all. They are a two piece, and one of them is 11 and the other 13! They’re called Tiny Masters of Today. The Ramones would approve.
If zombies had no teeth, maybe it wouldn’t be so bad to have our body parts in their mouths. These plush zombie slippers simulate that very experience.
We have a Contribute Section through which you can post onto LAEM under your name about your favourite pop culture discoveries. So help spread the good word about those talented peeps doing talented things. They win. You win. We win!
On this Virgin Mary HaloTech watch, the dial is a modern version of the nineteenth century art form of lithophanes, carved porcelain sheets that, when lit, deliver astoundingly detailed images. When the pusher is activated, the dial springs to life in 3D. The watch features a light-up dial, LED light, and afterglo effect. Read more
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