Song of the Day- Tyler the Creator- “Noid” + Nardwuar Interview

 Los Angeles Music, Music, Musicians / Bands, Spotify Playlist
Nov 112024
 

Tyler the Creator- Noid

This song is from Tyler the Creator’s recently released album CHROMAKOPIA. The song samples Nizakupanga Ngozi by the Zambian band Ngozi Family, led by Paul Ngozi.

This weekend in Los Angeles is the annual two day music festival he created, CAMP FLOG GNAW, celebrating its 10th anniversary at Dodger Stadium. He will be performing along with a long list of performers that includes André 3000, Vince Staples, Hana Vu, Blood Orange, Denzel Curry, Erykah Badu, Kenny Mason, Jean Dawson, and Yves Tumor.

At last year’s festival he was interviewed by the famous Canadian journalist Nardwuar for the sixth time in twelve years. If you are unfamiliar with Nardwuar’s interviews, he finds items from an artist’s past that influenced their work, and often surprises them with the personal information he has discovered.

In the video below, Tyler discusses the festival’s beginnings as well as the design elements, lineup and merchandise. While looking at some of the albums Nardwuar brought, he mentions specific songs he loves and later comments on his desire to hear more musicians talk about their music. In the beginning of the video he also brings out Toro Y Moi, who played at the festival that year.

Nardwuar will be sharing videos and discussing his legendary career at The Fonda Theatre in Los Angeles this week on Friday 11/15/24. There will be a live Q & A after the show.

 

 

 

NYC Art Shows- Brian Alfred at Miles McEnery Gallery

 Art, Art Shows by Location, Artists, New York Art Shows, Painting / Painters
May 132024
 

“Capturing the Moment”, 2023, Acrylic on canvas

“Prismatic Window”, 2023, Acrylic on canvas

“El Paraíso”, 2023, and “Coin Laundry”, 2023, Acrylic on canvas

“Kurashiki Ki”, 2023, Acrylic on canvas

“Daikanyama”, 2023, Acrylic on canvas

Brian Alfred’s paintings for his exhibition Beauty is A Rare Thing at Miles McEnery Gallery capture moments from his travels around the world. Small details are removed to focus on shapes and colors, resulting in works that are extremely pleasing to the eye.

From the press release-

…Alfred’s process, honed over the past two decades, distills his source imagery to its most essential forms, layering idyllic elements together and segmenting forms into two dimensional planes of mostly-solid color to reveal a sense of stillness that can be tranquil, unsettling, or both. His compositions are reminiscent of architectural ukiyo-e prints, both in technique and style, while his exploration of collage continues to inform the resulting paintings.

“Alfred captures the ephemeral, silencing the noise of the world and focusing solely on the composition,” writes Annabel Keenan. “In every image, there is a sense that he is not only preserving the memory of a place, but also the essence of a specific time. This show… is more personal than his others.” Beauty is a Rare Thing casts a newfound appreciation on the everyday, presenting an aura of hope over our ever changing world.

Also included in a separate room are his portraits of contemporary musicians, pictured below.