All posts by Greg Letson
Shimazu by Ichiki -the oldest daguerreotype by a Japanese photographer
Ichiki Shirō, 市来 四郎 was born in Satsuma province, Japan on December 24, 1828. He rose up within the castes of Satsuma’s feudal society by showing an exemplary skill in the production of gunpowder and was selected by the Satsuma’s daimyo (feudal lord), Shimazu Nariakira to be his personal retainer. Fascinated by western technology, in 1848, Shimazu obtained the first daguerreotype camera ever imported into Japan and encouraged his retainers to study it and learn to create photographs with it. Continue reading Shimazu by Ichiki -the oldest daguerreotype by a Japanese photographer
BRADFORD COX :: VHS DREAM from the soundtrack for Teenage
ANIMAL COLLECTIVE :: MOUNTAIN GAME previously unreleased
released yesterday with a note from the band: “Here’s an unreleased track we recorded in 2010 for Red Dead Redemption and it never got used. Enjoy.“
Digestif
Thomas Lautenschlag :: Berlin-Mitte, 1931
RITALIN to brighten your day, 1957
ADHD medications are amphetamines, powerful stimulants that can raise heart rate and blood pressure. They also increase dopamine and serotonin production in the brain, increasing happiness. CIBA originally marketed its stimulant Ritalin as a cure for depression, rather than an inability to focus, like in this 1957 ad:
Marc Riboud :: Paris, May 1968
DIAMANDA GALAS :: EXELOYME (live 1986)
with FM Einheit of Einsturzende Neubauten
KAKI KING :: The Fire Eater live in Paris
Live @ Le Divan du Monde, Paris March 26, 2013
The Incubator 