Mr. Tighten Up Himself
Forgot to add this to the previous post.
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Want a WHAT?
Speaking of the 80s (see previous post), things (television advertising, house chores, domestic mores, etc.) were different back then… via MeFi
Sag Harbor: The Mix
Let the record show that my black T-shirt was in fact a Bauhaus T-shirt, purchased the previous fall down in the Village on the very first of my weekly trips to scavenge for new albums, generally vinyl dispatches from the world of the pale and winnowed… I didn’t buy rap—I heard it all the time…[…]
Money Faces
Having Fun with Money at Work Like sleeve faces but more moneyish. Via boingboing.
Who/What Are The Winners of Eurovision?
Saturday is the finals of the 2009 Eurovision song contest. I can’t say that I know any more about this contest other than that it is the Euro-only Olympics of song. So I’m assuming there’s gonna be lots of songs with thump thump thump Euro beats. I don’t know. I’m a little baffled by the[…]
Scanning Buck Owens
We just got a new HP Photosmart C5580 All-in-One Printer • Scanner • Copier here at Lucky Dog, which is soooo much better than the Epson HOS Takes-8-Ink-Cartridges Printer • I’m Only a Printer • Really, I’m ONLY A PRINTER, OK??? that we used to have. And now I can scan stuff. Like old Chinese[…]
twitpic: Cassette Mattress
Loves this twitpic from Sticker Robot. Via World Famous Design Junkies.
In Bb 2.0
In Bb 2.0 is one of the coolest youtube projects I’ve seen lately (well, not including yooouuutuuube). When I first saw this, I thought it was an API that autotuned performances of solo musicians. But In Bb 2.0 is even radder than that. Conceived by Darren Solomon from Science for Girls, the site pools 12[…]
It’s Business Card Time
This guy has the most incredible business card of all time. Hands down. No question. This card will blow your mind. Really. That said, I think I’m going with the Meat Card. Via MeFi.
Maxcast 3
Check it, your’s truly talking and spinning some of my favorite tunes straight from the vinyl as a part of Max Recordings new Maxcast series. Download’s available both from Maxcast and archive.org. Tracklist: Minutemen – Joe McCarthy’s Ghost Fleetwood Mac – Think About Me Jessamine – Say What You Can… Or What You Mean Nuno[…]
JT Dobbs in McSweeneys!
McSweeney’s Internet Tendency: Mysterious Ways in Which the Lord Works. via kwout
Deeply Strange
I showed my German foreign exchange daughter this video and asked for an explanation. She had none. The 70’s sure were a strange time. Via Boing Boing.
Theater of the New Ear
Check it, there’s a Coen Brothers radio play for download! Theater of the New Ear
Nanotube Speakers
Check it, loudspeakers thin as a sheet of plastic wrap: Link Got to wonder how those speakers would handle the lazer bass.
Lucky Witch
Happy Halloween, y’all!