Al Namrood - Youm Tusaar Nar AlJaheem

Al Namrood are a Saudi Arabian black metal band that have been rocking my world these past days. They have to my knowledge released a self titled EP and an album 'Asthl Al Tha'r' which translates as 'Vengeance Intensified' which was released in May.
Their 'Myspace' page is here.
Do yourself a favour and do check them out.
UPDATE:
There was also a split release with Dhul-Qarnayn & Ayyur called 'Narcotized'

Sly Stone & George Clinton "Thank You For Letting Me Be Myself" Live Zanzibar Santa Monica 3/15/09

Sly Stone w/ a rare appearance playing guitar on the Sly and Family Stone classic w/ help from George Clinton and BabyStone during the Sly Stone Variety Show/ Birthday Party Celebration

The super seven incher!

One question: Do you spit or swallow?

Robot girlfriend for lonely men

She's big-busted, petite, very friendly and she runs on batteries.

Sega, best known for its home video game consoles, has introduced a 15-inch tall robotic 'girlfriend' that kisses on command, with a target market of lonely adult men. The robot, named "EMA", which stands for Eternal Maiden Actualization, is designed to pucker up for nearby human heads, entering "love mode" using a series of infrared sensors powered by battery. "Strong, tough and battle-ready are some of the words often associated with robots, but we wanted to break that stereotype and provide a robot that's sweet and interactive," said Minako Sakanoue, a spokeswoman for the maker, Sega Toys to Reuters news agency. "She's very lovable and though she's not a human, she can act like a real girlfriend." EMA can also hand out business cards, sing and dance. Sega is hoping to sell 10,000 robotic girlfriends in it's first year and envisions a $10-billion market for artificial intelligence in a decade. The busty bot will be available in Japan in September for around $175.

(Via 'Fun-On')

The Fireman of the Follies Bergere 1928

(Via 'coisas do arco da velha' & 'pratinho de couratos')

Deadicated...

(Thanx to Chris & Jim)

HA!

Cheney Is Linked to C.I.A. Concealment of Terror Program

The Central Intelligence Agency withheld information about secret counter terrorism program from Congress for eight years on direct orders from former Vice President Dick Cheney, the
agency's director, Leon E. Panetta, has told the Senate and House intelligence committees, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said Saturday.

The report that Mr. Cheney was behind the decision to conceal the still-unidentified program from Congress deepened the mystery surrounding it, suggesting that the Bush administration had put a high priority on the program and its secrecy.

Mr. Panetta, who ended the program when he first learned of its existence from subordinates on June 23, briefed the two intelligence committees about it in separate closed sessions the next day.

More at 'NY Times' here.

Bon Iver - The Wolves (Act I & II)

What might have been lost!
No apologies for this band again...
(Thanx to Heather @ 'I am fuel you are friends')

U.S. Wiretaps Were of Limited Value, Officials Report

While the Bush administration had defended its program of wiretapping without warrants as a vital tool that saved lives, a new government review released Friday said the program’s effectiveness in fighting terrorism was unclear.

(Full story at 'NY Times')

Girlz With Gunz # 66

Louise Wener
(Sigh!)

A different view

SURFACE : A film from underneath from tu on Vimeo.

Thomas Feiner & Anywhen - All That Numbs You

Thomas Feiner & Anywhen - The Siren Songs

Thomas Feiner & Anywhen - For Now

"Getting close by going far away

Going far by staying here
To the kind of place
Where loneliness ‘s travelling best
Leaving ill and well alone
If all fails
All fails
Let the clock strike upon this resting hour

For now
For now
Leaving point despair
Leaving point hope

Getting lost to find a way back home
Getting back by letting go
Make another thought fall
In the flow of things
And death is just a breath away
But so is life
Saying this, but knowing not
Which scares the most

For now
For now
Leaving point despair
Leaving point hope

Whatever worry
running through the veins
When you go, we go
Whatever worry
Raise the flair
When you’re there
You’re there
Getting close
Abandoning point home
Leaving point despair
Looking up from the rush of things
in the point of life
that is now
a point of life
For now"