2003

  • Transient Pattern
    · Elihu Vedder’s drawings for the Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám:
  • Nostalgic Oblong
    · Aw, look: the first edition of O’Reilly’s 1996 Web Master in a Nutshell in handy searchable HTML! Comes as part of the complete Web Developer’s Library.
  • Excessively Nautical
    · Edward Lear’s Nonsense Poetry and Art (with many and varied thanks to Robyn).

2002

  • Road Kill
    · Occasional Nerve contributor JT Leroy is selling raccoon penis bone necklaces as worn by the truck stop whores in his novel, Sarah.
  • A Slight Return
    · Still away; just dropping a few bits in while recovering from the exceptional Seed Records birthday party at Aldwych last Friday.
  • Commodore Prog Rock
    · Something to fuel any fanboy/fangirl’s healthy obsession with Ladytron: in a recent Guardian interview, they namecheck Syd Barret, Serge Gainsbourg, Black…
  • In The Beams
    · Yahoo’s LAUNCHcast service is surprisingly well done (but unsurprisingly seems to choke when using Mozilla or Phoenix). There is, of course, an entirely…
  • New Standard by Which to Measure Infamy
    · William Burroughs’ Thanksgiving Prayer from 1990’s Dead City Radio. Imagine a link to a recording of the track right about here ; it was tricky to find.
  • Antivapor Waves
    · Christopher Wanjek attempts to debunk popular medical myths including homeopathy, oxygen-fortified drinks and magnetic therapy. Related: Bad Medicine,…
  • Jelly Tones
    · Top Ten Digital Photography Tips by the author of O’Reilly’s Digital Photography Pocket Guide.
  • Mathematical Anti Telharsic Harfatum Septomin
    · The BBC’s new(ish) comedy series Look Around You is very nice indeed. The narrator (Nigel Lambert) sounds very much like the voice of Club News on Chris…
  • Motor City
    · Have shiny dual-boot laptop, will roam. Back in a month or so.
  • Dance, Nurgling, Dance
    · Art of Perception, a German record label, have been busy releasing a series of 12″s that attempt to provide soundtracks for the various races in the…
  • Tributary
    · The Uncharted Audio people are playing the disused Aldwych tube station as part of Seed Record’s 2nd birthday celebrations.
  • Nothing Lost
    · Last weekend, in links:
  • French Mods Can’t Drink
    · Poorly publicised I Monster website, featuring a comprehensive discography and mp3s of unreleased tracks.
  • The Art Of Driving
    · The Guardian interviews and profiles Mayer Hillman, the ‘radical green social scientist’.
  • You Are Fallen
    · Accompanying minisite for Douglas Gordon’s What Have I Done exhibition (developed by Airside).
  • Newark Wilder
    · The Guardian profiles Paul Auster.
  • Ah. Mayed. That. Earp.
    · The Guardian interviews Donna Tartt about The Little Friend, her latest novel, and attempts to clear up some of the myths and mysteries surrounding the 10…
  • International Colouring Contest
    · Stereolab have released ABC Music, a collection of Radio 1 sessions recorded between 1991 and 2001. Before you buy (but not in place of buying,…
  • Parson’s Nose
    · LJ Kruzer is playing Not Clickable in Warrington at The Foundry tonight (Wed 23rd October), with Thorsten Sideb0ard and The Legendary Jesse Belle.
  • Run Alone
    · Two new Ebbs and Flows mp3s, including a charming cover of tinfoillake by Cursor Miner. The LJ Kruzer cover is coming soon, apparently.
  • Kinoko Girl
    · Mildly obsessed with Junko Mizuno’s art. The t-shirts featuring her work are particularly fine.
  • Sex Born Poison
    · The Nerve Interview with Bret Easton Ellis covers Roger Avary’s adaptation of The Rules of Attraction: