Okay, a year old, but new to me: Japanese turntablist DJ Baku's "Akbah Attack": brilliant music, mesmerizing video.



DJ Baku on MySpace; interview at Tiny Mix Tapes; his new album Japadapta comes out in Japan next week.

Bonus over-the-top press release from last year:

( ...but now we can do it on a multi-lingual global Death-Note viral scale! )
[Speaking of Boom Boom Satellites, has anyone seen any vids to their songs? I can't listen to What Goes Around Comes Around or Moment I Count without craving a good action vid -- someone must have used them for a Matrix vid at some point, right?]

Swine Flu Photo Op: "Heidi Montag was back in her bikini yesterday to hit the beach with her husband Spencer Pratt during their pre-honeymoon in Cabo. The health-conscious duo added a new accessory for their outing in the wake of the swine flu scare — surgical masks!"

U R A Fever - Don DeLillo on Heidi and Spencer, sort of

TokenBlackChic's new video: MTV Hills Cast Contracts Swine Flu!


(Anybody remember Boing Boing's SARS Digital Folk Art project? People made tons of great stuff for that. Swine flu, not so much, so far.)