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Known for her work with bands and
musicians such as Beck, the White Stripes,
Elliot Smith, Fiona Apple, Spoon and many
more, Autumn de Wilde is a renowned
photographer. Her photos have been featured
in Filter, The New York Times and have been used
as artwork and covers for many groups and
artists CDs. She gave some time to Jayplay to
talk about her art, her motivations and some
of her inspirations.
Why do you do this as an art? What
makes you want to do this?
I didnt really pursue it originally. Its
just something we do in our family. We take
pictures of our friends and what were doing,
like my dad had. When I started taking pictures
of my friends or my friends in a band, I didnt
know when I went to a show. It was just a
natural thing because it was what my dad did.
It wasnt in order to be famous or in order to
have a career. So, as more and more people
started liking the photos that I took I realized
how often I felt compelled to take a photo
and I slowly started taking myself seriously as
a photographer. I didnt really think that the
way I liked to take pictures would be a career,
which is good, because if youre going in to
photography to be rich and famous I really
think those are the wrong reasons.
Do you usually have a prior
relationship with the people that
youre photographing, such as
Spoon or the White Stripeshow
does that work?
Its a mixed bag. I was hired to shoot the
White Stripes and we got along so Jack called
me to shoot The Raconteurs. The frst time I
met Jack [White] offcially I was hired to take
some pictures on the set of the My Doorbell
video. They needed a few more publicity
photos. We just really liked each other and
he called me up and asked me to do the frst
Raconteurs record. You know he didnt call me
on my phone; I was called by someone.
With Death Cab I approached them
because I really felt they should be documented
with Autumn de Wilde
because Im a fan. That was the frst time
extending myself to a band I didnt know. Beck
I met before I was a photographer. He was one
of the frst people to really encourage me to
take it seriously. Beck and I both grew up in
L.A. but we didnt meet until 95 or 96.
Are you planning on working with
anyone new soon?
I hope so (laughs).
Do you have anybody in mind?
Long term I document Death Cab, Jenny
Lewis. That doesnt mean that Im on her
doorstep every day. But its someone whose
career and art Im very interested in. When
theres something important going on I try
to get out there and document it. And Spoon
is ongoing. I dont like to talk about it till its
out. I dont like to jinx it. What I did just do is
the Eels new record. That record is coming
out soon, The Decemberists as well. And Im
working on a couple of books but I dont like
to talk about them until theyre fnished.
Its obvious that you love what you
do. What are some of the stresses
that go along with doing this?
Paying the rent (laughs). A career as a
photographer is always unstable and anyone
entering into it should understand that and
thats part of whats exciting about it. Youre
never sure if what youre doing is going to be
important. Its kind of exciting.
Its always fun to make a mess and paint;
its not fun to lay out the paints and put them
away. You know? Its a lot of work being a
photographer and I think over the years Ive
developed a system to making my job enjoyable
whether theres a big budget or a small budget.
I feel like once youre committed to something,
no matter how hard it is, it needs to be fun for
the people involved and professional enough
where the chaos is only creative chaos in an
exciting way.
Its really hard work preparing for
something and getting all the parts you need
together and the money to do it. Its really hard
keeping everything delivered in high quality on
time. Ill tell you my biggest frustration right
now is keeping track and overseeing quality.
People are so interested in getting things done
quickly and multitasking that theyre not always
double-checking that the scan is the right color
of blue. And once its out on the Internet or
printed, its out there forever. You cant fx it.
And I shoot flm only. I have my flm scanned
and there are really specifc tones and colors
and depths that I want. And you know when
youre doing multiple jobs its really hard to
make sure that everything that is going out a
month later after the shoot, or a week later, or
two days later cause its a rush, is going out in
the highest quality that it should.
Who are some of your favorite
artists, musicians, photographers,
authors, anything right now?
Im obsessed with Ang Lee because of
how distinctive his style is without his style
dominating over his work. I think that all of
his movies are in such far reaching places that
are obviously places he doesnt live. I think
whats so amazing about his work, besides its
all so visually stunning, is that his focus is on
the relationship and the relationship according
to the rules of the time period or the scenario
that theyre in. And he always does that so well.
Hes a big inspiration to me. I think the way
he steps out of his shoes and into somebody
elses is really awe-inspiring.
New artists that I admire are, luckily, most
people I photograph. Im really drawn to
artists that draw other great artists around
them. Thats an exciting artist to be around:
someone thats not just the star. They crave
to be inspired and they like to point out how
inspiring those people are to them. I will bring
up a new band that I have recently shot and
love is Tiny Masters of Today. Theyre teenagers,
brother and sister, and their record is coming
out soon and I love it. Theyre songwriters and
theres something awesome about them.
Ross Stewart
Contributed photos
Quite a collection: Photographer Autumn de Wilde has
shot photos for The New York Times and many artists
and bands CD covers.
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Forms of fermented garlic have been used
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numbers handy.
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The company also recycled more than 73 percent
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report available online. Throw back a New Belgium
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For a greener beer in a can, choose Bud Light
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If New Belgium and Anheuser-Busch arent
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Sustainable beer
Photo illustration by Tyler Waugh
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MOVIE: Let the Right One In
The horror of Swedens Let the Right
One In is not contained in its brief fashes of
gore, but rather in how serious it treats the
vampire myth and combines the myth with
an astute coming-of-age tale.
But dont get me wrong, Let the Right One
In is effectively unsettling, even perverse, in
its juxtaposition of adolescence and horror-
fantasy. The flmmakers draw resonate
emotions from the story of a fragile 12-year-
old boy named Oskar, who struggles with
his own weaknesses and frustrations.
Tormented by bullies at school, our
introverted protagonist can only fantasize
about revenge, miming it against trees in his
courtyard late at night. It is in this courtyard
that he meets Eli, a 12-year old girl with her
own source of isolation and revulsion; she is
in fact a 200-year-old vampire.
Their love develops as awkwardly as
any young adults but each of them gains
something deeply valuable through the
relationship; Eli is able to reclaim some
aspect of humanity and Oskar is empowered
to defend himself against his tormentors.
Photographed with obsessive austerity,
the flms atmosphere of dread is soberly
stated. Where most horror movies are
punctuated with blood splatter or obtuse
camera angles, the flmmakers of Let the
Right One In never exaggerate, heighten or
underline rendering the flm all the more
stark and creepy.
In many ways heartbreaking but overall
terrifying, Let the Right One In is a penetrating
horror flm because of its seriousness and
sensitivity.
Chance Dibben
VIDEO GAME: Killzone 2
The original Killzone was produced for
Playstation 2 and arguably a mediocre frst-
person shooter. Killzone 2 is by no means
mediocre but far superior to its predecessor.
This game is extremely addictive and the
battle sequences are graphically intense.
Killzone 2 picks up where the original
concluded. The war between the Helghast
and the Interplanetary Strategic Alliance has
intensifed. Now the ISA invades Helghan,
home to the Helghast, to try and capture
their leader and stop the war. The gamer plays
as Sergeant Tomas Sevchenko, who, with his
Alpha Team, drops down behind enemy lines
to try and eliminate the Helghast threat.
Graphically, Killzone 2 is a sight for the
eyes. Lots of time was spent designing
this game and the fghters in this game
look pretty dang real. The objects found
throughout the game have a real textural
look about them.
Another aspect that makes this game so
nice is the variety of weapons. What gamer
doesnt love to choose his killing tool?
These guns range from a simple revolver,
to the ISA assault rife, and the sniper rife.
Then, there are the really big guns like the
always entertaining AA gun or the ISA tank.
No matter what the preference, theres a
gun for everyone.
Killzone 2 is probably the best frst-
person shooter released by Playstation 3 thus
far. The game is fairly simple to play and the
gamer can run through the entire storyline in
less than a week. So this game does not have
time to become boring but leaves the gamer
anticipating the next addition to the Killzone
series.
Drew Anderson
MOVIE: Watchmen
Based on the 1980s comic book series
of the same name, Watchmen is a feast for
the eyes and damn fun to watch.
The story takes place in an alternate 1985
and revolves around the death of Edward
Blake, otherwise known as the former
masked crime fghter The Comedian.
Upon the discovery of the murder,
the psychopathic and lone active masked
vigilante Rorschach pieces together a
conspiracy to rub out all of the former
Watchmen.
For those who have read the book,
all your favorite characters are here and
pristinely represented. Rorsarch, with all
his vile and tormented domineer, is played
by Jackie Earle Haley, whose raspy voice
stings with insanity. Billy Crudup lends his
detached and almost inhuman voice to Dr.
Manhattanthe only Watchman with super
powers.
But the real acting gem is The Comedian,
played by Jeffrey Dean Morgan. Every move
he makes, even the way he smokes his
cigars, is exactly the way he is portrayed in
the book.
For those who havent read the book,
there is still plenty to be seen. The story,
just like the comic by Alan Moore, is
incredibly gripping. The movie runs almost
three hours but never bores.
Everything from Dr. Manhattans fortress
on Mars to Nite Owls II fying ship are an
amazing sight. The way this flm looks is nothing
short of spectacular.
Some might be perturbed at the
slightly changed ending and the sometimes
hokey soundtrack, but overall Watchmen
is both faithful to its source material and
straightforward enough to entertain.
MUSIC: Middle Cyclone, Neko Case
Neko Case uses her ffth album, Middle
Cyclone, to tear her way through the
world of music much the way a tornado
would, leaving listeners affected and
impressed by her captivating voice and
beautiful music. Her nature-flled lyrics
and storm metaphors only add to the
charm and creativity of the album, and the
album features a number of impressive
collaborations, with guests including M.
Ward, members of Calexico, The Sadies,
and Sarah Harmer.
The track People Got A Lotta Nerve
is bright and perky but empowering at the
same time, with Case describing herself as
a maneater, though Middle Cyclone is a
more mellow addition to her collection of
storm-related songs. Case morphs from a
maneater into an animal on Im an Animal,
a track with a catchy beat and a striking
melody. The album ends with Marais la
Nuit, which means The Night Marsh,
and is a collection of exactly that31
minutes of swampy, nighttime noises heard
on a farm in Vermont, which ties the nature
references throughout together in an
outdoorsy conclusion. With this album, Case
brings her talent and creativity together in a
whirlwind of beauty and ingenuity to create
music that will leave its mark on any listener
standing in its path.
Amanda Sorell
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The seven sins of a supercar
Hedonism in a BMW Z8
By Adam Schoof
aschoof@kansan.com
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March 12, 2009
This is an essay about debauchery. I did not
learn any life lessons from the experiences
mentioned below, but simply drank them
in. There is no moral to this story, only
hedonism.
My friend Sam has a friend who lets him
drive his BMW Z8. Sam drives me around
Kansas City in the Z8 because I am such an
excellent and worthy friend. The car in question
is a black, phallic, wasteful, overpriced and
sinful convertible, complete with a red leather
interior. I love it.
The Z8 bellows like a WWII fghter plane,
looks like it belongs in the 1950s and has a V8
engine that shows a Teutonic show of force.
All these aspects make it a perfect car for me,
a car-loving German who wishes cars would
revive to the styling of bygone eras.
As I mentioned before, this car is sinful.
It has exposed the aspects of my character I
previously had not known. Specifcally, it has
shown me that I am a sinful person. Although I
am not Catholic, I know of the religions most
reprehensible vices. They have come in handy
in categorizing my various evils.
Lust
When Im in the Z8, Im a different person.
I look at myself in the side-view mirror with
my hair blowing back and I know I would sleep
with myself on that given night.
Sometimes I think it might be the car I want
to sleep with because I fnd myself dressing
up whenever I know I will ride in it. Its like I
feel the car judging whether I am worthy to
sit on its red leather. Dressing up is simply a
precautionary measure, however, because I am
excessively handsome, clothed or not.
Gluttony
The EPA gave the Z8 a rating of 15 mpg.
Simply put, this car drinks like a German. Yet I
dont care how many penguins it kills or how
many childrens lungs it blackens because its all
worth it in my opinion. The thrills I get from this
car are far more gratifying than any experience
Ive had stumbling around in nature. It could be
said that the Z8 quickens the movement from
fossil fuels by burning them up, but I digress; this
is an essay about sins, not virtues.
Greed
As previously mentioned, this car is
overpriced. The $128,000 it takes to buy the
car could feed thousands of starving children.
Or you could buy a house. If you buy this
car, you do so with the knowledge that it is a
colossal waste.
This car will also depreciate faster than
former President Bushs popularity. The Kelley
Blue Book values a 2000 Z8 in excellent
condition at $65,000, which is less than half
the original price. All in all, I think its entirely
worth it.
Sloth
When I ride in the Z8, I want to ride in
it everywhere. I have imagined a world where
everyone drives Z8s and never has to get out
of them. Everything we would need would be
in a drive-thru format. Our world would be
shaped by our laziness, and it would be perfect.
But these are simply idle daydreams, for not
everyone can afford a Z8. Nor does everyone
have such good friends who take them out in
them (see Pride).
Wrath
Americans like to think they make fast cars.
However, when compared to the Z8s German
muscle, American cars cant keep up. Let me
recount one of the many street racing stories I
have accrued while riding in the Z8.
At a stoplight we pulled up next to a
Camaro SS, a reasonable opponent for the Z8.
I could tell it had been souped up from the
steady thumping of its exhaust. The driver of
the Camaro revved his engine and Sam revved
his in turn, and everyone involved knew the
race was on.
When the streetlight turned green, both
cars screeched their tires and sped off. When
the Z8 accelerates, it feels like angels are lifting
up my stomach and butt at the same time. In a
comfortable, not creepy, way. The Z8s top was
down, so the sound of the wind was deafening.
Lights became lines, like we were going into
hyperspace. By time we reached 90, the Camaro
was a shameful number of car lengths behind
us. The German part of me swelled with pride
and I patted the Z8s dashboard. Ah, this sin has
become a two-for-one.
Pride
When Sam and I drive in the Z8, we know
we are the top dogs of the road. The Z8 is
faster than almost any car on the road. This
gives us a let them eat cake mentality about
almost everything. I wish everyones car can go
as fast as the Z8. I wish everyone could look as
good as I do in the Z8. I wish everyone could
be as self-assured as I am in the Z8. Sadly, the
Z8 only seats two.
Envy
I drive a 1993 Honda Accord. Its air
conditioning is broken, its wheels are out of
alignment, its paint is coming off, and I cant shake
the notion that theres a carbon monoxide leak
in the cabin. I dont feel ashamed to have this
car, but when I see a sports car Id rather be
in, I feel a rush of envy. Sometimes Im able to
convince myself that sports cars are a waste,
but such solace is only short-lived because Ive
been in the Z8. I know the sins I experienced
with it will never be forgiven, nor do I want
them to be. JP
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