Archive for tag: history
John Cage performing Water Walk on a game show in 1960. Incredible stuff.
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Mi-Sex‘s (New Zealand/Australian new wave rock band) promo-video for the hit single ‘Computer Games’. October 1979. I’m fascinated…
Jammed up tight by red traffic lights
Advance one level on green
These opportune commuters
They’re blasting on thier hooters
I fidget with the digit dots
Frustration rules out there
As the XU-1 connects the spot
But the matrix grid don’t care
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John Lennon died 29 years ago (8.12.1980). This is a radio scan of New York City radio from thath night…
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Before he hit the road in Easy Rider, Dennis Hopper spent years photographing Andy Warhol, Robert Rauschenberg, and other artists. View this amazing gallery on The Daily Beast (in this photo: Robert Rauschenberg with his tongue stamped “Wedding Souvenir, Claes Oldenburg,” 1966).

Here‘s a funny (but also depressing for us to read) report written by David Byrne after his trip to Rome. Featuring Radisson Hotel, the Vatican (with all the kitschy souvenirs), Renzo Piano’s Auditorium, Altare della Patria and much more… He seemes to understand very clearly what’s wrong with Italy’s sense of history:
“Do we have to respect every piece of rubble? What can we really hope to learn from these pathetic foundations and remaining stumpy bits ...
It was 1981…

A useful illustrated timeline visualizing the history of modern communication. From 1876 (Bell’s telephone) to 2007 (launch of the iPhone)…













































