Links for 2.6.09: Obama hightops, Aesthetic Apparatus tour, NO JOBS

*Shoes: Barack Obama hightops are sure to CHANGE your game. You probably didn’t see what I did there. Because it was SO subtle it crossed over into the realm of laziness. FUCK.

*Culture mashing: Rihanna has one of her fingernails painted with a portrait of Barack Obama done in the style of Shepard Fairey’s iconic poster. I wonder what a 50-year-old person living in 1961 would think upon reading that sentence.

*Images: I don’t know if this is Falco’s grave or not, but I would like to dance on it nonetheless.

*Employment: Job losses are really bad. The fundamentals of our economy aren’t strong. I know you don’t come here to read this, but I thought I would write it again. And again. And again. And again. “No sign that worst is over.”

*Interviews: A Vibe talk with Kanye West yields this nugget: “I don’t want to take a loss because touring is my livelihood. But I’ll definitely sacrifice. Maybe I’ll make half of what someone else will make. But I think I’ll make history at the same time. Or change people’s minds about hip hop culture, about black culture. And do something that people will remember for the rest of their lives. That’s more important than money.” Huh. Nothing about bisexual porn.

*Twitter: I think Pete Yorn and Rainn Wilson should be twitter friends. Writing that sentence only heightens the disgust I have for myself.

*Local: The Post Family takes a tour of Minneapolis poster boys Aesthetic Apparatus. I may have mentioned this before but I have Shrinkin’ Lincoln in my living room. (That’s not a euphemism; it’s a print.)

Links for 11.8.08: Joseph Arthur’s height, man parts, the Naked Cowboy

*Music: The New York Times hangs with Joseph Arthur. And the interesting thing is that he is 6′ 4″. Oh, and he has long hair.

*Video: Make an ocarina of your iPhone. BY BLOWING INTO IT! [vvc]

*Man parts: Read all about R&B’s references to male genitalia! Ding-a-ling!

*Legal: The Naked Cowboy has settled his suit with M&Ms. I’m glad that didn’t have to get ugly. Uglier.

*SMOKING: The guys on Mad Men are smoking fake cigarettes. I wonder what else on that show doesn’t hew to reality?! [spin city]

*Demographics: Racial polarization and the gaping urban-rural divide. Wait a second. How the fuck did that get in here?

*Local: Minneapolis poster people Aesthetic Apparatus are having a studio warming for their new place next Saturday. The details are here. (I have Shrinkin’ Lincoln in my living room. Not a euphemism.)

10.16.08: More recommendations and anti-recommendations

Recommendations:

-The twitterstream of Remiel. He is very angry and works in an office. And in marketing.
-The KFC Famous Bowl: It is not good for eating, but as a thought experiment delving into the basest aspects of our nature, it is unparalleled.
–Joe the Plumber: For all your toilet unclogging needs (not the political icon in apogee).
–Flying Wangs: Always. ALWAYS.
–Weboggle
-This line from the recent Arianna Huffington profile in the New Yorker: “In the higher echelons of New York and Los Angeles society, merely asking a question about someone else is taken as evidence of savantlike people skills.”
–Craigslist: (I AM MEETING CRAIG NEXT WEEK.) [The reason for my excitement is because he is balder than I am. I THINK.]
–Aesthetic Apparatus: I have an Aesthetic Apparatus thing called Shrinkin’ Lincoln in my living room. (Not a euphemism.)
–Goldenfiddlr: Awesome like Golden Fiddle, but without all the distracting high-concept bullshit. Or comments.
–Son of a bitch: Use it. Bitches.

Anti-recommendations:
–New Amsterdam gin: It tastes like tiny oranges. Or maybe clementines. Everyone knows gin is supposed to taste like the bottom of your bathtub mixed with the sweat of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s balls.
–The Dow Jones Industrial Average
–Joe the Plumber: Not named Joe, not a plumber, not really much of a tax payer, and worst of all, bald.
–Womanizer: Don’t watch it unless you like greasy, naked people. And writhing. And sugar pop music.
-Black mead: I can’t stress my disgust with this substance enough.

Links for 4.17.08: the listenerd’s independence, Amazon’s shoppers, Foxy’s freedom, a bunch of off-topic items…

*The listenerd is not owned in all or in part by Universal Music Group. I’m just saying. To make a point, sure. But it’s still “just sayin’.”

*Most new Amazon MP3 music buyers didn’t switch over from iTunes.

*Scarlett Johansson’s new album of Tom Waits covers has apparently been leaked on Imeem. [listening post]

*Foxy Brown to be let out of jail this week? I know you’ve been waiting.

*Local design firm Aesthetic Apparatus (whose Shrinkin’ Lincoln graces my living room) did the overleaf thingy for Esquire magazine’s music edition.

*Techish: Michael Arrington on Twitter. People. [waxy]

*I have a lot of pretty OK links now, but only a little time to blog them. Fuckers.