Alien Rock

Mars' taste in pop music.

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careful of vampires

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CH4

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Mario Epic (via BoingBoing)

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10:06 - Unbunny - Swans Are Fainting - Black Strawberries - Two Ton Santa
10:24 - The Damnwells - Sleepsinging - Bastards of the Beat - Sixthman
10:39 - King Biscuit Time - I Walk The Earth - No Style - Astralwerks
10:59 - Cloud Cult - As Long As You're Happy - Aurora Borealis

Escape!

the classic blue v. red rivalry plays itself out in a minimalist world.



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Why is was this site grey today Tuesday?

At Loggerheads is was grey today on Tuesday because I believe that musical sampling without prior consent of the copyright holder should be legally allowed because it does our society more good than harm.

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Weezer gets high!

The days of Matt Sharp's falsetto lining the weezer crunch are long gone. Or are they?

Matt and Rivers

Bury the Hatchet

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Hello Kaiju

Whoa! Kaiju Big Battel is a modern conflict of epic proportions. Evil villains, menacing alien beasts, and giant, city-crushing monsters threaten to destroy the planet Earth. Who will save the helpless humans from total ruin? The Heroes, of course, and the Heroines too. A few privileged humans also get in on the action, as they try to contain danger within the three-roped arena of Kaiju Big Battel.


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Bottle Nosed try out

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Domestic Abuse - Daily Online Cartoons by Jeremy Lambros

Thrilled at having gone to the APE, The Alternative Press Expo.
The first artifact from that expedition:



domestic abuse, a daily cartoon by jeremy lambros
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Genetically Modified Beer

London, January 30th, 2004: Yesterday saw the introduction of Sweden's first GM-labelled food product, 'Kenth' beer.Link

At the moment, a Swedish newspaper, Aftonbladet, is asking people to vote whether you want to drink this GM beer or not. You can also go to this site and vote

Question: Vill du dricka genmanipulerad?
(Do you want to drink genetically manipulated beer?)

If you do NOT want it, press "Nej", which means "No".
If you want the evil mutant beer, press "Ja", which obviously means "Yes".

Ja mon.
Jamon.
Ham.

The ImageBase

The ImageBase is a searchable image and text database of objects from the collections of the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco (the de Young Museum and the Legion of Honor).

The collections (110,000+ objects) belong to the people of the City and County of San Francicso. The ImageBase is an expression of the Museum's mission to provide meaningful public access to the collections and behave more like a resource and less like a repository.

Link to search

I recommend some Robert Bechtle.

Single Of the last lazy few weeks

A few media jolts, including this song
Theodore Leo spends some time at sea.

and the twisted quiznos crap.

Annalee Newitz | technology * pop culture * sex

Her lovely voice came up on KQED's Morning EditionCalifornia Report, talking about CodeCon. Here's her presence

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Update: Here is a link to the 1337 hax0rz at CODECON

redd ( ) kross .com

From the site:"In the summer of 2002, Steven came up with the idea to do an art experiment by adding bass tracks to 2 White Stripes songs and sharing them with Redd Kross fans via the internet. The overwhelmingly positive response inspired him to cover the entire 'White Blood Cells' record. Word spread quickly over the internet and soon press such as Entertainment Weekly, Pitchfork Media, the NY Times, BB Gun to name but a few ran articles about 'Redd Blood Cells.'"

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Beautiful Java Calendars

These are some Java Calendar applets designed by John Maeda for Shiseido. They are beautiful, especially when you touch them.


[not like this]

Link to calendars
Link to Maeda Studio, one level higher

The Lair of the Crab of Ineffable Wisdom

a load of stuff by Joel Veitch that will probably crush your will to live



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Update: You may recognize this style from the Quiznos ad campaign.

Mediachest.com: Organize, share, sell, and buy books, CDs, DVDs, and video games

Mediachest.com: Organize, share, sell, and buy books, CDs, DVDs, and video games

Who wants to be a millionaire?

This guuuuyyyyyyy



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5:08 - Squarepusher - Do You Know Squarepusher?

The Go Game

No. not this.


