NWA’s Straight Outta Compton (direct MP3 link) brilliantly sung by Nina Gordon as an acoustic folk song, surreal and strangely compelling.
via Eyebeam
A vast collection of Sonic Youth goodies to download, videos and MP3s. Hard to pick a favourite from so much but check out in particular this video of Sonic Youth and Iggy Pop performing I wanna be your dog and this MP3 of their cover of the Carpenters’ Superstar from the If I where a Carpenter tribute album.
Streaming video (132min) of sigur r
Yin Xiuzhen’s Portable Cities are made from clothes and discarded materials the artist finds in the cities she’s visiting and displayed in open suitcases. Click here for an installation view of Portable Cities – Guangzhou, Lisbon, Paris, San Francisco, Sydney, Wellington, 2002-2004 from the Bienniale of Sydney.
via we make money not art
A video of Captain Beefheart from German TV, 1972. Make sure to check out the TV ad for the Spotlight Kid, they really don’t make ‘em like that anymore, in fact, I don’t think they made ‘em like that even then.
via WFMU’s beware of the blog
Despite the last post I really love Christmas (AND the Christmas really sucks song) and to prove it I bring you these “childrens’” letters to Christopher Walken.
via linkbunnies
UPDATE: Had to take the MP3s down as my bandwidth is gone.
Some Christmas songs for you all. Sick of it already? Try the excellent Tom Waits & Peter Murphy – Christmas Really Sucks (direct MP3 link) (or if you believe the authorative Tom Waits Supplement soundalikes ) or if you’re a hardcore Christmas nut the absolutely terrifying David Bowie & Bing Crosby – Little Drummer Boy (direct MP3 link). These MP3s are for novelty and testing purposes only and I’ll keep them up till my bandwidth goes or I get threatened, whichever comes sooner.
On a related note I’ve always thought that David Bowie and Bing Crosby video – as an example of where uncontrolled drug use ends up -would make an excellent anti drugs ad, but does anyone listen to me…?
Cory Arcangel’s Super Mario Clouds (a hacked NES Super Mario cartridge with everything but the clouds removed) tutorial.
A disturbing report in the Observer about the trade in the kidneys of executed Chinese prisoners.
Between 80 and 100,000 marched in Dublin this afternoon in support of the Irish Ferries workers, marchers were applauded by bystanders as they passed. Once again the Irish people make their voice heard loud and clear but will this government listen and will the right wing media pundits accept that their master’s voice is not after all that of the people?
Lithuanian Workers against exploitation there was also a big Polish contingent.
A view of the march at Parnell Square.
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