Just One Fix

if you've ever been a fan of Ministry or have seen them live you'll dig this...... I saw them in Denver on the Mind is a Terrible Thing to Taste and they were bloody brilliant. They even included a song recorded live in Denver from that show on the live album "In Case You Didn't Feel Like Showing Up"

History of AutoTune

Jamie Dubs examines the phenomenon of Auto-Tune with help from special guest Professor "Weird Al" Yankovic.

Killer Jelly Fish of Graphic Design

so awesome, thanks KT!

Top Ten List of Albums/Songs for Me of 2009

In no order these were my faves of the year:

King Khan and the Shrines - What is?!

Flaming Lips - Embryonic

DEATH - For the Whole World to See

Slayer - World Painted Blood

Mastadon - Crack the Skye

Felt3 - Tribute to Rosie Perez

Skream - Burning Up

Amanda Blank - Might Like You Better

The Billy Childish Story - Archive From 1959

Thrill Jockey Compilation - Records Toreism

The Feelies - Crazy Rythyms (reissue)

The Dead Weather - Horehound

Spoon - Got Nuffin

Jesus Lizard - 7" box set

Dan Sartain - Bohemian Grove

Jeep Beats

yeah!

Diplo drops a new one

full on rip down of the almighty Barrington Levy's 'Murderer' SICK!

New Flaming Lips album

Embryonic - so good!
Noisy - check
Stony lyrics - check
Beatles and Floyd moments - check
And record one is blue marbled vinyl, record two is yellow marbled vinyl with a gatefold sleeve and the cd of the whole album included. Worth it.

my favorite song by the Streets

gets cup up and hacked and sounds fantastic!

John Reidy Gift Guide for 2009

Here’s a quick team-by-team guide to some truly forgettable local sports memorabilia for that not-so-special someone.

PBR for sale

a quick article on how PBR became relevant again is a marketing soaked product stream.........by not marketing. And now the brewery is for sale.

Bad Brains - Day Tripper

this is the kinda bass I need on a Saturday morning

Beautiful Day

The most beautiful day ever captured on video.

Need a Bunch of Top Ten Lists for the Year

meh.......

The City Outside My Window

Really neat ink drawings of scenes outside New York windows. Really great stuff, I love the simple line work.

John Reidy Reports on the Barrel Man

Pouring one out for the Barrel Man

RIP Barrel-Man

a Denver staple. Rest In Peace.

Downhill in 1965 with soup cans

so cool, but barefoot? no thanks

SNOWCRAFT

the best holiday game ever!

More on Climate Change Fraud

FTA:
In a controversial talk just days before the start of a climate summit attended by world leaders in Copenhagen, Prof Plimer said Governments were treating the public like “fools” and using climate change to increase taxes.

7 Ways to Watch TV for Free

Really, are there people out there still paying for cable??? Really? or TIVO? Really?

Man Drinks IPECAC for money

what did he think was going to happen?

ClimateGate

From the article Today these groups form a kind of ecosystem of their own. They include not just old standbys like the Sierra Club or Greenpeace, but also Ozone Action, Clean Air Cool Planet, Americans for Equitable Climate Change Solutions, the Alternative Energy Resources Association, the California Climate Action Registry and so on and on. All of them have been on the receiving end of climate change-related funding, so all of them must believe in the reality (and catastrophic imminence) of global warming just as a priest must believe in the existence of God.
Always follow the money....... good advice.

El Tigeraso

sweet new jam from MALUCA Diplo on the production, and I hate videos as a general rule - however, this one is worth watching if you get 3 minutes.

Thinking about Dio

RONNIE JAMES DIO Diagnosed With Stomach Cancer

Wendy Dio, the wife and manager of legendary heavy metal vocalist Ronnie James Dio (DIO, HEAVEN & HELL, BLACK SABBATH, RAINBOW), released the following statement to BLABBERMOUTH.NET:

"Ronnie has been diagnosed with the early stages of stomach cancer. We are starting treatment immediately at the Mayo Clinic. After he kills this dragon, Ronnie will be back on stage, where he belongs, doing what he loves best, performing for his fans.

"Long live rock and roll, long live Ronnie James Dio.

"Thanks to all the friends and fans from all over the world that have sent well wishes. This has really helped to keep his spirit up."

Ronnie James Dio, 67, has performed with ELF, RAINBOW, BLACK SABBATH, and his own band DIO. Other musical projects include the collective fundraiser "Hear 'n Aid". He is widely hailed as one of the most powerful singers in heavy metal, renowned for his consistently powerful voice and for popularizing the "devil's horns" hand gesture in metal culture. He is currently involved with HEAVEN & HELL, a project which also includes former BLACK SABBATH bandmates Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Vinny Appice. Their first studio album, "The Devil You Know", was released on April 28, 2009.

DIO cancelled its European tour last week after Ronnie was taken ill. The band's lineup for the trek was supposed to include WHITESNAKE/ex-DIO axeman Doug Aldrich due to the fact that the group's regular guitarist, Craig Goldy, had prior touring commitments with BUDGIE in Australia.

Snippet taken from Collecting Vinyl Records Blog

Get well Ronnie!!!

Since it's Close to Thanksgiving - How About a Post on Indians?

