DELICIOUS AS HELL

So I was chillin' at my friend's spot today, and who rolls up but the designer and owner of Dienasty, creator of all these SMOKIN' shirts. They are so bad assed awesome! Dienasty is SUPER FRESH and so BK, I suggest getting them while ya can!

DIEMONDS

This is Diemonds.

Have a watch and listen <here>

MT ROYAL

"The effects of Mt. Royal depend upon the amount used, its potency, the circumstances and the expectations/mood of the listener. The most common (and desired) effects are talkativeness, cheerfulness, relaxation and greater appreciation of sound and colour. listeners frequently report perceiving an enhanced performance for tasks involving creativity (moving, dancing etc.), although no scientific evidence indicates that the music improves hearing, eyesight or skin sensitivity."

These guys played a great set for sled island. I'm looking forward to hearing more from them soon! Check them out:

their myspace

their NMC

INVADER

TOP 10
by extermitent

neat concept, and nice delivery, good sound track as well. Now I just wish people would stop making art out of other people's art...
via

RIP

Thank You.

GOOD TO BE HERE

The {Van Charles} Gallery

This Thursday at The Gallery winner of the PF Flyer Art and Sole fundraiser held last Winter is sharing goodness. His collection is at first inspired by the feelings one gets when time is taken to stop, breathe and look around at the beautiful wonders in life. I have been lucky enough to have had the chance to hang out with this artist over the past week with Aaron from The Gallery and I must say Van Charles is a honest, caring, open minded person. I am also impressed that he has taken the time to build his own canvases and be resourceful with some of his supports. Come down to The Gallery and experience Van Charles's out look on life: "It's always good to be here."

The Gallery
113 - 1013 17th Avenue SW Calgary
June 25 - July 29, 2009

Opening Reception:
Thursday June 25, 2009
7:00 pm - midnight

VINYL RETRO LOUNGE

Once your Factory Party 6 hangover fades, head over to the Grand Opening of Calgary's newest club, VINYL RETRO LOUNGE on June 25th. Located in the downtown core, Vinyl is bound to bring new flavor to our summer weekends. Featured, are two dance floors, Hollywood & Rockstar VIP rooms and bottle service booths, something we definitely need for exclusivity.
I've been hired as the resident photographer and if you come, I guarantee a night you are yet to experience in Calgary.

Message me at yanamatusovski@gmail.com to get on the guest list.

For more information visit www.vinylretrolounge.com/calgary

SYNESTHESIA

Synesthesia by Terri Timely from Pamala Buzick on Vimeo.

Ian Kibbey made the film with his partner Corey Creasey, who are the duo behind Terri Timely. Together, Ian and Corey have directed music videos for music artists like St. Vincent (who’s new video for Actor Out of Work is brilliant), The Little Ones, Joanna Newsom and Midlake among others. To say these guys are talented would be an understatement.

So the video above is titled Synesthesia, which for those who haven’t heard of it is, “is a neurologically based phenomenon in which stimulation of one sensory or cognitive pathway leads to automatic, involuntary experiences in a second sensory or cognitive pathway.” For example you might smell a color, or hear a taste… it’s sensing something and processing it in an entirely different matter. So in the video above, we see a family go about their rather suburban lives, but experiencing things in a different way. The boy at the table is listening to his vegetables, the mother is chopping up words, possibly tasting what she’s reading, and the other son in the living room is smelling color from his music.

The idea is quite brilliant and is visualized as well as I think one could with such a complex topic. Sit back and enjoy this little visual treat. Also, for more about synesthesia, click here to read the Wikipedia page.

BUSY BUSY BUSY

So everyone is running around doing crazy amounts of work for Factory Party #6 right now, but there are still lots of really great things happening this week that you should all check out.


