Posts under ‘linkfarm’

The Golden Age Of Indie Fanzines [Flickr group] – Ally of dusty7s.blogspot.com has started what should hopefully become a great resource of old zines. If you have any knocking around, now you know where to put them!

Space Rock The Final Frontier: Sir Patrick Moore On Pop Music [The Quietus] – "You can't describe infinity in ordinary words: I can't and neither could Einstein. I know because I asked him. Ha ha!" Great interview which had me giggling out loud in places. The nerd in me loves the way Sir Patrick keeps [...]

The Carbuncle Cup, award for the worst new building | Building Design – The longlist for 2009's Carbuncle Cup. What stands out about most of the entries is how the buildings themselves stand out, as in almost none of them work sympathetically with their environs (some aren't actually terrible buildings in themselves). Also, the "Nissen [...]

The Treehouse Gallery – "The Treehouse Gallery is an innovative public project featuring a free daily program of events, arts, musicology and activities in Regent's Park, London. Open from 19th July until 6th September."

Tea Taste Test – "Scientists prefer Clark Kent to Superman" [via @genmon]

In search of the Atom Style / Atomium 58: 14 visies [Comics and Architecture post #3] – And speaking of the retrofuture, I want to go to these exhibitions at the Atomium in Brussels. Amazing building, wonderful art, lovely beer, who wants to come with me? I'm thinking first weekend in September (it finishes on [...]

Whatever Happened to the World of Tomorrow? [Comics and Architecture post #2] – And talking about comics and architecture, I'm quite curious to read this book, even though there's something about the art that slightly puts me off (the colours I think) But the attention to design detail sounds very impressive. "I think there’s at [...]

Architects Journal on the Top 10 comic book cities [Comics and Architecture post #1] – Meant to post this last week. Obviously it's got different stuff to what I'd have chosen — I'd have included Carla Speed McNeil's wonderful Dome of Anvard City from her comic Finder, and Rian Hughes' retrofuturistic version of London in [...]

Facebook | SAVE THE FOUNDRY CAMPAIGN !!! The Foundry – re-house/re-locate – "News just through that a hotel is to be built on the grounds of The Foundry next year. The plans are to be displayed shortly. The Foundry is a national treasure. Help re-house/re-locate The Foundry."

London's Lost Theatres and Music Halls Index – [via Fimb]