How to describe The Bullits? For starters, The Bullits is mostly the work of only one man: Jeymes Samuel, a British musical wunderkind who’s collaborated with the likes of Gorillaz and KT Tunstall. Another thing: while artists usually conceive of music videos after they’re released a single, The Bullits mix audio and visual together in a sort of high stakes, action-adventure movie-slash-soundtrack concept, which results in something that’s both sonically and visually compelling at the same time.
After releasing a video called “Close Your Eyes” in late 2010 that featured Jay Electronica and Lucy Liu, The Bullits are back with their new video for “Supercool,” featuring actress Rosario Dawson. It’s off their debut album, “They Die By Dawn & Other Stories,” which is set to drop soon and rumored to feature guest appearances from Mos Def, Jay Electronica and Tori Amos. For now, check out “Supercool,” featuring Rosario Dawson, below:
We first met Demián Bichir four years ago, when he was in New York with his then-girlfriend, who we were photographing for our premiere issue of Corduroy. Though he is a major movie and television star in his native Mexico, Bichir was happy to stay on the sidelines that day four years ago, preferring to let his girlfriend be the focus of the shoot. Still, we were charmed by his charismatic personality and genuineness, and — without knowing much about his career — asked to also snap a few quick portraits of him later that day. He happily obliged.
Fast forward to 2012 and Bichir is earning raves for his role in last year’s Chris Weitz-directed, “A Better Life” – a film that follows an undocumented immigrant as he struggles to provide for his son amongst the harsh realities of day-to-day life in East L.A. The highlight for Bichir came when he was nominated for a SAG Award, alongside George Clooney, Leonard DiCaprio and Brad Pitt. As he told The Los Angeles Times recently, “This is my fellow peers voting, and that makes me immensely proud.”
We’re thrilled for him too and will be rooting for the underdog when the SAG Awards are presented later this month. In the meantime, we thought it would be nice to look back at our interview with Bichir, which we ran after we caught up with him for Issue #5 of Corduroy… Read the rest of this entry »
Renowned luxury brand Cartier has teamed up with French band Air on a new short film entitled “Painted Love.” Based on the myth of Pygmalion and Galatea — and the impossible encounter between an artist and his muse — the film takes place in a downtown Manhattan loft and depicts the story of a young painter and his quest for his love, and his obsession with finding it.
The film was done with New York based directors Waverly (LCD Soundsystem, The Rapture, Death Cab for Cutie, TV on the Radio) and continues Cartier’s tradition of artistic collaborations. The company has been working with international artists since 2007 on themed projects based around the question, “How far would you go for love?”
This latest film is both romantic and surreal, uniquely modern and yet vintage in feeling. You can download Air’s accompanying soundtrack at Cartier’s official Facebook page beginning this week. In the meantime, check out the film (and a behind-the-scenes clip) below:
Surf and lifestyle brand Hurley has announced the launch of a new limited-edition collection, celebrating the life and work of one of late artist Rick Griffin.
One of California’s most iconic artists, Griffin grew up surrounded by the sand and surf of the Pacific Ocean, influences that would later pop up in his posters and comic strips. Griffin was known primarily for his work during the psychedelic movement of the 60s, with his paintings and drawings characterized by their vivid colors and imagery. He went on to design posters and tour merchandise for everyone from Jimi Hendrix to The Grateful Dead, before his untimely death in a motorcycle accident in 1991.
The Hurley x Rick Griffin collection celebrates the artist’s legacy with a series of five graphic t-shirts, as well as a limited-run of Converse Jack Purcell shoes featuring one of Griffin’s most well-known original characters, “Murphy” (part of a comic strip Griffin developed for Surfer Magazine in the early 60s). The line is the latest from Hurley’s “H Space Artist Collections,” an on-going series of exclusive printable collections celebrating artists within the Hurley family that have helped shape the surf, art and music landscape.
The collection launches exclusively at Mollusk Surf Shops in Brooklyn, Venice and San Francisco in mid-November and will be available nationwide beginning in December at select retail locations. Get more details about the collaboration HERE.
Manolo Blahnik, Antonio Berardi, and Stephen Jones have more in common than simply their respective success in the worlds of art, fashion, and design; they are also all proud alumni of the illustrious Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design, as well as the subject of a new documentary about the school entitled, “I Hate My Collection.” Directed by Oleg Mitrofanov, the film was not only inspired by the exceptional talent the college has produced, but also by the recent decision to move the iconic school from its SoHo site in London, to a new development at Kings Cross.
The documentary features interviews with numerous Saint Martins graduates, focusing on their time at the school and examining the phenomenon of how so many of the fashion industry’s most talented members claim the school as their Alma mater (John Galliano, Alexander McQueen, Ricardo Tisci, just to name a few). Those eagerly anticipating the film’s release can expect the wait to continue as a lack of funding has indefinitely stalled the film’s completion and release. The two-minute teaser will have to hold us over for now, but we can safely speak for many fashion and art lovers when we express how utterly impatient we are! For now, check out a clip of “I Hate My Collection,” below:
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