Monthly Archives: May 2014
The Red Starks? 25 Mai 2014.
Last night. These guys were hailed as the new direction of Austin music. They weren’t bad. I guess. More interesting was the re-purposing of acoustic instruments sonically. A friend of mine said that ‘we were doomed’ when I told him that these guys represented the a/new musical direction. He’s probably right. But let them eatContinue reading “The Red Starks? 25 Mai 2014.”
Tracking. 24 MAi 2014.
Cannes Distribution Deals. 24 Mai 2014.
Some friends just got a distributions deal — a substantial deal — $20M — in Cannes last week for a feature film they’d finished. Not bad — but it’s a great STORY. And that’s not a universal. Taste is a funny thing in America. Some gets it right and some can’t get within a 100Continue reading “Cannes Distribution Deals. 24 Mai 2014.”
Pigasse, not Pigalle. 24 Mai 2014.
Lunch with the FT: Matthieu Pigasse By Michael Stothard ‘I am very anti-bourgeois,’ the head of Lazard Frères in France tells Michael Stothard over sushi in Paris. James Ferguson’s illustration of Matthieu Pigasse©James Ferguson It’s a cold, wet day in Paris and I am waiting for Matthieu Pigasse at Kinugawa restaurant. The name means “angryContinue reading “Pigasse, not Pigalle. 24 Mai 2014.”
No Film Night. 24 Mai 2014.
The Derailers played last night. The guitar player is the only original member. He’s a great guitarist.
Lunch with the FT May 15, 2014 7:28 pm Lunch with the FT: Tim Geithner By Martin Wolf Over Indian food in New York, the former US Treasury secretary talks to Martin Wolf about future risks, crisis management, mistakes and misperceptions I arrive at the Bukhara Grill in Midtown Manhattan promptly at 11.30 on aContinue reading
Jurado. 21 Mai 2014.
Damien Jurado in Paris. Everything Trying.
Toland. 21 Mai 2014.
Toland is a cool piece of kit provided by Chemical Wedding. I beta tested Helios for them and was given Toland to take a look at. It’s a killer DP app. Get one. Don’t sleep.