Nico: “These Days” latterly from the soundtrack to Wes Anderson’s The Royal Tenenbaums. I played this countless times when I did shows on 95bFM. (via Audrey Hepburn Complex)
Great little monochromatic motion type piece by J.R. Schmidt, set to a portion of Orson Welles’ famous 1938 radio broadcast.
Promotional poster for 95bFM by Andrew Archer. He’s also been working up a new poster for the 10th Annual 24-Hour Movie Marathon in Auckland over Hallowe’en.
Typeface designer Jonathan Hoefler and co-chair of the MFA Designer as Author programme at the School of Visual Arts, Steven Heller, talk to “Please Explain“‘s Leonard Lopate on the topic of how typefaces are created and why typography is important to communication and design. (via Yves Peters)
Then, I heard it — the click of the mic button from the back seat. That was the very moment that I knew Walter and I had become a crew. Very professionally, and with no emotion, Walter spoke: “Los Angeles Center, Aspen 20, can you give us a ground speed check?
— From a short piece by an unknown SR-71 pilot on being the fastest guys in the sky. (via Craig Hockenberry)
Phoenix play a stripped-back version of “1901” live on KEXP, recorded at The Cutting Room Studios, NYC.
He had a vague interest in Cuba.
— Aaron “Captain” Carson on now-famous DJ Dunc tha Funk’s interest in funk music before he was invited to be part of Cocktail Corner on 95bFM Drive.