The Go Game is an all-out urban adventure game, a technology-fueled, reality-based experience that encourages hard play and a keen eye for the weird, the beautiful, or the faintly out-of-the-ordinary. The "rule book" is reality, the "board" is San Francisco, and the "pieces" are the players -- you and your team.

Through clues downloaded to a wireless device and hints planted in unlikely places, you'll be guided through a city you only think you're familiar with. Clues can appear at any time, anywhere. Perhaps you didn't notice the woman on the bus reading a magazine upside-down. Or the note stuck to the side of the bathroom mirror of your favorite bar, or the electric scooter parked outside with your name on it. After a day of Go, you will.



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HEY ladies

Scaaaaaaaaaary Stories!
I saw this laaady walking down the hall
the hall had blood in certain parts of it
i heard a scream
the lady walked towards me...

it...

was...

YOUR MOM!!!!!

AAAaaaAAAAAHH!

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MacMerc.com: How to never lose Pepsi's iTunes giveaway

Link care of boingboing

high lights

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Table of Condiments

I love to eat Pb
Yes. Lead.



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The Condiment War

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John in the Morning

Goes off:

"Hello everyone. Hey! We aren't sponsoring The Stills show nor the Yeah Yeah Yeah's show now! Isn't that sweet?! We lost those shows not only to a complete lack of respect for KEXP but because of big time corporate cash! awesome! We can thank Interscope and Atlantic for not knowing what station champions these artists! Rad! We love them! We can't wait to play more of their artists! Have their rosters in the studio! Play them when no one else will! Because we're suckers who play music because its good then get completely ignored once a band gets added to a commercial station! Kick ass!

Breathe deep John.....sooner or later they'll figure it out....right? RIGHT?!"

Making of America

Making Of America is an archive at Cornell and Michigan. It is "a digital library of primary sources in American social history from the antebellum period through reconstruction. The collection is particularly strong in the subject areas of education, psychology, American history, sociology, religion, and science and technology. The collection currently contains approximately 8,500 books and 50,000 journal articles with 19th century imprints."

Browse old Harper's and Putnam's magazines, even find old short stories and discussions from over a century ago.

Link to MOA Cornell
Link to MOA Michigan

Link to Cornell Library Digital Collections (cool stuff one level higher)

Emo Farm

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NCAA Photos - Stanford Men's Basketball vs. Arizona ::

NCAA Photos - Stanford Men's Basketball vs. Arizona ::

We use computers... to make video games!

Alfred, yes, sell everything off, and buy one MILLION shares of Videlectrix!




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Want FASTER Data Transfer?

A Dramatization

Don't take our word on it. Before you decide, get the scientific facts.

Before using WiFi Speed Spray™

After  using WiFi Speed Spray™

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This is the worst website i have ever seen

No really. This is the WORST website EVER. From a guy who reads the internet once daily, this is the WORST. Chemically castrating sex offenders is an option in some states. Can we neuter these publishers such that they'll never be able to produce eyesores on the web?

AsSeenOnTheInternet.TV
HAHA! The official Title: "Valentine Day Gift? TV Guide, Live Webcast TV Schedule & Free TV Listings: Watch TV Online 24/7"

And the nerve it has LYING about the AWARDS that it's won!!!


Aw, Poor baby, don't listen to those bullies, Canada thinks you're "good."

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Delgados - No Danger - The Great Eastern

Church Sign Generator

The best part is, you never run out of Es and end up having to use backwards 3s.



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But these are REAL
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mojave 3 - starlight no 1

PhotoMemes.org - Infectious Photo Projects

A group of the cool photo projects. Now here comes some unscientific yammer.

Meme-
As defined by Richard Dawkins in The Selfish Gene (1976): "a unit of cultural transmission, or a unit of imitation." "Examples of memes are tunes, ideas, catch-phrases, clothes fashions, ways of making pots or of building arches. Just as genes propagate themselves in the gene pool by leaping from body to body via sperms or eggs, so memes propagate themselves in the meme pool by leaping from brain to brain via a process which, in the broad sense, can be called imitation." In this sense, chain letter components are memes.

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666

While sitting at your desk, lift your right foot slightly off the floor and make clockwise circles with your foot. Now, while doing this, draw the number "6" in the air with your right hand. Your foot will change direction... counter clockwise...

