An awesomely innovative musical installation done by talking heads front man David Byrne.

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Big Ideas (don’t get any) from James Houston on Vimeo.

So we will be in Jacksonville Florida to see Tom Waits on July 1st. What else should we do? We are thinking that we’ll make a day or two out of it and try and do some stuff while were are in Jacksonville. You know, see some sites and shit. So if anyone knows of some cool stuff to do down there, or will be there and want to hang out, just drop me a line at haleysaner[at]gmail[dot]com

Now for a random photo.

We designed a logo and some t-shirts for our good friends, The Nones. Here’s T-Bone rocking the final output. Photo by Sue. Also check out their website, a WP site we created, and hit them up on myspace.

“Grant’s Lament” The Nones

Every night she comes
To take me out to dreamland
When I’m with her, I’m the richest
Man in the town
She’s a rose, she’s the pearl
She’s the spin on my world
All the stars make their wishes on her eyes
She’s my Coney Island Baby
She’s my Coney Island Girl
She’s a princess in a red dress
She’s the moon in the mist to me
She’s my Coney Island Baby
She’s my Coney Island Girl
Tom Waits

As the summer has finally come the thoughts of amusement parks and getting outside for some adventures is always exciting. I saw an old rerun of the show Artstar that featured Steve Powers who paint signs at Coney Island for free to preserve the integrity of sign painting and history it has had there. It made me think of Tom Waits, who we’re going to see in Jacksonville, FL in July.

Powers started his sign painting quest in 2003, so it’s not something new - you can read the New York Times article that covered it, Flash, Dash and Now, Art. Also, visit Powers’ Gallery and check out his showcase.

I rounded some images of hand painted signs from flickr, click on a photo to jump to that photographer’s page. More photos after the jump.

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This was a collaborative design effort between Nicole and I. It’s kind of a day and night motif. I dig the final result; and they look nice printed too. Check out Kathy’s music on myspace.

Jerry Falwell died last year, and for most people it was a good thing. His sermons were subversive and often spoke out against homosexuals, feminists, pagans, and anyone else that didn’t fit in with his religious views as the factors for a deteriorating American society. You know that people like him exist, but why is it that the most ignorant and hateful people get the most attention and those sharing peace and love are so easily written off?

Recently Falwell’s sons, Johnathan and Jerry Jr., have been in the news since they have continued the tradition of being ministers and preaching to their congregations. Although they have extreme pressure to live up to their dad’s legacy, we can only hope that they fail miserably in continuing a tradition of spreading hate and ignorance.

The news buzz reminded me of this great songwriter, Frank Hoier, and his performance of “The Death of Jerry Falwell.” Watch the video and then check out Frank’s myspace page through the link above.

I know I shouldn’t be so glad that someone’s dead
I know that man was as dangerous as a half a loaf of wonder bread
But when you use your time on our beautiful earth
To preach of what a person’s worth
By who they love or how they pray
Then I will view your final day
As a victory in the battle for truth, and
I’ll sing hallelujah Jerry Falwell’s on that black train
and rides in the caboose
Frank Hoier

But still rocks out like a motherfucker. Walk it off deaner. Walk it off.

Via brownie troop :

Well, turns out that Ween Europe 2008 isn’t that much different than any of the other Ween European tours. After our set at the ATP Festival the other night in England, we were hanging out with the Meat Puppets on the festival site. Read the rest of this entry »

Tom Waits hosts a press conference to announce the locations for his upcoming tour. PEHDTSCKJMBA!

Tour dates here

You should. Chances are you’ll never be the same.