11 years ago
Monday, August 16, 2010
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
PIERRE GUARICHE
Monday, June 21, 2010
GIORGETTO GIUGIARO
Designer - Giorgetto Giugiaro
Volkswagen Golf MK1 aka Typ 17
Engine
No. cylinders - 4 in-line
Water cooled, transverse, front-mount
Displacement - 89.7 cubic inches (1,471cc)
Horsepower, SAE Net - 70 @ 5800 rpm
This man alone is responsible for designing over 100 automobiles. Including one of my all time favorites. The Volkswagen MK 1 Golf also known as the Rabbit to the United States. Giugiaro is also responsible for designing the Delorean for DMC. This automobile featured gull wing style doors, a completely stainless steel body & made a cameo in the film Back to The Future.
These photos depict German manufacturing of American specification Rabbits circa 1975-76.
Volkswagen Golf MK1 aka Typ 17
Engine
No. cylinders - 4 in-line
Water cooled, transverse, front-mount
Displacement - 89.7 cubic inches (1,471cc)
Horsepower, SAE Net - 70 @ 5800 rpm
This man alone is responsible for designing over 100 automobiles. Including one of my all time favorites. The Volkswagen MK 1 Golf also known as the Rabbit to the United States. Giugiaro is also responsible for designing the Delorean for DMC. This automobile featured gull wing style doors, a completely stainless steel body & made a cameo in the film Back to The Future.
These photos depict German manufacturing of American specification Rabbits circa 1975-76.
Tuesday, June 8, 2010
Friday, June 4, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
SMITH
Woah! Kimberly, Free Money, Land. Tears...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oV_COYyHKM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPVMYDrbrCo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATqt4CgMjBY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2oV_COYyHKM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPVMYDrbrCo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ATqt4CgMjBY
TANX
Can I say OMG. I have been hung-up albums before, this is nothing new. Admittedly in past few months I have come to absolutely adore T.Rex & Marc Bolan.
T.Rex - Tanx is where it's at. Originally released in 1973 on Edsel Records. The reissue, remastered and expanded 2 CD digipak was released in 2002 on Demon, Edsel, Rhino. It features the original album plus 7 bonus tracks & an additional 19 tracks of demos & alternate versions with 16 page color booklet packaged in a plastic slipcase. Listening to this album you get the feeling every single tune is well crafted unique pop gem. I always think to myself this entire album is better than listening to a greatest hits album by other popular music artists. My only real comparison to this is the fact each tune is single worthy. By the way I don't condone greatest hits, I think they are a lame cope-out. This is not what the artist envisioned it & bastardizes the whole thing. That being said, the fact that every tune is single worthy doesn't merit a good album by any means. Underground rubbish is at least half my listen. Anyway, T. Rex never had any real success in U.S. for reasons I have yet to discover. Even when I do, I don't think I'll quite understand it. Marc is a lyrical genius (most don't make sense but sound great. Style or substance sometimes). However in the U.K. their success reached climaxed to the level of the Beatles. I am no great fan of the Beatles, but I can I appreciate their sound. However, T.Rex was really compared to David Bowie & Ziggy Stardust which I have been a long time fan of. I openly admit in my book Marc Bolan kicked Ziggy out the Glam-Rock thrown about 1 year ago when I first received the Electric Warrior album. It would have been sooner still, but as we all know some good things go undiscovered for much to long. But when you get it, it gets you! You know what I'm talkin about bitches! How any times a year does this come out of your mouth, "why did i didn't I ever know this existed?". Son of a whore. Peeling back the layers of the musical onion as some say. Back on track this raging phenomena was referred to as T.Rextacy! Ha, I know.
You should purchase this album immediately. Wait this sounds like a promotions excerpt. Well it's only my opinion, okay whatever. The remastered version includes 20th Century Boy which should be reason enough to buy this gem. That aside Electric Slim & the Factory Hen is my most likely candidate for best track on the Tanx album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNrTl1FlGrU
As I stated before each song IS a gem on this album. Therefore this album is encrusted. You love it. T.Rextacy for life. R.I.P Marc Bolan. TTFN.
T.Rex - Tanx is where it's at. Originally released in 1973 on Edsel Records. The reissue, remastered and expanded 2 CD digipak was released in 2002 on Demon, Edsel, Rhino. It features the original album plus 7 bonus tracks & an additional 19 tracks of demos & alternate versions with 16 page color booklet packaged in a plastic slipcase. Listening to this album you get the feeling every single tune is well crafted unique pop gem. I always think to myself this entire album is better than listening to a greatest hits album by other popular music artists. My only real comparison to this is the fact each tune is single worthy. By the way I don't condone greatest hits, I think they are a lame cope-out. This is not what the artist envisioned it & bastardizes the whole thing. That being said, the fact that every tune is single worthy doesn't merit a good album by any means. Underground rubbish is at least half my listen. Anyway, T. Rex never had any real success in U.S. for reasons I have yet to discover. Even when I do, I don't think I'll quite understand it. Marc is a lyrical genius (most don't make sense but sound great. Style or substance sometimes). However in the U.K. their success reached climaxed to the level of the Beatles. I am no great fan of the Beatles, but I can I appreciate their sound. However, T.Rex was really compared to David Bowie & Ziggy Stardust which I have been a long time fan of. I openly admit in my book Marc Bolan kicked Ziggy out the Glam-Rock thrown about 1 year ago when I first received the Electric Warrior album. It would have been sooner still, but as we all know some good things go undiscovered for much to long. But when you get it, it gets you! You know what I'm talkin about bitches! How any times a year does this come out of your mouth, "why did i didn't I ever know this existed?". Son of a whore. Peeling back the layers of the musical onion as some say. Back on track this raging phenomena was referred to as T.Rextacy! Ha, I know.
You should purchase this album immediately. Wait this sounds like a promotions excerpt. Well it's only my opinion, okay whatever. The remastered version includes 20th Century Boy which should be reason enough to buy this gem. That aside Electric Slim & the Factory Hen is my most likely candidate for best track on the Tanx album.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNrTl1FlGrU
As I stated before each song IS a gem on this album. Therefore this album is encrusted. You love it. T.Rextacy for life. R.I.P Marc Bolan. TTFN.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
YOU BETTER WORK
My mom. What can I say? Love this picture. There was a few others but they didn't turn out. They are hanging above my Grandma's fire mantel. Well probably since they were taken 37 years ago. So moral of the story I stood on a chair quick to snap a picture of a picture. You can vaguely see my reflection in there.
Saturday, May 29, 2010
A FLAT I LIKED
Fil's Melbourne flat packs a lot into a small space. Filled with a combination of vintage Danish furniture, iconic mid-century pieces of 70's plastic-ware, this is clearly the home of a collector. Whilst it's easy for collections to spiral out of control, it's the clear preference for specific colours, timber finishes and forms that draw us to this apartment's spell.
I only really like the accessories ie. the lamps & bowls. I think the problem is the staple pieces of furniture are boring. I take that back the credenza is really a noteworthy piece. I love the arabia, copco, cathrine holm, dansk, heller & kartell pieces though. TTFN.
I only really like the accessories ie. the lamps & bowls. I think the problem is the staple pieces of furniture are boring. I take that back the credenza is really a noteworthy piece. I love the arabia, copco, cathrine holm, dansk, heller & kartell pieces though. TTFN.
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