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Jared Louche from Chemlab has been dropping some really cool artists in his journal, and I wanted to share them here to spread the virus and whatnot.

Bob Nixon

A dirty, deadly, gorgeous mash of shlock horror, hot rods, pin-ups and two-color grime, Bob Nixon’s design work is sure to please punk, rockabilly, and horror culture fans alike.

Cyberoptix

I’ve had Deathany Shorb/Toybreaker on my Flickr contacts for a while, because she has some really great pics of run-down houses and industrial wastelands, but she also makes AMAZING ties:

If I ever wore ties, I’d wear hers!

$5 - cheap! High-quality mp3 version of Cult of Jester's Golgo 13. DRM free, so feel free to share some with your friends — just tell them where they can buy it!

This is the first time I've used this service for offering pay-for downloads — please let me know how you like it.

Thanks!

Since last post was a good Myspace trashing, I thought I’d mention a social network site I’ve been digging: Virb. Here’s why I like it:

• It’s pretty and clean. You’re not overwhelmed with information. It’s *pleasant* to look at Virb.
• It’s easy to make basic changes to your profile, and you have full CSS control if you want or need it. I haven’t come across a site that handled “themeing” as well as Virb.
• Virb clearly thought about how to organize your stuff, and it does a good job of letting you do so in an easy and logical manner
• It’s easy to add new modules to your profile that can include more advanced html and embedded media. Where your media can come from is whitelisted, which means better security; there’s much less chance of having your profile hijacked just by viewing someone else’s page
• Embedding Flickr photos is SO easy. Since I use Flickr for everything, it’s totally awesome.
• If you’re into music, Virb does a good job of letting you check out tunes, add bands, keep track of their shows, and the like *without* all the shittiness of Myspace
• It’s not flooded with ads and doesn’t make you log-in and ‘start over’ unnecessarily

So what don’t I like about Virb so much?

• I really really wish I could import data into my profile via RSS. I already have 3 blogs (counting my work blog) — I have no interest in maintaining another. If I could just have my blog entries imported into my Virb blog, it’d be perfect. (update: Virb has blog importing via RSS listed as “Coming Soon”)
• Worse, no RSS feeds for my Virb blog! This is a big missing piece, and I’m really surprised they don’t have this yet. This bad boy should be filled with subscribable (is that a word?) data so you can track your friends, your bands’ shows, and the like.

So consider this an invitation:

• My personal Virb profile
• Cult of Jester’s Virb profile

I happened to notice on my entry at discogs.com that there as a google ad for my album Golgo 13. I clicked on it, and I found that people were selling my album on Amazon for $25 used and $30 new.

This was stupid.

So I added my own listing. You can buy brand new, still sealed copies of Golgo 13 from me via Amazon for $6 + s/h.

If you want to hear samples, check out the COJ Myspace page.

I intend to offer digital puchases sometime soon (DRM-free, of couse). If you express interest, I’ll surely speed up the process. 8)

Funkatron Radio Show 2007-03-03

Listen live on Thursdays from 6pm-7pm online or 1610 AM

Pigface - “Ten Ground And Down”
Cubanate - “Barbarossa”
Frontline Assembly - “Buried Alive”
Dizzee Rascal - “Fix Up, Look Sharp”
Chemlab - “Suicide Jag (remix)”
Nitzer Ebb - “Control I’m Here”
Slayer - “God Send Death”
Arch Enemy - “Nemesis”
Dragonforce - “Revolution Deathsquad”
Children of Bodom - “Hatebreeder”
Ministry - “No ‘W’”
16 Volt - “The Cut Collector”

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