I think it’s time to go re-watch 1991: The Year Punk Broke. I drew the Goo album art (Raymond Pettibon is the man) on the inside of my lever arch binder in school back in 1994. I am officially old.
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18th May 2012 // 9 notes
18th May 2012 // 2 notes
The Afghan Whigs release first new track in five years
May 18, 2012 - Beginning at Noon today, The Afghan Whigs will make the song “See And Don’t See” available as a free download at: www.theafghanwhigs.com and Facebook. Originally recorded in 1970 by Marie “Queenie” Lyons, the band’s version of “See And Don’t See” is the first new recording in over five years from the recently reunited group.
17th May 2012
Reading List
Speaking of books, here’s my current stack (top to bottom):
- The Saint and Mr. Teal by Leslie Charteris
- The Thin Man by Dashiell Hammett ( a 1935 copy!)
- The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman (I’m halfway through this one)
- Underground by Haruki Murakami
- Concrete Island by J G Ballard (just finished re-reading it)
- James Bond: Choice of Weapons (omnibus) by Raymond Benson (2 down, 1 to go)
17th May 2012
This arrived yesterday: an oversized book produced as a programme for an art exhibition showcasing photography of Miles Davis. It has a surprising amount of copy in there, presenting a reasonably comprehensive overview of the man’s life and music.
15th May 2012
Listen up y’all this is SABOTAGE
(Source: The A.V. Club)
14th May 2012
Are we seeing the rebirth of the 1990’s Amiga demo scene?
Here’s Hartverdrahtet by Akronyme Analogiker and it fits in just 4k. Impressive.
(Source: copypastaresearch)
14th May 2012 // 4 notes
Wile E. Coyote’s life after Road Runner
13th May 2012
You sir… I want to take you to a gay bar.
Armstrong & Miller doing things that just aren’t done.
13th May 2012
How can you be an artist and not reflect the times?
Nina Simone performs Revolution and Strange Fruit.
13th May 2012
The BBC Radiophonic Workshop.
10th May 2012 // 1 note
Afghan Whigs live in ‘98
10th May 2012
Jesus H. Titty-Fucking Christ, yes.
10th May 2012 // 1 note
What is a hipster?
9th May 2012 // 1 note
Various works by Kai and Sunny. I first saw their book designs for the UK hardbacks of Cloud Atlas and Black Swan Green - so much nicer than the hideous, tacky North American editions - and they even have a Mo’Wax connection since one of these guys is related to Pablo Clements - previously of Psychonauts and currently half of UNKLE with James Lavelle. I love their new, floral direction and wish I could afford one of their prints.
(Source: kaiandsunny.com)
9th May 2012
Happy 20th Birthday, Wolfenstein 3D
Now I am old. The game that ushered in the modern era of gaming - the first-person 3D that has come to dominate - is 20 years old. This was a great game back then, and I still prefer it to Doom and Quake (although not Doom II or Quake Team Arena).
Technology has moved so far ahead in 20 years, you can now play Wolf3d in your browser, at this site.
