Well said.
Is Print Dead? Or Does It Just Smell Funny?
If you are like me, you have a life long love affair with print in all it’s manifestations—books, magazines, newspapers, graphic novels, comics books, posters, drink coasters—in short, anything you can feed through a press and slap some ink on can be the object of this affection.
With the rise of the web and “new” media, newspapers and magazines are shrinking from reduced ad revenues and circulation. The venerable Punk Planet has folded, publishers of every stripe struggle to break even, and kids spend the majority of their reading time online, instant messaging and the like.
Inside Out Stuffed Bears by Kent Rogowski
In his book, titled simply “Bears,” Kent Rogowski took photos of stuffed bears that have been turned inside out.
Young Marble Giants Reunion
Young Marble Giants will treat audiences at this year’s Primavera Sound festival in Barcelona’s Parc del Fòrum May 29-31.
The Breeders Announce Tour, Ready for Album
The Breeders, the on-and-off project from Pixies bassist Kim Deal and her twin sister Kelley, have announced dates on the 4AD website for their tour in support of their coming April release, Mountain Battles. After an appearance at Coachella and a handful of West Coast dates, the group will make their way across the country to the East Coast. The Breeders will also be offering a single not available in the U.S., featuring “We’re Gonna Rise” (previously found for .2 seconds on their Myspace page) and “German Demonstration” — a preview of the linguistic endeavors on the new album.
Atmosphere Announce Tour Dates, Release New Video
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Atmosphere will be touring to support their new record, When Life Gives You Lemons, You Paint That Shit Gold
The Kooks Announce US Tour
Here are the Kooks US tour dates:
May 18th – San Diego, CA – House Of Blues
May 19th – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
May 22nd – San Francisco, CA – Fillmore
May 24th – Vancouver, BC – Commodore
May 26th – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom
Into Television: On Sitcoms
No genre is as prevalent, recognizable, or unique to television as the sitcom. There are certainly many cases where the business of the industry holds back the artistry of the medium, but the evolution of the sitcom is not one of them. The business of grabbing larger audiences for bigger ratings and more ad revenue often has very different goals from the writers, producers, and performers trying to make a good show. But the sitcom is as much a product of the business world as it is of the creative. Even more importantly, its evolution is a chronicle of the American family, which has resulted in some of the brightest, bravest, and most profitable moments in TV history.
Sign Language Alphabet Matchbook
JK Keller of c71123 blog created the American Manual Alphabet (the sign language alphabet) from matchbooks. If you watch closely, there’s an "extra" letter in the picture above …
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Activist Christian Nold’s Bio Mapping
Hear the word “community” and what comes to mind is a cloying picture of clasped hands or multihued, smiling children. The word smacks of meaningless, feel-good phrases about commitment. This image of “cuddly community,” as its termed by artist, educator, and activist Christian Nold, is impotent and non-threatening; engaging it involves no real concessions or consequences.”Real communities tend to have many issues both externally and internally,” says Nold. “They don’t tend to follow the corporate image of an Asian, a European, a black person, and an American holding hands, smiling.”