Pixies + Dali = ?
li news fit to print, but no love for the ears?
No worries. This fun mashup of the Pixies’ “Debaser” with Dali and Bunuel’s Un Chien Andalou ought to tide us over until Destino and Banderas’ Dali film hit the screens.
Month: November 2008
Jesus Forgives The Beatles
It’s nice that you finally got around to forgiving John Lennon for boasting that The Beatles were bigger than Jesus, who we admit has a birthday coming up. But you might have wanted to pick a better time than the 40th anniversary of The White Album.
David Lynch Signs Up For The Lime Green Set
David Lynch’s Absurda Studio releases a compilation of his weirdest work.
Beware, The Pentagon’s Robot Hunters!
How does the robot pack decide which human is cooperative and which is not? Welcome to the wonderful, dystopian world of defense pork.
Metromixed! Holiday Headaches With Billy Bob, Sarah Brightman, Verve
The holidays are here, and so are the holiday albums. There’s more of them this year than any other year I can remember, which would be great if they were […]
Best Music of 2008? You Tell Me
from Femi Kuti to Deerhunter to Juana Molina and onward, there’s a lot of best to best.
In Praise of a Rocky Transition
[Naomi Klein, Morphizm] The more details emerge, the clearer it becomes that Washington’s handling of the Wall Street bailout is not merely incompetent. It is borderline criminal. In a moment […]
Bring The Bush Administration to Justice
[Viggo Mortensen, Morphizm] Dear President-Elect Obama, Please do all that you honestly can to bring to justice Dick Cheney, David Addington, John Yoo, William “Jim” Haynes, Lewis “Scooter” Libby, Paul […]
Post Up! At Last, Loop Returns
The underrated guitar army Loop is coming back into print, after years hidden beneath the afterglow of My Bloody Valentine, Swervedriver and The Jesus and Mary Chain. If you want […]
Comedy Devastated by Obama Victory
[Brad Jacobson, Wounded Courier] As the majority of Americans continue to bask in the glow of Barack Obama’s landslide victory on Tuesday, comedians nationwide have suddenly fallen on hard times. […]
A McCain Victory? Fat Chance!
[Tom McNichol, Morphizm] The margin of Barack Obama’s electoral victory caught some pundits by surprise. But Obama’s win was ensured when McCain failed to connect with voters outside of his […]
All Hail Curumin’s Tropicalia-Hop!
On the hunt for exceptional music? Check out Curumin, who has delivered one of the finest efforts of the year in Japan Pop Show. It’s a cultural and sonic bleed […]
How McCain Could Win
[Greg Palast, Morphizm] It’s November 5 and the nation is in shock. Media blame it on the “Bradley effect”: Americans supposedly turned into Klansmen inside the voting booth, and Barack […]
The Bailout: Bush’s Final Pillage
[Naomi Klein, Morphizm] In the final days of the election, many Republicans seem to have given up the fight for power. But don’t be fooled: that doesn’t mean they are […]
Ryan Adams Changes Name, Game
I haven’t been following the career of this fine fan of country, roots, pop and rock, because I figured he was doing just fine, thanks. I’ve been seeing his name […]
Have The Kaiser Chiefs Lost Their Heads?
It’s good to keep the tempo up. Crowds need to be motivated, and minds need to be energized, especially on Election Day. So I figured posting a heads-up on my […]
Vote For Obama Because He’s Black
[Greg Palast, Morphizm] No question, Mr. Bruce was my favorite teacher in junior high. I went to this Loser-ville school in the San Fernando Valley. It was all Chicano kids […]
Bloc Parties With Electronics
You have to wait with buzz bands. You got to see if they can stick around after the hype has worn off. Which is another way of saying I don’t […]
Bears Beat Ducks!
I know Stephen Colbert and Wall Street may hate them, but I went to UC Berkeley. I love Bears. Mine beat Oregon’s Ducks today and a sloppy field ravaged by […]