August 28, 2008

It’s time once again to check in with the irreverent mind behind Uncensored Interview’s blog, The Shark, for another installment of Uncensored Thursdays…

We’ve all been guilty at one point in our lives of being on an American Airlines flight and secretly perusing through the Sky Mall Catalogue to check out the odd, seemingly random crap that you can purchase while cruising 30,000 feet above Wichita. Hey man, don’t feel embarrassed, the crap they offer is almost trance-inducing in its ridiculousness. Even indie Aussies like The Presets aren’t immune to the hypnotic spell cast upon weary travelers by Sky Mall:

Just in case you’re wondering, yes, both the Pet Ramp and Fake Rock Cover-ups are real, honest to God items that you can buy while sitting in coach. In the words of the immortal Casey Kasem, “Ponderous, fucking ponderous.”

READ ON for more of this week’s Uncensored Thursday…

The Radiohead crew shared a piece of advice this morning on Dead Air Space: Might come in handy. If you’ve got a mac, download flip4mac for your quicktime player, or

Our political correspondent, Jennifer Kirk, has been on hiatus for the past few weeks, so I’ll take her place by letting y’all know that local boys Yonder Mountain String Band

A number of stellar clips from the AT&T Blueroom Webcast of this weekend’s Outside Lands extravaganza have already hit the web. We’ve rounded up those videos and videos pro-shot by

Way back in 1984, the Jerry Garcia Band opened for Frank Zappa at the UIC Pavilion in Chicago. These two amazing acts both delivered stunning performances, and thanks to PT’s