First there were dinosaurs.
Next came cavemen.
Then came people.
Then there were people and robots.
Next there will just be robots.

(more or less – I may have misquoted). Speaking of which.

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So far, The Guardian is the only publication to make a public mea culpa, while others have eliminated or amended their online obituaries without any reference to the original version — or in a few cases, still are citing Fitzgerald’s florid prose weeks after he pointed out its true origin.

WFMU’s youngest DJ was introduced to PJ Harvey, Nirvana and Red Hot Chili Peppers–in the womb. Says the sixteen-year-old (source NY Mag):

I’ve loved music since I was in my mom’s tummy, dancing to Red Hot Chili Peppers, Nirvana, and PJ Harvey. As a kid, I had such a tight obsession with certain songs my dad made a two-song tape: “Ain’t Nuthin’ But a She Thing,” by Salt-N-Pepa, and “Baby It’s You,” by the Shirelles. I would sit there and be like, “Again! Again!”

My friends growing up were doing stuff in this new DIY all-ages scene. I e-mailed WFMU off-the-cuff with an idea for a show about that, and after a listener hour and two auditions, they gave me a Sunday-Monday overnight slot.

I would spend the whole weekend preparing—asking bands to send their music, making the playlist, preparing everything I wanted to say. Then I would go to sleep at 6 p.m. and wake up at 1, so I wouldn’t be a zombie. The show would end at 6 a.m., and I’d go straight to school.

Now I’m on Sunday mornings, three to six. There’s something so awesome about being up that late. It’s morning in Europe, and my biggest audience is there. Once during a listener fund-raising marathon I got a $3,000 pledge over the Internet from this guy Frederic from France. He said, “One night I asked you how you came to be who you are and you said, ‘I was raised by atheist punks.’ That comment made me love you. I set my alarm to listen to your show, and I haven’t set my alarm since before you were born.” How awesome is that!

“Ultranationalist” politician Vladimir Zhirinovsky apparently likes what he sees: “Everyone who sees the film will understand that Russians and Ukrainians are one people — and that the enemy is from the West.”

Meanwhile, “The premiere inspired viewers in Krasnodar to shave their heads into Cossack haircuts, and early this month Russian Fashion Week devoted an afternoon to a collection called Cossacks in the City.”

Everybody now!
April 1 is Gogol’s 200th birthday
now we drink Cosmos when we’re thirstay

My first foray into the world of sleeve facing. This one was quick and dirty. I expect better work in the future.

The D.O.C. – It’s Funky Enough [blip.fm]

Beastie Boys
Live At Lorely
June 20, 1998

1. Big Shot
2. Sure Shot
3. Time To Get Ill
4. Egg Man
5. Pass The Mic
6. Body Movin’
7. Gratitude
8. Ricky’s Them
9. Time For Livin
10. Egg Raid on Mojo
11. I Want Some
12. Alright Hear This
13. High Plains Drifter
14. Skills To Pay The Bills
15. Lighten Up
16. Remote Control
17. Groove Holmes
18. Brand New
19. Three MCs and One DJ
20. Stand Together
21. The New Style
22. So Watcha Want
23. Sabrosa
24. Heart Attack Man
25. Sabotage

I guess we all need our escapes. Mayday – Rock and Roll Can’t Save Your Life