September 6, 2011 | New Music | 
by Patrick Duegaw |
I always think of Nick Jaina as the modern bard, traveling from town to town with his rag-tag, ever-revolving, band of musicians in tow, sweetly singing his funny, thought-provoking and deliciously sad stories. Though a seminal figure in the music scene in Portland, Oregon, Jaina tours regularly, from one end of the continent to the other. Read more
July 16, 2011 | New Products | by Patrick Duegaw |
I always have chicken poop in my pocket. A tube of Chicken Poop lip junk balm, that is. The brainchild of Simone Chickenbone (aka Jamie Tabor), this lavender and sweet orange-scented lip moisturizer is the first of many excellent products made from all natural ingredients (alas, no actual fowl feces) that can be found on her website. Read more
July 7, 2011 | New Music | by Patrick Duegaw |
Kansas-based Split Lip Rayfield is part bluegrass, part punk, with a little speed metal mixed in for good measure. You haven’t lived until you’ve seen guitar genius Wayne Gottstine play the mandolin. Actually, scratch that. All you’d see is a blur. An incredible-sounding blur. Read more
June 24, 2011 | New Art | by Patrick Duegaw |
Randy Regier is a visual and installation artist, sculptor, toy-maker, story teller, and provocateur. He is known for creating strange and controversial toys: complete in their ‘original’ packaging, they appear to have been mysteriously found in a basement, attic, lake-bottom, or in one case, a secret room revealed to gallery visitors by a hole punched through a wall. Read more
June 24, 2011 | New Music | by Patrick Duegaw |
The music made by the Kansas-based band Drakkar Sauna (Jeff Stolz and Wallace Cochran) is otherworldly. It is completely original and quirky. Angelic vocal harmonies and soulful instrumentals work slyly with strange, provocative lyrics. Anachronistic and yet fresh. Every song will make you wistful, until it makes you laugh.
June 24, 2011 | New Trends | by Patrick Duegaw |
For years, Jedd Beaudoin wrote the music reviews for the local art and music paper. Then NPR affiliate KMUW, based in Wichita, Kansas, gave him his own show. With a vast and eclectic musical knowledge in his arsenal, Beaudoin is the DJ we all wish we had access to in our college years. Read more
June 22, 2011 | New Products | by Patrick Duegaw |
Micro-distilled Most Wanted spirits for something exotic, but domestically produced. High Plains Distillery, with seven generations of moonshining expertise behind them, is now the first legal distillery in Kansas since prohibition. Read more
The rough and frantic style of French graphic novelist Antoine Dode gives his panels an expressive and interestingly textured feel. Can’t wait to read hard copies of his work.
Nerd-attack! Man, this TARDIS zipper robe is so much cooler than any Star Wars crap people are hawking this days. This is for the true gangsta nerd.
The Hatton hotel epitomises Melbourne cool. Those who value design, location, and luxury will find The Hatton the perfect Melbourne base. Read more
Whenever I begin to take life too seriously, I head over to Indexed for a little humor treat. Never have math, formulas and graphs been so clever and witty. The creator of the site started it as a way to make fun of some things, sense of others. Somehow her little formula worked. She is now listed in TIME Magazine’s Top Blogs of 2008. And now Jessica Hagy is a published author. Enjoy exploring the inner-workings of her mind. It is simply delightful.
Stereomood is better than a freshly baked croissant. Okay, maybe you can’t eat Stereomood, but you can listen to it during cooking time. Just as I was waving good-bye to my iPod and closing the drawer I was burying it in, a friend of mine sent me a link. I was filled with complete happiness and optimism. The world will be okay, I thought to myself. I proposed to said friend as I was feeling quite romantic during our candlelit dinner and was rejected. I mm now feeling quite lonely, with a slight hangover.
My band, Bloody Panda, used to perform on stage wearing executioner hoods. We’ve stopped doing that, but I’m going to suggest that we all wear panda hat/scarves.
We have a Contribute Section through which you can post onto LAEM under your name about your favourite pop culture discoveries. So help spread the good word about those talented peeps doing talented things. They win. You win. We win!
On this Virgin Mary HaloTech watch, the dial is a modern version of the nineteenth century art form of lithophanes, carved porcelain sheets that, when lit, deliver astoundingly detailed images. When the pusher is activated, the dial springs to life in 3D. The watch features a light-up dial, LED light, and afterglo effect. Read more
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