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Aubrey Bodine, Machine Age

posted April 19, 2018 #

Baltimore photojournalist Aubrey Bodine captured American life from 1920 to 1970 in stunning black and white. This article gives a nice overview of his career and provides a gallery of enormous versions of his work - really the only way to view them. The silhouette pieces are stunning to say the very least.

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House Show

posted April 19, 2018 #

Been enjoying a deep dive into the Youtube channel House Show, a part-interview / part-performance talk show undertaking that showcases a lot of Nashville area bands. I suggest starting with these episodes from The By Gods and The Chewers, just as a fun jumping off point.

posted April 18, 2018 #

Whaaa, I never knew about Neopets' ties to Scientology. The founders fought it, but the CEO/investor structured the company on Scientology orgs, staffed the exec team with Scientologists, and wanted to teach Scientology on Neopets! https://t.co/ChHvxTvl3C

posted April 18, 2018 #

Cinematic parallels The Witch (2015) / Work Bitch (2013) https://t.co/dUyIkDE8c7

posted April 18, 2018 #

Phantom Thread was a documentary https://t.co/maqYcCV9pM

Off Camera / John Goodman

posted April 18, 2018 #

There are lots of great episodes of Off Camera with Sam Jones but I've been particularly smitten with this recent release with John Goodman. The above clip is only 3 minutes long but the entire episode is about an hour of the two chatting through Goodman's career, his slips with alcoholism and why he steals like an artist.

It's also available as a podcast if you're fine with just hearing it, which is perfectly acceptable.

posted April 17, 2018 #

who is the DEA's graphic designer? https://t.co/i8MLNeAfSu

posted April 17, 2018 #

@kd2luw @GreatDismal All of their patches were contained in a FOIA response with the deets if you want to see the rest: https://t.co/nkbAy8Vbyl

Forget Cassettes - 'Instruments Of Action' 2018 Vinyl Reissue

posted April 17, 2018 #

In 2003, Forget Cassettes released their debut record Instruments of Action. It was - and is - a ferocious record filled with tension and explosive moments. Now, fifteen years later, my label yk records is reissuing the record on vinyl for the first time. It's available to order right now.
I went to high school with Beth Cameron, the driving force behind the band, and saw Forget Cassettes very first show in a tiny club. However, my interest in reissuing the record isn't steeped in nostalgia but, rather, in shining a light on a powerful female voice that I've had the utmost respect for across a 25-year friendship. Beth's songs are able to emote complete desperation and isolation while turning on a dime into a fiery outpouring. This record is still a force to be reckoned with and I hope a new generation of listeners can discover it with this reissue.

We packaged the record in a gatefold jacket with a coke bottle clear LP and have included an exclusive 7" with two previously unreleased songs - an alternate version of one of the album tracks and a live cover of a PJ Harvey track.

Long story short, here's a great record available on vinyl for the first time, ready for you.

Vidalotry / Mean Mad Mailer

posted April 17, 2018 #

If you missed the last episode of Vidalotry, the podcast about Gore Vidal, please go have a listen as it covers the vitriolic debates between Vidal and William F. Buckley. It really gets gnarly. This latest episode, Mean Mad Mailer, continues that story with the contentious relationship between Vidal and Norman Mailer; involving a bickering debate and a headbutt. Hearing about this Mailer debacle and how a female journalist on The Dick Cavett Show put them both in their place is a real treat.
We're halfway through this series overall - there will only be 10 episodes total of Vidalotry - but it continues to be an impressive list of outlandish and outspoken events.

A Tankard Of Koala Urine

posted April 17, 2018 #

Hott Minute going strong over We Own This Town. For a show that gestated in the minds of the hosts - Ashley and Jamie - for 4 years, they're really hitting their stride. The latest episode, A Tankard of Koala Urine, is less obscure than last weeks episode but less entertaining.
I'm continuously fascinated that every episode these two are able to riff on a wide range of topics, keep it funny and rarely be stumped by whatever subject is at hand. They always have some insight or background information; truly an impressive feat.

Oh, and this weeks theme song is by Little Bandit, so be sure to give that a spin.

posted April 16, 2018 #

I will always hold dear the late night drives on tour and the stint in Austin making a record listening to Coast to Coast every night. RIP Art Bell - hope you are infinitely astral projecting ?

posted April 16, 2018 #

Share this to make your TL go real fast https://t.co/kP6qH8bJMR

Marcus Maddox Monographs

posted April 16, 2018 #

Really enjoying the work of Marcus Maddox, particularly the set of Monographs available on his site. The limited color palette is oddly surreal and there's clearly a little narrative at play, as simple as it may be.

Also be sure to swing by his collection of Music photographs as well - plenty of great images captured there.

Eddie Love

posted April 16, 2018 #

I encountered the work of Eddie Love the other week over at the Fort Houston gallery. The online versions of his pieces give a proper sense of the color palette and overall chaos but it undermines the scale of the work, which really is what makes it engaging. There's plenty of Basquiat style influences here but I'm a fan of wearing your influences on your sleeve.

Return of Mellowdrone

posted April 16, 2018 #

Mellowdrone was a band that was active from about 1999 to 2009, culimating in the release of Angry Bear, a extremely fine album if you've never heard it filled with all kinds of spacey rock influences that I, personally, love. According to Wikipedia, the frustrations of working as a "band" led the breakup of the project and two new songs from a
It's nice that the band is back and I look forward to future output. Hopefully it doesn't just stop at these two songs (as good as they are).

posted April 15, 2018 #

Maybe the wildest part of #Beychella is that someone thought we needed all these lower thirds to explain it's @Beyonce??? https://t.co/LDnuOg3nL1

posted April 15, 2018 #

I don’t think this has been done since Garth Brooks/Chris Gaines https://t.co/rxH71T3yoZ
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