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iPod Mixer from Newmark

Time Magazine reviews...

"Take away scratching, looping, and tempo synching and what have you got? Say you're going to DJ a party. With two iPods already docked and charging, you don't have to worry about plugging in extra power or audio cables. You can use the trackwheels on the iDJ to easily navigate the contents of your iPods. You can preview one song while the other is playing, and independently adjust the treble, midrange and bass of each.

Provided you have an iPod Photo or any newer color-screen model, you can run a slideshow out the S-Video output and onto a TV or projector you bring along. It only works with the iPod in the left-hand dock, however—it can't blend photos from two iPods, the way it blends their sounds."

(Thanks to Ron from The Green Ant)

High School Percussionists Perform DJ Shadow

Music Thing reports that the after-school percussion group at Minnetonka High School, Minneapolis, rehearsed for months and can now play two tracks from DJ Shadow's 'Endtroducing' album. The music was arranged by 25 year-old geographer/law student/vibraslap enthusiast Brian Udelhofen, who teaches the group. You have to see it to believe it.

[Via Protien]

Martha Stewart Renounces Fur, Hosts PETA Video Exposé

“I used to wear real fur,” says Martha Stewart in her new video for PETA, “but, like many others, I had a change of heart when I learned what actually happens to the animals.” Her brief fur-trade exposé, filmed on the set of her TV talk show, shows how animals are trapped, strangled, and electrocuted for their pelts.

Martha’s public turnaround on fur began this spring, when she responded from jail to a letter from PETA Vice President Dan Mathews, explaining that the fur she famously wore the day of her sentencing was fake. Martha credits her vegetarian daughter, Alexis, who costars in her new show, The Apprentice: Martha Stewart, with making her aware of animal issues. – PETA press release

Group Lists 13 'Most Corrupt' in Congress

Watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington says in a report to be released today that the 13 members of Congress might have violated a variety of ethics rules and are calling for further investigation.

Its report, titled "Beyond DeLay: The 13 Most Corrupt Members of Congress," is based on news articles and other documents. The full report with specific possible violations is available at The Los Angeles Times, but here are the names:

• Sen. Bill Frist
• Rep. Roy Blunt
• Sen. Conrad Burns
• Rep. Bob Ney
• Rep. Tom Feeney
• Rep. Richard W. Pombo
• Rep. Maxine Waters
• Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.)
• Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham
• Rep. William J. Jefferson
• Rep. Charles H. Taylor (R-N.C.)
• Rep. Marilyn N. Musgrave (R-Colo.)
• Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.)

Buster Keaton's "The General" With Live Organ Acompaniment

KUER FM90 is doing a live RadioWest show with Doug Fabrizio and NPR's film critic Bob Mondello featuring 1927's silent film, The General. Starring Buster Keaton and Marion Mack, it's one of the funniest movies I've ever seen and might be even funnier with live accompaniment on the "Mighty" Wurlitzer organ by The Organ Loft's Blaine Gail's. Cost is only Only 25¢ at the door. Do It.

The Capitol Theater on Saturday, September 24th at 7:00 PM. Only 25¢ at the door.
Contact Elaine Clark at 581-7781 or eclark@kuer.org

Cocaine Kate Takes Heat

LONDON (AFX) - British luxury goods company Burberry Group PLC has torn up a contract with Kate Moss after the model was recently alleged to have been photographed taking cocaine.

'At the current time we had one project scheduled with Kate for this autumn and in the circumstances both Kate and Burberry have mutually agreed that it is inappropriate to go ahead,' Burberry said in a statement.

Swedish clothing retailer Hennes & Mauritz AB yesterday dumped Moss as the face of its upcoming Stella McCartney collection advertising campaign. The BBC earlier reported she had also been dropped by French fashion house Chanel. [rob.branch@afxnews.com]

The Daily Mirrors scandalous photos are at Gawker (while they last).

Bunny Hill

Rosalind Ryan at the The Guardian Unlimited writes that a controversial Viennese art group, Gelatin, has erected a giant pink rabbit on the side of a mountain where they plan for it to stay until 2025.

The 200ft long toy rabbit now nestles into the side of the Colletto Fava mountain in Italy's northern Piedmont region.

"Behind a hill, as if knitted by giant grandmothers, lies this vast rabbit, to make you feel as small as a daisy," said group member Wolfgang Gantner. The artists want people to scale the rabbit's sides and fall asleep on its stomach…

Secret Cinema

Watch these amazing clips from some of Eastern Europe's stopmotion/puppetfilm masters at Darkstrider.

[Via The Nonist]

Built To Spin

Every home needs a solid DJ console like this one offered by Metrofarm.

Everything Is Illustrated

Tiffany Malakooti, Designer/Illustrator.

Liquid Painting

OÏO is a truly unique experience where liquid paint and the cinematographic medium come together to create a painting in motion: a cinepainting! Jets of paint catapulted into the air become perceptible to the human eye through high-speed camera and computer. A bold technical device that allowed Simon Goulet to create a remarkable piece of art, highly acclaimed throughout the world for its "extraordinary technical inventiveness that takes the image and music on an emotional, dizzying trip toward great creativity" (International Federation of Film Critics, Annecy, 2003).

Diebold Could Eat Your Vote

A Diebold insider speaks on flaws in voting machines: "I believe that top Government officials had an understanding with top Diebold officials to look the other way because Diebold was their ace in the hole."

Marques Wyatt In SLC Tomorrow!

My favorite DJ in the world will be in town tomorrow night! I'll be there directly after I get done spinning at the Red Door. Here's the digs:

Friday, September 16: Elevate presents...

MARQUES WYATT
(DEEP-LA.com/OM Records/Los Angeles)

International dj and producer Marques Wyatt is an influential messenger of the deepest and most soulful kind of house music. Beneath his relaxed, spiritual, and unknowingly suave persona, therein lies a man partially responsible for giving birth to the West Coast house scene by bringing the sounds of New York to Los Angeles beginning in the mid 80s. With soul, style, integrity, commitment, consistency, modesty and delivery, his unassuming talent belies a determined resolve dedicated to musical celebration. Currently hosting LA's biggest house night, DEEP, Marques has delivered on the promise over the course of countless good times, and in doing so has become a global ambassador to packed dance floors all across the planet.

Indoor ELEVATE dancefloor: DEEP HOUSE
MARQUES WYATT | JANA HOLT | NICK JAMES

Outdoor MOONLIGHT lounge: SOULFUL R&B AND HIPHOP
SAM-EYE-AM | MS. KARTER

$5 UNTIL 10:00PM | $10 after

SPECIAL EVENT LOCATED AT: HALO
60 E. 800 S. | 9pm-2am | 21+ | a private club for members

Also, coming this November 18th
++++ ANDY CALDWELL ++++

New York Fashion Week

New York Fashion Week has begun. I haven't really seen anything that truly wows in these opening shows but I will keep you posted. (The word for this Fall, however is BLACK)

The New York Metro seems to have the most quickly updated shows. I also recommend Style.com, and Men.Style.com

Theron Flux

Some of the set design choices could be interesting ...but I think we all know... the live action Aeon Flux will most probably suck. I mean... Charlize Theron? Sure she can act, but she's hardly strange enough to pull off the O.G. Aeons acrobatic tongue twisting or gnashing of flies with teeth.

See the trailer for yourself here.