Chicago

Drive.
Beach House.
Lake.
Grant Park.
Crystal Castles.
G Talk.
Black Lips.
Deep Dish Drums.
1979.
"Rich Kid Blues"
MMJ, brew & smokes.
Kudi, Cold War Kids. Deadmau5.
'Attack the Block'.
The L.
Cubs.
Old Style.
City.
PB&J.
Train.
Beach.
Drive.

Crystal Castles - Not in love (ft. Robert Smith)

My Morning Jacket - Gideon

Deadmau5 - Ghosts & Stuff

First time using my Holga. Love film.

Paris

Paris. The most exciting/beautiful/lonely/enchanting/ city in the world.

Chunnel.
Metro.
Tour de Eiffel.
Lumiere.
"Le Long de la Riviere Tendre"
Champs-Élysées.
RUE SAINT-HONORÉ.
Colette.
Poisson et Salade.
Cafe Petit.
Arc de Triomphe.
ATM.
Stranded.
Couch Surfing.
New Friend.
Western Union.
Old Friend :)
Rescue.
Chunnel.

Paris, tu me manques.

Part of me never really came back from Paris. I think that's ok.

Beruit - Nantes



Sebastien Tellier - L'amour et Violence

M83 - Wait

Glasgow

Mother-Land.

Flight.
Breakfast.
Boddington's.
Black Pudding.
Graffitti.
Arts & Crafts.
Whiskey.
New Friends.
Late Night Jogs.
Scotland.

Mogwai - Auto Rock

Belle & Sebastian - I Want the World to Stop

London

Never forget getting off the plane in London.
Years of wanting to get there and finally did.
Super jet-lagged/tired, new country, new continent, figuring out how to get to my friend's stop.

Kensington Stop.
Clubs in Piccadilly.
The Tube.
Hyde Park.
Working at ADCreative.
Late night designing.
Bond Street.
Camden Town.
Fuller's Cask.
Young's Cask.
Everything on Cask.
Burlesque show.
B@1.
SHAWARMA! 
Young Designers.


London, I need to see you again soon.


Joy Division - Transmission

The Kills - The Good Ones

Europe

Well I promised a bit of a summary of my trip to Europe. So here goes a summary...

So, last summer I spent about a month in the U.K. and France and had a bunch of educational/fun/crazy/ adventures. From spending weeks with my good buddy interning at a design firm in London, to getting stranded, literally, in Paris, to insane late night runs through Scotland, it was an amazing time.

I'll have a post for each place but until then, here's a song that will always remind me of late night designing and moscow mules with my friend Josh in London.

Welp

Well, it's certainly been a bit of time since I last made a blog post. Since I was in England in fact, almost seven months ago. Well, I certainly have some a few tales to tell (as I promised in my previous post) and things to share so for the next week I'll be posting every day. After that I'll set a schedule of posts and stick to it. WELCOME BACK ER'BODY!!

London

Well, my trip is coming to a close. Been over in Europe a few weeks now. Didn't go exactly as I had planned, but that's kind of the fun right? Plus, some amazing things happened that wouldn't have if my "plans" worked (back in London, stories to follow).

Anyway, Sooooo much inspiration the last few days. Just got back back from NewDesigners, a fantastic exhibition showcasing the best designers from the top art/design schools here in the U.K. It was really inspiring (and sometimes intimidating) to see how good these kids were. At the end of the day though, got super excited & inspired to better myself as a designer, go home and illustrate again, and started a great project with my buddy Josh. Design is so good, I couldn't picture myself doing anything else and I'm getting excited to start a career soon.

Ok so if you haven't listened yet, go check out that tune by Benjamin Francis Leftwich. A fantastic tune from the young, 21 year old Brit. Excited to see where he goes. 


Ok long typing, next post will be a bit more pictures and stories from my trip. Hope all's well with er'one.


Cheers.

Leaving

Hey guys, so I apologize early if I don't post often for the next month or so. Leaving in about 3 hours for London (and from there who knows!). These past few months have been a bit crazy, working, interning, graduating college, looking for a full time job, new roommates, etc. Buuuuut, I decided that this is the perfect time for me to take some time for myself and travel.  Luckily everything fell together quite nicely.

Although this blog is in no way a travel blog, and even though I'm not sure how often I'll be able to post while I'm gone, I look forward to gaining more knowledge and experience in art, music, and film (and hopefully pass some of my discoveries on to you guys).

I hope you guys are having a fantastic summer and hopefully I'll return soon with new stories and experiences. See ya soon!

Sarah Elizabeth Blais

Sometimes you need a muse.

Sarah Blais' work is pretty sweet. She's def got a cool style and is worth checking out. Enjoy!

FOLLOW UP - got the EMA vinyl for Past Life Martyred Saints  the other day and I must say it's even better than I thought it would be. 2011's first must listen for sure. Get hooked. Here's another taste of this fantastic album. Moody 90's at it's finest.

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EMA

So I was just listening to the new My Morning Jacket album (which is fantastic) on NPR and I stumbled across the music of Erica M. Anderson, EMA. Formerly of the Gowns, Anderson is killing it under her new alias. "The Grey Ship" was my first introduction to EMA and I'm hooked. 7 minutes of just fantastic. Her new album Past Life Martyred Saints was released on May 10th and just reached the peak of my must haves. A must listen and as the folks over at NPR say, "enjoy your 7 minutes of catharsis."
-The Grey Ship

Damn, the transition at 3 min is epic.
Enjoy this tune. I'm off to buy the EMA record. Keep you updated.