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Category Archives: Pop Cult
Here’s One I Prepared Earlier
For my birthday Dr Sharl got me a wicked little Wacom drawing tablet. Takes some getting used to, but with a bit of help from Jackson Pollock, adequate results are obtained in a snap: Opening bid at 10,000 euro. Anyone?
Could Be Worse. Could Be Wuthering Heights.
You’re Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain! With an affinity for floating down the river, you see things in black and white. The world is strange and new to you and the more you learn about it, the less … Continue reading
Frank Zappa Meets Ed Wood
Brilliant. And slightly NSFW I suppose. Glen or Glenda? Part one: Part two: Via Shakesville.
Posted in Film, Frank Zappa, Pop Cult
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NoSo
Take your myspace, your facebook, your twitter, your pownce, your virb, your mashable — and ram it up yer snout. Finally here’s a social network I wouldn’t mind subscribing to: NoSocial. From the about page: NOSO is a real-world platform … Continue reading
YMCÄ
Watch in awe as Finnish band Gregorius rock out on The Village People’s YMCA: I’m speechless. Brilliant. Update: Phax, of Finnish persuasion, comments: The bassist is actually Pekka Pohjola, who played with Finnish prog band Wigwam and Mike Oldfield among … Continue reading
Posted in Amusing, Music, Pop Cult, Silly
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On The Road
Amazing photo gallery of the “new American Beatniks”. Surely the girl pictured to the left below is a Zappa fan…
Posted in Pop Cult, Visual Arts
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Orange Sunshine
Aah the late 60s. Hippies! Summer of love! Groovy music! LSD. Check this trailer for an upcoming documentary of The Brotherhood Of Eternal Love, entitled Orange Sunshine: More about The Brotherhood docu here: The group’s headquarters, a Laguna Beach head … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Frank Zappa, Pop Cult
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Incredible Recordings
Ever heard of Alessandro Moreschi? He’s the world’s only recorded true castrato, and you can give him a listen here — along with nine other incredible recordings. The audio of a Russian exorcism is not for the faint of heart … Continue reading
Big Bottom!
Hee, still funny after all those years. :)
Posted in Amusing, Music, Pop Cult
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Namer’s Remorse
… something Zappa obviously never suffered from. The Baby-Name Business: Karen Markovics spent months reading baby books and scouring Web sites before settling on Nicole Josephine. But now, four years later, Mrs. Markovics says she wishes she’d chosen something less … Continue reading
I’m Very Pregnant That I’m Late
Linguistic Mystic has a rather hilarious post on the joys of foreign language miscommunication. Just one of many quotes: A co-worker of my dad’s name is Dick de Cock, which is a perfectly normal name in the Netherlands. However, when … Continue reading
Posted in Amusing, Pop Cult
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Ten Commandments For Guitarists
… as brought to you by Cpt. Beefheart. 8. DON’T WIPE THE SWEAT OFF YOUR INSTRUMENT You need that stink on there. Then you have to get that stink onto your music. (via looptron)
Posted in Music, Pop Cult
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Hope I Die Before I — Uh Never Mind
The classic American midlife crisis has found a new outlet: garage-band rock ’n’ roll. Baby boomers across the US — mostly middle-aged dads who never quite outgrew an obsession with the music of their youth — are cranking up their … Continue reading
Posted in Amusing, Music, Pop Cult
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Sicko
If you’re a Michael Moore fan, check this out: Sicko, his latest documentary, is available on GoogleVideo in its entirety!
Posted in Film, Pop Cult
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It Was 36 Years Ago Today
… John Lennon and Yoko Ono joined Frank Zappa and the Mothers of Invention on stage at the Fillmore East where they performed three songs – “Well (Baby Please Don’t Go)”, “Scumbag”, and “Au”. Yoko arranged for the event to … Continue reading
Posted in Frank Zappa, In The News, Pop Cult
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