Finding something worthwhile on the Internet is getting more and more difficult. Here's some stuff that stood out. Keep in mind that my tastes might be a little... wrong.


ARTISTS OF DIFFERENT SORTS

  • Is it sexy? Perhaps. It is art? Sure. Is it weird? There is no doubt. The Pomo Porno site features a lot of extremely disturbed and deviant computer-generated images of horrible and funny things. The site describes itself as "Sophisticated Smut for Pretentious Perverts". And it's not for people with weak stomachs.

  • Whimsical, colourful, and a joy! Elisa Vegilante makes delcious art featuring "reverse mermaids" and other fascinating creatures. Her works have subtitles like "Religious icons attack innocent families and possess them like demons in the Sunday School Spaghetti Supper" and "Zen master contemplating his future in a French Fry world of stale lard." Lots to see and lots of fun.

  • Torisu Koshiro is a brilliant Japanese animator. His work is both abstract, intelligent, whimsical, and hilarious.

  • Lori Rase Hall uses colour in a fantastic way. Her watercolours kick ass. The elaborate patterns of her line drawings are stunning. Go see.

  • Hoogerbrugge makes interactive animation that can keep you amused for hours. Strangely personal and creepy.

  • Scarlett Decker makes beautiful, colourful, symbolic art. Her site has lots to look at. Explore her mystery.


COLLECTIVES and BLOGS

  • Sensible Erection is one of my favorite places online. They log all kinds of fascinating web stuff. And porn sites. Lots and lots of different, smutty, and artsy porn sites.

  • Finding good online art used to be a challenge. Then a friend told me about GMTplus9, a nifty weblog out of Japan. Every day there's a list of new and interesting artsy sites to see.

  • I check out B3ta.com at least once a week. They're a group of kooky UK cats who photoshop and list interesting websites they've found. There's always interesting animation, bizarre pictures, and fascinating links to look at.

  • Found Magazine is dedicated to the joy of finding odd photographs, stray notes, and abandoned audio tape. They have a large collection of found stuff to investigate. I've donated material to their site, and I recommend you do the same. If you surf their site and you're still hungry for found things, be sure to look at the links section.

  • Colors Magazine has been a big inspiration to me. Their photographs are often stunning. They have a wonderful website which features lots of material from their magazine. Be sure to check out the archives for past issues.


MUSIC OF ALL KINDS

  • 95bFM is a radio station in New Zealand which I accidentally stumbled across. They play wonderful music I have never heard before, they talk in funny accents, and they live on the other side of my planet. And I thought all they did in New Zealand was raise sheep. I was so wrong.

  • Every time I tune in to KCRW, which is based in Santa Monica, California, they're playing some fascinating piece of dreamy weirdness. Lovely stuff.

  • I like electronic music. Basic.ch is one of the most delicious music sites on the Internet. Located in Geneva, they feature a live radio station, and they have a massive archive of music. Play there often. They have a lot to feed your ears.

  • Another nice techie-based-music place is Dublab. They have a nice stream of gentle and harsh music, and an archive full to the brim with modern music.

  • There's a radio station in Jersey City with a huge archive and a live net broadcast. They're WFMU and they deserve your attention. They have lots and lots and lots of music to listen to. Enjoy it. Give them money. WFMU has one show called Incorrect Music. They play the very worst music in the world. When I first found them I listened to four hours of their material. Now I can see colours that weren't there before.


SOUND GAMES

  • I like websites that let you play with sound. Clock Din has many, many different interfaces that let you hurt your ears in a variety of ways. Assemble loops of sound, twist the noise into knots, and have a blast. This site has amused me for hours and hours.

  • Sounds that circle. B Poem is a "four track audio sequencer". That's a fancy way of saying it's a cute way to play with your ears. It's a simple design. If you like sound torture, set the speed to high and click "autocompose".

  • Piano Graphique has five different interfaces to pound on. It uses the classic formular of turning the alphabet into piano keys, and then stretches it to new heights. Graphics that swirl and dance, sounds that loop and attack. Lots and lots of fun. Much to my surprise, the jazz tool, "Compulsion" was my favorite.

  • Phonatix is a fun German two turntable music making kick. Be sure to click on the "phonatix" logo to activate a graphic that flows with what you're playing.


FACES I WOULD LIKE TO OWN

  • Being face obsessed, I was delighted when a friend told me about The Georgia Department of Corrections. Click on "inmate query". There you'll find thousands of photographs of criminals. Their search engine allows you to specify age ranges, gender, race, and conviction types. Try looking for white male murderers over the age of 70, and you'll see some really great faces. Or creep yourself out by looking for criminals the same age as you -- hey, that could be me!

If you have any links you think I should know about, feel free to contact me and let me know about them. If I like what I see, I'll list them here.