all thangs considered

check out this podcast. some amazing concerts by a wide array of artists. the cat power one is incredible. about an hour and a half into the set she busts into a cover of gnarls barkley's 'crazy.' a song i sort of grew pretty tired of by the end of it's huge popularity. but to hear her take a stab at, it's something else completely. shiva's

nah, nah, nah, nah, nah batman!

new batman biopic.
heath ledger as the joker.
sweet trailer.

Read a Fucking Book

A site I stumbled across. Seems very thorough. You can tell them what you like/dislike and they will tell you what to read. if you like books, read them.    Read A Fucking Book

menomena

thank you itunes for another great reco. (recommendation)

one day

speaking of gondry. starring gondry himself & david cross as a turd/nazi.

weird, wild stuff

new video from bjork, directed by michel gondry. i cant imagine the pitch meeting with those two nutballs, those brilliantly artistic genius nutballs.
*also gondry's new film 'be kind, rewind' starring mos def and jack black looks incredible. the website is has really got something to it. it involves a concept called 'sweding.' i'll let jack black explain.

don't look out the window

i thought this was superimposed upon first glance. i cant imagine how miserable it must already be as resident in this terribly drab romania apartment block. now they gotta see this window everytime they look out their window.

currently under construction in Dubai, Hydropolis is the world's first luxury underwater hotel. It will include three elements: the land station, where guests will be welcomed, the connecting tunnel, which will transport people by train to the main area of the hotel, and the 220 suites within the submarine leisure complex. It is one of the largest contemporary construction projects in the world, covering an area of 260 hectares, about the size of London's Hyde Park.

CAN + iTunes

Can was a musical group formed in West Germany in 1968. One of the most important "krautrock" groups, Can had a style grounded in the art rock of bands such as The Velvet Underground, with strong experimental and world music influences.

Described by keyboard player Irmin Schmidt as an "anarchist community" and constructing their music largely through free improvisation and editing, which bassist Holger Czukay has referred to as "instant compositions", they had only occasional commercial success, with singles such as "Spoon" and "I Want More" reaching national singles charts. However, through albums such as Tago Mago (1971) and Ege Bamyasi (1972), Can exerted a considerable influence on avant-garde, experimental, underground, ambient, New Wave and electronic music.

these dude were recommended to me by the good folks at itunes. they have a section on there homepage that recommends artists based on my prior purchases. i fucking love the age we live in. i have such a broader range of tastes now that i can sit in my underwear on saturday morning and check out tunes, and get recommendations and shit. my days of buying tangible music is well over. death to the cd.