Walking In The Shadows Of Giants

I had made a mix.

2011-10-04T10:00:00.000-05:00

THEHOTLUNCH by Derrick Carter by Oki-Ni on Mixcloud

Herman

2011-07-20T01:45:00.003-05:00

http://animalswithstuffedanimals.com/tagged/brussels_griffon

I have made some interviews -

2011-03-07T10:37:00.000-06:00

I don't normally enjoy talking with the journo types as they often seem to offer up lazy questions and uninteresting banter but I did these. They're slightly interesting...

A Night With...

An Urb Magazine Piece (with streaming mix!)

Miami Release Party for the Fabric CD

Snow-ver-dose 2011!

2011-02-02T23:45:00.000-06:00

It was "Snow-torious B.I.G." for most of Tuesday and Wednesday.
Clocking in at over 21" (53cm), it really was a crazy storm.
I somehow managed to gather the cojones up and go outside to take a few shots.

REMIX I: FUSION

2011-02-02T19:20:00.003-06:00

I'll be doing a little fundraiser with the Women's Board of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association.

Remix I: Fusion

Friday, February 11, 2011
7:30 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.

Architectual Artifacts
4325 N Ravenswood Ave
Chicago, IL 60613

Remix I: Fusion
Presented by the Women’s Board of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association

Experience the winter’s hottest party! Join us for a fusion of music, food and encounters, featuring CSO Mead Composer-in-Residence & DJ Mason Bates and Chicago legend Derrick Carter.

Purchase tickets at http://www.cso.org/remix or call 312-294-3181.

All proceeds benefit the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.

Come on by if you feel so inclined.

Event Info available here and here as well.

I want this...

2011-01-22T14:19:00.000-06:00

The Instagram -vs- The Hipstamatics

2011-01-21T00:52:00.001-06:00

I know I know, it's friggin' Mac -vs- PC.
It's North -vs- South.
It's The Beatles -vs- The Rolling Stones
It's East Coast -vs- West Coast.
Luckily, I go both ways.

Yeah, it's a little on the pedestrian side for "real photographers" but it's still a cool and fun-ish little niche for those of us that just like to play around.
These are a few shots from my Instagram fun time...

A shot of the bathroom

Endicott and I

From an Einstein's Bagels or something like that.

Parlor

I take a lot of these quick snaps so I'll post the ones that make the grade. Whatevs.

Phenomenon x Regal Wingtip Boot

2011-01-20T10:31:00.000-06:00

I'm kind of in love with these.
Maybe it's the yellow upper.
Maybe it the white sole.
Maybe it's the sweet punched details.
Maybe it's the silhouette.
Maybe it's the fact that I'll never find them...

From The Shoe Buff

Some stuff that's going on in my world...

2011-01-20T00:37:00.003-06:00

I have a new Mix CD / compilation coming out in March for Fabric London

I'm playing a cool party in Miami to promote this Mix CD / Compilation

I am also playing at Fabric with Terry Francis and Shonky

I'm headlining the Southport Weekender along with Kerri Chandler, Theo Parrish, DJ Spen, Karizma, Jellybean Benitez, and DJ Spinna

I'm playing a party in LA with some HAWTsters & Adam Auburn THIS VERY SATURDAY

Philly NYC with Mark Australia and more to follow...

Between the Adorable and the Heart Breaking

2011-01-20T00:00:00.001-06:00

Mabel is a bearded collie mix that suffers from canine narcolepsy.
So many feeling going on at the same time...

My Modern Dogs

2011-01-19T23:21:00.003-06:00

I know that people know that I have a few dogs in my life and I know that those that know, also know I how adore my littles. Well...they've been selected as contestants in the Modernica "Pets on Furniture" competition. Have a look at the site when you get a chance. There are some cool pieces in the pics and along with the main site it's generally a good spot to check every once in a few. I've had a thing for that Case Study Alpine Bed for a while now. I think that it's the visual similarity to the Eames LCW (a silhouette I've always found appealing) that gets me. Anywho, root around over there and while you're clicking stuff, don't forget to vote for the clan (They're #6 for those that don't know).

-Here, I'll make it easy for you- (I'm shameless...)

More pics from the archives -

More DEMF!

2010-06-11T01:22:00.004-05:00

A little bit mo' video from DEMF as shot by the one and only DJ Sneak!

Ms. Badu

2010-06-03T09:16:00.003-05:00

DEMF

2010-05-31T20:14:00.003-05:00

A bit of video from the Detroit Electronic Music Festival when I was playing the main stage. A great time all around!

