July 2009
45 posts
Merce Cunningham Dies - ArtsBeat Blog -... →
Via msannethrope: This is a loss, of course, but also a helluva testament to longevity and continued vitality. Merce, I salute you, even though your style of dance made my body hurt in places I didn’t know I had.
Just when you thought it was safe … giant squid... →
Via shorterexcerpts, fleetfootedfox, hangingfire: Giant squid are gathering off the San Diego coast. Really. The fact that this is happening the week before San Diego Comic-Con may be hilarious only to me.
Worse, they’re aggressive bastard-coated bastard squid that actually aren’t scared of people…
See, this is why I hyperventilate when I’m in a body of water other than a bathtub or...
A sad note
I hadn’t been able to bring myself to comment on this till now. When our executive editor Jason Winders called us all into the afternoon budget meeting last Wednesday to announce his departure, I knew it wouldn’t be good news. Bad news has dominated such gatherings, ever since Jan. 26, when 19 people in the building were laid off. I’d never seen Jason so distraught as that day....
This would be fun
Nuçi’s Space is raffling off a once in a lifetime chance to see Widespread Panic, Drive-by Truckers (and dozens of other bands) at Voodoo Fest in New Orleans (October 30 - November 2nd). Plus, 100% your donation goes directly to Nuçi’s Space to help musicians and artists.
The winner gets: air fare, hotel, tickets (including VIP passes – see below) and $300 spending money for a Total Value of...
Atlanta's Eyedrum May Soon Call It Quits
Via killick:
Financial straits snare Atlanta’s longest-running all-volunteer nonprofit arts spaceATLANTA - Facing a heavy rent burden and ever-increasing operating expenses, Eyedrum’s board of directors held an emergency meeting Sunday, July 11, to consider the survival of the longtime art and music organization.
The options are few. They include a significant decrease in rent, bringing on other...
“Life is full of battlefields to keep me focused,
All the things that I did in...”
– Darius Weems
WatchAnd speaking of Heather McIntosh (see post below), one of her many other bands, Japancakes, have created their first video (LOVE the makeup in this!) and the song also features the band’s first-ever vocal performance (Japancakes are a trippy, ambiant instrumental band who’ve been around Athens since the 1990s).
Another former Athens resident Orenda Fink is providing the vocals (Fink...
Via: theslowlearner:
Former Mazzy Star...
RT: @pitchforkmedia The deluxe edition of R.E.M.’s classic Murmur follow-up Reckoning: 10.0, Best New Reissue - http://bit.ly/2FRuQ
Girls' Rock Camp Athens needs more people to sign... →
If this had been around when I was a kid, are you kidding me? I’d have BEGGED to go here. They should be wait-listing people in Athens, are you kidding me?
Athens kids got Game
It’s the last day to donate to help out the new locally organized GameCamp! Athens. Here’s the lowdown:
This is a children’s camp set to be launched this month at the University of Georgia (exclamation point is intentional, btw!). GameCamp! is part of a proven program in Texas and Louisiana that teaches participants about video game design, helping them gain 21st century skills...
RT: PasteMagazine — Let the Right One In American Remake Planned For 2010 http://tr.im/qsG3
