We here at the fancy Common Folk Collective are celebrating our 500th post and how do we do that? By making you celebrate with us! It’s a contest mofo’s!!!
One lucky winner, chosen at random, will win a CFC zine. To enter, email us at thos@thosart.com. Cheers and good luck! (Ends Friday @ noon Est.)
Also don’t worry we aren’t a bunch of jerks and promise we won’t use your email address for anything other than informing you if you’ve won.
Fuck you to anyone who sports this bumper sticker. Not only do you tarnish and shame the name of the Marine Corp and the United States in general but there is little that separates your mindset from that of terrorists such as the brothers that bombed the Boston Marathon. Obviously taking someone’s life is sometimes a necessary evil but killing humans is not something you take pleasure in and gloat about. I feel no safer with people like these around but I’m sure that pales in comparison to the feeling of citizens just trying to get by in these ‘exotic places’ that the deranged enjoy killing. Happy Monday.
Pretty much any city you’re in, Paebak’s been there. There’s a wall with Paebak on it. And if not, there’s a train or a light pole or some wind strewn trash. Taking the train through some small West Virginia town and boom, there’s a Paebak throwie trackside on the back of a shed. His style carries the fun and color of a demented circus or cartoon but also generally adheres to a pretty traditional graf letter form and readability. Most importantly, he’s up.
by Aerosol Fiends
by holland1945
Photo by Mr. ?
Remember kids, have fun but be responsible and follow this Monday Maxim
What a crazy week. Here are some links about fun things and maybe some not-so-fun-weird things. Keep thinking.
Classy Readings of Terrible Fan Fiction: in the kongs banana hored
Philadelphia MOVE Bombing Still Haunts Survivors
Anti-drug PSAs
What we learned from the movie Hackers
Yak Bak and Talkboy
PointCast: The Rise and Fall of an Internet Star
National Geographic airs video of first commercial cellular phone call
Gratuitous user interfaces
Pictures of Hipsters taking Pictures of Food
Mad money in the garlic black market
Bond: Explosive (from Classified [US Version]
PETA Kills
A guinea pig’s inner ear can power a radio transmitter.
The Afronauts
Soweto & Sowebo comparison photoset
Magritte on Words and Images
Erik Johansson
Her Secret Past
The rapper who inspired James Franco’s “Spring Breakers” character
A Three Year Prison Term for Saggy Pants?
Hi-Vis Fashion
Reporting things on Facebook: is it worth it?
This image should not be seen by the whole world
Tomorrow is another grand day of celebrating those brick and mortar stalwarts of independent music. Seriously, record stores are a part of music culture and provide a tangible element that can never be gleamed from the internet, as great of a resource as it can also be (I’m not so much of a luddite that I believe record stores and the internet have to be completely diametrically opposed). The point, go have fun! Lot’s of places are having special giveaways and in-store performances and Record Store Day only releases that are only available at participating stores (and not online). Check out RecordStoreDay.com to find a place near you (they’ve also got listings for those of you “across the pond”) and following are some highlights of the special releases coming out (a lot more after the break)-
Atmosphere
DEMOSEXUAL
The Beat Junkies
PICTURE DISC COLLECTION
Best Coast
FEAR OF MY IDENTITY BW/ WHO HAVE I BECOME
Big Mama Thornton
JAIL
The Black Keys/ Stooges
SIDE BY SIDE: NO FUN
Black Milk
SYNTH OR SOUL
Blu
THELONIOUS KING...
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