Blood-scrawling and ascerbicism from Leigh Marble. var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); try { var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-10467529-1"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); } catch(err) {}Legible HarmTumblr (3.0; @leighmarble)http://blog.leighmarble.com/RT @junkyardmessiah: The Wire Monopoly Board Game. “Omar’s coming! lose $10,000.”...<p>RT @junkyardmessiah: The Wire Monopoly Board Game. “Omar’s coming! lose $10,000.” <a href="http://t.co/P36Xoi90">http://t.co/P36Xoi90</a></p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/13626887741http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/13626887741Fri, 02 Dec 2011 03:09:19 -0800“Sullivan is being held on $250K bail in the jail that bears his name, the Patrick J. Sullivan...<p>“Sullivan is being held on $250K bail in the jail that bears his name, the Patrick J. Sullivan Jr. Detention Facility.” <a href="http://t.co/EKmPmePk">http://t.co/EKmPmePk</a></p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/13566842327http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/13566842327Wed, 30 Nov 2011 20:46:12 -0800Your honey is fucked: I read this a couple weeks ago and keep thinking about it. Devious food...<p>Your honey is fucked: I read this a couple weeks ago and keep thinking about it. Devious food industry practices: <a href="http://t.co/uCDfBxlf">http://t.co/uCDfBxlf</a></p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/13109775940http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/13109775940Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:06:26 -0800Was going to be wrapping up vocals for the new album this week, but still hacking up a lung....<p>Was going to be wrapping up vocals for the new album this week, but still hacking up a lung. Sickness = suckyness.</p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/12466235208http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/12466235208Mon, 07 Nov 2011 08:33:36 -0800You know those online ads that supposedly are location-specific? This glitch revealed the bullshit...<p>You know those online ads that supposedly are location-specific? This glitch revealed the bullshit behind those: <a href="http://t.co/HDASQQ11">http://t.co/HDASQQ11</a></p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/12347693418http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/12347693418Fri, 04 Nov 2011 21:36:46 -0700Geek revelation: Image Capture has been sitting under my nose all this time. iPhoto’s good for...<p>Geek revelation: Image Capture has been sitting under my nose all this time. iPhoto’s good for organizing, but when you want raw photo data…</p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/12153836280http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/12153836280Mon, 31 Oct 2011 04:18:43 -0700They call it a “personhood” argument, but they use that term totally backwards....<p>They call it a “personhood” argument, but they use that term totally backwards. “Genetically human” ≠ personhood! <a href="http://t.co/kdVF15NQ">http://t.co/kdVF15NQ</a></p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/12000309495http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/12000309495Thu, 27 Oct 2011 17:01:40 -0700RT @butterylords: JUST RELEASED: “Monsters & Madness” now available online on...<p>RT @butterylords: JUST RELEASED: “Monsters & Madness” now available online on Bandcamp!!! <a href="http://t.co/glaVdBg3">http://t.co/glaVdBg3</a></p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11983414910http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11983414910Thu, 27 Oct 2011 03:30:01 -0700RT @butterylords: Mark it on your calendar: Buttery Lords release show this Thurs at Star Theater!...<p>RT @butterylords: Mark it on your calendar: Buttery Lords release show this Thurs at Star Theater! Video preview of our new EP: http://t …</p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11883031754http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11883031754Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:18:54 -0700What kind of company neglects to mention a 4-week shipping delay, when placing an order with them...<p>What kind of company neglects to mention a 4-week shipping delay, when placing an order with them over the phone? @att @attcustomercare</p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11859701978http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11859701978Mon, 24 Oct 2011 07:07:05 -0700It’s gonna be OK, though - I’ve got my familiar working on this #ATT problem....<p>It’s gonna be OK, though - I’ve got my familiar working on this #ATT problem. <a href="http://t.co/nCqjBjOq">http://t.co/nCqjBjOq</a></p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11834975619http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11834975619Sun, 23 Oct 2011 18:19:17 -0700Tom Waits & The Indie Rock Nation (edited) http://t.co/wfn437FA<p>Tom Waits & The Indie Rock Nation (edited) <a href="http://t.co/wfn437FA">http://t.co/wfn437FA</a></p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11736882435http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11736882435Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:16:29 -0700Waits and Indie Rockers<blockquote> <p>Now indie-rockers study him, emulating not only his rasp-and-growl vocals and spiky arrangements, but also his self-guided career path.</p> <p>- Jon Pareles @NYTimes <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2011/10/23/arts/music/tom-waitss-new-album-bad-as-me.html?