Evidently the only good news (genuinely good*) streaming in on the press lines today is from the arts. Every morning Americans watch the daily animated pundits chatter today’s stories; and as always, it is laden with missing children, economic stress, health risk, and bitter battles (or at least staged bitter battles) on Capitol Hill. Yet [...]
You may remember the days when artist only released their new albums through Target or Walmart? Yeh, that still happens (i.e. Pearl Jam). But welcome to the future of the mp3 release - full streaming for free from Google. The power of the biggest search engine in the world is being harnessed to take on [...]
It is fairly common knowledge that women tend to live longer than men, but researchers are now finding that shorter people tend to live longer than their taller friends. What has been named the Methuselah gene apparently “decreases their cells‘ use of a particular growth hormone: insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF1). As a result, these [...]
I made a poster today. Will anyone out there on the internet make me a better one? Pretty please. *smile*
I was wondering eyes on npr.org today and I ran into this beauty. What a shot. Do you have to sleep in a meadow to get this shot? Amazing.
Inspiration of the day
Emily Wells Symphony One In The Barrel Of A Gun
What I have always had pulling at the end of my synapses twisting dreams that egg on my aching heart…only to find that my fingers don’t know the way yet…
Walter Kitundu on NPR
Walter Kitundu personal website
Monitor Mix is a blog I discovered today on NPR’s website. It’s author, Carrie Brownstein was in a wicked indie rock band you should have heard of 10 years ago, Sleater-Kinney.
I find her inspiring.
I discovered this inspiring record label. Here is a list of the artists they support. I recommend you check out the band Le Loup. While your at it, look for videos by another Hardly Art artist The Duchess & the Duke. Here’s one for you:
According to a Stereogum Q+A with Wayne Coyne of the Flaming Lips, Karen O, MGMT and Weird German Mathematician will appear on the new album Embryonic. Set for september release, The Flaming Lips are streaming their album on Colbert Nation’ s home page.
Streaming ends on monday. So choppy, choppy. I recommend you go to the [...]