There is a group exhibition of emerging Calgary artists at Skew Gallery on Thursday night. Merge 2 features the figure-based work of Tia Halliday, Kim Neudorf and Erik Olson, and is sure to be excellent. A very talented group of people! There is an opening reception from 6 until 8 pm.
http://www.skewgallery.com/upcoming.htm
http://www.erikolson.ca/
http://kimneudorf.banff.org/

Also on Thursday at Trepanier Baer Gallery, artist Chris Millar will be presenting 9 new paintings, a sculptural work, listening booth and copies of his book project. If you have not seen Millar's previous work, you cannot miss this opportunity. It's mind blowing.
Opening reception is from 6 pm onward.
http://www.trepanierbaer.com/
http://postinterestingpainting.com/home.html

Finally, 809 gallery is having it's very last show, EVER, on Friday. Hurrah is a two-man show of works by Bradley Harms and Brandon A. Dalmer. Come celebrate the success of one of Calgary's best Artist Run Centres (and no doubt one of Calgary's best garages). The opening is from 6 pm -9 pm, with a second chance to see the work on Sunday from 2 pm - 5 pm
http://www.809er.com/
http://www.bradleyharms.com/
http://www.badalmer.com/

Oh, and there is some big party thing on Wednesday at the Uptown or something. But that will probably suck. Nobody ever goes to those things anyways.

(Painting by Erik Olson)

THROW YOUR W'S UP.

I'll only tell you once, don't sleep on Wu.
Get your hands on the new Raekwon mixtape Staten Go Hard vol. 1.
U-God's new album Dopium comes out June 23rd on Babygrande records, too. Maybe he'll impress this time.

Step One : Get yourself a forty
Step Two : Get yourself a shortie
Step Three: Stick it

THINGS I LOVE ABOUT THE INTERNET

David Horvitz, all-ways so clever.

NO ONE LIKES LINEUPS

Summer is at a peek (solstice on Sunday kids!), and while chilling should be top priority for all, there is one Very important thing you need to do:
Get your tickets for the upcoming Factory Party #6 at The Uptown on June 24th (a week away!!). FP#6 is going to be The party of the summer (yes, I'm including that horse show that people sometimes get excited about), especially because it's the opening act for the beloved Sled Island.

I'm not even going to go into all the AWESOME stuff that's going on... yet. I can, however tell you that if you don't get a ticket (there are 600 advance, that will sell out), you will have to wait in line, and while the summer nights are welcoming, you'll be missing out on some crazy stuff inside.
They're $12 and ou can pick 'em up at:
The Uptown Box Office (afternoons - evening and weekends)
The Uptown Admin Office (buzz the barron building doors 10-4)
The REEL on Friday Nights at The Marquee Room
The Gallery (113-1013 17 Ave SW) (love this place).
and from any one of us here at TML.

Seriously, you want one of these tickets while they're around.

Image: Jordan Keenan, AWOL. (to be seen at FP#6)

FACTORY PARTY #6 SHORT AD

FACTORY PARTY #6 from Randy Gibson on Vimeo.

THE PHOTOGRAPHIC DICTIONARY

Whilst I was wasting time on the internet today, I happened to stumble across this diamond in the rough. It's called The Photographic Dictionary, and well, it is (as it's name suggests) a dictionary that employs the use of photographs to define words. They describe themselves thusly: "The Photographic Dictionary is dedicated to defining words through the literal, figurative, and personal meanings found in each photograph." The example above, as I'm sure you alredy guessed, is the photographic definition of "pool". Click here, and see if they've found a way to define your favorite word yet...

Talent and Worth

A recent collaborative photo shoot in Calgary caught my eye. Delicate fabrics and organic silhouettes float in a worn and very mysterious atmosphere. The white fairies gracefully subvert the decay around them. They are like exotic icing on a rich, dark, chocolate cake. Taunting, like a sensuous dream.

styling: Carl Abad

hair: Phillip Elliot

makeup: Joanne Black

photographer: Amy Victoria Wakefield

http://www.astorecalledworth.com/

sweet dreams. xx

ROOFTOPS GALORE

It seems every weekend brings another rooftop worth exploring, and last week at the Bushwick Biennial was no exception. Great weather and fabulous art (not to mention fantastic company) made the day perfection. I'll drink to that. These clicks were taken by my great friend, photographer Eric Bessel.

