I continue to close in on my complete Jack Vance hardback first edition collection. Vance, Jack. To Live Forever. Ballantine books, 1956. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy in a Near Fine- dust jacket with slight spine fading and tiny (1/32″) chipping at head and heel. Signed by Vance. Currey (1978), page 500, A1 (dark… Continue reading Library Additions: Jack Vance’s To Live Forever
Month: April 2013
Library Additions: Signed True First of Lauren Beukes’ The Shining Girls
From the “Distant Stations Heard From department, here’s something that might be hard to come by in the future: Buekes, Lauren. The Shining Girls. Umuzi (South Africa), 2013. First edition hardback, #224 of 1000 copies signed and numbered by the author, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. Precedes both UK… Continue reading Library Additions: Signed True First of Lauren Beukes’ The Shining Girls
Shoegazer Sunday: Slowdive’s “Summer Daze”
Better late than never, here’s the mellow Slowdive demo “Summer Daze.”
The Infowars Dating Service
No, really. But what I want to know is: How can you be absolutely sure that they won’t set you up with a Reptoid? (Hat tip: Dwight.)
LANDBOAT!
Or should I say, L.A.N.D.B.O.A.T. Imagine someone entering the Bulwer Lytton contest trying to win the Men’s Adventure category, but instead of a single sentence, you get an entire chapter. Grid sat backwards on the bike, slinging Lily onto the seat in front of him like a sack of hamburger meat. Brick grimaced. He knew… Continue reading LANDBOAT!
Shoegazer Sunday: Lúna’s “Leggöng Tunglsins”
It’s been an eventful week out in the real world, so here’s some pretty, mellow, noodly Shoegaze in the form of Lúna’s “Leggöng Tunglsins.” I think they’re Icelandic.
West Explosion: Small Mercies
When I went to bed, they were estimating 45-60 deaths, but now the estimates are down to 5-15. Which is something. Video footage of the aftermath: The explosion evidently registered 2.1 on the Richter scale…
Fertilizer Plant Blows Up in West, Texas
Crap. Supposedly leveled portions of the town. I have relatives in West, albeit it ones I haven’t seen in over 30 years. Very brief video: Updated: Explosion caught on video (might take a few minutes to load). Holy crap… Update 2: Now embeddable video of explosion
Real Norwegian Satanic Metal Band, or Amazing Parody of Same?
Sometimes the line between the genuine article and inspired parody is so thin as to be non-existent. Here’s The Black Satans with “The Satan of Hell.” Nothing says “Dangerous Minions of Hell” quite like tossing snowballs, or banging a tree with a stick. But I bet if they tried harder, they could work in a… Continue reading Real Norwegian Satanic Metal Band, or Amazing Parody of Same?
Shoegazer Sunday: Alcest’s “Souvenirs D’un Autre Monde”
Alcest, a French shoegazer band that sounds a little bit like M83 by way of Sigur Ros and Midsummer, offers up the compelling “Souvenirs D’un Autre Monde” (“Memories of Another World).