Underground Rock’s Ace Of Debasement

by | Aug 31, 2012 | Culture Music Art

from SPIN Swans Leader M. Gira: Say No to Society, Record Labels, Touring With Your Spouse by Kory Grow “I don’t know how Kim and Thurston did it for so long.” Over the past three decades, Michael Gira has established himself as underground...

Dad’s Family Saved By Sexy Scraped Red Toe

by | Aug 29, 2012 | Culture Music Art, Weirdness

from The NY Daily News Extortion scheme aimed at Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein undone when cops intervene in roommate feud over a bag of cat food You can’t make this up: A violent extortion plot aimed against movie mogul Harvey Weinstein fell apart when cops...

Neil Armstrong Gone

by | Aug 25, 2012 | Culture Music Art

from The Chicago Sun-Times Editorial: America should shoot for the stars again The moment Neil Armstrong stepped foot on the moon, he became slightly other­worldly in our eyes, cloaked in a golden aura that did not sit easily with his shy and private ways. But...

The Day Woody Boyd Died

by | Aug 25, 2012 | Culture Music Art

from Grantland You Either Smoke or You Get Smoked An oral history of White Men Can’t Jump COURTESY OF 20TH CENTURY FOX By Thomas Golianopoulos White Men Can’t Jump begins with a 19-minute sequence that features a version of “Just a Closer Walk With...