I like this one:
Never got in to Bright Eyes that much, but I’ve been listening recently and so far so good, especially his more recent stuff.
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I like this one:
Never got in to Bright Eyes that much, but I’ve been listening recently and so far so good, especially his more recent stuff.
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I’m always sad when I listen to Blind Melon. I think Shannon Hoon had a lot more music in him.
Another good one, but very sad:
I still think Hoon was the reincarnation of Janis Joplin. And Blind Melon was hugely underrated.
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Incidentally, Gawker tells us, the AP has decided against signing a contract with the ICanHasCheezburger company, for fear of damaging their “journalistic integrity”.
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Via Gawker, the Telegraph informs us that the race is on to make the first 3D porn movie:
Hong Kong director Christopher Sun is currently filming his $3.2 million ‘3-D Sex and Zen: Extreme Ecstasy’, which is due for release in May, but Italian director Tinto Brass has already announced he will produce a 3D remake of his 1979 erotic film Caligula…
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Producer Stephen Shiu said: “This is the future of the movie business — it’s human nature to want to see things in 3D.”
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Adding to the pressure, the American company Hustler is making a pornographic spoof of 3D science fiction blockbuster Avatar…
The (possibly NSFW) Gawker comments are… interesting. My favorite: “I’m a huge 3-D porn enthusiast. I call it ‘sex.'”
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The other night John was discussing rock “classics”, which I once heard a performer — Tom Rush? — describe as “those songs every drunk remembers, and demands”. I’m sure Gabriel regards “Solsbury Hill” as his preeminent ‘classic’, and this arena version is a witty solution, but it’s still the song I want played when I draw my last breath.
Early Morning Open Thread: Solsbury HillPost + Comments (86)
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… because we just got back from a modestly successful meteor-watching expedition to Salisbury Beach.
I wish someone would get around to distributing a professional release of Twin Spica here. It’s the story of a little girl who wants to become one of Japan’s first professional astronauts, and who (in very Japanese fashion) works hard and lives honorably to achieve at least the first steps toward her dream. Nothing big or flashy, just a very engaging story — it really reminds me of the Andre Norton and Robert Heinlein YA novels from the 1960s, books like THE STARS ARE OURS and HAVE SPACE SUIT, WILL TRAVEL. I think it’s a great “starter” anime for sci-fi geeks.
Also, I got my copy of Packing for Mars: The Curious Science of Life in the Void, and the first chapter (“He’s Smart, But His Birds Are Sloppy”) explains why Japan is — seriously! — testing potential space-travel candidates by having them produce a thousand origami cranes. Those of you who’ve seen the fan-subbed versions of Twin Spica (or read the manga, which is now being released in English) will understand why this tickles me.
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P.S. Soonergrunt, you are a most honorable warrior, and my prayers are with you this weekend & going forward.
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Okay, so there was some mixed reactions to that first Avett Brothers song I posted. Thought maybe they deserved a second go-round. This one’s for all you anti-purists who don’t give a damn if this counts as real bluegrass or not. It’s just bloody good music.
And this is their latest music video: