Happy New Year!

This is my last post this year. No links today. Just this photo.
It's Me, Mom and Dad.
This photo was shot in El Ahbab studio in Marrakech Februar 16, 1971.
I am 1 year and 2 months old.
A copy of this photo was sent to my Grandmom as a belated birthday present.

My dad died earlier this year. He was a cool man. He had issues, but still, he was cool. I loved him. I will think of him tonight.

And I'd also like to take the opportunity to thank all of you reading PCL LinkDump, You are great!

Happy New Year to all of you!

/Z aka Sebastian

Last blog entry contest of the year

This contest is a little different than usual. If you win it will render you the first entry on this blog 2005.
So... The first one to leave a comment wins (yep! it's that easy!). If you don't manage a site I will blog an interview with you!
The contest is open for everyone except the earlier winners: Jolly Roger, Ken Minter, Michelle, Spike and MrBaliHai.

Ready? Go!

/Z aka Sebastian

Classic stop-motion animation clips from Eastern Europe

Darkstrider is heaven for us who loves stop-motion animations. Here's a fantastic gallery of clips from some of Eastern Europe's greatest masters (QuickTime Movies).

Then learn to animate yourself in the section Tips, Tricks and Techniques. (via MetaFilter)
http://www.darkstrider.net/gallery2a.html

Update: Midnight Eye conducts an interview with Kihachiro Kawamoto, Japanese stop-motion animator.
http://www.midnighteye.com/interviews/kihachiro_kawamoto.shtml

Retro: Postcards used as advertising

"MORIS CROWLEY - Britain's First Family Car In Perfomance, Roomines and Style"

Edwardian Delights: Postcards - Advertising (via Life In The Present)
http://www.edwardian-delights.com/salesadv.htm

Jimmie Logsdon

Well.. After that soft Brazilian massage it's time to wake up. Stroll on over to the great Fire Of lovE and get that luring dizziness away. Get the best of rockabilly treatments out there. That's an order!
http://rockfever.blogspot.com/2004/12/jimmie-logsdon.html

Aganju

Nick over at Jazz and Conversation writes about Bebel Gilberto's latest CD "I first dismissed this CD as a slick attempt to take advantage of the reputation and legacy of her parents. ... That said, I admit the CD has grown on me upon multiple listenings. And there are several tracks that are flat-out awesome! Aganju is my favorite. ..."
I couldn't agree more. Aganju is a beautiful, floating creation with lots of air with a very nice (sort of) accelerating hypnotique groove.
When Bebel's songs are good they are very good.
Have a listen yourself over at Nick's place.
http://www.quietfm.com/Blog/2004/12/kids-are-alright.html

Radiophon-A-Tron

This flashsite is a really fun tribute to Doctor Who. Note: Turn up the volume for greatest fun. (via Lonita's Links Log)
http://www0.bbc.co.uk/cult/doctorwho/news/radiophonatron.shtml

Melvin Sokolsky

foto_decadent points to this incredible photographer: Melvin Sokolsky.
Check out his Bubble gallery. Fascinating! But check out the rest of his site too - it's totally worth it.
http://www.melvinsokolsky.com/

Popular hairstyles back in the 50s

RetroGrafix is showing some nice images of 1950s Hairstyles.
http://retroadv.re.funpic.de/images/1950hs/

Smoosh

a best truth has an mp3 up with the incredible band Smoosh. For crying out loud! They are only 9 and 11 years old and make indie rock as good as any other band.
http://punio.blogspot.com/2004/12/mp3-smoosh-massive-cure.html

Mark Holthusen

Royal Elk.

Mark Holthusen, photography.
http://www.markholthusen.com/

Beatriz Milhazes

Menino pescando [Boy fishing] 1997

Brasilian artist Beatriz Milhazes. (via Neurastenia)
http://www1.uol.com.br/bienal/24bienal/bra/ebranuhmilh01.htm

70's Radio interviews

"Tony Hadland was a disc jockey from 1967 to 1975. Starting as a college DJ, he later became a freelance contributor to BBC Radio Oxford, BBC Radio London (now BBC London Live), and national radio and television in Belgium. ... From 1972 to 1974, Tony recorded monthly interviews with British rock artistes for Belgische Radio en Televisie (Belgian Radio and Television, the Flemish equivalent of the BBC)."
Led Zeppelin - Man - Quiver - Roxy Music - Savoy Brown - Sensational Alex Harvey Band - Faust and more are interviewed and samples from these can be downloaded here. (via Daily Jive)
http://www.users.globalnet.co.uk/~hadland/interviews.htm

Attack the present... the SPACE PATROL way!

Tonight at 8pm Pacific Standard Time, 11pm EST, 4am (0400) GMT and so on, your web browser will automatically launch:

http://luxuriamusic.com

...just in time for your 2004-crushing SPACE PATROL.
The chat room will be open, and waiting for YOU in particular!

The same shall hold true for the rebroadcast tomorrow at 5am PST, 8am EST, 1pm (1300) GMT and so on. For Australia and the Far East, add an additional two weeks, or something.

Tonight's episode is the last rebroadcast before new episodes return, with music by The Norman Haines Band, Jumping Jacques, Vladimir Cosma, The Hellers, Art Mooney, Tom Glazer & Dottie Evans, even Georgie Fame.

You will find the SPACE PATROL playlist at

http://www.luxuriamusic.com/spacepatrol.html

alternately at

http://geocities.com/litlgrey/sp72.html

Tonight... beware! The host returns to his own Chat Pit!

______________________________________________________

Stay tuned: episodes of SPACE PATROL will soon be available without commercial interruption on handy-dandy CDs. Take them anywhere!

The official SPACE PATROL store at Café Press can be found at
http://www.cafeshops.com/spacepatrol.

So...

After all free music I've linked you to there must be something left in your pocket. Use this thread over at flickr for websites for donations to find a very decent way to do some good with those pennies/dollars/marks/euros/kronor/pounds or whatever you've got to spare. You'd just buy some sleazy music for them anyway... Do it.
http://www.flickr.com/groups_topic.gne?id=10064#comment54829

Update: And NOW is a good time for the leader of the FREE world to think HIS war on "terrorists" over. Stop that stinking war. Get home boys! Use those billions of dollars to something good: they could actually come in handy and make a change now.

/Z aka Sebastian, angry

The decorations of the Moscow metro

From Avtozavodskaya [Click image for large view at source]

Here's a map. Click where you want to go to see things. But start here.
Very nice tour, I'd say! (via Buzz)
http://www.beeflowers.com/Metro/-Startfiles-/index.htm

John Lennon's still writing songs. And they suck!

Our Spiritual Teachings Page: "Speaker Linda J. Polley has been channeling new songs written by the Spirit of John Lennon, formerly of The Beatles, from The Afterlife, since 9/9/99. Several of the lyrics, some with audio, have been posted on line, in Voices From Spirit Magazine, and elsewhere, over the years."

And it continues...

"Below is an audio demo of internationally known psychic Speaker Linda Polley singing and playing John Lennon's new song she channeled from The Afterlife in support of President Bush's war with Iraq. If you know somebody in the military that has a band tell them about it. They can call Linda and get the music. John would love to hear the G.I.s singing this! See the lyrics at the bottom of the page. See the main page of this website for contact information"

Obviously she is a nutcase. Or at least a very stupid server of Bush God. And singing is not one of her major skills either. But she is out of her mind and the site is dead fun! (or maybe it's a hoax - at least I hope so!) (via Sound-scavengers)
http://www.geocities.com/spiritist/HusseinsButt.htm

Youchan

Some of Japanese illustrator Youchan's works is to be find here.
Cute and colorful. (via Bibi's Box)
http://www.youchan.com/japanese/illust/

Shave 'Em Dry

The Christmas is over - time to shave 'em dry over at Honey, Where You Been So Long.
http://prewarblues.blogspot.com/2004/12/no-more-christmas.html

No more Steve Roper & Mike Nomad

The Beat reports that adventure strip Steve Roper and Mike Nomad ended its run yesterday after almost 70 (!) years and points to this and this article.
Rest in peace guys, I fought crime with you alot when I was a kid.
http://toledoblade.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20041226/ART16/41226011/-1/ART & http://www.pantagraph.com/stories/122604/new_20041226022.shtml

Captivation

Vegas Vic thinks that it's time "heading off somewhere warm. Somewhere, I don't know... captivating... "
Hawaiian Moods - Captivation by The Outriggers
Very nice cover. But this is just too smooth for me.
http://www.vegasvics.com/download.htm

Donald Roller Wilson

The Paintings of Donald Roller Wilson. (Flash site. Fun. But flash...) Or just step right into the gallery. (via Thumbmonkey)
http://www.donaldrollerwilson.com/

A new day, a good shaving, new underwear and a.. facelift.

