Art Galleries of Second Life: Group Griefing? Good Grief!

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Art Galleries of Second Life: Group Griefing? Good Grief!

All this tsurris for what amounted to roughly US$2.00? Is the Czech economy possible even more messed up than the U.S. at this point? Or is the person in question simply bored out of zir skull?

Well, in this case there wasn't much more to see.

Barbie vs. Nellie @ The Velvet

It was a long and off-beat set, with summer setting in, Lolothehe at a conference, Jasper in the hospital and many, many regulars with login troubles during the night.

Started a bit before 6 pm (SLT) due to a missing Ceawin, and eventually checked my e-mail to realize that Lolo would be a no show thanks to what I thought was paying work, but turned out to be an anime con.

Silly me, as usual, forgot to take names and keep prisoners.

Here's the playlist:
1. 311 - My Stoney Baby (3:44)
2. Guided By Voices - Teenage FBI (3:19)
3. A Fine Frenzy - The Minnow & The Trout (4:28)
4. David Bowie - Andy Warhol (3:52)
5. The Shins - Caring Is Creepy (3:20)
6. Rob Mayth - Barbie Girl (Bangbros Instrumental RMX Edit) (2:55)
7. Nellie McKay - G.E.S. (1:42)
8. Billy Idol - White Wedding - Part 1 (4:10)
9. Alma Cogan - Tennessee Waltz (German Version) (2:13)
10. The Submissive - Big Sister Sir (1:19)
11. ABBA - Chiquitita (5:24)
12. Regina Spektor - Ode To Divorce (3:42)
13. Robyn Hitchcock - N.Y. Doll (3:45)
14. The Raveonettes - Blitzed (3:02)
15. Neil Young - Captain Kennedy (2:53)
16. David Byrne - Carnival Eyes (4:04)
17. Xiu Xiu - In lust you can hear the axe fall (3:30)
18. Tiny Tim with Brave Combo - Girl (3:05)
19. The Submissive - Lesbian Bikers Clubhouse Slut (0:20)
20. God Is My Co-Pilot - About How I Hate Boys (0:25)
21. RuPaul - Supermodel (You Better Work) (4:00)
22. Tiger Lillies - Car Crash (2:52)
23. Judy Garland - Over The Rainbow (2:47)
24. Rob Mayth - Barbie Girl 2007 - Alex M. Rmx Edit (3:31)
25. The Beatles - Polythene Pam (1:12)
26. Annie Lennox - Ghosts In My Machine (3:30)
27. Tori Amos - Lust (3:53)
28. Pink - God Is A DJ (3:45)
29. Alma Cogan - Itte Kudes (Japanese Version Of Tell Him) (2:15)
30. Liz Phair - Divorce Song (3:20)
31. GET SET GO - Die Motherfucker Die (4:46)
32. Android Lust - Dragonfly (edit) (3:41)
33. Nellie McKay - Clonie (1:56)
34. Hepburn - I Quit (3:55)
35. Le Tigre - This Island (3:23)
36. Truckasauras - Up, Up, Down, Down, L, R, L, R (3:01)
37. Leonard Nimoy - A Visit To A Sad Planet (3:05)
38. Thomas Lunch - Leonard Nimoy (2:53)
39. Ben Harper - Touch From Your Lust (4:27)
40. Rasputina - A Quitter (3:59)
41. Thomas Lunch - I Love You When You Throw A Fit (3:00)
42. Regina Spektor - Sailor Song (3:15)
43. Michael Kamen - Besides You / Divorce (3:53)
44. Robyn Hitchcock - 'Cause It's Love (Saint Parallelogram) (3:23)
45. Neil Young - Quit (Don't Say You Love Me) (Album Version) (6:02)
46. Four Star Mary - Pain (Slayer Mix) (3:40)
47. Eddie From Ohio - Clear and Present Danger (4:39)
48. Caroline Herring - All The Pretty Little Horses (3:06)
49. Czech - Angel (3:15)
50. Talking Heads - The Book I Read (Album Version) (4:10)
51. Robyn Hitchcock - Museum Of Sex (4:00)
52. K’Naan - In the Beginning (3:22)
53. Regina Spektor - *** (0:44)
54. Caroline Herring - Paper Gown (4:31)
55. Roxy Music - Angel Eyes (2:51)
56. Camera Obscura - Books Written for Girls (5:13)
57. Regina Spektor - Carbon Monoxide (4:59)
58. Rasputina - At The State Fair With A White Trash Sucker (Joseph Bishara Remix) (4:36)
59. M.I.A. - Paper Planes (3:23)
60. Angelo Badalamenti - The Bookhouse Boys (3:29)
61. Vampire Weekend - Cape Cod Kwassa Kwassa (3:34)
62. Nellie McKay - Pink Chandelier (1:38)
63. Timbaland - Come Around (3:54)
64. Gaudi - Theme from Carrie (Gaudi Remix) (7:35)
65. Aimee Mann - Calling It Quits (4:09)
66. Astrud Gilberto - Once I Loved (Album Version) (2:13)
67. She & Him - Black Hole (2:12)
68. Belle & Sebastian - The State I Am In (4:58)
69. The Postal Service - Such Great Heights (4:26)
70. Nellie McKay - Toto Dies (4:02)
71. Rob Mayth - Barbie Girl 2007 - Candy Boyz Vs Klubbstylerz Rmx Edit (3:38)
72. William Shatner - Ideal Woman (Album Version) (2:25)
73. Nellie McKay - Mother of Pearl (2:10)
74. Rocky Horror Show (Revival) - Time Warp (3:14)
75. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2) (4:01)
76. Elvis Costello & The Imposters - My Three Sons (3:06)
77. Patti Smith - We Three (4:19)
78. Bob Marley - Three Little Birds (5:20)
79. Pine Valley Cosmonauts - Great State of Texas (2:42)
80. Dar Williams - And A God Descended (4:15)
81. Dar Williams - The Christians And The Pagans (3:06)
82. Nelly Furtado - Legend (3:34)
83. Jacques Brel - Ne Me Quitte Pas (4:12)
84. Rocky Horror Show (Revival) - Dammit Janet (2:23)
85. Ofra Harnoy - And I Love Her (2:10)
86. Richard Shindell - Texas Rangers (4:09)
87. A Fine Frenzy - Come On, Come Out (3:35)
88. Austin Lounge Lizards - Stupid Texas Song (3:33)
89. John Fahey - Fight On Christians, Fight On (2:03)
90. Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Joan of Arc (3:37)
91. Vangelis - Mechanical Dolls (2:52)
92. Trans-Siberian Orchestra - Requiem (The Fifth) (2:59)
93. The Knux - Cappuccino (4:06)
94. Herman's Hermits Starring Pete - White Wedding (4:31)
95. Paul Anka - Smells Like Teen Spirit (2:42)
96. Austin Lounge Lizards - Maverick: A Love Song (2:55)
97. Mike Craver - Kalamazoo (4:58)

