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OCT 5 - OCT 11
Nobody wants to spend another night in suck city getting nickel and dimed (though you may want to spend one with the authors), so this week, it's all about rising above — ascension. We're well armed for the cultural space race with Japanese pop cadets Puffy AmiYumi, a constellation of Beethoven sonatas, a deep space set from Carl Craig, and Explosions in the Sky. So dig in and get ready to launch yourself into plastic dreams. But before you leave the planet, remember to register to vote — the NY state deadline is 25 days before the election, which means you better put in your name by this Friday. Shoot the moon, and spread it...
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PHOTOGRAPHY
Sam Taylor-Wood: Sorrow, Suspension, Ascension
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| when: | Now through Sat 10.30 (Tue-Sat: 10am-6pm) |
| where: | Matthew Marks Gallery (523 W 24th St, 212.243.0200) |
| price: |  FREE |
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Event Info | Sam Taylor-Wood |
| | Never one to shy from classical references or star power, Sam Taylor-Wood presents a triumvirate of recent works centering around Crying Men, a cathedral-like installation of large-scale portraits featuring Hollywood's toughest leading men in tears. Intending to show powerful personalities such as Benicio del Toro and Sean Penn at their most vulnerable, the photographer has instead created something more divine — turning anguished celebrities into saintly figures through camera angle and light. In another room, the sublime Suspension reveals Taylor-Wood's own scars through an underlying tension between escapism and constriction: the series consists of self-portraits done with the aid of a bondage expert and digital editing. (AM)
  
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READING
Nick Flynn: Another Bullshit Night in Suck City: A Memoir
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| when: | Wed 10.6 (6:30pm) |
| where: | The New School (66 W 12th St, 212.229.5488) |
| price: | $5 |
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Event Info | Nick Flynn |
| | Another Bullshit Night in Suck City is this year's A Million Little Pieces — one more bad-boy-turns-life-around personal chronicle embraced by the critics as if it were their own troubled teen. But Flynn raises the stakes by giving equal time in his book to his father, a homeless ex-con who alternately frustrates and mesmerizes his son. A dynamic reader, Flynn brings his compelling tale to the New School MFA writing program's excellent ongoing Literary Forums series. (JA)
 What does the title of Nick Flynn's book refer to? Fourth and seventh correct answers each win a pair of tickets to this event.
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| | As the presidential debates about home (and not just "the homeland") near, it's high time we considered our domestic concerns — paramount among them, according to journalist Barbara Ehrenreich, is the inadequacy of the minimum wage. For her book Nickel and Dimed, Ehrenreich threw herself headlong into America's low-wage workforce, gaining employ at a diner, a nursing home, and a Walmart, among other places. What she encountered: people holding down multiple jobs who could still only afford to live in their cars; work shifts set up without time allotted for natural bodily functions (e.g. "voiding"); charitable organizations giving the needy disgracefully unhealthful food, if they have any to give at all. Eavesdrop on a great inquisitive mind, as Ehrenreich chats with New Yorker writer Malcolm Gladwell, who was recently part of an exposé himself. (JKG)
What's the URL of Barbara Ehrenreich's blog? Fifth and ninth correct answers each win a pair of tickets to this event.
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ART
Rides of Passage
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| when: | Wed 10.6 - Sun 10.10 (daily: 11am-6pm) |
| where: | Milk Studios (450 W 15th St, 212.645.2797) |
| price: | FREE |
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| | Trust your psychic, the Farmer's Almanac, or the molting patterns of your local squirrel population — it's going to snow eventually. To whet your appetite, Vermont's favorite snowboarding company sends its regards — 125 Burton snowboards inked, branded, carved, and marked by top tattooists, graf cats, and other artists. Futura, Stash, Don Ed Hardy, Sean Crofoot, and Joe Capobianco all contributed boards for the collection, and the shred-sticks and their riders are going across the globe. Tonight, Global Team pros join curator/producers Bruce Bart and Curse Mackey to kick off the show. Stop by to see your favorite Burton rider and stash some more daydream fodder until winter. (NP)
Note: There's an invitation-only opening tonight, Wed 10.6 (7pm).
