The War Against Terror and the War, On Drugs
Two series of subtle yet completely bent digital art prints by Nigel Ayers.
Monsters of Myspace
From well known targets like the Brian Jonestown Massacre to unknown podunk metal bands, no one is spared the punishing rod on this hilarious assessment of online music's biggest offenders.
Top 50 Music Videos of 2005
With Aphex Twin, Jason Forrest, Gorillaz, and Steve Malkmus figuring into the top ten, so as to have an idea of where they're coming from. Includes links to watch every last entry.
Helping Hand Monkeys
Sure, one day they're helping feed disabled people, and the next thing you know, you're riding down the beach on a horse with a mute girl looking at a half-buried Statue of Liberty.
Iron Spongebob
For the Jr. NWOBHM fan in your life.
Darkstrider
Fantastic collection of artistic video clips constructed in "the eastern European style". Yeah.
Dubya's iPod
Dude, Dwight Yoakam? Good times!
Do you think I look like Kevin Costner? I don't think I look like Kevin Costner
After
a simple registration and a quick photo upload from your hard drive,
this website will "analyze" your face (complete with cool "analyzation"
graphic effect) and tell you what celebrity you most resemble. I tried
it with 3 different pictures, including one where my face is almost
entirely obscured by a dead fish, and each time I was told I look like
Kevin Costner.
The Jaap Blonk Organ
Crank up speakers, mouse over entire middle row in one motion, imagine you are having heart attack.
Best Media Errors of '05
Including, but not limited to: "Norma Adams-Wade's June 15 column incorrectly called Mary Ann Thompson-Frenk a socialist. She is a socialite."
London Punx
Two different photo sets (1982-85), starring ubiquitous dude with Charged GBH stenciled on leather jacket.
The Krautrock Album Database
A
great resource, complete with tons of mp3 samples, and only slightly
marred by the GIGANTIC FONTS used throughout, though to unintentionally
hilarious effect when it offers the chance to LEARN HOW TO RATE THE
ALBUMS IN THIS DATABASE!
Get your 90s Punk On
At
the new Static Party MP3 blog, from the same fine folks who deliver the
great Crud-Crud resource of strange and wonderful sounds. Although
brand new with only scanty content at this point, this'll surely be a
joy if you spent the 90s dwelling in the sub-sub Helmet/Blues Explosion
realm.
Remixed vinyls
No, not that kind.
This month's collection of
links were hunted and gathered by Evan "Funk" Davies, Listener Ian,
Brian Turner, Ken Freedman, Doron, and the editor.
Had the good fortune to see Jaap Blonk live back in November. He was doing his stereo mouth synthesiser. Imagine something like that incredible webpage you featured here but panning and swirling around! The public actually swayed along, which made it feel like we were all on an ocean liner!
Posted by: poesboes | January 05, 2006 at 11:24 AM
it seems just a little bit queer to me that face recognition software is being mentioned as it is. Not unlike "those nutty nerds ! when are they gonna get a life !" PS its a matter of time when you and i (whether in Smallville or Metropolis) will be observed by robotic cameras and our faces compared in a data base of faces to terrorists and/or other undesireables.
I can get a witness ?
Posted by: Will | January 05, 2006 at 12:15 PM
I just couldn't resist the face recognition. and you know what? all 3 pictures uploaded pull up Lucile Ball. hmmmm.
Posted by: fatty jubbo | January 05, 2006 at 06:41 PM
Darkstrider site comes up in IE and Firefox with no clickable links!? Disappointing, as it looks like good stuff.
Posted by: WmMBerger | January 07, 2006 at 12:55 PM