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Quite nice: Clock

August 31st, 2009 Sea Captain Plonk E

Buy it here.

Tickets have been bought!

August 31st, 2009 Archibald Kobayashi

Yeeha! It’s a fact. We ‘re off to Iceland from october 15 to 18 to attend Iceland Airwaves 2009. Four of us are now going to see the moonlandscapes of beautiful Iceland. Want to join us? Info right here. Pictures here.

The first ever photo of a molucule

August 30th, 2009 Archibald Kobayashi

Scientists have been able to take, for the first time ever, a picture of an organic molecule. And you know what: it looks just like the line drawing you know form your science books (above). But is it really organic? It doesn’t really look that way if you ask me. Looks more like a well thought off structure… nininini.

Read more here.

Dont’t we just all want one?

August 30th, 2009 Sea Captain Plonk E

Now you can gaze at and drewl over them in the Mini Loftbible.

(Thanks Ingo!)

Hollands best festival is coming up!

August 26th, 2009 Katarie

Incubate is coming up! This superfestival in our hometown Tilburg that used to carry the name ZXZW, is held from september 13 to september 20. Make sure you are there to discover the bands and the artists of tomorrow.

BTW, rumors go that some people are organising that Tyree Cooper will do some dj spinning at the informal afterparty @ Club Vault at the Freshheads / Archibald Kobayashi studios on saturday night… Keep reading our blog for more updates!

No idea who Tyree Cooper is? Shame on you, but then better check this clip.

30 dumb inventions

August 26th, 2009 Archibald Kobayashi

TV-glasses, a rainy-day-cigartette-holder, an anti-bandit-bag, and, yes, even a phone-answering-robot. Just too hilarious.

(found on What Alice Found)

The IAM1 Journey

August 21st, 2009 Archibald Kobayashi

A series of small docu’s about the classic Nike Air Max shoe, starring Nalden. All filmed and produced by my talented friends DuSwoin and Nickmans from the infamous Spread Motion studios.

See the rest here.

Iceland Airwaves 2009. Anybody?

August 20th, 2009 Katarie

We actually really want to go the best festival in Europe on 14 to 18 october: Iceland Airwaves. Is there anybody interested in coming along with the Kobayashi crew? We’ve been to Iceland once and we tell you, it’s one special place. Combined with music it will be even more. Drop a mail if you’re interested!

Read wat NME has to say about it:

It’s 4 a.m. You’ve been to five cool clubs, seen ten great bands, made 15 new friends and fallen in love 20 times. You’re tired. You’re wired. You’re ready to find a bed. You’re ready to find the after-party. You can’t believe you’re here. You’re already making plans to come back next year. And guess what? It’s still Day One.

Since the first show held in 1999 (in an airplane hangar), Iceland Airwaves has become one of the premier showcases for new music – Icelandic and otherwise – in the world. It’s been called “the most innovative music festival since CMJ” and “as responsible for all of Reykjavík’s recent positive press as Björk herself”.

Some of the world’s most exciting artists, including Suede, The Flaming Lips, The Hives, Fatboy Slim, Thievery Corporation and rising stars such as Florence And The Machine, White Lies and Friendly Fires have made the short hop from Europe or North America to share the stages with Iceland’s finest talents: Sigur Rós, Gus Gus, Jagúar, Quarashi, Leaves, Trabant, FM Belfast, Steed Lord and many, many more. And when the live bands are finished, top DJs spin across the city until dawn.

But there’s more to Airwaves than music. Reykjavík is possibly the perfect festival city – small enough to be welcoming, sophisticated enough to offer cultural, historical and nightlife diversions to rival cities ten times its size. Maybe 20. And it’s surrounded by some of the most unique and astonishing natural beauty you’re ever likely to see. Roll out of bed, hose the party remains out of your hair and hop a bus. Before you can remember what you did the night before, you’re looking at geysers, waterfalls, lava fields – all the best that a volcanic island has to offer, including the world-famous Blue Lagoon, favorite soaking spot of the international hung-over glitterati. Mmm! You can really taste the hipster!

The living pictures of Mole and Thomas

August 20th, 2009 Sea Captain Plonk E

Pictures taken to boost up the moral of the troops in the period after WWI. Tss, like they needed that.. Much more pictures here.

(Found on What Alice Found)

Go and see: Gummo

August 19th, 2009 Archibald Kobayashi

Old, but still one of the best movie scenes ever, taken out of the movie Gummo.
“You focking queeah waaaaaaabbit!” and “You. smell. like. a. pile. of. bullshit!” are quotes you never will forget. Go and see that thing.

Hello!

August 19th, 2009 Mickey Tilburg

Mini houses on tiny islands

August 18th, 2009 Archibald Kobayashi

It sounds like a lot like Tim Burton, but these exist for real!

(Found on Dornob)

Go and see: Beautiful Losers

August 18th, 2009 Archibald Kobayashi

In the early 1990’s a loose-knit group of likeminded outsiders found common ground at a little NYC storefront gallery. Rooted in the DIY (do-it-yourself) subcultures of skateboarding, surf, punk, hip hop & graffiti, they made art that reflected the lifestyles they led. Developing their craft with almost no influence from the “establishment” art world, this group, and the subcultures they sprang from, have now become a movement that has been transforming pop culture.

Starring a selection of artists who are considered leaders within this culture, Beautiful Losers focuses on the telling of personal stories. It speaks to themes of what happens when the outside becomes “in” as it explores the creative ethos connecting these artists and today’s youth”

With quite some famous artists like Harmony Korine, Ed templeton and Shepard Fairey. More here.

Born in the wrong time

August 17th, 2009 Katarie

Today 40 years ago Woodstock, the mother of all festivals as we know it, took place. I have seen the video thousands of times and even though they were all hippies, I still can’t get enough. For the young ones: 3 days of live music and 400.000 people on a field. Two clips, the above one is Canned Heat, because it still kicks some serious ass and the other one is Richie Havens who had no teeth left because of the dope.

Mondays…

August 17th, 2009 Mickey Tilburg

You know how they feel, those typical mondays. Then just look at this picture and realise it can always be worse.

Johnnie Walker Short film: Walk

August 13th, 2009 Mickey Tilburg

Begbie tells the story about Johnny Walker walking. Bleeding rrrrapid!

The Søkkømb, a guillotine by Ikea

August 13th, 2009 Archibald Kobayashi

More here.

Nollywood

August 12th, 2009 Sea Captain Plonk E

Talking about Robert Mugabe, this is what you get when you let that prick dictate a couple of years more. Truely fantastic photography by Pieter Hugo.

Faces off Evil

August 12th, 2009 Sea Captain Plonk E

This dude spent days in front of photoshop using parts of anonymous faces of countries where once dictators ruled. The cutest I think is Robert Mugabe. You just want to pinch his cheek and say: “ahhhh, koodiekoodiekoodie!”. Great work.

(Found on Wallpaper)

Imagine a clown would fold this for your kid…

August 11th, 2009 Sea Captain Plonk E

Your kid would be either over the moon or it would have one of the most traumatic experiences of his life… Click image for more. (Found on What Alice Found)

Mr. Bingo is very funny

August 11th, 2009 Sea Captain Plonk E

We think this Mr. Bingo is very funny with his Tiny Acts of Rebellion illustrations.

(Found on Graficache)

A mirror made of wood

August 10th, 2009 Sea Captain Plonk E

Artist Daniël Rozin makes mirrors out of unreflective material.

(Thanks Hellyeah!)

Making the invisible visible

August 10th, 2009 Sea Captain Plonk E

Such things happen when you fix lights to a helicopters propellor.

(Found on Butdoesitfloat)

Muscle heroes

August 9th, 2009 Archibald Kobayashi

The man on the right is André the Giant, a famous WWF wrestler and notorious beer drinker. A close friend sworn that he once drunk 117 bottles of German beers in one sit.

Erkin koray-Cemalim

August 9th, 2009 Katarie

The Turkisch equivalent of Ian Brown?

(Thanks Vio!)

Quite nice: the longest whisper chain

August 5th, 2009 Mickey Tilburg

These people set the new world record in whisper chain making: 59 people. It takes a while to get to the end but then you’ll get an ‘Awwwwww-feeling’ after all.

Absolutely the best website ever

August 5th, 2009 Archibald Kobayashi

As long as there is internet, there is Zombo.com. In my opinion the best website ever, because you can do anything at Zombocom… An enlightment in this world with Twittter Twatter Fazebooks, Woogles and Doogles.

Mister Furry

August 4th, 2009 Sea Captain Plonk E

We like this!

Go and see: The Cove

August 4th, 2009 Archibald Kobayashi

About nasty Japanese fisher ninjas who are killing thousands of flippers in a secret cove once a year. It won al lot of prizes according to those leaves that Julius Caesar wore on his head. I, being Japanese myself, only eat dutch cows and pigs.. so don’t blame me!

When driving becomes writing

August 2nd, 2009 Sea Captain Plonk E

Nice experiment, didn’t like the font though.

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