Grizzly Bear On Jools Holland May 2009

Just in case like me you missed it. Note the use of Omnichord in Two weeks...and the incredible nature of the performance. 

Ricky, Steve & Karl.

The Invention of Lying trailer lead me on a bit of a youtube reminisce. Funny.

Tanzania 2009

Ok here are my 35mm pictures from Tanzania as promised. And the rest.

The Invention Of Lying Trailer

To be fair this looks pretty darn funny.

(Can anyone work out what Jonah Hill says? I can't make it out)

Metronomy A Thing For Me Video

Hadn't seen this until today. Amazing. Directed by Megaforce.

Grizzly Bear & LSO at Barbican

Grizzly Bear & London Symphony Orchestra are playing a special one off gig at The Barbican on Halloween, not wanting to dip into my teenage lexicon but WE ALL HAVE TO GO !!!!1! Tickets Text me if you fancy it, their album is my album of the year so far easily.

NB: SELLING OUT FAST GET ON IT. 14:50 Thursday

Reza Aslan (Again)

The Daily Show With Jon Stewart	Mon - Thurs 11p / 10c
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Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Jason Jones in Iran

While I was away I missed Reza on The Daily Show, I'm really glad and not surprised he was on; he is Iranian and the best explainer of the Middle East I have ever heard. I read his latest book, strangely enough to stop myself feel sick traveling down a bumpy dirt track for three hours in Africa (it works don't ask me how) It is a brilliant book, so much more of world affairs make sense to me now, I can't recommend it enough. Rob is next in line to borrow it but after that it's all yours. Reza is on Twitter btw. Washington Post Review of His Book.

Alexander Mcqueen mens Spring summer 2010

More info and link to short film they made instead of having catwalk show.

Jigga D.O.A

I think it's great when someone who says they are great does something great, justified arrogance is one of my favourites. I know it's been said before but blummin eck jigga is good with words, the way he rips apart the current hip hop scene is pretty right on. Video is great too, especially the little cards scene where we see Jay being all charismatic. 

Lupe Fiasco The L.A.S.E.R.S

Lupe has always been one of my favourites and this looks extremely good. Seems to be a ground swell of opinion about making the world a bit better at the moment, Obama and all that, but it might be just a few things I've seen today that have perked me up (Trident report and No I.D cards) Oh and go to this link to find out what L.A.S.E.R.S stands for...it's pretty wack.

Hockney IPhone Art

Just when I was getting over the loss of my IPhone (I donated it to a Glastonbury puddle) David Hockney has to come along and make some new art...on his IPhone! He's fucking 72! and just sat there laughing at my lack of connectivity. What a bastard. BBC Imagine for more info.

Bye

Obama meets with Tanzania President Jakaya Kikwete in the Oval Office Thursday, May 21, 2009.

Going to Tanzania and Glastonbury see you in a month x

The Tom Show 10

Hey, just recorded a radio show, take a listen. leave your thoughts. link to this show. link to all shows.

Tracklist

Tears of Our City - Charlie Hilton

Sun Gangs - The Veils

Keep the Lights On - Wave Machines

Two weeks - Grizzly Bear

Eid Ma Clack Shaw - Bill Callahan

Boom - Royce Da 5"9

93 'till Infinity - Souls of Mischief

Murderer - Grammatics

Blood Bank - Bon Iver

Tom Forde

Click to enlarge.

Radioactive waste, Epping. April 2009

Rouge bunting, Clissold Park, London. May 2009

Waiting for cheese cake, Stoke Newington, London. May 2009
Horses field, Epping. April 2009
Kate, Clissold Park, London. May 2009

Just got my first ever 35mm film developed, nothing particularly good just me learning to use a camera properly more than anything, but I wanted to share so you can see how much I improve with my 2nd and maybe even 3rd film. All the ones I thought were going to be good weren't and vica versa.

Baker Tweet

Another reason why Twitter is brilliant and going to be bigger than Google. Baker Tweet lets every one know when fresh buns are out of the oven, like the office over the road who are following the bakery on Twitter. Think my favourite part of using Twitter was when I was trying to get Glastonbury tickets and the Glastonbury Twitter was keeping us updated on whether there were tickets left, highly useful.

England Cricketers

Nice shoot in the Observer today, giving a touch of humanity to our heros. Link. Will think of better description and Nassa Hussien joke in the morning, I'm running on empty.

With his boy-band looks, 6ft 6in quick Stuart Broad is the teen pin-up of the side. “If he had a pair of breasts, I'd fancy him too,” says an anonymous off-spinner. “But generally I just want to punch him in the face. But you can't reach.”

The Next President of USA

Reza Aslan is talking at a few places in London this week, details.

Grizzly Bear "Two Weeks" Official video

I'm excited about spending the weekend with the new Grizzly Bear album, have you seen the new video directed by Patrick Daughters? not sure how late I am on it. Pretty refreshing I'd say, if you ever get bored or down on life go and watch Patrick's videos, I find them inspiring every time. Lead singer Edward is often interesting on Twitter too, and this is him meeting Phoenix over skype on Drowned in Sound.

I had no idea it was a rip off, you?

Stephen Shore on Google street view

Shore: West Fifteenth and Vine St., Cincinatti, Ohio, May 15, 1974Google: West Fifteenth and Vine St., Cincinatti, Ohio, 2009Shore: incoln St. and Riverside St., Spokane, WA, August 25, 1974
Google: Lincoln St. and Riverside St., Spokane, WA, 2009

Last month I suggested why not instead of googling yourself google locations in The Wire on street view, this month I saw at Blake Andrews blog he tried finding locations from (famous american photographers) Stephen Shore's book 'Uncommon Places'. In the book Shore says exactly where the photo is taken which helps. Pretty cool I thought.

Photo of the Day

Can't tell you who it is by because I don't want to give away all my secrets.

Obama's Flickr Page

I recommend you click to enlarge.

Lift with hot wife (I'm paraphrasing the original captions)
Oval office with personal assistant/legend Reggie Love, special assistant Eugene Kang, and insanely buff personal secretary Katie Johnson. Insert Clinton joke.
White House Deputy Director of Operations fends off Bo....don't ask don't tell hey?
Leaving Air Force One having returned from Bagdad.
Watching the kids shoot hoops at school like a real live person.

Obama's people are still keeping his flickr page up to date which is very commendable, loads and loads of great pictures, all of them highly flattering obviously, showing him with important people laughing or just generally being brilliant, but you can't complain.

Trunk Archive

If you are ever doing fashion photography research...which I doubt you are but just incase, Trunk Archive is a great resource. This picture is by Guy Aroch who has some nice stuff, not too glossy. link from Morrish

The Don

Great article about the absolute shit that is Donald Rumsfeld, the author talks to a lot of white house aides about his tenure as Defense Secretary. The guy has so much to answer for but is still allowed to stand out there bad mouthing Obama's policies that are simply trying to patch up the shit storm the bush administration left behind and make the world a bit better. I hope he reads this the fucking wally.

"A glimpse behind the magicians cloth"

If I'm honest I had to use google to find the spelling of felate in my last post....I didn't get it first time.