LIFE IS BEAUTIFUL

Hi everyone, I have been working on this show for a long time. It really means a lot to me, I have been thinking about it for ever. Doing a show like this is part of a dream I have had for an even longer time, in which case: I would love to see everyone I love there to celebrate it's opening with me, and bring your friends, I'd love to meet more great people. I am really excited! If by chance you can't come to the show, don't worry, my work will be up all summer, but keep your eyes peeled, I get to change it up whenever I like. The opening reception is next Wednesday at Blink Restaurant & Bar, located at 111 8 Avenue SW,a place I love very much. Come for dinner, stay for the people. Call (403) 263-5330 to make reservations!

Thank you,

Tiffany Wollman

xo

HE ONLY HAD ONE BOWL AT HOME

34 MINUTES OF SUMMER. A NEW MIXTAPE BY KID CHAMPAGNE

My summer is in full swing, my bicycle is logging some serious mileage as is my liver, and that's just the way I like it. Interestingly enough, I've been listening to a lot of rock and roll lately, and these few songs are quickly becoming my summer anthems! Anyway, hit it up and let the sounds of a million patios and so many cold cans of beer flow through your ears!



kid champagne: 34 minutes of summer (click here to download)

1) Moving Units - Kids From Orange County
2) Cazals - Somebody, Somewhere
3) Phoenix - Lisztomania
4) Tom Vek - I Ain't Saying My Goodbyes
5) The Gossip - Standing In The Way of Control
6) The Horrors - Who Can Say?
7) Black Kids - I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How to Dance With You
8) King Khan & The Shrines - Took My Lady To Dinner
9) Von Bondies - Lack Of Communication
10) The Rapture - Whoo! Alright! Yeah! Uh-Huh!

DREAM BABY DREAM

THE RATS

Over 40 years ago Fred Cole, a California native set out on a trip "up north" to evade the American military's War draft for Vietnam. When Cole and his accompaniment where hit with a van breakdown in Portland little did he know it, but it was that event which sealed his destiny. It was in Portland, Oregon where Fred met his wife and musical partner, Toody. From the early seventies until now, the couple have played together in several monumental outfits in a plethora of genre's. In the beginning the was The Weeds, followed by the Lollipop Shoppe. That soon became Zipper until 1979 when The Ramones where scheduled to come through town. Already a veteran in other high energy movements in the past like the impassioned rawness of psychedelia of the late 60's, Cole saw the opportunity to dive head first into the punk scene. The Rats where formed and debuted as the Ramones' supporting act... and the rest is history. The Rats went on to make 3 full length LP's, and when punk ran out of steam in the mid 80's, the couple soon formed arguablly their most celebrated band, Dead Moon. As these two so aptly show, nothing last's forever and Dead Moon is now Pierced Arrows. Their contribution to the Portland scene is monumental- having owned a musical instrument shop in the 70's and 80's where they boasted to have supplied anyone his is anyone with their first gear. Not to mention opening the famous Portland venue The Crystal Ballroom. Cleary, any two people working together for so long investing so much love in their craft is bound to flourish. If you like this Rats LP you should definetly check into all their stuff. It's like if Talking Heads where a punk band. Can you beat that? Hell no!

The Rats- Self Titled LP

DAMN THAT'S CHEESY

Two of the Netherlands’ top export products include Design and, of course, cheese. Not too long ago, marketing consultant Marinde van Leeuwen wondered why the two shouldn’t join forces, and so she came up with the brilliant concept of DesignKAAS.

For the cheese jacket designs, Van Leeuwen has turned to all things typically and traditionally Dutch – tulips, windmills, lace, the boerenbont pattern, and poetry. But it’s not all about good looks - DesignKAAS cheeses were recently named amongst the top 25 cheeses in the Netherlands!

Visit the DesignKAAS website to find out more, and buy yourself some of the best looking cheese I've ever seen.

