Tehranosaurus

A beautiful video featuring the moving melodies of Fared Shafinury's setar and poignant vocals, creating a blend of indie rock and traditional Iranian music. Brilliant.


Matarsak from Miguel Alvarez on Vimeo.

Catacombzzzzzzzzz

This band exudes some astronomically cosmic, deep, rattling, epic energy/vibes/sounds. The closest I can liken a Catacombz set is Lightning Bolt at the Smell in LA circa 2000: people losing their minds and shit, dangling from rafters. Pure madness. Their record release show at Quarters last night was a little bit of Milwaukee magic. Check their new record asap or listen to some older stuff here.

Falling in Love

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Travis and our garden

Our 4th

Another rad 4th of July spent in Oostburg, Wisconsin. My Yashica 35mm captured some key moments.

 

In Love with...

It's so great seeing people from your old favorite bands making totally different but equally compelling music. Thanks for the heads up Sam.

Take a Trip

By now I've come to terms with the fact that I wasn't born ten years earlier, or cognoscente at the age of oh, twelve, to witness so many of my favorite bands that killed during the 90s (see Slowdive, Ride, My Bloody Valentine, The Stone Roses...). But every once in a long while a band from the present day comes along that makes me feel like the era of lush, distorted, pedal-heavy loudness still lives on. Austin band Ringo Deathstarr, who graced us at Cactus Club last night, stepped up the usual sound reminiscent of the era with a wall of noise comparable to heavy riffers like High on Fire and Neurosis. Do yourself a favor and see them on tour (plus, they're real cute and nice)!

Ringo Deathstarr - Imagine Hearts from elliottfrazier on Vimeo.

Everyday I Show

Everyday-I-Show is an online collection (ehm...LiveJournal blog) of stunning photography, with themes ranging from classic Hollywood and world to contemporary. It's easy to get lost in its endless collection of beautiful portraits, like this one of Audrey Hepburn by the incredible Richard Avedon. (via MUBI)  

Tell Me Something I Don't Know

Shot by the very talented Wisconsin native Ross Riege, this video for French band Herman Dune is nothing new but quite possibly one of the sweetest things I've ever seen. It doesn't get much better than a studly John Hamm taking a timid blue yeti puppet along for an unforgettable ride in a convertible.

 

Home Again

I started a new blog called Home Again, an homage to the peeper in me. Home Again is a look inside creative homes and the rad people behind them. Weekly updates, lots of photos with accompanying stories and hopefully a little inspiration for your own place are a few things you can expect. Below are my first two visits--Jon Reiter and Cassandra & Jacob's homes. Take a look! 

Jon Reiter in his beautiful craftsman home. PHOTOS & POST

Cassandra and Jacob in their charming, midcentury inspired home. PHOTOS & POST