2007 May

A little short on time since I’m off to go see snazzy local outfit Craic Haus at Clancy’s in Long Beach in a few minutes, but I figured I’d share some links I’ve happened upon today since Chris has had me playing with del.icio.us for sinister Lockergnome purposes.
Today, you get space aliens and their ilk. You’re [...]

In Southern California, we pay for our excessive share of fine weather with any number of potential disasters just waiting to happen: earthquakes, tsunamis, landslides, flash floods, drought, and — as witnessed twice in just over a month in the Hollywood area alone — FIRES! FIRES!
Sure, there’s not much we can do to prevent something [...]

Chicagolandian Michael Xavier Vinikour (hereafter referred to as MXV) has been collecting records, going to various underground (i.e. punk rock, industrial, noisecore, and whatever other musical labels the kids are dreaming up these days) shows, watching B movies, and writing about these passions for over two decades now. He ran a fanzine by the name [...]

Colony Collapse Disorder is the name scientists have given to the sudden and mysterious decimation of bee populations worldwide, and some given the task to seek an explanation for this dire situation have pointed the possible finger of blame to the global explosion of cell phone use over the last decade.
I wrote about this phenomenon [...]