Happy Halloween!

Today I found a link to a nice Fischerspooner photo album by theblowup.com, designed by Jemma over at prate.com. I had heard Fischerspooner had parted ways and disbanded, but according to their website, they've got upcoming concert dates in Europe. Yay!

I think I'm going to head down to the Castro tonight (as per usual on All Hallow's Eve) with some friends from work to partake in the festivities. If you're there, make sure to say hi to the tall, dark and devastatingly handsome soldier...

What's more fun than dressing up as Scott Baio for Halloween? Well, maybe dressing up as Flipper, a Rubik's Cube or even Tatoo from Fantasy Island. All this and more childhood trauma is available at Retrocrush Costumes (via she).

An odd thing happened to the MiniDisc player on its tumble toward the ash heap of failed electronic products. The devices, developed by Sony, began getting popular. Very popular.

I couldn't agree more.

Read the NY Times article.

Nanopops feaures the story of pop's greatest groups, all told in tiny, little pixel art. Their "History of Kraftwerk" is better than a "Behind the Music" episode (from coudal.com).

I love google. Not only is it a superior search engine that incorporates web, Usenet & images, it also monitors the pulse of the internet and gives the average Joe like me the ability to reach huge audiences through their self serve Ad Keywords program. There are no minimum purchase requirements, all one needs to do is choose a keyword, enter ad text, specify a spending limit and supply a credit card –next thing you know my radio station is being pimped to everyone who searches for the keyword ‘Kraftwerk’. Brilliant!

Speaking of Kraftwerk, this weekend I read the book I was a Robot by former Kraftwerk percussionist Wolfgang Flür. In this revealing personal account, Wolfgang pulls back the curtain on the men behind the Mench-Machine and shares both his triumphant and not-so triumphant experiences working with the world’s foremost synth pioneers. It’s a fascinating read that shook the foundation of my worship for the boys from Düsseldorf –if you’re a Kraftwerk fan, it’s a must read.

More fun with drawings by the infallible ‘she’, the ubiquitous pocketpig. Her latest obsession: 3 words. Fun, fun, fun.

Must-see movie: Mulholland Drive. Allegedly, this was supposed to be another Twin Peaks-esque television series, but ABC turned it down (fools!). David Lynch has once again outdone himself with this inventive, smart and often hilarious plot, which twists and turns until finally climaxing in a notoriously Lynchian surprise ending. I thoroughly enjoyed it. If you’re lucky enough to live near one of the few theaters showing it, I recommend you run to go see it immediately. You can find out more here.

It would appear that I have a doppelganger