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| | Throughout Kronos Quartet's more-than-30-year history, there's little on Earth that hasn't been represented in the string ensemble's 600-work repertoire (Mexico, Jimi Hendrix, the Vietnam War). So it comes as no surprise that their newest theme is otherworldly. Sun Rings, composed by minimalist music maestro Terry Riley, swathes deep space sounds (transmitted from NASA's farthest reaching spacecraft, Voyager 1) in the overtones of the eclectic quartet and the 70-voice Dessoff Choirs. One of the first installments of the always-arresting BAM Next Wave Festival, Sun Rings is performed in an environment of extraterrestrial images designed by Willie Williams, whose credits include work on tours by U2 and David Bowie. (JAC)
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| | If you're going to include the word "dub" in the name of your band, bass had better be the focus. Fortunately Exploring the dangers of (ROIR), which celebrates its release tonight, makes good on that rule. The "Trio" part of this New York-based outfit's moniker refers to guitarist DP Holmes, bassist Stu Brooks, and drummer Joe Tomino, all of whom moonlight on keyboards and — the other obvious dub necessity — melodica. Hypnosis is mandatory, and whatever they feed into your minds from there, only Babylon knows. (DB)
Note: There is a ROIR Records release party at Delancey (7-9pm), to celebrate Dub Trio's Exploring the dangers of and Bill Laswell w/ Jah Wobble's Version 2 Version. Free vodka drinks.
What does ROIR stand for? Tenth and 15th correct answers each win a pair of tickets to this event.
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| | Trained in classical music at the prestigious National Conservatory of Versailles, Joakim Bouaziz took an unexpected, though welcome, detour afterwards. In addition to running the esteemed Tigersushi label, Bouaziz produces delightfully off-kilter house with disco, electro, and broken-beat influences. He's also crafted robo-soul downtempo oddities like "Woundelife on Brayt a Cool," a recent contribution to Radio Colette No. 2. The eclectic remixes under his belt range from tracks by everyone from Carl Craig and Max Berlin to Air and the Detroit Grand Pubahs. Tonight, he presides as the French ambassador of punk-funk and Detroit-inspired machine funk, alongside PYF resident Roy Dank and James F*cking Friedman. (CJN)
Note: Open rum bar from 9-10pm.
According to a recent Tigersushi interview, what is Joakim Bouaziz' favorite instrument? Eleventh correct answer wins a pair of tickets to this event.
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| | UK apostles of broken beat Bugz in the Attic pitch their tent in Cielo's swank temple of turntablism to spread the gospel. A producer/DJ collective out of West London, Bugz bring a nu-jazz and future soul message that has achieved noteworthy staying power on the global dance circuit. Converts abound with good reason: this crew knows how to turn out the party wherever they go. Tonight, two Bugz members — DJs Orin "Afronaught" Walters and Daz-I-Kue — are poised to give dance disciples the smooth soul-jazz they yearn for, backed by aggressive bass-heavy beats pumped out by a righteous sound system. (JM)
Tell us, in 50 words or less, your scariest "bugs in the ..." story. Our favorite answer wins a pair of tickets to this event.
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| | Puffy AmiYumi have been one of Japan's biggest pop culture sensations of the past decade. Bringing their unremitting charisma, bright vocal harmonies, and staggeringly immediate power-pop to NYC, the duo (Ami and Yumi, natch) shamelessly appropriate elements from a wide variety of styles, including glam, punk, ska, and dance, while wearing the influences of such classic rock mainstays as Wings, the Who, ELO, and ABBA on their tiny sleeves. The result is no mere post-modern pastiche or ironic gimmick, but rather an irresistible homage to decades of Western pop. New York-based trio Mosquitos meld effervescent melodies, Brazilian rhythms, subtle electronics, and lilting bilingual vocals courtesy of Juju Stulbach. (JL)
What two words best describe Puffy AmiYumi's singular style. Most fitting answer wins a pair of tickets to this event.
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| | When Mark Rae gets his hands on a drum beat, there's no telling what might happen to it. As the man at the helm of Manchester's fab Grand Central label, Rae delivers tasty nuggets of UK hip-hop to the starving masses; as one half of Rae & Christian, he lends his hand to smooth, rounded instrumentals laced with soulful vocals; and on his own, Mark Rae gets down with the best of 'em and can DJ a party like any self-respecting, 45-collecting music junkie. Dance and watch this man in action — it's a bit like getting raving mad in the basement of your best mate's house. (CH)
Note: Open vodka bar 9-10pm.
