Sound it Out # 33: Beth Orton- "Magpie” (MP3) I can’t think of anyone who makes more consistently beautiful, melancholy music than Beth Orton. Her songs are full of nuanced… Read the rest of the article: Beth Orton – "Magpie” (MP3)

Lizz Winstead is raising money to make a PSA about reproductive rights.  She's a writer, comedian, asskicker and one of the creators of The Daily show. I believe her that… Read the rest of the article: Help fund Lizz Winstead's PSA for reproductive rights

Sound it Out # 32: Black Moth Super Rainbow – "Windshield Smasher” There’s a guy in Pittsburgh who calls himself Tobacco. He's been making music as Black Moth Super Rainbow… Read the rest of the article: Black Moth Super Rainbow – "Windshield Smasher” (MP3)

Sound it Out # 31: Redd Kross – "Stay Away From Downtown" The brothers Steve and Jeff MacDonald are the core of Redd Kross, who played their first show opening… Read the rest of the article: Redd Kross – "Stay Away From Downtown" (MP3) – Boing Boing Exclusive!

Sound it Out # 30: Zulu Pearls – "No Heroes No Honeymoons" Zulu Pearls is a fellow named Zach Van Hoozer who moved from Washington DC to Berlin a couple of years… Read the rest of the article: Zulu Pearls – "No Heroes No Honeymoons" (MP3) – Boing Boing Exclusive!

  Music for Marriage Equality is working with Washington musicians to approve R-74, a referendum that will put same-sex marriage to the popular vote on Washington's state ballot in November.… Read the rest of the article: "Same Love" – A Song for Marriage Equality

I challenge you to un-see this. I asked photographer Markus Mueller about these hilarious and semi-disturbing shots on his website: We shot these in different locations in berlin. one day… Read the rest of the article: Plumber's butt, transcended

  No berry is safe from Peanut the turtlet.

  Sound it Out # 29: Cat Power – "Ruin" Cat Power (aka Chan Marshall) has finished her first album of new material since 2006’s The Greatest. It’s called SUN… Read the rest of the article: Cat Power- "Ruin" (MP3)

Sound it Out # 28: Daydream Vacation- "Dare Seize the Fire" I’m pretty sure Dave Einmo is some kind of pop music savant. He has a band called Head Like… Read the rest of the article: Daydream Vacation- "Dare Seize the Fire" (MP3)

Sound it Out # 27: Laetitia Sadier – "Find Me the Pulse of the Universe" Laetitia Sadier sings like no one else. She bravely meanders all over the vocal spectrum,… Read the rest of the article: Laetitia Sadier – "Find Me the Pulse of the Universe" (MP3)

I happened upon this mini-library in my neighborhood and am so impressed with the movement that Little Free Library has started that I am getting one together for our street.… Read the rest of the article: Little Free Library can help put a library on your corner

Georganne Deen – "Song of Myself" detail  I never thought I’d say this, but you are lucky if you live in the Dallas area. Georganne Deen is my favorite living… Read the rest of the article: Sloths, Magic and Tripping: The Art of Georganne Deen

Sound it Out # 26: The Dandy Warhols – "The Autumn Carnival" The Dandy Warhols have been a band since 1994. They’ve released 8 widely-different studio albums in these 18… Read the rest of the article: [MP3] The Autumn Carnival, by The Dandy Warhols

Sound it Out # 25: Miniature Tigers – "Female Doctor" I almost didn’t want to single out one song from Miniature Tigers’ new album Mia Pharoah because the whole thing… Read the rest of the article: Miniature Tigers – "Female Doctor" (MP3 download)

  This gives new meaning to "Dust Buster".

LA's Museum of Contemporary Art invited the city to the opening party for Cai Guo-Qiang's "Sky Ladder" exhibition, the highlight of which was a massive explosion of rockets and other… Read the rest of the article: Cai Guo-Qiang Explosion Event at MOCA

 Sound it Out # 24: Soft Swells – "Put It On the Line" Soft Swells’ debut album sounds exactly like what it is: a duo of New York musicians transplanted… Read the rest of the article: Soft Swells – "Put It On the Line" (MP3 download)

Here's the new self-directed video for "Crazy Clown Time," the new single from director (and songwriter) David Lynch. His new album is also called Crazy Clown Time.  Mr. Lynch continues to… Read the rest of the article: David Lynch "Crazy Clown Time" (Video)

Princess Juliana International Airport (SXM) on St. Maarten has an extremely short runway (7152 feet) that forces jets to get mighty close to people at Maho Beach.  Photographer Josef Hoflehner has… Read the rest of the article: Gorgeous photos of jets flying too close to the beach