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FIELD NOTES
Although the truly hardcore set out Monday on a 260+ mile ride from Paris, there is still time for stragglers to make plans for the 2008 EUROPEAN CYCLE MESSENGER CHAMPIONSHIPS taking place this weekend in the Netherlands.
Hosted by the Technical University Eindhoven, the campus of which also doub... [more]
[07.21.2008]
Hosted by the Technical University Eindhoven, the campus of which also doub... [more]
[07.21.2008]
GET ACTIVE: CAUSES
GIRLS ROCK PHILLY - For the second year in a row this nonprofit Philadelphia-based organization is hosting a girls-only, week-long summer day camp for "junior rockers" between the ages of 9 and 17.
The camp will be held from August 4th to the 9th on the campus of Girard College in Philadelphia, ... [more]
The camp will be held from August 4th to the 9th on the campus of Girard College in Philadelphia, ... [more]
[04.30.2008]
MP3 Downloads
| Calexico "Two Silver Trees" mp3 (Touch & Go) |
Hearts of Palm UK "People and Logistics" mp3 (Hypnote) |
| Mephisto Odyssey "Bump (Hot Pink Delorean remix)" mp3 (self-released) |
The Chap "Carlos Walter Wendy Stanley" mp3 (Ghostly International) |
| The Walkmen "In The New Year" mp3 (Gigantic Music) |
Shaya "Take A Ride" mp3 (IM Culture) |
| Emiliana Torrini "Me And Armini" mp3 (Rough Trade) |
Men Without Pants "Double Life" mp3 (Def Jam) |
| Sigur Rós "Gobbledigook" mp3 (XL) |
Forward Russia "Spring is a Condition" mp3 (Mute) |
| Restiform "Bobby Trendy Addendum" mp3 (Anticon) |
Khia "What They Do (Jaguar Skills remix)" mp3 (Tommy Boy) |
| Jaguar Love "Bats Over the Pacific" mp3 (Matador) |
Common Market "Tobacco Road2" mp3 (Hyena) |
| Grampall Jookabox "The Girl Ain't Preggers" mp3 (Asthmatic Kitty) |
Ariel Pink's Haunted Graffiti "L'estat (According To The Widows)" mp3 (self-released) |
| Ra Ra Riot "Dying Is Fine" mp3 (Barsuk) |
Mercury Rev "Senses On Fire" mp3 (V2) |
| Shannon McArdle "Poison My Cup" mp3 (Bar/None) |
Fields "Are You Ready Yet?" mp3 (self-released) |
| The Dandy Warhols "The Ballad of Sheriff Shorty" mp3 (World's Fair) |
Parenthetical Girls "A Song For Ellie Greenwich" mp3 (Tomlab) |
| Birdmonster "Born To Be Your Man" mp3 (FADER) |
Donovan Quinn & the 13th Month "Holy Agent" mp3 (Soft Abuse) |
| The Proclivities "The Elephant" mp3 (self-released) |
Oxford Collapse "The Birthday Wars" mp3 (Sub Pop) |
| Rainbow Arabai "Omar K" mp3 (Manimal) |
Snailhouse "(Not) Superstitious" mp3 (Unfamiliar) |
| XX Teens "Darlin" mp3 (Mute) |
Tiesto "Global Harmony" mp3 (Coca-Cola) |
| Saul Williams "World On Wheels" mp3 (self-released) |
Duchess Says "Ccut Up" mp3 (Alien8) |
| The Dirty Hearts "Record Store" mp3 (self-released) |
The Discovery "Back To Basics" mp3 (self-released) |
LA CINEMA FILM + REVIEW
CINEMA
» Dig! The Movie - ARCHIVED: Peter Lindblad sits down with the captivating documentary of the history between the Dandy Warhols and the Brian Jonestown Massacre, a relationship that can only be described as bizarre. As a bonus, we've added a link to stream the entire film, for free.[07.24.2008 by Peter Lindblad]
CINEMA
» The Dark Knight - Is director Christopher Nolan the Dark Knight of twenty-first century cinema? Perhaps, but even if not there is no denying that Heath Ledger's swan song makes LAS cinema critic Susan Howson want to cry. Yeah, it is THAT real![07.23.2008 by Susan Howson]
CINEMA
» Wholphin - Composed of "Rare and Unseen Short Films," this DVD magazine from the McSweeney's publishing house is a treasure trove of visual delight with a staggering breadth of content. LAS staffer Mike Shea does the math and finds that McSweeney's + Short Films = Awesomazing.[07.21.2008 by Mike Shea]
CINEMA
» Hellboy II - In reviewing Guillermo del Toro's latest film, LAS cinema critic Susan Howson is damned if she does, damned if she don't, and as such she chooses to take the low road and infuriate every dude she knows by declaring this comic book-based sequel the "most solid 5/10 movie I've seen in a long time."[07.16.2008 by Susan Howson]
CINEMA
» Contempt - Enjoying another resurgence, director Jean-Luc Godard's cinematic classic, starring Brigitte Bardot and Jack Palance, is showing in theaters again. Jonah Flicker revisits the 1963 film, restored to a new 35mm print and touring the US this summer, including a run at the Nuart Theater in Los Angeles this week.[07.11.2008 by Jonah Flicker]
CINEMA
» Punk's Not Dead - At the same time retrospective, analytical, nostalgic, political and iconographic, Susan Dynner's indie documentary is a pleasantly scatter-brained examination, loosely centered on the ethics of Punk's cooption and commercialization in modern music's most unruly genre.[07.09.2008 by Patrick Sullivan]
POSITIONS OPEN »
LAS is looking for contributing writers with experience and interest in covering the following areas: Hip
Hop, R&B, Electronic music, Fiction and Non-Fiction
books, Films, DVDs, Video Games. We are also
looking for a Comic Strip creator. Interested parties should inquire
via email to .
