I’m well on my way to reclaiming rainbows with Rainbow Glitter, so how about I share the Space-Mountain-future-is-here-now iPhone wallpapers I make with the world?

I’m going for the retro-90’s pre-gradient web design vibe, check it out–

Pixtual

Photo Credit

The bass, vibraphone and drum trio Benko have realized a swell video for “The Eurohit” off its soon-to-be-released LP. The talented Erik Grostic, a well-read drinking buddy and sushi bar cohort from Austin, is on vocs and bass.

Video on YouTube

My 4 year old nephew drew my picture and gave it to me.  I love it!  Apparently I have CRAZY SCRIBBLE MOUTH.  It kinda looks like a ghost from Pac-Man, am I right?  Imagine these things following you around the maze–

Monkey: Journey to the West is a Cirque de so gay-style opera designed by the brains behind Gorillaz and featuring a full 70+ piece Chinese orchestra along with the squiggly synths and bumpin’ beats you’d expect.

The score was the most compelling part of the multisensory treat of a Monkey show I saw during Spoleto here in Charleston in May which featured not just great music but acrobatics, projected animation, and eye-bending sets.   So far it’s played in London, Berlin and Paris, and will undoubtedly be back to the states eventually. In the meanwhile, the soundtrack is coming out on September 23rd.

This rugged and crafty wooden phone rework from Berlin-based Ariel Schlesinger is lovely.

A pet peeve: the fact that rainbows are considered gay.

I love rainbows in design, and rainbows in general–they’re the second most beautiful thing to me, next to space/the stars.  Rainbows are used sparingly nowadays in design because of the connotations they evoke.

Anyways, I’ve decided to show my love for “old-fashioned” rainbows, with a silly new site, where I’ll post a picture of a rainbow with a related poem/writing excerpt from an author I like.  Think of it as a Unicorn Chaser with rainbows instead of unicorns.

It doesn’t get more gay than this.  And by gay, I mean happy.

Rainbow Glitter

Thanks to Bryce for pointing out this terrific video:

“It’s beyond the environment.”
(only thing after the jump is confirmation whether it’s real or fiction…)
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Tubular.

Mike Black is a Texan that moved to the coast for surfing, teaching, and film making. His Invasion from Planet C [Warning: Autoplay Sound, Official Website] is a self-financed “surf sci-fi” movie, likely the only of its kind. VBS has a three part documentary, hit the link for parts two and three.