Besides Daniel launches PledgeMusic campaign for full-length album

Besides Daniel has launched a PledgeMusic campaign: The Long Awaited Full-Length Record. Like other such online campaigns, supporters can help get new music produced by effectively pre-ordering the album. Pledges start at $10, which include access to all campaign updates and a digital download.

Interesting results in new Georgia poll tracking charter school amendment, presidential race, other key issues

While more likely voters, men and whites “disapprove strongly” of Obama’s job performance than “approve strongly”, the two categories are dead even among women in the state. Among non-whites, 74 percent “approve strongly” and another 15 percent “approve somewhat”.

“Suddenly Last Summer”: a short review of The Collective Face’s production of Tennessee Williams’ sordid classic

Walking into Muse Arts Warehouse for The Collective Face production of Suddenly Last Summer, one is immediately struck by the sprawling decadence of the set — a garden next to a crumbling old greenhouse filled with several dozen plants. It’s a “well-groomed jungle,” according Dr. Cukrowicz.


Are you better off than you were four years ago?

“Of course, Obama has no chance of getting a second term in this economy,” my friend said definitively. “And whoever gets elected in 2012 will be a one-term President too.”

Edgar Oliver’s “Helen & Edgar” gets rave NYT review

Ben Brantley: “There is something Victorian, as well as Gothic, about his presence — and his sentimental embrace of darkness. As was evident in his earlier “East 10th Street: Self Portrait With Empty House,” staged in New York three years ago, Mr. Oliver has made pets of the ghosts of loneliness, fearfulness and loss that most of us do our best to keep at bay.”

The Space Shuttle Endeavour makes one final trip: through the streets of Los Angeles

An incredible pic in the New York Times.

Johnny Galecki as Terry Ork in “CBGB”: one photo

Terry Ork (played by Johnny Galecki in “CBGB”) is hardly a household name — he doesn’t even have a Wikipedia entry! — but he was one of those figures who just made things happen.

Econbrowser: Conspiracy theorists are wrong about unemployment rate

Econbrowser has a post up today thoroughly debunking the conspiracy theories surrounding last Friday’s BLS estimate that the unemployment rate fell to 7.8 percent last month: Watergate! Iran-Contra! BLS 2012.10.5?

Consumer sentiment rises to highest level since 2007

“The Thomson Reuters/University of Michigan’s preliminary October reading on the overall index on consumer sentiment came in at 83.1, up from 78.3 the month before, and the highest since September 2007, the survey showed on Friday.”


Word Cloud from Vice Presidential debate between Joe Biden and Paul Ryan

I’ve removed names and a few other filler words, like “applause” and “crosstalk”.

The Two Man Gentleman Band – Live Wire Music Hall – 11/09/12

It’s always a good time with The Two Man Gentlemen Band.

Christian Lee Hutson with Mumbledust – The Sentient Bean – 10/12/12

Christian Lee Hutson is a member of The Driftwood Singers, but he’ll be on his own for this gig.