Thank you Aranya for posting this!

Thank you Aranya for posting this.

A star is born...

2010-05-20T23:02:00.007-05:00

I rarely find music that really gets me all jazzed. I mean, I find "cool stuff" all of the time but this is one of those things that blew me away. AWAY! Talk about making a splash with your first appearance on network television. I think that I may even have a little bit of a crush...

Ladies and gentlemen- Janelle Monáe!

"(Not So) New Shoes" sculptures by Gabriel Dishaw

2010-04-17T06:48:00.006-05:00

So I went to the preview last night at St. Alfred and I must say, Gabriel's stuff is awesome!
It's kind of "future steampunk" and because of the wonderful recycled element it takes on a found art / outsider element though the idea is special and unique. The construction, the use of materials, the integration of the kind of quirks which real sneaker heads will truly appreciate is genius. Not to mention that after meeting him, I find him to be a lovely bloke.

As the proud owner of a pair of "Pentium Blazers" I am already a convert and yes, I've drunk the Kool-aid.

Check it out if you happen to be in town. Jordan, the gallery owner is a pretty rad dude. Homer, the gallery dog is a pretty rad dog and honestly, it'd make you a much better person because it's pretty cool...

360SEE Gallery
1924 N. Damen Avenue Chicago 60647
(773) 698-6340

www.gabrieldishaw.com

Neckface @ Barracuda LA

2010-03-04T02:55:00.002-06:00

The Radiant Child

2010-03-04T02:44:00.002-06:00

Sexy People

2010-02-22T19:56:00.002-06:00

Rummaging around the internet occasionally yields something so engrossing that you can't stop until you've seen every picture. Sites like People Of Walmart, Poorly Dressed and Look At This Fucking Hipster offer a glimpse into another world that I'm not normally privy to. I just found Sexy People. It's a bit of a misnomer because, that, they are not. Keep scrolling baby, keep scrolling...

Random cute dog picture

2010-02-22T19:18:00.002-06:00

We were watching "Best In Show". Somehow, I don't think he got the jokes...

Truth

2010-02-20T20:30:00.001-06:00

“ We’re all connected: to each other biologically, to the Earth chemically, to the rest of the universe atomically. ” - Neil deGrasse Tyson

Jaime Oliver - Lamb Curry Song

2010-02-20T20:26:00.002-06:00

A prime example of diversifying your portfolio.

Now available on iTunes.

This is kind of dope!

2010-02-20T20:17:00.001-06:00

I'm not a huge fan of the track but the visual is killing it!

Feed the flame

2010-02-20T20:12:00.002-06:00

A really cool picture of the Olympic flame traveling from Athens, Greece to Vancouver, Canada.

See more pictures HERE

AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward

Thank Goodness!

2010-02-20T19:59:00.001-06:00

Random cute dog picture

2010-02-20T19:50:00.003-06:00

Endicott & Tribena rocking Gucci sweaters as captured by Tim Shumaker

Enter the sausage stylus

2010-02-20T19:48:00.003-06:00

I like sausages just as much as the next guy but this is some next level, genius-type shit!

I like the idea of re-purposing things and finding function in odd places.

I like reverse engineering weird ideas.

I like.

This

Socalled: Montreal's queer, klezmer, hip-hop sensation

2010-02-03T08:27:00.001-06:00

He's also my friend and I think he's awesome (though he could probably use a haircut...).

Socalled

Selleck. Waterfall. Sandwich.

2010-02-03T08:00:00.001-06:00

The three bestest ingredients guaranteed to make your life a whole lot better.
Seriously.

Selleck. Waterfall. Sandwich.

"Why the Apple iPad is the future"

2010-01-29T08:06:00.001-06:00

A lot of people don't get it yet. Just wait. It really is a new benchmark.
Seriously, the applications are huge! Everything from its already stated uses like e-book reading, photos, web browsing, and access to the entire iTunes store (apps, music, movies, podcasts...), to things which I'd really like to see happen.
JazzMutant Lemur-like controller apps for DAW's, lighting systems masters, augmented art tours at museums, inventory tracking and warehouse management for businesses, interactive theater, wireless MIDI and synth control applications, restaurant ordering and seating management. I could go on and on but a medium form piece of portable technology which is both WiFi and 3G enabled and has the power to handle processor intensive applications and retain 64GB of data is noteworthy. Being able to do it and look good is something to coo about. Coo Coo...