For those of us that came along after the heyday of American manufacturing, it’s easy to overlook that in the early days there were literally dozens (some even say hundreds) of companies producing motorcycles right here in the US.

Going Rouge

the Palin parody is picking up steam

Hope is Fading Fast

killer t shirt graphic

Drawing is Thinking

Milton Glaser draws and lectures on why drawing is essential in order to see the world. One of my favorite things to do, especially at the end of the day with a beverage and a record and KT. Me? I love the ballpoint pen, black Papermate. OK, that was a little personal. ;)

Spray Paint the Walls

a book on the history of Black Flag I have "Get in the Van" from Rollins and I can't recommend it enough. The link here is from Glen Friedman's blog.

Buckingham Studio

really cool cut metal sculpture like these and these!

Mona Lisa Overdrive

Mona Lisa piece made from old motherboards, so cool.

So Much Soul

killer, killer collection of reggae album covers I totally saw this link on Coudal.

List of Movie Messages from Wired

Kissing sleeping women you don’t know will wake them up and lead to them falling in love with you (from Sleeping Beauty and Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs). We don’t really need to explain this one further than that, do we? I mean, we all know the stories.

FDA Looking to Ban Caffeinated Alcoholic Drinks

really? this is what the FDA is spending time on? how praytell will they stop the Vodka Red Bulls and the good ole Rum and Coke? So stupid.

Brazilian Downhill

those front wheel slides are s i iiii iiiiick...

the Graph the Music Industry Doesn't Want You to See

The most immediate revelation, of course, is that at some point next year revenues from gigs payable to artists will for the first time overtake revenues accrued by labels from sales of recorded music.
Link lifted from the mighty Coudal.

Dead Flies

doing human stuff

Frank Fairfield

YT video of him doing "Nine Pound Hammer" absolutely shredding his banjo, awesome. Looking for it on vinyl now.

I Told You I Was Freaky

Flight of the Conchords new album is so dope, the music is great, the packaging is above excellent. Embossed cover, 24" X 24" full color poster of the album cover, full color dust cover with each of their faces on each side, a 12" X 12" song book with all the lyrics and the guitar tab!!!

AND

it's Purple Marbled Fucking Vinyl!!!!!

Vinyl fooking rules!

New Column From John Reidy

East Coast bias—live from the Mountain time zone

104.3 The Fan's programming leaves local sports coverage at a disadvantage

MINI meets KR

I love me some KRINK

Check Me Out on Field Notes!

Bryan at Field Notes posted my cover on the site, buy a three pack today! Thanks Bryan!

Dodge Viper Logo Upside Down is Daffy Duck

yeah I know it's everywhere today - so why can't I post it too?

Octopus Pool Art

so, so awesome

Fabio Viale

makes sculptures out of marble

the latest Numbers on Vinyls Growing Popularity

The resurgent vinyl market isn’t showing any signs of slowing down. In fact, recent figures released by Nielsen SoundScan indicate that overall U.S. vinyl sales will once again set a benchmark in 2009, with sales up 50% through the first five months of the year. SoundScan predicts vinyl sales will reach 2.8 million units in 2009, up from 1.9 million in 2008, a record since SoundScan began tracking sales data in 1991. Already in 2009, vinyl sales have topped 1 million. Rock albums account for 70% of all vinyl sold, but country vinyl is enjoying a growth spurt. Year-to-date country vinyl sales are already at 15,000 copies, compared with 5,000 for the comparable period in 2008.

A Sobering Read About the State of Things in the USA

Great read from Peggy Noonan at the WSJ FTA - "This is something new in modern political history, and I'm not sure we're fully noticing it. Americans are starting to think the problems we are facing cannot be solved.

Part of the reason is that the problems—debt, spending, war—seem too big. But a larger part is that our government, from the White House through Congress and so many state and local governments, seems to be demonstrating every day that they cannot make things better. They are not offering a new path, they are only offering old paths—spend more, regulate more, tax more in an attempt to make us more healthy locally and nationally. And in the long term everyone—well, not those in government, but most everyone else—seems to know that won't work. It's not a way out. It's not a path through."

Life of a Woman

This photo album was found and bought at a flea market.
This is my favorite, wow

Illustrations from Yehrin Tong

Yehrin Tong

Pumpkin Remover

fun little game

Killer Photos

Photography from Mathieu Young

the Coming Death of Cable TV

seriously.....who has cable? you know there's an internet out there? and HD signals blowing through the air.....and get this, for free!!! FTA: "Apple is pitching a monthly subscription service to the TV networks, an iTunes-based alternative to cable packages that would cost about $30 per month. Apple wants to launch the service early next year, provided it can get broadcast and cable TV programmers to sign up, Kafka reports."

bloody brilliant marketing campaign

link from Jason Kottke

Alie and Georgia present the The McNuggetini

oh man, it's Monday morning

90210

actors, then and now

Another Killer Cover from Chris Ware

What Halloween looks like this year. This is bloody brilliant!

I'd Like to Grab You by the Hair

and send you back to the devil......

John Talks Some Nuggets

San Antonio Spurs and Kobe Bryant, be damned—this will be the Nuggets’ year. yeah!

Scotch Tape

art using only scotch tape, awesome

30 Killer Shots of People Smoking

So good, this makes me miss smoking. I used to love to have a smoke when the sun goes down and it's just a little chilly outside.....

