Out with old… Again??

I started a wordpress blog a little while back… maybe a couple of weeks ago.
Before that I started a new job doing web design… A few months ago…
Combining those 2 circumstances, I have started an official blog. www.thisisswan.com and this will not change… Unlike the last 2 wordpress blogs. So for consistent, hopefully far better designed & cleaner blog. Hit me up!
Because if you keep coming back here, you’ll find the same stuff…. and that is boring!

Aston Martin make watches? or keys? huh?

This is one of the coolest things I have ever heard of/seen on the internet!

Banksy is actually a Genius.

I honestly think Banksy isn’t a real street artist but a marketing-business-advertising-genius pretending to be a street artist…

Piano Table

Running on from the last post, this little piece of furniture is bound to get the Piano-lovers bubbling with excitement!

Piano Never Sounded So Good…

Lil’ Wayne made a “milli” songs last year. Mixtape after mixtape, they just kept on coming… some were good, some were probably bad. Then I hear Chilly Gonzales.

A Love Letter For You

Whilst browsing the World Wide Web, I came across this site, “A Love Letter For You”.
For those who into love, you’ll melt with all the cute little murals plastered across a 2-storey wall. For those that are into typography, you’ll dig all the variations of type and the thought -provoking typefaces used for each piece.
For those not into either of those things, I think someone may need a hug… Keep reading for more cute little pictures!

Visa & The World Cup

Fresh out of the Saatchi & Saatchi HQ, This pretty little thing takes you from the couch to the land of dreams within seconds. Let’s be honest, we would all like this to happen to us, and if Visa can make it happen, tell me where to sign up!

Kick-off for the World Cup is in June, and I’m ready for it!

Jay-Z & Tiger Woods

I was over in America last year into this year on a holiday, and whilst over there, every sport channel (which is quite a few might I add) put in their 2 cents about Tiger Woods. If you don’t know what happened with Tiger Woods, ask your parents. Or Google it, Both legitimate sources of information these days.
Anywhos, take a look at this diagram. Simply stated, but funny.

(courtesy of Michael LA MJC of the Cool Cats)

The Shortest Musical You Will Never See

I dig Lady GaGa. Yeah, so what?

I think creativity just pours out of her, in everything she does. Her style is unique (sometimes questionable, but who are we to judge), her music is downright catchy and you can’t deny it, and anything she does career wise seems to turn into pure gold.
After watching this, I hope you agree.
Francesco Vezzoli’s little Soireé is the reason for this video. Shot by Jonas Akerlund, the trailer is a view inside the performance of Gaga at the event, decked out with all the trimmings you would expect from a Gaga song. A grand piano by Damien Hirst, Masquerade-style eyewear from Baz Luhrman & Prada-clad ballet dancers, this video is sick.

“Flat Out” Film Trailer

The Aboriginals call it “walkabout”. An exploration into one’s self whilst venturing into the wilderness to remove the “excess baggage” this life can throw on us. The Aboriginals embark on this journey to empty their souls & minds…

Flat Out, which is a film to be released, is the story of 4 guys. Four guys starting at the Sydney Opera House and cycling (on track bikes) to Melbourne over 10 days, for what they call “flat out”. 1200 km over some of the roughest terrain & most beautiful landscapes this world has to offer! They documented their personal stories using words, photos, music & drawings, compiling all of it with the end result being a nice, clean film & book to accompany it.

Check out the trailer on Vimeo here, and enjoy some of Australia at its best!

The Lost Art of Inglorious Basterds

Tarantino’s film, Inglorious Basterds, was talked about a whole lot last year. A WHOLE LOT! And if you didn’t see, crawl out from underneath your rock, and rent it on DVD.
I think every man and his dog knows about the film, and now you can share in the Lost Art. Upper Playground & Tarantino have teamed up to help The America Red Cross/Haiti by a co-lab with artists for limited edition (and i do mean limited, only 6 of each poster) Posters from the film. They will be sold off at the Upper Playground Gallery in downtown LA for $300 each, signed by the man Quentin himself, and restricted to one poster per buyer.

If you’re in LA, and want something decorative & even slightly amusing for your studio walls, get in quick! Because I’ pretty sure they will be gone before you can sneeze and say “Gazuntite!”

(the posters to pictured are by Jeremy Fish & Morning Breath. I got my LOLZ on at Morning Breath’s interpretation of Hitler gettin’ spanked)

Mike O’Meally @ China Heights

Mike O’Meally, who is an incredible photographer, is having an exhibition at the China Heights gallery with photos from Behind-the-scenes “Where the Wild Things are”, Spike Jonze’s latest and greatest blockbuster. You should definitely check it out, it opens tomorrow. I think I may have found my Thursday evening outing…

Russell from UP!

His name is Russell. He is a wilderness explorer!
I’m still trying to figure out, and maybe someone can shine some light on this, whether the kid is actually Asian or not? Maybe half…? It’s unclear, and I’d like to know!

But seriously, this kid is so cute I can barely handle it. Lol.

Stylish New Yorkers

Kid Cudi. I’m pretty sure I would like to emulate him in some way, shape or form. Whether it be because I’m a good rapper (which I’m not), or in a new HBO Tv show (which I’m not), or because I’m good at both of those things so A Bathing Ape make a shirt for me, with me on it!
None of this will ever happen, so, while some people are involved in all these things, some have to admire from a far.

Check out Kid Cudi, and a bunch of other stylish people here.

I thought my Jesus piece was so harmless…

The folks over at Goodwood NYC have released a limited edition Jesus piece. Engraved with the date that commemorates the piece, Valentines Day, and “limited edition” on the back, this little baby will go fast! Available at the Goodwood NYC website for USD$60, you should buy this if you, like Kanye, “thought your jesus piece was so harmless, then you saw a picture of  shorty armless…” Because these are made of wood. Conflict-free. Unless you’re a hippie….

In with the new…

The new blog has begun.
What seemed fitting for a new year & a new decade!
Alot of changed has happened in my life, so it’s time to start a new blog to coincide with that change, along with the fact that I neglected the old blog since last November, it was time to start fresh!
If you came from the old blog (wearethebakery.wordpress.com), welcome back!
If you haven’t been before, welcome home!