33HZ – HOT FLASHES
2010-11-29It’s from a couple of years ago, but the low slung 80’s re-groove from Brooklyn band 33HZ seems just right on a chilly December day, with the Tron influenced video!
TweetPORTISHEAD X ALL TOMORROW’S PARTIES
2010-11-29On the weekend of 23rd and 24th July 2011 at Alexandra Palace, London, All Tomorrow’s Parties will present the first UK I’ll Be Your Mirror event, which will be curated by the mercurial Portishead (who headline both nights) and ATP. Acting as sister events to the world famous ATP Festivals which usually take place in holiday resorts, and named after the b-side to The Velvet Underground’s original All Tomorrow’s Parties 7″ single, I’ll Be Your Mirror will be a new series of artist curated music, film and art events taking place in cities worldwide. This is Portishead’s only scheduled UK shows for 2011.
The weekends line-up so far…
Saturday 23rd July
PORTISHEAD
DOOM
COMPANY FLOW
(original line-up – first UK show in 10 years)
THE BOOKS
FACTORY FLOOR
BEAK>
Sunday 24th July
PORTISHEAD
SWANS
BEACH HOUSE
LIARS
THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC
ANIKA
DAVID LYNCH – GOOD DAY TODAY
2010-11-29After his musical collaborative effort recently on Sparklehorse and Danger Mouse’s Dark Night of the Soul project, David Lynch has gone solo with a double a-sided single, “Good Day Today” and “I Know,” featuring Lynch himself on vocals and production.
Released exclusively Sunday on iTunes.
TROPICAL NORTH QUEENSLAND
2010-11-29Thankfully, the Tropical North of Queensland was spared the deluge during the recent flooding that swept through the region and continues to shine as bright as ever. This is the coast that spans Mackay to the tip of Cape York.
So, with disaster safely averted and paradise spared, read on.
For many, North Queensland is but a byword for the submarine splendour of the Great Barrier Reef. A pretty coral feather in the cap, but, truth be told, the majority of Australia’s North East remains unexplored. Here at Black Tomato, we’re lifting the lid on this region’s alternative icons. (This means beaches, steel lizards and tropical rainforests.)
Test your Midas touch in the Palmer Goldfields and head to Split Rock to catch the ancient Aboriginal Rock Art on these stony walls. From Mareeba’s Tropical Wetlands to the Robinson Crusoe dream of Haggerstone Island – we’ve crafted a series of mind-blowing experiences to turn your image of North Queensland on its (very photogenic) head.
Opposite – Norman River Floodplain, Karumba
For more on our Antipodean adventures and to book, visit www.blacktomato.co.uk or call 020 7426 9888
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DAFT PUNK X MEDICOM X TRON
2010-11-29Masked musical duo Guy-Manuel Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter aka Daft Punk are immortalized by Medicom, for their contribution to the highly anticipated TRON: Legacy film. Available in both Kubrick and RAH (Real Action Hero) form, the figures are outfitted in white TRON influenced garments, alongside the trademark Daft Punk helmets.
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RAYMOND PETTIBON – HARD IN THE PAINT
2010-11-22This exhibition takes its title from basketball terminology: used to describe
a player moving within the rectangular and usually painted area below
the net, “hard in the paint” indicates the difficulty in scoring from this
angle amidst defensive pressure. In slang, it is also used to denote a
confident, tough, or aggressive disposition, and as such, it is reflective of the directness of Pettibon’s work. Hard in the Paint presents a wide range of drawings unified by their bold, vivid lines and striking compositions.
Fragments from American society have been singled out and distilled to key images, which often incorporate texts of varying
length from one word to several paragraphs. The selection of texts, which over the course of Pettibon’s career have come to
span a broad array of influences from popular media to Marcel Proust, William Faulkner, Henry James, Gustave Flaubert, and
the Bible, relate both rhythmically and narratively to the visual content of his drawings, although their relationship may not
always be immediately apparent.
Exhibition runs through to December 21st, 2010
David Zwirner
533 W. 19th Street
New York
NY
10011