FACTORY PARTY #6 DESKTOP BACKGROUND & iPHONE WALLPAPER

(Desktop^^Click to enlarge & Abuse)


(iPhone ^^Click to enlarge & Abuse)

SEAN AA MACALISTER

We here at TML all love David Shrigley a lot, but to have someone who loves him so much that he makes art just like him in a way that we can touch and breath (here in Calgary for a limited time) is pretty sweet too.
Our dear friend from The Straw, Sean, is putting out a book of 100 drawings that he's done called 100 Pieces of Mind which he'll be selling at Tubby Dog tomorrow night along with a full of hot dogs reception. The drawings are great, witty and whole-hearted so pick up a copy!

BRATSA

Yo,
Tomorrow you should go and check out these wicked paintings that this 72 year old man does of programming for computer viruses. I wish Bratsa was my grand-dad! Opening reception from 2-5pm at Herringer Kiss Gallery (709 11 Ave SW).



Image: Bratsa Bonifacho
A Burlesque M
Courtesy of Herringer Kiss Gallery

ps: also an opening accross the street at Paul Kuhn (same time), but I barely wish those artists were my relatives... I'm not sure what that says about them though.

AITOR THROUP

I found a picture of Aitor Throup in a file labelled "menswear" on my computer. Not remembering who he was but assuming I'd saved his picture for a reason, I looked him up. As it turns out, Throup's menswear is the sort that really blurs the line between art and design, which - particularly in menswear - is something we don't see enough of. I'm not sure how I feel about the clothes themselves but, personal taste aside, they are very interesting and technically impressive. If you want to check out his designs and his sketches (which I really like) you can find them here.

CURRENT MUSIC JUST DOESN'T COMPARE

The Temptations, looking sharp.

GETTING READY FOR THE NEXT GREAT THING

Patti McCarty and Betty Brooks having a great time, Love these ladies! As for me, times are in transition. I am officially a Master and moving onwards! This weekend I am running a limo tour through Bushwick for the First Ever Bushwick Biennial! Have a bunch of other projects that I'll keep you up to date on: curating, hot new artists, my own art, as well as art advising tips. XO's from BK!

PHOTOGRAPHER: JEAN-BAPTISTE MONDINO

For the last twenty years, Jean-Baptiste Mondino’s wildly progressive photographs and videos have radically changed the strategies of the rock, pop and fashion industry, making him one of the most influential, admired and sought-after photographers of our time. Yet before he found himself behind the lens, Mondino’s first passion was music, which he indulged while working as a DJ and composer. Despite his eventual change in path, music continues to be his favorite source for inspiration.

Jean-Baptiste Mondino was born in Aubervilliers, France in 1949, and currently resides in Paris. Today, his services are commissioned by the likes of Björk, Brian Ferry, Sting, David Bowie, Madonna, Jennifer Lopez, Tom Waits and Prince—as they are likewise by design gurus such as Philippe Starck or politicians such as Nelson Mandela, not to mention any number of art directors in the large ad agencies, editors-in-chief of numerous underground or glossy magazines and manufacturers of diverse brand-name articles such as Dior, Gautier, Nike and Calvin Klein. In addition to his photography, Mondino continues to be active with his film work for commercials and music videos.

BIRDY NAM NAM

BIRDY NAM NAM - THE PARACHUTE ENDING - CLIP OFFICIEL



Great new video for French Electro Turntablist group Birdy Nam Nam's latest single Parachute Ending. The Daft Punk references are strong in this one. Enjoy!

ON A MORE PERSONAL NOTE...

Since this really isn't the place to post every single thing I make, but you obviously all want to see it, I recently started up a fashion/sewing blog, "Sew Bitchin'!". It's got a lot more sass than my posts here and I've completely done away with grammar, but with the same impeccable taste and I usually post several times a day. So if you're interested in what I'm sewing, fashion-related things, and the occasional picture of my nails (it may not have much to do with sewing, but who doesn't love a gaudy set of acrylics?), then you should check it out.

FOR THE LOVE OF VINYL RECORDS

I spent my hungover weekend listening to Scandal and King Tuff at my bud's place. After drinkin' away the pain in McCaren park with To-Go-Margaritas from the Turkey's Nest, we hit up a rooftop party, and a show at the Autumn Bowl. Hurrah Summer.

