Lifetime Collectivehttp://www.lifetimecollective.comThu, 07 Oct 2010 21:00:00 -0700 Elliot Beaumont is a talented young illustrator from Sydney. He draws his cats, formidable gentlemen and pastel coloured pleasures of summer on basically any ground he finds in his temporary work spaces around Berlin-Neukölln. Heaps cool.http://www.lifetimecollective.com/xnews.php?newsid=242Thu, 30 Sep 2010 16:35:06 -0700    01 Magazine is to present their traveling group exhibition, 01, at the No.6 Gallery in New York. Curated by Redia Soltis and Jennilee Marigomen, the exhibition showcases 34 inspiring artists of different disciplines that have been previously featured in their magazine.  Friday October 15, 2010 / 8 - 11pm Music by Chances With Wolves (fuck yeah!)http://www.lifetimecollective.com/xnews.php?newsid=241Mon, 26 Apr 2010 12:54:00 -0700   I was watching the latest Art 21 series of documentaries over the weekend and was completely blown away by the work of Kimsooja. The first work pictured above is her incredible transformation of the Palacio de Cristal of Madrid in 2006, and her Lotus project (2008) just before being installed in a train station in Brussels. www.kimsooja.com http://www.pbs.org/art21/    http://www.lifetimecollective.com/xnews.php?newsid=240Thu, 01 Apr 2010 10:45:54 -0700 I made 2 BIG paintings for the IPRC's new conference room.  We are going to have an unveiling tonight at 6pm.  I am also gonna bring a copy of Dear & Yonder down there and we are going to have a mini screening at 8pm.  Karl Lind is generously bringing his projector over there to show it with.  If you haven't seen it already, it is a really inspiring documentary about some amazing women in the surfing community past and present.  Come on down! http://www.lifetimecollective.com/xnews.php?newsid=239Mon, 29 Mar 2010 21:00:00 -0700 We're really stoked to announce the upcoming Pierced Arrows & Lullabye Arkestra show this Saturday at Vancouver's Biltmore Cabaret. If you live in the area come on by to see some rock n' roll. Tickets available at Zulu, Redcat, Scratch and Ticketmaster. EARLY SHOW! Doors at 8pm, curfew at 11pm = Weird See you there!!!! You can also check out Lullabye Arkestra's tour blog!        http://www.lifetimecollective.com/xnews.php?newsid=238Sun, 28 Mar 2010 21:00:00 -0700 My friend Naomi is bringing her incredible films to Reed College in Portland, OR.  TUESDAY MARCH 30TH: MILKING & SCRATCHING WEDNESDAY MARCH 31ST: UKRAINIAN TIME MACHINE My work consistently participates in creating a living history. I focus on customs that are about to disappear. I live with people who continue to milk cows by hand; who plant, harvest, and preserve their own food. I, too, engage in these practices. In this way, I experience history, as it slowly becomes just that: HISTORY. Seeing the past before it vanishes prolongs the present and makes it more profound. Working in sixteen-millimeter film is a way of holding onto the beauty and delicacy of a format and a practice that are becoming obsolete. Like hand sowing a field or knitting a sweater, this is not the easiest or most practical way of working. It is often simpler and more practical to have large, industrial farms, to purchase already manufactured clothing and to shoot and edit on modern, electronic media. Yet the food, clothing and film produced in this manner has another layer of significance, a value added due to the limitations, difficulties, intention and emotion implied in their production. –Naomi Uman More info here: www.cinemaproject.org http://www.lifetimecollective.com/xnews.php?newsid=237Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:00:00 -0700 Toronto based duo Bishop Morocco has released a new track entitled Disco Guitars. This track is perfectly clever, captivating, and haunting all at once. It is an extension of their undeniable sound that takes a cue from the emergence of 1980's post punk senisiblity with melodic gloom and doom at it's finest. The video was directed by the ever talented Eva Michon, remember her name, it is one that you are bound to hear about in the near future. You can watch the video HERE --- Enjoy!http://www.lifetimecollective.com/xnews.php?newsid=236Wed, 24 Mar 2010 21:00:00 -0700 photo: jeff barber ok........ here we go on our way to SXSW!!! again, as it is we try as hard as we can to find time to get these 'blogs' out and time after time it comes down to..'a minute before opening band in a loud club with minimal internet hook up. but fuck it! here's a quick run down of our awesome time in AUSTIN TEXAS for SXSW.... we had a GREAT TIME!!! saw amazing bands...HIGH ON FIRE!! ENTRANCE!!! VOIVOD! (again) THURSTON MOORE!!! there were plenty of shenanigans to be had and we did it up!!! and fucking kicked ass doing it. next up.... our treck through the desert!!!! xoxo justin/ kat/ jeff (all photos by Kat Taylor-Small unless marked otherwise)   photo: