Miss Atom 2009

Yes its that time of the year to choose the most glamorous female working in the Russian nuclear industry.

Алёна Кирсанова has my vote (just for being near that water!).
All the participants here.
(Via 'Arms Control Wonk')

(There could well be a market for Russian brides that glow in the dark!)
For the winner of Miss Chernobyl 2004 go here.

UPDATE:
We have a winner!
Go here.

New Sonic Youth album drops June 9

Story from 'Pitchfork' here.

Yes - Loftus Road London 10 May 1975

how to make a dreamachine here.

Hallucinate without the use of drugs

Turn on the full screen option and stare at the screen and when instructed look around wherever you are.
Try and look at your hand for example.

Brion Gysin's Dreamachine

Genesis P'Orridge, Marianne Faithfull & Brion Gysin from the documentary 'Flicker'.

Dreamachines at the October Gallery London for the Bryon Gysin exhibition 12 October 2008.

Master Musicians of Jajouka - Live In Lisbon 2007

200 years! (Is that how old the world is Daddy?)

Charles Robert Darwin
(12 February 1809 – 19 April 1882)

(Thanx to Stevesmeggs for reminding me!)

Serge Clerc

'Jazz'
More Serge Clerc here and here.

Brain-steak bikini

(Poster by Rob Jones.)

Lots of Cramps pages here.

Serge Clerc comic strip 'Tales From The Cramps' (in French) from the pages of 'Metal Hurlantl' here.

Sorry

From 'coisas do arco da velha' blog here.

Diamanda Galás & John Paul Jones - Skótoseme (live Jon Stewart Show 1994)

Jack Kerouac's 'On The Road' scroll exhibition in Dublin

You can see the original manuscript scroll at University College, Dublin, Ireland until March 31.
More details here.

Amazing 2 year old drummer!

With thanx to the 'hangover-helper' who has another video at her blog here.

Leonard Cohen donates $200,000 (AUS) to Australian bushfire fund

(Photo by TimN)

Leonard Cohen,
you are one of the most amazing, inspiring and generous people to have ever walked this earth.

Full story from the 'BBC' here.

לא נראה כמוך שוב

אני להצדיע לך

(If anyone is interested Tim (whose photos of Leonard Cohen amongst others have graced this blog) has started a 'sheer joy of having seen Leonard Cohen on this world tour' group on Facebook. You can join it here.)