Yeah, remix albums usually suck especially albums that are already heavy on the electric side, if you get my drift. They typically get really techno-ee and I simply can’t enjoy them.

What originally attracted me to the album was the fact that Olaf Drejier (the dj from the Knife) remixed one of the tracks. I looked into the album a little more only to find out that one of the guys from interpol remixed a couple tracks and Ladytron did a couple tracks. I’m not a huge fan of the NIN, but these artists put a really interesting spin on the album. I might have to buy the non remixed album now.

 Here is a link to their Myspace I recommend  listening to Great Destroyer.

p.s. Trent Reznor produced Saul Williams last album, no wonder it had such a different sound to it.

This little girl and her doll was sitting out side of Salvation Army outside Old San Juan. Most likely waiting for her mother to buy her a new jacket.

Yes it has been cropped. There were cars and some lady (boring) in the background.

Mario Gonzalez Lafuente has been hitting the streets hard lately, and when I say hitting the streets, I mean actually driving down the roads blasting “vote for me” from giant speakers mounted on a truck. I did document this occasion with my camera but you can’t really tell just how loud it is.

They pulled up in front of our place he said some things about how he was the right candidate complete with his whole Mario Gonzalez Lafuente theme song (Mario was singing along with it). After about 20 minutes of talking, then theme song, then talking, then theme song they finally drove off only to stop another couple hundred feet up the road and do this whole routine again. They left this flier on our door.

If I could actually vote, would I vote for Mario? I guess he is #1 (according to his flier), and he does seem to have the credentials for the job. But what if I was working nights or was really old? Really old meaning I would go to bed at like 4 pm. Even more so, since they don’t use any glass on windows and you can hear everything that is going on outside.It didn’t seem to bother anyone else, since I was the only one out there documenting the occasion. I guess the Puerto Ricans are used to it .

I found this site called Magicseaweed.com that has very detailed report of the current surf conditions in Puerto Rico. There is one other site that does the same thing, but you have to pay money and become a premium member.

I subscribed to their RSS feed and added it to the bottom of each post that I make.

It is very basic, but it does the trick. The number of stars is how good the surf should be (0 stars for sucky conditions and 4 being perfect) based on current weather conditions. Click on it if you want to see an even more in depth look. I will change it if I find a better feed or when I move back to the states.

Also, I have some great videos coming, as soon as I get a decent internet connection I will upload them, and you will enjoy them.

This stripper in Puerto Rico bears a striking resemblance to Woody Harrelson. His sign certainly isn’t good for kids.

While traveling around the island we noticed that light poles and posts will be painted a certain color. When you go to another city they will be a different color or colors in a row. For instance I think Santurce’s colors are yellow, purple, blue, yellow.

Just a neat picture of a tree growing behind a building.

We were taking pictures of some of the street art here in Santurce, Puerto Rico. There was a kid walking away from a freshly painted piece carrying a backpack full of spray paint, a roller and a bucket of paint. Some older people were walking by and were staring at us because we were taking pictures. I thought this was odd since living in Denver I know if you were even caught carrying spray paint or markers in your car you could be ticketed. Well I thought they passed it, I guess they didn’t. The Puerto Ricans seem a bit more open to street art since and it seems to be over the place here. I am not talking about your typical graffiti either.

Here are some of the pieces I have seen around town

Heavy Detail
A lot of these have so much detail and they are on such busy roads that they must have been contracted to do the job. I mean there is no way (that I know of) you could do something like this in one night, not being seen by anyone.

And this one, the twin towers falling. “God bless America”

Ridiculous

Ha! The infamous glasses. I have seen this pair all over old san juan. Also there is a toaster I have seen all over the place (even Humacao) but forgot to get a picture of it.

The rain cloud.

Cement pack of cigarettes.

Stencils

Wheat Paste (paper stuck on surface)

Check out the detail on this one. Individually made pieces all in collage form.

Standing at about 5 feet tall, if only you could read what it says around the side. Taken on San Sebastian. Looks like the paper has worn off in some spots leaving only the image.
Oh by the way, Tres Palomas is holding a graffiti installation promo thing on February 22. Sponsored by RVCA and the Artists Network Program.  If anybody reads this who is in Puerto Rico or will be on that date, you should come check it out. They will be giving away free stuff.