_r=2&hp">piece on Tom Waits</a></p> </blockquote> <p>I find this a curious and self-validating turn of events. I distinctly remember an indie-rock bandmate in the 90’s berating me for liking “that cheeseball” Waits. I was like, what the hell are you talking about, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bone_Machine"><em>Bone Machine</em></a> is a bad-ass album! But I could gain no traction in that debate.</p> <p>And it wasn’t just that one bandmate back then, and it’s not just Pareles saying it now. I have sensed this as a sea-change, among an indie nation lost in the desert (post-music industry boom) looking for guidance. In Waits they see a guy who has not only survived this long (40 years) in the biz, but keeps actually making new, interesting works of art. Indeed, that’s something we can all aspire to.</p> <p>Not all of Waits’ wisdom is being taken to heart, however. The biggest rift between his approach and current indie-rock practice is the attitude towards licensing songs for commericals. Waits does not allow his songs to be used in advertising, and once famously asked, <em>“If Michael Jackson wants to work for Pepsi, why doesn’t he just get himself a suit and an office in their headquarters and be done with it?”</em> Up-and-coming indie bands, however - broke and with label funding largely dried up - toe the line of selling out to corporate sponsors, balancing their once unquestionable independence with an economic realpolitik. Perhaps they lose a bit of cred along the way, but if they’re going to make it even 10 years in the biz (nevermind 40), they feel they must take support where they can find it.</p> <p>But Waits, of course, established himself in an earlier era of the music business, so it’s not fair to compare apples to oranges. And enough of the music biz talk, anyways! On simply the aesthetic level, it’s heartening to see Waits so well-received, his rough edges and muscular beats delivering <strike>an invigorating tonic</strike> [<em>Never say that again - Ed.</em>] after a diet of far too many quiet, whispery songwriter types.</p> <p><em>[NOTE: on re-reading this, I freely admit that last paragraph sucks. I was trying to wrap up this piece, the scope of which was initially only to quote from that article. But I started rambling, then needed to bring it on home, so there you have it… awkwardly so.]</em></p> <p><img alt="Bone Machine artwork" src="http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/7/7d/TomWaits-BoneMachine.jpg" height="300" width="301"/></p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11700576892http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11700576892Thu, 20 Oct 2011 12:08:00 -0700A qualified yeah…, @KaseyAnderson But, there are CEOs who came from business schools, and then...<p>A qualified yeah…, @KaseyAnderson But, there are CEOs who came from business schools, and then there are CEOs who came from garages.</p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11198660340http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11198660340Sat, 08 Oct 2011 19:03:23 -0700Dear Internets, Desperation makes a stinky cologne. Everyone wants to be liked, but yr obsession...<p>Dear Internets, Desperation makes a stinky cologne. Everyone wants to be liked, but yr obsession with it is tiring. #fb <a href="http://t.co/H6VtpqZc">http://t.co/H6VtpqZc</a></p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11147619834http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11147619834Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:03:42 -0700 Whoa. RIP to a man who understood, and prioritized, Quality. Even when it was bad for business....<p> Whoa. RIP to a man who understood, and prioritized, Quality. Even when it was bad for business. #Jobs</p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11103570372http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11103570372Thu, 06 Oct 2011 13:40:15 -0700Looks like apple.com got hacked. Ouch, hacker dudes. http://t.co/1n7eCOki<p>Looks like apple.com got hacked. Ouch, hacker dudes. <a href="http://t.co/1n7eCOki">http://t.co/1n7eCOki</a></p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11046803632http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/11046803632Tue, 04 Oct 2011 23:30:32 -0700Just passed a Jiffy Lube. Marquee says “Everyday 19.99”. Man holds sign reading...<p>Just passed a Jiffy Lube. Marquee says “Everyday 19.99”. Man holds sign reading “Crazy Day 19.99”. Ergo, every day is crazy day @ Jiffy Lube</p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/10997739506http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/10997739506Mon, 03 Oct 2011 20:28:32 -0700It’s really starting to get dark early here… now where are those Galaxie 500 tapes...<p>It’s really starting to get dark early here… now where are those Galaxie 500 tapes stashed away??</p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/10436637300http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/10436637300Tue, 20 Sep 2011 04:42:00 -0700PBS just did a “Haunted RI” show, about vampires of Rhode Island. Featured is one Mercy...<p>PBS just did a “Haunted RI” show, about vampires of Rhode Island. Featured is one Mercy Brown. Hope to find it online… <a href="http://t.co/4cULKbc">http://t.co/4cULKbc</a></p>http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/10199524248http://blog.leighmarble.com/post/10199524248Wed, 14 Sep 2011 08:49:01 -0700