What can you do with a bit of a drum beat? Two most creative answers each win a pair of tickets to this event.
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| | Explosions in the Sky's exceptional debut album and live performances made them standouts in the early-oughties' crowded instrumental post-rock field. While groups such as Mogwai and Godspeed You! Black Emperor have lost their focus of late, Explosions evolve while continuing to play to their strengths. Their soaring guitar rushes evoke the wide-open landscapes of their native Texas, and their exhilarating sense of dynamics and pacing manages to be both mournful and triumphant. We Ragazzi unload their synth-y no/new wave rock after an opening set by singer/songwriter Adem, whose Homesongs is one of the year's most quietly beautiful releases. (JL)
Note: The Winter Pageant opens the show (8:30pm). Explosions in the Sky and Adem also play at Northsix on Wed 10.6 (9pm).
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MUSIC: Classical
The Leoniade Part II: The 32 Beethoven Sonatas
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| when: | Sat 10.9 (11am-11:30pm) |
| where: | Leonard Nimoy Thalia Theatre, Symphony Space (2537 Broadway, 212.864.5400) |
| price: | $21 |
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| | A student of the legendary pianist Artur Schnabel, Leon Fleisher had the world of classical piano within his reach until his right fingers started to curl involuntarily — eventually diagnosed with focal dystonia, he lost the use of his right hand. His love of music enabled him to continue as an esteemed and committed teacher of the instrument (and a master of the repertoire for left hand). Come celebrate the release of his first two-handed recording in 40 years (made possible by Botox injections — hey, a practical use!) with this all-day recital by Fleisher's students of some of the world's best-loved piano sonatas. (PS)
Note: Call Symphony Space for tickets, and specify which segments you'd like to attend. The Leoniade Part I, featuring Fleisher in conversation with John Schaefer of WNYC (and playing pieces from Two Hands) occurs Thur 10.7 (8pm).
At what age did Fleisher give his first public piano recital? Sixteenth correct answer wins a pair of tickets to this event.
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FESTIVAL
Open House New York
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| when: | Sat 10.9 & Sun 10.10 (schedule) |
| where: | Various locations |
| price: | FREE |
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| | "Jump fences," says designer Bruce Mau. But there's no need to skulk about this weekend as the city sheds its velvet ropes and takes up an open-door policy to celebrate its second annual Architecture Week. Locks come undone at 100 off-limit sites throughout the five boroughs, allowing you to ponder whatever happened to TWA (via their abandoned terminal at JFK), visit the historic beacon that inspired The Little Red Lighthouse, traipse through the Morris-Jumel Mansion (where the original G. Dubya stayed briefly in 1776), or see what Narciso Rodriguez has up his sleeve. A menagerie of sneak peeks, secret gardens, and even some Masonic intrigue, hold on to your glass slippers, because this free-for-all ends Sunday. (ÇK)
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ART: Opening
What the Book?
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| when: | Sat 10.9 (8pm-midnight) |
| where: | Flux Factory (38-38 43rd St, LIC, 718.707.3362) |
| price: | FREE |
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| | Behind every great fluxus piece is an artist who turned the work on its head, thereby presenting a series of questions to show the absurdity of function and aesthetic. Here, the questions are: What is a book? Is it just a printed format, or something more (or less)? The artists in this show work toward answers in different ways, exploring the concept from form to definition — local participants include Woojung Ahn, Aya Kakeda, Doug Beube, Kyle Bravo, David Gassoway, Kerry Downey, and Stacey Kirby. Guaranteed to flip open your visual sense of an art book. (AS)
Note: This exhibition runs through Thur 10.28 (Sat & Sun: 12-6pm, and by appointment). There is a closing party on Thur 10.28 (8pm-midnight).