As you may notice I've changed the look of this blog a little. I liked the way it looked before but got tired. I hope you'll be ok with all the green.
If you have something to say about the new look - speak up! - or forever be silent. ;-)

Land of 999 Dances

Land of 999 Dances has found a new home to dance in. The new set includes an old favorite of mine: Travis Wammack's Scratchy.
http://999.omadomain.fi/blog/

Cabinet of Curiosities

Laszlo Layton, 'Scarlet Ibis' [Click here for larger view at source]

Petter Fetterman Gallery is showing Laszlo Layton's Cabinet of Curiosities.
Laszlo sais this about his images: "Although our modern natural history books are much more scientifically accurate, there is a certain romantic charm that I admire in earlier illustrations that is usually lacking in modern photographic representations. With this series I am attempting to recapture and distill the essence of those old natural history illustrations, but through the photographic medium." (via gmtPlus9)
http://www.peterfetterman.com/artists/layton/layton_sm.html

On the download

"WFMU's On The Download collects MP3s from the fringes once a month: new sounds, obscure audio, found sound, and other sonic stimulants unique to WFMU."
http://wfmu.org/onthedownload.php

Hairspray. Gallons of hairspray.

Swapatorium invites us to the mane event.

Too bad Christmas is over - this hands free thingy would have made it to the top on my wish list. I think I like to buy one anyway... It's from Star Trek, isn't it?
http://swapatorium.blogspot.com/2004/12/mane-event.html

Erwin Olaf

'The Gym' from his photo series 'Rain'

Dutch photographer and film maker Erwin Olaf.
Have a look at his personal portfolio - full of alienation and irony. (via a best truth)
http://www.erwinolaf.com/

Badges

Alasdair Willis' collection of Badges on the web. (via one man safari)
http://wazupwidat1.no-ip.info:9999/alasdairwillis/badge%20collection.htm

Top 5ives 2004

Art.

• Cipango: Italian weblog linking to art of interest
• Folk Art Life: In-depth features as well as a library of links to relevant web pages that include artist profiles, museums, exhibitions and art techniques.
• A.1.Mail Art Archive: Michael Leigh shares envelopes and stuff from his mail art archive (coal shed...).
• WarpArt: The collage art of Peter Lewis
• Gallery of West Indian Art: Specializes in Haitian Art, Cuban Art, And Jamaican Art

Illustration.

• American Art Archives: Helps preserving the memory of the great illustrators (mostly American) and their works.
• 100 Years of Illustration and Design: Weblog about illustrators, illustrations, art, design and graphics by Paul Giambarba.
• Tim Biskup: Artist and illustrator.
• Kirsten Ulve: Illustrations and caricatures.
• Agent Form: Some of Sweden's best, most experienced and renowned illustrators.

Photography.

• Look At Me: A collection of found photos
• Ruavista - Signs of the city: Online magazine about cities and streets.
• In-Public: A home for street photographers.
• BigHappyFunhouse: Found photos.
• Vladimir Clavijo-Telepnev : Russian photographer.

Comics.

• Thrilling Adventures: Scanned strips and adventures blogged by Thrillmer.
• Cartoon Brew: Cartoons and comics blog.
• Tintin
• Fwak Blog: The links site/weblog of Eddie and Lili, creative directors of FWAK! ANIMATION, a Sydney-based animation studio.
• Fantagraphics: Publishing

Movies/Film.

• Bright Lights Film Journal: Movie analysis, history, and commentary, looking at classic and commercial, independent, exploitation, and international film.
• Eccentric Cinema: Brian Lindsey's site about horror, sci-fi and exploitation movies.
• Filmtagebuch: German weblog about film, movies, trash culture, music and links.
• Masters of Cinema: Aim to bring pertinent information together in one place for aficionados of World Cinema.
• The Film Journal: Online film publication and forum for eclectic film criticism.

Music.

• Basic Hip Digital Oddio: Ford shares exotica, easy and space age music as well as other things.
• 52 Weeks: Jan Turkenburg's gigantic project sharing odd, obscure and amateur music every week of 2004.
• Bellybongo: Magnus Sandberg is sharing obscure music, exotica and Swedish oddities.
• 365 Days at UbuWeb: Otis Fodder's amazing music project got a new and permanent home on the web.
• Oddio Overplay: A directory and melting pot for free and legal music on the web.

Retro.

• Retrolounge: "Bringing you the best of bygone eras."
• Java's Bachelor Pad: Pinups, music, drinks and stuff.
• retroCRUSH: Pop culture retro.
• Sunkit: Swedish online magazine devoted to what's known as incredibly strange music.
• The Our Lady of Perpetual Obsolescence Vinyl Rescue Mission and Orphanage : Record cover galleries, weekly mp3 etc.

Link Blogs.

• The Cartoonist: Cartoons. Advertising. OS X. Raumpatrouille.
• Grow-A-Brain: Hanan Levin post links in themed entries.
• Boing Boing: No comment
• Life In The Present: Michelle links to art, ephemera and other curiousities...
• Plep: Links to art, literature, geography, religion, politics and photography etc..

MP3 Blogs.

• Something I Learned Today: Eric posts and writes about punk and punk rock.
• 20 Jazz Funk Greats: Posts and writes about evreything that's cool.
• Copy, Right?: Liza covers the covers.
• Garage Hangover:Chas posts preferably about 60s garage music.
• Honey, Where You Been So Long: Peter Patnaik posts pre-war blues.

Web/Computer.

• Bloglines
• del.icio.us
• flickr
• Yahoo
• Firefox

BEST ALL CATEGORIES:

• HOUSEPLANT PICTURE STUDIO

But, seriously, check my sidebar to get to all the goodies. These above are just some of the URL:s which made my web-experience of 2004 such a nice one. Don't be sad if you don't find your webpage on the list above. This is just lists. And everybody knows that lists sucks...

So: Thanks to everyone with a referrer on this blog! You are the greatest (and you know it!)!!!

X-mas at PCL LinkDump

And a Merry Christmas!
from your caped link crusader.


/Z aka Sebastian

Ps. By the way... If you ever want to help me in my fight against the criminals of crooked, low and bad (not as in "The Matrix soundrack is soo Bad!") culture please do so by sending me links to cool stuff you think should be on here. If you're really into what I'm doing here (and know how it works...) you might want to become a guestblogger some time? Either way: send me what you've got. Every single nicely adressed email is making me do this longer. So if you don't want me to stop - go ahead and stop me from ever stopping!

Ta Hu Wa Hu Wai - yet another affiliate to the dust preservation society.

The Royal Hawaiian Guitars with the Merry Melody Singers is being shared to our enjoyment by Manfo at Ta Hu Wa Hu Wai.
Manfo sais this about the music (ripped from a tape):
"I got this great tape a few weeks ago by a local thrift store, but I could find very little information about it--I'm a first-timer after all ;-) The original LP was first issued on Mercury label (then on Philips, maybe someday in the Sixties), and you can find it listed in the Hawaiian music albums list on the Space Age Pop Music Pages.
The man on the steel guitar is the famous country player Jerry Byrd, who has been recording a bunch of Hawaiian albums since the early Fifties. No liner notes on my tape, sorry :-( "

It's working for me. Great music! :-)
http://www.testasullagriglia.org/tahuwahuwai/

Roger Shimomura - Stereotypes and Admonitions

This series illustrates incidents of racial insensitivity I have experienced during my life. Accompanying each painting is a written description of the incident that inspired the piece. Also included in this series are events that have affected the Asian American community on a regional and national basis over the past 60 years — essentially my lifetime. - Roger Shimomura.
Exhibition at Greg Kucera Gallery

Roger Shimomura: " FOX network recently rescinded its decision to air The Charlie Chan Mystery Tour due to protests from the Asian American community. The old Charlie Chan movies featured ethnic stereotypes and “yellow-faced” white actors, considered offensive and to many Asian Americans. The Organization of Chinese Americans stated, “Charlie Chan is a painful reminder of Hollywood’s racist refusal to hire minorities to play roles that were designed for them, and a further reminder of the miscegenation laws that prevented interracial interaction even on screen.” " (via Cipango)
http://www.gregkucera.com/shimomura_stereotypes.htm

Winter wonderland

More great and odd x-mas tunes posted over at the outstanding "christmas" blog Bedazzled!
http://bedazzled.blogs.com/

brian's radio blog]] has some more nice (pop and rock) holiday tunes here.
http://www.brianamsterdam.com/briansradioblog/2004.12.01_arch.html#1103824354782

!Revolucion con Brasilia!