Vogue pics from the 1960s

so good, poke around there's a ton of good stuff in this site Link totally lifted from COUDAL.

Iconic Photos

pics you've seen, explained

Loving this Cover

Chris Ware - Granta 108 - Chicago cover

Obama administration has released new deficit numbers

The deficit for Fiscal Year 2009, which ended Sept. 30, came in at a record $1.42 trillion, more than triple the record set just last year.

wow. wow. wow.

Vinyl Resurgence - we never went away baby!

Perhaps that’s one reason for vinyl’s resurgence. Last year, nearly 2 million vinyl albums were purchased, according to Nielson Soundscan, which began tracking LP sales in 1991. Actually, that number is conservative since Nielson fails to track sales at small indie shops where vinyl thrives. Moreover, early indications point to robust sales for 2009, despite the year-long recession.

the Man Who Souled the World

Saw an excellent documentary last night on Steve Rocco and how he started World Industries. A must see if you're a fan of skateboarding or if you want the origins of World, Jackass, Big Brother, Spike Jonze, Girl, etc......

Glamorous

I need some Jesus Lizard to get me through my Wednesday Yow and the boys live in Boulder '97

January Jones

she's been doctored! say it ain't so!

2012 and the Mayan Calendar

MEXICO CITY – Apolinario Chile Pixtun is tired of being bombarded with frantic questions about the Mayan calendar supposedly "running out" on Dec. 21, 2012. After all, it's not the end of the world.

Or is it?

Definitely not, the Mayan Indian elder insists. "I came back from England last year and, man, they had me fed up with this stuff." From Yahoo News

taking a quick break

no updates for a bit y'all, I'm out town soooo I can't really comment on the surf in Denver now can I? XOXOXOX - AaronX

Cassettes and Death

altered cassettes into skeletons!

John talks AVs

There’s plenty to get excited about as the Avalanche starts its season this Thursday, Oct. 1, ....read more >>>

Blame the Government for Hard Times

the Circle Jerks said it well, and the message is fresh today.......

a 1959 Chevy crashes into a 2009 Chevy

wow

Denver Supreme - Evan Hecox

pics from the opening in NYC, they'll be on display if your in NYC before October 10th

Inside Look at the Roadshow

one of my favorite shows - Antiques Roadshow

first amateur hi-def video from the edge of space

The balloon and camera were launched at 7:44 AM, the balloon burst at 10:51 AM at 107,145 ft. and the camera landed via parachute at 11:40 AM, 89 miles from the launch site after a 3 hr. & 56 min. flight. The camera recorded a total of 4 hrs. & 22 min. of Hi-Def Video before it stopped recording 53 secs after landing, when its 32GB of memory was full. The only thing better would have been if the camera had recorded for several minutes more to captured the sound of us approaching and video of us opening its container.

U3-X

Honda's new personal mobility device um, yes, I need one of these!

Covered

guys covering other guys comic book covers, killer illustrations

Word Painted Blood - artwork revealed!

SLAYER Reveal Album Art for World Painted Blood

Slayer’s World Painted Blood, the band’s highly-anticipated new album set for a November 3 release (American Recordings), will initially ship with four special collector’s edition CD covers. Each of the four covers will display one-fourth of a provocative continental map illustrated with human skulls and bones; when placed together, the four images form a complete and grisly map of the world (see above).

All four of the initial CD packages will include a special blood-red, see-through top panel with the map displayed beneath it.

The World Painted Blood Deluxe Edition will have its own special layout of the map cover art and will be in a double-digipak housed in a blood-red, see-through plastic sleeve. The Deluxe Edition will include the World Painted Blood CD, the “Playing With Dolls” DVD, a 20-minute animated graphic novel featuring music from the album (including part of a new non-album song), and an expanded booklet.

Die Hardy Die!

jeebus! when will it stop? F-Don Ed Hardy

Unknown Pleasures

When it came to punk rock, designers set out to demystify the process and unhinge the obvious connections with advertising and consumerism. It wasn't the same then. Privatisation had yet to kill off the idea of public service, and pop video was still a nascent form. Great punk sleeves such as the Sex Pistols' Holidays in the Sun were totemic, because here was a critical and independent voice, Jamie Reid, talking about mindless consumerism in the best journalistic tradition of art and mass-media culture while still achieving good packaging. An in depth heady study of Peter Saville's graphic masterpiece.

Mini Arcade Game

oh man, this is soooo cool, I wish I could make stuff

Lombardo Inrterviewed

one of my favorite drummers ever - Dave Lombardo - interviewed about the new SLAYER record

Back Before New York Was All Used Up

NYC in the 1940s

Glass Microbiology

ridiculously cool, glass blown virus sculptures

Wacky Animals Found in the Volcano

neat pics from Papua New Guinea

My war with Courtney Love over Guitar Hero

When I saw a footage of pixelated Kurt Cobain miming to Bon Jovi I decided share this travesty on Twitter. Then Courtney Love got in touch ... ha ha ha..... writer for the Guardian writes about how lame Guitar Hero is and Courtney Love insanely responds....

5 Reasons NOT to Buy a Hybrid

if you're into efficiency you gotta be down with the diesel......not the hybrids

Denver Hero Evan Hecox

has a new print for sale

Deluxe Edition of the Stone Roses

first album here

World Painted Blood

Slayer Reveals New Album "World Painted Blood" Details

Slayer's upcoming album "World Painted Blood" will be released Tuesday, November 3rd in North American and Monday, November 2 to the rest of the world.

