highindustrial.

LOW. [tumblr] Can we talk about the fact that Tim Tebow’s mom is the...

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 15:16:18 -0800

Can we talk about the fact that Tim Tebow’s mom is the final Cylon?

STREAM. [pop culture] g love

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 22:14:50 -0800

Google's Super Bowl spot has evoked cynicism in some parts; and while I'm no stranger to those parts, it evoked a couple other things for me: that scene in Vanilla Sky where Tom Cruise realizes, with a bit of Weltschmerz, that his life has become a lucid nightmare; and this passage from Bright Lights, Big City (which isn't nearly the pee-hole of a novel you may have been led to believe; that distinction belongs to Less Than Zero, a coke-sneeze it's sometimes unfairly lumped with):

"You imagine her as a child carrying a bucket of sand down to the beach. You see yourself watching from the bluff, through a time warp, saying: Someday I will meet this girl. You want to watch over her through the interval, protect her from the cruelty of schoolchildren and the careless lust of young men."

SCENE. [flickr] The Hoff

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 19:02:45 -0800

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SCENE. [flickr] Starting lineup

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 16:50:37 -0800

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LOW. [tumblr] Peace in our time.

Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:53:13 -0800

Peace in our time.

LOW. [tumblr] Over dinner we were discussing ways that Avatar’s villainous WeHo muscle queen jarhead...

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 23:08:00 -0800

Over dinner we were discussing ways that Avatar’s villainous ~~WeHo muscle queen~~ jarhead could’ve Billy Zane’d things up a notch and reached a consensus that Cal Hockley would probably have raped Jake Sully in the tanning bad while Jake’s avatar was perving on Neytiri in the disco forest.

LOW. [tumblr] Lethal Weapon 555⅕

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 16:46:00 -0800

Kevin Smith’s manufactured kvetching over Warner Bros.’ refusal to release Cop Out under its original title, A Couple of Dicks, is just a smokescreen for the fact that Smith refused to cooperate with the studio’s original plan to market the feature as Brett Ratner Movie.

LOW. [tumblr] I’ve never seen anyone eat a Kit Kat with less conviction....

Sat, 06 Feb 2010 03:22:00 -0800

I’ve never seen anyone eat a Kit Kat with less conviction. It’s haunting me.

STREAM. [life] etymology

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:56:13 -0800

It's not real just because you've given it a name. It's real when it does what its name says.

LOW. [tumblr] Poignant thing a girl said to me tonight, unintentionally in the cadence of a Beyoncé song:...

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 00:16:07 -0800

Poignant thing a girl said to me tonight, unintentionally in the cadence of a Beyoncé song: “If I were a boy, I’d grow my beard out to here.”

LOW. [tumblr] When someone is exceedingly knowledgeable about a subject you love, discussing it with them can feel...

Thu, 04 Feb 2010 11:29:09 -0800

When someone is exceedingly knowledgeable about a subject you love, discussing it with them can feel like slipping into a nice warm glove … that they may slap you across the face with at a moment’s notice.

LOW. [tumblr] One of the more specifically terrifying things in modern life is when you zoom in haphazardly on a...

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 14:11:05 -0800

One of the more specifically terrifying things in modern life is when you zoom in haphazardly on a Google Map and wind up becalmed in the middle of the deep blue sea.

SCENE. [flickr] nm0046033

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 10:19:55 -0800

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SCENE. [flickr] 20/15

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 08:56:34 -0800

highindustrial posted a photo:

According to Dr. S____ I have the visual acuity of a fighter pilot. (And the dilated pupils of a cartoon character.)

LOW. [tumblr] The legal department shot back some revisions to the copy.

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:25:00 -0800

The legal department shot back some revisions to the copy.

LOW. [tumblr] I have a very specific sexual disorder: I get off whenever I hear Sherri Shepherd say the word...

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:45:54 -0800

I have a very specific sexual disorder: I get off whenever I hear Sherri Shepherd say the word Chyron.

STREAM. [passing observation] self-evident

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 13:01:09 -0800

We are the evidence of what we are.

SOURCE. [listening] life magazine

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:08:02 -0800

Artist: Cold Cave. Album: Love Comes Close.

SOURCE. [listening] junebug

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:57:32 -0800

Artist: Robert Francis. Album: Before Nightfall.

SOURCE. [listening] wild gardens

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:44:40 -0800

Artist: Magneta Lane. Album: Dancing With Daggers.

SOURCE. [listening] i love you 5

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:43:14 -0800

Artist: Never Shout Never. Album: What Is Love?

SOURCE. [listening] comes and goes (in waves)

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:18:03 -0800

Artist: Greg Laswell. Album: Three Flights from Alto Nido.

