GXR! I want! I need!

First it was a crush on the Ricoh GR and GR-Digital. Those are classic cameras and I will always have a soft spot for them. But now, there is a new infatuation. Read on and you will understand why. You will definitely be as amazed as I am…

Card Speaker

The peeps at Via Alley now have the Card Speaker in. We like these as much as the Balloon Speaker.

A Vampire Weekend

Went to see Vampire Weekend on Saturday at Art Factory. It was a super fun gig. Their play was very tight. Great to see them live. The new album Contra is set for release next January.

This cool video clip was filmed in a single shot. Love these types of videos. This example shows great styling, timing, choreography, lots of extras, nice details and quirks, subplots, distractions, slight of hand, travelators, etc. When all put together it appears to be quite a basic video but is actually an extremely complex technique. It would be nice to see what the storyboards looked like. And the thing that I probably love the most is the “Get Low” references in Oxford Comma.

Beatles USB key

 

The Wild Things are almost here

The wait is almost over for the release of the instant classic. Here are HEAPS of spectacular visuals to help whet the appetite. You know that we are extremely excited and now we hope that you are too.

Thank you Finland

Thanks for providing our favourite videos for the month of October (the clips after the cut):

1. The awesome video for Danny & Armi’s hit from the 70’s, ‘I Wanna Love You Tender’
2. An even better version – synched to Ozzy’s ‘Crazy Train’

WTWTA Wallpapers

Download free wallpapers here for your computer or here for your iphone.

Fantasy Basketball 09-10

The NBA Fantasy Basketball season is upon us and we had our live draft on the weekend. It was a super nerdy way for 20 grown men to spend a Sunday afternoon. Unlike most fantasy sports enthusiasts, we aren’t closet players. We play year in, year out, mostly unashamedly. It is the natural progression for any hoops fanatic who realises that the dream of one day becoming a professional player in the NBA is slowly fading and must to look to alternative basketball-themed successes instead. It is also a positive outlet for all of the invested time spent following results, boxscores, news, articles and the many soap operas of the basketball world that would otherwise be redundant.

The Good Life Fantasy League is a yearly competition where friends and colleagues/clients of The Good Life who share similar basketball passion are invited to flex their basketball knowledge and team management saavy. The season ends with an eventual champion who is awarded the title and handsome prize money. We have been playing through the dynamic ESPN interface for our third year straight. It comes highly recommended and it is completely free to setup your own custom league. Ante’s and my draft results below.

Geoff McFetridge x Where The Wild Things Are

Charming hand-drawn title sequence by Geoff McFetridge. Nice in still, great in motion. Maurice would surely approve.

Medicom x Where The Wild Things Are

Cool vinyl figures for Where The Wild Things Are. Detail pics after the cut. Buy here.

Opening Ceremony x Where The Wild Things Are

Fun and outstanding artistic execution from our favourite Opening Ceremony. Obviously these are products strictly for the nerdy fan-base. In our case, we are super fans of both partners, which makes for a dreamy collab. Whether you deem this collection wearable or not, it is a creative masterpiece. Heaps of pics after the cut…

Karen O x Where The Wild Things Are

The WTWTA OST was written by Karen O of the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Listen to snippets here. The Soundtrack will be released in Australia later in the month.

Topshop for Sydney

In breaking news SMH reveals that at the end of the month Sydney gets it first Topshop via Incu. No word on Topman yet.

No such thing as too early

The marketing campaign for Vampire Weekend’s new album is building up steam towards it’s release date, which is NEXT YEAR! I guess there’s no such thing as too early when it comes to hype machines. It better be a good album. The link lives here.

Active Balanced

Some nice soulful hip hop from Othello & DJ Vajra. I’ve been finding it extremely hard to find any hip hop that’s a real ‘keeper’ over the last few years. Then magically, this afternoon Stephanie from A-Side emailed this over. Have a listen below, you’ll be pleased!!! Active Balanced (ready for download on iTunes) also features our guy-of-the-moment Mayer Hawthorne on the hook.

Listen: Othello & DJ Vajra – Active Balanced