RECAP: JessFonk's 30th @ BARCADE

Optphoto & EkHiFi takin' top ranks at BARCADE

To kick off Jess's "30th Birthday Weekend Extravaganza" we made our way to Jersey City to meet up with some friends & family. BARCADE is a bar with a dual focus; an endless rotation of American craft beer and an equally eclectic lineup of classic arcade games. Right up our alley. We killed it on the $.25 machines all night and I even landed in the top scores for the original Star Wars sit-down cockpit arcade game. Good times.

Below are photos of the crew crushin' top scores taken by either Joana or myself. I'm lookin' forward to making excuses to go check out this place again:

SITE: BARCADE

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EVENT: Com Truise @ Public Assembly

Com Truise @ Public Assembly OPTPHOTO © 2012

Com Truise @ Public Assembly
1.12.12

MTV presented a free show this week in conjunction with the airing of a show called I Just Want My Pants Back. The Juan MacLean, Com Truise and Justin Miller were on the bill. An open bar was provided courtesy of Reyka Vodka and Tiger Beer. Truise came on stage around 9:30 and crushed it with his own brand of mid-fi synth-wave, slower-motion funk.

Check out the photos below. Be sure to check out Com Truise's newest release titled Galactic Melt available via Ghostly International.

SITE: COM TRUISE
LABEL: GHOSTLY INTERNATIONAL

OPTPHOTO © 2012

BEST OF 2011: Print

5. Lily Cole
PHOTO: Koray Birand
Harper’s Bazaar Turkey
October 2011

Lily Cole gets high on the top of towering city buildings for the October cover shoot of Harper’s Bazaar Turkey. Lensed by Koray Birand, Lily sports some of fall’s best shapes selected by fashion editor Isabel Dupre. Topped off with tight red curls by Deycke Heidron and flawless makeup by Hung Vanngo, Lily wows in the high gloss images.

Production by Productionisin

More Images: FashionGoneRogue

4. Abbey Lee Kershaw
PHOTO: Elle Muliarchyk
ManiaMania “The Third Mind” Campaign
Spring 2011

Abbey Lee Kershaw returns as the face of Australian accessory label ManiaMania’s latest campaign lensed by Elle Muliarchyk. Part psychedelic haze and part spiritual journey, Abbey Lee dons designers Melanie Kamsler and Tamila Purvis’ handcrafted jewelry with a sense of carefree sensuality.

More Images: FashionGoneRogue

3. Penelope Cruz
PHOTO: Mert and Marcus
V Magazine
Fall 2011

V #72 - The Transformation Issue. Starring film’s global crossover queen, Penélope Cruz - photographed by Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott -the issue celebrates the spirit of transformation, available in a limited edition with a blinking lenticular cover!

More Info: VMagazine

2. Cara Delevingne
PHOTO: Sølve Sundsbø
Vogue China
December 2011

Sølve Sundsbø photographs some of the season’s most ethereal looks with these stunning images featured in the December issue of Vogue China. With Cara Delevingne as an angel on earth, fashion editor Nicoletta Santoro selects a wardrobe of ivory gowns from labels such as Versace, Givenchy Dior and Alexander McQueen to complement the otherworldly landscape. Makeup by Polly Osmond, Hair by Shon

More Images: FashionGoneRogue

1. Gertrud Hegelund
PHOTO: Sebastian Kim
Numéro #129
December 2011

Gertrud Hegelund is a hypnotic beauty for the December-January edition of Numéro where photographer Sebastian Kim captures her in some of the season’s most standout looks. Outfitted by fashion editor Charles Varenne, Gertrud gets swathed in the designs of Louis Vuitton, Dolce & Gabbana, Moschino and Giorgio Armani amongst others. Bright lips by makeup artist Maud Laceppe and a sculpted coif by hair stylist Shay Ashual give the shoot an imaginative touch. Set design by Anne Koch.

More Images: FashionGoneRogue

BEST OF 2011: Albums

5. Tycho
Dive (2011)
http://tychomusic.com/

Tycho’s third studio album finds Scott Hansen creating instrumental soundscapes, which he sees as artifacts from a future that has more in common with our past than our present.

01. A Walk
02. Hours
03. Daydream
04. Dive
05. Coastal Break
06. Ascension
07. Melanie
08. Adrift
09. Epigram
10. Elegy

4. Neon Indian
Era Extraña (2011)
http://neonindian.com/

Era Extraña, follows Neon Indian's 2009 breakthrough debut Psychic Chasms. Recorded in Helsinki, the record builds on the charm of its predecessor by adding new musical colors and depth to Palomo's swirling, computerized pop songs.

01. Heart: Attack

02. Polish Girl

03. The Blindside Kiss

04. Hex Girlfriend

05. Heart: Decay

06. Fallout

07. Era Extraña
08. Halogen (I Could Bea Shadow)
09. Future Sick
10. Suns Irrupt
11. Heart: Release
12. Arcade Blues

3. Com Truise
Galactic Melt (2011)
http://www.comtruise.com/

Producer/designer Seth Haley envisioned Galactic Melt as a sort of film score, from the mind, chronicling the life and death of Com Truise.

01. Terminal
02. VHS Sex
03. Cathode Girls
04. Air Cal
05. Flightwave
06. Hyperlips
07. Brokendate
08. Glawio
09. Ether Drift
10. Futureworld
11. Galactic Melt (Vinyl Exclusive)

2. Radiohead  
The King of Limbs (2011)
http://www.radiohead.com/

The eighth studio album from the epic, experimental UK five-piece. Recorded on and off throughout 2010, the album is a cohesive collection of songs that were laid down by the band in a more relaxed fashion than the ambitious In Rainbows.

01. Bloom
02. Morning Mr Magpie
03. Little By Little
04. Feral
05. Lotus Flower
06. Codex
07. Give Up The Ghost
08. Seperator

1. Big Black Delta
BBDLP1 (2011)
http://www.bigblackdelta.com

Big Black Delta is the new project from Mellowdrone front man Jonathan Bates. Under this new umbrella, Bates creates a new series of frequency modulations fit for an upcoming extraterrestrial invasion.

01. Put The Gun On The Floor
02. Capsize
03. Huggin & Kissin
04. Betamax
05. IFUCKINGLOVEYOU
06. Dreary Moon
07. The Zebrah
08. PB3
09. Roost

HONORABLE MENTION:
Bjork - Biophilia (2011): At a time when many musicians are being forced to downscale their aspirations, Björk dares to dream. The Icelandic chanteuse has been relentlessly experimental, challenging listeners with music that defies expectations of what popular songs can be.
http://www.bjork.com/

Cat's Eyes - Cat's Eyes (2011): Subverting the romance of ‘60s girl group pop and male-female duos like Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra with plenty of psychedelic atmosphere, Cat’s Eyes features the Horrors' Faris Badwan and Canadian soprano Rachel Zeffira.
http://catseyesmusic.com/

Dumbo Gets Mad - Elephants at the Door (2011): Dumbo Gets Mad is a psychedelic avant-garde musical movement from Italy. Although little is known about this outfit, all we need to know is on this record. Elephants At The Door is the debut album which is available now on Bad Panda Records.
http://dumbogetsmad.viinyl.com/