Tonight PHISH played their first ever show at Fenway Park in Boston. We caught the Brooklyn shows about 5 years ago, which were held at a the Brooklyn Cyclones‘ Single-A baseball stadium, but, this time around, it seems like a whole other animal. Reviews are already coming in and the word is that they are [...]
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PHISH @ Fenway Setlists & Free Downloads
Worst Places to be High on Acid in Seattle (Volume 1)
*original post created 12-11-08 for a sketchy website that breaches contracts and refuses to pay their freelancers in a timely manner*I know how reckless you crazy kids are today, with your LSD and your magic mushrooms. You smoke your salvia divinorum, get “digital” with with your delinquent adolescent cronies off that Dimethyltryptamine, and liquid dance [...]
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File Under "Counter Productive" / Someone's scheming Tough
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Looking at the front page of MOG today I noticed something strange in the Top Artists section. Let's see if you notice it too:RadioheadThe BeatlesDredgDeath Cab for CutieBright EyesRed Hot Chili PeppersModest MouseElliott SmithColdplayBob DylanWhich one of these kids is doing their own thing? Which one of these kids doesn't belong?Who the fuck is Dredg? They are listed right below Radiohead ...
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The Bordeaux Twins - Living and Loving (Together) [VIDEO]
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Earlier today, I recieved the following message from NY artist/director/writer/etc. Todd Lamb Hi Dead C, How's it going? I wanted to send this new video I just made to you. It's the new song from The Bordeaux Twins, from Upright Citizens Brigade in NYC. Called "Living and Loving (Together)"." Here's the video: On the Bordeaux Twins offical site, it [...]
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Riding the Wrongs of Mankind: Interview w/Artist THEA WOLFE
I saw Onsen’s Subaru from the balcony of my apartment, so I ran down the steps and hopped in to the passenger seat. We were running late to meet with the artist Thea Wolfe, creator of the WEEN coloring book.A week earlier, I had received a Google instant message from a friend and staff member [...]
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Madlib Get’s Crafty and Stacks Paper: Free Madvillain Cubeecraft figures
Stones Throw records and MF DOOM have ventured into the realm of childhood whimsy in the past. Their newest collaboration with RBST (aka Robeast) falls right in suit with the Adult Swim related albums, as well as the vinyl Madvillain and Lord Quas figures released by Kid Robot. This Madvillain (Mad Lib and MF Doom) [...]
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WIN 2 tix to Thievery Corporation in Seattle + Ltd ed. Silkscreen
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DJ's Rob Garza and Eric Hilton have been performing together since 1995 under the collective name of Thievery Corporation. Over that time they have been featured on numerous soundtracks, gained endless accolades, and have been able to seemlessly merge styles from Dub and Dancehall to Indian Classical and Ambient. Their new album Radio [...]
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IDIOT BOX: TV Themed art show @ Gallery 1988 (L.A.)
You may have seen last month’s post where we featured the video of Alex Pardee illustrating “S.Urkel Jerk“, his demonic portrait of Steve Urkel. If so, you probably also read that the work was created for a TV themed exhibit entitled Idiot Box which was scheduled to commemorate the 5 year anniversary of Gallery 1988 in [...]
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You Ain’t Got to Lie CRAIG!
If you are not already aware of the signs posted by “CRAIG” of Windsor, Australia, this picture alone will probably be enough to pull your attention in. If you are familiar with these signs, please DON’T GO ANYWHERE! There are some important updates and info that you should definitely know about. Sorry, CRAIG worshippers and [...]
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Painting with Robot Grease: Interview w/Brian Despain
I went to meet artist Brian Despain with great intentions and high hopes. I read all the content of his website, went to a gallery show and took adequate notes, and did a good study on his bio. All my ducks in a row with my dictaphone set and ready but, as I dipped out [...]
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The Japanese art of U-Min: Animatronic Breakdancing
Everyone knows that spaceships are really time machines and that aliens are clearly future humans changed through evolution stemming from a post-apocalyptic world. The words “Asian” and “Alien” are strikingly similar and, with their advanced technology, along with the following footage, I finally feel that it’s safe to publicly assume that the Japanese race was [...]
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Mix-Tape Mixed-Media: Art of Erika Iris Simmons
It still constantly amazes me how the internet age continues to alter every aspect of our everyday lives as a society. Not only does it affect the way that we shop, learn, and communicate, but this media has also bled into every other form of media to influence how they operate. Sites like Hulu bring [...]
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Fresh Phish: West Coast dates/ Summer Tour 2009
This video has only received 12 hits on Youtube so far. It finally and officially confirms the West Coast dates that everyone has been waiting on for PHISH’s latest reunion tour. Obviously, this announcement isn’t delivered in a manner that was quite as exciting as the last one which featured sky writing jets or the [...]
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Win 2 Tickets to see Bonnie “Prince” Billy in SEATTLE
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Troubador, Will Oldham (aka: Bonnie "Prince" Billy) has performed and released albums under various different pseudonyms including, Palace and Palace Music. His music is beautiful and honest; so honest that, at times, some may even consider it vulgur. His fans vary as much as his monikers, which may be explained through his [...]
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