new podcast from NAC: "Each month Next American City and the Brookings Institution deliver insightful analysis of the latest news and trends in cities in a 15-minute podcast called Metro Matters. Produced by Sarah Kate Kramer."

"Why limit myself to just one building, when I can design a whole city? isn't an architect just an art school drop-out with a tilty desk, and a big ruler?"

via design observer

sounds like: "constant intro shots to a sitcom before anyone tells a fucking joke ... a porno, but nobody takes off their clothes ... a blacked out movie ... a book without words."

Free associative radio.

drop dem beatz

amazing

Dan Phiffer strikes again: audio responses to postcard/poster driven questions. Very nice integration of web+meatspace. From last year, only three projects. Is dead?

Variously accented Englishes speaking the same text.

Chicago Public Radio loves my shanty people. awesome awesome awesome. (Did Aay have laryngitis? )

'physics, and all fundamental theory' is a form of art. Been meaning to read Bohm for a while, it might be time.

Interactive sound maps of the five points/LES

(1) Uncle Josh was a strange old man who did comedic monologues for the cylinders 100 years ago, (2) Uncle Josh was hilariously confused by bicycles, automobiles, and omnibuses, (3) AWESOME web design!

radio program on the end of cursive.

"The world earliest playable sound recording – an experimental talking clock (1878)" Lead cylinder.