From World of Wonder's WOW Report: Artist Lou Cannizzaro went back to 96 St Marks Place in Manhattan 33 years after that location starred on the cover of Led Zeppelin's… Read the rest of the article: Physical Graffiti — return to the scene

Photo by Whole Wheat Toast. (Thanks Tara McGinley! Via Neatorama)

I've especially enjoyed sharing some of my enthusiasms for obscure musical acts here on Boing Boing as the guest blogger. This post is about PJ Proby, crazed crooner and rock… Read the rest of the article: PJ Proby: Three Week Hero

One day I found myself looking for obscure "glam rock" compilations on Amazon UK and the "customers who bought this" recommendation led me to an album called "Breathlessly Brett" an… Read the rest of the article: Whatever Happened to Brett Smiley?

I hope Boing Boing readers enjoyed yesterday’s interview with Charles Hugh Smith. Today I’m posting an interview with another of my favorite bloggers, Dr. Housing Bubble. I discovered the good… Read the rest of the article: Dr. Housing Bubble Interview

Oh you lucky, lucky Boing Boing readers… I have a gift and I think it's pretty special: For those of you unaware of the work of Charles Hugh Smith you… Read the rest of the article: Of Two Minds: An Interview with Charles Hugh Smith

In 1967 artist Guy Peellaert (later responsible for David Bowie's Diamond Dogs album cover, It's Only Rock and Roll for the Rolling Stones, and the classic coffee table book Rock… Read the rest of the article: Cool Pop Art "Pravda" animation

As explained by Mike "Mish" Shedlock one of the smartest and most iconoclastic financial analysts writing on the economy: "To stimulate lending, the bailout plan will attempt to recapitalize banks.… Read the rest of the article: The Essence of the Rescue Plan

If you're a fan of "Borat" you'll love "Shirley Ghostman" the spoof telepsychic created by edgy British comic genius, Marc Wootton. "Shirley" — who is a man, an extremely effeminate… Read the rest of the article: High Spirits with Shirley Ghostman

In 1975, when I was nine years old, I discovered Lou Reed from reading about him in CREEM magazine. It was probably the very first rock magazine that I ever… Read the rest of the article: Lester Bangs audio interview

My wife just ran into the office and excitedly told me about this new video that Eric Wareheim of "Tim and Eric Awesome Show — Great Job!" fame directed and… Read the rest of the article: New MGMT video directed by Eric Wareheim

The things that has always alarmed me most about the right wing Republican/conservative/FOX News-watching types is how they wear their own IGNORANCE as a badge of honor! I can't get… Read the rest of the article: If It Walks Like A Duck and Talks Like a Duck Dept: The McCain-Palin Mob

From the Daily Mail: "A married couple who decided to go their separate ways agreed to divide their home and its contents literally – by sawing the house in half.… Read the rest of the article: Halfway House: Divorcing Couple Literally Saw Their House Apart

Earlier this year as the euro trounced the dollar on the exchange markets, it occurred to me that holding euros was much, much more tenuous than holding dollars as it… Read the rest of the article: Financial Crisis: Who is going to bail out the euro?

I'm really sick and tired of these online series that use the first personal confessional –like Lonelygirl15 and the totally awful Gemini Division with Rosario Dawson — in service of… Read the rest of the article: Web Therapy: Lisa Kudrow's smart new web comedy series

When most people think of "Adult Animation" they think of things like Ralph Bakshi's Fritz the Cat or Heavy Traffic, but Bakshi's lurid seventies shockers have got nuthin' on Shaun… Read the rest of the article: Monkey Dust

When I think of the peak concert attending experiences of my life, two of the top ten shows were Arthur Lee and Love. In the early 90s, I saw a… Read the rest of the article: New DVD documentary on Arthur Lee: "Love Story"

One of my favorite British TV comedy series — and I'll be blogging about several during my tenure here at Boing Boing — is a show about a Mancunian pot… Read the rest of the article: British TV comedy series about a Mancunian pot dealer called "Ideal"

As I continually slimmed down my record collection over the years, the works of certain artists who I knew would never, ever come out on CD tended to be the… Read the rest of the article: Jeannie C. Riley: Mini-skirted minx country singer

The Esozone festival, a "weekend event of fringe science and magick" featuring artist Paul Laffoley this weekend in Portland: An alternative but not necessarily parallel universe is forming in Southeast… Read the rest of the article: Esozone this weekend in Portland