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DJ
Liquid Sound Lounge Autumn Boat Party
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| when: | Sat 10.9 (board 10pm, depart 11pm, return 3am) |
| where: | The Empress (Westside Hwy at W 41st St, 212.631.3617) |
| price: | $35 / $30 advance |
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| | Liquid Sound Lounge ships the party down the Hudson with a blow-out dance cruise. Assembling a crack crew of soul/house DJs and divas, tonight's nautical celebration is captained by LSL's own Jeannie Hopper, with a whole heap of help from DJ Kevin Hedge (of Blaze), sax-man/flutist Jay Rodrigues (of Groove Collective), live PA from Joi Cardwell, and the ever-gracious Imani Uzuri, accompanied by Rozz Nash and Infinitee (aka the Women of WERISE). Dress in layers — this boat party has room for contemplating the city's midnight glow in the chill fall air, and dancing until you're so hot you just might consider a dip in the Hudson. (JM)
Take a look at these photos from last year's LSL boat party. What is "Baci the Rat Terrier" looking at? Three funniest answers each win a pair of tickets to this event.
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DJ
SECURITY: The Elektro-Tekno-Disko Edition feat. Plastique de Rêve
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| when: | Sat 10.9 (10pm) |
| where: | Happy Ending (302 Broome St, 212.334.9676) |
| price: | $4 |
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| | The robotic electro madness produced by Switzerland's Plastique de Rêve (né Daze Dasen) is not for the faint of heart. Often touted as DJ's DJ, Dasen lays down old-school rap so littered with electronic buzz it can only be described as deviant. Add in his big-bottomed bass thrills with swipes of early acid, inflections of four-four angle, and a fully-formed lip-biting synth, and you've got a sound that knows no international borders. The Swiss are coming! Meanwhile, in the basement, Tim Sweeney (WNYU/DFA) makes all the beats righty-tighty, and Cowboy Mark of the Crucial Getdown mixes savory synthetic data with booty, Italo, and classic acid. (LH)
Which music label released Plastique's Rodeo Mecanique (2002)? Seventeenth and 18th correct answers each win a pair of tickets to this event.
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| | Neo Soul Explosion, the Chicago-based summer concert series that rocks doors off houses and makes grown men cry, brings three of the country's most progressive and respected talents to the Canal Room. Vibraphone maestro and singer/songwriter Roy Ayers plays alongside the underappreciated Eric Roberson — whose own The Esoteric Movement... is already a classic with R&B fans in the know — while Lizz Fields, a breakout talent from Philadelphia, brings some young blood to the mix. Simply put, it's a genuine generational passing-of-the-torch between innovators of new and old soul, jazz, funk, rock, and the blues. (MC)
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| | To define Carl Craig's sound would only be to limit it — so diverse are the Detroit DJ's influences and projects. Whereas most mercurial DJs rarely hit their mark with any consistency, Craig's multiple aliases (BFC, Paperclip People, 69, Innerzone Orchestra) and various stylistic experiments (gritty lo-fi beats, epic house remixes, jazz trios) maintain exceptional levels of sophistication and danceability. Craig disappears into each successive project, gathering influences like rags, and sewing a compelling new costume from the scraps; tonight, he puts on his glass helmet and spins a special deep space set. (TG)
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| | A surface description of Dig! doesn't begin to do it justice. Yes, the film is a document of the extended careers of two bands — the Dandy Warhols and the Brian Jonestown Massacre. But beyond that, it's a canny look at the modern music industry, the nature of artistry, and the creative process itself. Even more so, it's a fascinating character study of a man possessed equally by his desire to rail against society and his own inescapable demons; for all his talent, BJM leader Anton Newcombe could well be one of the most tragic figures of our time. A must-see not only for music fans, but for anyone interested in the human condition. (DL)
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| | Peckish for some craic? Look no further, as WestBeth Entertainment brings award-winning performer Tommy Tiernan across the Atlantic in the next installment of their ongoing British/Irish Comedy Invasion. In Cracked, Tiernan bursts onstage with an energy and ferocity that immediately beats the audience silly — it's little wonder he was once the recipient of the British Comedy Awards Best Stand-Up honor. A whirlwind of personal, lively stories, his show touches on such topics as the Catholic Church, sex, and family. If you're in the mood to laugh your arse off, Tiernan could be the fella to make you do it. (MB)
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THEATRE
The Civilians: Nobody's Lunch
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| when: | Now through Sun 10.17 (Wed-Sat: 8pm / Sun: 5pm) |
| where: | P.S. 122 (150 1st Ave, 212.477.5829) |
| price: | $20 |
