March 2010
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Art/Cinema: Ibraheem Youssef on Tarantino
This designer and art director from Toronto creates a clever synthesis of cinema and graphic art in his series of modified film posters for various Quentin Tarantino films. Youssef takes a specific detail from each movie and incorporates it into each piece. Take a peak…
February 2010
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WISDOM: SOCRATES
“The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.”
— Socrates
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ENDORSEMENT: THE CHICO DIVINE SHOW
Playing Alternative, Electronic, Folk, Hip-Hop, and R&B. The CHICO DIVINE Show is an hour worth of enchanting music that turns any chill factory into a sexy dance party.
Tune into WSUM 91.7FM Madison - Fridays - 11PM - Midnight CST… or listen online at WSUM.
Playlist and Podcast soon to come.
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FEMME FATALE: MéLANIE LAURENT
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SOUNDS: PHANTOM LOVECHILD
Phantom Lovechild is a three-piece alternative-alternative band from Waukesha, WI. They are the alternative to the alternative when the alternative gets boring. Formerly the Ted Danson Trio, some say Mr. Danson took members Chris Ellingsen, Greg Calhoun and Nate Gessner under his wing after he discovered the three young men being raised by wolves with inadequate parenting skills and resources....
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SOUNDS: VIDEO - THE ENEMY BY PHANTOM LOVECHILD
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Art & Design: Mike Mills
Mike Mills is a jack of all trades. Originally from Berkely, California, he later moved east and eventually graduated from The Cooper Union for Advancement of Science and Art. As a graphic designer, he boasts an impressive résumé. Specifically, he has created all of the album artwork to date for the French band Air, which resulted in a song named after him on Air’s album Talkie Walkie. His...
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Islands by The xx
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ICON: STEVE MCQUEEN, AMERICAN BADASS
Steve McQueen is one of the first badasses of American cinema. Always comfortable in the seat of a fast moving vehicle, he navigated his way through 1950’s television to film. He became listed as “the King of Cool” due to his roles in films such as The Magnificent Seven, The Great Escape, The Thomas Crown Affair, Bullitt, and Le Mans, while off-screen, living his life every day on the edge.
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MONTAGE: Let's Live Here...
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WISDOM: Godard
“It’s not where you take things from - it’s where you take them to.”
— Jean-Luc Godard
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WISDOM: Gonzo
“A man who procrastinates in his choosing will inevitably have his choice made for him by circumstance.”
— Hunter S. Thompson
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MONTAGE: TO THE GIRL WITH THE CIGARETTE
“Homage” by Franz Wright from The Beforelife
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CINEMA: LA HAINE
LA HAINE: A Film by Mathieu Kassovitz
Le Monde est a nous…
The phrase “The World is Yours” has been thrown around in various forms of media in the past few decades. From being Tony Montana’s mantra in Scarface, to being one of Nas’ most well known songs, this set of words is not unknown in modern culture. In fact, it has become cliché. However, the film La Haine offers a different...
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