There will be three different editions of the album: Limited edition CD with multiple CD covers, Deluxe edition CD/DVD, and a high-quality, 180-gram vinyl edition.

San Francisco Tuna Cabbery to be Torn Down

graf mecca

My Wife Wants a Treehouse

this one is awesome

Film Title Evolution

one of my favorite parts of each and every movie - the titles

Tiny Phonograph

yeah a tiny record player, man this is so cool

Join the Rejects

and get yourself killed. New movie bio on the Cockney Rejects.

Rick Griffin

a little Rick Griffin on a Monday morning

Don't Trade Brandon Marshall

just let him rot here boo! hisssssss!

2012

Whether the Mayans were on to something, or this is all just a chilling coincidence, won’t be known for several years. But according to Lawrence Joseph, author of "Apocalypse 2012: A Scientific Investigation into Civilization’s End," "I’ve been following this topic for almost five years, and it wasn’t until the report came out that this really began to freak me out."

Al Gore and Great Britain

this is an article from 2007, however it is interesting that if the film is shown to students it needs to be accompanied by a teacher telling students about the numerous inaccuracies of the film.

Texas is the Reason

Hellacopters doing a wicked cover the Misfits "Bullet" wow. Good stuff on a Sunday morning, wake my ass up.

Unemployment Rates Rose in 26 States - July 2009

California is at 11.9 percent? wow, revolution coming? probably not......

12 Most Annoying Kinds of Facebook Characters

oh yeah, nice list

Michael Doret explains the design of the new KISS record cover

I like to see how other designers work

Forever Haunted Cheesman Park

a little history on Cheesman Park in Denver

Four Days in North Korea

When a member of the tour group spat out the tasteless meat that was a rare treat at one of our meals, the waitress standing behind him visibly stiffened. On one occasion, I drew a banana on a piece of paper and showed it to a waitress; she had never seen one. She knew about apples, but she had never eaten one.

20 years on

and still one of my faves

10 Human Mysteries

pretty cool list of human mysteries link stolen from Jason Kottke

Abbey Road

most copied, ever!

Britain's Energy Future

Great read from the Economist FTA: "All this leaves Britain in a hole. The lights are dimming, but green targets are an argument against new coal plants, security-of-supply concerns make gas dicey, lack of time rules out nuclear, and worries about practicality dog renewables."

It's Why We Love Our Records

"Keeps me fit. I've been up and down all day changing records."

Mini Turns 50

Voted the second most influential car in history (after the Ford Model T) the design of the Mini allowed for eighty percent of its floor space to be used by passengers.

Seven Vices of Creative People

good fun read

Powell Peralta Sticker Set

I had at one time most of these Man, VCJ still hits me like a ton of bricks. So rad.

Paint Stick Doors

My good friend Pamela makes
these doors go visit her site and give them a look, they are more impressive in person. Killer!

7 Detroit Photographers

more great images of Detroit

Feral Houses

More on the disappearance of Detroit, killer pics from James Griffioen

600 Comic Con Costumes

kiss a half hour goodbye if you click this.....

TR2Nit

someone has already mashed TR2N with Beat It nice!

Dutchman Photos

some killer shots of custom bikes if you like bobbers and custom one offs this guys shoots some brilliant ones.

Ellie Frazetta R.I.P.

Ellie was the famed artist Frank Frazetta’s business partner and life companion. Frank Frazetta was the brilliant fantasy illustrator that not only has inspired me but countless others.

Jennifer Greenburg

some neat pics here, specifically on rockabillies

a God in an Alcove

a little Bauhaus on a Thursday afternoon

THAW!

I needed some Septic Death on a Weds afternoon

Mario Family Tree

you know, for reference

Steel Drum Band Covers Joy Division

so good

Wes Anderson interviewed about music he likes

and uses in his movies

5 Myths About Green Technology

Straight up! you gotta think about this people!

Rice Time

drawings? made in rice paddies

Feet First

Some great photography from Tom Robinson all of his sets are very nice, but I'm loving Feet First on a Tuesday morning.

Ghostbusters '59 Caddie for sale

wow! this is the real deal!!!!

there's only 4 hours left on the auction while I post!

Urban Mobility - PUMA

I just picked up a pair of Puma Madison EVO Lace L shoes and they are so awesome. Nothing beats a pair of new shoes, and I love me some Puma.

TILT

Saw a good documentary last night called "TILT" - pretty neat, talks about the challenges pinball - specifically Williams faced in the '90s and how they came to build "Revenge From Mars". If you were playing pins in the 90's this will click with you, spending a good deal of the 90's with a beer on the glass of my favorite pin - FIRE by Williams at the Lion's Lair with Boyd Rice spinning - this one hits home.

BECK

Beck takes on the Velvet Underground and Nico

9 Levels of Hell for the Living

This is dead-on.

Slayer digital press release

World Painted Blood

Hipsters and Skinny Jeans

I remember praying for the death of baggy jeans now we've swung too far the other way. Also, New York still sucks.

Lambretta beats a Ferrari in the 1/4 mile

so rad

Photographing Soap Bubbles

Killer set of bubble pics on Flickr

Tour Michael Jackson's Basement

wow he's got some crazy stuff - thanks for the link Chris!

One Step Beyond

So good on a summer day

Evan Hecox and ACE Hotel collaboration

Denver cultural hero and print maker - Evan Hecox collaborates with the ACE Hotel in Palm Springs. So rad.

Glastonbbury Pictures

killer pics from the Glastonbury 2009 with Blur, Springsteen, Neil Young, etc......

13 year old reviews a Walkman

My dad had told me it was the iPod of its day.

He had told me it was big, but I hadn't realised he meant THAT big. It was the size of a small book.

When I saw it for the first time, its colour also struck me. Nowadays gadgets come in a rainbow of colours but this was only one shade - a bland grey.

You're Pushing Too Hard

RIP Sky Saxon

Wanna Pay More for Energy?

me neither! but the current group of idiots in charge wants us to pay more - This group of idiots is just as bad as the last administration. TERM LIMITS in the House and Senate NOW!!!!!

nobody plays like Andy Gill

One of my favorite guitar players of all time, Andy Gill

go big or go home

ride on

Dick Tracy

a TON of characters from Dick Tracy

a Boy and His Tuba

covering Devo's Girl U Want

Star Wars, Star Trek, The Matrix, and Harry Potter are Actually the Same Movie

I got a chuckle out of this

1957 Zenith Phantom Turntable

wow, just wow

disturning body mods

inflating parts of the body what thee bloody heck???

rebranding Pizza Hut

It needs to sink in but off the cuff, I do not like, I’ll have to look at it again next week

Hand Painted WWII Cavas Flight Patches

I love the bee on the hive and the bomb on bomb is classic!

R.I.P. Bob Bogle

The Ventures were formed in 1958 in Tacoma, Washington by Don Wilson and Bob Bogle and their instrumental guitar work has had a profound effect on the development of rock and roll music. Their unique and distinctive sound helped popularize instrumental rock on Top-40 radio in the early sixties and were often referred to as “the band that launched a thousand bands.

Like Tears in the Rain

Attack Ships on Fire

Jimmy's Scooter

The Lambretta Li 150 Series 3 offered here is the actual machine ridden by Phil Daniels’ character, James 'Jimmy'' Cooper in the 1979 film, 'Quadrophenia', inspired by The Who’s double album of the same name. After filming finished, the 'Jimmy Bike' was sold to scooter dealers Rafferty Newman and put on display in the window of their shop in Portsmouth. It was subsequently purchased by Eddie Harris who then sold it on to Paul Marsh, both these owners being Portsmouth residents. So rad.

the Rumble

Asked for a tune that kids could dance "The Stroll" to, Link Wray came up with this powerfully menacing guitar instrumental on the spot, and the crowd went wild, demanding encores. When he couldn’t recreate the distorted sound of his live version in a studio, Wray poked holes in his amp speakers, cranked up the tremolo, and was then able to capture what he wanted in three takes -- for a cost of $57. Originally titled "Oddball," it was renamed after the gang fights in "West Side Story" by a record producer’s daughter. Wray’s primal guitar influenced a generation of rockers including Jimi Hendrix, Jeff Beck, the Kinks, Jimmy Page and Neil Young. Bob Dylan called "Rumble" the "greatest instrumental ever." Pete Townshend said, "... if it hadn’t been for Link Wray and ‘Rumble,’ I would have never picked up a guitar."
RUMBLE

been out on vacation

but now I'm back. Phew. Here's some neat abandoned theaters.

Tweeting Too Hard

a grip of people taking themselves way too serious on Twitter, funny stuff

Whiskey

my brother Phil brought some Stranahans over the other day and we drank some so, so, so good

photos of abandoned pools

ah some of my favorite things.....

I'm not a RockBand fan

however, the animation for the new Beatles flavored RockBand is spot on!

self indulgent tripe

what? you have tattoos and like to wear black???? you're wild and crazy!!! trailer for "Goth Cruise"

top ten ingredients in fast food

good thing I don't put this crap in my body

related to the last

some unused posters for UP so cool.

Maybe the best movie I've ever seen

Pixar makes another fantastic movie

mmmmmmmmound

here's a blog I can dig or stack

Dai Vernon

cups and balls, the classic trick love this!

Abandoned NYC Subway Stations

soooooooooooo cool

cheesburger in a can

this is one of the grossest things I've ever seen

Scott Sternberg - rules of style

a couple of good zingers in here

fantastic review of the new Honda Insight Hybrid

my fave quote from the article "The nickel for the battery has to come from somewhere. Canada, usually. It has to be shipped to Japan, not on a sailing boat, I presume. And then it must be converted, not in a tree house, into a battery, and then that battery must be transported, not on an ox cart, to the Insight production plant in Suzuka. And then the finished car has to be shipped, not by Thor Heyerdahl, to Britain, where it can be transported, not by wind, to the home of a man with a beard who thinks he’s doing the world a favour."

WolframAlpha launches today

watch the video first if you haven't read about this monster yet wow!!!!!

designs of bicycle playing cards

these are so rad

you are what you eat

photos of people's fridges link taken from GOOD

trailer for "The Road"

just might be the only "must see" for me this summer

Life Mixtape

Mr. Burford makes a mixtape on his birthday every year of what he has been listening to over the past year preserved for is future children. Such a great idea!

parasitic wasps and the caterpillar

cool story, and a neat video too

Summer is here!

Summer is here!

Going to Hell - read this

count me in

fast food packed with salt!

do we need stories like this? I mean we all know it's true

8 bit Fatalities

more on realistic deaths of video game characters

Are We There Yet?

another beautiful graphic from those at GOOD, this one on transportation and timeframes

miocrowaving a cell phone

man, I love this crap!

Steve Albini overview

quick overview of Steve Albini and some of his work. Albini is an American hero.

SuperChunk on ABCNews

On the Mouth

10 Most Expensive Turntables

love the designs on these

the story of the awful Calvin peeing stickers

man I hate these it makes me want to hit their windows with a golf club. Link stolen from Coudal

crazy set of pics from the Michael Jackson auction

wow, there is some wild stuff in here

top list of great drum beats

It's funny New Order gets a nod - but man that beat is so iconic, how could you leave it out? but Ringo? c'mon....Ringo?!?!?

wanna see what it's like in North Korea

shot from China great pics as usual from Boston.com

Newt drops some facts against Gore propaganda

now, I know Newt is not my favorite person however, he drops some serious facts against the blatant lies that Gore fills the American public's head with. Gore will not be regarded by history as the hero he positions himself as.

Dirt Road to Psychedelia

Documentary on Austin Texas in the 1960s

8 drugged up rock star stories

nobody beats Iggy

frozen movie of cops fighting clowns

Carousel, directed by Adam Berg this is so rad!

More on record collecting

great article, that reminds me of me however I had my first cd player in '86, but I kept buying vinyl for a while, then I really only bought cds from about '89-'94 and then I flipped back to vinyl only.

Paintings from Luke Chueh

fantastic!

New pics from Cassini of Saturn

maybe the 2nd coolest planet in our system

Street Biking

well, it ain't skateboarding, but it's damn cool

thee Mighty Sabbath

I think I've posted this footage before but it NEVER gets old. Black Sabbath live in the year of my birth.

Out Here in the Fields

proof this footage works with any WHO song eh?

Chino Otsuka - double self portraits

she's putting her modern day self into old photos of herself as a kid love this!

John Madden

American hero, and my favorite sportscaster of all time - Retires

Danzig

to be on the next Rock of Love oh no!

we ain't that big yo

thinking you're hot shit today? Think again. I love this stuff.

SKID ROW

some footage from 1960 Minneapolis Minnesota cool old footage......

Stimulus

how the Stimulus is being spent and on what

Reducing your water footprint

another great diagram from GOOD about reducing your water footprint if you're into this kinda thing.

And then there's this!

Birth Simulator oh, I'm bringing one of these to the next party

how to tell if a movie is going to suck

nice graph on how to tell a movie will suck - in case your BS detector is not as good as mine

Kill Your Shuffle

Decent list of albums that should be listened to top to bottom rather than on shuffle some good ones in here - Deltron 3030, Dr. Octogon, Nebraska, Quadrophenia and some obvious obligatory crap - In the Aeroplane over the Sea, the Wall.......

Zappos lets you watch shoe buying

neat app where you can watch people buy shoes I love shoes, so maybe this is of more interest to me than your average bear.

an illustration of the top ten US trade deficits

nothing beats drawing a picture

awesome Pepsi logo

awesome Pepsi logo

why have vinyl records become so popular again?

"The question is how could a format that was virtually dead suddenly become so enormously popular again, especially with young crowd, who was not even born at the prime of the format. This article will take a brief look at the history of the vinyl record in order to understand what factors made this possible."
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the Substance of Style

fantastic review of why Wes Anderson movies are the way they are and who and what styles, people, and illustrators have influenced him. Watch the video on the right side. I'm a little biased, being a huge Anderson fan - my favrotie movie of all time being Rushmore, but I like all of his films.

Fat Cars from Erwin Wurm

wow! these are awesome!

this is not a cat!

I repeat, this is not a cat!

Jillette weighs in on Obama's decision making

Obama tells us that we can spend our way out of debt. He tells us that even though the government had control over the banks and did nothing to stop the bad that's going on, if we give them more control over more other bank-like things, then they can make sure bad stuff doesn't happen ever again. He says we can get out of all those big wars President Bush caused by sending more troops into Afghanistan. And I don't know. I really don't know.

Nickelback gets hit with rocks!

Nickelback getting hit with rocks ha ha ha man, I despise this band.

Crayon Color Codes

Crayola crayons currently come in 120 colors including 23 reds, 20 greens, 19 blues, 16 purples, 14 oranges, 11 browns, 8 yellows, 2 grays, 2 coppers, 2 blacks, 1 white, 1 gold and 1 silver.

ELO vs. the Beasties

great mash here for a Monday morning

man I hate Fleetwood Mac but love the Peter Green days

The Green Manilishi with the two prong crown still is soooo rad, happy Saturdays!!!

GQ names 50 most stylish

all the usual suspects in here with a few contemporaries thrown in.....Cobain, Beck......good stuff

Barcelona 1908

movie shot in Barcelona in 1908 link lifted from the almighty Coudal

No Product

FTA:
What if, suddenly, the strongest product brand was No Product and the strongest consumer impulse was not buying? Last year there was ample evidence that the muscle consumers were flexing most was that of restraint. The inclination not to spend almost did in the entire U.S. auto industry. Worth your time for a read.

