April 23, 2012
Just put out by the wonderful Bram “Texture” Geiben.
Music from and influenced by the film BLADERUNNER: an attempt to recreate the psychogeographic landscape of the city, using some familiar elements from the film, and later works with a complementary feel.
No playlist, but the mix features tracks by Vangelis, Fhloston Paradigm, Kuedo, Micoland, Nine Inch Nails, DROKK, Portishead, El-P, and Burial, plus samples from the film.
December 19, 2011
If you know the context of this twitter conversation with Bill Cunningham, remove it from your mind and enjoy.
December 7, 2011
Yep. You read that title right. My good friend Melissa Dowell is making two types as well as a spinal cord shirt and is accepting pre-orders.
Go to her Etsy. NOW.
NOW, DAMN YOU!
April 28, 2011
Aw shucks, I guess I can finally talk about this! A selection of my photos will be appearing in the first issue of the Weaponizer Quarterly magazine, with one of my photos from the SCARS shoot on the flippin’ cover!
The magazine will feature some great fiction from friends Mo Ali, Andre Navarro, K. Patrick Glover and C. Brian Hickey and will feature some stonking great art by Emmanuel “MojoKingBee” Hernaez.
For more info, check out the official announcement from Weaponizer.
February 21, 2011
Here is the info for the Steampunk exhibition opening at the Ontario Science Centre. I’ve been told that one of my photos will be part of it, so…that’s pretty cool.
Facebook event for it is here.
February 19, 2011
Suddenly remembered a story from when I was working as an Office PA at Associated Producers Ltd. a company whose owner, Simcha Jacobovici made a documentary on the “James, Brother of Jesus” bones and later, with James Cameron, discovered what was believed to be the bones of Jesus himself.
This is about one of the executive producers there, a man named Felix. He was a complete bastard and is the first person that comes to mind when I hear the words “sneaky fucking Russian”. One day he called me in to his office and showed me the decorations that he put on his wall. Lots of pictures from his former life in the Soviet Union and at the center of it…a soviet-issued condom, still in golden-brown wrapper, nailed to the wall. He pointed to it, swelling with pride. ”You see,” he said. “Soviet condoms were the best in the world. Forget this durex shit. Soviet condoms could stop a fucking atom.” A little lower, was a 1 chervonets bill, with Lenin’s face on it. He pointed to that. ”And I put it by Lenin so HE KNOWS…so he knows that his proud nation created the best condoms known to man.”
Felix later went on to involve me in something that involved the alleged bones of The Virgin Mary. But that’s a story for another time (get me drunk at a party. I’ll tell it).
It was one of the worst jobs I’ve had, but damn it, it gave me a book full of stories.
February 1, 2011
Dear Internet,
I have made this desktop wallpaper for you. Its name is Hello Sailor and I would be happy for you to share it with anyone you like so long as you leave my name on it.
This image by Veronika von Volkova is available in three delicious sizes over on her site.
January 21, 2011
Well, well, well…it’s been an interesting first month of this Brand New Year, hasn’t it? It has for me at any rate. The main reason I haven’t posted anything on here is that I hit the ground running at the start of the year. Let’s go through some things.
WORK:
Going great. First day back from the holidays I ran in to an early meeting with a Chartered Accountant firm who needed photos for their web site. The lovely Kyle Gallant, who is designing their site, referred them to me. They seems to like my chops and just this past tuesday I finished the shoot. As I type this I still have a few photos left to send out, but the job is pretty much done. They seemed to like me, Kyle seems to like the shots and this is looking like it may lead to more work, so…hurrah!
Have also calculated that if I get at least two photography jobs a month, I will be able to survive in my own apartment and have time to work on personal projects more. It’s just a matter of getting those jobs and I think I can do it. 2010 was the year where I just put my name in that list of photographers that aren’t crap and gained some word of mouth along the way. 2011 will be the year where I put that word of mouth to good use and get some work.
PERSONAL:
Also doing well. Morale is up and so is self-esteem. Two weeks ago I officially finished therapy, with my therapist honestly thinking that I have come a long LONG way from the broken down puddle of hopeless slime I was in late 2009. I’m inclined to agree with her. 2010, I have to say, was the absolute best year from a developmental standpoint. I bettered myself in so many ways. Also have begun thinking, more often than not nowadays, that I’m a pretty attractive person. We’ll see what gets done with that.
I will definitely be making more beer. My first batch ever turned out stunningly amazing and I can’t wait to do it again. Next weekend I’ll be heading down to the homebrew shop and getting prices on the malts and hops to make the brew I have in mind. If I can’t afford it, I’ll just buy a kit and make the same batch I did the last time. Either way, I’ve found that I’ve really enjoyed home brewing and look forward to making more beer for my friends and family.
