How much longer must we tolerate mass culture? Vox 2008-05-12T14:01:10Z Maxvan http://maxvan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00d41426798b3c7f/ When you blame yourself, you learn from it. If you blame someone else, you don't learn nothing, cause hey, it's not your fault, it's his fault, over there. -Joe Strummer Dharma Crash tag:vox.com,2008-05-12:asset-6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398f8cee10005 2008-05-12T03:51:39Z 2008-05-12T14:01:10Z Maxvan http://maxvan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs

So, this might seem a bit too insular for a blog post, but bear with me. This book is an "Oral Biography" of the punk rock singer Darby Crash, who died at 22, in the early 1980's. I happen to know some of the same people as Darby did, and met Ja...

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]]> Perspective on the highway tag:vox.com,2008-05-10:asset-6a00d41426798b3c7f00f48d155bf80001 2008-05-10T11:50:12Z 2008-05-10T11:50:12Z Maxvan http://maxvan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Vanishing Point

I've heard people call this movie an "Art Film for Motorheads". I don't know if I completely agree. See, it's a very well done movie with a plot so simple I can describe it in a sentence: A man, delivering a 1970 Challenger to San francisco evad...

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]]> Surrealnatural tag:vox.com,2008-05-09:asset-6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398f7c8270004 2008-05-09T01:51:51Z 2008-05-09T01:51:51Z Maxvan http://maxvan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Cemetery Man

What to say about Cemetary Man? First, in all caps: THIS IS THE MOST SURREAL MOVIE I CAN STAND TO WATCH. Why in all caps? Because i want you to remember that above all else. It's a zombie movie about a undertaker who's not too happy with his job....

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]]> Helpful Hints tag:vox.com,2008-05-07:asset-6a00d41426798b3c7f00f48cf5e39c0003 2008-05-07T23:04:40Z 2008-05-07T23:04:40Z Maxvan http://maxvan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Urawaza: Secret Everyday Tips and Tricks from Japan

That's what this book is. It's a japanese book of helpful hints, written in English. Why go to the japanese for helpful hints? Because I've heard what us westerners do. I'd like some insights from somewhere else. Besides which, life is too complic...

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]]> And the Reviews start tag:vox.com,2008-05-07:asset-6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398f76c6c0004 2008-05-07T22:54:41Z 2008-05-07T22:54:41Z Maxvan http://maxvan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Reside

Here you go. An excellent new (ish) CD from a classic Chicago band. The Effigies always made smart, aggressive rock music, but always different from what you might expect. They're not exactly punk, they're not exactly metal, they're not exactly ...

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]]> Presents tag:vox.com,2008-05-03:asset-6a00d41426798b3c7f00f48d1304870001 2008-05-03T04:37:28Z 2008-05-07T22:03:08Z Maxvan http://maxvan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Naked Raygun: What Poor Gods We Do Make: the Story & Music Behin The Future Is Unwritten All Rise Feasting on Asphalt: The Complete First Season El Mariachi (Special Edition) Rage - 20 Years of Punk Rock, West Coast Style Rant: An Oral Biography of Buster Casey Live Revolution Rock Lexicon Devil: The Fast Times and Short Life of Darby Crash and the Germs Vanishing Point Cemetery Man Urawaza: Secret Everyday Tips and Tricks from Japan Reside

Stuff I got: (Actually i got season two, but i couldn't find a photo of it on Amazon) There's more to come. This is just a start.... And more-> (Hey, it's not often that they write biographies of people I know. Even less often do they in...

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]]> I totally understand why you might not finish reading this. tag:vox.com,2008-05-03:asset-6a00d41426798b3c7f00f48cf44b6f0002 2008-05-03T04:27:31Z 2008-05-03T04:45:39Z Maxvan http://maxvan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom From yesterday: So, I’m warning you now, this entry will be a mess. I’m just tired of not putting anything up because I’ve got too much going on. I reckon this was meant first and foremost as a kind of diary, so I might as well show everybody jus...

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]]> In my Day, Sonny tag:vox.com,2008-04-27:asset-6a00d41426798b3c7f00f48cf2757d0003 2008-04-27T13:13:40Z 2008-05-04T11:42:55Z Maxvan http://maxvan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I've had a few adventures in my life, and, like anybody who's had adventures, that means I've had to do without things and money at various points. So, maybe I've got a skewed perspective, but as I notice food prices, fuel prices, and so on, I ke...

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]]> Armagideon Times tag:vox.com,2008-04-24:asset-6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398f2fc380004 2008-04-24T04:15:09Z 2008-04-24T04:30:25Z Maxvan http://maxvan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom They're not able to afford to eat dirt in Haiti, They're running out of butter in Japan, and Food shortages loom over the horizon. Water, not gold, may start the next war. Still think everything's hunky dory? I think it's possible to turn things...

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]]> A comment on laws concerning mortgages tag:vox.com,2008-04-12:asset-6a00d41426798b3c7f00e398ef4d970005 2008-04-12T03:58:36Z 2008-04-12T03:58:36Z Maxvan http://maxvan.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom I know it would make sense for me to be all over the grumblings about some kind of comprehensive mortgage reform, but there are several reasons for my relative silence. First and foremost, nothing has been clearly decided. Most of the motions up ...

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