» Black holes dine on hot, gassy pancakes. NOT RELATED: "The classic American pancake has many variations, but the buttermilk pancake is its highest form." CAUTION: In Washington state, a "grandmother suffered serious burns this morning after her nightgown caught fire while she was making pancakes for her grandchildren. The grandchildren, boys ages 12 and 13, are credited with using a fire extinguisher to put out the fire and for calling 911." SEE ALSO: In Ohio, a Toledo woman says she witnessed sexual activity at an IHOP on July 13th. "The witness claims it lasted for 20 minutes." [07.25.2008 01:00 pm]
» "Almost simultaneously, Obama has been described as 2008's version of 49-state winner Ronald Reagan as well as its incarnation of 49-state loser George McGovern--in fact, he's been compared to every presidential candidate since World War II." The absurdity of political analogies in the press. [07.25.2008 12:00 pm]
» Earlier this week Google launched Knol, an online publishing service that "could go head to head with Wikipedia." RELATED: Social news ranking site Digg is on offer to Google, and the online giant is set to buy the aggregator at a price in the region of $200 million. ALSO RELATED: Internet users remember the first time they used Google. [07.25.2008 11:00 am]
---» "Almost simultaneously, Obama has been described as 2008's version of 49-state winner Ronald Reagan as well as its incarnation of 49-state loser George McGovern--in fact, he's been compared to every presidential candidate since World War II." The absurdity of political analogies in the press. [07.25.2008 12:00 pm]
» Earlier this week Google launched Knol, an online publishing service that "could go head to head with Wikipedia." RELATED: Social news ranking site Digg is on offer to Google, and the online giant is set to buy the aggregator at a price in the region of $200 million. ALSO RELATED: Internet users remember the first time they used Google. [07.25.2008 11:00 am]
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» LATEST FEATURES
CINEMA
» Dig! The Movie - ARCHIVED: Peter Lindblad sits down with the captivating documentary of the history between the Dandy Warhols and the Brian Jonestown Massacre, a relationship that can only be described as bizarre. As a bonus, we've added a link to stream the entire film, for free.[07.24.2008 by Peter Lindblad]
CINEMA
» The Dark Knight - Is director Christopher Nolan the Dark Knight of twenty-first century cinema? Perhaps, but even if not there is no denying that Heath Ledger's swan song makes LAS cinema critic Susan Howson want to cry. Yeah, it is THAT real![07.23.2008 by Susan Howson]
FESTIVALS
» Pitchfork 2008 Postview - Despite a roster laden with too many new and little-known (cheaper?) bands, P4KMF2008 was a success. The lineup was diverse, the weather was projectedly spotty, the beer was plentiful, and the crowds were huge. Josh Zanger and Jon Burke report on the action.[07.22.2008 by Josh Zanger and Jon Burke]
BOUND + PRINT REVIEW
33 1/3: Reign In Blood - In his detailed analysis of Slayer's seminal 1986 album for Continuum Books' revered 33 1/3 series, D.X. Ferris doesn't open a whole new world of perspective on the album, but he does dig up a few anecdotal tidbits worthy of conversation, and gets Tori Amos to fantasize about menstruation over Afghanistan. [06.23.2008 by Dan Weiss]
Burning Angel - Mike Shea examines the new photobook from the alt-porn website of the same name and finds that, with more than 700 images, it "offers nothing that couldn't be accomplished with a mid-range camera phone and five minutes of Photoshop tutorials, and represents an insulting lack of craft even for so-called pornography." [06.20.2008 by Mike Shea]
I Was Told There'd Be Cake - In her book of sardonic twentysomething essays on single life in New York City, Sloane Crosley narrowly extinguishes the flame of "it"-girl backlash with a collection of sometimes poignant, sometimes mundane, sometimes hilarious, but generally entertaining anecdotes. [06.18.2008 by Eric J Herboth]
Plastic Words - Uwe Poerksen's monumental study explores the power of words, particularly in the political arena, in modern society. Do we truly embrace the abstract language of politicians or is there an inherent danger in such bland platitudes? Brian Christopher Jones discusses the world of language in his review of Poerksen's book, subtitled The Tyranny of a Modular Language. [06.10.2008 by Brian Christopher Jones]
Starbucked - In his new book, subtitled A Double Tall Tale of Caffeine, Commerce, and Culture, author Taylor Clark explores the rise of one the the most ubiquitous - and criticized - corporations in the world. Is Starbucks and their quest to rule the world as evil as critics believe? Coffee-lover Jason Middlekauff finds out. [05.22.2008 by Jason Middlekauff]
