Cath Carroll remembered...

Peter Terzian, editor of the anthology Heavy Rotation, and two of the collection's contributors--Martha Southgate and Joshua Ferris --talk about the unique and essential relationship between life and music and talk about the record albums that have inspired them.

Who is Cath Carroll I can hear you collectively ask?

The Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street Blues

The Rolling Stones - Loving Cup

Dot Allison - My Widow

Dot Allison - Paved With a Little Pain

Penguin Books design

A brilliant pool of photos at Flickr
As David Pearson who uploaded the photos says:

"I photographed the journal as part of my research for ‘Penguin by Design’. It currently resides in the Bristol University Archive (Special Collections). I certainly wouldn’t want to be responsible for it!"
Thanx to 'Boing Boing'
Jan Tschichold at Penguin Books (PDF)
Here

Influential people

Chinese Artists Dai Dudu, Li Tiezi, and Zhang An, 2006, oil on canvas

Go here to this painting of famous people. Hover your mouse over a person and it will usually bring up a Wiki link to that person. The camel leads to people who look like camels! Ha!

The Heartbreakers Live w/ Richard Hell (1975)

Going Steady, Chinese Rocks & Pirate Love. VERY RARE. Uncut, really bad quality!

Miserable

The New Adventures of Hitler was a satirical and surreal (one scene has Hitler opening a cupboard to find Morrissey singing Heaven Knows I’m Miserable Now) strip based on the claims of Hitler's sister-in-law Bridget Dowling that Hitler had lived with her, her husband Alois Hitler, Jr., and her son William Patrick Hitler in Liverpool from 1912 to 1913. It first appeared in Cut, a Scottish arts and culture magazine and became instantly controversial, and some interpreted Morrison to be a Nazi due to his use of Hitler in what was essentially a humorous story.
Via 'Coisas do Arco da Velha'

XLR8R TV Episode 81: The Bug & Warrior Queen

Smoking # 33

US soldiers smoke at FOB Solerno in Paktika province, Afghanistan.

At last a new release from Grant Hart

Hot Wax
01 You're the Reflection of the Moon on the Water
02 Barbara
03 Charles Hollis Jones
04 Schoolbuses Are for Children
05 Narcissus Narcissus
06 California Zephyr
07 Sailor Jack
08 I Knew All About You Since Then
09 My Regrets

Due: October 6

Suicidddde...so sadddd!

Artificial Paradise Inc

Dot Allison

Photos by Lorna Roach
The very beautiful Dot Allison releases her new album 'Room 7 and a Half' on Monday. There are contributions from James Johnston, Mick Harvey, Paul Weller and Pete Doherty. There is also a cover of one of my favourite Scott Walker songs 'Montague Terrace (In Blue)'.
You can download an alternatve version of 'Buzzin' Round The Honey Pot' here.
You can listen to other tracks from the album here.