Huge Magazine is going bye-bye soon. So, you might want to soak it all up while you still can. We’re working on something new, and we promise to let you know when its ready.

It’s September and Southern California is on fire again. Here’s a new desktop for your computer. And, here are some old ones from the archive, and some desktop patterns if you prefer that sort of thing.

Daytrotter Sessions are recorded by groovy bands “as they’re traveling through America’s heartland – taking two hours out of their travels between shows to stop in for a Daytrotter Session at The Horseshack in downtown Rock Island, Ill.”  The analog Daytrotter recordings are made with minimal production, and are later transferred to a computer and converted to MP3. Then the nice folks at Daytrotter add some illustrations by Johnnie Cluney and share the resulting work with the world. Here’s Portland’s own Thermals, who are touring to suport their new record. Previous recordings are also available, including Deerhunter, Of Montreal, Spoon and a really great session by Wire.

Michael Jackson’s bizarre inner world is now on display and up for auction. You could actually own these terrifically frightening and strange paintings if you were the highest bidder. There’s a really creepy collection of oddities amongst the otherwise “normal” collection of antiques and furniture…a Virtual Boy, thrones, more weird paintings of Master Jackson (many with children), lots of Peter Pan inspired art and artifacts, creepy (actual-size) red-haired girl figures, haunting baby dolls and more. Watch the slideshow of photos (taken by comedian Paul Scheer of Human Giant fame) and see if you don’t feel the need for a shower afterward. As someone wrote in the comments section of Flickr, can you imagine working at Neverland and having to look at this stuff everyday?

When you’re done tea-baggin’ with Newt the Grinch, Dick Armey and their right-wing corporate-sponsored “grassroots” movement, you might be hungry. Might we suggest something not on the regular menu…?

All tracks have been pre-cleared for download, sampling, and remixing via Creative Commons licenses. You don’t even have to register to download tracks, and look ma, there’s no advertising! What a breath of fresh air in today’s over-marketed world (just look at this site to see what we mean). All in all, a very groovy site, and maybe a peek at the future of music distribution. Visit the Free Music Archive now and start listening to some damn fine free music!

Old illustrations from a book titled, “Aluminum: How It’s Made And Where It’s Used” from 1968. Rescued by the Draplin Design Company at a little junk store in the wilds of Kentucky, on their “World’s Longest Yard Sale” adventure. See the whole Flickr set here. Lost of cool photos of vintage products and signs can also be found…