Yearly Archives: 2010
Don’s been & gone
Don Van Vliet, Captain Beefheart January 15, 1941 – December 17, 2010 Don Van Vliet by Anton Corbijn, 1993 ‘Yeah, but you’ve gotta wait until I say, “—also, a tin tear-drop…”…’ Trout Mask Replica, 1969 (pic via antoncorbijn)
Leftfield Brixton
The first and only “proper” gig I’ve been to this year. I hadn’t been aware that Leftfield were treading the boards again, which undoubtedly says more about my lack of attention than their lack of promotion. A few considerations: Has … more…
end of november
My problem is that I find everything… increasingly interesting. I can’t imagine where that is going to go. Maybe when I’m older I’ll just gape at everything in wonder. You could do worse, really. William Gibson, in conversation with Cory … more…
there is a light that never goes out
Yeah, I know. Barely detectable pulse. On the verge of not happening at all. (via riotclitshave)
Gliese 581
Astronomers have discovered a potentially habitable planet of similar size to Earth in orbit around a nearby star. A team of planet hunters spotted the alien world circling a red dwarf star called Gliese 581, 20 light years away. At … more…
Maggoty
Maggots? In the Daily Telegraph? This is a bluebottle maggot. For a price, this guy and his friends will chew — therapeutically, mind you — on your ulcerated parts. Second thought: a daily stream of this kind of thing would … more…
Kenneth Anger’s Missoni
YouTube – Missoni F/W 10-11 (HD) film by Kenneth Anger, 2010 Somehow I hadn’t heard that over the last ten years, Kenneth Anger has returned to film making. His Wikipedia page, however, lists no less than twelve new films since … more…
Marcus Coates’ Dawn Chorus
YouTube – from DAWN CHORUS by Marcus Coates I expect that this will be all over the place in the wake of Jarvis Cocker’s show from Port Eliot at the weekend. If it isn’t, it ought to be. Coates, with … more…
Clay Shirky: How cognitive surplus will change the world
Clay Shirky: How cognitive surplus will change the world | Video on TED.com. You’ve probably seen this linked in a dozen places already, but this draft post isn’t going to improve with age…
business as usual during alterations
I’m remodelling the site theme again: innsmouth is becoming a sort of step-child theme of twentyten, the new WordPress 3.0 default. Some features are going to look a little strange while I chase down the more specialised stylings (many of … more…