AVANT/CHICAGOtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1696912009-11-13T14:55:00-06:00CULTURAL ECLECTICISMTypePadPut This On The X-Mas List - Steering Wheel Desktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a68d5a6c970b2009-11-13T14:55:00-06:002009-11-13T14:55:00-06:00Put This On The X-Mas List - Steering Wheel Desk With all the driving we are now doing back and forth to Purdue this would be a great time saver as the article suggests.Avant/Chicago aka KadoVan Ghost Webisode - Summer Recaptag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6958108970b2009-11-13T12:16:25-06:002009-11-13T12:16:25-06:00Van Ghost Webisode - Summer Recap A video from Van Ghost that we helped direct and prodcue this summer during Rothbury and Wicker Park Fest. Find out more about the band and their amazing summer. We were happy to be...Avant/Chicago aka KadoMachine in the Garden - Leo Marx worktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a69ef196970c2009-11-12T17:00:00-06:002009-11-11T17:43:29-06:00Machine in the Garden We've been reading some good books for our PhD program. Lots of them actually. We'd hoped to keep you, our faithful readers, up on some of the works. Sadly, we've slacked on that end. One of...Avant/Chicago aka KadoHow Twitter is Changing the Face of Mediatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20128757ec48c970c2009-11-12T07:00:00-06:002009-11-11T17:42:47-06:00Here's Another One Another article on social media's benefits. How Twitter is Changing the Face of Media. The most radical shift to media in recent years is that we now have a central real-time hub that serves to enhance every...Avant/Chicago aka KadoCultural Analysis in Washington D.C. - Annual Meetingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a650c845970b2009-11-10T05:30:00-06:002009-11-12T13:10:42-06:00Cultural Analysis in Washington D.C. iAm: The Work of Self in the Age of Digital Replication ,Open the Door: Race and Citizenship in Popular Music and Zombies and Vampires: Identifying American Anxieties over Alterity and Belonging are three of the...Avant/Chicago aka KadoLotus Episode 6 of the Web Series - tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6a63089970c2009-11-09T17:15:00-06:002009-11-11T21:50:59-06:00Lotus Episode 6 of the Web Series Lotus: Through the Mirror Episode 6 is up. Footage from Camp Barefoot and lots of thoughts from the guys. Great music too. In related news, Lotus has announced the Hood Internet as their...Avant/Chicago aka KadoWanna Go For A Ride? My Morning Jacket - Black Cab Sessionstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a64548ef970b2009-11-09T12:20:00-06:002009-11-09T13:11:33-06:00Wanna Go For A Ride? This has been out for a year now, but My Morning Jacket - Black Cab Sessions video is worth a watch. Wish we got in a cab with Touch Me I'm Going to Scream Pt...Avant/Chicago aka KadoLandscaping the Future with Brian Eno -Our Leader?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6a17ba7970c2009-11-09T11:05:00-06:002009-11-09T11:05:00-06:00Landscaping the Future with Brian Eno We must think creatively about what's next, we have obligations to consider the Long Now. Tomorrow is not today all over again. And why in the hell is Brain Eno the voice of the...Avant/Chicago aka Kado FGC in Chicago - Concert At Abbey Pubtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a645530d970b2009-11-05T17:39:00-06:002009-11-01T21:51:39-06:00Groove With Family And Good Company FGC in Chicago Saturday at the Abbey Pub. Simple flow, fine jams, hella tight music. Wish we could. You should.Avant/Chicago aka KadoFuture Forward - The New Movie Theatretag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a61a1e2d970b2009-11-05T12:15:00-06:002009-10-31T17:07:19-05:00Future Of Film Viewing The New Movie Theatre is here and it looks supa-fly. Much better then getting gum stuck on your shoes in a place decorated like your Grandma's place. Hopefully tickets are not too tax.Avant/Chicago aka KadoA Look at a Future of the Social Web - Predictionstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a64c44c3970b2009-11-05T04:33:00-06:002009-11-09T23:50:19-06:00Predictions On What's Next A Look at a Future of the Social Web is a simple article about how the five eras of the social web overlap and how the metamorphosis that’s happening is accelerating, driven by technology as a...Avant/Chicago aka KadoThe Rest Of Our Journey With Lotus in the Midwesttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a697e09b970c2009-11-04T19:03:00-06:002009-11-03T13:10:19-06:00The Rest Of Our Journey With Lotus in the Midwest First there was St. Louis, then we kind of filled you in on Wisco and an off day in Chicago. After a busy day at Purdue we headed through a...Avant/Chicago aka KadoFairly Stout Weekend of Art Openingstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a64c1e62970b2009-11-04T15:40:00-06:002009-11-04T15:40:00-06:00Fairly Stout Weekend of Art Openings There are a healthy handful of really good openings this Friday. One of the tops is Death Party at Monument2. For a list of more, check here.Avant/Chicago aka KadoBasement Jaxx, MSTRKRFT, Modeselektor at Congresstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6a2c667970c2009-11-04T13:18:00-06:002009-11-02T22:22:55-06:00We Can Dance If We Want To Basement Jaxx, MSTRKRFT, Modeselektor at Congress this Friday. Serious, deep dance party. Plenty of other DJs in the mix too. Lock this one in for sure.Avant/Chicago aka KadoA Few Bands Worth Checking Out - Dream-Pop/Fresh-Folktag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6494d7c970b2009-11-04T10:52:00-06:002009-11-01T23:57:17-06:00A Few Bands Worth Checking Out - Dream-Pop/Fresh-Folk Skygreen Leopards Kings of Convience Six Organs of Admittance Vetiver Kingsbury Manx Good ones if you haven't tuned in already.Avant/Chicago aka KadoHow To Look Sexy With Easetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6454a9f970b2009-11-04T05:28:00-06:002009-11-01T21:19:36-06:00How To Look Sexy With Ease Awhile back we opened up a Cafepress store. It has all sorts of generic goods for the Moho set to sport around the city. Take a peek at hats, mugs, stickers, buttons and clothes....Avant/Chicago aka KadoAubrey de Grey says we can avoid aging - Future developmentstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a648b202970b2009-11-03T15:32:00-06:002009-11-01T21:28:45-06:00Getting Old A Thing Of The Past Aubrey de Grey says we can avoid aging (Video) Cambridge researcher Aubrey de Grey argues that aging is merely a disease -- and a curable one at that. Humans age in seven basic...Avant/Chicago aka KadoNicaragua Surf Town Builds Home Out of Tirestag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a64fdc28970b2009-11-03T13:20:43-06:002009-11-03T13:21:19-06:00Nicaragua Surf Town Builds Home Out of Tires In the San Juan Del Sur region of Nicaragua, the famed Earthship crew, along with 13 Nicaraguans from the local community, created the start of what will be entirely off-grid, sustainable community,...Avant/Chicago aka KadoOrganic In Chicago - Eating Healthy And Cleantag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a693212f970c2009-11-03T05:43:00-06:002009-10-31T17:09:18-05:00Eating Healthy And Clean Organic In Chicago is a nice little site for good eating in the city. A resource for information, ideas, and thoughts on how eating organic foods can do good for your body and mind. Not updated...Avant/Chicago aka KadoGet Hip To Ha Ha Tonkatag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a64c0a29970b2009-11-02T18:18:00-06:002009-11-02T18:18:00-06:00Get Hip To Ha Ha Tonka Once upon a time we loved this band, then they slipped our mind. Now they've put out a Daytrotter Session. (Ha Ha Tonka). We remember why we like them. You will too.Avant/Chicago aka KadoTwitter Updates Worth Your Timetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a697be2e970c2009-11-02T09:45:51-06:002009-11-02T09:45:51-06:00Twitter