Wilco: All Lives, You Say?

In response to Charlottesville and the use of “all lives matter,” which ignorantly misses the meaning behind “Black Lives Matter,” Wilco has released “All Lives, You Say?.” All proceeds from the relatively straightforward acoustic track benefit the Southern Poverty Law Center. Wilco lead singer Jeff Tweedy dedicated the song to his father noting that “he used to say ‘If you know better, you can do …

50,000 Vinyl Records Digitized for the Internet Archive

Working from 200,000 physical recordings received through donation, Internet Archive (archive.org) has already digitized 50K vinyl records—many of which hail from before the ’50s. The organization is seeking to preserve genres that have received less attention, including yodeling, bluegrass and early blues. The process of digitization is quite complicated and requires landing the correct recording speed. Altogether known as the Great 78 Project, the resulting …

Happy Hour Agency’s Pop-Up Dining Art

Chateau Le Sploosh makes a splash with creative cocktails

by Kyle Raymond Fitzpatrick At the edge of LA’s Highland Park neighborhood, a group called the Happy Hour Agency has attracted a reputation for making good times by creating experiences that combine inventive cocktail-making with a pop art sensibility. The group has crafted of slew of eye-catching, photogenic events that roll out for a single night every few months, from the whimsical and woodland Cozy …