adventures cathode and otherwise

The Wobbulator from blair neal on Vimeo.

Very groovy video tech as seen on Synthtopia.

And as seen & heard on Synthtopia, a little something about Delia Derbyshire:


courtesy UnmWit

the greatest films never made

This page of movie posters from an alternate universe has been making the rounds on the strength of this poster alone.

But I say go there and see how hard it is to pick a favorite. This. So. Rocks.

Okay, okay, my faves (admittedly based on obscure name checking and/or none-too-subtle dislocations):

Andrei Tarkovsky's Micronauts, featuring James Brolin, Tom Selleck and the music of Wendy Carlos.

Ghostbusters, 1960s style, with Vincent Price, Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, a demon possessed Bette Davis and the music of Henry Mancini.

The Star Wars with Malcolm McDowell, Jacqueline Bisset, Cheech and Chong (as the Droids), music by Bernard Herrmann, direction by Alejandro Jodorowsky, screenplay by Norman Mailer.

Evelyn Glennie rocks the Lake District

Article about cool new stone xylophone.

MP3 of it playing.

Video all about it:

in memory of Bruno S.

courtesy discowitch

NYT obit seen linked on Singer-Saints.

none other than

As seen on Pathway To Unknown Worlds.

Ghosts of the future convene in this ectoplasmic assemblage of pixels & sound.

Cathode irradiation of weeks spent curled by the icy warmth of the set waiting for this show to finally come on.

And here it comes bearing the vestments of Jerry Lee and Tristan Tzara. Ready, set, go.

crossing green

courtesy amlingisrad

Allison Weiss, truck driving singer person & company reenact the Battle of Boys 'gainst the Girls.

Here's hoping they win.

Modesty!

courtesy spikepriggen

I love this theme song and this cover/video treatment thereof. 'Nuff said.

'Cept the above was found whilst in search of a scene from Modesty Blaise where a street organ is playing the theme song (as street organs would in movies gone by).

And that came to mind becsuse of this hi-fi Barrel Organ.

proper medication

courtesy RhettandLink

I'm saving some of these great ads to watch after my periodontal appointment. But that's no reason for the rest of you to hold back.

Many thanks to the post-Fabulonian cabal who power The Hair Hall of Fame for sharing this Salt Lake Community College Cosmetology ad. After you've tipped your stylist, you can catch the making-of video here for add'l context/laughter.

And now another word or two or three from our sponsors . . .

For those who watch Glee and/or think of Alyson Hannigan one time at band camp:




Freedomize Explorer:




Bucks First:

suit yourself

Funky Junk Trunk prepares us for space.

Tenebrous does right by art.

And at Synthtopia for all fans of sitars, tablas & optigans . . .

Enjoy the 4th!

block party

As one might read on son of the forest, artist John Borowicz is having a show, Sprawling Conglomerates, at Adam Baumgold Gallery.

It's his first solo in NYC and runs through August 4th.

Dennis Hopper could work the shadows

courtesy NinjerAttack

Like no other.

Thanks for that & rest in peace.

BBC obit.

If Charlie Parker Was a Gunfighter . . .

PCL LinkDump.

she sings

courtesy elephantmarch

Don't be thrown by the sample image. This is a bee-you-tee-full story 'bout a singin' gyre-aff (um, giraffe).

food fun & frenzy

courtesy thutranthutran

The ever lovin', ever loopy Food Party as kindly reviewed & generally contextualized on the ever groovin' Love Train for the Tenebrous Empire.

Bon appetit, mes amis.

all your bookstore belong to us

courtesy FineMoustaches

Long live Brontësaurus!

straight to No. 1

No Input: The Noise Underground from Marc Schreibman on Vimeo.

As seen on Synthtopia.

another attempt at social engineering

Or not.

Friday the 7th @ 7:45 EST there'll be a live reading from The Failure, a new novel by James Greer, here.

Will post now to ensure 4 days and 15 minutes of relevance.

pretty complex

courtesy ludditemusing

Thanks be to Bill Altice of the aforementioned Karen Cooper Complex for mentioning this.

And to ludditemusing of course or whoever made this.

dream a little dream

courtesy rongcentury

Well, it's hats off or it's heads off.

Either way, everyday is Pirate Jenny Day.

complex as you wanna be

Bill Altice of the Karen Cooper Complex recently commented quoting what a slew of neat blogs (Mutant Sounds, for instance) said of the crazy sounds these youngsters were putting out circa '81.

But five seconds into the first tune on KCC's Shinjuku Birdwalk, no recommendations were necessary.

Hail, yeah, y'all, let's break some waves . . .



UPDATE--"Jerkin' Pretty" video as embedded here and on good ol' YouTube.

well prepared

Extended Piano from Stephen Cornford on Vimeo.

A kinetic sound sculpture. Two guitar strings are attached to two bass strings of an upright piano. Mechanised bows play the guitar strings, whose vibrations resonate sympathetically through the whole piano. The sound is entirely acoustic.

Actually the above, cool as it is, is my second favorite. Works For Turntable posted here by Everyday Listening you really gotta see. And hear.