The American Plague - Molly Cardwell Crosby's book examines the outbreak of yellow fever in Memphis, Tennessee during the summer of 1878, and the medical community's often roundabout way of decoding the mysterious disease. Crosby's detailing of the deadly outbreak is remarkable, and the story is eerily echoed by the slow reaction of governments to similar events in our modern world. [05.14.2008 by Jason Middlekauff]
Burning Angel - Mike Shea examines the new photobook from the alt-porn website of the same name and finds that, with more than 700 images, it "offers nothing that couldn't be accomplished with a mid-range camera phone and five minutes of Photoshop tutorials, and represents an insulting lack of craft even for so-called pornography." [06.20.2008 by Mike Shea]
I Was Told There'd Be Cake - In her book of sardonic twentysomething essays on single life in New York City, Sloane Crosley narrowly extinguishes the flame of "it"-girl backlash with a collection of sometimes poignant, sometimes mundane, sometimes hilarious, but generally entertaining anecdotes. [06.18.2008 by Eric J Herboth]
Plastic Words - Uwe Poerksen's monumental study explores the power of words, particularly in the political arena, in modern society. Do we truly embrace the abstract language of politicians or is there an inherent danger in such bland platitudes? Brian Christopher Jones discusses the world of language in his review of Poerksen's book, subtitled The Tyranny of a Modular Language. [06.10.2008 by Brian Christopher Jones]
Starbucked - In his new book, subtitled A Double Tall Tale of Caffeine, Commerce, and Culture, author Taylor Clark explores the rise of one the the most ubiquitous - and criticized - corporations in the world. Is Starbucks and their quest to rule the world as evil as critics believe? Coffee-lover Jason Middlekauff finds out. [05.22.2008 by Jason Middlekauff]
The American Plague - Molly Cardwell Crosby's book examines the outbreak of yellow fever in Memphis, Tennessee during the summer of 1878, and the medical community's often roundabout way of decoding the mysterious disease. Crosby's detailing of the deadly outbreak is remarkable, and the story is eerily echoed by the slow reaction of governments to similar events in our modern world. [05.14.2008 by Jason Middlekauff]
» SURVEY SAYS...
Of the remaining candidates for US President, who would you - whether you are eligible to vote or not - cast your ballot for?
Voting for this poll has closed.
| I can vote, and I chose Clinton. |
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7% | |||
| I can't vote, but I'd chose Clinton. |
|
2% | |||
| I can vote, and I chose McCain. |
|
3% | |||
| I can't vote, but I'd chose McCain. |
|
2% | |||
| I can vote, and I chose Nader. |
|
3% | |||
| I can't vote, but I'd chose Nader. |
|
1% | |||
| I can vote, and I chose Obama. |
|
54% | |||
| I can't vote, but I'd chose Obama. |
|
15% | |||
| I can vote, and I chose a candidate not listed. |
|
5% | |||
| Politicians are all crooks. I'm not voting. |
|
2% |
With the summer Olympics in Beijing fast approaching, do you think world leaders and/or athletes should boycott the event in order to draw attention to China's suspect human rights record?
Voting for this poll has closed.
| Yes - the world will be watching. |
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44% | |||
| No - don't mix sport and politics. |
|
26% | |||
| Who doesn't have a suspect human rights record? |
|
28% |
Do you support "eco-terrorism" as a legitimate means of influencing environmental policy and/or commercial operations?
Voting for this poll has closed.
| No - destruction is destruction. |
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59% | |||
| Yes - so long as no humans are injured. |
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13% | |||
| Yes - but only against businesses. |
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2% | |||
| Yes - anyone/anything is fair game. |
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4% | |||
| Eco-terrorism is a fear-mongering term and I refuse to use it. |
|
20% |
How do you most often commute to work/school?
Voting for this poll has closed.
| Automobile - Car Pool |
|
4% | |||
| Automobile - Single Occupant |
|
28% | |||
| Bicycle |
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18% | |||
| Public Transport (Bus, Train, Subway) |
|
44% | |||
| Taxi |
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0% | |||
| Other |
|
4% |
» MEDIA DOWNLOADS
DJ Shadow
"Midnight In A Perfect World" video
TubeSpace
Deerhoof
"The Perfect Me" video
TubeSpace
Sam Champion
"You Can't Stop" video
quicktime | TubeSpace
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"Midnight In A Perfect World" video
TubeSpace
Deerhoof
"The Perfect Me" video
TubeSpace
Sam Champion
"You Can't Stop" video
quicktime | TubeSpace
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