Hype Machine: On Chart Integrity ↪
And you think that Kid Legit would at least try to play it straight.
The Hype Machine calls out several musicians for attempting to game the system and inflate their standings in their charts. It’s sad — you’d think that artists like Flapsandwich, Mustard Pimp, Richie Jamz, and fragglerock would have more pride and integrity.
I remember reading his obit the first time around: I was the NYU graduate journalism program and we were actually discussing obituaries at the time.
Sadly, while Adam Purple was out and about all over my neighborhood when I was growing up, I don’t think I ever saw Moondog.
Moondog, aka the Viking of 6th Ave, is a street character from New York’s past. Often seen on the streets of New York dressed in his home-made clothes, viking helmet, and carrying a spear - a colorful character but no mere crackpot. He was also a prolific avant-garde composer (he was blind and composed in braille) with 18 albums to his name. The Band named an album after him, Janis Joplin covered one of his songs, he collaborated with Steve Reich and Philip Glass, who wrote, “We formed a music group, Moondog, Steve Reich, Jon Gibson and myself. For a time, we had weekly sessions playing Moondog’s compositions. We took his work very seriously and understood and appreciated it.” His obit in the times is fascinating. [photo by Walter Karling]
alright. enough. they aren’t even trying anymore.
The Pizzurger
A double Whopper with a slice of pizza between each burger patty.
(submitted by Da Rizza)
Terminator x Machinima x Moon Bloodgood = my WSJ story. Series starts Monday…
To build on the story of the coming Warner Bros. movie “Terminator Salvation,” the studio chose a developing medium called “machinima” — animated films that use graphics and characters from videogames. Starting Monday, the first of six episodes of “Terminator Salvation: The Machinima Series” will be available online on iTunes, Amazon Video, and Microsoft’s Xbox Live.
Satyr-esque Stilts of the Day: Seattle-based artist Kim Graham demos incredible digitigrade leg extensions of her own design.
Made of steel, the stilts add 14 inches to the wearer’s height, and endow him or her with “the uncanny and graceful appearance of an animal.”
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all i can think about the chappelle “black sheep” clip.
I write stories for a living. seriously, i have health insurance and everything. But really, I work at the Wall Street Journal on arts and entertainment.