A great bossa album with the Brasilian vocal sister quartet The Girls From Bahia (originally named Quarteto em Cy) is being shared by Sem Sinatra who sais: "... Somehow the combination of their voices often reminds me of the Bulgarian womens' choirs. The harmonies are often slightly unusual.
Although there is no Xmas in Japan, I wish you all a very happy time with those you love. Recently I've realized how precious that is."

I wish you a very Happy Time too, Sem! And thanks for all the great and thrilling music you've been sharing throughout the year.
http://www.retrolicious.com/exl/semsinatra/

Fashion for Christmas

CHRISTMAS CARD 1994

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Goulet, 20 years of christmas cards. A great source. Hm. Maybe next year... (via MetaFilter)
http://www.robertgoulet.com/Store/cards.html

Ponderosa via Memphis

One of my all-time favorite bands, Tav Falco's Panther Burns is being spotlighted in a humorous and insightful way over at the Viny Mine. The complete Blow Your Top EP is being shared.

Not one of their greatest achievements - but still great rocknroll!
Also 2 great R. L. Burnside recordings and 1 LX Chilton from 2000.
You are doing a great job Jim H!
http://vinyljourney.blogspot.com/2004/12/ponderosa-via-memphis-falco-chilton.html

moonbabies

I haven't seen them in a long time, Ola & Carina (God Jul och Gott nytt år på er om ni råkar se det här - och grattis i förskott Ola!).
I hope you had a good time in Germany!

Enjoy some fine Swedish pop songs recorded by Moonbabies.
http://www.moonbabies.nu/audio/audio.htm

The Leonard Bernstein Collection

Bernstein at the ranch of Frieda Lawrence, widow of the writer D.H. Lawrence (1885-1930) in Taos, New Mexico, 1948.
[Click image for large view at source]

"The composer, conductor, writer, and teacher Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990) was one of 20th-century America's most important musical figures. The Leonard Bernstein Collection is one of the largest and most varied of the many special collections held by the Library of Congress Music Division. Its more than 400,000 items, including music and literary manuscripts, correspondence, photographs, audio and video recordings, fan mail, and other types of materials extensively document Bernstein's extraordinary life and career. This online Leonard Bernstein Collection makes available a selection of 85 photographs, 177 scripts from 'the Young People's Concerts', 74 scripts from 'the Thursday Evening Previews', and over 1,100 pieces of correspondence, in addition to the collection's complete Finding Aid." (via PLEP)
http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/lbhtml/lbpg01.html

Hark! The Herald Aliens SPACE PATROL

Tonight at 8pm Pacific Standard Time, 11pm EST, 4am (0400) GMT and so on, your web browser will automatically launch:

Luxuriamusic.com

...just in time for your non-holiday mentioning, "Christmas Under Siege" edition of the all-secular SPACE PATROL.
The chat room will be open, and waiting for YOU in particular!

The same shall hold true for the rebroadcast tomorrow at 5am PST, 8am EST, 1pm (1300) GMT and so on. For Australia and the Far East, add an additional 35 years, or something.

Tonight we revisit a recent SPACE PATROL catastrophic success, with music by Japan's Mansfield with Yukari Freshand The Spiders from the GS scene, Janko Nilovic, Ken Nordine (from "Colors"), Jack Marshall, The Monks, The United States of America, Les Baxter (from "Wild Guitars" and featuring Riz Ortolani), and some desperately inappropriate cowboy crooning... in German.

You will find the SPACE PATROL playlist Here!
alternately here!

Next week... beware! The host WILL return to his own Chat Pit!

More yuletide mp3s

The flow never ends.

Bluesman Charlie Jordan's got the blues for Christmas and Cotton Top Sanctified Singers shouts out Early On One Christmas Morn at Honey Where You Been So Long
Something I Learned Today has got 4 hard and non-glamourous x-mas rockers.
Keep The Coffee Coming has got Sammy Kaye, Gene Autry, Spike Jones and some more.
bigrockcandymountain is rocking for christmas with Sympathy For the Record Industry.
Copy, Right? is shoutin' out Daniel Johnston and The Humpsters with glee!
Fire Of lovE has got 'The light that shines within' with Coal Porters
Music For Maniacs has got a nine-year-old boy, his seven-year-old little brother, and their dad on guitar and drum machine: Santa's on the run
Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Christmas On Riverside Drive at Spoilt Victorian Child

the Great Depression

Joseph Hirsch, Lunch Hour (1942)

Modern American Poetry highlights the lives and the struggles during the Great Depression in A Photo Essay on the Great Depression and in A Depression Art Gallery. (via Penny Dreadful)
http://www.english.uiuc.edu/maps/depression/artgallery.htm

Celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ with Bellybongo!

EXODO - Back cover

Salute Christmas with Bellybongo's upload of EXODO, a strange Mexican lounge vocal LP
Don't forget the bonus tracks! "Bridge Over Troubled Water - Even more obscure is this School band, who recorded this track along with 3 others (A Beatles track with new Swedish lyrics caused serious record label fuzz at the time) 1981. I love it!"
Serious label fuzz? What's the story Magnus? Please enlight us!!!
http://www.bellybongo.com/

Happy Holidays greetings from Pastor McPurvis

[Click thumbs for larg view at the vinyl orphanage]

Disturbing Santa's is the Album Cover Theme of the Week. Naturally.

Up this week in Pastor McPurvis' Weekly mp3 Talent Show: Christmas Concert by the children in the 1978 Inpatient Music Therapy Program
at the University of Michigan Children's Psychiatric Hospital!
Pastor tells us: "Up for the next two weeks is an album that is one of Pastor McPurvis’ favorites. I came across this album two years ago and instently fell in love with it. The recording is a Christmas concert performed by the children in the Inpatient Music Therapy Program at the University of Michigan’s Children’s Psychiatric Hospital in 1978. The concert has a variety of groups and soloists performing with some serious heartfelt energy and youthful exuberance. If nothing else, you really have to check out the jazz band performances, the solo pieces, and the crashing sing-a-long that makes up the last track. There is also a very touching speech given by one of the adults in charge thanking the performers and singling out two young men who had made great progress in the program. The Pastor is going on a well earned vacation so I’ll be leaving this up for two weeks. Have a great Holiday season, thanks to all of you who visit my Talent Show, and as always, Enjoy!"
Sounds weird enough for me...

Happy Holidays to the McPurvis family and enjoy your vacation!
http://www.vinylorphanage.com/theme.html & http://www.vinylorphanage.com/talentshow.html

Ladies and Gentlemen: The Beastles

Wow! Beastie Boys vs. The Beatles. Holy Mash up!
And it's great fun and highly danceable. (via Boing Boing)
http://www.djbc.net/mashes/beastles.html

Cartoons of The New Yorker 1965-1974

Cartoon (8-27-1973) / George Booth

"This fall, “The Complete Cartoons of The New Yorker” was published by Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers. In this essay from the book, Calvin Trillin remembers the cartoons of the magazine’s fifth decade."
The Fifth Decade: 1965-1974
http://www.newyorker.com/online/content/?041220on_onlineonly03

35

My B-day.

