A cool look at Magnum Photographer, Bruce Gilden.

Loving the new video!

Check this out:

Modest Mouse - Satellite Skin from Old World Monkey on Vimeo.

The Littl'Ans made their first bit of hype when Pete Doherty picked the band to tour with Babyshambles, and since played fashion parties for the likes of Dior and everybody else.

The band looked right at home headlining the party for UK fashion brand, Ben Sherman, in New York earlier this week, and packed the store with local hipsters, mods and fashionistas.

As always, Josh Madden delivered a sick DJ set for the night.

Check out my photos from the party here.

Labels: Ben Sherman, concert, fashion, music, party, The Littl'Ans

Once in a great while, a new band comes out of nowhere that immediately demands attention. Many will say "I've heard it all before," but somehow this band manages to do it differently.

Back in January, I met a band playing under the name, Frankpollis. Although they received a bit of press attention from SPIN.com and abroad from NYLON Japan, they were still relatively unknown. A close friend, formerly of Columbia Records, signed on to manage them and invited me down for an early look. These guys were all in their young 20s, but performed with a maturity well beyond their years.

Immediately, I booked photos with their management. So rarely do I get to work with a talent this early in the game, and it's been exciting documenting everything — capturing their evolution.

In the few months that followed, they evolved into Your Nature, the Brooklyn band that promises to be one of the most sought after new acts this year. Their sound is a unique brand of Berlin-era Bowie proto punk gone psychedelic prog rock à la Dark Side Of The Moon-era Pink Floyd with a Pavement undertone — all without sounding the least bit retro and with a fresh approach and energy that is unmistakably now.

Your Nature booked a special residency at The Annex, each Wednesday in May. See these guys now and be in the know early.

The Annex schedule is as follows:

YOUR NATURE residency at The Annex this May
5/16 with Wildyaks
5/13 with The Extraordinaires and Invisible Hand
5/20 with Space Camp
5/27 with Real Estate
$7. Doors 8 PM.
Open Vodka Bar 9 PM till Gone.

Listen to Your Nature at myspace.com/yournature.

Labels: band, Brooklyn, music, New York, residency, The Annex, Your Nature

Feathers flew as hundreds gathered in front of the New York Stock Exchange yesterday for the annual pillow fight. This year, the demonstration marked protest for many against so-called "corporate bail-outs.".

I'm not sure what my position is on all of that, but when I heard of the pillow fight I had to see it with my own eyes. I couldn't believe it was for real.

Here's a few photos from the event:

Labels: activists, demonstration, New York Stock Exchange, photos, Pillow Fight, protest, Wall Street

On my way to see Watchmen, I heard some strange noises. The noises were actually part of a Tibetan Prayer Ceremony taking place during a sit-in to protest the Chinese occupation of Tibet, and the alleged human rights violations by the Chinese against the Tibetan people.

I feel sympathetic to this cause as the people of Tibet are peaceful, neutral and completely uninvolved with global conflicts. There are far to many reports of human rights abuses to be ignored.

Here's some of my photos as I documented the event:







Click any of the shots to see the rest of the set on my Flickr.

Labels: China, Chinese occupation, Free Tibet, New York, protest, Times Square

This building really sums up the feelings of many Americans right now. Ironically, the building is broken down, most likely condemned, standing tall in front of a field of waste.

Labels: Brooklyn, building, graffiti, recession, Wall Street