March 2008
35 posts
Team Robespierre show shut down by cops w/ batons
the venue (Market Hotel) is a private home/work space for 8 artists. they occassionally open up the space to plays, concerts, art shows, and whatever. sure, it may have violated several codes and ordinances, but this was a benefit show for the publication Showpaper. See the poster/flyer in the previous post.
ToddP had asked on his site for attendees to play nice. in toddp-speak: But the night...
February 2008
32 posts
“We defeated millions of dollars of security with a piece of wire and a washcloth”
– Johnny Long, the No-Tech Hacker, featured in FORBES (great article).
Hitwise’s top news and media content search terms, week ending 2/23:
Lunar eclipse
Lindsay Lohan
Jennifer Lopez
Obama
Barack Obama
Dancing With The Stars
Giant sea spiders
American Idol
Kosovo
Nevada earthquake
(via Silicon Alley Insider)
Poplar - Rand Lines Trio
For a peak into the...
“…consider that 20 percent of the U.S. corn crop was converted into 5 billion...”
– Dr. David Pimentel, Cornell University (via Mark Bittman’s Bitten Blog, via Peak Oil, via Kennebec Journal)
Just be simple - Songs Ohia
following Twits
“welcome to twitter late-night confessions aka twitsecret - i’ve been listening to cat stevens for the last hour … and i freaking love it”
at 3:30am
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Skinny Love - Bon Iver
Black Mountain & Bon Iver @ Glasslands
The Saturday night show was, as expected, an industry-heavy, inside-baseball showcase. In attendance was a veritable who’s who of online self-publishers, a digital layercake of hangers-on, the Flickr mafia, and other internet celebrities. It was sold-out, but i made it in rather easily by becoming a “friend” of the bouncer. Shocking.
Like many, I came for Black Mountain, but...
O is The One that is Real - My Morning Jacket
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Forest Families - The Knife
something from the...
The 20 Worst Foods in America →
gtmcknight:
Not that I go there more than once every 6 months, I don’t think I can ever eat at Chili’s again. Also remind me never to eat at pretty much any chain restaurant either. 2000+ calories for a meal is crazy. via chiburger
Some may find this revolting, meanwhile others are rejoicing! Bring us more cheesebacon.
New Madrid by Uncle Tupelo
Tweedy on the front...
Fwd: FW: [GogolBordello] GOGOL VIDEO SHOOT
a christmas miracle arrived the other day to my inbox. wish me luck! begin fwd:
Hello!
We are casting for a 2-Day Shoot - A music video for GOGOL BORDELLO!
For the track “American Wedding”
The shoot will take place on FEB 26th&27th in Brooklyn or Queens
- Location to be determined
The video takes place at a mid-west influenced American wedding - typical decor / activities....
Gillian Welch’s version of “Black...
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An interview with William T. Vollmann
this is how Vollmann responds to an interview with…Barnes & Noble. Who else but Vollmann could strike such a balanced tone between being pissy, subversive, terse and incredible insightful all at the same time. begin:
In the fall of 2005, William T. Vollmann took some time out to tell us about some of his favorite books, authors, and interests. What was the book that most influenced...
“American Danish can be doughy, heavy, sticky, tasting of prunes and is usually...”
– R.W. Apple, Jr. “The Danish Worth an Ocean Voyage,” New York Times, Nov. 22, 1978.
Watch…wait for the nursery rhyme at the end.
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