The legendary Danceland poster collection 1956-1967

"The Danceland Ballroom was built in Cedar Rapids, Iowa in 1927. After a change in ownership in 1957, they began booking rock and roll acts. They continued until the ballroom was torn down in 1969.
The ballroom was located on the second story. At the top of the stairs, patrons were greeted by a beautiful hand-painted poster advertising the next upcoming concert.
These unique 28" x 44" cardboard concert posters were hand-painted by well-known graphic artist, Andy Jennings. His posters often included an original photo of the artist and sometimes even original (single) records or picture sleeves."
The Posters (via The Cartoonist)
http://www.rockaway.com/dancelandposters/index.html

Chinese Public Health Posters

Oops. I think I need to lay down...
Chinese Public Health Posters (via Rashomon)
http://clendening.kumc.edu/dc/cp/index.html

Katie Nice

Nice girls. (via a best truth)
http://katienice.homestead.com/

Merry Christmas, I Fucked Your Snowman

The Ultimate Insult has a big christmas mp3 treat for you here!
http://www.ultimateinsult.net/archives/2004/12/20/christmas-music/#comments

2 pills Legrand

Report: Went to IKEA - Headache - More Headache - Found nothing - left IKEA. Off to a record thrift store - Found two good exotica albums - Went home - Listened - Headache gone.
And this has happened before. Yup, Exotica heals.
Try it yourself some day when you're feeling miserable, or like me today, when you're cursed with a big fucking headache just because IKEA IS HELL.
And today I'll link you to some wonderful prozac in the shape of vinyl:
Kristof at Space Debris presents two awesome exotica EPs by Michel Legrand (I didn't even know he recorded stuff like this!). Merry Christmas to ME!
http://www.retrolicious.com/exl/spacedebris/

Somewhat decadent

LJ-user freaking_bok has posted some of photographer Deborah Turbeville's most well known works here and some of her later works here in photo_decadent.
http://www.livejournal.com/community/foto_decadent/122623.html#cutid1 & http://www.livejournal.com/community/foto_decadent/126165.html#cutid1

And here's a nice gallery of photographs of Anaïs Nin. (via Cipango)
http://www.dreamlike.org/anaisninphotographs.htm

52 Weeks completed!

Jan Turkenburg has finished the his music sharing project 52 Weeks. He sais:
"Dear everybody,It's finished. I've just uploaded the last and therefore melancholy episode of52 weeks: The Last Seven Days.

At the same time in collaboration with WM Recordings and Chenard Walcker the project's epilogue is launched [see this entry]. For the coming 7 days this will be a interactive event; it's up to you how this page will look like on Christmas Eve.

First of all, I hereby offer an opportunity to all guest curators who collapsed under time-pressure lately: send in your mp3s anyway and I'll post them on this page. I'll update each day for seven days. Also additional tracks from the other curators are welcome. Please submit your updates, next week on Christmas-eve it will be too late.
Secondly: I want to know what your favorite 52 weeks track is! let me know and I'll post the file anew here.
Thirdly: We'll start this last page with a tremendous album by Chenard Walcker [see this entry] who used samples from all 52 weeks and from other strictly Dutch music. Anyone who wants to add there own remix or 52 weeks related work to this page: you've got only one week left!
Fourthly: splogman's surprise

Cheers, Splogman"

AND CHEERS TO YOU TOO JAN! AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR IN ADVANCE!
http://home.deds.nl/~splog/52/52.52.html & http://home.deds.nl/~splog/52/52.epiloog.html

File under: WOW!

[Click image for maximum enjoyment]

More sample madness from Chenard Walcker

New WM Recordings release: Chenard Walcker - Vize Verze.
http://www.wmrecordings.com/releases/wm006.htm

Godzilla

1954

One man Safari is back from Nepal (and he brought his camera - check out all the nice pics!) and links us to this fantastic Godzilla site!
http://www.godzilla-germany.com/

Michael Banks

"Top Dog" mixed media on wood

Some of Michaels works is presented (several pages) at Marcia Weber/Art Objects.
http://www.marciaweberartobjects.com/banks.html

Christian Patterson

From 'Night Society' 2003

Christian Patterson, Photographer. Colorful, sharp and fun. He also has a Photo-blog named Speak, See, Remember that is really nice. (via Conscientious)
http://www.christianpatterson.com/04/index.html

Eye of the Goof

Matt aka Eye Of the Goof is a good friend in the sometimes rather up-tight blogosphere, and a man with great taste in music and an eye (!) for top of the notch web design.
He graduated in '77 and he has told me he played in a Christian rock band around that time. Well. This is just the kind of experience a good blogger need.
Sometimes me and the goof wind up in some violent bloodgushed cyber-fight over some quality link - but that's just in the heat of the moment. Today he was totally first on this one!
He runs a supreme blog! GO VISIT! Say hello from me.
http://reality.sgiweb.org/mattm/balihai/

Last blog entry contest before christmas

The first one to leave a comment I will blog next. If you don't manage a site I will blog an interview with you!

The contest is open for everyone except the earlier winners: Jolly Roger, Ken Minter, Michelle and Spike.

Ready? Go!

/Z aka Sebastian

Lois Lane Index

"In the historic first issue of Action #1 (1938), only three characters debuted that would remain throughout the more than sixty year history of "The Man of Steel", Clark Kent, Superman and Lois Lane.
Long before there was a Jimmy Olsen, Perry White, Daily Planet, Lex Luthor, or even Kryptonite, there was Lois Lane. She would be the sidecar to the Superman motorcycle from that point forward."
The Lois Lane Index (via Exclamation Mark)
http://www.redboots.net/loislane/llane_index.htm

Mandolin music

A great resource and/or introduction to Mandolin music: The Mandolin MP3 Cafe! (via Grow-A-Brain)
http://www.mandolincafe.com/mp3/

El Lissitzky

Photomontage of the Wolkenbügel (Cloud-Iron) in Nikitskii Square, 1925
Taken from the section Architecture and the Demonstation Space.
[Click image for larger view at source]

"The Russian artist El Lissitzky (1890-1941) was one of the great avant-garde figures of the early twentieth century. The Getty Research Institute holds a remarkable array of materials on Lissitzky, including book and periodical designs, his complete correspondence to his wife, Sophie Lissitzky-Küppers, photographs of his exhibition designs, his two personal address books, and additional manuscripts related to his life and work.
The exhibition "Monuments of the Future": Designs by El Lissitzky, which was on display at the Getty Research Institute from November 21, 1998 through February 21, 1999, explored Lissitzky's career as a typographer, book designer, and architect. This Web site takes its inspiration from the design of the exhibition and shows most of the materials that were on display, grouped according to their original sections. In addition, the Web site links to related holdings on Lissitzky and Russian modernism in the Getty Research Library and in other museums and archives" (via The Cartoonist)

To get to know Lissitzky even better: check out the documentary which portrays Lissitzky and his work. (from the Roland Collection of Film & Videos on Art)
http://www.getty.edu/research/conducting_research/digitized_collections/lissitzky/index2.html

Swedish moods

And here is something to slow you down; to get you relaxed; to make you breath the air that lives and plays throughout the endless woods of Sweden. Sagor & Swing is mood music. Good mood music. Good Swedish music. You'll find some tasters here (look for Sagor & Swing - but please do check out some of the others too. Some are really interesting. Some are just too experimental.) and some here (early stuff and outtakes). Here's a short introduction of the band. Buy their music here.
http://www.hapna.com/downloads.html & http://www.sagorochswing.com/media.htm

The effect will be more intense and powerful if you have one of the Swedish artist John Bauer's paintings in front of you to absorb with the music.
http://runeberg.org/jbauer/ & http://www.johnbauersmuseum.nu/galleri.php

Carol maker

If you're not into the old christmas carols you go and create your own new one! As Lonita points out this is sickly amusing.
http://www.zefrank.com/xmas/

50s comic books

Comic Books in the 50s has an exquisit collection. Go there and experience real art! (via Life In The Present)
http://libweb.lib.buffalo.edu/comics/searchcomics.asp

Great non-seasonal themed posts by mp3 blogs

Bubblegum Machine has two great funky swamp songs with Little Richard and Larry Jon Wilson
An Idiot's Guide to Dreaming has 2 equally funky pieces by Can.
Locust St. has two great jazz tunes from 1947.
The Sound and Fury of Radio CRMW has the psychedelic hymn "Why Are We Sleeping?" by The Soft Machine
Honey, Where You Been So Long has got "Henry Ford Blues" by Roosevelt Sykes

Great posts guys and dolls! I bet Santa will get to you soon anyway... You have been nice!

