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Media
Burning Man Escapade
A Dramatic ReadingA Dramatic Reading
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Diary
On the Road 1
Wandervogelin' in BerlinWandervogelin' in Berlin
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Music
Nina Nastasia and Jim White
Listening to musicians listeningListening to musicians listening
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
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Miranda Mellis’ The Revisionist
Post-Apocalypto 2Post-Apocalypto 2
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Esoterica
Paracelsus in the World
Renaissance Magic and ScienceRenaissance Magic and Science
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Art and Design
The Oracle Complex
Delvin Solkinson's Oracle DeckDelvin Solkinson's Oracle Deck
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Rudy Wurlitzer’s Flats
Post-Apocalypto 1Post-Apocalypto 1
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San Francisco Soundscapes
Sound art at Recombinant Media LabsSound art at Recombinant Media Labs
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Kiran Over Mongolia
An enchanting semi-doc about Kazakh eagle-lordsAn enchanting semi-doc about Kazakh eagle-lords
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Psychedelics
Yuri’s Night
NASA meets Burning ManNASA meets Burning Man
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Roy Christopher’s Techno-dialogues
The frontwheeldrive.com interviewsThe frontwheeldrive.com interviews
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Moving Pictures
PixelVisionary
Kyle Silfer's expanded machinimaKyle Silfer's expanded machinima
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Elizabeth Hand’s Slipstream Fiction
Two books of fantastic realismTwo books of fantastic realism
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
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PKD Cover art
My guest post to David Gill's PKD blogMy guest post to David Gill's PKD blog
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Diary
Bardo Flight
The hidden lessons of a flight that skirted hellThe hidden lessons of a flight that skirted hell
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Diary
On the Road 3
Italy's hermetic gardensItaly's hermetic gardens
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Music
Sir Richard Bishop
The Arthur magazine interviewThe Arthur magazine interview
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Articles and Essays
Maqroll the Magnificent
Latin American sea shanty talesLatin American sea shanty tales
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Subcultures
Burning Men
Part One: CHAOSMOSPart One: CHAOSMOS
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
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Oliver Vernon
A New York opening for this fantastic visionary artistA New York opening for this fantastic visionary artist
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Music
Listening in on Christian rock
From the Danielson Famile to Relient KFrom the Danielson Famile to Relient K
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
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Harlan Builds a Portal
Sacred Geometry on the PlayaSacred Geometry on the Playa
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
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Call-in Prayer Centers
The Demon Prayer LineThe Demon Prayer Line
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Diary
On the Road 2
Rome's great pagan buildingRome's great pagan building
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Articles and Essays
Mind the Gap
Jeff Warren's The Head TripJeff Warren's The Head Trip
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
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Grotesque Animal’s Of Montreal
Breaking down the breakdown songBreaking down the breakdown song
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Articles and Essays
The Green Knight Grins at You
Reading the Round Table taleReading the Round Table tale
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Music
Saharan Guitars
Dune rock and other gritty dreamsDune rock and other gritty dreams
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
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Fantastique Symphony
MTT doses the hall with BeliozMTT doses the hall with Belioz
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Religions and Spirits
Amma’s Cosmic Squeeze
My journey into the arms of Amma the hugging saintMy journey into the arms of Amma the hugging saint
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Music
The Freaky Origins of Christian Rock
70s Christian rock70s Christian rock
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Quotes
Quote 4
It is too close, too far-out, its sacred transmissions too muddled with the scandalous grit of concrete historical unfoldment
It is too close, too far-out, its sacred transmissions too muddled with the scandalous grit of concrete historical unfoldment
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Quotes
Quote 3
“Messages from beyond” are forms of information, and information is a trickster
“Messages from beyond” are forms of information, and information is a trickster
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Music
Black Moth Super Rainbow
Fellini, analog, and the new Dandelion GumFellini, analog, and the new Dandelion Gum
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Diary
My Day on Dartmoor
The author slogs through Britain's wettest summer in centuriesThe author slogs through Britain's wettest summer in centuries
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Quotes
Quote 5
Terminal. What other journey, you might ask, begins at the end?
Terminal. What other journey, you might ask, begins at the end?
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Religions and Spirits
Mormons are Cool
The most cosmic American religionThe most cosmic American religion
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Articles and Essays, Music
Joe Boyd, Superproducer
White Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960sWhite Bicycles: Making Music in the 1960s
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Articles and Essays, Esoterica
Phantasy Island
Stanzas by Giorgio AgambenStanzas by Giorgio Agamben
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
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Terence McKenna’s Ex-Library
A great book collection goes up in smokeA great book collection goes up in smoke
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Diary
Diamond Solitaire
Washing Beets with GodWashing Beets with God
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Music
Gurdjieff’s Music
Gurdjieff and de Hartmann's Orchestral MusicGurdjieff and de Hartmann's Orchestral Music
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Subcultures
Burning Men, Part 2
Part Two: THE ORDER OF THINGSPart Two: THE ORDER OF THINGS
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Media
To the Best of Our Knowledge
Mapping the ImaginationMapping the Imagination
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Quotes
Quote 2
There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people
There is a difference between psychedelic experiences and psychedelic people
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Technoculture
My Data Crime
Copyrights and CrimeCopyrights and Crime
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Subcultures
The Dreamspell Calendar
Jose Argüelles' TelektononJose Argüelles' Telektonon
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Diary
Wind Chimes
A meditation on sonic tortureA meditation on sonic torture
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Quotes
Quote 1
But what if the medium is the message?
But what if the medium is the message?
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Subcultures
Au revoir La Contessa
Burning Man's Spanish Galleon on a BusBurning Man's Spanish Galleon on a Bus
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
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Pop goes the EMP Conference
Music Geekery in SeattleMusic Geekery in Seattle
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
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George R. Stewart’s Earth Abides
Post-Apocalypto 3Post-Apocalypto 3
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Moving Pictures
The Gaahl!
A black metal momentA black metal moment
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
Moving Pictures
Frisbee. The Man
The Life and Death of a Hippie PreacherThe Life and Death of a Hippie Preacher
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
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P.G. Six’s Slightly Sorry
The great PG Six's rock recordThe great PG Six's rock record
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the... -
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The Writing of Delirium
This is my brain on fluThis is my brain on flu
On December 10, the great lizard lords Led Zeppelin took to the stage one more time, and they rocked the planet. I had signed up for the raffle like everyone else, and not gotten tickets like everyone else. Because I wrote a book about the band (the 33 1/3 volume on the nameless fourth record), and write about music for a “living,” I thought I had half a chance of getting paid to cover the event—or should I say, the...