66 MIND FUCK 99 |
Just got me a copy of 66 MIND FUCK 99, a new novella by Jason Crest. It came in the post yesterday. It's a wildly incoherent tale of sexology, international travel and the mathematics of identity. I'm...
Posted by Thuh Rockhunter on Fri, 08 Jun 2007 04:25:00 PST |
Giordano Bruno |
Gordon Brown is known for his system of oeconomics based upon monetarism and as an early proponent of the idea of an infinite and homogeneous New Labour universe. Rejected by New Labour in advance ...
Posted by Thuh Rockhunter on Tue, 15 May 2007 02:16:00 PST |
Epitaph for an Imaginary Soul Legend |
The excellent Boing Boing blog has once again highlighted the enigma of
imaginary soul legend, Mingering Mike
I'll be posting the rest of the Sumblime Generic Psych reviews within the next co...
Posted by Thuh Rockhunter on Thu, 10 May 2007 02:49:00 PST |
Issue 35 - Generic Psych and the Realism of Sublime Repetition, III |
Christian's Generic Psych Tape: Side A, Track 2: "Oh Mary", The Primitives
It's impossible to overstate the importance of The Seeds' influence on beat music in the British Isles in the second h...
Posted by Thuh Rockhunter on Tue, 27 Mar 2007 06:38:00 PST |
Issue 34 - Violent inversions and gender role reinforcement |
Violent inversionsThe videos for Lily Allen's "Smile" and Avril Lavigne's "Girlfriend" fulfil similar functions in marketing the idea of gender-centered empowerment. On the face of it, with totally di...
Posted by Thuh Rockhunter on Sat, 10 Mar 2007 06:56:00 PST |
Issue 33 - Generic Psych and the Realism of Sublime Repetition, II |
Christian's Generic Psych: Side A, Track 1: "Action Painting" by The Ricketts, controlled-feedback showtime troupersSome have called The Ricketts' 1969 version of this tune a freakbeat classic, and ot...
Posted by Thuh Rockhunter on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 06:56:00 PST |
Issue 32: Generic psych and the realism of sublime repetition |
Issue 32: Generic psych and the realism of sublime repetitionFor the past two months, I've been listening to just one cassette tape every day. And I plan to listen to it until I get bored with a singl...
Posted by Thuh Rockhunter on Thu, 01 Mar 2007 05:50:00 PST |
Issue 31 - 'ud dunnit: Al-Andalus, Africa, sufis, bards and blues |
Abu l-Hasan, or Ali Ibn Nafi, nicknamed Ziryab, lived from c. 789 to 857 (although he lived according to a different time-rhythm). He was a liberated African slave who first strummed his 'ud at court ...
Posted by Thuh Rockhunter on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 04:35:00 PST |
Issue 32 - Versions and Voices: English Language Fashion from Frank Spencer to Jamie T |
Issue 32 - Versions and Voices: English Language Fashion from Frank Spencer to Jamie TOne of the best things about living in England is the pace of change in speech fashions. Other countries move glac...
Posted by Thuh Rockhunter on Mon, 29 Jan 2007 07:20:00 PST |
Ish 30 - Ourselves Alone: C86, Creation and the Celtic Pop Revival in the Atlantic Isles |
What with all the current fuhrer about Yndependente English Musicke at the moment (C86 is here again!!!!!! Scarper!!!!) I thought I'd reissue an issue from a coupla years back. Just to show you I know...
Posted by Thuh Rockhunter on Mon, 30 Oct 2006 02:20:00 PST |