jeff barber This parking job is called a "Kat Taylor", used the following way: "Hey, I just pulled a Kat Taylor" photo: jeff barber Jeff's birthday, 1st day of South by South West Playing at Cheapo's Records photo: jeff barber BROKEN SELDOM SEEN photo: jeff barber Playing at East Side Tattoo's parking lot...hungover and in beating hot sun. photo: jeff barber photo: jeff barber photo:justin 'WHEN YOU LOOK INTO MY EYES!!!' The Entrance Band at East Side Tattoo's parking lot Awesome Indiana Jones kid with some great whipping dance moves Playing at Red 7 later that day photo: jeff barber photo: jeff barber Christopher and Justin with AWAY from VOIVOD! King Congo The Bellrays / Voivod Thurston Moore Playing at Maggie Mae's rooftop photo: jeff barber photo: jeff barber photo: jeff barber photo: jeff barber Us with Nate, Naima and Juniper, our amazing hosts in Austin. Driving through Texas.... photo: jeff barber Our first attempt at a jumping shot...wipeout! photo: jeff barber Got it this time!!!! photo: jeff barber photo: jeff barber G'night. Til next time. xo ARK  http://www.lifetimecollective.com/xnews.php?newsid=235Mon, 22 Mar 2010 21:00:00 -0700 The department of Industrial and Strategic Design at the University of Art & Design Helsinki is currently showing work from a recent exploration of the Lapplands of Finland. A great investigation of how contemporary design practice draws on cultural and folkloric tradition. Pictured is a traditional Kuksa cup made in coloured ice by Juho-Pekka Virtanen and a reindeer toy to cure urban loneliness by Timo Halko.   Way Out: 11 Experiments and Explorations Aalto University School of Art and Design 135C Hämeentie 00076 Helsinki  March 17 2010 – March 26 2010 http://tm.uiah.fi/wayout/  http://www.lifetimecollective.com/xnews.php?newsid=234Sun, 21 Mar 2010 21:00:00 -0700 Our good friend Bob Ferris was able to sit down with Jason Collett and talk about the new album and his upcoming tour with friends Zeus & Bahamas. Hope you enjoy!   My first attempt at getting a hold of Jason Collett:   “Sorry man, I’m a little behind schedule…do you mind if you call back in an hour?”   “Sure bud, no worries.”   My second attempt at getting a hold of Jason Collett:   “Ok almost there, can you call me back in exactly 10 minutes?”   “Do you want me to give you another hour?  That’s totally ok…”   “Na…it’s cool, 10 minutes should do just fine…”   On the second try I could clearly tell that the man was out of breath and if he wasn’t running yet he was thinking about it.  The third time was the charm.  When Jason finally had the chance to sit still and chat, there was a lot of rustling and discussion happening in the back ground.  “Busy day?” I ask with a laugh. “Well, we’re all in the van and this is the only time that everyone could get their interviews done.”   This is proper penance for these musicians, who spent a lot of last year holed up in the self-described “Man-Den” that is Ill Eagle studio in East Toronto.  “No one’s actually sure what’s on the floor,” Collett laughs.  But it’s not only Rat A Tat Tat that got polished off there-Jason’s travelling band, Zeus (Carlin Nicholson, Mike O’Brien, Neil Quin, and Rob Drake) put out Say Us in late February to critical acclaim.  Jason’s no stranger to being a piece of something big.  Whether it’s as an auxiliary member of Broken Social Scene or as the concierge of Toronto’s annual collaborative Basement Revue at the Dakota Tavern, he just wants to see the musical community grow and prosper. It’s kind of like how the Lifetime Collective works. “We get a lot of stuff from you guys.  We’re well taken care of.  It’s like in a community of musicians - you’re allowed to stretch out a little more and you really get inspired by others around you.  [With Zeus] I just recognize it for what it is.  I mean I’ve been playing with some of these guys since high school.  I’ve never had a feeling like this with a band before.  The dynamic has gotten to the point where, musically, we finish each other sentences.”   When asked if the recording and touring relationship with Zeus will continue, he sounds confident. “It’s unspoken.  I’m always gonna be involved with them and it doesn’t have to be laid down in a plan.”   Playing with his friends is obviously a lot of fun for Jason, so I ask him if he ever has to be the one to “reign it in” on stage.  He laughs “There is a lot of craziness on stage, but the good news is that I can go backstage and take a pee and know that they’ll keep playing!”   This is good news for a band leader that’s booked solid until the summer.  The dates include a stop off at SXSW, a sprawling tour through the Canadian and American Midwest, and some locations that Collett has never played before. ‘I’m very excited to play Mexico City. My only regret on this tour is that we can’t play in the country longer. I can’t believe we’re playing there.’     