Lynn’s Holiday Music Page

Lynn sais: "Ahhhhh, holiday music... the constant torment of every holiday season. it follows us when we're grocery shopping, in elevators, and even frightening plastic christmas trees sing to us in the mall. yet even so, once in a while in an unexpected & unguarded moment, perhaps a few of us might find ourselves teary-eyed after hearing Bing sing white christmas for the 504,321st time. or not. (ok, admittedly it might've just been pms... but does it really matter?)
Perhaps if we weren't so busy having "oh holy night" shoved down our throats every time we're put on hold we could sit back & appreciate the music which celebrates this time of year. Perhaps if we weren't anticipating hours of Aunt Beatrice kvetching about salmonella poisoning from the undercooked turkey we could enjoy ourselves. Perhaps if you hadn't invested in Mattel back when it was $45 a share you could afford to get those fancy presents..."
Oh! Esquivel! Nice! I could play around in this snow for a while I'd say! This is a very pleasent site to experience the holiday music not as a torment but as a beautiful gift. Something that could be highly enjoyable, nice and ... FUN.
Yes, It's Lynn’s Holiday Music Page!
http://lynnster.com/xmas/

Mike Reed

Self portrait, digital painting

Mike Reed has done some really nice illustrations and paintings for childrens books: Shake D'em Halloween Bones, A Chill in the Air and 26 Big Things Small Hands Can Do to Save the World. (via Bibi's Box)
http://www.winternet.com/~mikelr/portfolios.html

GIRLS, GIRLS, GIRLS - A break from all this christmasy stuff going on.

Ok, ok, ok... It's winter and were close to christmas. I know! Who wouldn't know!!!
I need a break. So, let's go down to the beach - Click N Surf! (via X818)

Stealing Orchestra

Stealing Orchestra has a new online EP out on You Are Not Stealing Records : "The Haunted and Almost Lost Songs 97-98" .
Try it! It's good! And it's free! Don't forget to check on their old recordings while you're at it. (via Blogio Oddio)

Spike, Satchmo and a glimpse of Christmas in America

Keep The Coffee Coming (ah, she's just like me - speeding on the coffee...) offers a christmas medley with Spike Jones and The City Slickers and the great Louis Armstrong guiding you through a 'Christmas Nite In Harlem'. Lovely!
http://katry.blogspot.com/

Holiday greetings from eXtreme Elvis

eXtreme Elvis sings 'Winter Wonderland', 'White Christmas' and 'Blue Christmas' for you! Be careful entering the site. eXtreme Elvis IS EXTREME! NSFW or any other place... ;-) But deep down inside he has a heart of gold! (via Music For Maniacs)
http://www.extremeelvis.com/

Christmas Greetings from Rato Records

"Do you remember which songs have made the Hit Parade during the Christmas weeks of the past?
Now RATO RECORDS gives a help by bringing you 20 of those classic and greatest hits, from 1955 to 1974. So…, keep your memories alive and, by the way, have yourself
a Sweet Christmas "

ALL AROUND THE CHRISTMAS HITS !!!
http://www.discosantigos.com/AlbumMonth.htm

Bedazzled!

"music, movies, microcode & high-speed pizza delivery..."
But for the moment... christmas mp3 craze. Some fun, obscure, offensive and soothing hits for the season.
So.. Bedazzle you go!
http://bedazzled.blogs.com/

Sitar Groovers

Chris tells us: "Sitar Groovers are a strange thing, there is no one scene or genre creating them, instead they pop up as the odd track on a Rock LP, Soundtrack, Lounge LP or anywhere really.
During the Sixties when George Harrison famously linked up with Ravi Shankar and introduced pop music to the sitar. Companies tried to cash-in. These LPs are known nowadays as Sitarsploitation. Records by numbers made for all the wrong reasons, but sometimes these turn up gems.
At its best a sitar groover will have funky drums, Moogs, Hammond organs, bongos, tablas and above all a groove underpinning the beautiful sound of the sitar.
I think I have a fair collection of "sitar groovers" so I thought this might be a good starting point which can grow as you and I discover more and more. Please feel free to email me about tracks, even send LP scans and MP3s of stuff you think should be included here. ..."
This is great! Photos of some cool citar groover covers, sound samples and reviews. What more could I possibly need to get totally hooked on this!?
Sitar Groovers Guide (via Exotica)
http://www.kindakinky.co.uk/SoundClips/Sitar.htm

Your SPACE PATROL... now 30% more unsuitable!

Tonight at 8pm Pacific Standard Time, 11pm EST, 4am (0400) GMT and so on, your web browser will automatically launch:

http://luxuriamusic.com

...just in time for your court-ordered SPACE PATROL.
The chat room will be open, and waiting for YOU in particular!

The same shall hold true for the rebroadcast tomorrow at 5am PST, 8am EST, 1pm (1300) GMT and so on. For Australia and the Far East, add an additional 35 years, or something.

You will find the SPACE PATROL playlist at

http://www.luxuriamusic.com/spacepatrol.html

______________________________________________________

Stay tuned: episodes of SPACE PATROL will soon be available without commercial interruption on handy-dandy CDs. Take them anywhere!

The official SPACE PATROL store at Café Press can be found at
http://www.cafeshops.com/spacepatrol.

CineMythology

Greek myths in world cinema: "Ancient Greek myths remain to this day an inexhaustible source of intriguing images and themes. They combine wondrous storytelling with symbolic associations that establish the collective unconscious of our civilisation. In this retrospective entitled "Cinemytholgy", our wish was to explore the winding roads taken by Greek myths and cinema (and theatre somewhat) in the 20th century. Our ambition is not to confirm the endurance of Greek mythology; that would be rather commonplace. Our main aim is to provide the springboard for ponderings on viewpoints, aspects and approaches to the eternal questions that have always been diffused through history."
From LULU/PANDORA'S BOX to O BROTHER, WHERE ART THOU? (via Filmtagebuch)
http://www.filmfestival.gr/tributes/2003-2004/cinemythology/uk/

Honky Tonk Photos

Jerry Lee Lewis, Ramada Inn, Boston, Massachusetts, 1976

Henry Horenstein's Portraits of Country Music is a great travel through Honky Tonk, Country Music, Grand Ole Opry, and the different faces of the travelin' band and being on the road.
And DOLLY!!! (via Bifurcated Rivets)
http://honkytonkbook.com/index.html

Donde Esta Santa Claus?

Pastor McPurvis shares some odd christmas songs: "Up this week are a few little tunes taken from some old 45s to get you into the Holiday spirit. First up is a ditty by an unaccredited chorus entitled ‘Mrs. Santa Claus’. The song features a ‘gingerbread’ musical arrangement spiced up with a ton of sound effects. It almost sounds like this is the soundtrack to a cartoon. Next, to go with the annoying children motif of our Album Cover Theme of the Week,

we have two tunes from child star Augie Rios - ‘Donde Esta Santa Claus’ and Ol’ Fatso. Finally, two comedy songs from singer/comedian Harry Edward Stewart (a.k.a. Yogi Yorgesson) - ‘The Christmas Party’ and ‘I Was Santa at the School House’. To the Pastor’s ears, Mr. Stewart sounds like a strong influence on that Swedish office manager character that Tim Conway played on the old ‘Carol Burnett Show. Have fun and as always, Enjoy!"
http://www.vinylorphanage.com/talentshow.html

大衆文化はつながる

When I googled my blog this Japanese PCL LinkDump turned up. Cool!
本当にありがとう!

