Amnesty drop NZ off

May 24, 2008 in New Zealand, advertising, design, music
Tags: Amnesty International, map, maps, New Zealand, peaceful nations, Russia, vector maps, world music

This Amesty International ad is very clever (thanks I Believe in Advertising <link>). Very clever, except there is a small nation that should be just to the right of Australia that isn’t. Nevermind we get to feature on this one.

This one presents the Worlds Top 10 most peaceful nations in 2008. Full story here <link>. Curiously I [...]

Death Cab to Muto by Blu via evolution

May 15, 2008 in design, music
Tags: graffitti, Death Cab for Cutie, Muto, evolution, Blu

Today Google Reader delivered me a stream of compelling content in a quasi-logical thread. First it was “I will possess your heart” by Death Cab for Cutie. It’s worth the eight minutes, 30 seconds. I would have liked to have been on that shoot - talk about travel.

Then it was a great picture of evolutionary graffitti. Here’s the [...]

Hail, Hail Rock and Roll

April 25, 2008 in music
Tags: Hail Hail Rock and Roll, Laura Barton, music, Where the Wild Things Are

Dear Laura Barton
Last week I wrote a tribute to Dorian and Readers Recommend. I want to let you know that “Hail, Hail Rock and Roll” is equally important in my enjoyment of Guardian Film and Music.
Today you invoked the wonders of “Where the Wild Things Are”. <link> 
“In 1963, Maurice Sendak wrote a 10-sentence children’s book named [...]

Tribute to Dorian Lynskey

April 11, 2008 in music
Tags: Dorian Lynskey, readers recommend, The Guardian

I’d like to thank Dorian for 132 weeks of reading pleasure. I opened today’s Guardian Film & Music to find Dorian signing off with his last Readers Recommend: “goodbye songs”.
When it comes to newspapers I’m a fickle friend. This week I’ve bought The Telegraph, The Independent and The Guardian (different days). But I always buy [...]

This is good, Valerie

October 9, 2007 in music

I’m not clever enough to insert the video so here’s a link