Notes
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: