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2012-01-08T22:35:00.001-05:00

The Gernsback Continuum

2012-01-08T20:37:00.000-05:00

"During his assignment to photograph 1930s era futuristic architecture, Parker begins to realize a "continuum," an alternative reality containing the possible future of the world represented by the architecture he is photographing – a future that could have been, but was not, thereby contrasting modernism to postmodern reality. Parker's glimpses of this fantastical utopian future, characterised by massive multi-lane highways, giant zeppelins and Aryan inhabitants become increasingly frequent and disturbing until, on the advice of a friend, he immerses himself deliberately in the grittiest 'realities' of our world (such as pornography and news stories about crime and war) that are at odds with the idealised world of Gernsback and others. Slowly the images fade to insubstantiality and the story ends with Parker able to ignore the sight of a nearly transparent flying wing. Parker realizes that he would rather live in a world characterized by pornography, crime, and random events than that of the Gernsback continuum." - via wikipedia

Charles Stross has some predictions on the future, spurred by Bruce Sterling and Jon Lebkowsky's annual State of the World discussion on the Well, where Sterling recommends William Gibson's "The Gernsback Continuum" (summarized above) as a means of preparation for future discussions.

Remember, "Parker realizes that he would rather live in a world characterized by pornography, crime, and random events than that of the Gernsback continuum."

"Don't go to the Tate Modern cause it's totally superficial..."

2011-05-02T08:39:00.000-04:00

Foundation: Jack Dorsey

2011-04-25T13:21:00.000-04:00

Really interesting stuff in this interview with Jack Dorsey:

"Making it in electronic music"

2011-04-21T12:08:00.000-04:00

"exactly because everyone seemingly performs to the lowest still acceptable standards, all you have to do as an artist is to unleash disproportional waves of creativity. Since nothing promises secure success anymore, all considerations to what “works in the marketplace” can be freely dumped and forgotten. The more out there you get, the better. It’s the only way to stand out in a totally dull environment."

via hacker news

Fugazi in DC, 1989

2011-04-07T20:47:00.002-04:00

NIN, Down In It

2011-04-07T20:15:00.002-04:00

Depeche Mode, Enjoy the Silence

2011-04-07T20:12:00.004-04:00

They won't let me embed it, but srsly.

DIY or Die interview with Ian MacKaye

2011-04-06T12:29:00.000-04:00

Rollins Band, Volume IV

2011-04-06T12:27:00.002-04:00

So good.

LCD Soundsystem

2011-04-04T12:10:00.002-04:00

Now that LCD Soundsystem have broken up, I can finally start listening to them objectively.

So that I can find it later, here's their last show.

Moving back here.

2011-03-31T20:55:00.002-04:00

Because I'm cheap.

Welcome

2009-08-09T19:12:00.000-04:00

Playing around with blogger. Wondering about moving things here.