“I believe there is something out there watching over us. Unfortunately, it’s the government.”
Yeah, this bit always can cheer me up and make me laugh a lot. Louis CK has wonderful word choice. He’s a hell of a comedian. Don’t get offended people. They’re just words.
“faggot, cunt, nigger deer”
How citizen mapmakers are shaping the stories of their cities.
“The map user has now become the map creator.”
Personal narratives recorded on maps is amazing because it gives us the ideas of patterns, changes, and other important data. This is fascinating.
“Please don’t turn on the TV or open the paper ‘cause the chances of tragedy are now part of the weather.”
So I was listening to The Ergs!, a band I use to listen to a lot in high school and my early college days, anyway, I felt like this song applies to how the general population feels lately. I’m talking about the apathy, disillusionment, and frustration instigated by the upcoming elections.
Really, United States of America, this is what we have to look forward to, preserving the status quo, change that’s meaningless?
Well, at least I have good music to keep me steady. The Ergs! are a pop-punk trio from New Jersey with some of the catchiest beats that will keep you entertained for hours. Their lyrics are pretty quirky and their playing can be described as erratic at times. They released two full length albums, dorkrockcorkrod and Upstairs/Downstairs. However, they’ve released some other EPs, splits, and demos.
If you’ve never heard of The Ergs! well, you should change that, check them out: website, punknews.org, bandcamp, and last.fm.
Oh yeah, The Ergs! broke up back in 2008. Sad days.
Does anybody else feel like most modern and contemporary art is bullshit?
I mean, here’s a perfect example.. two pieces of worn out whiteboard in juxtaposition with some wrinkled, white, plastic, cloth-like material held together by household brown tape draped over the edge of one piece of whiteboard.
My bullshit detector goes off, no matter how creative or profound the quotation or explanation is.
When I walked into that room with this installation (oh, yes, there’s more), I immediately felt uncomfortable and embarrassed… for whoever thought this was a great piece of artwork to include.
Jesus, the banality of art is killing me.
Found at the MCA, The Language of Less (Then and Now)