Jason’s calling the tour the Bonfire Ball Revue, which includes Zeus and Bahamas (Jason’s former bandmate Afie Jurvanen’s solo project) playing the opening sets.   I ask Jason if this new, incestuous family is going to grow into Broken Social Scene proportions. “We just take it as comes.  Music is like a gene, these things always evolve.” The Bonfire Ball Tour Dates w/ Zeus & Bahamas Tuesday March 23rd, 2010 San Francisco, CA Cafe Du Nord Thursday March 25th, 2010 Seattle, WA Tractor Tavern Friday March 26th, 2010 Vancouver, BC Biltmore Cabaret Saturday March 27th, 2010 Victoria, BC Sugar Sunday March 28th, 2010 Kelowna, BC Habitat Monday March 29th, 2010 Canmore, AB Communitea Café Wednesday March 31st, 2010 Edmonton, AB Pawn Shop Thursday April 1st, 2010 Calgary, AB Legion Friday April 2nd, 2010 Regina, SK The Exchange Saturday April 3rd, 2010 Winnipeg, MB West End Cultural Centre Sunday April 4th, 2010 Minneapolis, MN 7th Street Entry Tuesday April 6th, 2010 Madison, WI Majestic Theatre Wednesday April 7th, 2010 Chicago, IL Schubas Tavern Monday April 12th, 2010 Hamilton, ON The Casbah Tuesday April 13th, 2010 Waterloo, ON Starlight Room Wednesday April 14th, 2010 Ottawa, ON Zaphod Beeblebrox Thursday April 15th, 2010 Montreal, QC Le Petit Campus Friday April 16th, 2010 Peterborough, ON The Red Dog Tavern Saturday April 17th, 2010 Kingston, ON The Grad Club Tuesday April 20th, 2010 Philadelphia, PA The World Cafe Wednesday April 21st, 2010 Northampton, MA Iron Horse Music Hall Friday April 23rd, 2010 New York, NY The Mercury Lounge Saturday April 24th, 2010 Brooklyn, NY Union Hall     www.jasoncollettmusic.com www.themusicofzeus.com www,myspace.com/bahamasbreeze                  http://www.lifetimecollective.com/xnews.php?newsid=233Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:00:00 -0700 Robyn Love is an amazing textile based installation artist who has initiated some pretty wonderful community-based projects all over the place. She will be giving a talk titled "Participatory Art: Crafting Community" on March 31st at Concordia, here in Montreal, and it is not to be missed. Engineering-Visual Arts Building 6.720 Concordia University 1515 St. Catherine West, at Guy Wednesday, March 31st 2010. 4:00 -5:30   www.robynlove.comhttp://www.lifetimecollective.com/xnews.php?newsid=232Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:00:00 -0700 hey y'all we're back. it's been a little while but you know. tour. we don't much have time to edit all the awesome times in photograph form but when you get the chance and find wifi (like we do now in Denton Texas) we're able to update. so.... here it is, the 'edumication' tour. we've decided we're not going to do sound check, so what to do??? go to the Smithsonian! the National Aquarium and Graceland!!!! awesome times! and as always having fun with pierced arrows. we broke off from them for a couple of days and ended up in columbus at the Scion rock fest. with fucking D.R.I. / VOIVOD / BRUTAL TRUTH / SAVIOURS/ et al. AWESOME TIMES!! so off to SXSW see ya on the other side! (again, all photos by kat taylor-small unless marked otherwise) photo: jeff barber photo: jeff barber photo: jeff barber DINO ATTACK NERDS!!!! NERDS IN 3-D!!! FUCK THE U.S.A!! just kidding. i like the people in the white house now. photo: jeff barber Fred repairing his amp HOLY SHIT! IS THAT A SHARK??!?? photo: jeff barber photo: jeff barber THE VICE FAMILY!!!! photo: jeff barber. to our dead fog machine. you'll live on in the ringing ears of many. KURT FROM D.R.I. SUCKAS!!!!!!! aboard the lisa marie JEFF IN FRONT. GRACELAND!!! photo: justin photo: justin HUNK A HUNK A BURNIN' LOVE!! ON THE ROAD!! AGAIN!! BABY! http://www.lifetimecollective.com/xnews.php?newsid=230Sun, 14 Mar 2010 21:00:00 -0700 Thanks to everyone that came out to the show in Vancouver! Check out our new live DVD & album entitled "Live at The Burton Cummings Theatre" out on March 23rd. You can go here to check out the song "Tournament of Hearts (Live)" from upcoming release. www.theweakerthans.org Photographs by Kale J. Friesenhttp://www.lifetimecollective.com/xnews.php?newsid=229Sat, 13 Mar 2010 21:00:00 -0800 Dear friends Mel Kadel & Travis Millard are going down under to give a talk as part of the Semi-Permanent 2010 Conference in Sydney Australia next Friday, March 19th.  Maybe you are gonna be in Sydney and can go!  More info and tickets are available HERE. They are also gonna be in this group show while they're over there:http://www.lifetimecollective.com/xnews.php?newsid=228Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:31:46 -0800 The International Festival of Films on Art is starting soon in Montreal. This event is always a great resource for eccentric and often brilliant documentaries about the arts, across all disciplines. March 18 - 28, 2010. www.artfifa.com  http://www.lifetimecollective.com/xnews.php?newsid=227