tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13997383074489467262024-03-13T21:16:42.973-04:00freshhhhhhharianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063300353702383449noreply@blogger.comBlogger85125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-52498425578494386922011-08-11T15:46:00.004-04:002011-08-11T15:48:41.521-04:00New BlogI've moved (well, my blog has)! I bought a domain, and am using wordpress so that I can learn all about themes. My new blog can be found at arianeelyse.com. I'll be blogging about books, music, fashion, DIY, travel, etc.
Have a look!
arianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063300353702383449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-72899508315362849342010-03-29T22:03:00.003-04:002010-03-29T22:22:09.973-04:00Timed Based MediaI have a video project coming up. Coming up you say?! Yes, it's true, my teachers have been a tad unorganized. Classes end in two weeks and I have yet to start a final project worth 45% of my final grade. Super. For this project I get to do animations in a 3d environment (not necessarily 3d objects) and combine it with green screen shot film footage.I'm pretty excited. I've learned a lot of arianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063300353702383449noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-5825723731355136452010-03-10T13:05:00.004-05:002010-03-10T13:21:51.390-05:00Meet Paul GardnerBy now I think my love of show posters is pretty apparent. I like the artistic freedom that they allow. I stumbled across FloraFauna, or Paul Gardner a while ago and was really impressed with what I saw. I like his use of geometric shapes and images. The interaction of elements is very playful and clever. They make me want them all. Also to make my own. Enjoy!arianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063300353702383449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-25463584814599723812010-03-02T11:23:00.005-05:002010-03-02T11:49:49.468-05:00Concert LoveLast Thursday I went to see Mr. Owen Pallett at Aeolian Hall in London (which, by the way is an amazing venue). I must say it was one of the best live shows I've been to in a while. First of all, it was probably the only concert I've ever been to (other than Coldplay in grade 12 at ACC) where it was all seating, which made for a very relaxing atmosphere. I got my first pleasent suprise with the arianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063300353702383449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-37272710537917123242010-02-03T13:41:00.008-05:002010-02-04T00:20:22.444-05:00A History of NoiseJust as the title might suggest, the recent treat unburied by Bradford is solidly overindulgent. However, you can't really look at it with any singular vision. When he was just kicking around with Moses, and Deerhunter was new blood and obsessed with tapes, these songs were the product of those times.The band has changed a lot since then, but this album has certain genetic makeup built into everymakejumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140267573201364101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-18066450856939425242010-01-25T11:00:00.008-05:002010-03-09T01:03:56.254-05:00I'm scatteredScissorIts a song that makes me fantasize about what is behind that little golden door on the cover of their album. I'm not sure what to expect from them, all I know is that the two songs I've heard are a sign that they haven't gone stale yet. And that is good enough for me.If you want to give out your email for it, or even a fake one you don't really use, Caribou is coming out with a new album makejumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140267573201364101noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-56810532599662630842010-01-09T18:48:00.015-05:002010-01-15T00:49:05.394-05:00Hopelessly So, Another Top 10While I am still doing silly things, like listening to Microcastle/Weird Era Continued or chewing on Feel Good Lost for yet another time (seriously who is gonna write a response to that?), the musical universe trudges along without me.I don't like top ten lists for the reason that they force me to make quick decisions about albums I've only had a few weeks to listen to. Out of all the albums thatmakejumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140267573201364101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-63867075083704270012010-01-04T17:28:00.007-05:002010-01-04T18:24:45.481-05:00Top 10 Albums of 2009Alright. New Year, new music. 