Ghengis Jung
I gave it a 2 for ambience–I would give it a 1 except the loud noises of people being thrown on the ground coming from the next door Tae Kwan Do Dojo were amusing.
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Crystal Cat, from Dan Deacon’s Spiderman of the Rings. Dan Deacon’s new album Bromst comes out March 24th, but you can listen to it now on NPR.org.

             

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Vintage fear mongering.

             

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Does it include grease to spray all over your face?
             

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A: Patsy Cline is insane.
B: Yeah – really nuts.
A: I’m serious. Have you ever noticed, with the Patsy Cline songs – I realize she didn’t write them – or at least I don’t think she did – but anyway, the Patsy Cline, it’s always I lost my baby or my baby’s gone or my [...]

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“What you are about to see is a mix of unrelated YouTube videos/clips edited together to create ThruYou. In other words, what you see is what you hear.” – Kutiman

Check out Kutiman’s Thru You site to hear/see the full tracklist.
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Sean Connery’s finest moment?

             

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Call Now!

Update: James at Endless Automata alerted me to Ned Ragget’s blog, which provides some background on Manakin.
             

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“I understand that this is the very brand of pen that Jesus used to jot down the Ten Commandments.”
             

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Michel Gondry solves a Rubik’s Cube with his nose.

             

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“An edition in the ongoing series METHODS & APPARATI for Social Facilitation and Mood Elevation”

             

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From Ken Freedman’s great collection of velvet art at the WFMU studios.

UPDATE: If I am understanding correctly, a WFMU Marathon pledge of $365 or more during Ken Freedman’s show right now will put you in the running to OWN this amazing work of art!
             

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Andy Warhol eats a hamburger in New York, 1968.

Why does it sound like people are rioting nearby?
             

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InterestingIdeas.com has an amazing collection of roadside art, many of which I recognize from the Chicago area.
Is it any surprise that so much of America’s great art can be seen from the window of a passing car, in the melange of shop signs, billboards and cheesy buildings, in the personal monuments people make in their [...]

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The best radio station on the planet needs your help!
I did the “Mouse of Today” pledge and can’t wait to get the awesome swag, including the Locked Groove LP, Running in Place! I can’t think of a better gift than a LOCKED GROOVE LP, can you?!
WFMU’s annual fundraising Marathon is underway and runs until March [...]

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Face paint videos by artist James Kuhn.

See the whole amazing, bizarre set of 120 videos!