Funny Face Drinks

oh man, who else remembers these? we had these all the time as kids and my Mom even sent away for the sweatshirts with these logos. I had Captain Black Cherry

weddings?

a blog with tacky wedding stuff, couple of jems in here

Chris Ware tattoo

right on!

Shell dumps hydro, wind, and solar

Shell will no longer invest in renewable technologies such as wind, solar and hydro power because they are not economic, the Anglo-Dutch oil company said today. It plans to invest more in biofuels..... pretty interesting stuff. Despite Al Gore's propaganda I predict we will see more of this. Alternative energy is just not cost effective, and when it comes down to it Americans are not going to double their electrical bills to run on solar or some other fantasy.

Cover of MGMT "Kids"

done on iPhones and iTouches very well done ladies!

Hubble busts out a pic of four moons across Saturn

so rad

been to Sky Valley lately?

Kyuss still kicks ass!

Dwarf Punk

Snow White, Daft Punk mashed

Orc Statue?

looks like meat's back on the menu boys!

AudioWood

wow, custom turntables made from real slabs of wood these are so nice. Wow.

while we're talking about the Lips

I can't help but link to the War Pigs cover so dope

Flaming Lips cover Madonna

Borderline so rad

Nerd Boyfriend

cool threads from cool people

Nightline Vinyl

ABC's Nightline does the obligatory "They still make Vinyl Records" story - good-golly wow! even though it's Nightline's piss, I like seeing the old record pressing plant and indie record stores. Although I wish records were getting cheaper, as they increase in popularity the price keeps going up too. Scored some goodies this past weekend Denver's legendary Wax Trax Records. Hard to believe I've been going there for 24 years.....

Daft Punk to score Tron2

how hot is that?

Watchmen reviewed

Alan Moore, who has refused to have his name on the movie (ditto its Moore-based predecessors, "V for Vendetta" and "The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen") and who has declined all reimbursement to protest the entertainment industry's fundamental lack of respect for intellectual property, counts as a bona fide visionary. I disliked "V for Vendetta" despite loving the original comics series. I imagine the same reaction if I were to see Watchmen. Maybe NetFlix?

Paul's Boutique remastered

when someone asks what the album of MY GENERATION was/is I have two answers, the first is the Beastie Boys - Paul's Boutique from 1989, the second is the Stone Roses first record from 1988. For me and my circle of people these albums are the stuff of legend. I was 19 when Paul's Boutique came out and I bought it the day it came out on vinyl in New Orleans. It's too easy to rave about it today, but in the time it was released it was more than epic. I haven't heard the remaster yet, but I'm betting they loudened it up a bit. Anyway the links here are to the new site dedicated to the album. Enjoy.

American Hero Ben Davis - R.I.P.

legendary clothing maker, and my favorite maker of jeans passes away at the age of 94 His grandfather Jacob Davis is responsible for inventing "jeans" along with Levi Strauss - the co-patented the rivet on clothing.

ESPN interviews Aaron Draplin

One of my fave graphic designers gets interviewed over at ESPN

Camera on a Sushi Boat

this is such a great idea

ShamWow Overdub

ha! Ca-Ca Water!

old school cereal boxes

General Mills pulling out old designs of their cereal boxes

Action Comics #1

After being hidden away for years, a copy of the original "Superman and Friends" comic book will make a comeback -- at a price of about $400,000, a comic expert said Thursday.

Pixel art from Crayons

very nice, I'd like to see more

celeb tattoos

quite a few in here of your fave celeb bozo

Kid Cudi

I've been rocking this 123Klan mix for a bit now and love their mix of the Kid Cudi of Day N Nite, so here's the video of the original. So Rad.

Debbie Duz Donuts

I still have my t-shirt!!!

Art Deco Masterpiece

After over seventy years languishing in a box the R 7 has been restored to its former glory. Although the motorcycle, manufactured in 1934, was only ever a prototype and never went into production it is one of the most important, innovative and visually stunning motorcycles ever produced. Simply brilliant!

good read about the failed Tropicana redesign

count me as one who likes the original design, the new one looks to "hospitally" I know that's not a word, but the new design looks too lab like, too sterile.

Places people want to live

of course we know what number 1 is! but jeez, don't move here!

Guitar Hero mispelling

no way!

Cthulhu

I'm a big fan of H.P.Lovecraft's Cthulhu and this mask is awesome!!!!

Crisis of Credit

an excellent illustration of the financial mess we're in - link lifted from Coudal

Sweating Like a Farm Animal

Video Mash Up brilliance

Pepsi and Moutina Dew "Throwback"

they're gonna use real sugar!

Time names top 25 blogs

most of these you know, there are a couple oddballs

ever find yourself looking at 867-5309 covers?

this one is pretty dope

Rarest Record in Scotland

About 250 demo 45s of the record were pressed in 1965. However, Wilson, who wrote several of The Supremes’ songs, became a producer and all but a handful of the singles were destroyed. A third copy belongs to Tim Brown, a record dealer in Lancashire, but it is warped and coffee stained.

Daft Punk and the Charleston

this is exactly what I needed on a Friday morning!

