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Jean-Michel Basquiat’s art became a voice for a generation.  he was  known for his art and then later became famous for being famous, Jean-Michel’s story was one once forgotten but has now been given new light. from YouTube:

Directed by Tamra Davis, the documentary features never-before seen footage of the prolific artist painting, talking about his art, and existing in the two years prior to his death in 1988.

awww yeah!  more debate over the hottest intellectual rights issue of our time! with Qbert as the frontman, this documentary should be an interesting one to follow… hopefully, the film will give us insight beyond where Rip!: A Remix Manifesto left off. visit the Copyright Criminals site for more info!

“The people that were running bike companies were like a bunch of old fat bald guys. So we were like, ah well… we’re a bunch of sixteen year old hoodlums. Let’s start a company of our own and we’ll call it Fat Bald Men.”  – who can deny an attitude like that?!  this looks good…

this looks incredible!  Damon Dash got the Black Keys together with a gang of influential hiphop characters… Mos Def, Pharoahe Monch (my favorite!), RZA, Raekwon, Q-Tip, Jim Jones, Billy Danze, Nikki Wray, NOE…. that’s a stacked lineup!  can’t wait for this one to come out… the album hits the stores on Friday.  check the song below, “Ain’t Nothin Like You (Hoochie Coo)” feat. Mos Def and Jim Jones.

as much as i can’t stand Lil Wayne… this documentary looks good!

man! these guys make riding look SO fun! London to Paris – a documentary film about a group of riders who decided to met up, many of them meeting for the first time in a hotel lobby, to take a ride…. nice!

October means fresh powder is right around the corner, brah! Absinthe Films seems to be setting off the winter spirit just right with NEVERLAND – a snowboarding video. looks great!

this is so cool… Phoenix chills and plays records for us while recounting what was going on with them/the band while their favorite songs were in rotation… from travels to why the songs were so inspiring. i really like what they have to say about Kenny Rogers and the Coro Beyond SAT… such an insightful look into what drives them, what they appreciate about music and even the dreams of being a part of a real choir. very nice… Phoenix is the best!

Playgrounds festival from Rogier Hendriks on Vimeo.

since we’re looking at awesome fight sequences… check out the amazing work done on this video for the Playgrounds Festival in The Netherlands! from FLYLYF:

“Playgrounds is a two-day festival in Tilburg, the Netherlands, where you can see the best digital audiovisual art in the world, such as musicvideos, animations, commercials, character design, VFX and games AND you can find out how it’s been made during artist lectures and Q&A’s.”

i feel extremely fortunate for having been able to visit so many national parks in my short lifetime… my parents insisted my sister and I know the country in which we live, and I am so VERY thankful for that.  the beauty of Yellowstone, Yosemite and other magnificent protected lands is absolutely astounding. Ken Burns documented these wonders for all to see from the comfort of their own homes… you have the chance to watch these online, for free from PBS! read the caption from their site:

The National Parks: America’s Best Idea is a six-episode series directed by Ken Burns and written and co-produced by Dayton Duncan. Filmed over the course of more than six years at some of nature’s most spectacular locales – from Acadia to Yosemite, Yellowstone to the Grand Canyon, the Everglades of Florida to the Gates of the Arctic in Alaska – The National Parks: America’s Best Idea is nonetheless a story of people: people from every conceivable background – rich and poor; famous and unknown; soldiers and scientists; natives and newcomers; idealists, artists and entrepreneurs; people who were willing to devote themselves to saving some precious portion of the land they loved, and in doing so reminded their fellow citizens of the full meaning of democracy.