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    hello glasgow

    First leg of the trip is completed safely: I flew into Machester yesterday. After a breakfast of the finest British cuisine (black pudding is not as bad as you'd think, although I avoided the stewed-looking tomato) we hopped on a bus and rode five hours up to Glasgow. It was a nice ride through country hills dotted with sheep and goats.

    Observations on UK freeways: very few SUVs, even fewer signs of any sort of truck-line transport. The "big rig" culture of US freeways appears not to exist here in any way at all.

    Glasgow, so far, is beautiful, and our hosts, David and Heather of Taurpis Tula / Volcanic Tongue, have been extremely kind and gracious. Their apartment is full of psychedelic records, religious icons, and Dr. Who memorabilia: I'd have a hard time imagining a place where I could be more comfortable.

    First show = tomorrow night = Number None, Jazzfinger, Taurpis Tula. I'll be the one wearing the boa which will likely be drenched in flop-sweat.

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    Sunday, July 31, 2005
    6:34 AM
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    hiatus

    So now, after a week of whirlwind activity (in which, among other things, I wrote a chapbook of 36 poems in 24 hours) I'm off to England, to join up with the other half of the Number None Mobile Unit for our micro-tour of the UK. UK readers of this blog, if there are any, consider checking out the tour dates on the Rebis page if you think you want to come out and see some ecstatic drone.

    So anyway, although I might attempt some blog posts from the road, I think it's likely that updates here will be minimal until after August 11th, which is when I'll be returning home. Hope you're all well~

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    Friday, July 29, 2005
    7:52 AM
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    hippie camp


    Some of my photos from this year's Spring conference are now online for your enjoyment. They give a good sense of the way my time was spent and the people who I spent it with.

    Just for comparison's sake, here are my photos from Spring 2004. Click on a thumbnail for a larger version, etc. etc.

     

    Wednesday, July 20, 2005
    1:02 PM
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    label (dis)information

    Some of you might be entertained by this Rebis label-profile, in which Chris M. and I provide slightly silly psuedo-answers to some of the interview questions...

     

    Sunday, July 17, 2005
    11:54 AM
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    linkfarm XX

    1. Need a source of half-baked ideas? Try Halfbakery

    2. Logan Darrow Clements wants to use eminent domain to build a hotel on the site of eminent-domain supporter Justice David Souter's home

    3. Every once in a while, it's a good idea to ask yourself if you need to take the music-snob oath

    4. I Roll Twenties, a T-shirt

    5. William Gibson on the culture of remix and appropriation, in Wired

    6. The good people at CrazyMeds.org give you straight talk about how to decode a patient information sheet

    7. 1998 issue of a zine for cough-syrup / Drixoral abusers (includes poetry)

    8. Nice timeline of hacking

    9. Are trolls the new pirates / Vikings? Behold Finntroll

    10. "Bar-bands lack storytellers": Justin Farrar discusses Comets on Fire via use of a dizzying welter of folk and/or rock subgenres

    Thanks to Tiny Lucky Genius (#3), Boing Boing (#5), and Make: (#8)

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    Thursday, July 14, 2005
    7:52 PM
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    roadtrip mixes / where music comes from

    Last night I completed the second draft of a new summer roadtrip mix, which I think is just about honed to perfection now. As usual, copies are available through the Raccoon Mix Exchange.

    While working, I noted that looking at where the music for this mix came from reveals a briarpatch of crisscrossing legal / illegal / semi-legal forces. Although this is getting to be increasingly par for the course for anyone seriously interested in music I thought I'd post the exact breakdown here.

    Of the 17 tracks on the completed mix...

    ...5 come from CDs I bought or otherwise legitimately own (gifts, etc.)
    ...2 come from CDs burned for me by friends
    ...3 come from albums I uploaded directly to iTunes from the CD collections / iPods of friends
    ...5 were downloaded from MP3 blogs (three (!) from Music For Robots)
    ...and 2 were purchased through the iTunes Music Store.

    Where does most of your music come from?

     

    Wednesday, July 13, 2005
    9:35 AM
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    upcoming rebis performances

    Just a reminder to Chicago-area Friends of Rebis: there will be two shows from guitar dronesters White/Light this week: tonight's free show at the Empty Bottle, with Odawas and Zelienople; and then tomorrow night's performance at the 3030 / Elastic Revolution space, where they will be performing a special "quiet" set with Rob Lowe of Lichens and a few extra guests. Fursaxa and Dreamweapon will be rounding out the 3030 bill.

    Bring a little extra cash if you want to pick up a copy of White/Light's debut CD...

    My own band, Number None, will be promoting our new release Urmerica with Chicago performances at the Blackspot Gallery on Tuesday, August 16th (with Keenan Lawler and Mike Tamburo)—and we'll be playing a free show in October at the Empty Bottle.

    This kind of information can always be easily found by looking at the sidebar on the Rebis news page, which is now a little calendar of upcoming events.

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    Monday, July 11, 2005
    12:54 PM
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