An entertainer on retainer

Over lunch during a workshop held over this past weekend, a prominent anthropologist accused the late Stephen Jay Gould of delivering the most destructive blow to evolutionary theory's cause in its fight against creationism, even more than poster boy Richard Dawkins. The argument was that Gould had failed to realize that humans have detached themselves from the laws of nature and that Gould never understood or investigated humans. Well, the pseudo-Nietzchean argument can be dispensed with effortlessly simply because it is moronic. The second accusation is false and could have been avoided had the anthropologist read Gould's 1991 article in Journal of Social Science. It amazes me every time a new that the biggest enemies evolutionary theory has are from within. Today's post is dedicated to SJG, may he rest in peace knowing that there are still some who think he was one of the greatest minds in modern biology (I'm not so sure he'd approve of the music here, but what to do)

Gum takes tooth - Silent cenotaph (Tigertrap, 13-06-2011)

Elephant 12 - Diet Coke (2011)

Princess Chelsea ft. Jonathan Bree - The cigarette duet (2011)

Possessed (Curtis Bernhardt, 1947)

Who would've guessed it? Ad-men can be clever (real clever)!

I love the smell of burning bridges

Carla Bozulich is becoming not only synonymous with true avant-garde but a real staple of quality. Her previous albums, under the moniker Evangelista, were shiny gems and the new album, though taking a different turn and style, is a fine example of how swimming against the current gets you to the right place.

Evangelista – Artificial lamb (from: In animal tongue, Constellation 20/09/2011)

Tasseomancy (formerly Ghost bees) - Heavy sleep (from: Ulalume, Out of this spark 30/08/2011) http://soundcloud.com/tlobf/sets/tasseomancy-anubis

The mast - Wild poppies (Channel A, 21-06-2011) http://themast.bandcamp.com/album/wild-poppies

The FLK – Idiot Starkey riot in a jam jar (2011)

Dubioza kolektiv - Euro song (2011)

The bloviating rhinoceros

Arabrot – Madonna was a whore (from: Solar anus, Fysisk format 09/09/2011)

Kasabian - Switchblade smiles (2011)

And here's what other people do with Kasabian

Blacklisters – Clubfoot by Kasabian (2011)

Noonday underground - Your silent heart (2010)

Yann Tiersen - Monuments (2011)

Ane Brun – Do you remember (from: It all starts with one, Balloon ranger 07/09/2011)

Sonya Cotton – One by one (from: It is so, Bandcamp 30/08/2011) http://sonyacotton.bandcamp.com

Chris Dench - Sum over histories (2006)

Yes… it's a Mozart cover…. of sorts. Jack White must know there are better ways of flipping the finger to his critics…

Jack White & Insane clown posse - Leck mich im Arsch (2011)

Gonochorism is for losers

Sarah Blasco – Bird on a wire (from: As day follows night, Dew process 10/07/2009) www.sarahblasko.com

Mirel Wagner - No death (from: Mirel Wagner, Kioski 23/02/2011)

Sonya Cotton – It is so (Bandcamp, 30/08/2011)

Post war glamour girls – Crrreep (2011)

Karin park - Tiger dreams (2011)

Evelinn trouble - Warface (2009)

Foot village - This song is a drug deal (2011)

Only in hipster nation can this kinda topsy turvy work. The burden of self-reference and reversed criticism is overwhelmin. It's a miracle how two minuses turn into this plus.

Neon hitch - Gucci Gucci (2011)