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Here is Jobriath, the American record company response to David Bowie. Apparently there was a billboard in Times Square and a massive publicity campaign behind Jobriath but he never took off.

I can see why. The introduction to his performance promises “[a]n unusual and exciting theatrical event” which fails to materialize. He seems to be wearing springs and at one point he does flying leaps around the stage. The voice is also second rate Bowie derivative. This isn’t exactly Width of a Circle.

I would imagine the biggest obstacle to Jobriath’s success is that he got to the patent office second (or 72nd considering glam was already waning when his first release came out). Strangely he shares a given name with actor Bruce Campbell.

—Mark Elliot Cullen

Is Karen O the new, Overt version of Chrissie Hynde?

—Bryan Klausmeyer 1 Comment

Amy Goodman, one of the leading progressive investigative journalists and head of Democracy Now! was recently arrested while covering a large protest against the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. Now that she has been officially released from prison, here is her story:

(Via Bitch, Ph.D..)

—Bryan Klausmeyer

Here’s a selection from a documentary about the painter Francis Bacon. He says he’s “optimistic about nothing” in particular.

Via The Guardian.

—Mark Elliot Cullen

The Flat Duo Jets On MTV’s The Cutting Edge (1985):

And then there’s little brother, Dexter, who moved his bed into a building behind the house. He calls it ‘The Mausoleum.’

—Mark Elliot Cullen

—Mark Elliot Cullen

Part 1:

Part 2:

The illegal downloader says…
The complete freeloader says…

—Mark Elliot Cullen

Here’s my nomination:

His description is also pretty priceless:

This is My Sharona by the Ramones(?), A Tribute to the Grandfathers(?) of punkrock. The first punk rock band.

—Mark Elliot Cullen

Ever heard of them?

—Mark Elliot Cullen

Some sort of black socialist movement interrupted Obama’s speech. Then the (largely white) audience started chanting “Yes, we can” but I’m still unclear what that was in reference too. “Yes, we can- shout down protesters?”

And I believe Obama puts on some sort of accent at the end of this video. Of course anyone who’s been in the South for a few days can tell you that you do fall into those patterns. That Burroughs quote about language being a virus holds true.

For future reference, now that we live on youtube, it’s important to remember to print in bigger fonts.

[Via The Guardian.]

—Mark Elliot Cullen

Kate Bush’s Cloudbusting lyrics:

I still dream of Organon. I wake up cryin’. You’re making rain, And you’re just in reach, When you and sleep escape me.

Willem Reich on Wikipedia:

He said he had discovered a form of energy, which he called “orgone,” that permeated the atmosphere and all living matter, and he built “orgone accumulators,” which his patients sat inside to harness the energy for its reputed health benefits. It was this work, in particular, that cemented the rift between Reich and the psychoanalytic establishment.

—Mark Elliot Cullen

This should cure you of your maladies.

—Mark Elliot Cullen

Presenting your new favorite video. A big thank you to Rachael Brown, who has a proportional afro at times, unlike the backup singers in this video.

—Mark Elliot Cullen

—Mark Elliot Cullen

I think the first part of this tape is Patti Smith’s audition for the Velvet Underground lookalike contest. Also, awesome prop guitar.

—Mark Elliot Cullen