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Event Info | The Civilians |
| | The Civilians were churning out their quirky brand of journalism-cum-theatre long before the current documentary film cineplex invasion. Following the success of Gone Missing, the ensemble's latest project, Nobody's Lunch, is an examination of how news and information are disseminated, and the way in which each of us forms beliefs based on the knowledge we gather. The outstanding cast moves between dramatic monologues and show-stopping tunes with ease and brio, and director Steve Cosson stages the material — which is based on interviews with a Homeland Security official, a conspiracy theorist, and every Jessica Lynch in the phone book — at a rapid-fire pace. (SP)
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| | One of the art kids of the moment, 22-year-old Rosson Crow is fresh out of SVA and newly enrolled in an MFA program at Yale. Though not a grad until '06, her experimental paintings are so cool that galleries in LA and NYC are already onto them. Here, Crow shows historical encounters of a strange kind, with images of bygone people, oddly furnished rooms, and mystical shapes. Like digitized dreams, her rectangular and hexagonal canvases mix oil and enamel to both realistic and stenciled ends, while displaying sprayed highlights that add a haunting aura. Cutout characters from medieval times drop into patterned fills and overlapping planes; walls and ceilings seemingly collapse; and glowing candles light the way to an antique future. (PL)
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FESTIVAL: Upcoming
CMJ Music Marathon
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| when: | Wed 10.13 - Sat 10.16 |
| where: | Various locations |
| price: | Various |
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| | Any indie rocker fed up with uninformed friends whining that there's no exciting new music can politely instruct them to shut their mouths — CMJ is on the way. Four days overflow with live music first and foremost, plus loads of panels and music-related films. Aside from revisiting established acts such as Sonic Youth, Clinic, the Faint, the Decemberists, Earlimart, and the Hidden Cameras, don't neglect blooming talents like the Concretes, Dogs Die in Hot Cars, Rogue Wave, Sam Champion, TV on the Radio, and Hope of the States. While serious fans might opt to splurge on an all-access pass, individual show tickets are also currently on sale. Big events sell out, so don't waste time. (LCB)
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| CD REVIEW: Saul Williams, Saul Williams |
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Fader
Released September 2004
$12.99 (Amazon)
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With the widespread release of Slam in '98, Saul Williams helped usher in a new era of spoken word. In the process, he raised the bar of performance possibility; his powerful cadence and chameleon-like diversity have sculpted one of today's most interesting poetic careers. On Saul Williams, he stays politically focused (why else have Zack de la Rocha guest?), creating a scathing primer for November's election. Its range is all over — at times detrimentally so (when thrashing guitars battle purposefully off-key singsongs, there's too much fighting for sonic real estate) — but when more spacious electronic loops emerge ("African Student Movement" and "PG"), Williams moves serpentinely among ominously abstract beats. The abstraction retains the groove, and with his percussive metaphors, the artist not only calls for revolution, but might very well be it. (DB)
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| ELECTORAL INCENTIVE: MustVote |
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Back in the bad ol' days of local patronage politics, voting — for the right candidate, anyway — could ensure a chicken in your pot or a wad of dollars in your pocket. Such wheelings and dealings are a thing of the past — unless, perhaps, you happen to be a corporation writing fat campaign donations — but MustVote is offering more wholesome incentives to go to the polls. For every unregistered voter you sign up, you'll receive a free MP3 from the likes of Radiohead, Eagles of Death Metal, and Radio 4. Register enough friends and family and you'll have a pretty kickin' mix for your election night party. (SK)
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| STREAMS: WPS1 |
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A pioneer in providing contemporary artists with alternative art spaces, MoMA's P.S.1 has reimagined itself in cyberspace with the 'round-the-clock radio streams of WPS1. This "audio art museum" provides local culturalists with a new medium for both musical and social commentary: the history of salsa and Cuban music on Muévete, hosted by musicologist and cowboy Ned Sublette; the best sounds from black artists past and present, selected by members of the Black Rock Coalition; the trajectory of the punch line with recordings of Richard Pryor and Bob Newhart on Funny, Isn't It?, hosted by comedienne Sherrie Fell. Whether you've outplayed your 8,000 MP3s, or just need a laugh, click into stimulation on WPS1.org. (CN)
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