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Dueling Turntables: “Women Rock”… Sleater-Kinney at Coachella

by on 31. Dec, 2011 in dueling turntables, music

I was struck by the Dr.’s wonderful Wonderland post. Hadn’t ever heard of her, and amazingly there would be countless others of immense talent bringing their voice and life to music. We who get to discover and enjoy really are the lucky ones. So women that rock? Well back in ’06 the ones that stole [...]

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Music 2011

by on 23. Dec, 2011 in music

And now, some musical favorites from the year. No real hierarchy to the mix below, just a couple distinct sides of music. Rock… SIDE A 1. Earth – “Descent to the Zenith” – Angels of Darkness, Demons of Light 1 2. Bill Callahan – “Baby’s Breath” – Apocalypse 3. PJ Harvey – “On Battleship Hill” [...]

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Films 2011

by on 18. Dec, 2011 in art, film

A recap o’some favorite moving pictures from this year… 1 Certified Copy (Abbas Kiarostami) Cer·ti·fied Cop·y, film.  1. A construction of dramatic gestures giving way to other, virtually opposing glances and gestures. 2.  A subtle process of suggested or actual simulation which renders the meaning one had for the term ‘relation’ either incomplete or inadequate. [...]

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Seikou Yamaoka

by on 24. Nov, 2011 in art, technology

Artist Seikou Yamaoka is using here the program ArtStudio on an iPad and iPod Touch. For all the overblown Jobs-idol-worship endured this last month, I gotta give it up for this Apple app. Pretty damn cool.

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On the Subject of Album Art…

by on 10. Nov, 2011 in art, music

From Dusted: The Louvins’ explorations of these themes on Satan is Real is often credited both to their strict Baptist upbringing in southern Alabama, as well as their own personal struggles around the time that the album was recorded. Ira Louvin had three tempestuous marriages that ended in divorce, and battled alcoholism for most of his life. [...]

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Captain Beefheart Meets the Singing Nuns From Planet 9

by on 04. Nov, 2011 in art, funny

Via Dr. Robert: As observed today, briefly, in front of the Santa Rosa Catholic Church, Cambria, California. “and you’ll never hear surf music, again.”

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Dueling Turntables – ‘Soloist Youtuber’ – “The Fat Lady of Limbourg”

by on 30. Oct, 2011 in dueling turntables

Alright, a bit of a delayed response to Jet’s wonderful toy piano Kraftwerkin’, but non-the-less a relevant one I thinks. The stare-down between performer and viewer, such a crucial and strange bit of social interaction unique to the soloist youtubing experience. I like this lady’s commitment – to the song, to the viewer, the whole [...]

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Dueling Big Bands: Kiyohiko Senba & His Haniwa All-Stars

by on 30. Sep, 2011 in dueling turntables, music

Years ago I came across this phenomenal bit of noise on the equally phenomenal Mutant Sounds blog. Didn’t quite know what to make of the music then, probably still don’t now, but always it remained in the back my brain, its residual frequencies never fully escaping the sound skull. This clip here just flat out [...]

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End o’ Summa / Starta Fall Jammtacular™

by on 24. Sep, 2011 in music

Oh this Transa mix is bringing the goods folks.  These songs refuse the purgatory of our 0s-and-1s binary ether, will not submit to focus-group information messaging, cannot be derailed by consensus opinion, won’t be objectified by historical revisionism, are freight trains of truth that will put you in the driver’s seat. I am not fucking [...]

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Gov. Perry’s Check List for the Upcoming Debate

by on 04. Sep, 2011 in movies, politics

Ten gallon hat tip to Duncan.

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