Monthly Archives: November 2005

Plastic People Of The Universe

A band from the Czech Republic. Did you ever hear about them? The name is a bit familiar, isn’t it? They’re coming to Hungary now (press “English” there and click on the previous link again), and here’s their story. With … Continue reading

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Zappa In Ink

Had some fun this morning browsing through Miles’ “Frank Zappa – A Visual Documentary”. Got an inkfinger in the process… Oh, and I had fun with this one as well!

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Berlin Feb ’78 (2)

Part Two is available.

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Sometime In NY

Lennon/Ono’s “Sometime in New York” is set to be (re)released next November 22nd. However: In a surprising move, considering how bloated most archival releases can be, the upcoming reissue of the disc has actually been pared down from its original … Continue reading

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Obsolete Skills

What obsolete skill are you? Quite appropriately, I turned out to be French: You are ‘French’. In the nineteenth century, it was the international language of diplomacy. It is a ‘beautiful’ language, meaning that it is really just a low-fidelity … Continue reading

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Droodle In Your Noodle

Ship arriving too late to save a drowning witch (see also).

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Top 50 Worst Guitar Solos

What would possess us to compile the worst guitar solos in history? I mean, come on, it’s no great feat to list the best guitar solos ever. Just put Hendrix, Page, Clapton, and Gilmour in the Top 10 and everyone’s … Continue reading

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Oh Ozzie!

Ozzie Osbourne’s writing a musical about Rasputin: “It’s a major achievement for me, because I’ve always wanted to do it,” said Osbourne. “He’s like the original rock star, you know? I said to myself, ‘What better thing to write about?’” … Continue reading

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Work Poo

We interrupt this program for a bit of scatological wit: As much as we try to convince ourselves otherwise, the WORK POO is inevitable. For those who hate pooing at work, following is the Survival Guide for taking a dump … Continue reading

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Julie’s Louie Louie

Julie London performs Louie Louie — with strings! (via)

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Different Planets

Everything You Don’t Want to Know About Your Kid’s Sex Life: “As you’ll see, the high schoolers and the parents live on fairly different planets.”

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Worst Record Covers

Pitchfork Media’s worst record covers of all time — poor taste galore.

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Horrible Sound

Sound 101 is on a hunt for the worst sound in the world. The site also looks into musical dissonance, the science behind the aural horror of fingernails scraping down a blackboard, and provides an audio mixer to create your … Continue reading

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Sex Machine

There’s your regular marital aids, and then there’s this: DIY-sex machines. The dildonics on display are not intended as artwork. The function comes first, and any design that results is coincidental. Most — but not all — lack the ironic … Continue reading

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Wanna.be

Apparently .be domainnames are free for a limited amount of time… any ideas?

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