A mélange of design, photography, music and life from Madison, Wisconsin

Authenticity–that word doesn’t exist in my vocabulary anymore

Posted: July 27th, 2010 | Author: Robin | Filed under: Music | No Comments »

Diplo on Pitchfuck:

I love seeing this shit mixed together, I love seeing it go in weird directions. That’s why I started DJing. I’ll keep doing that until I get bored with it, then I’ll open a root beer factory.

Now go to Mad Decent and buy some stuff! Oh and here’s Diplo’s latest


Burn!

Posted: July 27th, 2010 | Author: Robin | Filed under: Sites, Skateboarding | No Comments »

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By Garth Davis. A commercial, I know, but Mexico City is Rad!


FIFA fotos

Posted: July 14th, 2010 | Author: Robin | Filed under: Photography, Sports | No Comments »

Maybe you didn’t get Football Fever, but these photos are quite stunning.

Best of the World Cup Photography

This too! Excellent work!


B-Long

Posted: July 14th, 2010 | Author: Robin | Filed under: Bicycles | No Comments »

Bikes Belong
Bikes Belong’s mission is to put more people on bikes more often.

and this is good too.

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People for Bikes
Peopleforbikes.org is dedicated to channeling that passion to improve the future of bicycling. Our goal is to gather a million names of support, to speak with one, powerful voice—to make bicycling safer, more convenient and appealing for everyone.


TBone!

Posted: July 13th, 2010 | Author: Robin | Filed under: Music | No Comments »

Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue. You. Must. See. This. Show!

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photo: Andy Moore, Féte de Marquette, July 10, 2010, Madison, WI. Thanks M.N.A. and Wil-Mar.


Can I Be Blunt?

Posted: July 13th, 2010 | Author: Robin | Filed under: Art, Sites | No Comments »

Blunt cards are lol-ishious!

… enough already!


Being Quiet

Posted: July 6th, 2010 | Author: Robin | Filed under: Music | No Comments »

ZeroDB.org
Throughout the world, music is being used as a form of psychological torture.
Help us bring this brutal practice to an end.

This following video, featuring Massive Attack, is stunning and terrifying. Watch. It. All.


Being Loud…

Posted: June 30th, 2010 | Author: Robin | Filed under: Madison, Music, ka-boom!box, newlow, punk | No Comments »

and letting people know we’re here!

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Rythym and Booms 4realz! Please come-channel the GFOS!

The beginning and end of it was always working on the music,

Black Flag founder, guitarist and chief songwriter Greg Ginn on DIY at ArthurMag. A great read for musicians and artists


Street Songs of Love

Posted: June 29th, 2010 | Author: Robin | Filed under: Music | No Comments »

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Alejandro Escovedo from the Wall Street Journal:

To be a musician in America is to be a person who really doesn’t get any respect for what he does. And yet I think that music and the power of music is so important in our lives. The public recognizes the bigger bands. Yet there’s this whole world of bands that travel in vans and sleep on floors. We’re like Fuller Brush salesman; we just go door to door.


Triple Crown

Posted: June 24th, 2010 | Author: Robin | Filed under: Hockey, Sports | No Comments »

In honor of Duncan Keith’s Norris trophy, I bring you this:

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Thanks Chicago Trib. for the stoopid graphic.

Congrats Dunks! A career-high 69 points, Olympic gold, top defenseman honor and the Stanley Cup. BadAssed!