Updates Worth Your Time Check out the Wilco Loft in Irving Park Van Ghost Chicago show announced New Lennon Film Trailer New Basement Jaxx Video [ft. Lightspeed Champion] Purdue campus in Fall (Phone pic)Avant/Chicago aka KadoDenim Merlot Or Acid-Washed Chardonnay? Diesel Offers A Winetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a64482ef970b2009-11-02T02:46:00-06:002009-11-01T21:26:46-06:00Denim Merlot Or Acid-Washed Chardonnay Jean Company making wine for public. For the first time ever, Renzo Rosso, main man of Diesel, opens the doors of Diesel Farm Vineyards and Olive Groves, located at the family estate in Venice, ItalyAvant/Chicago aka KadoRelistening to One of the Better Albums of the Year-Miranda Lee Richardstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a697eaaa970c2009-10-30T19:12:51-05:002009-10-30T19:12:51-05:00Miranda Lee Richards - Light of X This is an amazing album. Here is what we wrote about this album in Feburary - Her voice is like a colorful Fall maple tree, leaves simply floating to the ground. Titles of...Avant/Chicago aka KadoThree Tweets for the Web- More Kind Words About Our Changing Worldtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6914eaf970c2009-10-30T19:00:00-05:002009-10-30T19:00:00-05:00Three Tweets for the Web Small cultural bits—written words, music, video—have never been easier to record, store, organize, and search, and thus they are a growing part of our enjoyment and education. Read more in this article.Avant/Chicago aka KadoTurned On (2009) - Ecstatic Sunshine: Video by Mark Charles Browntag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a69394ee970c2009-10-30T12:29:51-05:002009-10-30T12:29:51-05:00Visual Trance Turned On (2009) Video by Mark Charles Brown. Very unique and tripped out vid.Avant/Chicago aka KadoBrian Eno, Peter Schmidt, and Cybernetics - Art, Science And Systemstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a686a2e8970c2009-10-29T09:47:00-05:002009-10-28T21:35:22-05:00Brian Eno, Peter Schmidt, and Cybernetics Cybernetics is one of the most widely misunderstood concepts. The word itself seems sinister and futuristic. But at its heart, cybernetics is simply the study of systems The work of Eno's late friend, the...Avant/Chicago aka KadoIt's Been Blurry And Somehow It's Jim Gaffigan's Faulttag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a678f34c970c2009-10-28T17:37:20-05:002009-10-28T17:39:22-05:00It's Been Blurry And Somehow It's Jim Gaffigan's Fault Since last Tuesday it's been a non-stop trip for us. We told you about the St. Louis excursion. This weekend we went up to Milwaukee for another Lotus show, passed out...Avant/Chicago aka KadoAnd Yet It Moves - Noveltag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a644d4f6970c2009-10-28T14:17:00-05:002009-10-28T17:40:00-05:00Our Works Of Old A few years back we wrote a novel. It was a stream-of-consciousness deal very much inspired by Kerouac. (And yes I wrote it over the course of a month, highly influenced by speed, vodka and 'other'...Avant/Chicago aka KadoDear Major Rock Music Magazine/Blog - Still An Issue (A/C Archive)tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a6488e76970c2009-10-26T14:16:00-05:002009-10-28T17:41:00-05:00Dear Major Rock Music Magazine/Blog, Allow meto reintroduce myself. My name is Chicago. I am America's second largest city. (Los Angeles is really not a city) You know me from past endeavors such as the Sears Tower, various sports teams...Avant/Chicago aka KadoWelcome the new world with open arms—and browserstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d834515e5069e20120a619b3eb970b2009-10-26T08:31:00-05:002009-10-26T02:26:21-05:00No Need For Technophobia The debate rolls on. It may seem as if we have entered a nightmarish attention-deficit culture, but the situation is not nearly as gloomy as you have been told. Our culture of the short bit is...Avant/Chicago aka Kado