Giant Robot Store and GR2 News
Holy crap! I got to see Bad Religion at The Echo. And Quicksand back together. And FIDLAR for free. But first things first. Last week was the closing of the Giant Robot Biennale 3 at JANM, where I got to see my friend (and rad artist) Jack Long play with his band, White Dove.
So much Black Flag news today. Reyes, Ginn, Dukowski, and Robo will tour Europe. Morris, Dukowski, and Stevenson with Egerton will play Europe and Vegas. Will the Continent survive? Will there be any L.A. shows? Is this proof that Chuck Dukowski is not only a ripping bassist but the nicest guy who can get along with anyone and everyone? Expect lots of Black Flag talk and music when my friend Eddie Solis from It’s Casual hosts skater and musician Mike Vallely on the Los Angeles Nista radio show (downloadable on iTunes) on Monday, January 28 from 9-11 PST. Eddie is an SST insider and Mike V & The Rats not only played My War during the Black Flag reunion shows at the Palladium in 2003 but is in a new band with Greg Ginn called Good For You. Rad! One more thing. I’m gonna be a guest on the show one week after that: Monday, February 4. Pretty cool to be in the company of Dukowski, Mike V, Rick Kosick, and members of OFF! Please listen, call in, and make me feel worthy…
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Chiune Sugihara saved thousands during the Holocaust and is remembered in this article. He’s often known as the Japanese Schindler and was the Consul General in Lithuania. (Huffington Post – Chiune Sugihara) Here’s a doc on the man. The voice makes it sound like a bad docudrama. [youtube]jotoRnK8_us[/youtube] Also on Spike you can see the Oscar winning short Visas and Virtues that’s based on Chiune Sugihara. Wish the quality was a bit better.
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North Korean leaders are having too much fun. They can easily threaten and then play games with it. Now it’s nuclear testing with the US as a target. Why is it that, I doubt people will create a frenzy and overbuy water, gas, and gas masks? (NY Times – North Korea Threat)
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In this deluxe Catfishing operation on Manti Te’o, we now we find out that the voice of the woman was done by a man. (Yahoo – Manti Te’o)
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