daily roundup

01. Original 1st Print Grateful Dead WHITE Acid Test Poster (above) “Up for auction is an EXTREMELY RARE & VALUABLE Guaranteed Original First Print Poster for the Acid Test with the Grateful Dead in 1966. — This is the Poster…

01. Frank Foster, Saxophonist for Count Basie, Dead at 82 “Frank Foster, the saxophonist and composer best known for his 1953-64 tenure with the Count Basie Orchestra, died yesterday, July 26, in Chesapeake, Va. The cause of death was kidney…

01. Amanda Merten, Brooklyn NY Backyard Bill has a new post. (Backyard Bill) 02. Weekend Afterthoughts On Amir Khan’s Place, The Tally Of Low Blow KOs And More “Maybe Bernard Hopkins “will never lose to a white boy,” but he’ll…

01. The NFL’s Great Scrambling Act “The NFL is about to embark on the most frantic free-agent period in its 18-year history. The schedule for acquiring new players has been compressed, giving teams all of 10 days to complete a…

01. Bright Thinking (Student Work) “The brief was to design a contemporary light bulb pack promoting the new energy efficient LED lighting for the main DIY retailers in the UK and possibly Europe, the package must fulfil the four main…

01. Official: Harley-Davidson rolls out new and updated models for 2012 “We now know exactly what to expect from the Harley-Davidson lineup next year. The bike maker plans to roll out two new models: a 10th Anniversary Edition V-Rod and…

01. This Standoff Has Gone On Long Enough “We all knew it would end like this: you, the undercover cop, pointing your gun at him, the desperate criminal, pointing his gun at me, the guy who can’t remember whose side…

01. Summerjob: Rap (Pictured) Our life summed up in one picture. [Gingerland Comics] 02. Randall Grahm on Wine “The Californian winemaker gives us a fabulously eclectic reading list for understanding and enjoying the world of wine” (The Browser) 03. Famous…

01. Interview: English Frank “Live Magazine Music Editor Leanne talks to Grime MC English about how growing up in Brixton shaped his music career, his lyrical content, experiences of drugs and crime, his Feel The Realness movement and his opinions…

01. Rooy: Who knew they made typewriters this small? “Typecast in progress – I really miss the 1.5 spacing option (nonexistent on the Rooy). This was pleasant enough to type, but one really does have to do some amount of…