I mean… there’s a Ukrainian artist called Alexey Kondakov who cuts up figures from classical paintings and photoshops them into modern urban settings. That’s it, really. But it’s also wonderful. You can find Alexey Kondakov on Instagram.
Category: Apropos of nothing
Apropos of Nothing: rare Tom Waits interview
As far as I’m aware, Tom Waits gave only one interview for his last album. It was for the Take 5 radio show on ABC (Australia), with Zan Rowe. And it’s a real gem. http://www.abc.net.au/radio/programs/take-5/tom-waits-take-5/9671280 The format of the show is a bit like Desert Island Discs, where musicians pick 5 tracks from their heroes… Continue reading Apropos of Nothing: rare Tom Waits interview
Apropos of Nothing: Colourised Historical Photographs
This month I have been mostly marvelling at colourised historical photographs. Hardly a new phenomenon, particularly on the internet. But it recently struck me just how much of a difference it made to the photos adding that one ingredient: colour. Because we all know that grainy black and white photographs happened in The Past. In… Continue reading Apropos of Nothing: Colourised Historical Photographs
Apropos of Nothing: Ingrid Michaelson’s Live Versions
… are hilarious. First off, a bit of context. The way its supposed to be: Right. Now…
Covers of John Cage’s 4m 33s
That’s right, my little wolfcubs: covers in the plural. Is it a gimmick? Yes, probably. But then, isn’t the original piece a gimmick? So here are a few genre interpretations (and I’m not even including covers by the likes of Frank Zappa and Living Color): First, the original: Then, the famous Death Metal version:
Apropos of Nothing: Jessica Mitford Facts
Jessica Lucy ‘Decca’ Freeman-Mitford was one of the six legendary Mitford Sisters — caricatured by The Times journalist Ben Macintyre as “Diana the Fascist, Jessica the Communist, Unity the Hitler-lover; Nancy the Novelist; Deborah the Duchess and Pamela the unobtrusive poultry connoisseur”. In this very well-connected aristocratic family, Jessica was known as the “red sheep”.… Continue reading Apropos of Nothing: Jessica Mitford Facts