2009 was an amazing year for music. Here I shall count down my top 10 favourite albums of 2009. Maybe next time I'll do top ten songs. Without further ado...10. Noble Beast- Andrew Bird: If you have the deluxe version you know why. Bird's catchy melodies, poetic lyrics, and beautiful instrumentation (I have a thing for violins) make this double album one of my arianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063300353702383449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-10494318481283945232009-10-28T13:36:00.004-04:002009-10-28T13:50:13.085-04:00Make That Face Again TomThese faces are awesome!Good ol' Tom Edwards. Every time I browse past his bookmark on my morning trot around the blogosphere (oooh yucky word) I think to my self, "who is that tom edwards?"Then I am quickly reminded.Is there anything better than a complete mastery of, well, unmastery?There is just something about his work that bypasses all of the "well that's shitty" sensors and activates all ofmakejumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140267573201364101noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-89720408896416375742009-10-07T17:09:00.006-04:002009-10-13T12:34:31.193-04:00Bradford's New SoundsIf you didn't steal his album off of media fire when it leaked then you are probably not an Atlas Sound fan. Or maybe you are a really good one. Well, maybe you are just nice.Bradford Cox writes a mean pop song. With the reverb drenched bedroom LP Let The Blind..., I'm convinced of his songwriting super powers. Maybe it's all he does, and this is okay, because he's got me listening.Like I makejumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140267573201364101noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-20928083378540037872009-10-07T16:28:00.004-04:002009-10-07T17:08:45.242-04:00Broken AmpsIt's their cleanest sounding album, but by no means is it meant for grandma's stereo, unless she likes that sort of thing. On a side note, I will still be listening to it when I am old.Times New Viking is damn good at writing catchy poppy songs that bore into your brain and stay there for weeks. Is it so wrong that they leave a bit of static in their wake? Their step towards a cleaner sound was makejumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140267573201364101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-16496179999286864572009-09-23T00:16:00.002-04:002009-09-23T00:26:06.480-04:00An ExperimentNow that I'm back at school I'm finding myself more and more just sitting, staring at a computer screen. Especially since I'm back at more practical courses meaning, computers in class, computers for homework, computers at home during chill time. I've decided that quite frankly, it's a little ridiculous the amount that I am stagnantly staring, browsing, wasting time at my computer. I'm finding itarianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063300353702383449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-2044870206558390412009-09-07T13:12:00.013-04:002009-09-15T08:32:11.410-04:00Standing Downwind from SemihemisphereI don't think I will ever get old of CalArts graduates. If I can say anything at all about Miwa Matreyek, it is that she embodies the life blood of fresh ideas. Her work speaks for itself, but I can't help but notice that her textures are making me vibrate like a bowl of oranges in a spring time earthquake. Her work reminds me of a post apocalyptic world that went strange and wasn't evil.makejumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140267573201364101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-33007061784811896422009-08-31T21:01:00.009-04:002009-09-17T16:29:31.230-04:00Oh some more?I heard Bradford Cox in an interview say that making music is hard work. That is especially true in the current waters of the downloader freeloader audience. But Deerhunter makes music and Deerhunter works hard and their release of The Rainwater Cassette Exchange has me impressed again. It's clear that as young bloods, they are bursting with ideas, and the fact that they had just released a makejumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140267573201364101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-92019186237581918592009-08-27T11:54:00.013-04:002009-09-17T16:28:51.167-04:00Part One: Gettin' MessyI had a conversation with Alex last night which was started by one of the best questions I have been asked in a long time. Feeling pretty beat by the summer, "what are you stoked about?" caught me off guard. Immediately I wanted to say nothing, but instead I quickly realized that I had silently put myself on hold for these hot shiny months, and in fact, I was stoked about something.Now don't get makejumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140267573201364101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-27278292811273432492009-08-26T10:55:00.004-04:002009-08-26T10:58:12.141-04:00Do you know about....?My sister introduced me to this handy lil' guy earlier this summer.www.grooveshark.comyou can play virtually any song ever from all over the world. There's only 1 I haven't been able to find and that was from an unsigned band so I guess it makes sense. If you're looking to hear a song without downloading this is the best way. Sometimes the search mechanism can be picky, and it won't fix your arianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063300353702383449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-3838103342850790532009-08-17T12:04:00.009-04:002009-08-28T01:19:09.653-04:00Gothic Axeman: Gregory CoatsWhen I