Don’t pick a fight with a Burner: La Contessa arsonist’s own ship...
Hard to believe, this crazy cowboy tale of the Wild, Wild West…but sometimes, I guess, truth is stranger than fiction. Michael Stewart, the Citizen Kane style emperor of much of the land around the...
View ArticleSupport an Art Car, and get a Trailer at Burning Man
This looks like a pretty good deal, if you haven’t sorted your accomodation out for Burning Man yet, or if you want to get hooked up with a brand spanking sound blasting new art car. Not only do you...
View ArticleThe Rules for Art Cars
Have you ever wondered what happens when Burning Man approves your Art Car? Subscribe to Sparkplug, the official newsletter of the DMV Hotties. This issue outlines many rules, including the new sound...
View ArticleThe Ultimate Art Car: Kuratas
We’re about to be 12 Burns into the 21st Century, and I think it’s safe to say that the robot age is well and truly upon us. First we had the Hand of Man. Then we have all kinds of drone activity being...
View ArticleLa Contessa: the Verdict is In
The jury has delivered their verdict in the trial the former owners of pirate ship art car La Contessa brought against the man who burned it on his ranch. And it’s not good news for the Burners....
View ArticleRobot Heart announces 2012 Line-up
No surprises here, just lots of proggy goodness featuring the Robot Heart All-Stars like Lee Burridge, the Scumfrog, Desyn Masiello, M.A.N.D.Y. and Thievery Corporation. Let’s hope we see Robot Heart...
View ArticleModern Luxury: “RIP Burning Man (1986-2011)”
I remember what a shock to the Burner Eco-System it was when Town and Country magazine did a piece on Burning Man’s Krug-swilling society set. My how time flies! Now, not even a mere year later,...
View ArticleSee You On The Flip Side…?
Well, this is it. I’m writing this from the passenger seat of the RV that I scored cheap on eBay before last year’s Burn. I reupholstered it and put in a significant stereo upgrade, among other...
View ArticleRobot Heart goes to Space!
Wow, two of my favorite things, together: Space Ibiza, my favorite club in the world, has published an editorial in their magazine about Robot Heart, my favorite sound system on the Playa, home of more...
View ArticleFertility 2.0 Videos
The content continues to come out. We’ve brought you some photos and some photos and videos. Now here’s some more videos…see if you can spot yourself, your camp, your friends. It always amazes me the...
View ArticleThe cars of Burning Man 2012 (Updates)
Mark Amos has shared this post from Mac’s Motor City Garage, highlighting some of the vehicles of Burning Man. I attended my first Burning Man in 1996. One of the images burned into my overloaded mind...
View ArticleEvolution Shift – a Futurist and Art Appreciator’s view of Burning Man
I enjoyed this recent post from David Houle, a Futurist with an Art Degree, who was blown away by what he saw at his first Burn. Who? I feel like, with his accomplished career, I should’ve heard of him...
View ArticleWorst Rave Ever
Big Red, a larger than life punch buggy Well, that’s what the creator of this video seems to think. He suggests listening to it on real speakers, not your laptop ones – having just tried that, I see...
View ArticleS.O.S. Help Dancetronauts
The Dancetronauts arrived on the Burning Man Spaceship scene with a major splash. Dancetrohotties in synchronized space suits. A scissor lift converted to VIP space shuttle, that showed the Burning...
View ArticleEasy on the Segways
My good friend Peter Ruprecht was recently forced to defend himself on the Facebook unofficial Burning Man group, for this photo: photo by Tomas Loewy Burner Joshy Neurotic is obviously a hater:...
View ArticleNew Theme Announced for 2013: “Cargo Cult”
The rumor I’d heard about the new theme was that it involves aliens, which is kind of true – there’s one in the poster. “Cargo Cult” refers to a post-World War II movement in the Pacific, where simple...
View ArticleThe King, the Chimp, and the Playa
Those of you lucky enough to get more than just basic cable might be familiar with RT – Russia Today. Kind of like an alternative media Fox News, they feature well respected online journalists like...
View ArticleDigital Apex: a Dancetronaut Reaches Higher
[by Whatsblem the Pro] Digital Apex is a new Burning Man theme camp for 2013, based in Santa Cruz, California. They are currently planning to construct a massive replica of the Coliseum in Rome that...
View ArticleGerry Anderson is GO!
Gerry Anderson, the creator of the puppet sci-fi TV show THUNDERBIRDS, died Wednesday at the age of 83. He went peacefully, in his sleep. A German mining disaster inspired Anderson to create a TV show...
View ArticleBurning Man: the Documentary
A few weeks ago we brought you news of The King, the Chimp, and the Playa – a Burning Man documentary aired on Russia TV. Not too sure what happened, but the original half hour documentary has now been...
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