Farai Chideya
Guest Listmaker

Farai Chideya is the editor of PopandPolitics and the author of two books, The Color of Our Future and Don't Believe the Hype: Fighting Cultural Misinformation About African-Americans.

1. Nils Petter Molvaer ~ Solid Ether (ECM)
Most of us are used to hearing bands who get their loops straight from the 'lectronic beast. Nils Petter Molvaer is a Norwegian trumpeter who's worked with Massive Attack, Basement Jaxx, and Portishead... and builds a solid wall of drum-n-bass sound with acoustic instruments he plays himself.

2. Chris Buck
Photographer

3. The Media Channel

4. Anagrams!
I'm the "Fairy CIA head."

5. Index to English-language newspapers worldwide

6. Akashic Books
A really incredible indie publishing house run by Johnny Temple of Girls vs.Boys and New Wet Kojak which has published books ranging from an exploration of the Falun Gong movement in China to award-winning gay fiction and Cuban fiction. Most recent title is We Owe You Nothing...punk planet: the collected interviews.

7. The Black Radical Congress listserv
Neither strictly about black issues nor radical issues, this listserv nonetheless manages to fill in many missing blanks in the mainstream news.
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8. Entropy 8 Zuper
Aureia Harvey is the Bjork of web designers.

9. CNN's AllPolitics:

Tiffany Lee Brown
Editor

2. Modern Ruins
Photo Essays by Shaun O'Boyle
Website,
http://oboylephoto.com/ruins/index.htm

3. The Dark Is Rising
Children's Print Book Series by Susan Cooper; Simon & Schuster

4. Rhythm & Noise ~ Chasm's Accord
Asphodel CD, 1984-1996 compilation

5. PLAZM
Print magazine

6. "No Pie??"
Stella Marrs postcard

7. Retro Raunch
Website, www.retroraunch.com

8. Serge Gainsbourg ~ Versions Femmes
Featuring Jane Birkin, Petula Clark, Juliette Greco, Brigitte Bardot, etc. Mercury CD, 2000; merci, Jean Mouchard!

9. Talking Plants
Ketzel Levine's National Public Radio website

10. Low ~ Things We Lost in the Fire
Kranky CD, 2001

11. The Gossip ~ That's Not What I Heard
Kill Rock Stars CD, 2000

12. The Clay Man
A transformation ritual.

Joseph "Mr.X" Hobaica
Contributing Writer

6. The Oregon Coast Aquarium

7. Motherless Brooklyn
Print book, by Jonathan Lethem

8. Pennant Pale Ale '55
A Fine Brookyn Brewery Beverage

9. Bomb the Bass ~ "Bug Powder Dust"
Song
From Kruder & Dorfmeister, The Kruder & Dorfmeister Sessions

10. Mink Lungs
Live performance + 7" single