…breathe in the air.
Ernest Frazier was born in 1942 on a farm in Duboise Crossroads, South Carolina. He was moved to New York City as an infant and lived in Harlem. During the 1960s he attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City. After several group and solo exhibitions in 1972 Frazier was invited to exhibit in "Contemporary Black Artists in America" at the Whitney Museum. A second exhibition at the Whitney in ’72, "Contemporary American Paintings" also featured Frazier’s work. The following year, 1973, Frazier was invited to exhibit in the Whitney Biennial and in 1974 he showed in the Whitney exhibition, "The Twentieth Century, 35 American Artists." In 1973 Frazier purchased and restored an abandoned, red brick foundry building in Saugerties, NY. In the decades that followed, Frazier lived and worked in Saugerties, exhibiting extensively regionally. The bibliography of Frazier's work includes Art Forum, The New York Times and The Village Voice. Collections holding his work include the Whitney Museum, the Brooklyn Museum and the Schenectady Museum.
From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view. The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever.
Field Music's David Brewis is School of Language. His Thrill Jockey debut, Sea From Shore, is an instantly addictive collection of songs highlighted by bouyant loops and chunky riffs. The album was primarily recorded by David alone and consciously susceptible to the cut-and-paste, multi-tasking tangents induced by laptop recording, these constructions are resolutely un-band-like, veering between the intricate and unplayable and the solitary and unadorned, their cohesion stemming from an embrace of all that is most obtuse and personal.Sea From Shore features one or two cameo appearances from David's hometown friends. Barry Hyde of The Futureheads plays guitar and sings on "Disappointment '99", while the same band's David Craig, sings on "Disappointment '99" and on "Extended Holiday". School of Language will be touring the U.S. in March joined by Doug McCombs (Tortoise, Eleventh Dream Day, Brokeback) on bass and Ryan Rapsys (Euphone, Ambulette) on drums.
SOURCE: ThrillJockey.com
Sam Zell Says 'Fuck You' To His JournalistSalty billionaire Sam Zell has long been known for his foul mouth and abrasive demeanor, rough edges that helped the real estate magnate build a reputation as a feisty and iconoclastic investor. But Zell's bluntness backfired at a Jan. 31 meeting of Orlando Sentinel staff after Zell said "fuck you" to a journalist who twice questioned him about softening news coverage. Most staff did not hear the insult until they watched the incident on video, one source said, in a recording that has been making the rounds and generating buzz within the Sentinel. The target of Zell's curse was photographer Sara Fajardo, and Zell called her at least twice the weekend to apologize, the source said. After the jump, exclusive video of Zell's brazen insult. [READ MORE]SOURCE: Gawker.com
For the kindest manEarly Monday morning December 10th, 2007, Cannonball, the kindest man in the world, was admitted to ORMC after a motorcycle accident. He suffered severe head trauma and is in a coma. Though the prognosis wasn't originally hopeful he is taking baby steps toward consciousness and full movement. No one knows what the final outcome will be but if anyone can beat this thing it's Cannonball. He needs love, friendship, positive energy and let's face it — coin. Friends and loved ones kept vigil at the hospital before his move to rehab, musical/art benefits are going on and more are being planned, and we know he can feel the love. But there's more to be done — any and all ideas to help Cannonball and his family please go for it... Thanks, Katie and StephanieSOURCE: Zelo
— Cannonball Relief Fund
This site is accepting donations to help with Cannonball's medical costs and/or physical rehab. 100% of the funds will go to Cannonball.
Not too long ago, I had the distinct pleasure to work with a fellow who happened to be quite a luthier. He had a few photos of his craftsmanship with him at the office. The woodworking was magnificent and rivaled any upper-tier bass line I've seen. He brought an actual bass into the office one day for show and tell. Amazing! The basses are uniquely blended layers of beautiful and exotic wood. If you're a bass player or just like finely crafted wood instruments, RM Basses are worth checking out.
