Herbert Frundle IV's Musical Menagerie of Magnificent Music 2009 Edition

None of these are in any ranking order whatsoever.



Best Debut Artists

XX - The XX
After Robots - Blk Jks
Album - Girls


Albums of the Year

Merriweather Post Pavilion - Animal Collective
Two Suns - Bat For Lashes
Beware - Bonnie Prince Billy
Begone Dull Care - Junior Boys
Person To Person - Foreign Born
Veckatimest - Grizzly Bear
Everything Is New - Jack Penate
Post-Nothing - Japandroids
Sainthood - Tegan & Sara

I listened to A.C. and G.B. the most both enjoying and tearing apart. They both hold up, and they both tickle my fancy on every listen. If i'm tainted by critics and their reviews, at least they didn't let me down this year. Bat for Lashes, play the fucker loud by yourself and fight me, i dare you. Will Oldham with beware put out a record that brings together everything he's best at, without it being a best of. My mom, lee, and me went to a show and all enjoyed it thoroughly, how's that for a cross-demographic from a dude most people never give a shot? Jack Penate made me appreciate the random nature of my iPod and reiterated that i'm not insane for downloading so much music searching for nuggets. They pop up every now and then, and when they do, I don't know how i went on without it. Tegan and Sara, no brainer. Japandroids, likewise. Junior Boys, maybe not their best, but made me groove the most, so better than their peers this year and nothing to scoff at.

Best Heavy Shit
Crack The Skye - Mastodon
Blue Record - Barroness
New Junk Aesthetic - Every Time I Die

Hanging around Lee, was made aware of new stuff, and stuff i liked and had forgotten about. Special credit goes to Mastodon for getting me all super hyped again after two years of electro and hip hop, and started really digging deeper. Don't be fooled if lee doesn't rave about something, if he even mentions it it's because it's worth checking out. If he makes a list it'll be a must have of shit most of ya'll have never heard of.

Best Rap/Hip-Hop
Us - Brother Ali
Ghostdini - Ghostface
The Miseducation Of Freddie Gibbs/midwestgangstaboxframecadillacmuzik mix tapes- Freddie Gibbs
Black Boy White Boy -Young Dro & Young LA
Escape2Mars - Gift of Gab

Kid Cudi didn't really do it all for me, Lil Wayne followed up last year's barrage with loads of horseshit. Bun B spent all his time on so so guest verses. Outkast still hiding. For me, this year was the shittiest in a long time for rap. Plenty of ok albums, but no hands down great ones. Mass Return of the Wu was good. Freddie Gibbs had the best mixtapes, but still hold more of a "can't wait for the big flashy debut album" feel. Young Dro & Young LA put out the goods, but no anthems. Gift of Gab takes it close to old Blackalicious greatness, but not quite. Brother Ali had the only great "Album". Solid story telling raps, a super distinct voice, and great beats. Four albums deep of consistant goodness and the dude still has that hungry energy. If you go for any of these, get Brother Ali.


Best Electronicish
Moondagger - Deastro
Horror Disco - Bottin
A Certain Distance- Lusine

Get Moondagger now. Crazy lush pop buried under mountains of shimmery splendor. I mowed the lawn to this several times and found myself stopped in the yard and dancing praying the neighbors weren't watching me. Immediately accessible, yet complicated enough you keep going back to deconstruct it. Just listen to it, you'll thank me.

Best Lo-Fi Lullabies
My Touch - Toro y Moi
Life of Leisure/High Times EP's - Washed Out
Psychic Chasms - Neon Indian
Call & Response EP's - Memory Cassette

Probably the genre highlight of the year, the lo-fi movement was less about generic shitty production like years past, and more about taking it back to basics to remind everyone that done correctly, it doesn't take much to stir it up in your gullet, but takes a whole lot, filtered through some shitty equipment on purpose. Make sense? Of course not. Until you listen to it. Get lost fools.


Best Complete Surprise
Devil's Halo - Meshell NdegeOcello

I'm sure everyone but rick ignored my post, but the fact that i forced him to listen while he fought me and won him over solely with the music should tell you something. Get it now so i don't get drunk and go on "i told you so rants" a year from now.

Funny People

A text tonight between Rick and I could not have been more appropriate and well timed. i wouldn't share such an interaction otherwise. Start to finish:

Chris to Rick: ?
Rick to Chris: It's fun living.
Chris to Rick: It is. I lose track of that constantly.
Rick to Chris: Diddo
Chris to Rick: Thank You.

