Better late than never, here’s the mellow Slowdive demo “Summer Daze.”
Shoegazer Sunday: Slowdive’s “Summer Daze”
April 28th, 2013The Infowars Dating Service
April 25th, 2013But 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!
April 24th, 2013Or 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 she was a prime cut of USDA Choice Angus steak. He wanted to put her in his mouth and taste her juices. But the steak would have to be for desert, because the main course was revenge. And that meal was about to be served. Cold. Like a chef salad or some other cold entrée.
It’s pretty much all like that. It comes from Blood & Tacos, a site that celebrates Men’s Adventure.
(Hat tip: Karl Rehn.)
Shoegazer Sunday: Lúna’s “Leggöng Tunglsins”
April 21st, 2013It’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
April 18th, 2013When 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
April 17th, 2013Crap. 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
Shoegazer Sunday: Alcest’s “Souvenirs D’un Autre Monde”
April 14th, 2013Alcest, 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).
Want to Feel Really Old?
April 13th, 2013See if you can figure out who is in this picture without looking at the image name.
And don’t click here to see why it’s topical.
Prices Realized on SF Books in Heritage Auctions’ April 10 Offering
April 11th, 2013As a followup on my previous auction post, here are the prices realized on the items I highlighted in yesterday’s Heritage book auction. All prices include buyer’s premium: