Pretty nice morning here atop OTR
Our houseguest, watching the snow come down.
Some additional, non-Ann Hamilton photos I took on our recent jaunt to New York.
Wife and I spent the New Year in New York, visiting some old pals. The highlight of the trip was seeing Ann Hamilton's installation at the Park Avenue Armory. It was a breathtaking piece that pulled you out of the Upper East Side and deposited you elsewhere. It ends this week, but if you're in New York and have time, by all means go see this.
This is something I like to do at the end of each year, cobble together my favorite tracks from the last 12 months into a list of what I think was the best the year had to offer. It makes for a nice personal aural time capsule. You can give my picks a listen on Spotify by clicking the link below. Happy New Year!
Grandman's Best of 2012 on Spotify
33 / Gun-Shy / GRIZZLY BEAR
32 / Chicken / WUSSY
31 / The Nights of Wine and Roses / JAPANDROIDS
30 / This Head I Hold / ELECTRIC GUEST
29 / Why I Cry / BEST COAST
28 / Feels Like We Only Go Backwards / TAME IMPALA
27 / Sixpack / JEFF THE BROTHERHOOD
26 / Mercy / KANYE WEST
25 / Heaven / THE WALKEMEN
24 / Changing World / NEW MULTITUDES
23 / Give it Away / ANDREW BIRD
22 / Yes Way / TANLINES
21 / About to Die / DIRTY PROJECTORS
20 / Time to Run / LORD HURON
19 / Parted Ways / HEARTLESS BASTARDS
18 / Yet Again / GRIZZLY BEAR
17 / Know Til Now / JIM JAMES
16 / Crush / SLEIGH BELLS
15 / Only Son of the Ladiesman / FATHER JOHN MISTY
14 / Dried Blood / SONNY & THE SUNSETS
13 / Terrified Eyes / CRAIG FINN
12 / Ungirthed / PURITY RING
11 / Losing You / SOLANGE
10 / Lonesome / DR. DOG
9 / Super Rich Kids / FRANK OCEAN
8 / Other People / BEACH HOUSE
7 / Still Life with Hot Deuce on Silver Platter / TITUS ANDRONICUS
6 / Is That Clear / NICK WATERHOUSE
5 / Bad Religion / FRANK OCEAN
4 / Oblivion / GRIMES
3 / Unto Caesar / DIRTY PROJECTORS
2 / The House that Heaven Built / JAPANDROIDS
1 / Make it Known / FOXYGEN
Time to sit back and revel in the glory that is 12-0. Printable version at 11W.
I was recently commissioned to design the album artwork for CIncinnati-based indie outfit The Kiss Me Everlasting. The album is out now and available at Northside's incredible Shake-It Records.
Wanted to keep things clean and classy for The Game. Grab the high res from 11W, and stay tuned for a 12-0 poster...
Photos I shot on behalf of ElevenWarriors.com of OSU's overtime win over the Badgers in Madison. These are just a few of my favorites. See the rest over at 11W.
I spent this past weekend up in Wisconsin - Saturday in Madison, and Sunday in Elkhorn at a friend's lake house. We ate meat, drank beer, sat by the fire, and shot a bb gun... a lot. A perfect fall weekend.
Zac Boren said it best when he compared OSU/Wisco matchups to heavyweight fights. Here's hoping the Buckeyes get to 11-0, I'll be headed up to Madison, camera in tow. Get the printable version at 11W.
Illinois comes to town this week, and looks to seize the Illibuck trophy back from Columbus, it has other ideas. Get the printable version at 11W.
Here's the weekly poster for the 8-0 Buckeyes. Bit of Wes Anderson/Royal Tenenbaums influence going on here. As always, download the printable version from 11W.
Brutus is at it again, this time getting his bandit on and sticking up the Mustache Express on its way to Columbus. Get a free printable version over at 11W.
Photos above, and timelapse below, of OSU squeaker against Indiana in Bloomington. Even more photos are viewable at the 11W's Flickr Page.
A fun video I had the pleasure of putting together as a member of the Queen City Project. As always, amazing photos by Alias Imaging (and a few of my own) and our Framester-powered QCP boxtruck photo-booth. I think theis sums up the MPMF weekend experience pretty well: hectic, chaotic, well soundtracked and fun as hell. Can't wait for next year.
There should be 20,000+ Buckeye fans in the stands this Saturday in Bloomington. I'll be down on the field snapping photos for 11W. Get the high-res PDF right here.
Big changes on the brewery front as Oval Brewing Co is now the Land-Grant Brewing Company. With the new name, obviously, comes a new graphic system. I've overhauled the logo and complimentary marks, and given the brewery an adaptable brand that still speaks to our core golden-era collegiate aesthetic.
You can read the full brand statement over at the website: landgrantbrewing.com. Look for a fully updated web experience soon.
In case you were wondering, the name-change came about as a result of a conflicting trademark with an international vodka distiller.
Homecoming is on the horizon, as is the 3rd annual Eat Too, Brutus. Grandman will be there in full effect, as a member of 11W and Oval Brewing, serving up tasty suds. Make a donation and get one of these crispy prints, otherwise, grab it for free at 11W.
UPDATE: this guy got himself featured on ESPN U's UNITED, which is pretty cool:
