Following Rabbits Blog — friday favorites
friday favorites: july 30
WATCH IT: videos I peeped this week that you should too
The Black Keys' video for Tighten Up (pictured above) is adorable and hilarious. Watch it.
Mashable compiled 10 crowdsourced music videos-- too cool! I LOVE the ideas behind these videos... as a creative person, the prospect of having tons of people participating in your art project is so amazing. (#9 is incredible!) Check 'em out!
HEAR IT: songs I downloaded this week
1. Slowly by Max Sedgley 2. New York to California by Mat Kearney 3. All I Need by Radiohead 4. Lamentations of the Heart by Philip Wesley 5. Leave Me Alone by Natalie Imbruglia
Sesame Street Film Festival at BAM
DO IT: things to add to your calendar
BAM kicks off their animation film festival today with animation block party programs all weekend. Check their schedule for show times!
Tonight is round 2 of Starbox in Bryant Park. I haven't seen any word leaked on who was in the box last Friday, but I did hear that at 8:30p they disassembled the box and the star was gone, to the amazement and confusion of the crowd. Curiosity may get the best of me tonight. 6:30-8:30p.
Saturday head to the Guggenheim at 5:45p and pay-what-you-wish to explore the museum until it closes at 7:45p. I can't wait to check out Haunted.
On Monday, BAM is hosting a Sesame Street Film Festival! Anyone who grew up in the 70s and 80s really must check this out. Showing at 3 times throughout the day, each one will be introduced by Craig Shemin, Muppet historian and vice president of the Jim Henson Legacy. (The fact that there is such thing as a "Muppet historian" makes me giddy...) I really hope that the Near/Far bit and Teeny Little Super Guy are included.
friday favorites: july 23
SEE IT: art and photography I fell for this week
Flickr user onpaperwings has a gallery of typography polaroids that I love! A whole lotta vintage goodness... inspiring me for my many apartment decorating endeavors.
There's something creepy about these photos... but I guess that's the point. Grunge photography at its finest.
HEAR IT: songs I downloaded this week
1. Airplanes by B.O.B. feat/Hayley Williams (of Paramore) 2. You Lost Me by Christina Aguilera 3. Tighten Up by the Black Keys 4. The Only Exception by Paramore 5. Laredo by Band of Horses
FOLLOW IT: blog I discovered this week
Design*Sponge is a fabulous source of design inspiration, with lots of before and after shots, little additions you can use to spruce up your space, and party planning ideas! Blogs like this make me uber envious of their photos... I've gotta learn some tricks to get the dreamy, soft photos that the blogs I love have in every post!
DO IT: things to add to your calendar
Head to Bryant Park after work today! Every Friday from today to August 13th, from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, a secret celebrity will be in an 8x8 box. People will be invited to look inside, but will have to sign a nondisclosure form first. Curious!
Also tonight- the Goonies on the Intrepid! FREE, 7pm doors, get there early to get in line and score a good spot. Film starts at sundown.
Saturday we're going to be scraping 100 degrees in the city! From 11a-5p head to Coney Island for the 20th Annual Sand Sculpting competition.
Sunday after sleeping off your Saturday night cocktails and indulging in brunch, head over to the Brooklyn Indie Market at Carroll Park, 11a-6p.
friday favorites: july 16
street art in Colombia, by jerm IX
SEE IT: art and photography I fell for this week
While some see it as vandalism (and oftentimes it can be) I'm actually a big fan of and advocate for street art and graffiti. There are a lot of artists who give it a good name and create art with a message behind it. Jerm IX is one of those people. His inspired messages appear all over the world. Check out his flickr gallery for more.
Sunday there was a total solar eclipse over remote parts of the Pacific. Check out some neat photos from National Geographic here.
WATCH IT: videos I peeped this week that you should too
Jarbas Agnelli used a photo of birds sitting on wires and translated it to sheet music and played the melody. It's actually pretty beautiful.
An exploding birthday cake at a party full of beautiful ladies in Marie Antoinette-period costumes leads to a serious food fight in this Acid Girls video.
HEAR IT: songs I downloaded this week
1. New York I Love You, But You're Bringing Me Down by LCD Soundsystem 2. Two Weeks by Grizzly Bear 3. The Scientist by Coldplay 4. Hide and Seek by Imogen Heap
2009 Siren Music Festival, photo by Jonathan McPhail
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The New York Philharmonic will be playing tonight at Prospect Park, followed by a fireworks display. There will also be fireworks after the Brooklyn Cyclones game down in Coney tonight.
The 10th Annual Coney Island Siren Music Festival is tomorrow from noon to 9p. Two stages, DJs between sets, food, drinks and sunshine. Admission is free! For a schedule of bands, click here.
The {NewNew} will be having their weekend handmade gifts fair at Governors Island, both Saturday and Sunday from 10:30a-6p (running every weekend through September 5). For location details and a list of vendors, click here.
friday favorites: july 9
photograph by Edouard
SEE IT: photography I fell for this week
With all of this muggy, sticky heat we've been having in New York this week, I've been longing for some time on a breezy beach. These beachy photographs are about as close as I can come for a while... well worth browsing through.
WATCH IT: videos I peeped this week that you should too
The NYC Street Pianos Project has come to an end, with the pianos being donated to local schools and community centers. Players were encouraged to film their performances and upload them for all to see. Check out some highlights of the project here.
This is an amazing ad for Delux's Let's Colour Campaign- an initiative to transform gray spaces with lots of color.
The Creator's Project held a panel in NYC, where the mission was to create an original pop song with audience participation and a lot of off-the-cuff improv. The video is great, and you can also stream the MP3 that they created. It's actually a pretty hot song... very dance-worthy with a mean hook.
HEAR IT: songs I downloaded this week
1. The Loneliness of a Tower Crane Driver by Elbow 2. Tikal by E.S. Posthumus 3. Unnecessary Trouble by Hard-Fi 4. Everybody's Changing by Keane 5. Here It Comes by Doves
friday favorites: july 2
WATCH IT: videos I peeped this week that you should too
Can this baby really be dancing like this?! Take a look and see for yourself.
For Self's new video for "Could You Love Me Now?", frontman Matt Mahaffey learned to lip-synch the song backwards! In this music video, everything is moving backwards, while it appears he's moving forward. Awesome.
Robots perform an 8-minute dance routine in Shanghai... technology kinda frightens me...
FOLLOW IT: blogs I discovered this week
Decor8 is another great resource I've found for fun apartment finds. I love tiny explosions of color in an all-white room, whimsical wall art, and soft furniture. Check out their blog for fresh ideas and inspiration.
I Have to Say... is a great blog with tons of fabric, sewing, and creativity. I love her patterns and fabrics, and her photos have given me some crafty inspiration for the long weekend!
DO IT: things to add to your calendar this holiday weekend
Coney Island fireworks both tonight AND tomorrow night at 9:30p! Take a stroll on the boardwalk, check out the new Luna Park, and kick off your 4th of July weekend right. (If you can't get there this weekend, there are fireworks on the beach every Friday through Labor Day!)
FREE She & Him concert on Governors Island at noon on the 4th. Get over there early to get yourself a spot! (First ferry is at 10a). After the show rent a bike and take a ride around the island.
Macy's 4th of July fireworks are on the Hudson River this year. Many streets on the west side will be closed, but it's definitely gonna be crowded out there! I'd suggest taking the Path or the ferry over to Hoboken and watching from over there where you'll have a gorgeous view of the fireworks AND the Manhattan skyline!
Lots of folks have Monday off, too! Go see The French Connection at Bryant Park... lawn opens at 5p, the film starts at dusk.