Don't forget so much assholes.




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Top Ten Albums of 09

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10. Franz Ferdinand- Tonight
9. Them Crooked Vultures- Them Crooked Vultures
8. Jack Peñate- Everything Is New
7. The Black Keys- BLAKROC
6. Phoenix- Wolfgang Amadeus Phoenix
5. Yeah Yeah Yeahs- It’s Blitz
4. Depeche Mode- Sounds of The Universe
3. U2- No Line On The Horizon
2. Maxwell- BLACKsummer’snight
1. Dan Aerbach- Keep It Hid


I’m the type of weirdo who pays attention to the play count on itunes. These 10 albums were the ones I listened to the most. I liked some other albums but these were the ones I feel the closest to. Before this year I never listened to Maxwell and Phoenix or even heard of Jack Peñate. The rest of the musicians I had a long history with. There were some of my favorite bands that put out records that I didn’t feel where at the top their game. For example Junior Boys, Pearl Jam, Weezer, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Flaming Lips, and Bob Dylan. These albums had good songs but not the whole thing. All the ones on my list I can listen to from front to back.

I really like the mood of the Dan Auerbach album. I don’t think any of the songs are the best singles of the year but as a whole album it really works for me. I found myself driving around listening to it often. I really got into R&B in a big way this year. Specifically, Motown and 70’s soul records where in constant rotation. Maxwell is an off-shoot of that genre. He seems like one of the few people continuing in that vein. I can put on his album and get lost in the world he creates. I downloaded all his stuff and its all real good. U2 and Depeche Mode always go together for me. They are peers and have both have had good comebacks in the last few years. U2 is more hit and miss but more interesting doing it. With Depeche you know what your gonna get but I like that mood so its great when they have an album with strong songs. With Yeah Yeah Yeahs I liked that they went in a more dance direction. Their last album was frustrating; this one was back to fun.

Phoenix was a band I only knew about from the song on the Lost in Translation soundtrack. I didn’t know the name just liked the song. I never did any further research. They are a great pop band with monster hooks. I have gone back a gotten other albums of theirs. They been good for a while but this is their best yet. I felt strange putting two Black Keys projects on the list but they are so different it seemed ok. Blakroc is a bad idea (rock/rap) that shouldn’t work. However, I feel it succeeds by bringing together good musicians (Mos Def, RZA, ODB). The website with the making of videos is essential if you have not checked it out. Jack Peñate was totally Chris’s baby. He came in the house yelling “I found it”. Turns out he actually had. It’s a great pop record but never boring. I doubt this dude will ever be big in the states but I dig em. Them Crooked Vultures is a dream for me. If you said who you would put in a band this lineup would be one of them (Josh Homme, Dave Grohl, John Paul Jones). It is however essentially just a really good Queens of the Stone Age album. The problem with their last couple records was a lack of input from anyone besides Josh Homme. With Crooked Vultures he finally has some worthy peers to work with. Franz Ferdinand is a band I feel won’t really get much props until you add up all the singles after their done. This is their most constant album to date. It is Great music to dance to if you real white or a hipster.

This has been an exciting year for me in music. Due to home sharing, I have gotten and listened to way more music this year (thanks to Lee & Chris). I suspect much of the unusual music I got this year will later be favorites of mine. When I talk to older people about music they say they liked bands when they where younger. I think as you age many people drift away from their friends. As a result musical interests they shared goes too. I was worried last year about loosing contact with my friends. I’m glad to reconnect with every one this year. I never wanna lose the discussion and sharing of music.

One for Lee, One for Rick

Top 50 Movies of the Decade- New Millennium (00-09)

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I chose to not put multiple parts of franchises on the list so only one Bourne or Star Wars. This is especially true for Lord of the Rings which is really just one movie, even filmed at the same time. I put the episode that was my personal favorite but its certainly up for debate.

Few that V had almost made the cut: Napoleon Dynamite, Once, Old School. We only share one movie in the Top Ten’s.

