James Pobiega aka Deacon Blue aka Papa Doc aka The Shadow Drifter aka Little Howlin’ Wolf is a Chicago street performer slash bluesman with tales to spare, as this clip hints. Read and hear more about him HERE. After viewing the Caplan post I immediately thought of James, as well as the myriad of others, [...]
Archive | August, 2011
Dueling Turntables: Little Howlin’ Wolf – Water and Music
by Jacob on 29. Aug, 2011 in dueling turntables, music
Dueling Turntables..Ben Caplan “Stranger”
by Dr. Robert on 25. Aug, 2011 in Uncategorized
Due to overwhelming popular demand, here we find the inaugural offering of the “Return of Dueling Turntables”, a jaunty but haunting number in the Kurt Weil tradition by the Nova Scotian..Ben Caplan. First saw this a few months ago on the “Ku Yah” site..it’s been rolling around my brain ever since, now it’s your turn. [...]
Towards an Ape Theatre (Part 2): Duck-Billed Apocalypse (Then)
by Warm Jet on 23. Aug, 2011 in art, movies, Uncategorized, world
Though the 1968 film Planet of the Apes won an Academy Award for make-up effects, many people have maintained that the make up was not very good and that the characters looked duck-like or more specifically like the duck billed platypus. I tend to agree with that criticism, but I believe this is what makes [...]
Tudor
by Jacob on 23. Aug, 2011 in surf
If only the economy ran this smooth and easy. Joel makes most other ‘professionals’ look awkward and needlessly aggressive.
Huntsman for Prez?
by Ian on 19. Aug, 2011 in music, politics
A Jon Huntsman tweet from yesterday: In an alternative world where Huntsman was able to win the Republican nomination and go up against Obama, I’m thinking this tweet might encourage a few people I know to vote Republican for the first time in their life. Or at least seriously consider it. That’s how bad [...]
Towards an Ape Theatre (Part 1)
by Warm Jet on 18. Aug, 2011 in Uncategorized
a letter from Sidrel Mundet “Following is the first part of an essay I’ll be writing in short segments concerning Planet of the Apes, avant-garde theatre etc. There are four nice stills here that are obvious juxtapositions showing the influence of Kurosawa. I will submit more segments with images as I finish them.” Towards an [...]
These Hammers Don’t Hurt Us
by Jacob on 16. Aug, 2011 in art, film, music
By Michael Robinson Artist’s description: Tired of underworld and overworld alike, Isis escourts her favorite son on their final curtain call down the Nile, leaving a neon wake of shattered tombs and sparkling sarcophagi. Recommended viewing at full screen, though fair warning — strobing visuals do get intense.
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