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Portrait of a Working Marriage

ocherdraco — Sun, 29 Nov 2009 11:09:05 -0800

"I don't distinguish the difference between work and play," says Liz Diller. "My husband and I are very obsessed with our work, and it's contiguous with our personal lives." Liz Diller and Ric Scofidio aren't only some of the most visible architects of contemporary urban public space; they're also married to each other. Perhaps the most high profile couple in a profession that seems to be particularly conducive to this kind of working marriage, Diller and Scofidio (and, now, their partner/tie-breaker Charles Renfro) have in recent years collaborated on projects including heavy-use public structures like the Institute for Contemporary Art in Boston (review), and Alice Tully Hall (review) and the High Line park (review) in New York, as well as more whimsical projects like the Blur building for Swiss Expo 2002 at Lake Neuchatel, and Arbores Laetae ("Joyful Trees") at the 2008 Liverpool Biennial. The architects talk to FLYP magazine about their marriage and to Charlie Rose about their work.

A long, long way from a cheeky line at a dinner party in Notting Hill

jontyjago — Sun, 14 Jun 2009 15:45:34 -0800

In his autobiography, published in 2007, Blur bassist Alex James admitted to blowing a million pounds on champagne and cocaine. This confession led to an invitation from Colombia's President Uribe to visit the country and see the damage being caused by the drug trade. He went, and the BBC filmed it (one, two, three).

Hand in Hand

chuckdarwin — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 07:25:19 -0800

B l u r have re-formed and announced their intention to play Hyde Park. Who's next?

Evolution : Gorilla to Monkey

mannequito — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 12:21:00 -0800

Damon Albarn’s career reads like a roadmap to some musical no-man's land: start a pop band, turn into an indie/hip-hop/dub “virtual” group, followed by a supergroup featuring Tony Allen and Paul Simonon, and throw in an album of Malian guitar music for good measure. Not enough variety? The latest effort, Monkey - Journey to the West, took 4 years to prepare and debuted last summer at the Manchester International Festival. The accompanying soundtrack is out today in North America. (previously)

Opera by Gorillaz about Monkey

meech — Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:52:31 -0800

Damon & Jamie's Excellent Adventure is a documentary following the Gorillaz' boys - Damon Albarn and Jamie Hewlett - as they attempt to make an opera based on classic Chinese novel Journey to the West [or for them - the 70s television show Monkey]. The documentary follows the two year process with a decent section on Albarn's approach to learning a new form of music.

Girls who want boys who like boys who do girls who.. ahhh whatever...

Robot Johnny — Wed, 14 Jul 2004 22:34:18 -0800

Parkspliced. Blur's Parklife remixed/bootlegged/mashed-up a la London Booted (and while you're in the mood: Hanzo Steel).

Going Back To Jive County

skylar — Tue, 02 Dec 2003 01:51:54 -0800

Attack of the Disco Furball! The cute animated character has become something of a staple for alterno-pop videos - from the runaway milk carton in Blur's Coffee and TV to the big-nosed moper in Moby's Why Does My Heart Feel So Bad. But new heights of weirdness are reached on this Flash video called Jive County which shows a be-stetsoned one-legged bundle of hair bouncing to an electro beat.

BlurBuilding

srboisvert — Sun, 28 Sep 2003 11:20:36 -0800

The Blur Building. Now you can spend your day in a literal fog.

Drowners and Beetlebums and Vaseline

Reggie452 — Thu, 08 May 2003 11:32:10 -0800

Love and Poison tells the story of BritPop's love triangle -- Blur's Damon Albarn, Suede's Brett Anderson, and Elastica's Justine Frischmann. These articles from The Guardian are an excerpt from John Harris' "The Last Party: Britpop, Blair and the Demise of English Rock."

blur

jontyjago — Fri, 25 Apr 2003 04:21:26 -0800

blur are back. My favourite band since seeing them play in a pub in Leicester, blur release their 7th album next month. They "invented" Britpop, then reinvented themselves when the backlash began, and it's lovely to still have them around. Something I've grown with and recognise as I stare at another edition of Top of the Pops, understanding nothing of the karaoke-cover-pap in the charts today. If you're going to see them in London next month, I'll be the one at the back with a pint in my hand and a contented smile on my face (too old for this jumping around at the front lark)...

suprfli — Sun, 01 Jul 2001 21:17:40 -0800

World's Greatest CEO? Comparison shopping site MySimon.com had its namesake character animated by Blur studios, and placed into a live-action commercial where he goes to a party and tells everyone how much cheaper they could have gotten various items in attendance. Apparently Frank DiMauro of Chapel Hill, NC didn't like the commercials and told the CEO of the animation studio who really could've cared less what Frank thought. I wish all CEO's had the nutz to reply to jerks like this guy. (Thanx to the Digital Pimps at BadAssMofo for this story and link).