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The History of Mr Polly

The History of Mr Polly

But when a man has once broken through the paper walls of everyday circumstance, those unsubstantial walls that hold so many of us securely prisoned from the cradle to the grave, he has made a discovery. If the world does not please you, you can change it. Determine...

Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens

Sufjan Stevens' All Delighted People 2010 may be Sufjan Stevens' year. Having been disappointed to hear he may not complete his project to record an album for every state, that soon turned to panic as it looked like he may not record anything again. Then in August...

Twitter for activism

In a few hours I'm giving this presentation at the CAAT National Gathering later today so thought I'd just share it here as well... might not make quite as much sense without the rambling geek audio accompaniment. Twitter for activism on Prezi

Freedom

Freedom

'This was what was keeping me awake at night,' Walter said. 'This fragmentation. Because it's the same problem everywhere. It's like the internet, or cable TV - there's never any centre, there's no communal agreement, there's just a trillion bits of distracting...

Royal Trux – Stevie (for Steven S.)

Royal Trux – Stevie (for Steven S.)

To say this is the best ode to Steven Seagal ever recorded, hardly even covers it. Royal Trux stumbled out of the implosion of Pussy Galore, while the rest of the band formed the Jon Spencer Blues Explosion. Considerably more listenable than the early Royal Trux noise...