DAZED & CONFUSED JULY ISSUE: BEYONCÉ – POP VS LIFE
July’s summer music special stars pop icon Beyoncé in a scorching hot trailer park fantasy, with the superstar wearing bespoke outfits by Tom Ford, Riccardo Tisci, Gareth Pugh, Haider Ackermann, Stefano Pilati and Marc Jacobs. Dazed also talks with this summer’s hottest artists: Tom Vek, Wiley, Zomby and Gwilym Gold, plus LA’s rap debutante Kreayshawn, cult in waiting Wu [...]
JOY DIVISION DOCUMENTARY
In 1976 four young men from ruined, post-industrial Manchester, England went to see the Sex Pistols. They formed a band, Joy Division. Three years later it was a matter of art, life and death. Now thirty years later, they are enjoying a larger audience and more influence than ever before with a profound legacy that [...]
BLUR: NO DISTANCE LEFT TO RUN
No Distance Left to Run is a documentary film about the British rock band Blur, released in cinemas on 19 January 2010. Following the band during their 2009 reunion and tour, the film also includes unseen archive footage and interviews. It was released on DVD on 15 February 2010 region free and the recording of [...]
WHEN YOU’RE STRANGE: A FILM ABOUT THE DOORS
When You’re Strange is a 2009 documentary about the life of The Doors. It is written and directed by Tom DiCillo and for the first time makes material from Jim Morrison’s 1969 film fragment HWY: An American Pastoral publicly available. A look at the late ’60s and early ’70s rock band The Doors, including rare [...]
(SIC)NESSES: A SLIPKNOT FILM
(sic)nesses is the fourth video album by American heavy metal band Slipknot, released on September 28, 2010. The double-disc release features a recording of their headlining performance at the 2009 Download Festival, along with a 45-minute behind the scenes documentary created by percussionist Shawn Crahan, and the four music videos from All Hope Is Gone. [...]
Kylie Minogue Goddess Edition pop-up book
Yes, you heard right. That iconic Australian entertainer, Kylie Minogue, has been turned in a magnificent pop-up book. We were intrigued, so we got the low-down on the Kylie Minogue Goddess Edition pop-up book from the designer, Benja Harney. To read the interview and see more go – HERE.
IT MIGHT GET LOUD
Three music icons – Jimmy Page of Led Zeppelin, The Edge of U2 and Jack White of the White Stripes – get together, talk about music and put on a concert/jam session. This documentary was directed by Davis Guggenheim, who made the Oscar-winning film, An Inconvenient Truth. Categories: Documentary, Music. Year: 2008.
LEMMY: THE MOVIE
Lemmy is a 2010 documentary film profile of British rock musician Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister, leader of the band Motörhead. The rockumentary film Lemmy was directed and produced by Greg Olliver and Wes Orshoski. It consists of a combination of 16 mm filmand HD video footage, produced over three years. It features interviews with friends, peers, [...]
“Indie Rock Poster Book” Book
Montreal non-profit, Yellow Bird Project, delivers a new “indie” inspired poster bookfor the masses. Book by its Cover gives their take on Indie Rock Poster Book. “The Andy J. Miller and the Yellow Bird Project have done it again, this time as art you can hang on your wall! This is a book of posters made by illustrators [...]
RHYME AND REASON
Rhyme & Reason is a 1997 documentary film about rap and hip hop. Documentary filmmaker Peter Spirer interviewed over 80 significant artists in rap and hip hop music. This documentary explores the history of hip hop culture, how rap evolved to become a major cultural voice (and a multi-billion dollar industry), and what the artists [...]
Kirin Presents, GO FONT UR SELF* BOOK 2
Kirin Presents, GO FONT UR SELF* BOOK 2 A PUBLICATION OF TYPE BASED ARTWORKS – A 56pp book celebrating the 2nd year of a project involving 84 local & international artists, 17 exhibitions across 4 capital cities over 2 years, over 9,000 people in attendance, 2 books & 13,680 Kirins. The 2nd Book of the [...]
