Apparently there is a documentary about Blind Melon singer Shannon Hoon entitled All I Can Say that is derived from his own home video footage. From the looks of the trailer, it seems to be entirely comprised of his own footage; which is pretty remarkable.
I was a big Blind Melon fan - particularly after they released Soup, which was sonically much more up my alley than the debut record that had "No Rain" on it. That said, after Hoon's death the video for "Galaxie" always felt much more troubled in hindsight, an almost literal depiction that he was off the rails.
Regardless, the doc looks good and I'm happy to see that Oscilloscope Labs is releasing it with a bunch of partners so you can purchase it and kick back to your local record store.
The Book of Horrors.
I trained a machine learning algorithm on over 16,000 pages of the printed @Argos_Online catalog, then set it to work creating its own nightmarish book.
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#GAN #MachineLearning https://t.co/dSTQCoVsRi
What Milton Glaser gave to New York will long survive him.
I❤️New York was the perfect logo at the time he created it and remains so today.
We lost a brilliant designer and a great New Yorker.
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Back with another dose of distractions. Can't believe it's almost July but I suppose time is both flying by and crawling at the same time. As a kid, I always wondered how memorable the year 2020 would be and, turns out, it's really making a name for itself in the history books.
Hope you're safe, hope you're sane and hope you're able to enjoy some distractions.
Friday I'm in Love [Bardcore] - did you know there's a whole genre of re-inventing modern songs as if they were performed by a Bard? Let Bardcore into your life.
If you're in a band and stuck inside for 3 months, why not find a way to be creative with the available free time? Sure, you can't play a show or even practice together but you can re-arrange, re-record and perform a video.. together, apart.
This New Man undertaking for Everything Slows Down (Shut In Version) isn't uniquely novel - lots of other bands and performers are doing something similar - but I love how they re-invented the song, captured the doldrums of being at home but still managed to keep it fun. I'm biased of course but it's a real delight.
A few months ago, I released the World Peace - TNSU 7”. As of last Saturday, 100% of sales will be donated to the People’s Breakfast in Oakland. There are ~50 left and I’m covering all shipping costs.
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I’ll be the one playing Fender Rhodes and wearing a floral print face mask. My 10min monologue on racism and our education system was cut for time. https://t.co/R5TgONEcC1
