Jean-Jacques Annaud's The Bear set to No Age score

"L.A.-based, world-renowned experimental noise pop duo No Age will appear live at the Cinefamily to perform their brand-new score for Jean-Jacques Annaud's majestic 1988 film The Bear, a near-wordless cinematic expedition deep into the savagery and tenderness of the animal kingdom. Told from the titular species' point of view, The Bear chronicles the journey of an orphan bear cub and a lone adult bear banding together to avoid two human hunters. Along the way, director Annaud has great fun with the storytelling possibilities from a non-human perspective, including dream sequences and an unforgettable psychdelic mushroom bear trip! With nearly no (human) dialogue, the film easily lends itself to live scoring, and No Age drummer Dean Spunt and guitarist Randy Randall have crafted a shimmering 90-minute set of sonic blasts and delicate textures that perfectly complement the peculiar, touching and altogether unique experience that is The Bear."
(via The Cinefamily)

8/30 @ 8pm & 10:30pm
Tickets $15

Will You Marry Us?

So Alex and I had been keeping a secret for months... we planned a surprise visit to South Louisiana to attend my brother Donovan and his fiance Suzy's engagement party. The party was beautiful and lasted until the early morning hours... typical southern celebration. The weather was especially gorgeous and unusually cool for this time of year... just one torrential downpour! ... how did we get so lucky?! In just a few days we managed to spend some lovely time with my parents, my closest friends ..including a special new edition, 9 month old Julien.. and of course my brother and soon-to-be sister. There was turtle soup, Jitterbuggin' and tears of happiness galore. It was a perfect introduction to Alex of my home and all my favorite people... relaxed, slow, loving and comfortable. Thank you to everyone who opened their homes and fold out couches to us. We cant wait to see you for the wedding!
(See all photos)


Acadian Jean Mouton settled Lafayette in 1821, known originally as Vermilionville. Guidry, our family name, is documented in "The Arrival of the Acadians" as one of the first Acadians, Pierre Guidry, to arrive in this area in April of 1764.

BIG THINGS POPPIN!

Radkat's off on a secret mission...
(photo via Blue Coyote Laughing)

Paul Octavious :: Wowzzaa!

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Omarion


Dodo


Read the touching life story of Percival, the last coil of string

Paul Octavious: Photographer, Graphic Designer, Filmmaker
Also making stories as Paul & Scott

Linda Perhacs Performs Parallelograms Live

"Combining fragile and beautifully melodic acid folk with perfectly-rendered electronic effects, this remarkable album consists of what its creator describes as 'visual music'. First released in 1970, it has gone on to become one of the most legendary and well-loved recordings of its time."
(via LindaPerhacs.com)

REDCAT | Wed Oct 7 | 8:30 pm |$25
Thought Forms and Parallelograms:
Visual Music with Linda Perhacs & Friends
Celebrating the 10-year anniversary of dublab, Los Angeles-based web radio collective, this evening of experimental exploration is the first-ever public performance by enigmatic folk singer Linda Perhacs, whose legendary album Parallelograms is an uncanny, ruminative masterpiece of psychedelia.

Wonderful interview with Linda, via dublab

*UPDATE 8/17: Tickets are on sale now

Only in My Dreams

YEAH! YEAH! I CAN HEAR YOU DEAN!! YEAAAH!

Subterranean Homesick Blues

"La Renardiere" (the fox hole) 1972 - 1975
Architect: Etienne Fromanger
Northern France

We discovered this house in the March 2009 issue of Elle Decoration UK. There is hardly anything to be found on this architect but his design, drawing from one the oldest forms of human shelter, is stunning. With the interior fixtures and fittings preserved to their original 1970's bohemian beauty, this home is my favorite of this style.

Half or entirely buried, these "Earth shelters" act as an insulator and maintain a mean temperature of around 55 degrees year round.. preserving an abundance of fossil fuels. Living within earth shelters has been a large part of human history. The connection to earth shelter dwellings began with the utilization of caves, and over time evolving technologies led to the construction of customized earth dwellings. Today, earth shelter construction is a rare practice, especially in the United States. During the energy crisis and the 1973 Oil Crisis, along with the Back-to-the-Land Movement, there was a surge of interest in earth shelter/underground home construction in an effort toward self-sufficient living. However, progress has been slow, and earth shelter construction is often viewed by architects, engineers, and the public alike as an unconventional method of building. Techniques of earth sheltering have not yet become common knowledge, and much of society still remains unaware of the process or benefits of this type of building construction.






Hilltop House - Brooksfield, Florida








Twin Dune Houses - Atlantic Beach, Florida
Hilltop House & Twin Dune House via William Morgan Architects









The vacation house of the architect, Claus Bonderup - Blokhus, Jutland

Nerd Quotient Booster Pack

Watching the above video will give your Nerd Quotient a

much-needed boost.