Friday, March 31, 2006

A Punk Legend Returns (Part 3) A Punk Legend Returns. Franz Bielmeier, also known as Mary Lou Monroe, was the founding member of Düsseldorf's great punk band Charley's Girls, who then evolved into Mittagspause. Remember the Ratinger Hof? Later, he set up the famous Rondo record label and wrote and recorded beautiful songs for his new band, Aqua Velva. After some private trouble he vanished, only to resurface again for the interviews published in Jürgen Teipel's book about the history of German punk rock, Verschwende deine Jugend; then he disappeared again. And now he's back. Franz has started recording again, and it's FAB. He gave permission to publish four of his new songs exclusively right here at The Cartoonist. With the exception of Dub, all those songs are part of his Schwester Strahl (Sister Ray) project. Be prepared for some fabulous noise: Baby Yo [MP3, 2.7MB] Ente + Sally [MP3, 4.3MB] Dub [MP3, 3.7MB] Unfall [MP3, 8.4MB] Franz Bielmeier is now looking for a record label. Any ideas are welcome, so please leave a comment. And here are the lyrics: Höre. Staune. Gute Laune. Enjoy. [The Cartoonist] 9:51:37 PM

Gary, West Virginia 500-pound salad prepared in swimming pool. GARY, W.Va. - What better ''weigh'' to mark the loss of 500 pounds than a 500-pound salad. [azcentral.com | thebuzz] 6:43:19 PM

Click For Donewaiting.com - Tha Flaming Lips The Flaming Lips New Video, on Letterman. The Flaming Lips remind me of Tim Burton. Not because they both do some weird stuff, but because both The Flaming Lips and Burton have managed to have really successful careers working inside the major label (and major studio) world without giving up any of their artistic vision or integrity. All of Burton's films have been major studio releases, believe it or not, as has the last few Lips records. It's good to see some people can make it work to their advantage. Anyway, you can stream the entire new album on their website. I love it, but you knew that already. Here's two videos. First from their Letterman appearance the other night and the second is the splendidly twisted video for the "Yeah Yeah Yeah" Song. [donewaiting.com :: music commentary] 6:38:23 PM

A Burning Planet on the Internet Picture, Found in a Box.. A burning planet. [The Cartoonist] 6:31:36 PM

Dave Winer Steals a Motto One of my many mottos of the past is "Only steal from the best." When you use someone else's idea that's the ultimate sign of respect. But it's important to say who you're stealing from, because they're the best, right? [Scripting News] 6:25:39 PM