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When the Kite String Pops

Posted in Music with tags , , , , , , on July 26, 2024 by Jarrod Boyle

The debut album by the band Acid Bath, ‘When the Kite String Pops,’ features a painting of a clown by the serial killer John Wayne Gacy. Rumour is that it was forced on the band by the record company, but it’s definitely the right cover.

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Bereft

Posted in Reading with tags , , , , , , , , , , , , on October 20, 2010 by Jarrod Boyle

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It’s remarkable how many ‘Classic’ art works, if not the majority, received a very shaky reception at their initial publication. It makes you ask the question; how could a self-respecting, intelligent professional reviewer have failed to see Moby Dick/Pride and Prejudice/Lolita for what they so ‘obviously’ are? How is it that William Blake never exhibited, and Van Gogh never sold a painting? Continue reading