"The madness of our financial system cries out for comic demolition - it needs Preston Sturges. But the glimpses of the big 2009 films gathered at the end of the Oscar show looked old-hat already, before they've even opened..."--David Thomson on the Oscars. The big routine around this house was … [Read more...]
Archives for February 2009
QUOTE OF THE WEEK
Asked what punishment he would like to see for Mr. Madoff, Mr. Wiesel said: "I would like him to be in a solitary cell with only a screen, and on that screen for at least five years of his life, every day and every night, there should be pictures of his victims, one after the other after the other, … [Read more...]
CURSE YOU, DANDELIONS
but check it Redoubtable mashable runs best music tumblelogs, so crank it. [for "dandelions" read: "deadlines"] … [Read more...]
GAMING AND AESTHETICS
MISSED OPPORTUNITY In the current issue of the Atlantic, James Parker wonders: "Has rock history ended, its glorious teleology exhausted?" Unpack and expand please. Some quotes from Harmonix principals and history of the game's evolution from Japanese models, there are many more, and far bigger … [Read more...]
THROW YOUR ARMS AROUND MORRISSEY
A Sound Check SMACKDOWN where Morrissey pushes the boulder of camp (Years of Refusal) up the mountain of art, artlessly. … [Read more...]
MUSIC TWITTERS
FILE UNDER: Why didn't I think of this? … [Read more...]
MASH OR GET MASHED
Jon Nelson hosts "Some Assembly Required," which specializes in underground sound collage and mashups. As "Escape Mechanism," he's released an album of his own, "Emphasis Added." This ON POINT interview includes music from Nelson, Eno and Byrne, Eric B and Rakim, Girl Talk, People Like Us, Wobbly, … [Read more...]