50. Training Day (2001)
49. Coraline (2009)
48. Cashback (2006)
47. 40-Year-Old Virgin, The (2005)
46. Zodiac (2007)
45. Narnia: The Lion, The Witch, & The Wardrobe (2005)
44. Iron Man (2008)
43. The King of Kong (2007)
42. All the Real Girls (2003)
41. Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind (2002)

40. The Hangover (2009)
39. Wall-E (2008)
38. City of God (2002)
37. Pineapple Express (2008)
36. One Hour Photo (2002)
35. Zombieland (2009)
34. Best In Show (2001)
33. American Splender (2003)
32. Bourne Ultimatum, The (2007)
31. Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mind (2004)

30. Sin City (2005)
29. Requiem For A Dream (2000)
28. Thank You For Smoking (2006)
27. Watchmen (2009)
26. Casino Royale (2006)
25. Punk-Drunk Love (2002)
24. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
23. Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou, The (2004)
22. No Country For Old Men (2007)
21. The Squid and the Whale (2005)

20. There Will Be Blood (2007)
19. Prestige, The (2006)
18. Kill Bill Vol. 1 (2003)
17. Lost In Translation (2003)
16. Star Trek (2009)
15. Wedding Crashers (2005)
14. Snatch (2001)
13. Almost Famous (2001)
12. Superbad (2007)
11. High Fidelity (2000)


10. Knocked Up (2004)
9. Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
8. Donnie Darko (2001)
7. Star Wars: Episode III: Revenge of the Sith (2005)
6. The Dark Knight (2008)
5. Anchorman (2004)
4. The Departed (2006)
3. Lord of the Rings: Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
2. American Psycho (2000)
1. Memento (2001)

You're the best, the best, no one...

Who will be number 1? Let's find out right after the leap...



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Here we go:

50. The Descent (2006)

49. Brokeback Mountain (2005)

48. Everything is Illuminated (2005)

47. Shaun of the Dead (2004)

46. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)

45. Man on Wire (2008)

44. Before the Devil Knows You’re Dead (2007)

43. 28 Days Later (2002)

42. Diving Bell and the Butterfly (2007)

41. Mystic River (2003)

40. Hustle & Flow (2005)

39. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)

38. Gran Torino (2008)

37. Whatever Works (2009)

36. Mulholland Dr (2001)

35. Royal Tenenbaums (2001)

34. Sin City (2005)

33. The Departed (2006)

32. Dark Knight (2008)

31. Lives of Others (2006)

30. Napolean Dynamite (2004)

29. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)

28. Coraline (2009)

27. American Psycho (2000)

26. Burn After Reading (2008)

25. Spiderman 2 (2004)

24. The Wrestler (2008)

23. Casino Royal (2006)

22. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)

21. Star Trek (2009)

20. Memento (2000)

19. The Squid and the Whale (2005)

18. Adaptation (2006)

17. No Country for Old Men (2007)

16. Old School (2003)

15. Once (2007)

14. Grizzly Man (2005)

13. The Prestige (2006)

12. Anchorman (2006)

11. Donnie Darko (2001)

10. 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)

9. 25^th Hour (2002)

8. Bourne (2002, 04, 07)

7. L.O.T.R. (2001, 02, 03)

6. Lost in Translation (2003)

5. Pan’s Labyrinth (2006)

4. City of God (2002)

3. There Will be Blood (2007)

2. Punch Drunk Love (2002)

1. Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind (2004)

Let the discussion begin...

tech help

so on the roxy jones blog, www.handsonimperative.blogspot.com
I copied the template that we use here for the "after the jump"
shit, but it don't work.
any clues?
it hides the html part, but still displays the rest of the post
that's supposed to be hidden.....
I need to have this figured out by tomorrow so.......
thanks?



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Just 4 Rick

Chunk Rakords, 2009. Best Ones.

2009 was a different kind of year for me; myriad reasons, but they follow from one, and that's being a father. New car, new house, new schedule, waaaay less money, waaaay more responsibility, etc. Anyway, i'm spending much more time at home and around the neighborhood, and as consequence i've been able to spend more time on movies, music, books, video games, and the like. I thought it would be terrible, but i thought wrong. In addition to having more time to listen to music, i've had more time and resources to acquire it. This blog has really showed out this year in that regard, thanks to some work from lee, and now we can share with each other much more easily than before.

Music is still the only 'end of year' thing i can honestly participate in tho, and i do so with relish. last year my top albums were from acts i knew nothing about the year before, and once again i'm in the same boat. I like this. it's exciting.