SupersilentAnyone who's heard A Love Supreme (1963) — or hey, Lift Yr. Skinny Fists Like Antennas to Heaven (2000) — should have some idea of the spiritual associations, however loosely defined, of music that falls loosely into these sub-genres. What always struck me about free jazz, in particular, was how it conveys both spiritual ecstasy and chaotic dread at the same time. Y'know, just like how the words "rapturous" and "apocalyptic" carry very different connotations but mean essentially the same thing. Supersilent's latest title-less masterpiece — the follow-up to 2003's equally incredible 6 — comes dangerously close to being the essential document of that non-juxtaposition; a perfect intersection of free improvisation, electroacoustic experimentation, and the dramatic arc of post-rock.— Joel Elliott
The already startling death of actor Heath Ledger has taken on another startling dimension following the revelation that Ledger courted a self-proclaimed obsession with another tragic figure, late English folk singer Nick Drake. This obsession even manifested itself in a piece of Drake-inspired performance art that may have foreshadowed Ledger's demise.
The line-up for the 2008 COACHELLA VALLEY MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL — Friday, April 25, Saturday, April 26 and Sunday, April 27 — was announced January 21 at an event in Mexico City. Beyond the line-up announcement, COACHELLA promoters detailed their plans to make tickets and travel packages directly available to music fans throughout Mexico.
“This is really a way for us to get closer to our fans throughout Latin America who have been supportive of Coachella for the past 10 years,”
Ganesha (also known as Ganapati and Vinayaka) is one of the most worshipped deities in the Hindu faith, also extending into Buddhism and beyond India. He is easy identifiable by his elephant head (as you can see in the picture) and is known as the ''Remover of Obstacles'' but also places obstacles in paths of some. 
Heath Ledger was found dead Tuesday at a downtown Manhattan apartment, and police said drugs may have been a factor.
My life right now is, I wouldn't say reduced to food, but my duties in life are that I wake up, cook breakfast, clean the dishes, prepare lunch, clean those dishes, go to the market, get fresh produce, cook dinner, clean those dishes and then sleep if I can. And I love it. I actually adore it.
I'm not good at future planning. I don't plan at all. I don't know what I'm doing tomorrow. I don't have a day planner and I don't have a diary. I completely live in the now, not in the past, not in the future.
Francis Bacon,His works established and popularized an inductive methodology for scientific inquiry, often called the Baconian method or simply, the scientific method. In the context of his time such methods were connected with the occult trends of hermeticism and alchemy[citation needed]. Nevertheless, his demand for a planned procedure of investigating all things natural marked a new turn in the rhetorical and theoretical framework for science, much of which still informs conceptions of proper methodology today.
Bacon was knighted in 1603, created Baron Verulam in 1618, and created Viscount St Alban in 1621; without heirs, both peerages became extinct upon his death. He has been credited as the creator of the English essay.
BLACK MOUNTAIN"In the Future is an expansive statement of an album, full of big guitars and cold space, a variety of sounds and a hard-earned and ever-present brilliance."SOURCE: JagJaguwar
— 8/10, POP MATTERS
"Confident but not copyist, in the future few records will sound this dominant." -- 8/10, NME
"…an ambitious state-of-the world address that delivers on an emotional and visceral level."
— 4 stars, MOJO
"Impossibly brilliant second album. Listen to In The Future and you'll probably care about this band for a long long time"
— 4.5/5, THE SUN
In The Future "eclipses their previous output and hits a consistent note of righteous force."
— WIRE magazine
"…heady, heavy and brilliantly executed: stoner rock for the masses."
— WORD magazine
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WorkaholicsIt was hard to imagine someone being passionate about mining coal or scrubbing dishes. But the new face of work, at least for some people, opens up the possibility that work is the thing (much of the time) that you'd most like to do. Designing jobs like that is obviously smart. Finding one is brilliant. [READ MORE]
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