You can't help it! BWAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

(via Hanging Fire)


yeek! controlling my mind!

What.

From the Associated Press:

'This plan will help produce energy in an environmentally responsible manner with the best available technology, while protecting the important biological, subsistence and cultural values found in this area.' -- Interior Secretary Gale Norton, regarding the opening of nearly 8.8 million acres to oil development in Alaska.

Illustration: StreetRec (Chicago) [via adbusters]
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Google Guide: Interactive Tutorial Making Search Even Easier

This is probably better than mine.



"In this tutorial, you'll learn
-How to select terms and search (more) effectively
-How Google interprets your query
-How Google works
-What information and links may be included with your results
-How to search using Google's special tools and shortcuts
-What's new in Google
-What to do when you can't find the answer you want"

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erika.net freeform internet radio

erika.net freeform internet radio

What's Cooler Than Being Cool?

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:::...Lebowski Fest...:::

LIAM is gonna be there!!!! LIAM! I hear rumblings of a surprise appearance by Larry! (of homework fame)


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Need a refresher course in this movie? Try this.

Introvertster

"Introvertster is an online community that prevents stupid people and friends from harrassing you online.

You can use Introvertster to:
Avoid invites to chat, filter out annoying invitations for Meetup, birthday parties, or after-hours get togethers.

Packet flood a friends Internet connection making it impossible for them to send you an instant message.

Help your friends get a clue that you really don't like people or care for idle chit-chat.

Create your own barrier to protect yourself against interaction with people. It's easy and fun!"

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ok so i'm into orkut. but there's a burrito lovers' community!!

isometric screenshots

Some really cool video game art, done by Jon Haddock


"A series of drawings from an isometric perspective, in the style of a computer game. The subject of each drawing is the image, or images, that created a popular cultural event. Historical events (like the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. at the Lorraine Motel) are used interchangeably with fictionalized events (like the picnic scene from The Sound of Music)."

Link (via visit from YBCA)

Don't just follow the direct, link, explore Jon's site and WhiteLead.com too.

Concrete Steps

Either 1. support labels and artists in such a way that the artists get paid
or 2. recycle your cap, donating it to this organization


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World's Smallest Political Quiz

Unsure of what to label yourself?


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(image: andy warhol, 1969)

How convenient!! I love being boiled down! like SOUP!
Cream of Centrist? Leftist Lentil? FIND OUT NOW! Woooo!
heh. quiz.

iTunes for Windows and Mac iSbogus

People are paying for songs on the iTunes Music Store because they think it's a good way to support musicians. But by giving musicians just a few cents from each sale, iTunes destroys a huge opportunity. Instead of creating a system that gets virtually all of fans' money directly to artists-- finally possible with the internet-- iTunes takes a big step backwards. Apple calls iTunes "revolutionary" but really they're just letting record companies force the same exploitive and unfair business model onto a new medium.

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Update: Peter Gabriel (heh) has an organization called MUDDA, Magnificent Union of Digitally Downloading Artists, a group that is pro-digital-music and seeks to feed more money directly from the listener to the artist. Link

Busted (with translation from UK->US in red)

Story from Casey via Nicky:

Buoyed by a plentiful supply of Coca-Cola, Wotsits (Cheetos) and Jammie Dodgers (Strawberry Shortbread Cookies),

Gabrielle (six), Ben (six), Holly (seven), Beth (seven), Benjamin (seven) and Sophie (six) - all friends from Rokesly infant school in Crouch End, north London - were willing guinea pigs in our experiment to discover if children could enjoy crusty old rock music.



Eight songs were chosen to represent classic rock's rich tapestry - from the Who's legendary 'Substitute' to Nirvana's vintage grunge masterpiece, 'Smells Like Teen Spirit.' As well as gauging their opinions we tested their endurance by allowing them to stop the song when they became bored and posed the all important question: 'is this better than Busted (According to All Music Guide, a teenie pop band that's "an audacious blend of BBMak and Boyzone")?'

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Ow.

Ever wondered how it would feel to shock, burn and lash your opponent into submission?
Well, wonder no more. Two German designers have addressed this yawning gap in the gaming industry with a fiendish invention called, appropriately enough, the Painstation.

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