September 2010

The Archives

• art, music

  Explosions, Verginer and Nice Bike Shelf Design

  09.27.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  + Explosions in the Sky – Live at the 2640 Space in Baltimore For those of you who were unable to get into the sold out Explosions show a few weeks ago someone was kind enough to record and upload the Explosions set in its entirety.  Great sound quality.  FLAC format.  Definitely worth adding to [...]

• music

  Envy – Recitation

  09.23.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Soooo the new Envy album Recitation leaked.  I found it on Skream your lungs out – which is where I will direct you to go download it. HEY BALTIMORE: Envy is playing with Touche Amore this Saturday the 25th at the Ottobar.  Go see them!

• art, film

  Twelve O’Clock in Baltimore

  09.14.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  Twelve O’Clock in Baltimore is a film that explores the illegal dirt bikers that ride around the city’s streets in giant packs.  If you’ve never witnessed riding behind 25 dudes on dirt bikes and ATV’s popping wheelies  on a crowded city street it’s something.  The 1:00 minute mark in the video is such a good shot. This [...]

• music

  The Tallest Man on Earth – Sometimes the Blues is Just a Passing Bird

  09.12.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  The Tallest Man on Earth is back with a new 5 song ep entitled Sometimes the Blues is Just a Passing Bird.  If you’ve heard any of his previous albums this should be familiar territory – pretty finger picked acoustic guitar passages with distinctive Swedish accented singing that reminds me of a young nasally Bob Dylan. I love the [...]

• architecture

  The Davis Residence

  09.12.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  If I ever manage to make a large sum of money in my lifetime this is how I will spend it.

• articles

  Two Years in Prison – A First Person Account

  09.07.10 | Permalink | Comment?

  A guy who served two years in prison for armed robbery revisits his old message board stomping grounds and answers random questions.  His answers are fascinating Ugh, Digging a hole: I saw 12 deaths inside. Three of them were at the hands of screws. One of those was a gunshot to the head while a guy was [...]