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Butterfly exhibit, Natural History Museum of Los Angeles

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Central Library, Los Angeles

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Natural History Museum of Los Angeles

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I've been too busy solving equations to do anything else lately, but I thought it's high time to put this to sleep already. And so the last 3 entries to this list... Neko Case Discovered: I saw her open for Nick Cave & the Bad Seeds, but didn't become a fan till I picked up her Blacklisted album in 2002. I believe she's got, with a doubt, The most killer voice in music today. Recorded output

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RVCA mural by El Mac (figure) & Retna (background & lettering). Fucking amazing.El Mac & Retna - RVCA Mural (2009) from ELMAC on Vimeo.

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Swans in less than 24 hours...

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Explosions In The Sky Discovered: The Sigur Rós message board. If I could be in any band right now it would most definitely be this one. Their music is lyrical and dramatic and bursts with so much emotion (without being EMO). Even when it's melancholic it's still hopeful and bright. Ironic coming from a guy who loves so much dark music! Recorded output last decade - 4 albums, 1 soundtrack (

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Arcade Fire Discovered: Craigslist music forum. These guys blew up overnight, pretty much to the point where I couldn't even be bothered to see them live anymore because it's near to impossible to score a ticket to their shows. Best band of the decade? Maybe. Most successful? Without a doubt. Recorded output last decade - 3 albums, 13 singles, 2 EPs Fav album - Funeral (2004) Fav song - 'Wake

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The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition.Here are the winners:1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time2. Ignoranus : A person who's both stupid and an asshole.3.

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RGB installation bycarnovsky = Francesco Rugi + Silvia Quintanilla

jmnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824316516675288895.post-7589558148307697772011-01-15T00:43:00.000-08:002011-01-15T00:45:08.773-08:00Album Of The Week

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SUNN O))) Discovered: In Hell. My introduction to drone and subsequent exposure to a lot of experimental/avant garde music came from this band. Recorded output last decade - 6 albums, 2 singles, 4 EPs, 6 live albums, 2 splits/collabs, 1 box set Fav album - Black One (2005) Fav song - Not applicable. SUNN O))) is an album experience. However, put a gun to my head and I'll have to say it's '

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My G4 didn't make it to the New Year. The desktop is dead. All hail the MAC Mini!

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The White StripesDiscovered: Yet another introduction from a friend, who turned me on to so much new music that at one point I had a whole shelf on my bookcase filled with all the CDRs I'd burnt of everything she lent me.Recorded output this decade - 4 albums, 20 singles, 1 EP, 1 live albumFav album - Elephant (2003)Fav song - 'Black Math' from ElephantAntony & The JohnsonsDiscovered: I first

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Lightning BoltDiscovered: They opened for The Locust at Gilman back in 2003 or 2004. Textbook case of the warm up act wiping the floor with the headliner. The Locust hit the stage and were pretty much an afterthought to the noise and sheer lose-your-shit mayhem brought on by The Bolt. The records are awesome but these mofos HAVE to be seen live. Period.Recorded output this decade - 4 Albums,

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A Place to Bury StrangersDiscovered: Only found out about them this year, through the Aquarius Records website, naturally. They've only released 2 full length albums–both in the latter half of the decade–so why include them on this list? Well, both albums rule the school for one, and I also feel they're just getting started. I'm expecting APTBS to really hit their stride in the next

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MonoDiscovered: I believe it was through the Sigur Rós web board. People there were talking about this epic Japanese band called Mono, so when they came to town I just went, having never heard any of their music beforehand. After that I became a lifelong fan.Recorded output this decade - 5 albums, 3 EPs, 2 splits, 1 live, Compilation, Remix album eachFav album - Hymn to the Immortal Wind (2009)

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OMDiscovered: Through the Aquarius Records website. They have very informative reviews of new CDs every 2 weeks, complete with sound samples. When they reviewed the first OM record by stating that the band is made up of the rhythm section from Sleep, fuuuuckk, I was sold!Recorded output this decade - 4 albums, 3 singles, 2 live albumsFav album - Conference of the Birds (2006)Fav song - 'Flight of

jmnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824316516675288895.post-13186892210643261882010-11-25T12:56:00.000-08:002010-11-25T13:10:19.720-08:00Kevin Tong: Illustrator God

Not a big Star Wars fan, but dude just put out an amazing R2D2 poster. The video below detailing how the print was created is mind-blowing (for any computer design nerd, anyway!). The print goes on sale tomorrow, 11/26 at a random time here. Geek on...

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Amiina, Puzzle"What Are We Waiting For?"

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Awesome footage of the band in the early days playing one of their signature songs...

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I was at ye olde Pig n Whistle on Hollywood Blvd. to witness history...

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Solo Andata, RitualSéance music, anyone? Probably not the best thing to listen to after seeing Paranormal Activity 2, which wasn't as good as the first but still plenty creepy. Of course I'm such a wuss that I can only listen to this record at work in broad daylight. Lame.

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Below, the indelible Patrick Watson & his mercurial band performing live and in the NPR studio, and the trailer to the excellent but sadly very little seen (and NOT on DVD in the US!) French Canadian movie he wrote the music for, "It's Not Me, I Swear!" I suggest checking them both out immédiatement.

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jmnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824316516675288895.post-50604047976929901002010-09-19T23:37:00.000-07:002010-09-19T23:43:15.267-07:00Good Omens

In the midst of contacting department chairs and meeting with counselors as I start a new chapter in my life, I recently got this fortune at the Chinese restaurant I like to frequent in SF...

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'lil Melina Colette, born August 16, 2010.

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Puffer fish at the Union Station aquarium that swam right up against the glass to me and sat at the bottom of the tank to contemplate me as I snapped these pics. Kinda freaked me out after a while since it barely moved, its eyes kept focused on me as if to say "let's see how you like being stared at!"

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Now reading...

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OM, God is Good'Meditation is the Practice of Death'

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Camille Saint-Saëns, The AquariumMore from Arthur Rackham and Edmund Dulac. Previous post here.

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Explosions In The Sky, Your Hand in Mine (With Strings)

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jmnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824316516675288895.post-51561368937863050662010-08-04T00:09:00.000-07:002010-08-04T00:16:56.599-07:00Now Playing

Camera Obscura "Honey In The Sun"

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Alcest, Écailles de Lune

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Text and illustrations from Myths From Many Lands, a library book I treasured in elementary school. I never had a copy of my own till now. Score! An informative bio on the book's illustrators, Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone, here.

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jmnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824316516675288895.post-90371863444780704312010-07-14T12:59:00.000-07:002010-07-14T13:17:49.013-07:00Happy Birthday, PP!!

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Scale model of L'Opéra Garnier at Musée d'Orsay.

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jmnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824316516675288895.post-32770357812582178682010-07-09T23:13:00.000-07:002010-07-09T23:13:00.861-07:00Now Playing

"Mirror Kisses" off the Dream Get Together album by San Francisco's own Citay.Currently getting heavy rotation on the iPod and turntable.

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Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...PUBLIC ENEMY - Yo! Bum Rush The Show - 1987.X-ECUTIONERS - Built From Scratch - 2002.SONNY ROLLINS - Vol. 2 - 1957.JOE JACKSON - Body And Soul - 1984.

jmnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824316516675288895.post-68975508529839407562010-06-27T18:24:00.000-07:002010-08-15T11:05:52.800-07:00Classic Children's Book Illustrators

They don't make 'em like they used to, that's for sure.Edmund DulacArthur RackhamWalter CraneIvan Bilibin

jmnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-824316516675288895.post-59903786361496833972010-06-27T00:04:00.000-07:002010-06-27T00:04:00.627-07:00Dead Can Dance 'Rakim'

I had the great pleasure of seeing these guys play in 1996 before they disbanded, and then 9 years later in 2005 when they briefly re-formed for a world tour. This song is certainly in my Top 10 Favorite of All Time. This performance is taken from their live concert film 'Toward The Within'.

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The Ocean, Precambrian inner sleeve artwork.

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Imagery culled from Thou LP and 7" splits.Degradation of Human Life 12" split with Moraham Atta, back cover and inner sleeve:Thrive & Decay 7" split with Black September, back and front cover:Reincarnation Prayer 7" split with Haarp, label:Tears That Soak a Callous Heart 12" split with Moloch, inner sleeve art and labels:

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Alley by Amoeba Records on Haight St., SF. Gnarly, brah.

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It was actually on Monday but better late than never.

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Turk & Gough St., SF. I thought the horse mural from a couple posts below was pretty spectacular, but this one is by far my favorite.

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