A few years ago, I posted something here about the shady work of a private Israeli intelligence agency to discredit those in the Obama administration who had helped secure the nuclear deal with Iran. The organization’s name was Black Cube. And, in my post, I noted the fact that, decades before, I was the member […]
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Explosive video surfaces of the legendary, time traveling musical terrorists Ski Troop Attack
Posted in Ann Arbor, Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged 1992, Aaron Dilloway, acoustic noise, Andy Claydon, Black Cube, Bulb Records, Clean White Surface, Couch, dystopia, Fears of Practice, Gingham Girls, Glass Needle, Hanson Record, Hanson Records, Harvey Drouillard, Jim Magas, King Strang, Leonard Cohen, Linette, Marquee Moon, Monarchs, music video, Nickels Arcade, noise music, performance art, Pete Larson, Prehensile Monkeytailed Skink, Roger Corman, sister wives, Ski Troop Attack, Songs of Love and Hate, terrorism, time travel, trees, Warren Jeffs, water, wax, Wolf Eyes 17 Comments
The legacy of CBGB further unwinds into nothingness with Target’s East Village appropriation
I try my best not to be too terribly sentimental about things. I understand that, no matter how much we might try to stop it from happening, everything changes. I know, eventually, everything wonderful and meaningful is destroyed and replaced. As I’ve discussed here before, though, there are certain things I find it difficult to […]
Posted in Art and Culture, Mark's Life, Uncategorized Also tagged Atlanta, CBGB, commoditization, David Spivey, East Village, East Village Grieve, Hilly Kristal, New Jersey, Nordstrom, popular culture, punk, Ramones, Sex Pistols, Stereogum, Stiv Bators, Talking Heads, The Patti Smith Group 42 Comments