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Artist: Rob Crow's Gloomy Place Title: Business Interruptus Album: You're Doomed. Be Nice. Release Date: March 4, 2016 Pre-Order CD/LP: shop.temporaryresidence.com/trr264 Pre-Order Bandcamp: https://robcrow.bandcamp.com/album/you-re-doomed-be-nice Pre-Order iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/album/youre-doomed.-be-nice./id1059507533?ls=1 You're Doomed. Be Nice. is Rob Crow's first album since his heavily-publicized withdrawal from music – specifically the toxic byproducts of the lifestyle of a touring professional musician attempting to survive in an industry of diminishing returns. Rather than perform, record, and mix every note himself – a trademark of his previous solo endeavors – Crow formed Gloomy Place, a band made up of close friends that includes another member of the beloved Heavy Vegetable. Recorded and mixed by Ben Moore (Hot Snakes), You're Doomed presents a fascinating dichotomy: dynamic, eclectic prog-pop backing alarmingly confessional, often acerbic lyrical themes. This juxtaposition makes for an album of confrontational yet accessible songs filled with wry wit and emotional depth. Whereas Crow's previous solo endeavors acted primarily as low-key stop-gaps between Pinback albums, the stakes are markedly higher here – and it shows in both the depth of songwriting and impressively labyrinthine performances. Gone are the 60-second blink-and-you-missed-them acoustic sketches that became a staple of Crow's solo albums; You're Doomed is filled with the kind of thoughtful attention to detail and craft that was a hallmark of Pinback's legendary catalog. You're Doomed. Be Nice. is the diamond carved out of a particularly rough chunk of Rob Crow's life – one that's either the first gem of an inspired second act, or the culmination of an undeniably influential career. In either case, the quality of its cut will last a lifetime.

Here is another preview track from our Sunrise Demos album. Only available when preordering our new self-titled album from Sub Pop before May 19, 2015. Order here: https://megamart.subpop.com/releases/the_helio_sequence/the_helio_sequence This track was pretty rough/raw and we had a lot of fun making it. We were going to flesh out and redo the vocals, but the song sounded too much like My Bloody Valentine to us... so we weren't really considering it for the album and consequently never got around to finishing it.

hire my pal Arlo for your Interaction and Visual design needs. He is the best.

Brooklyn artist Kate Hush works in neon and her inspiration stems from the dark characters of David Lynch, Hitchcock and other empowered femme fatale's. I suggest reading this interview to familiarize yourself with her background and her process but mostly just dive into her blog and Instagram to see all her creations. The medium of Neon seems like it would be very limiting but based on the massive amount of work she has, it's not an impediment in the slightest for her.

What do you do when you run across a large heap of Kodachrome photos spanning from the 1960's to the 1980's? If you're Kodachrome Vernacular, you start a Tumblog showcasing them all one by one. Prepare yourself for some amazing signs, typography and a color palette that can't be beat.

HT Nat, not Cat.

There have been a number of new theories and insights into the case of Steven Avery, the subject of Netflix's Making a Murderer documentary series. They may not completely absolve him of his guilt but they certainly lay even more groundwork for questioning his imprisonment (not that you need more).

My lady recently pointed me towards a rather compelling theory - the Edward Wayne Edwards theory. The claim is that the serial killer who often framed others for his crimes, particularly someone known in the media, is responsible for the Teresa Halbach killing and got away with it. Author John A. Cameron has a whole site (and book) investigating the horrendous crimes of Edwards and how they may correlate with the conviction of Avery.

It's unfortunate that the theory stems from Coast to Coast AM and a website that looks like it was made in the late 90's (not exactly lending the theory any extra legitimacy) but I fail to see how those two things are any less dependable than Reddit theories, so I'm going with it. Certainly worth a read.

The @EpcotCentre account is Twitter perfection.

great, terrifying, read

Ran into the work of RUBIN over the weekend and instantly became a fan. The color palette and the simple, intersection, geometric shapes are right up my alley. As luck would have it, he tends to show much of his work via large scale murals and they really augment their environments. Looking forward to running into more of it.

interesting experiment. don't love saving out images at 30% compression but the results DO look good

I tweeted this over the weekend but I think it bears repeating to have everyone check out this piece on The Occult Universe and David Bowie. It inspects the various works of Mr Bowie and many of the references he makes towards various cult and other forgotten societies. It even posits that Blackstar is the intentional culmination of this long standing exploration. Clearly, at this point, there's no way to know what was and wasn't meant as a career spanning theme but it's fascinating to ruminate on.

Loving this collection of 1966 Subway images from Danny Lyon. The images, taken on New Years Day 1966, depict a subway that is really not so different from the one that exists today, fifty years later. There are fewer Horoscope and Gum dispensers but the rest feels strangely familiar.

An illustration of old internet stuff (late 90s to early00s) that nobody remembers https://t.co/qQEaJOfqon

contribute to charity and enter a raffle to be an alien overlord voice. Promo video is pretty great too

another quality creation from Beeteeth

? ?I have decided to stick with love. Hate is too great a burden to bear.? https://t.co/SiVZwJdRM8

I get so bothered when folks don't know the difference between your and you're. There so dumb.

The real star of the #DemDebate? Bernie Sanders' side eye. (h/t @pang) https://t.co/wLRiQdsI6H

this song has been around for 15 years and I can't say I love the reworked version. cool glitch effects in the video tho.