Wave The Flags That The Robots Made
Posted on November 30, 2004 - Filed Under
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WikipediaSF Weekly talks to two "pseudonymous members of the Institute for Applied Autonomy" about using robots for activism. Or at least handing out leaflets and automated grafitti.
It was very important that Little Brother be cute, with big eyes and big hands, a little mouth and body, like a Sanrio character, to bypass all the social [...]
Quick Hits
Posted on November 23, 2004 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentBillboard reports that Rilo Kiley lead singer Jenny Lewis is working on a solo album, recorded in six days. There was no comment regarding whether this was an intentional homage to the "Big Jenny Upstairs", though she does cryptically say it is a "soul record". The album will be released on Team Love records, the [...]
Read More..>>Robot Brains #1
Posted on November 23, 2004 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentAs I am reading The Recognitions, there is this timely report of software that can be used to identify artistic fakery.
"There are properties in an artist’s pen and brush strokes that aren’t visible to the human eye, but that are there nonetheless. And we can find them, through mathematical, statistical analysis," said Dartmouth computer [...]
Read More..>>Do People Really Read Proust?
Posted on November 22, 2004 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentLast week, I remarked to some friends before a Michael Chabon reading that I felt Proust was more talked about than actually read.
Now, some may consider me a philistine when it comes to literature, as I had never even heard of Proust until his name came up at an Andrew Sean Greer reading for The [...]
Cover Countdown
Posted on November 22, 2004 - Filed Under
| 1 CommentThe Telegraph lists the best 50 cover versions of songs. A lot of the usual suspects are rounded up in the list and I think they did a good job over all.
To me, covers are at their best when they re-work the song for a significant change in tempo, mood, instrumentation, etc… If I wanted [...]
Aquarius New Music
Posted on November 20, 2004 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentAquarius Records has posted their new-arrivals #201. You can also stream their new arrivals. They do a great job of keeping their ear out to guide us off the beaten path, their only request: "And as always, please realize that we work really hard on the list, so if you find out about stuff through [...]
Read More..>>Everybody’s Linking ‘Fore the Weekend
Posted on November 19, 2004 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentQuick roundup before the weekend
Brooklynvegan ponders band names that sound similar, causing confustion. Not to mention the new novels in paperback, Cloud Atlas and The Cloud Atlas. Sheesh.
Thursdays mean new a Anti-Hit List, and this week’s edition led me to Party Ben and the excellent mix of Lyrics Born’s "Callin’ Out" with U2’s "Sunday Bloody [...]
Elvis Costello on ACL
Posted on November 18, 2004 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentElvis Costello’s appearance on Austin City Limits is available on line here, via KLRU. But we’re most anxious for the upcoming Flaming Lips / Shins episode. See the complete, impressive season schedule.
Read More..>>Gilgamesh
Posted on November 18, 2004 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentSF Readers:Stephen Mitchell Translator of "Gilgamesh." will be at A Clean Well-Lighted
Place for Books @ 7:00 PM 601 Van Ness Ave., S.F. (415) 441-6670.
And So It’s Begun
Posted on November 18, 2004 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentIf we can buy Christmas trees before Halloween, I guess we can start going through "The Best of 2004" Lists.
Amazon’s Editors have their top 100 CDs of 2004
Information Leafblower has a composite list of the top 40 bands in the US. (BMK favorite largeheartedboy lists his top 10)
The Final Solution Review
Posted on November 17, 2004 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentAt January Magazine, David Abrams reviews Michael Chabon’s The Final Solution.
It’s all done in a faux Victorian style of writing where the sentences are labyrinthine, full of dodges and comma-induced detours. At times, they impede the flow of narrative and we struggle to parse through the phrases; but at others, they act as catalysts in [...]
All Songs Considered
Posted on November 17, 2004 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentAll Songs Considered, Episode 74 from NPR is online. Bright Eyes is featured with two songs, along with Luna, Brian Eno and others.
Read More..>>File Next To “My Grandma Talking About The Macarena”
Posted on November 17, 2004 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentRake’s Progress points us to an audio interview of Tom Wolfe where he discusses the Wu.
Read More..>>Ted Leo/Rx
Posted on November 17, 2004 - Filed Under
| Leave a Comment* Pictures of BMK favorite Ted Leo from a recent show at Neumo’s in Seattle are online at the Indie Rock Photo Gallery.
* The Kansas City Star has a write up of a recent Ted Leo show at the Bottleneck in Lawrence.
After finishing the hourlong set with the title track from the new album, [...]
Chabon Reading Recap
Posted on November 16, 2004 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentI was going to post regarding last night’s Michael Chabon reading in Berkeley, but this one leaves mine redundant.
Read More..>>More Adobe Photos
Posted on November 16, 2004 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentThere are some more pictures from the color-sorted bookshelves at Adobe Bookshop taken by Scott Esposito. (Link via TEV)
Read More..>>Bollywood For Beginners
Posted on November 16, 2004 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentOn NPR, Milo Miles reviews new anthologies of Bollywood music.
Read More..>>The Godfather Returns
Posted on November 16, 2004 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentIf anything in this life is certain, if history has taught us anything, it is that you can always churn out a sequel.
Read More..>>ODB, RIP
Posted on November 16, 2004 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentJay at hiphopmusic.com has an excellent tribute to the late ODB in the form of a mix of Shimmy Shimmy Ya with the guitar from Goodbye Pork Pie Hat. Well done.
Read More..>>Dresden Dolls at Amoeba
Posted on November 15, 2004 - Filed Under
| Leave a CommentThe Dresden Dolls will be doing an in-store performance at the Haight Amoeba Tuesday Nov 16th at 6:00 PM.Download some free MP3s from their web site.
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