Staged Czech and Slovak Photography

Peter Zupnik 'Dog's Day, 1985-1988'

"Staged photography is born out of boredom or dissatisfaction with the world. The photographer wants to see the world as a place where anything is possible-a place full of more beauty, more meaning, more play, more symbolism. In the face of Communism, these Czech and Slovak artists were escapists and surrealists-dreaming themselves into other realities and making photographic documents of them. Some of them say they are making pataphysical theatre--theatre of the absurd performed for the camera."
Czech + Slovak - Staged Photographs (via Penny Dreadful)
http://www.czechslovakphotos.com/

Love Songs For Patriots

American Music Club's latest album 'Love Songs For Patriots' is available for a 64k mp3 download at their website. How could you possibly go wrong with a title like 'Horseshoe Wreath In Bloom'? (via Daily Jive)
http://www.american-music-club.com/downloads.html

Splogman's sixth sense

Jan Turkenberg has his first own release out on WM Recordings. "The pieces on ‘Splogman’s sixth sense’ are a combination of cut and pasted samples and live instruments, just like on its predecessor ‘A fifth of Splogman’ which was released on Comfortstand.com."
http://www.wmrecordings.com/releases/wm005.htm

CARtoons

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The CARtoons Website has a great archive of covers from 1959-1991. (via MetaFilter)
http://www.georgetrosley.com/issues.html

Carlos Quitério

'Let's give' [click image for larger view at source]

Carlos Quitério works in digital, mixing and drawing. (via Glubibulga)
http://www.kodap.com/2/index.php

Yuletide Covers

Copy, Right? has got the christmas covered already! The covers are falling like snow there these days.
http://copycommaright.blogspot.com/2004/12/gets-colder-day-by-day.html

Hillbilly Holiday Records: Your Guide to a Country Music Christmas

"Ho, ho, ho!! Funny, isn't it, how the world is divided between people who just love Christmas music, and those who loathe it with an almost equal fervor. Me? I guess I fall somewhere in the middle... There are countless songs that are simply great to sing along with, and yet Christmas music (and the rampant commercialism of the season) inexorably lends itself to the worst and cheesiest impulses among oh, so many artists...
Anyway, recently I've had a chance to hear a lot of hillbilly holiday music, most of it from various country music artists, so I thought, what the heck -- I might as well comment on some of this stuff as well. So, to all of you elves and grinches out there: have a holly jolly holiday, and remember to get me something nice this year!"
If you're not up for a Tijuana christmas - then maybe a country christmas is your thing? Then this looks like a decent lift-off. (via Scrubbles)
http://www.slipcue.com/music/country/countrystyles/holiday/aa_holidaycountry_01.html

8-Bit Nintendo pop from Tokyo (where else?)

ymck's got some bleep-blopp groove going on here. Very cool. Listen to the samples. (via Boing Boing)
http://www.ymck.net/e/sound.html

Mrs Claus?

Mrs Claus? uploaded by s2art

And while you're at it: Join The Creepy Christmas Pool over at flickr!
It's a good therapy.
http://www.flickr.com/groups/creepy_christmas/pool/

Tijuana Christmas

Of course you want to have a Tijuana Christmas this year! Who wouldn't!
Here's the soundtrack. Delivered to you by Jeff Morris.
http://nexus.colum.edu/user/morris/tijuanaxmas.htm

Mr Magoo's Christmas Carol

Your Pal Doug Presents JIM BACKUS as Mr Magoo/Scrooge in Christmas Carol from 1962.
Sing along!
http://www.yourpaldoug.com/

Stop! Being! Square! and SPACE PATROL!

Tonight at 8pm Pacific Standard Time, 11pm EST, 4am (0400) GMT and so on, your web browser will automatically launch:

http://luxuriamusic.com

...just in time for your court-ordered SPACE PATROL.
The chat room will be open, and waiting for YOU in particular!

The same shall hold true for the rebroadcast tomorrow at 5am PST, 8am EST, 1pm (1300) GMT and so on. For Australia and the Far East, add an additional 750 days, or something.

Tonight we revisit a recent SPACE PATROL catastrophic success, with music by Comoestas Yaegashi, Gerardo Frisina, Nino Ferrer, Brian Bennett, Daly-Wilson Big Band, Los Machucambos, The Lecuona Cuban Boys, and Jo Basile.

You will find the SPACE PATROL playlist at

http://www.luxuriamusic.com/spacepatrol.html

______________________________________________________

Stay tuned: episodes of SPACE PATROL will soon be available without commercial interruption on handy-dandy CDs. Take them anywhere!

The official SPACE PATROL store at Café Press can be found at
http://www.cafeshops.com/spacepatrol.

INFORMATION

Ok.
Exactly 5 months has this blog been online today.
It has been 5 months of fun, frustration (blogger.com is not always in the mood, so to speak) and a whole lot of links. The response has been way better than I expected. Nice to find out so many cares for the important things in life as much as I do. :-)
But..
Being a blogger is time consuming (especially when you try to blog several entrys on a daily basis like I have) and takes the focus from other things in life which maybe is of importance too. Or to be frank: More Important!
It's time for a break.
And I couldn't think of a better day to start this break than today. This blog has never had as many hits as there'll be at the end of this day (316 already, going for 500!). These 3 last days there has been over 1000 visitors which is GREAT. Thank you!
And thanks to Mark for being a man of great taste and for supporting this blog.

I'll be back soon I hope. I just need to get perspective of things.
And no blog to consume me...

Your friend.

/Z aka Sebastian.

PS. But once in a while I will visit my fellow bloggers to check on them!

Your view about HO HO HO

Take My Poll

project b

Carnival lights [Click image for larger view at source]

Vintage photographs and other curiosities at project b [Flash site].
http://www.projectb.com/

Tanczene

Instrumental Music From Hungary 50s, 60s, 70s

""Tanczene" means "Dance Music" in Hungarian and this is how Hungarians referred to all kinds of pop music right until the advent of rock. It's also the title of this compilation of long out-of-print instrumental tracks from Hungary, most from the late 50's-mid 60's period. All tracks are transferred from old vinyl, so expect a lot of hisses and cracks. Also, expect a unique perspective on life and entertainment in a Warsaw Pact country, where anything associated with that side of the Berlin Wall was perceived as exotic."
And it's a very nice collection! Groovy and danceable. Just as good as any comp. from this "side" of the "border" covering the same time! (via Exotica)
My faves so far after one "spin": Imre Zsoldos: Delibabos Hortobagyon (Crazy!), Harmonia Vocal: Selejtezo szam (Fun "Soul Bossa Nova" look-a-like), Lajos Martiny: Marvellous Mambo (Mambo!), Club Ensemble + Studio Vocal: Presszo Csa Csa (Esquivelian!)
http://web.axelero.hu/nadori2/index.html

Marvel Value Stamps

From Series A: Mole Man; Shang-Chi, Master of Kung-Fu; Medusa; The Green Goblin and Hulk.

"This website is intended to provide comprehensive information on the Marvel Comics promotional programs which ran during 1974-1976, known as Marvel Value Stamps, Series A and Series B. The 100 stamps in Series A could be clipped from the letters pages of various Marvel comic book titles and then taped into a 16-page Stamp Book which Marvel sold through the mail. The Series B stamps were 100 puzzle pieces that could be put together to form 10 larger images in a second Stamp Book." (via gmtPlus9)
http://www.mvstamps.com/introduction.htm

Soon: Kiddie Records Weekly

I have a feeling that Ford at Basic Hip Digital Oddio is a very cool kid. Just a while ago he launched the Corgi Toys site - and now this: "In 2005, Basic Hip Digital Oddio will feature an entire year of albums from the golden age of kiddie records, transferred from the original 78s and encoded to 192kbps MP3 format. One a week for 52 weeks! ... We believe people from around the world and of all ages will be delighted to hear these records. Not many folks these days play 78s or share this type of recording online. Chances are you've never heard them and if you have, it's been a long, long time. They are nostalgic, entertaining and just plain fun. The colorful covers are beautiful works of art"
Have a peak here. Looks fun huh?! Something to look forward to!

Two Sides of the Trilogy

Magnus is extatic: "Strange! Hypnotic! Eerie sounds from an obscure lounge trio, recording this LP for the "Strange Productions" label... Wow... I first heard tracks from this LP on a Subliminal lounge CD made by my friend Stefan at Subliminal Sounds in Stockholm, my inspiration when it comes to this kind of psychedelic lounge gem's.
I managed to win a copy on eBay and heard more tracks, some more suited to the ME-in-me at the time, My God, I consider this LP a masterpiece, and if you meet me in year 6017, and ask about it, I hope I still treasure it like I do now."

I'm listening to it while writing this.. and I'm beginning to build up a pretty serious extatic mood here myself too! IT IS WAY OUT COOL! Thanks Magnus!
Two Sides of the Trilogy
http://www.bellybongo.com/

retroBBQ from 1956

retroRandy knows his priorities: "There's nothing more exciting than trying to keep warm while looking at a bunch of Barbecue photos from 1956 in the dead of Winter."
http://www.livejournal.com/users/eyeno/216983.html#cutid1

F.I.D.O.

