>>> As fliers get more animated and kaleidoscopic and just plain hyper every day, maybe it’s time for something simpler, like this here notice (at right) for, of all things, a Gospel Rap Contest. Between the age/time/other restrictions (“Must Include Jesus Or God Or The Word Of God”!) and the synergy of the Bible passage and promised buffet and related clip art, it’s tough to break away from this once you start staring. It’s like a Magic Eye, but for Jesus. [Flickr]
>>> Philly’s dance-party elite debut a shiny new shrine to music geekery in the form of an mp3 blog, rotating nicely between the painfully obscure (The Distributors) and the indisputably classic (“Heroes”). Study the Krautrock post and go from there. [Dollar Bin Jams]
>>> Amid the glut of Rocktober, Sean Agnew waxes thoughtfully on how package tours, agents, managers, blogs, Pitchfork, and other forces are making promoters lose their shirts this fall. Which inspires lots of harping on “bouncy indie pop” and comparing numbers, advice, and the usual jabs. [BCO]
>>> Oh and: Diplo remixes The Black Lips. [via Pitchfork]

This entry was posted on Monday, October 22nd, 2007 at 12:29 pm.