STREAM. [passing observation] calling it even

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:51:31 -0800

It's one of those neutrally buoyant Los Angeles afternoons where the air is the temperature of my thoughts and I'm not sure if the world's the dream or I'm the dream.

LOW. [tumblr] “Whoever designed this ad must have noticed the...

Sun, 31 Jan 2010 17:09:00 -0800

“Whoever designed this ad must have noticed the subtext.”

SCENE. [flickr] Thief of hearts

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:53:28 -0800

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SCENE. [flickr] No means no, bro

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 09:49:25 -0800

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SCENE. [flickr] Not Gotham

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 01:33:54 -0800

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SCENE. [flickr] Sororité

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Sun, 31 Jan 2010 00:30:28 -0800

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SCENE. [flickr] Lamé

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:43:39 -0800

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SCENE. [flickr] nm2354835

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 21:41:32 -0800

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LOW. [tumblr] This British seatbelt PSA is gradually hokey and then suddenly...

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 14:49:21 -0800

This British seatbelt PSA is gradually hokey and then suddenly powerful. It reminds me of this Acura safety commercial from a year or two ago. Beautiful work, both. [thanks, atencio]

STREAM. [life] infinity

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 12:17:28 -0800

Everything ends eventually out of necessity. A practical mind is the death of immortality.

LOW. [tumblr] The internal clock’s all wonky, as if it knows time is no...

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 16:47:00 -0800

The internal clock’s all wonky, as if it knows time is no longer on its side.

SCENE. [flickr] Salsa! Sadnezz!

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 21:10:05 -0800

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LOW. [tumblr] Whenever you find yourself hunting for a bunch of adverbs to characterize something, you’ve...

Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:03:14 -0800

Whenever you find yourself hunting for a bunch of adverbs to characterize something, you’ve lost the scent.

LOW. [tumblr] I bet Michel Gondry can’t wait to get his big-hands fetish...

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 12:18:27 -0800

I bet Michel Gondry can’t wait to get his big-hands fetish on an iPad.

LOW. [tumblr] Sleeve Jobs.

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:27:00 -0800

Sleeve Jobs.

LOW. [tumblr] "Barack Obama, then, is not the agent of change; he’s the fulfillment of a change that is..."

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 19:37:50 -0800

“Barack Obama, then, is not the agent of change; he’s the fulfillment of a change that is already occurring culture-wide, in every place but politics. That’s why the Republicans fear him so much; why, while waiting for him to fail, they just come off as the political party for people who want to hit their kids.”

- Tom Junod for Esquire [thanks, s]

SOURCE. [listening] because of you

Tue, 26 Jan 2010 16:45:14 -0800

Artist: Skunk Anansie. Album: Smashes and Trashes (The Greatest Hits).

LOW. [tumblr] Tablet Hype and Rumors. One analyst now claims that Apple may...

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 21:05:00 -0800

Tablet Hype and Rumors.

One analyst now claims that Apple may allow all U.S. Carriers to sell the iPhone…. This report leads to one possible interpretation of the Apple invitation with colors lining up with the brands of major carriers.

It’s getting batshit crazy up in here.

LOW. [tumblr] Forgotten Princesses by Sam Nielson.

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 16:07:00 -0800

Forgotten Princesses by Sam Nielson.

STREAM. [misbehavior] quid pro quo vadis

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 04:31:58 -0800

I'll remain your mystery if you'll remain mine.

LOW. [tumblr] Ghost casting. Casper, 1995. [apologies, d]

Sun, 24 Jan 2010 23:21:00 -0800

Ghost casting. Casper, 1995. [apologies, d]

SCENE. [flickr] Randos

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 01:00:49 -0800

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These people are photobombing their own photo.

SCENE. [flickr] Fluoresce

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:21:18 -0800

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SCENE. [flickr] Black

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:05:18 -0800

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SCENE. [flickr] Green, screen

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Sat, 23 Jan 2010 23:57:30 -0800

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SOURCE. [listening] california on my mind

Sat, 23 Jan 2010 19:24:32 -0800

Artist: Wild Light. Album: Adult Nights.

SCENE. [flickr] Not my forte

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Fri, 22 Jan 2010 22:33:38 -0800

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SOURCE. [listening] running up that hill

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:36:48 -0800

Artist: Placebo. Album: Meds.

SOURCE. [listening] the show

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:35:21 -0800

Artist: Lenka. Album: Lenka.

SCENE. [flickr] Everyone knows it's windy

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 14:55:29 -0800

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SCENE. [flickr] Subtle sky

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:27:35 -0800

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No rainbows, but varicolored after the rains.

