Here are a few choice vids to help you get through this rather dreary Friday. John Lennon would have turned 72 this past week. Above is a short film by Make Productions about the remaking of the poster which inspired Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kit. A must watch for both Beatles and type… Read more »
From the Inspiration Archives
Neil Young on Fresh Air
There was a guy called Link Wray. And he had a group called the Wraymen and they played a song called Rumble. In about the early 60’s, and that was like a very distorted sounding guitar that was just hairy. I mean it was great. I heard that… and I wanted to play like that…. Read more »
Utah Fall Mountain Biking
Living in Park City, we have incredible access to the mountains, which makes it all too easy to get stuck riding the same trails all summer (FML). However, this weekend Kassie and I ventured a little farther out to explore some new terrain in Provo Canyon. Needless to say, it was an epic day to… Read more »
Ben Chestnut on Creative Mornings
Humans want to create lots of cool stuff. Then they want to see other people using that stuff. A lot. MailChimp co-founder Ben Chestnut from Creative Mornings.
Ramblin’ Man
Hank Williams would have turned 89 today. Most don’t realize the impact Williams had on popular music in his brief life before an untimely death. As a child, my grandma used to sing me Hank Williams on her lap. Above is an excellent video of letterer and designer Jon Contino at work. Jon’s been killing… Read more »
Draplin Takes Salt Lake City
Last night I had the privilege of hearing unsung design hero Aaron Draplin of the DDC speak at the Salt Lake City AIGA gathering. I’ve been following Draplin’s work over the past few years, and as a fellow displaced midwesterner, admire his blue collar design sensibilities. As always, Draplin gave an inspiring presentation and I’m… Read more »
Pedals for Progress
Fellow cyclist Chris Van Dine teamed-up with Thule to create this video in support of Pedals for Progress. Pedals for Progress is an organization that redistributes abandoned bikes to developing nations and since 1991 has relocated over 136,000 bikes. In addition to keeping our landfills a little emptier, these bikes help to fight poverty and… Read more »
Mitch Hedberg on Process
I remember first hearing Mitch Hedberg back in college and thinking how unique he was. His act was so minimal and sparse, essentially one-liner after one-liner, and at the same time, full of depth and craft. His delivery, unparalleled. If you’ve ever tried to repeat a Mitch Hedberg joke you know what I mean. As… Read more »
Dog Days of Summer
It’s the first week of August and somewhat sleepy around the interwebs. Just a few more weeks until the end-of-summer freakout. Get it while you can. Above is a stylish vid from Stanceworks, with one of my favorite tunes from The Velvet Underground, Pale Blue Eyes. Do yourself a favor and listen to this album… Read more »
Weekly Roundup
Lots of good music related links from around the web this week. Today is Jerry Garcia’s birthday, which is what inspired posting the above video from the Festival Express Tour. These clips give me chills every time I watch them. What I would give to go back in time and be on that train with… Read more »