Imperfect Sound Forever

Really interesting article on modern music production and listening habits. The message - extreme compression and loudness are destroying the character of recordings, causing subliminal listening fatigue. Do you find yourself listening to music but not truly absorbing it? Read the article.

David Byrne on Music Packaging

I'm hesitant to embrace his view completely, but Byrne is thinking progressively and making sense. Well worth reading if you have connections to the music or design industries.

Warning: Trivial Web Design Observation

Here's something you don't see too often anymore - the logical and very effective use of an animated gif.

Me likes.

The Seventies Revisited

Seven minutes of 70's toy commercials. It's amazing how memories get stored in the dusty corners of your brain. I remember about 90% of these ads.

More Night Photography

Another nice little gallery of night photography from Emiliano Granado.

Gerry Todd Would Love This

A massive list of 80's music videos. Not hard to guess where all the links go.

Ha! Here's the video from Seona Dancing - Ricky Gervais' new wave band. Perfectly acceptable back in 1984, now bordering on hilarious.

The Man Who is Current 93

"For me, you know -- for anyone, I think -- we may be thinking profound things about, 'I wonder what will happen when I die,' and then there's a knock on the door and it's the postman, or it's somebody coming with a bill. The profound is intermingled and interwoven with the banal constantly."

Very interesting inteview with one of our planet's most interesting artists, David Tibet.

Art-O-Mat

Vending machines that dispense original artwork. Fantastic.

The End of The Stones?

Although early reports indicated Keith Richards' head injury was nothing terribly serious (despite the need for surgery), it might be much, much worse. Hope he pulls through.

Night Windows

I've posted this link before but it's worth visiting again. Beautiful night photography of urban Japan. I'm quite taken with this photo.