Via Wikipedia:

Remaster – Frequently advertised with regard to CD and DVD releases, remastering has become a powerful buzzword in multimedia industries, and it generally implies quality enhancement of sound and/or picture to a previously existing recording (frequently designed to encourage people to buy a new version of something they already own).

Now see the LA Times:

Nearly a quarter-century after the Beatles and digital technology came together at the dawn of the CD era, the Fab Four’s entire recorded legacy is getting a major sonic overhaul that is widely considered long overdue. All of the group’s studio recordings will be reissued Sept. 9 in remastered versions and are expected to generate renewed excitement about the Beatles’ blue-chip catalog and pump millions of dollars into a beleaguered music industry.

Sigh. McCartney’s divorce must have made his wallet a little thin and uncomfortable to sit on.

This link is via Thomas Hawk’s FriendFeed:

Check out this short video about photographer William Eggleston and some of the photos he has taken over the years. The video is narrated by one of his sons. A short excerpt:

“God Damn That’s A Good Looking Blue”: Winston Eggleston on William Eggleston

It’s difficult to impossible to get William Eggleston to talk about his work much less his working style. In 2004 while preparing a film for ICP’s Infinity Awards, I had the privilege to speak to Bill’s youngest son Winston. Winston suspended his own photography career to be his father’s photographic assistant. Winston and his brother took over running their father’s archive in 1992, attempting to organize and catalog the entire body of work. Negatives were in different cities and many things were missing; there are many stories of boxes of prints vanishing after a late night of partying. Bill’s generosity played a large role in giving away innumerable photographs.

During the interview, Winston provided a window into his father’s life and background: he loves guns, but does not hunt; likes stamps, likes old rugs, and loves Bach. Most importantly Winston was able to impart the feeling of being along side his father while he photographed. He provides us with a context for each image and expresses an adoration of the photographs as only a son can.

via pbump.net | Sorry just had to steal this.

The photography going on in this project is amazing. You should check this out: We’re All Gonna to Die

I would love to take pictures like this but I’m too uncomfortable to take pictures of strangers like that. I had to post a couple of screenshots.

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (AP) – A television station in the Florida Panhandle is not going to air a new variety show hosted by Ozzy Osbourne and his family because it contains profanity and adult content.

You know, I would be ok with this if they had just said that they didn’t show it because it was fucking terrible, but deciding for me that a show “contains profanity and adult content” is not acceptable. I would like to be the one to decide if something offends my delicate sensibilities, please. Not that I would watch that show anyway. Hell, I could have watched it since I’m pretty sure my local Fox affiliate did carry it. Thank you, move along.