Links (Blogroll)
Here is where you will find links to sites I read, and also my friends crappy sites. There might be other links as well. If there are, you will find them below. I wish you luck and success in finding a nice link to take home to meet mom. I also hope that they will not turn out to be transgendered. Unless that's okay with you. Then I do wish that, because the whole point of this Links area is to share the love I have of these other sites with you, because I love you. Or do I? Who are you exactly? Identify your last port of entry space wanderer...
Record Labels
- Atavistic Records - Music - Home of artists like Zu, Mats Gusfston, Sun Ra, Anthony Braxton, Vandermark, Peter Brotzmann, and many more. Kick ass selection of bands.
- Web of Mimicry - Music - The brain child of Trey Spruence of Mr. Bungle - this label features most of my favourite bands: Estradasphere, Secret Chiefs 3, etc.
- Ipecac Records - Music - Mike Patton's Record label. Most of the rest of my favourite bands are on this label: Fantomas, Bubble math, Pleaseasaur, Phantom Smasher, etc
Other Sites
- CFMH 107.3 FM - Music - Saint John's own Campus and Community Radio station! Site offers live streaming, full schedule, and info on the currently airing show, or any show.
- Smallbear Electronics - Audio Tech - I get a lot of effects/amp related parts here. They have a lot of discontinued opamps and switches and shit that are really hard to find for a reasonable price else where. Very good people to work with.
- Derek Erdman - ???@WTF Mate?! - This is probably my favourite site ever right now! Really incredible paintings, a downloadable archive of every single Wesley Willis album, and not least of all, the home of Rap Master Maurice and the $7 Revenge Rap service. So awesome!!!
- Cuturehub - Music - This is the brainchild of filmographer Nick Camron. Nick shoots footage of bands, and is very active with Campus and Community Radio. He currently lives in Europe.
Forums
- Electrical Audio - Audio Tech - The forum of Steve Albini's studio. I'm here all day at work! My Username is essboyer.
- Tape Op - Audio Tech - Great resource for tape machines and analog mixers etc. My user name here is INA217.
- Arron's Stompbox Forum - Audio Tech - THE resource for building/repairing effects/amps. There are some of the smartest guys in the biz hanging out on this forum. It is an invaluable resource.
Blogs
- 27b/6 - Funny - The blog of David Thorne from South Australia... This man gets off on driving people crazy with politeness and his bizarre sense of humor! My kinda guy.
- The Asshole Gene - Funny - Real life stories about real life: getting drunk, laughing, bizarre encounters, hate-sex... You name it.
- Maddox: The Best Page in the Universe - Funny - yeah yeah yeah yeah's. And then some. Again.
- Programinator 5000 - Computers - Tech blog centring around .NET and Java from the smartest man I've ever had the pleasure of working with, Mike McKenzie-Jamer.
- Blog Like Dirt - Science - This is my friend Andrew's blog. He writes about the sciences. Mainly pretty heady physics stuff and some cool micro biology and stuff. He has weekly quizes and fantastic prizes!
Bands
- Stabby Dancers - Music - Spoooooky!
- Hospital Grade - Music - Angular and melodic, catchy and compelling. Kick ass artwork and design on this site also.