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the inspiration of technical eggs

( projects and image and thought )

I went to see my old friend Sean last night at an opening down at Gigantic Art Space down on Franklin Street. He has a very interesting piece called Cabinet showing there as part of a group show called “Object Lessons.” From that gallery’s description of the piece:
“Cabinet is based on a research […]

savant city

( places and image and aberrations )

This showed up on digg, and no doubt on its peers metafilter, boingboing, et al, but I still have to give a shout to a great post over at the Athanasius Kirchner Society on an
imaginary city painstakingly devised by an autistic savant named Gilles Trehin.
I am absolutely fascinated by autism and its […]

the queen of light took her bow…

( image and sound )

Inevitably, inexorably, my musical orbit has brought me back into view of planet Zeppelin, in no small part thanks to Jim’s jocking of Sandy Denny, former member of Fairport Convention and the ethereal voice on IV’s classic “The Battle of Evermore”. In the words of Robert Plant himself, “My favorite singer out of all […]

the burgs, then and now

( places and culture and image )

My current hood, Williamsburg, Brooklyn — horse-and-buggy vs. hipster-and-bandmate. [curbed via brownstoner via nyc-architecture.com]

And my old hood, Pittsburgh, glitter vs. soot.

(by the way, did you know that Ben Roethlisberger has a blog? lo, the 21st century!)
pittsburgh williamsburg history architecture

kill kill die die ‘06

( projects and sound )

Finally, the Kill Kill Die Die catalog has been posted in its entirety: check it
Now if only the tracks were all downloadable or streamable or something. Email them and demand it! The world needs to hear bands with the following awesome names:
Chevy Ford
Wedgewood Rats
Left Face Place
Weed ‘n’ Sex
Purple Cobra
and, of course, […]