Monthly Archives: October 2008

Show Tonight In Baltimore!

Posted on October 31, 2008 by Magpie

Okay, so this is pretty damn last minute, as in, three hours before I play, but I’ll be playing a benefit show tonight for the RNC arrestees. These are the folks who are being charged as terrorists for organizing anarchist … Continue reading →

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I Can Give You Nightmares, Part 3

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Magpie

The headline alone is enough, really: Military Investigates Amnesia Beams. The short of it is that scientists have finally figured out how to selectively zap certain memories out of mice, and the military is quite interested. Apparently, since the 80s, … Continue reading →

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Everyone Hates “God Hates Fags”

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Magpie

So there’s this group that you’ve probably already heard of, the Westboro Baptist Church, who run godhatesfags.com (ooh, and even more interesting, godhatestheworld.com, an interactive map that lets you find out why god hates everywhere). Basically, these people go around … Continue reading →

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Big Dog Beta

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Magpie

A few weeks back I posted the video of the mortifying Big Dog, a scary bipedial robot that is destined to destroy the human race. Today, however, thanks to Jake, I’ve run across Big Dog, beta. It’s embedded above, but … Continue reading →

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My New CD

Posted on October 29, 2008 by Magpie

With the recording help of Nathaniel Johnstone and the photographic help of Libby Bulloff, I’m happy to say that I’ve got a demo of my music together. Unlike the last demo (2 years ago), this one is mostly songs with … Continue reading →

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What Is A SteamPunk? A Definitive Answer.

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Magpie

I’ll ramble more about Eccentrik Festival in the near future. In the meantime, I would like to share this groundbreaking revelation that swept over me during the set of Hellblinki Sextet (due to a intelligent comment by their bassist Brad): … Continue reading →

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No Media Kings

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Magpie

I’ve been buried 10 tabs deep into No Media Kings, the self-publishing resource site run by Jim Munroe, an anarchist sci-fi author from Canada who I am embarrassed to have not heard about before now. There’s tons of information on … Continue reading →

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Playing At Eccentrik Festival – Chapel Hill, NC

Posted on October 23, 2008 by Magpie

Sorry about the short notice, but it looks like I’ll be on stage with a few bands tomorrow night at Eccentrik Festival in Chapel Hill, North Carolina. I’m pretty excited, despite that I’m taking a bus tonight instead of sleeping. … Continue reading →

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what I’ve learned from MythBusters

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Magpie

I’ve been watching too much mythbusters recently. Anyhow, a recent episode taught me things I’d always wondered about (for no good reason, of course): how to get past a trained guard dog, and how to evade a bloodhound. with the … Continue reading →

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the real news usually isn’t on page one

Posted on October 22, 2008 by Magpie

So I found out today, after sorting my way through election nonsense, that illegal immigrants swept up in ICE raids are facing ridiculous charges. The illegal immigrants arrested must plead guilty to lesser counts or face indictment on charges of … Continue reading →

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