Miranda July on TSOYA

Just plugging this interesting interview with performance artist, Miranda July. Found it in the archives of The Sound of Young America -- it was an "of related interest" link to the recent Nellie McKay interview, described briefly in the previous blog posting.

Miranda July is a fiction writer, film maker and someone who, as a recording artist, sort of follows in the "tradition" of Laurie Anderson and other "hard-to-classify" acts.




The Sound of Young America: Miranda July

Too Short? Or Too Long?

I was late, it was the holiday weekend. Whaddayawant? I was stuck in the car for about 40 minutes, listening to this "Sound of Young America" interview with Nellie McKay. It's not especially revealing, but it does include an interesting solo version of "Mother of Pearl". {Dance Break!}



The Sound of Young America: Nellie McKay

Playlist from Friday's show (The Velvet) --

2. My Morning Jacket - One Big Holiday (5:21)
3. Patti Smith - Rock 'N' Roll Nigger (3:23)
4. Elvis Costello & The Imposters - Flutter And Wow (4:23)
5. R.E.M. - #9 Dream (4:38)
6. Bruce Cockburn - Peggy's Kitchen Wall (3:33)
7. Annie Lennox - Through The Glass Darkly (3:29)
8. Johnny Cash Feat. Joe Strummer - Redemption Song (3:27)
9. Camera Obscura - Lunar Sea (4:58)
10. Kimya Dawson - Viva La Persistence (Album Version) (3:47)
11. Bizarre - Gospel Weed Song (3:37)
12. Tiny Tim with Brave Combo - Hey Jude (3:46)
13. Dar Williams - Highway Patrolman (6:12)
14. Elvis Costello - Alison (3:25)
15. Joey Ramone - Don't Worry About Me (3:55)
16. Annie Lennox - Ghosts In My Machine (3:30)
17. Xiu Xiu - F.T.W. (2:56)
18. Brave Combo - Rondo a la Turca (1:52)
19. Roxy Music - Pyjamarama (2:52)
20. Céu - Bobagem (2:17)

A shortish set I know. But then the reason was stated already. {Dance Break!}

Under Construction - A Home for JIRANON

Thought you'd like to see a first look at the new home of JIRA Addicts Anonymous (aka Jiranon).

It will probably morph soon into a decaying, semi-abandoned church, but for now it's sort of Barney Rubble meets East Berlin socialist housing project.

If you'd like to visit you can find this most excellent edifice in Huineng.

The link is the SLURL. I feel so unclean whenever I say that.



Aza

डेथ मेटल कोप्स ऑफ़ थे वर्ल्ड

This is a death metal rendition of Phil Ochs' Sixties anti-hegemony, anti-imperialist ballad, "Cops of the World." This entry soon to be revised with the lyrics, since death metal does not particularly lend itself well to lyrics that are easily interpreted by the ear of anyone above a certain age (or so I've been told).

R.A.W. Machine videos

R.A.W. Machine are a Central NJ indie group, made up of high school and upper middle school students. They perform original work and cover versions of well-known songs, mostly with a anti-war, anti-torture point of view. RAW, in this case, being an acronym for "Revolutionary Anti-War." (My daughter reminds me that I should point out the reversal, though I told here I thought it was too obvious to mention.)

The videos on this playlist include their own performances and a smattering of videos that relate to their thematic concerns as a group.

Just in case there's any confusion, The R.A.W. Machine is a different group than the Portuguese heavy metal band with a very similar name.