GIVE A HAND TO WILDLIFE

The new World Wildlife Foundation campaign is pretty cool.
I don't need to explain it to you, you kids are smart cookies.

FACTORY PARTY #6 SUBMISSIONS, OPEN CALL NOW ON!

HERE WE GO AGAIN!!!! SEND IN YOUR ART!!!

PERFORMANCE AND INSTALLATIONS ARE GETTING PRIORITY, ALSO "POP" & "WARHOL" INSPIRED ART WILL BE LOVED!!!!

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FACTORY PARTY #6, June 24th 2009 @ The Uptown OPEN CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS

Submission Guidelines: Factory Party is a multi-disciplinary art showcase which seeks avant-garde work from emerging artists from within Calgary and Alberta. We encourage all mediums to be submitted, with a focus on interactive and performance pieces (to fit with the audience driven party) as well as two dimensional and three dimensional art objects (for the walls) and video (for the theaters). Essentially, there are no limits and we encourage fun-loving and forward-thinking submissions.

To be considered, you MUST FOLLOW THE GUIDELINES BELOW and have submitted your art to fp6submissions@themodernleisure.com by or before Midnight on Wednesday, June 10th 2009. Late or incomplete submissions will not be considered. Only those selected will be notified by Monday June 15th.

GUIDELINES:

1) Submit up to five images of work, these images MUST be accompanied with a Title, Size, and Medium. Any additional concerns are also encouraged (installation requirements etc.). Please specify If you are submitting a series and further images may be requested. Tangible works without images will not be considered.

2) Work that would be created (performance, interactive, installation, conceptual) at the party can be described in as much detail as possible. Please include requirements such as space, type of crowd, conditions such as lighting etc. (if known). Support materials such as prop or set images or video are recommended.

3) Files must be .JPEGS and the total attachment size cannot exceed 5MB.

4) The artworks submitted MUST be the works you intend to show. If selected, the artist must arrive at The Uptown with the works submitted, no more, no less on the date specified.

5) Video submissions may only be made in screening quality .AVI or .MOV files. Any other file types will not be considered. It is recommended that files are sent via YOUSENDIT.COM to the submissions email. The service is free and is designed to handle large files. NOTE that yousendit is only for video submissions.

We look forward to your submissions, and encourage artist who have participated or submitted in the past, to submit again.

Questions can be sent to randy@themodernleisure.com ONLY.

submissions: fp6submissions@themodernleisure.com
information & questions: randy@themodernleisure.com

KITSUNE MAISON COMPILATION VOL. 7

So, Kitsune Maison has done it again by releasing their best compilation record to date: Kitsune Maison Compilation Vol. 7. They're calling it the lucky one and it's blowing my mind right now. The clever cats over at Kitsune are proving themselves as the foremost taste-makers internationally right now, considering this compilation is not simply comprised of the newest artists on the label; instead they just chose their favorite songs that they have been listening to in the office, slapped them together and pressed a vinyl that is true musical pornography!

Click here to listen to a mini-mix of the compilation (right click to download)

Click here to listen to my favorite track on the record: This Sweet Love (Prins Thomas Sneaky Edit) by James Yuill (right click to download)

Click here to go to Kitsune's website.

francis cheer

download francis cheer's first cd typewriter

http://francischeer.com

SINCE I KNOW YOU ALL LOVE WARHOL'S CAMPBELL'S SOUP CANS...

If you're ever reading about art brut, one of the first names to come up will be Adolf Wölfli (1864-1930). To tell you enough, I'd have to write way too much, so I'll direct you to his biography (a very interesting timeline), but to sum things up, after being diagnosed as schizophrenic and institutionalized Wölfli began doing tremendously complex and deatiled drawings, writing and composing music. Several years after his death, Jean Dubeffet discovered Wölfli's work and gave him his reputation as one of - if not the - most significant artist of the art brut "movement". A movement not often given proper credit in the history of art, Wölfli's influence is often overlooked, but his art should not be.

WHY DIDN'T I THINK OF THAT?

Lori Nix.

She shoots scenes using scale models (like these), which loosely translates to: These photos can out-cool the real world in any way, shape or form.

