Aesop Rock and friends finished the video for “None Shall Pass,” the title track from his new album. The video is directed by San Francisco’s Ordinary Kids and features extensive artwork by Jeremy Fish, who is becoming almost synonymous with Aesop Rock. ([More →])

In my double-life as a jet-setting music enthusiast, I would definitely be in London (again, London… sigh.) on 6 and 7 and 9 September to enjoy two different audio-visual sensory-immersive events at the ICA. The three events feature music by Mathew Herbert, The Chemical Brothers, Battles, Plaid and many more electricians, while the visual includes works by Joji Koyama, Max Hattler, United Visual Artists, Flat Nose George plus many others. ([More →])

Eric Clapton is a man of action. When he first attended a London art show 10 years ago that featured 3 graffiti artists - Quinones, Stash and Futura - he was quick to show his appreciation for the artwork. Clapton purchased a few pieces from the show, then commissioned the artists to do custom paint jobs on a few of his guitars. A full decade since that London art show, Clapton still does not hesitate to endow the arts. When Lee Quinones recently decided to sell a collection of his paintings he calls his “dirty-dozen,” he fired off an email to a few fans of his work to let them know it was available for purchase. Eric Clapton - our man of action - hit Q back 10 minutes later with a reply like “Lee, they’re mine.” Clapton followed through with $120,000 USD for the lot. ([More →])

Spike Jonze has been getting a lot more attention lately for being associated with NYC rockers the Yeah Yeah Yeahs and Liars despite his mega-stardom as a film director of such box office hits as “Being John Malkovich” and multiple MTV awards for music video direction. But Spike has been hanging out with uber-cool headz for a long time. He’s filmed music videos for The Beastie Boys (”Sabotage” and “Sure Shot”), Bjork (”It’s Oh So Quiet”), Weezer (”Buddy Holly”), Daft Punk (”Da Funk”) and many many more. ([More →])

Daniel Johnston fans in the UK will soon have the opportunity to scrutinize the man’s artwork up close and personal. alt.gallery in Newcastle will open an exhibition of his artwork on Tuesday 4th September and it will run until 10 November. ([More →])

Hip hop star, Common, and headline dominatrix, Angelina Jolie, are currently filming the movie Wanted based on the comic book of the same name. Common reports that his character in the film is called “the Gunsmith”, who is, as he describes, “a master at shooting guns. I’m training this gentleman that’s coming in, who really has certain abilities but doesn’t know it; I’m training him on how to be what he should be.” Wanted, the comic book written by Mark Millar and illustrated by J.G. Jones, follows the life of Wesley Gibson as he attempts to become a supervillian under the wing of a jewel thief called Fox. The movie is being filmed in Prague, and also co-stars Morgan Freeman.

Wesley from Wanted:

Common recently finished filming another movie, American Gangster alongside Denzel washington, Russell Crowe, T.I., and RZA. This one, directed by Ridley Scott, is based on the true story of a 70’s drug lord kingpin.

You can read all about the 2 movies, and Common’s gushing enthusiasm to be acting with such mega-stars, over at VH1.com.

For more info about the comic book, including plot spoilers, check out Answers.