Hipster Altamont

The downward spiral of post-modern irony, post-ironic modernity, self-reference, reference to previous crap pop culture, and tongue-in-cheek tongue-in-cheekness has arrived finally at Vice Records' "Do They Know It's Halloween".

Also, it's not funny.

Almost 20 years exactly after D. Boon

... Randy from the Big Boys is gone. I never saw them, but they were one of my favorite American punk bands. They put the funk in the punk with honesty and heart. Wish I'd got to meet you, Randy.

via genericus

White knight's going yakkety-yak

1. In 1966, this board game showed girls what kind of careers to get.
   
   
2. WFMU presents This Week in Sex: Meat!
   
   
3. DoomWatch: Indonesian polio epidemic threatens Asia.
   
   
4. Homeland Security orders Jules Verne Future Weapon.
   
   
5. UbiquityWatch: Ads now on water coolers, prescription bags.
   
   
6. Cory Doctorow is shocked to find out that counterfeit CDs are not distributed by organized crime. Cory, get a clue. The real CDs are distributed by organized crime.
   
   
7. It's not smart to be a violent, thieving asshole clown, even at Burning Man.

Sonic Youth and Philip K. Dick

Very nice piece on Sister and Phil Dick:

And of interest to Southern Californians, the legendary Madame Wong has died. I spent many hours, happy or otherwise, in the basement room of Wong's West.

Both those links are from the same person, two different blogs.