Anyway, here's my top 10 albums from 2009, with the ones i like more higher up and the ones less lower down.

xx - the xx
post-nothing - japandroids
merriweather post pavillion - animal collective
life of leisure/high times eps - washed out
only built 4 cuban linx II - raekwon
veckatimest - grizzly bear
hold time- m. ward
begone dull care - junior boys
album - girls
lp- discovery

My Album of the Year: xx - the xx
The Runner- Up: post-nothing - japandroids

I guess simpler was better this year, as my two favorite records were unadorned and unfussy. Japandroids made a record that is best listened to ear splitting loud, from the stereo in your car, while you drive fast. I've always had a weakness for records like this, and was happy to have these young men help prematurely deafen me. Japandroids effortlessly capture that 'fuck yes' feeling of being young, something i think we're all starting to miss.

So how the fuck did the xx make a better record, or one i like more anyway? i don't really know.

but this record is great. maybe it's because xx didn't try to make me like it. i dismissed it on first listening (i was sold on japandriods 30 seconds into 'wet hair'), began to like it by the fifth, and became obsessed by 20th. every week i fell for a new song, and i kept returning to see what else might seduce. the production, vocals and playing are all perfectly considered and arranged, but it doesn't feel fussed over, like vecatimest. the back and forth between the vocalists is echoed in the instrumentation; its like the whole of it is one of those hot and bothered, writhing make out conversations. or maybe, it's just that, to quote crazy jesse "i wanna fuck that chicks voice."

Notes on the Rest:

returning records from animal collective, grizzly bear, and junior boys were all keepers for me. merriweather post pavillion is so fucking weird and wonderful i want to eat lsd and run around on the beach with it on blast. it's certainly the most inventive, creative "wow" record on my list, but i didn't put it up top because a) i think 'feels' might be better, and b) i liked the other two records more. oh well.

And what bearing should a better record from your back catalog really have on a best of the year list? Ask the Junior Boys, whose begone dull care wasn't quite as good as their last record, or maybe even their first. But still a great record, nonetheless. or maybe just a good record from a a great band. anyway i liked it, so there.

On the flip-side, Grizzly Bear's Vecakimeist was much better than it's predecessor Yellow House, which just bored the living shit out of me. Vecaktimest is a polished, beatific record with only a couple of boring spots. that's why it's down here.

Washed out was an awesome suprise from chris, and i guess doesn't technically belong here as there is no lp in thier catalog, only two lonely eps. but i listened to them as one on my ipod, and i'm counting them, so fuck you.

Raekwon is technically returning, as is M. Ward but they were both new to me this year. Try these back to back for contrast: M. Ward's 'Jailbird" and Raekwon's 'New Wu.'

Also, Girls and Discovery made records i liked. Listen, please.

Great Movies of 09

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Great Movies of 09

1. Star Trek- Franchise best. Works for people who don’t even like Star Trek.

2. Watchmen- Ambitious thought provoking. I had more discussions about this movie then any other this year.
3. The Hangover- Non stop laughs, pure craziness.

4. Adventureland- Underrated film with a lot of emotion and humor.

5. Zombieland- I’m not a horror fan, good thing this was a comedy.

6. (500) Days of Summer- Deals with relationships in a real way. I’m totally into Zooey Deschanel!
7. Tyson- Great psychological study of a confusing individual. Half mad-child, half beast.
8. Away We Go- Another good relationship movie and great road trip.

9. I Love You, Man- Comedy gold, perfect look at guys hanging out.

10. Where the Wild Things Are- Not your average family film, demands multiple viewings.




Animated Films
1. Coraline- Extreme weird and scary movie.
2. Fantastic Mr. Fox- God bless Wes Anderson and his quarks.
3. Cloudy With A Chance of Meatballs- A lot better than you think it be.
4. UP- Pixar always hits it out the park. (Except Cars, that was lame)
5. Monsters vs. Aliens- Cool idea and great cast that adds humor.



That Sucks
1. Transformers 2- This movie is a mindless, headache inducing waste of time.
2. Paul Blart: Mall Cop- supposedly a comedy, I never laughed.
3. I Love You, Beth Cooper- Spent most of this one with my hands in the air saying why?
4. G-Force- Whoever thought this was a good idea is stupid.
5. New Moon- Kinda like Transformers 2. Didn’t like the 1st one and the 2nd almost killed me.





Netflix- New to Me
1. All the Real Girls (2003)- From the director of Pineapple Express (David Gorden Green). Great film about love.
2. Kicking and Screaming (1995)- Comedy about college life. Feels like hanging with friends. Its not the soccer movie. (On Instant)
3. Do the Right Thing (1989)- Spike Lee classic, never caught the whole thing. Newsflash its great.
4. Dead Ringers- David Cronenberg is a weird dude. Here’s another example why. Jermey Irons in his career best role. (On Instant)
5. Scott Walker: 30 Century Man (2006)- Strange musician you get as close a look as you could hope from a shut-in. (On Instant)
6. The Hit (1984)- Great thriller, super under the radar.
7. Body Heat (1981)- Erotic thriller with a hell of a twist. Kathleen Turner used to be attractive, who knew.
8. Bigger, Stronger, Faster (2008)- Documentary about steroid use in sports. Made me think. (On Instant)
9. Snow Angels (2007)- Another good drama from David Gorden Green. Sam Rockwell is good as usual.
10. Bukowski: Born into This (2003)- Documentary about a writer who I didn’t know much about, but now I’m a fan. (On Instant)




Coming Up- Anticipated Films
1. Up in The Air- George Clooney, its looks awesome.
2. Sherlock Holmes- Guy Richie can hopefully get back to the days when he made great films. Robert Downey Jr. is on a role right now.
3. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans- Nick Cage needs a come back.
4. Invictus- almost a yearly thing now: another good Clint Eastwood movie.
5. Crazy Heart- Jeff Bridges as a musician, might win a Oscar for it.




Missed the Cut: Good Movies but Not Good Enough
11. District 9
12. Funny People
13. Anvil: Story of Anvil
14. Public Enemies
15. Moon

More Porn for that ass

Rachel Bilson's Deleted Sex Scene from Rachel Bilson

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Chromeo - Nice N Clean

Chromeo on Addy's favorite show. Shit is hot!

Since I've Been Gone

Unfortunately for me some fuck face designed a kick ass virus that brought my computer down, hard. And me with out internet at my hizzy for a while. Fortunately for me I know a guy. A guy that revived her before she became scrap metal or robot parts. So I would like to thank that guy, Chunks T, for bringing my digital lady back to the lively sex box I'm use to. Three cheers.




In that time I did watch a flick or two and instead of reviewing a couple I will put a list up with ratings and if you want to discuss a particluar one then let's do it. List:

Funny People - 5
Angels and Demons - 3
Bruno - 4
Star Trek - 5
Trick r' Treat - 4
Battle for Terra - 3
Monsters v Aliens - 3
The Burrowers - 4
Whatever Works - 5
The Plan - 4
Observe and Report - 1
Blood: The Last Vampire - 3
Drag Me to Hell - 4
Land of the Lost - 4
Tansformers: Revenge of the Fallen - 3
G I Joe: The Rise of Cobra - 4
G I Joe: Resolute - 2
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 - 2
X-Men Orgins: Wolverine - 4
Assassination of a High Scool President - 3

I was going to do a "V" rating on these but as I was doing it, it looked confusing so I just put digits up in the form of Stars.

oh my!!!?!

I'd like to remind everyone, major lazer is now 3 for 3 on videos.



just in case it's not painfully obvious, the video was directed by eric warheim.

Thanksgiving Day Prayer by William Burroughs

On a lighter note, we're all spending a nice day off with friends and family, drinking beers and liquor and setting the kitchen on fire.
Hope everyone is safe and full of good food and enjoying the company of loved ones.
Best wishes,
peter

Best Site of the Week

Tittay Citay. For the fellas. Good, clean, artistic fun. Okay, not clean. But no D.P. or ATM's either. Refreshing change for a bit.

Toro Y Moi - Causers of This

 Brand New. Growing into alot more Dilla shit. Hesitant about that aspect, but it's great nonetheless.

wock and woll

Merry Christmas?

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if a baby waves at you, you better wave back

I want to go on vacation, and i want it to be this:

Boogie Boarder - Pizza Hero

Mostly instrumental awesome rock. Enjoy.

Girls- ATL Feb 2010

Show is at the Earl, Friday feb 5 2010. I'm definetly going to make this one. Anyone else interested?

UPDATED: Diffrent video, much better.

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Awesome- Super Space Adventure

Circa 2006, maybe?:

Glimpo was running out of time. The barbados crystals on his Rum Gun were no longer delviering maximum flavor, and with his weapon lacking in robustness, he was sure to succumb to the forces of evil. "Fuck" he said, "I planned inadequetly!" It would be three earth hours before his Crew would return to his rescue. Date rape was looking like an option- albeit not a very funny one.

"No, no," thought Glimpo, tossing his now-useless Rum Gun aside like a torn contraceptive, "I need to save all these drugs for myself. Being selfish is ALL I HAVE." Glancing from fat girl to fat girl he cursed rudely at thier increasing attractiveness. Then his eye was caught by a beautiful alien bitch. Glimpo used his Electro- Bar Napkin to fashion the following crude note:


I NOTICED YOU ARE GREEN. MY BET IS THAT MEANS YR HORENEY. ON EARTH GIRLS (THAT LIKE ME) TURN COLORS WHEN THEY ARE LIKING ME. FUCK YES. WILL YOU LET ME HUMP IT? WHATEVER IT IS THAT YOU GOT, I DON'T CARE[TURN OVER] MUCH.

BriTunes, yes BriTunes

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/30585895#30585895
Brian Williams, of I replaced (and was handpicked by the greatest suckup to the greatest generation) Tom Brokaw fame, was recently on a radio show that I like to listen to and it was brought up that he has a music blog called, yes as the title suggests, BriTunes.

And you may be nearly as surprised as I was to learn that he has pretty excellent taste in music. This is his first interview on the BriTunes website, which also happens to be one of my current favorite bands, Deer Tick. For those not familar, it's a nice raspy-voiced folk-punk-indie kind of vibe, yes that description was terrible. This is about their new album, Born on Flag Day, but their first album is much better in my opinion. It's called War Elephant, pick it up fools.

Love,
Ryan

P.S. I'm sorry about the linkage, I couldn't get this video to embed for some reason, anyways, enjoy. And also, did you know that in a recent survey 22% of men now include XOXO in their text message sign-offs to other male friends. So in the spirit of homosexual one-upmanship, I promise all of you handjobs the next time I see you.

Post Rock Madness

Never In My Dreams...

did I think i would not only like, but promote a Me'Shell NdegeOcello album. From Van Morrison duets with John Mellencamp, to cheesy solo radio singles. No, no, no.

Then comes this. Granted, I'm not familiar at all with her body of work, but I had no reason to believe she could put out an album that sounds EXACTLY like Sade partying with T.V. on the Radio, and have it be every bit as good as that sounds typed out. It's a mindfuck and it makes me super happy. Enjoy.

Bottin - Horror Disco

 Instant heavy rotation. Sounds like it's named. Nuff Said.

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Disumbrationalism Sweeps the Art World

"I got more publicity from this little joke, which had occupied me no more than an hour a year during the three years I was engaged in it, than from all the serious work I ever did over many decades." -Paul Jordan-Smith

The merit of art, be it music, film, painting, literature, etc, is of course purely subjective. Being a product of culture, the nature of what makes art appealing is deeply routed in what's around you. In the grand scheme of things, almost nothing seperates Radiohead and Nickelback, but in our deep cultural immersion they are worlds apart.

So what happens when someone plays a trick on the culture? In 1924 Pavel Jerdanowich swept the art world with works such as "Exaltation":



The catch was Jerdanowich wasn't real. He was a man named Paul Jordan-Smith, who was a little miffed at art critics for dissing his wife's realistic still life paintings. So he spent half an hour bullshitting the above painting, and then took this awesome picture of himself:



After submitting the painting, photo, and a fake bio thru art world channels, he quickly found himself to be critically acclaimed, so he bullshitted a series of increasing amatuerish and bizzare paintings. Jordan-Smith grew tired of the joke in 1927, and confessed to the hoax. This caused uproar in the art world, with some critics who had praised him claiming that they weren't wrong, but that Jordan-Smith simply posssed genius all along, and was unaware of it.

Of course this was just the critics trying not to look stupid, but maybe in a way they were right. Through his keen satire of the art world, Jordan-Smith actually managed to make art with cultural impact, and is remembered for it to this day.

Also, the awesomeness of this painting is hard to argue with:



Disumbrationist School of Painting: A Hoax that Emabarassed the Art World

Alright! Indeed. Indeed.

"if you got any lighters, you can take em out of your pocket like this guy. This is a slow one. It's called "burried alive"

The best track has to Waaarrrrrheeeaaaad!

Cold Cave