song: 23
album: 23
band: blonde redhead
usa - 2007
23 seconds, all things we love will die
23 magic, if you can change your life
song: sails
album: true loves
band: hooray for earth
usa - 2011
song: evil
album: antics
band: interpol
usa - 2004
the song references british serial killer housewife rosemary west, although the “rosemary” in the lyrics may be a reference to a road in clacton-on-sea, birthplace of paul banks.
rosemary pauline “rose” west (born 29 november 1953 in barnstaple, devon) is a british serial killer, now an inmate at hmp low newton, brasside, durham, after being convicted of 10 murders in 1995. her husband fred, who committed suicide in prison while awaiting trial, is believed to have collaborated with her in the torture and murder of at least 10 young women, many at the couple’s home in gloucester, gloucestershire, england. fred west is known to have carried out 12 murders. rosemary west had no involvement in the first 2; she had not met fred at the time.
rosemary west and her husband were convicted of sexual assault in january 1973. they were fined for indecent assault of caroline roberts, who escaped the couple’s home after being attacked and reported them to the police. the wests’ typical pattern was to pick up girls from bus stops in and around gloucester and imprison them in their home for several days before killing them.
she also periodically worked as a prostitute, often while her husband watched. one of the most frequent visitors was her father, by whom she had been abused from a young age. she was often pregnant and was the mother of 8 children: heather anne (17 october 1970), mae (1 june 1972), stephen andrew (august 1973), tara (december 1977), louise (november 1978), barry (june 1980), rosemarie (april 1982) and lucyanna (july 1983). 5 of these were fathered by fred west, while tara, rosemarie and lucyanna were fathered by west indian clients who had used rosemary as a prostitute.
it is reported that, even after the birth of her 4th child, rosemary’s father would still visit her for sex, and would then have sex with fred’s daughter anne-marie.
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“but hey who’s on trial?”
song: somewhat damaged
album: the fragile
band: nine inch nails
live @ bowery ballroom, nyc - usa august 22, 2009
home of underground rock since 1973.
official website to the historic cradle of underground music in new york’s lower east side.
alberto morell: camera obscura
top:
left: photographed with a tent camera on a rooftop capturing the view of the brooklyn bridge.
right: time square, new york.
bottom:
left: view of the outskirts of florence, with books.
right: brooklyn bridge.
his camera obscura technique has taken him from photographing his own living room to interiors across the globe. in setting up a room to make this kind of photograph he covers all windows with plastic in order to achieve total darkness. then he cuts one small hole in the materials that he uses to cover the windows. an inverted image of the view outside then floods onto the walls in the room. he focuses the large-format camera on the incoming image on the wall and exposes the film.
he recently designed a light proof tent that, via periscope type optics, makes it possible to project a view of the nearby landscape onto whatever ground is under the tent. inside this darkened space he uses a view camera to record the effect. he says, “this tent-camera now liberates me to use camera obscura techniques in a world of new places. i now have a portable room, so to speak.”
+: his website
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song: deadbeat
album: exploding head
band: a place to bury strangers
usa - 2009
live fast and live in sin
+: the loudest band in new york
the sandpit: a day in the life of new york city, in miniature
by sam o’ hare
music by human
+: coachelleta: coachella music and arts festival 2010
modern art perpetual calendar
designed by gideon dagan
for the new york museum of modern art (moma) in 1998
simply move the 2 magnetic balls to mark the date and month. it can be wall-mounted or used on a desktop.
song: roland
album: turn on the bright lights
band: interpol
usa - 2002
lego: first retail store in nyc
opening: tuesday, june 29th 2010
lego is giving new meaning to the “the big apple” as they construct a 15 foot red lego apple in rockefeller center’s outside plaza. stop by anytime between 8am and 6pm tuesday and wednesday to add a brick or two to the sculpture until it is complete at 3pm on thursday. there will also be lego building tables all around the plaza where brick enthusiasts can help the lego designers create massive topiaries. and if you do decide to venture into the store they will give you a free nyc only exclusive gift with a $35 purchase.
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