May 2011 Archives
The Train Commercial That Is Helping to Heal Japan
A fantastic and uplifting commercial that, in light of recent disasters, is a joyous celebration of Japan’s national pride.
Birch Book by Birch Book (Review)
Though less psychedelic than In Gowan Ring, Birch Book finds B’eirth crafting music that is just as lovely and haunting.
“Lost In Waves of Light” by Antonymes
“The Nightingale” by Death Coast (Twin Peaks Cover)
A haunting witch house cover of that Twin Peaks ballad.
EverythingIsChemical Virtual 7” No. 7 by Lovesliescrushing (Review)
Lovesliescrushing’s latest is a free download that serves as an excellent introduction to their abstract form of shoegazer ambience.
Marvin Gaye’s What’s Going On Gets the 40th Anniversary Deluxe Treatment
One of the greatest albums of all time is getting the deluxe two-disc treatment, with an extra LP thrown in for good measure.
CaPC Update: “Are You Ready For This Saturday’s Rapture?”
CaPC Update: “10 Foreign Films That Christians Should Care About”
The Criterion Collection announces their August release schedule
Calvin & Hobbes Return (sort of) In Hobbes and Bacon
An Awesome HTML5/CSS3 Visualization of the “Definitive Daft Punk” Mash-up
Yuen Woo Ping’s Favorite Fight Scenes
The State of the Arts in 21st Century North America
What does art and being an artist mean in the 21st century?
CaPC Update: “Why Christians Should Care About Foreign Films”
Dear Bands: Please Stop Hosting Your Music on Myspace
Myspace used to be the easiest way to post music online. Not so much anymore.
Terrence Malick’s The Tree of Life is coming to Lincoln in July
The film will be playing at the Mary Riepma Ross Media Arts Center for most of the month.
Brendan Perry & Robin Guthrie to Tour North America in May & June
he former frontmen of Dead Can Dance and the Cocteau Twins also have new albums coming soon.
Doctor Who, Bad Movies, Scientists & Religion, Sci-Fi & Sex, Blockbuster’s Passing & More
The Cascine Label: Shine 2009, Jensen Sportag, Selebrities & more
The Cascine label is a new guilty pleasure of mine.
Doctor Who, Bad Movies, Scientists & Religion, Sci-Fi & Sex, Blockbuster’s Passing & More
Doctor Who, intentionally bad movies, scientists and religion, pop music’s Ibiza-fication, humanity’s fate, sci-fi and strange sex, politics and the Church, Christians and suffering, music’s increasing narcissism, and the passing of Blockbuster Video.
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