F.I.D.O. by Mike Stanfill © 2003 (via PLEP)
http://www.privatehand.com/comics/fido/fido01.html

Giant Steps

John Coltrane - 'Giant Steps' presentation. I can't say I understand this presentation. But the music is great! And it looks really cool and smart...
I want to be cool and smart too!! (via MetaFilter)
http://www.heplaysjazz.btinternet.co.uk/giants.html

[But Hey! Maybe this is something one or two of the intelligent BoingBoing readers rushing through could explain to me: "quadratones" and "augmented 5:th" for example. Thanks in advance!]

The Magic of Christmas

Basic Hip Digital Oddio is now on no. 3 of the scheduled 9 christmas albums that'll be available to download there for you to enjoy. Every 4:th day there will be a new. So check back in 4 days for the next one (The Soulful Strings - The Magic of Christmas). There is a button here to the left (in the sidebar) with the Basic Hip logo on. Click it to take you there if you are in worry. At any time. Just in case... Do not miss the magic of CHRISTMAS! Not when it's for free you don't!!! ;-)

The Soulful Strings - The Magic of Christmas
http://www.basichip.com/

1 year - 52 weeks - tons of music

Jan Turkenburg's 52 weeks project is now on 50. And 50 means Koffie Konserten - Coffee Concerts (In wich Jan, himself, is one of the recorded performing artists!).
So it's week 50. Not much left of this huge music-sharing project! I think it's high time to meet the man behind all of this. So, here's a short interview:

Z - Why are you doing this?

Jan - I've been asking myself that same question the last two months :-), but I just started it for fun, because I liked the 365 days project of Otis Fodder to have some kind of follow up. Also I wanted to get the dutch unusual and amature music some attention

Z - What kind of music are you into privately?

Jan - There's really no particular genre that I like best. I must say I listen to the music I download from netlabels most, music of "real people"

Z - Do you have any favorite week/release in this project so far?

Jan - I don't have one particular favorite, but I prefer the ones like Toos Ligtenberg, Purple Brain, Quirass, weirdomusic and of course The water wind and sail-project of which I'm really proud. Well maybe that last one is my favourite, yes...

Z - Do you ever dream about becoming a huge rock star?

Jan - No way! If I ever do it'll be in a nightmare. I enjoy the attention I'm getting in local newspapers now and on the internet, but apart from that I like my nice and quiet private life.

Z - Will there be other projects after this? I mean - this year must have been busy for you.

Jan - It sure was (sometimes a bit too) busy for me. I'm not certain what to do next, Splogman's world will continue and there will be downloads from time to time. I want to have more time to compose. What I've been thinking of is a way to get more people make their own music and send it in. A new project would be in that direction. It's nice we have another netlabel, I mean WMrecordings that can get those works published.

There won't be a project that takes a year anymore. It has been nice, I made some great new friends and I'm glad we've made it this far, but a year is just a bit too long...
http://www.dse.nl/~mereldwijn/

Rudheath Research Institute of Toy Mechanics

Detail of Grindstone Originally uploaded by a1scrapmetal.

"When you turn the wheel the man appears to move the knife around on the grind stone."
"Photographs of some simple mechanisms in toys with rambling descriptions."
http://toyresearch.blogspot.com/

The History of Airstream

Now! To get a little more depth into the travel trailer history let's get to know the history of Airstream:
"Wallace Merle Byam, Airstream’s founder, was practically born a traveler. As a young child he traveled extensively with his grandfather, who led a mule train in Baker, Oregon. Later, as an adolescent, he was a shepherd, living in a two-wheeled donkey cart outfitted with a kerosene cookstove, a sleeping bag, and wash pail. These early experiences undoubtedly contributed to the direction his life would eventually take. As a young man, Wally signed on with the merchant marines, graduated Stanford University’s Law School in 1923, owned an advertising agency, and became a magazine publisher. A do-it-yourself magazine he published featured an article describing how to build a travel trailer. When readers began complaining about the plans, Wally tried them out for himself. Indeed, the plans turned out to be flawed.
Wally’s innovative spirit drove him to build his own model. While he considered it primitive, his design forever changed the history of travel trailers. By dropping the floor down between the wheels and raising the ceiling height, the revolutionary design made it possible for campers to stand up straight when inside the trailer. Wally wrote an article describing how to build his trailer for under $100 — this time drawing an enthusiastic response from his readers.
During the late 1920’s, Americans were beginning to take to the roads in greater and greater numbers. Wally’s new trailer was a perfect match for the new mobile lifestyle. Wally began making a living selling sets of plans for five dollars each, complete trailer kits, and finished trailers he built in his Los Angeles backyard. The fledgling business survived the crash of 1929, and by 1930 he had abandoned law, advertising, and publishing to become a full-time builder of travel trailers."
And now even more goodies: Famous Movies Featuring Airstream Trailers (Titles like: 'Charlie's Angels', 'Space Cowboys', 'Raising Arizona' and 'Independence Day'.)
http://www.airstream.com/company/history.html & http://www.nelsonandnelson.com/flippedout/airstream.html

Camper Tramps

"Don't listen to her, I'm the one you really want to buy this trailer from. Why just look at the way my fingernails glide over these twin firm smooth propane tanks. They're just full of pressure and ready to explode, if they get too hot to handle, if you know what I mean!"

Robert Berry, the genious behind retroCRUSH, presents a couple of scans from old travel trailer brochures in his own imaginative way.
If you're a prude - stay out!
http://www.retrocrush.com/archive2004/campertramps/index.html

Combo Organ Heaven

'Tommy T's Federal Reserve' on stage with a Kustom, 1968

"Remember the cheesy combo organs of the late 60's and early 70's? Bands like the Doors, Iron Butterfly, the Animals, the Dave Clark 5, with their small electronic organs and their thin, reedy sounds had a major impact on the music scene. These strange instruments, with their chrome legs, plastic parts, and gaudy colors have fallen out of favor with most "serious" musicians. With the exception of some alternative and retro bands, you just don't see them much any more."
Combo Organ Heaven (via del.icio.us/fattymembrane)
http://www.combo-organ.com/

Stop your drinking!

Turbanhead is back with a BollyWierd Clips Extravaganza!
To be able to view these wonderful clips you have to be subscribed.
Then you'll get the URLs to the clips in your mailbox.
http://www.turbanhead.com/mt/archives/002431.html#002431

Tiny Creatures

"Listening to Tiny Creatures is like listening to an intelligent ant colony expatiate upon predicate calculus, Harlequin romances, sour gum balls, the infield fly rule, Ikea furniture, Debussy, and Encyclopedia Brown books." As stated on the release page at their netlabel Imaginary Albums.
It's a fun journey I can tell!
Tiny Creatures - Tiny Creatures
http://www.imaginaryalbums.com/ia006.html

Want to have a good time?

What are you waiting for?!
Go visit the BlowUpDoll!! (It's smooth, lovely, clean and most certainly safe for work. And the sounds it makes... wow!)
http://blow-up-doll.blogspot.com/

Jack Hylton: 1892-1965

Said about Jack Hylton: "He looked like such an insignificant man, with no special attributes, but beneath his beguiling simplicity was a forceful character and a formidable brain with prolific ideas which paved the way for dance bands in Britain. He was in every sense an original with the human touch."

"He was very short tempered…but he was strangely patient, he was outstandingly generous, he had a wild sense of humour, he was quick to rise to temper and quick to fall away. If there was ridiculousness in his argument, he would see it. He basically wanted to enjoy himself, I think. I’ve never seen anybody who wanted to enjoy themselves as much and I’ve certainly never seen anybody who succeeded to quite such a degree."
Enjoy the extensive Jack Hylton Music Downloads. May I have this dance? (another find at Michael's place)
http://www.petefaint.co.uk/jackhylton/music.htm

Happy 64th Birthday Bob Dylan

Ed Giecek's new blog project:
"Mailart call. Send your Bob Dylan mailart to: Ed Giecek, 4222 - 176th PL NE, Arlington WA 98223, USA now till May 24, 2005" (via Michael)
http://dylans64thbirthday.blogspot.com/

Shanghai Girls

Don't worry - this is as raunchy as it gets.

