I'm haven't entirely figured out this site yet, and it's creator doesn't really seem to mind. In fact, it seems to be encouraged. It is, however, jammed full of some interesting and thought-provoking imagery. The creator, Dr. Chris Mullen, says: "This site records a range of material dedicated to the study of the Visual Narrative. The original site, intended for part-time students and other interested parties was closed down by the University of Brighton when I taught there and I was subsequently denied access to the original images most of which, however, were in my own collection. [...]
Choosing just one great photo set from http://curiousphotos.blogspot. com/ is next to impossible, so for this shout-out I just defaulted to a subject near and dear to my heart: beer . The site is filled with beautiful, mind-boggling, hilarious and fascinating visual posts in every subject you can think of (and plenty that you can't). Its a tribute to how good blogs can be when they retain vision and focus. But don't take my for for it, see for yourself .
...and not the errant little soap-flake that makes its way into a light rain either; it's actual snow that has been coming down for hours and (gasp!) accumulating on the ground. Sure, it's not upstate New York, but here in the desert, it's like waking up in bizarro world. Plus/Minus "Snowblind" Black Sabbath "Snowblind"
The Waking Lights might be making some of the most beautiful songs to come out of the New Jersey tri-state area since Born To Run . Like some kind of distant cousin to Elliot Smith or Grant Lee Phillips, their EP Songs For Jo is six tracks worth of exceedingly lush poetics; worth its weight in songwriting and melody. If this is the beginning, the journey is likely to be a memorable one. Waking Lights "Sharks"
Briefly down, but never out, I'm happy to say Stencil Revolution is back online. A fertile forum of stencils & street art, the site is also loaded with user tutorials and some stunning photographs, many in the vein of prankster godfather Bansky. (Image by SR user Logik; click for a full view)
"Detroit's Ryan Elliott has gained international notoriety by programming sets that are as well crafted and sophisticated as they are danceable. From ice cold minimal techno to summery house beats, Elliott has played everything from Fabric to the Guggenheim with equal success... [more about Ryan] " Ryan Elliot @ Compression LA, 6/22/07
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! If you need some trivia as a conversation starter around the table today, Rick Shenkman, editor of HNN drops Ten Myths About Thanksgiving on us, rendering our American holiday all the more nebulous. Enjoy.
Robert Berry at Retrocrush has undertaken the task of compiling the coolest 100 pop culture vehicles of all time. Every day he'll add to the list. So far he's up to 93, and even if it's low on the list, it's nice to see the chick-magnet AMC Pacer make the cut.
Just a few hours from now, pigs will be flying and hell will be frozen, as it appears the impossible folly of Chinese Democracy, rock music's Spruce Goose, will finally be upon us. Now sure, in the next few hours, something ridiculous could happen (and in the legacy of this album, one almost expects it), but enough promos have now made the rounds that the songs "Axl-n-Friends" have been whiling away for more than a decade and a half can't possibly be kept under wraps any longer. What a weird end to a weird journey. I'm sure I'll [...]
Groove Armada @ Space Ibiza Closing Party 10/5/08 Timo Maas, La Boum De Luxe (FM4) 11/15/08 Juan Atkins @ Periferias Festival 11/1/08
I'd write my own description, but I can't say it better than this: " Max and I met in Barcelona in 2005 at Primavera Sound. His slot was at 4am. He put on a mask, wrapped himself up in tape, and played forty minutes of music made mostly using Amiga sample tracker software from the late 1980s. There was virtuosic melodica playing, Pointer Sisters-style singing, and an eight-minute version of "So Long, Farewell" from The Sound Of Music. I was wasted and ended up passing out on a beach [...]
I've made the point on these pages before that a lot of electronic music is a product of the climate, the actual weather, it was born in. Listen to Richie Hawtin or Misstress Barbara and then try to tell me that those aren't "cold weather beats"; sounds that were born in cabin fever, and sounds that know when we leave the club tonight we're going to freeze our asses off. The electro music of Canada's Lowfish exudes a similar snowbound vibe, although in an altogether different realm. Unlike most producers today, Lowfish is unique in that his dark, [...]
A truly brilliant little project. I keep looking back at it over and over. A high-res version and a video of how they did it is here , and worth a look.
Kollektiv Turmstrasse Live Promo 2008 Richie Hawtin @ Guendalina 8/15/08 Trentemoller @ You FM Lounge 11/2/08
If you've ever been handed a glass of thick, dark sludge that you're told is beer, tried not gag when you sipped it, and didn't have the heart to tell the brewer that it's disgusting then you have to hear this rant by radio host Jim Rome. Eschewing his singular sports talk for a few minutes, Rome does the dirty work for you. Hilarious. (For more info on subscribing to his podcasts and streaming, visit www.jimrome.com.)
This site is funny and randomly poetic in its own vulgar way.
Whoever chucked that bottle should inquire about the Lions starting QB job.
If it seems like some posts were here , and now they're gone, you're (probably) not hallucinating . As it was famously said in the Big Lebowski "sometimes you eat the b(e)ar, and sometimes, well, the bar eats you." While I re-imagine this blog's purpose, and figure out what to do next, let's get lost in some thumping choons and our ridiculously festive American holiday... Halloween dudes by ~ leepro on deviant ART [...]
The CowboyTrance Orchestra
Bison - Quill
Monday Music – 28 May 2012
