RIP: Dennis Hopper

Read more about Dennis Hopper’s life via Rolling Stone

posted by: Brent Carter and Tricia Rock

Photo Flash: Masking the Fumes

Rengim Mutevellioglu is an 18 year old photographer originally from Turkey currently studying in Paris.

See more of Mutevellioglu’s photography here

posted by: Harold Johns III

Oil Primer: Where It Comes From, Where It Goes

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As the Deepwater Horizon continues to leak oil at a rapid rate, many people are asking whether we should be drilling in the Gulf of Mexico at all, while others say offshore drilling in the Gulf is a necessary source of oil. To help settle this debate, this is a look at oil around the world, who is producing the most, and what we use it for in this country. (via GOOD Magazine)

posted by: Harold Johns III

Free Music: Woodsman “When the Morning Comes”

Woodsman is an experimental ambient post-psychedelic band based in Denver, CO. The quartet contains two totemic percussionists and two sonic animators who employ electric guitars, feedback loops, and recorded samples to build the dreamy astral soundscapes that define Woodsman’s sound. Influenced by hazy mountain passes, the cinema of Stan Brakhage, and early 1970’s improvisational recordings by Miles Davis, Woodsman has crafted aural offerings that are uniquely their own.

The band’s first single “When the Morning Comes” might start off  slow with distant chants and swirling ambient sounds but once the hypnotic drums enter the mix the energy picks up as the rhythmic twists and turns unfold.

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Look for Woodsman’s Mystery Tape EP out June 1 on Lefse Records

Download “When the Morning Comes” here (right click + save as)

posted by: Harold Johns III

Re-GIF: Cat Attack!

via Fergus Jackson

posted by: Brent Carter