Shanghai Posters. Enjoy these lovely girls accompanied by some surprisingly nice midi-music. (via Life In The Present)
http://www.atowngraphics.com/shanghai/

X Rays - Chenard Walcker

"This set was created for the Mr_Melvis project at Comforstand Records, Wakka Chikka Wakka Chikka - Porn Music For The Masses. "a compilation of those 'Soundtracks of Seduction', those 'Sonic Portraits of Passion'. Yes... it's time for a compilation of Porn Music !"The way some tracks were created could be compared to a gang-bang - everybody's fucking with one another... Here are porn horn, fuzzy bass, dirty lyrics and sesso matto drums for you ear pleasure, but not only. I'm your porn star !", Chenard Walcker sais about his latest release 'X Rays' at the Internet Archive's Audio section.
Porn or not porn... these recordings funks me up! Interesting cover too! (Hm. NSFW?)
http://www.archive.org/audio/audio-details-db.php?collection=soulseek_artists&collectionid=chenard_walcker-EP09-x_rays

Hear the Bells

The Bell Sisters' nephew has made a great job with his aunts' official website. Hear the Bells! Lots of released material as well as ureleased recordings. (Some links are broken.) But as Blogio Oddio points out; "Socko The Smallest Snowball" and "Barnyard Christmas" (both recorded with Spike Jones) could come in handy for the season. Don't forget to See the Bells!
http://www.bellsisters.com/hear1.html

Ryan Heshka

Art and Illustrations by Ryan Heshka.
More here!
http://www.larkworthy.com/ryanheshka/body_ryan_heshka.html & http://jupiterproject.ca/ryan/

Nickolas Muray - Color Prints

Marlene and Carole

George Eastman House offers some very nice galleries of the works of
Nickolas Muray. Look at all the food! (via Bibi's Box)
http://www.geh.org/fm/muray/murcol_sld00001.html

Cheesy screen music

Vladimir Cosma (2) and Jean Jacques Perrey (1) posted by N°1 IN BELGIUM.
Check it out!
http://wearerestaurant.free.fr/number1/index.php?id=45

"For the love of beauty is a deep-seated urge which dates back to the beginning of civilization"

'Freaks' directed by Tod Browning is one of the strangest, most bizarre and most powerful movies ever made. And it's also a really good one!
a best truth has found a great clip from that movie: when Prince Randian (the man without limbs or also billed as "The Human Caterpillar", "The Living Torso" or "The Human Worm") lights his own hand(!)rolled cigarette.

[Click Image To Start the Short Movie Sequence!]

Bonus 'Freaks' stuff: The Screenplay.
http://www.lalefa.com/videos/videos/torsohumano.wmv

Scopitones

Scopitones.com
Featured scopitone is Joi Lansing - Web of love (And it's one of the best scopitone movies I ever seen!)
There are lots of other GREAT scopitone films in the Scopitone-of-the-day Archive - but, sadly, I can't get any of them to work today. Maybe a bandwidth problem?
But check back on these. Better luck next time!
To support this great site: Be hip! Maybe buy some scopitone classics on DVD?

Learn more about the Scopitone in this great article by Jack Stephenson.
http://scopitones.com/

Update: By some strange and odd forces the last entry called "New Blog Entry Fight" disappeared. I have NO IDEA WHY!? But I know that Spike for Scopitones.com was the winner and that Jack Bravery and Michael Leigh also left comments (the HaloScan posts are still there!).
If anyone know why this happened and what I've done wrong - please tell me!

Update II: Spike who won the "Entry Contest" is Spike Priggen. Listen to his latest CD, "The Very Thing That You Treasure" here - it's really nice (reminds me a bit of Chris Bell/Alex Chilton with a streak of country/folk)!

JD Hay's Crooners Collection

"Within you'll find a wide variety of mostly oldies and vintage music in full length music wavs from 1920's to the 1970's. The music on these sites range from Country, Jazz, Rhythm & Blues, Folk and Pop songs and include male, female, groups, instrumentals. All the catagories are listed in the navigation bar above, with sub menus for the different catagoies, followed by the artists under each."
Oh, this a great find by Penny Dreadful!
Top 30 Hits from 1950-1959, Helen Kane aka Betty Boop Collection, Charlie Rich Songs Collection, Ricky Nelson Collection, Julie London Collection and much, much more! (And lots of christmas tunes of course!)
Grab a drink and enjoy! (Attention: It's an Angelfire site...)
http://www.angelfire.com/retro2/croonerjd/

Photos of Jazz Greats by Helen Mandel

[Click image for larger view of Bennie Morton & Grandson]

Some great photos of some jazz greats.
Ah Ha! Jazz is a portfolio of photos taken between 1970-1980 by Helen Mandel.
http://www.ahhajazz.com/

Children books illustrations

[Click image to take you to source]

Nice site about children books illustrator Alain Gree (lots of very nice cover art there!). But the image above is not by Alain Gree but by Norman McGarry & Hawley Pratt. More links to good stuff like this can be found at the wonderful I like.

ROMEO champion de la neige, 1967 by Alain Gree
http://www.alaingree.com/main.htm

Safer! Wealthier! Stronger! SPACE PATROLLEDer!

[Visual effect delivered by WebFX (via J-Walk)]

Tonight at 8pm Pacific Standard Time, 11pm EST, 4am (0400) GMT and so on, your web browser will automatically launch:

Luxuriamusic.com

...just in time for your court-ordered SPACE PATROL.
The chat room will be open, and waiting for YOU in particular!

The same shall hold true for the rebroadcast tomorrow at 5am PST, 8am EST, 1pm (1300) GMT and so on. For Australia and the Far East, add an additional 750 days, or something.

You will find the SPACE PATROL playlist here.
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Stay tuned: episodes of SPACE PATROL will soon be available without commercial interruption on handy-dandy CDs. Take them anywhere!

The official SPACE PATROL store at Café Press can be found here.

Multi-Headed Freaks of Nature

"Ladies and Gentleman, we solemnly present to you nine individuals to whom fate decided to deal a loosing hand. Driven from their birthplaces, shunned by society, denied even a modicum of decency, these poor creatures were doomed to live a life of misery. Rescued from streets and alleys, the Residents below are now in our care and are beginning to find a home and purpose here at the Orphanage."

Pastor McPurvis cares! Even if they are Multi-Headed Freaks of Nature!

An be sure to also check out the fine downloadable album: Carol Nelson - My Happiness.
http://www.vinylorphanage.com/theme.html

Boris Vallejo

[Click HERE to see the wholesome artwork 'Hawaii 3-0' from 1988]

These artworks by Boris Vallejo could go really well with the "Wakka Chikka Wakka Chikka" in the latest post I think. And wow! He was the master who created Ozzy's nifty cover 'The Ultimate Sin'.
Check out this awesome gallery [But beware! It's a rather slow site with tons of images to load...] of works 1967-2000. (via Boing Boing)
http://vallejo.ural.net/

Porn Music For The Masses Volume 1

Comfort Stand release: "Even if you have never seen a porn movie in your lifetime, almost everyone in the world knows what the 'Wakka Chikka Wakka Chikka' represents... Each person, upon hearing it, mentally interprets the 'Wakka Chikka Wakka Chikka' in their own way, fueling a range of emotions from lust to disgust. This CD represents 17 individual artists' interpretations of the 'Wakka Chikka Wakka Chikka'; each providing their own unique cultural and geographic spin on the vibe that is "Wakka Chikka Wakka Chikka'. From celebrations of the beauty of intimacy to a cautionary tale of excess, this collection of sound sculptures of the 'Wakka Chikka Wakka Chikka' mystique from around the world will guide you into the heart of all that is 'Wakka Chikka Wakka Chikka'.

So turn the lights down low, light a few candles, put this CD on the stereo and let the magic of the 'Wakka Chikka Wakka Chikka' take you wherever you want to go."
http://www.comfortstand.com/catalog/049/index.html

God Damned Satan!

With a little push from 20 Jazz Funk Greats I've had the pleasure to get to know Stryken (you know the christian metalheads who told us to Crush the head of Satan! [mp3]) the last hour or so. Quite pleasant I'd say. They are soo cute and soo with a mission...



But what happend to them? (not that I knew about these knights of the holy water before, but...) Ok. Here's the latest news. "Joey Knight got married and Dale was at the wedding..More to come"
More? Is there more to this? I'm speachless...

But for those of you dying to check out their music - know that their albums are avaiable at all fine record stores. Or just check out these mp3s.
http://atthecross_2001.tripod.com/Stryken/Stryken.html