I also bought a Ukulele!
FRIENDS
What the hell AREN’T these crazy people up to? Here are some of my friends and their work. I’ll try and introduce you to more of my friends in later posts.
PITCH BLACK – André Navarro is a twisted, fucked up Brazilian man who should be shot. And I wouldn’t have it any other way. Wonderful humor in this comic.
KATELAN FOISY – An inspiration to say the least. Read her blog and you too could have a dancing gypsy to go along with the angel and devil on your shoulders.
IMPETUOUS HEADLONG RUSH - Veronika von Volkova: Photographer & Lady Of Mystery. We have already planned some things and I think we’ll plan more stuff sooner rather than later. Check out her inspiring work and the work that inspires her in this site.
CHIP ZDARSKY – …god DAMN IT, Zdarsky. He’s brilliant, but he makes my mind scream.
So that’s some of them.
And that’s it for this post. Hope your 2011 is going well so far. We’ll all see how this year turns out.
December 5, 2010
Three amazing Birthday prezzies from three amazing folks! The first being a BRILLIANT drawing by the equally brilliant Paul Sizer (BUY HIS BOOK!) of me inspired by this photo:
Also slightly inspired by the photo, the incredibly talented Will Ellwood wrote a bit of Flash Fiction in which I’m interviewed by Richard Nixon’s head. Here ‘s “Suave Robin’s Birthday Surprise”
Suave Robin’s Birthday Surprise
A jar with Richard Nixon’s head floating in it was wheeled onto a stage, dressed as the Oval Office, by a male nurse to the applause of hundreds of audience members. The cameras around the stage captured every moment for broadcast around the universe. The nurse lifted the jar from its trolley and placed it on a heavy wooden desk. After sticking a contact microphone to Richard Nixon’s home the nurse left with the trolley. “Good evening,” Richard Nixon said, when the producer had managed to coax the audience into silence.
“Welcome to Richard Nixon Interviews. The atemporal chat show where I, the mind of Richard Nixon mixed with the personality of a light entertainment presenter and stored in a robotic head, talk to ghosts from past, present and future.
“Tonight we have only one guest and one band. Our guest tonight is the very wonderful and suave Robin LeBlanc.”
A ray of white light projected from the rafters focused on the sofa next to Richard Nixon’s desk. A shadow formed of a figure wearing a worn old beret and holding a burning cigarette. The light faded and Robin sat on the sofa half dressed and her long curly hair uncombed. She looked around at her situation and shrugged, mostly accepting it.
Richard Nixon blushed when he looked up. Robin’s black shirt was half unbuttoned. “Where the hell is my beer?” she shouted.
A light materialised and a pint glass with beer in it appeared next to the sofa on the floor. “Welcome to the show,” Richard Nixon said. “Sorry we forgot the beer.”
“Not a problem Dick. It’s good to be here,” Robin said. She put her cigarette out in a jade ashtray that balanced on the sofa’s armrest.
“I want to start by wishing you happy birthday.”
“Thank you.”
“Now I want to ask you about the beer.”
“What about it”? Robin asked.
“Well, I’ve been told that you brew your own.”
“I do. The brew I’ve got here I made myself,” Robin said.
“Could you describe it for me?”
Robin picked the pint glass up, smiled and then drank the pale brown liquid. “This is a new recipe that I’ve been experimenting with that I call ‘A Photographer’s Flash of Insight’ and it is in the style of a classic English bitter. Would you like to try some?”
In his tank and without a neck to articulate his head Richard Nixon did his best to nod by bobbing up and down in the suspension liquid which supported his head. “Please.”
She rose from her seat and stood over a smiling Richard Nixon and carefully tipped a small measure of beer into his tank. The liquid sank into the open mouth of Richard Nixon. His eyes rolled back in their carbon fibre sockets. “Oh that’s the best beer I’ve had in a thousand years,” Richard Nixon said when he regained his senses. “Damn the questions. Bring on the musical act. Just for you Robin we’ve got Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner and Patrick Stewart with the Red Shirt Barbershop Choir to perform Happy Birthday just for you.”
End.
Have to say, I personally love the ending. *cough*
And finally, a bit of amazing pixel art from Brittney Wagner of a Robin Cabinet of Awesome Stuff!
December 4, 2010
A BEAUTIFUL photograph from the marvelously talented Veronika von Volkova, responding to my Birthday post:
Happy birthday!
I have attempted to emulate your style.
Which I realise is kind of a nebulous thing, but I tried to make something that wouldn’t look totally out of place if you mixed it in with your work.
It was a fun little exercise.
Thank you, Veronika! <3