From Inside

Wow, looks like the Dark Tower - Stand kinda stuff this one is on my list to watch. Check the trailer.

Joaquin Phoenix on Dave

I like his new "character"

Pics from Evan Hecox Andenken show last Friday

good times had by all - Evan kicked it out in the new Andenken space, check out the giant woodcut of the cars in Mexico City.....so badass. And the huge paintings of faces were very nice too. If you get the chance get down and see them in person, worth your trip down to 30th and Larimer. Epic.

Fantastic Industrial Photography from Japan

so very cool lots of steel buildings at night. Here in Denver we have an industrial part of town with some oil and gas refineries to the North known as Commerce City, but it's no where near as big as this. It's one of my favorite places to ride my Vespa.

more on the death of print

Newsweek is planning a redesign and some shifts in content to fashion an opinionated take on events, aimed at a much smaller, and wealthier, readership. FTA - "Thirteen months ago, Newsweek lowered its rate base, the circulation promised to advertisers, to 2.6 million from 3.1 million, and Mr. Ascheim said that would drop to 1.9 million in July, and to 1.5 million next January."

this illustrates exactly how the new Pepsi logo makes me feel

ha! ha! ha!

Tito Puente on Sesame Street

so rad, a great Friday clip

more people ditching cable TV

and just watching TV on the web duh. Although it's nice to see this gaining momentum.

Lux Interior R.I.P.

"The Cramps don't pummel and you won't pogo. They ooze; you'll throb." R.I.P.

World's Most Dangerous Roads

some of these I'd love to take my scooter on!

Presidential Signatures

I love signatures

melon ball!

carved watermelons......so rad

pre 1914 motorbike rally

pics from a pre 1914 rally link stolen from Coudal!

Getting Up While I'm Going Down

MillerCoors has become the latest brewer to bow to pressure from authorities after voluntarily agreeing to reformulate its caffeinated beer products amidst wider national crackdowns on stimulant beverages. SPARKS is dead. R.I.P.

Buy Glen E. Friedman's books here

Fuck Your Heroes is here, the Idealist is also worth looking at, really great stuff.

Xeni from BoingBoing interviews Glen E. Friedman

so good, Friedman probably my fave photographer of all time gets interviewed. Don't miss the end where he talks about the cover he shot of the Circle Jerks classic "Golden Shower of Hits". And if you don't own his book "Fuck You Heroes" you should pick it up.

Jackson Pollack

on the Google doodle homepage today nice one!

Michelle Mae

I love the Make Up and I'm rocking some right now, I sure don't get enough of these guys ever. And Michelle on bass is just so rad. Hugs and Kisses Michelle!

Obama inherits White House record collection

On January 13th, 1981, the LPs — each in a sleeve with a presidential seal — were presented to Jimmy Carter at a White House ceremony. But the collection — placed in a hallway near the third-floor listening room, complete with a sound system — didn't remain upstairs long. When Ronald Reagan took office that year, the LPs were moved to the basement. Depending on the source, the reason was Nancy Reagan's distaste for shelves of vinyl, or the edgy choices themselves. A spokesman for Obama said it was too early to comment on whether the president would revive the library.

Abandoned Theater

fantastic photos inside an abandoned Chicago Theater via Coudal.

the Good Life

I saw a good flick last night, called "the Good Life" it's about loner who works at a gas station and a movie theater and it's got Harry Dean Stanton and Zooey Deschanel and Donal Logue. Good, weird, depressing, happy, good stuff.

6 month exposure

some pretty neat shots in here from cameras taking 6 month exposure photographs

need some new fonts?

I grabbed a couple in here

$55,000.00 Vespa

rod model from 1947? holy cow man, a work of art.

Atmosphere on Weds morn

what I'm listening to while working right now..... so good.

NASA Next Gen Moon Rover

alllllright

Graphic of BUSH legacy

well, one interpretation anyway

LEMMY

can't wait to see this one Motorhead!

Consumerism: Shepard Fairey and Saks Fifth Ave. Unite

Shepard Fairey and Saks Fifth Ave. Unite

American Vagabonds

picture series of homeless 'kids'

Smithsonian Street Art

FTA: Today, the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian announced that it has added an original piece Shepard did for the DNC in Denver last fall to it’s collection. This is the first official portrait of the president-elect acquired by the NPG. It will go on display, when else, January 20th.

Heavy Metal Band Name chart

ha!

play some drums??

yeah I can the drums

some great signage in here

light 'em up!

RIP Ron Asheston

legendary Stooges guitar player found dead damn.

abandoned soundstage for the WIRE

probably my favorite TV show ever this guy got in the sound stage and took pics. Nice.

REMI

the greatest soccer video prankster, this brings a smile to my face every time

top 12 virals for 2008

top 12

Pinball Database

search for your fave pin and you know mine......

lost record collection

Great article in the Stranger, and man I feel you brother. FTA:"If anything, my obsession with record collecting has only intensified following this catastrophe. It's as if I need to be physically immersed not only in the sounds, but also in the vessels from which they emanate. I crave the totems that announce to my visitors (and the world) that my taste is impeccable. Sorry, but your thousands of MP3s on your hard drive can't compete with an entire room jammed floor to ceiling with wax."

Paranoid Piano

I need to learn this so I can bust it out at the next debutaunte ball I'm at