Graphic Concepts

I quickly(ish) put these together in photoshop tonight. Charmaine Olivia's photo I've previously posted, is the centerpiece with the girl, mixed in with some random photographs I found through google image search. I didn't really have any goal/purpose/idea with what I was making, but this is what came out of it. I'm trying to think if I can use any of these for anything, or possibly make an extended version and turn it into a banner. If you're reading this and have any feedback (negative or positive) or ideas for me, please share them in the comment section below.

NPSH and Christopher the Skateboarding Lizard

Wow, haha, the video above documents Seattle band Natalie Portman's Shaved Head and a lizard that they found, up until his accidental death.

"I promise you that I'll do something really good for like... a hundred lizards or more someday because of this" All too funny.

Girl On Fire (More Hipster Photos...)

These pictures all come from the Girl On Fire blog I stumbled across earlier this week. I looked back through the entire history of the blog, and these photos (as well as a couple others I didn't post) were the ones that stood out to me for whatever reason. I loved the set of pictures of the blonde with sunglasseses, which is apparently the sister of the girl writing the blog.

Straight Outta 206: Ryan Lewis

Meet Ryan Lewis: Seattle Hip-Hop's most affiliated star, you just don't know it yet. Mr. Lewis isn't a rapper, but he's possibly the most unique/creative producer out of Seattle. To get familiar with his music production, head over to his myspace where you can snag free downloads of his EP collaboration with Macklemore, "The VS. EP", and his album collaboration with Symmetry entitled "LP".

Here's one of my favorite songs produced by Ryan Lewis, this is off of the Macklemore x Ryan Lewis "VS EP":


Oh yeah, when' he's not pumping out fresh beats, Lewis is a photographer/designer. He's done photo shoots with Blue Scholars, Grieves, Macklemore, Grynch, and more. To quote P Smoov on Grieves' song "Lazt Kall":  "shoot every rapper in Seattle, call me 'Ryan Lewis'". On the designing front, Lewis created album art for Grieves' debut album Irreversible as well as the covers for both the Macklemore and Symmetry collaborations with Lewis.
Here's a still taken by Ryan Lewis from the video shoot for Macklemore's "The Town" :

Update: Check out this video directed and scored by Ryan Lewis, starring Macklemore:
 

More from Charmaine Olivia

More from the artist that brought us the girl on the post (aka one of my favorite pictures I've seen. And the fact that there is a topless girl in the photo is probably only *half* responsible for this)

Charmaine Olivia briefly describes herself as a "Drawer, painter, tea-drinker, self-taught San Franciscan artist."  I think I have a crush on her. UPDATE: I just found out that Charmaine is like ridiculously attractive. I definitely have a crush on her.

Check out more work from Charmaine Olivia at charmaineolivia.com

Alt.

Just some random photos I've stumbled across semi-recently that stuck out to me. Thanks to Fecal Face's POTD for the photos!

Flobots- Survival Story

Jonny 5 & company are back on it with the release of the Flobots sophomore album, Survival Story. These alternative rock/indie-hip-hoppers made a name for themselves in 2008 with the release of their first album, Fight With Tools, and the breakout single "Handlebars". Most people I've talked to about the Flobots were not too impressed with them past a couple songs from their album... Well I loved them.  From their aggressive political stances to their edgy cross-genre sound, their first album was a breath of fresh air into the indie rap genre (at least the limited indie rappers I knew about at the time, mainly the Blue Scholars who bored me). The second time around they've got a Beastie Boy producing their album, and a Rise Against feature on the album's lead single (a single I was very underwhelmed by, but it's growing on me... sort of). Overall, I didn't find the album to be as strong as the first, although more play time might change my opinion. However, the album still has a few strong standouts. If you were a fan of the first album, definitely check out Survival Story.

Here are two of my favorites from the album:

A Softer World

"Alt Comics" is how I first described A Softer World to a friend of mine. It's a funny comic strip site, but with a photographer's flavor, rather than an illustrator. In their words: "A Softer World comics is a weird sad clown that lives under your bed. Except when he cries, the tears are blood. And when the clown coughs, the most adorable kitten in the world pops out of his mouth and loves you."

I'm still only about a quarter of the way through their collection, but here are some random ones I particularly enjoyed, check out more at asofterworld.com:

"Just do it. do it. cause no does it better" (-Lupe)

I may start blogging (again-ish). With spring break less than 19 hours away... and no plans so far besides music/movies/video games... It's time to get back on the grind. Be relevant. Stay relevant. Share relevance. Peace y'all.