Hip. Well, maybe foo'

I was listening to French Kicks "One Time Bells" and became incredibly nostalgic. This disc was perma-in my walkmen & defined a large part of my adolescence. While time progresses and people do as well, music stays stationary, the sounds are the same, the lyrics never change...etc. etc. I find it always it a good measure for introspection. Seems fairly obvious.

Not to mention the cover is a motha-fuckin-owl smoking a cig. Ingenious.


I then realized that the song "Hospital Beds" by Cold War Kids (and/or arguably most of Robbers & Cowards album) is very similar in the style to "One Time Bells" This idea should be noted, because I am perpetually stuck in everything indie 90's. Getting out of the lo-fi, feminist, singer-song writer, Sonic Youth inspired noise-rock is good. Oh shit, I can feel the hipness tingling in my fingers. make it stop!

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I am also in love with negative space as an aesthetic.
http://potatohavetoes.com/pages/artwork20.html

http://www.zacharyrossman.com/

I would cover my walls (only sparingly) with art that looked this minimal. you don't need to create complexity to make art 'good'

example:
http://www.azstar78.com/gallery.cfm?idFilter=9&yearFilter=2008
Mixed media anyone?

I really like the zine he completed. It's simple, cartoon-esque but contains a lot of great meaning.
http://www.azstar78.com/gallery.cfm?idFilter=17&yearFilter=2006