Centuries of Sound is an attempt to produce a set of mixes for every year of recorded sound. Starting in 1860, a mix will be posted every month until we catch up with the present day.
It's early days at the time of this posting but the full list of years shows that they've managed to tackle 1859-1893, surely the toughest portion to mine for examples and still create something compelling. Here's 1893 just for kicks:
The Instagram feed of Decor Hardcore is an onslaught of decorating styles from a dizzying array of styles; many of which easily fall into the "grotesquely tacky" category. But there's also plenty of the wonderfullyweird and bizarre. I can't say that I'd want much of it in my own home but I also can't say that I don't see the appeal from time to time either.
Continuing my pace of a new podcast every two weeks is working out great so far but I do feel like it's being outpaced by the actual speed of great new music coming out of Nashville. Fortunately, these songs are great whenever you discover them. Listen to Volume 92.
This edition includes a small nod of appreciation towards Those Darlins and the belated Jessi Zazu along with a mix of new music spanning a wide range of genres. I venture to say, you'll enjoy.
I can't quite put my finger on what it is about the work of GP Lackey (aka Mouse Fountain), that draws me in but I'm really loving it. It all feels rooted in pixel-style animations but clearly goes beyond that. The characters are fantastic - both in terms of their design and their mystical worlds they must inhabit. I want to see what this guy or these two have as a back story.. hopefully one day I GP Lackey will let us know.
I posted this in the sidebar the other day but I highly recommend you watch this No Small Parts episode on the belated Harry Dean Stanton. His work in Alien and Twin Peaks are the films I'm personally the most familiar with but his career was fascinating and worth a deeper dive. Moreso, his personal take on our existence on this planet is even more compelling. This interview clip between David Lynch and Stanton will echo in my mind for quite awhile.
