Monday 2 November 2009

GOLDEN GHOSTS////


Kim Herbst is a freelance illustrator for Brooklyn who recently caught my eye on illustrophile. Most of her work is done in a comic book style as she works as a games artist, however I'm in love with her other illustrations as shown above and below. Check out more of her work here!





The film adaptation of never let me go is due to come out pretty soon! Here's a review from someone who has seen a test screening!



O h so so many new bands I need to blog about! I've found loads of new amazing bands which I'm going to be blogging about in the next few posts, I'll start with my favourite of the bunch, slingshot dakota! I just got their 2nd self released album which is called Their Dreams Are Dead, But Ours Is the Golden Ghost!?
and although they're now only a two piece (Jeff Cunningham of Bridge and Tunnel used to play guitar with them) the record sounds as gigantic as johnny vegas with a megaphone riding that thing from cloverfield's back. Their sound is really familiar but also completely original if I had to describe them I'd say they sound like a menage a trois between alanis morissette, vanessa carlton and brendan canty in a punk rock squat. There isn't a single weak song on the album and I can honestly listen to it all the way through without even thinking about the skip track button, which is an incredible feat for someone with an attention span like mine! Below is the album (which as you know if you read my blog I did not upload) which you should listen to, realise I am completely right about their awesomeness and buy their record here!!!!!!!


Speaking of Brendan Canty below is a rad cover of waiting room they did!






I seriously think if I was twelve and came across this in the woods I probably would have had a heart attack right there and then just from the excitement of thinking about running around in this thing! This is the worlds biggest tree house which is 11 stories and 90 fucking feet high! Check out the pictures of this chunk of childhood dreams here!


Best friends forever are another awesome band I've stumbled across lately and have really fallen in love with, mainly because I'm a sucker for cutesy lo-fi female fronted indie pop and this band tick all those boxes! Bri Smith & Jes Seamans who have been friends and making music together since they were 13 years old, write quirky, stripped down pop songs that sound like a water fight on a hot summers day with all of your closest friends. Go! Listen! Buy the album here!