TWO TURNTABLES AND A MICROPHONE
Legendary hip-hop DJ Jason Mizell, aka Jam Master Jay, is gunned down in his Queens studio. Security tapes of the incident mysteriously disappear, the five witnesses are uncooperative and no one is talking…until now. 2 TURNTABLES AND A MICROPHONE documents the investigation of the unsolved murder of Jam Master Jay, RUN- DMC’s groundbreaking DJ and [...]
WU-TANG SAGA
Wu-Tang Saga is the ultimate documentary spanning over the last 2 years of the Wu-Tang Clan and over 9 Wu-Tang Clan concerts including the last 2 times, perhaps the last times, the whole Clan performed live together along with the 8 diagram tour. Also includes a tour of Staten Island, Exclusive Freestyles, album Photoshoots, a [...]
iSteve
There are plenty of books about Apple CEO Steve Jobs — we’ve read a few of them — but there’s only one that’s got his official seal of approval. Written by hand-picked biographer Walter Isaacson, iSteve: The Book of Jobs ($17) tells the tale of Steve’s professional and personal life, informed by unprecedented access to Jobs, [...]
BASSWEIGHT- A DUBSTEP DOCUMENTARY
BASSWEIGHT is a feature length documentary that offers an unparalleled insight into the subterranean world of Dubstep. Charting the genre’s growth from its obscure origins in south London to global recognition today, the film features in-depth interviews with many of the DJ’s, producers and promoters who have been instrumental in Dubstep’s ongoing evolution. This highly [...]
Covering Design, Comic Books
Comic books are many things: pieces of artwork, hot movie properties and connections to childhood memories. But comic books are also a product and comic book covers are the product branding. These are six current cover artists who exemplify the aesthetics of good design and product identity. see and read more HERE
RISE UP: STORIES FROM JAMAICA’S UNDERGROUND
RISE UP: STORIES FROM JAMAICA’S UNDERGROUND RiseUp showcases Jamaica’s underground music community and the struggles, dreams, and aspirations of three young artists vying for their shot at success. It features Turbulence, a charismatic lyrical master from a Kingston ghetto; Ice, the privileged songwriter from uptown St. Andrew, and Kemoy, a shy, angelic songstress from Clarendon, [...]
REGGAE BRITANNIA
REGGAE BRITANNIA BBC Four examines the influence of reggae music throughout Great Britain in their documentary titled Reggae Britannia. The influential form of music captivated a massive audience which would eventually see itself become a cornerstone of other musical genres including punk. Music Director Dennis Bovell assembles a big band which includes some of the most [...]
STONERS’ DELIGHT
There are so many things you can do with cannabis besides smoking it away in a big ol’ blunt. And Stoners’ Delight ($10) is here to tell you about some of them. Weighing in at less than a 100 pages — give the authors a break, they were probably busy, umm, “testing” the recipes — this [...]
BEHIND THE ZINES
Well before the web, email and Hypercard (I had a zine built in Hypercard – serious), zines were one of the most authentic and personal ways for people to self-publish their works. Back in the late 80’s and early 90’s when I discovered zines and mini-comics, FactSheet Five was the bible. Luckily, technology has not slowed [...]
DANISH TATTOOING
In this video author Jon Nordstrøn brings his book “Danish Tattooing” to life by visiting Copenhagen’s most famous tattoo shops, telling stories along the way about the artists who made the subculture so significant there. From homemade tattoo guns to the influence of psychedelics on more recent styles, Nordstrøn’s colorful history is a must for [...]
THE FLYING DEUCES (1939)
This was the first comedy that Laurel and Hardy starred in without producer Hal Roach, although they had previously been “guest stars” in four MGM movies. After they finished making “The Flying Deuces,” they returned to Hal Roach Studios to make films. In order to make this movie, producer Boris Morros bought the rights to [...]
KUSAMA: PRINCESS OF POLKA DOTS
Kusama: Princess of Polka Dots is an in-progress feature documentary focused on Yayoi Kusama’s impact on the 60s NY art world, when she rivaled pop legend Andy Warhol for press attention. Now 79, Kusama is considered Japan’s greatest living artist. In America many of her contributions remain misunderstood and forgotten. It is our objective to [...]
POSSESSION: PAUL MINOR
World premiere of the first ever exclusive on Ben Trovato fashion film, Possession by Paul Minor. Found at Ben Trovato and Paul Minor Possession from Paul Minor on Vimeo. source
