Category Archives: London

Mr. Brainwash

By suff | Published January 10, 2011

life is beautiful

A couple summers back, I was in London working on a documentary, when my buddy, Paul Pilot, and I came across this piece of street art in a tunnel filled with graffiti. At the time, I figured the “life is beautiful” text had been added separately to the shot of Madonna & Britney making out. I thought it was an interesting juxtaposition, so I took a pic of it and hadn’t given much thought to the matter until I saw the image appear in the documentary, Exit Through the Gift Shop, which I just watched last week.

This film, directed by the phenomenal street artist, Banksy, is one my favorites of 2010. It’s nearly impossible to describe this wormhole of a tale of art inspiring art inspiring commerce, so I’ll just say that you should see it, if you haven’t already. There are those that question whether the whole thing is a farce, but I can’t even begin to imagine how that could be. But if it is, I think that would make me admire the film all the more…

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London pt.10

By suff | Published December 10, 2009

Duke Special-Saint Olave Church

Here’s a shot from the music video shoot I directed with Duke Special on Monday. Somehow, we found ourselves filming in Saint Olave Church, a medieval cathedral and one of the few buildings in the city that survived the Great Fire of London in 1666. Definitely an interesting location to film a music video, and we actually shot two songs there, both off the recently released Mother Courage and Her Children record.

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London pt.9

By suff | Published December 9, 2009

north bank

“When a man is tired of London, he is tired of life; for there is in London all that life can afford.”

- Samuel Johnson

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London pt.8

By suff | Published December 8, 2009

rain drops

“Just for the record,
The weather today is slightly sarcastic with a good chance of:
A. Indifference or
B. Disinterest in what the critics say ”

- Panic At the Disco

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London pt.7

By suff | Published December 7, 2009

squirrel

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London pt.6

By suff | Published December 6, 2009

trafalgar square

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London pt.5

By suff | Published December 5, 2009

DS-National Theatre

Here’s a shot from a photo shoot I just finished with Duke Special outside The National Theatre, where he’s been performing for the past few months in Bertolt Brecht’s “Mother Courage and Her Children.” I finally got to see the play last night; it was a beautifully chaotic production that easily exceeded my already high expectations. And of course, the music was fantastic.