Pink Moan

December 24th, 2008 by Gnat

Here’s a mental health break for the holidays: a hilarious clip from that mediocre Ricky Bobby movie Will Ferrell came out with a couple of years ago. I mean, it’s kind of Xmas-y. It’s all about the baby Jesus…

November 30th, 1999 by Gnat

Now that I have your attention, listen up. This album was released in 1974, and few original copies exist today (the copies that are still in existence will cost you mucho dinero to acquire). I just read this LP was reissued in a very small run (prolly for collector scum), so I suggest you take a few moments to download this here digital file. Amazingly good afro psych/pop/groove. A fuzzy lead guitar snakes its way through one catchy, rhythmic tune after the next. Highly recommended.

Get it here.

November 30th, 1999 by Gnat

Waylon Jennings, wow.

November 30th, 1999 by Gnat

Oh gentle readers, my blog posts have been few and far between, I know. I’ve been sort of overwhelmed with attempting to navigate the sea of information online as of late. I’ve found the migration of users from Myspace to the cleaner, yet just as time-wasting, Facebook to be a semi-fascinating phenomenon. Social media — is it a groovy new way to communicate or just the next dot com bubble? I think that remains to be seen, and the future is unwritten so it’s anyone’s guess. I know lately that I crave to return to some more primal, pure, way of living. Twitter and Facebook are nice, yes, but what about steppes and tundras? Deserts, forests and oceans. Albert Hoffman in his old age and wisdom said that we must include nature in our everyday lives in order to be happy. I agree. A conundrum of modern life has always been how to marry progress with happiness. Here are ten historic clashes that kicked our intellectual evolution into overdrive:

The 10 Biggest Intellectual Fights Of All time

November 30th, 1999 by Gnat

So here:

(pic taken by me at Sanborn and Sunset, Silverklake, LA)

November 30th, 1999 by Gnat

I have to blog about this infographic from the New York Times article, Why Is Her Paycheck Smaller? While the results are annoying (yet not surprising), I find this to be a very cool little infographic. It’s interactive, so click on the below image to go to the NYT page then rollover the dots to see details.