Whether or not they do is subjective. Check her out, the link goes to our favourites with other series' to the left.

Marcel Dzama

If you like art that's a little bit scary, like I do, and you don't know about Canadian-born Marcel Dzama and his work, you should spend time with some of his drawings, like the above Untitled(2001). Done mostly in ink, watercolour and sometimes rootbeer, these works are beautiful and terrifying, simple but rich with narrative. Take a look at some of his other drawings, paintings and sculpture at the David Zwirner Gallery website: http://www.davidzwirner.com/artists/10/

Or, if you're feeling brave, watch this music video for N.A.S.A's The People Tree, with artwork by Marcel Dzama.


This will give you nightmares. Don't say I didn't warn you.

ONCE, TWICE, THREE TIMES A BABY

A great video from French Electro duo Make The Girl Dance. Enjoy.

Make the Girl Dance- Baby Baby Baby

HOLY CRAP! AGAIN!

(click to enlarge and spread virally)

GRIZZLY MUTHA FUCKIN' BEAR

I just copped the new GB record, Veckamist, and it's blowing my fucking mind right now. It’s hard to imagine any band that's able to utilize the studio as effectively as Grizzly Bear. The Brooklyn-based quartet seamlessly weaves instruments into textures, rendering music that is almost irrelevant to discuss in traditional terms of rhythm and arrangement. But Grizzly Bear’s art is not something to be thought about, it's something to be felt; it sweeps through you, feathering imagination and unlocking emotion. While this is prodigiously modern music, the cleverness of its coordination and restraint of delivery makes it seem of a porous and playful past, leaving the listener lying on a hardwood floor in the 60s, reading Kerouac and smoking Lucky Strikes. A spectacular triumph, Veckamist is as absolutely enchanting as it is thoroughly impressive.

I decided to throw in a little treat for you all, Grizzly Bear's Knife remixed by Girltalk click to listen, right-click to download!

THE CLOCK CLOCK BY HUMANS SINCE 1982

Swedish designers Humans since 1982 have created a digital clock made of 24 analogue clocks, which spell out the time with their hands.

The designers have also developed a typeface derived from letter forms created by banks of clocks.

The prototype Clock Clock will be exhibited at the Rhösska design museum in Göteborg from June till mid August 2009.

OMFG this thing rules. Check out the Clock Clock in action here, and while you're at it, why not download the typeface.

AFTERNOON WEIRDNESS

Wave Machines I Go I Go I Go from trunk animation on Vimeo.

032c

256 pages...

and this is issue 17.

click <here> to check the site.

MODERN LEISURE ICON: ISABELLA BLOW

TWISTER AT BROKEN CITY ON A TUESDAY: YOU MISSED OUT AGAIN!

DELICIOUS HALF OFF-TERNOON

Something good always comes out of something bad - the recession has brought us, although not terribly proportional, half priced appy's and drinks on weekday afternoons at Teatro - one of Calgary's premier gastro institutions. Anything from their bar and wine list (which reads like a really good novel) as well as items including beef tartar and Ahi tuna carpaccio from an afternoon snack menu, are half off on weekday afternoons from 3-5 pm. All part of their 4-point Economic Stimulus Package including: 3 course lunch for two for the price of a barrel of oil at closing the day before and free corkage and 3 course chef's tasting for $50/pp on Sunday Evenings.
Go and revel in their great collection of art as well as your food and drink. Above is one of my favorite pieces, Hand Bird by David Altmejd - one of the only bronze pieces the wonder man has made - also seen at the 52nd Venice Biennale!
Seriously worth the trip.

ERNESTO NETO I LOVE YOU

Ernesto Neto, mad hot brasil artist, does it again. This time in the HUGE SCALE at the Armory on Park Ave. Wander around his creation, which looks like some sort of land from outta space. So dreamy.

WWDJD?

This past Sunday I saw Dead Jesus.

There was no water to wine miracles.

But the bar stool with a bible page wrapped in a pig intestine read: The small and the big shall be removed. And the servant will no longer serve his master.

amen