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 […]
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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 […]
Rest in Pieces, Gravediggaz
Long before popcorn torture porn owned the mallrats or the Pentagon started contracting packs of robots to hunt down non-cooperative humans, Gravediggaz owned horrorcore.
Deerhunter’s Weird Pop Has Excellent Aim
Some very compelling music has come out so far in 2008, from all corners of the sonic universe. But few have sounded as strange yet accessible as Deerhunter’s Microcastle. I […]
Barkley Rips Polls, Runs For Governor
Scott Thill, Morphizm] When he was a NBA superstar and MVP, Charles Barkley could always be counted on for awesome sound bites. As an analyst, he’s been paid to basically […]
The W-egacy
[Ross Levine, Morphizm] I for one wish I could vote for George Bush on November 4 and give him a third term. (And why can’t I, given the myriad “revisions” […]
Post Up! The Flaming Lips’ Wayne Coyne Works Toward Personal Freakout
I spent the last couple of days swimming in The Flaming Lips, interviewing front man Wayne Coyne and checking out his deranged holiday events, Christmas on Mars and March of 1,000 Skeletons.
Gang Gang Dance’s Defiant Saint Dymphna
Gang Gang Dance is that rare collective that eschews formal structures for free-for-all experimentation and expression.
Holy Crap! I Lost The Election For Obama!
I’m so sorry, Barack. I had to take my kid to the doctor. And just because I didn’t vote doesn’t mean you had to go and let MoveOn make an […]
Interview: Adam Franklin’s Magnetic Morning
“It’s certainly been a busy old year musically,” explains Adam Franklin. No kidding. After releasing a solo disc with his band Bolts of Melody, he reunited with hallowed guitar avengers […]
Post Up! Drop the Dead Weight, Heroes
My sister turned me onto Heroes during its first season, which I downloaded and dug quite nicely. It was cool to see comics on television, and superheroes stretching out their […]
Post Up! The Ghost of Joe McCarthy Returns
It’s been bonkers around these parts, but I did get a chance to post for Wired over the weekend. Funny story. This death-mask tool of a Republican named Michelle Bachmann […]
Keep Hope Alive. Literally.
The McCain-Palin ticket is dead in the water, sundered by its allegiance to the Bush administration’s disaster capitalism and foundering on a strategy basically designed to piss off rednecks and […]
The Prisoner, Freed At Last
I am hiding from the world, using Patrick McGoohan as a human shield.
When Will Los Angeles Run Out of Water? Sooner Than You Think
Water wasters might want to get to work on finding a new state. Of mind, if possible.
Post Up! Videos To Go, Featuring Weezer, The Sea and Cake and Loquat
Just in time for my daydream needs.
I’m Not A Gun’s Iron Giant Electronica
The heroic robot of Iron Giant spends the entirety of the film creating an identity by finding out what he is not: A weapon of mass destruction
Who The Helloween Is Little Tibia And The Fibias?
The actual band that performed Little Tibia and the Fibias’ most excellent “The Mummy” has yet to be identified.
Who Killed Amanda Palmer?
“It was so incredibly untrue to life and yet so perfectly exposing at the same time.”
Seven People Who Hate You Tell You Why
There is a special place reserved in hell for Morphizm contributor Tom McNichol. Or heaven, depending on your worldview. From writing Osama bin Laden’s diary to founding a magazine for […]