Taking a deeper insight into
the irreverent nature of his work,
Banksy released a series of new drawings on his official site. In the freehand pencil drawings, the artist presents already known characters such as
Roller Rat; in others, like
TV Monster, he makes collages and, in other drawing, he reveals he would use a Mac to create his works.
Among the several activities organized by
Looking at Music —the exhibition set up at the MoMA until January 5 that looks at the prosperous creativity of musicians from the 60’s and 70’s, —
the screening of the early music videos by David Bowie stands out. Hosted by Thurston Moore (Sonic Youth), the event celebrates the gift from the David Bowie Archive of music videos to the Museum.
Using communication tools and developing daily products from their origin, design seems to be one of the first disciplines to be related to the new green trend. And that is the goal of Sustentable, the first Argentine design festival with environmental awareness, to be held from November 28 to December 2, 2008, at the Jardín Botánico of Buenos Aires.
After the controversy caused by his negative comments about the work of some DJs, Deadmau5, the most prominent producer of the dance scene in the last two years, made up for his declarations with the release of a CD full of free-royalty samples ready to use and create new tracks.
After the success of
the 10th anniversary Special Edition, Creamfields UK's organizers are preparing the festival for 2009.
For the first time ever, the general public are invited to devise their own line-up in a survey. Every DJ on every stage is up for debate. Visit www.mycreamfields.com and make your suggestions.
This might seem the dream of more than a few fans of British music of the 80's and 90's, but it is real. A super band that includes members of Cocteau Twins, Massive Attack, Goldfrapp and Echo and the Bunnymen has formed. Their name is The Hookham Boys and they are playing tonight (11/26) for the first time in London at a charity concert.
Rock stars fans do anything to have any kind of link with their idols. By keeping a piece of clothing worn or an instrument played by them, fans feel closer to their goal. And to do so, they are even capable of paying huge amounts of money, according to the list of the 15 most expensive objects of the rock's memorabilia prepared by Rolling Stone. Check them out!
There already are handbags made from recycled material such as newspaper and soda bottle labels. But now geeks can carry their laptops and protect the environment at the same time thanks to the cases made from plastic bottles PET manufactured by Shoreline Cases.