say Gothic you think Goth.There shouldn't be such a strong link between some of the most interesting architecture, and some of the silliest uses of make-up to date (well, besides the Scene appeal). I want to disrupt, for the moment, this link in favor of talking about something interesting.When they teach typography in our program, they usually associate epochs of type with architecture tomakejumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140267573201364101noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-41801642060438030032009-08-17T11:57:00.005-04:002009-08-17T12:11:41.547-04:00Summer Music: A ReviewIf you remember, closer to the beginning of the summer I blogged about summer music. Well this summer is starting to wind down (only a few weeks left!) so I may be doing this a bit early but it's on my mind this morning.My summer soundtrack is this.Animal Collective- sleected songs from Merriweather, and Strawberry Jam (favourites Summertime Clothes, My Girls, Brothersport, Fireworks, Purple arianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063300353702383449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-32791719734420537732009-08-13T14:13:00.002-04:002009-08-13T14:21:49.547-04:00MMmmmm vintage clothes.Lately I am really hating stores in malls. They can be ok but... overpriced and unoriginal.Here are some things I am digging.from Santokivillage on EtsyFrom Le Skinny on EtsyFrom VintageETC on EtsyWhat do you think? Like any?arianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063300353702383449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-88277611486111367772009-07-20T12:12:00.009-04:002009-07-23T19:17:19.145-04:00Hometown HerosI was out with a friend a few weeks ago, checking out the ghost town that is James St. N on a Monday afternoon. Besides choosing one of the worst days to cross stitch along James St., it was worth it, because even when the galleries aren't open, the street still hums with action.Us being desperate to look at anything on paper, I found myself shyly edging into The Assembly, in hopes that we could makejumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140267573201364101noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-90575088485439113742009-07-18T16:04:00.002-04:002009-07-18T16:06:46.169-04:00time to relive my youthAnd this was definitely a great part of my youth (CLICK ME). arianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063300353702383449noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-33613120880109693872009-07-13T09:10:00.013-04:002009-07-13T11:22:07.648-04:00Design CrushWhilst researching for a paper for my 'Matter of Technology' class last term I heard a statistic that states about 2/3 of the sites you randomly browse you've already been to. If that's true how have I never been to FromKeetra before?I've seen her stuff a lot. I discovered today that it's everywhere- she's been featured multiple times on BOOOOOOOM!, core77, notcot, and FFFFound!. At first glance arianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063300353702383449noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-37899932581318153822009-07-08T15:35:00.002-04:002009-07-08T15:50:45.411-04:00Do you appreciate the subtleties of taste?If you're in or have ever been involved in art (or anything creative) you know it can be really discouraging. Why is it discouraging? Well I recently watched an interview with Ira Glass (host of radio show This American Life) and he describes the problem so well. He talks about how people get into any creative discipline because of passion and taste. It seems taste has everything to do with your arianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063300353702383449noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-9201409434314573222009-06-17T16:48:00.004-04:002009-06-17T17:26:50.998-04:00Grizzly Bear is Amazing: An Album ReviewI'll get it out of the way before I begin: I'm so very much a fan of Grizzly Bear. It is a bias like this that threatens to make this post a crappy echo of better opinions thrown around the internet. Especially in the wake of a new album. As much as I can remove myself from that, I will still be fascinated by these musicians, but I have been chewing on the album for a while now, and I think it ismakejumphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05140267573201364101noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1399738307448946726.post-22011085473393301702009-06-11T21:51:00.004-04:002009-06-11T22:22:20.242-04:00Grizzly Bear is Amazing: A Concert Review.I didn't know it was possible. My appreciation for Grizzly Bear has doubled since I saw them last Friday (June 5th) at the Phoenix in Toronto. Here is why.The Opening band Here We Go Magic from Brooklyn New York were damn good themselves. Normally openers for an $18 concert aren't the best. Typically some semi-okay local band good enough to pass some time. But Here We Go Magic played a really arianehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09063300353702383449noreply@blogger.com1