FOTO/GRÁFICA, an exhibition at Le Bal in Paris, surveys a century of Latin American history through photography books, spotlighting forgotten works as well as those that never made it beyond limited circles.
Many Americans know about the highly publicized lockouts in professional sports. But they are increasingly imposed in less visible industries as well.
A young Kim Gordon on the NYC subway, 1970s. via @thegurglingcod <- @strippertweets <- @graphpaperheart <- @visitordesign <- SYForum
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Kramer could hear Leary and Haynes screaming at each other inside, and when he finally worked up the courage to open the door, he found the two of them smashing guitars, bottle and chairs in what Kramer calls “the most potent example of bad behavior I have ever seen. To this day, more than fifteen years later, I have no more vivid memory of the effect a life in music can have on a human being.”
Moments later a man entered the dressing room and asked if he could borrow a guitar. “BORROW A GUITAR??!!! WELL, WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU???!!! Haynes screamed, eyes flashing in delirious anticipation of forthcoming violence. But the man was totally unfazed.
“I’m Alex Chilton,” the man answered calmly.
Haynes was flabbergasted. After a long pause, he methodically opened the remaining guitar cases one by one and gestured at them as if to say, “Take anything you want.”
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Our Band Could Be Your Life, in tribute to Alex Chilton who would have been 61 yesterday (via soupsoup)
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In an Age of Lead, it’s easy for countries to dream of a Golden Era when they were stronger — and much bigger.
The post-punk band Fugazi has been on hiatus since 2002, but it will release tapes of more than 800 shows from its archives.
date: Nov. 23, 2011, source: nytimes.com
Turkey’s prime minister publicly apologized for the killings of thousands of Kurds in the southeast part of the country by the Turkish military from 1936 to 1939.
date: Nov. 21, 2011, source: hyperallergic.com
date: Nov. 23, 2011, source: theatlantic.com
An interview with Brian Nguyen, the student photojournalist who took the now-famous picture
date: Nov. 7, 2011, source: theatlantic.com
