50 Watts is still going strong after almost 20 years. It describes itself accurately as "a growing archive of weird and wonderful visual ephemera from around the world."
Blogs
13 PostsTimothy J. Barron's exhaustive page on British Crime & Mystery Shows. He's broken them down into 11 categories from Espionage to Profilers.
He's got another page that's Homes From British TV Crime and Mysteries.
This week saw the launch of two services that randomly serve up servings of the Small Web / Indie Web. What is the Small or Indie Web? You’re soaking in it!
A Tiny Bell and other personal blogs are part of it. If you like this kind of content, you may want to check out:
IndieBlog.Page which has an Open Random Blog Post button that you can click or add to your browser as an extension. Hit it when you need a fix.
The second such service is by Kagi, a Google competitor you may wish to check out. Theirs is called Kagi Small Web Randomizer. Simply click that link to be taken to a random part of the Small Web. It’s sourced from a curated list.
For twelve years, in the 90s and early 2000s, I watched at least one movie every day. Tilbage i Danmark watched 1289 in 2024 alone and has this lovely minimal blog where the films are categorized and reviewed. Wonderful example of a personal project and a great use of the small web.
via Metafilter Projects.
I Have That On Vinyl is "a place for people to share their passion for vinyl records, music, and have discussions about both." Pretty self explanatory.
Caught my eye because of Poetry, Lyricism, and David Berman: a Mourner's Chronicle.
Someone name Terry is posting images of and thoughts on Edward Gorey to a blog. I'm letting you know, because who doesn't love Edward Gorey?
Launched more than 15 years ago, The Art of the Title, "an online publication dedicated to title sequence design in film, TV, and beyond," is taking a hiatus. I hope it's able to make a comeback.
The Features were always worth a read if you're into title sequences.
"Own and control the next Bandcamp."
That's the pitch from Subvert.FM, a new Music Co-op: "Bandcamp's corporate acquisitions threaten independent music. It's time for a new model - one we collectively own and control."
Free for musicians and labels. $100 listeners. They've got a blog with more information.
Hearing Things is a new worker-owned music site with a roster of founders that have worked at Pitchfork, The Fader, Vibe, Spin, Gawker, and Jezebel.
I stopped reading music journalism altogether in 2003 when Pitchfork gave my favorite album that year, Bobby Birdman's Born Free Forever, a terrible review. Obviously I know "different strokes for different folks," but I still remember the eye-roll I did while reading it and it was sorta just the final straw for me on seeking the opinions of "experts". However, I know a lot of people do like reading music sites, and I've been happy with some of the other sites that are the creations of "supergroups" of ex-employees of other sites, most notably 404 Media, which hits it out of the park daily.
I wish Hearing Things luck! And here's that Bobby Birdman album:
Alison Martino's oldskool blog about LA is worth a visit for anyone who loves that city, or hopes to. I wish she'd update it more frequently.
Alison is the daughter of crooner / actor Al Martino, who played Johnny Fontane in The Godfather.
She's also got a YouTube channel.
Alison Martino’s “Vintage Los Angeles”
Vintage Los Angeles
Alison Martino