SCENE. [flickr] That's just gross

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Wed, 13 Jan 2010 00:05:58 -0800

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SCENE. [flickr] nm0566052

nobody@flickr.com (highindustrial) — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 23:05:04 -0800

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SOURCE. [listening] love lost

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 17:44:47 -0800

Artist: The Temper Trap. Album: Conditions.

STREAM. [life] and still the sea is salt

Wed, 06 Jan 2010 16:29:26 -0800

We spend our lives waiting for other shoes to drop. There's no umbrella for that.

SOURCE. [listening] we run la

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 14:53:41 -0800

Artist: Dr. Hollywood. Album: We Run LA.

SOURCE. [listening] gimme sympathy

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:21:29 -0800

Artist: Metric. Album: Fantasies.

SOURCE. [listening] melody

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:17:24 -0800

Artist: Kate Earl. Album: Kate Earl.

SOURCE. [listening] acorn factory

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:09:26 -0800

Artist: The Dodos. Album: Time To Die.

SOURCE. [listening] un canto a mi tierra

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 13:00:25 -0800

Artist: Quantic and His Combo Barbaro. Album: Tradition In Transition.

STREAM. [life] rubicon

Sun, 03 Jan 2010 12:18:14 -0800

It's careless where we leave our hearts. It's also the most caring thing in the world.

STREAM. [life] up to no good

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 21:29:00 -0800

The fun thing about trouble is that there are always new kinds to get into.

STREAM. [general] 'tis the season

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 13:55:54 -0800

We celebrate the moment: hold it down, breathe memory into its mouth. We exhale constellations of vapor, watering each other with our words. Sentiment freezes into comets, orbits, stars. Festivity is a holding pattern; the universe is limitless intent.

STREAM. [passing observation] splitting air

Tue, 22 Dec 2009 18:53:50 -0800

Respectful-awkward is always preferable to resentful-awkward.

STREAM. [life] revolutions per lifetime

Tue, 01 Dec 2009 23:32:54 -0800

If you don't feel like playing the game now, you can always play it later. The game never ends.

STREAM. [life] maybe a little corny but it resonates

Fri, 27 Nov 2009 20:53:49 -0800

"Well, if you are what you love, and you do what you love, I will always be the sun and moon to you. And if you share with your heart—yeah, you give with your heart—what you share with the world is what it keeps of you."

"Give a Little Love," Noah and the Whale.

STREAM. [life] asterisk

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:33:55 -0800

Sometimes I linger because I wonder.

STREAM. [life] participle

Fri, 18 Sep 2009 10:58:15 -0700

You hide things from the world. It takes sound a while to carry. I hope the light will be enough. Things will never be this way again.

VID. [vimeo] I'm thinking Arby's

Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:21:44 -0700

Wherein an attempt is made to enliven a vacant lot.

Cast: highindustrial

VID. [vimeo] Simple gift

Sun, 19 Jul 2009 23:22:50 -0700

aM Laboratory: ToneMatrix

"Simple sinewave synthesizer triggered by an ordinary 16step sequencer. Each triggered step causes a force on the underlaying wave-map."

lab.andre-michelle.com/tonematrix

blog.andre-michelle.com/2009/the-amazing-ride-of-tonematrix/

This is pure joy.

The sequence for this melody:

1040,516,1152,4,0,1026,512,1024,128,0,64,64,0,0,32800,16384

Cast: highindustrial

VID. [vimeo] Let the right cheese in

Sun, 05 Apr 2009 01:10:12 -0700

Cast: highindustrial

VID. [vimeo] Videogum - Make Your Own 'Where the Wild Things Are' Trailer

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 13:41:38 -0700

videogum.com/archives/trailer/make-your-own-where-the-wild-t_061041.html

Replaced Arcade Fire's "Wake Up" with the Dust Brothers' "Stealing Fat" off the Fight Club soundtrack.

Cast: highindustrial

VID. [vimeo] Walking on water

Sun, 15 Feb 2009 16:49:24 -0800

There's a moderately obscure reference to an HBO series in this clip. There's a beep at the end because I ♥ beeps.

Cast: highindustrial, lonelysandwich

VID. [vimeo] Pool table

Fri, 13 Feb 2009 02:57:30 -0800

Screaming for image stabilization. Sorry, there was champagne in my other hand ... and Klonopin in my veins.

Cast: highindustrial

VID. [vimeo] Gravity always wins

Sun, 07 Dec 2008 00:57:50 -0800

For some reason the notion that Radiohead's "Fake Plastic Trees" would play well over Pixar's "Knick Knack" popped into my head this evening, so I super-crudely assembled something to that effect in iMovie. I don't know a thing about editing beyond the written word, so apologies, humilities, et cetera.

Cast: highindustrial