"Why the Apple iPad is the future"

A group of nuns have lost their fight to prevent strippers from performing at a nightclub near their convent.

2010-01-29T04:52:00.000-06:00

"...The club's application to extend its opening hours until 0400 GMT at weekends was rejected by the licensing committee, he added.

Earlier, the nuns had joined some Uckfield residents in criticising The Broadway's plans to host "occasional exotic dancing and striptease to music".

In a letter to the committee, one of the nuns, Sister Jepson, said: "Numerous younger college students use the High Street regularly and would be aware of its activities. Can we suppose that the dancing entertainment and films are going to be Morris Men and Julie Andrews?"

No one from the club was available for comment."

FACE!

2010-01-29T04:45:00.002-06:00

I like some of it too.

2010-01-26T13:27:00.002-06:00

http://stuffwhitepeoplelike.com/

...and the genius award goes to -

2010-01-26T13:20:00.000-06:00

Dictionaries removed from classrooms in southern California schools.

Dictionaries have been removed from classrooms in southern California schools after a parent complained about a child reading the definition for "oral sex".

"Cheer up sleepy Jean"

2010-01-25T18:38:00.000-06:00

Still one of my favorite ways to goof off-

Between the virtual Roland 909 and the Audio Tool I can spend quite a bit of time just messing around with no aim nor purpose. F. U. N.

Virtual 909

Audio Tool Virtual Studio

Word of the day

2010-01-25T12:46:00.000-06:00

SWOLE

Exit Through The Gift Shop - A Banksy Film

2010-01-25T12:17:00.000-06:00

Funny Sh*t

2010-01-25T11:31:00.000-06:00

Though its premise is lost if you haven't already accomplished its aim, I'd say that this is probably one of the funniest and most clever commercials I have ever seen. Still...

Aussie art that doesn't kangaroo

2010-01-25T11:18:00.001-06:00

James Jirat Patradoon makes cool art. Born in 1985 in Thailand and raised in Sydney, Australia on a super-diet of cartoons, comic books, and sci-fi movies.

James' work explores his take on fantasy hyper-masculinity with portraits inspired by Japanese Manga, slasher movie villains, pro wrestlers, biker gangs, and Elvis.

His intense comic book styled images have appeared in magazines such as ESPN, Complex, Acclaim, Empty and ILOVEFAKE. As well as in collaborations with Adidas, Diesel, MTV, PepsiCo and Mambo.

Check his wares here

Light: On The South Side

2010-01-25T03:31:00.000-06:00

Between 1975-1977 Chicago's South Side night clubs were a little lighter. Not just because of a lanky white guy skulking about, but rather because of the camera and strobe light he carried. Michael Abramson hit Perv's House, Pepper's Hideout, The High Chaparral, The Patio Lounge, and The Showcase Lounge, not to capture the artists on stage, instead popping off a half dozen rolls every night on the crowd. Light: On The South Side gathers for the first time over 100 of these images, as Numero shines its own strobe on yet another dark corner of the past. The 132-page hard back book features photos, an ephemera section, and an essay by Nick Hornby. Housed in a gorgeous slipcase with the 12X12 book is Pepper's Jukebox, a seventeen track compilation of the kind of funky Chicago blues heard from the stage and the Wurlitizer. The deluxe 2LP set is packaged in a sharp gatefold jacket with two inner sleeves crammed to the gills with label scans and stories. All in all, it's the classiest Numero record ever made, spotted easily from across the room with it's near 2" spine. The first 1000 copies contain a limited edition bonus 45.

Check it out here.

Don't stop there though. Numero is having a SALE!

Blog Map

2010-01-25T03:01:00.000-06:00

So for those that don't know, I have a wide and weird group of interests including various musics, some art, humorous stuff, delicious food, outrageous spectacle, and things I'll tag "Chicago sh*t". Oh and dogs. I almost forgot about the dogs. That's my "blog map". With some luck and possibly a little divine intervention, I'll get there.

From my local bodega

2010-01-25T02:50:00.000-06:00

I haven't decided whether I'm game yet.

Human League News!

2010-01-25T02:31:00.000-06:00

The Human League News hit me up a little while ago and wanted to talk Human stuff. Naturally, I obliged. Check out my interview (let's just hope that they've changed the pictures...)

http://www.the-black-hit-of-space.dk/excl_interviews_carter.htm

Walking In The Shadows Of Giants

2009-10-24T16:10:00.000-05:00

You have found me. We are here. There is more to come.