by Brian Johnson

There are many opportunities to have an extraordinary experience that can transcend your expectations of a traditional event. Case in point, my adventures at an Erasure show – featuring UK crooner Andy Bell and synth-pop legend Vincent Clarke (very formerly of Depeche Mode, Yazoo, and The Assembly) – during their Phantasmagorical Entertainment tour of 1992.

When it was announced that a residency of ten nights would descend upon the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles, my extreme state of fandom naturally predetermined that I would attend a minimum of five nights. This was not an option (in my mind) as per usual with the bands I’m into, it was a mandate that would lead me to an experience that I would still be talking about a mere 18 years later…

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by Ryan Stewart

“If you met yourself in person, would you see only faults?”
-Duncan Jones

If the new film Moon puts you in mind of David Bowie’s lyrical, space-is-a-lonely-place ballad, “Space Oddity,” that’s probably not a total coincidence – it was directed by his 38 year-old son, Duncan Jones, who formerly went under the much less conservative name, Zowie Bowie. After years of directing commercials and trying to move on from what he describes as a youth marked by isolation and periods of self-discovery, Jones has emerged with a new identity as a respected indie filmmaker.

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by Alana Joy

Every week we ask you guys to show us your ink in celebration of Tattoo Tuesday: we choose one favorite submission each from Twitter, Tumblr, and MySpace and they win a free 3 month membership to SuicideGirls.com.

Check out this weeks winners!

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Opaque Suicide in Lothlorien

• INTO: Forest gardening, crop circles, natural earth homes – cob cottages, human evolution of the spirit, living in balance with nature, people who take action and control of their own lives, healthy organic nourishment and sound food production practices, cyclical thought/living.
• NOT INTO: Unconscious consumption, genetically modified organisms/Monsanto, pesticides, knowledge but no action, broken natural cycles, mindless obedience, those who let others determine the sequence of their life, linear thought/living.
• MAKES ME HAPPY: Sunshine, stars, tea, friends, laughter, a warm sweater on a chilly day, good music, good food, homemade pie, ecologically minded humans, action, evolution, thought, but mostly elderberry wine.
• MAKES ME SAD: The abuse and destruction of our mother earth.
• HOBBIES: Reading, making things, cooking & baking like a whore.
• 5 THINGS I CAN’T LIVE WITHOUT: Food, water, shelter – that’s only 3?
• I SPEND MOST OF MY FREE TIME: Wondering what to do with it.

Get to know Opaque better over at SuicideGirls.com!

by Blogbot

Bobby Alt, Adam Alt and Frank Zummo of Street Drum Corps can bang the shit out of anything and make it sound good – really fucking good. As if to prove this point, during the opening night of their month-long weekly residency at The Roxy this past Tuesday, they stuck a pair of beat up household pans in an audience member’s hands and proceeded to make them sing with their sticks.

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by Blogbot

We are SO honored to be nominated for “Best Media Personality” by Peta2 for their 5th annual Libby Awards. Voting is open now thru December 16, and winners will be announced on January 4, 2011.

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by Jensen

Okay guys, I’m going to keep this short and sweet today! There are very important going-ons that I’m sure you’re preparing for, and I don’t want to hold you up for too long. There are Death Eaters who need an ass-kicking and awkward Ginny-Harry sexual advances to watch!

We are making hot chocolate today, btw. It’s a great gift for those people who aren’t really your friends, but you feel like you need to get them something for the holidays anyway. Coworkers, perhaps? It is also quite delicious :].

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