100 million people across the globe voted on which architectural sites should be the new Seven Wonders of the World.  (more)

Psychedelic digital artist Larry Carlson specializes in intense, interactive, multimedia feasts of the surreal. (more)

Since 1980 Theo Jansen has been creating wind- powered sculptures that he calls part of "new nature." (more)

The folk rock jam band Dispatch re-unites at Madison Square Garden to benefit the people of Zimbabwe. (more)

Genesis Breyer P-Orridge's recently (re)-formed band, PTV3, just released its first album, Hell is Invisible... Heaven is Her/E. They kindly let me lay down a few tracks. (more)

Here's the story... A long, long time ago—just as the mountains were turning into buildings and the animals were turning into people—a dickbrain ruled the Earth with an iron thumb. (more)

Bjork wears multi-colored yarn and warns of intruders on the earth; the anarcho-primitive soundscape of Volta. (more)

Twice a year, hundreds of people flock to Delaware for the regional Burning Man event Playa Del Fuego – a celebration of creative expression, community, participation, and nude acrobatics on Slip 'n Slides. (more)

Burners and their artist friends converge on NYC's Governers Island for Figment, a free celebration of art and creative culture this Sunday, July 8th. (more)

Nature scenes fold into themselves in David Wexler's beautiful, meditative videos. (more)

This week New Yorkers can show off their stuff at the CoSM open mic, dance till they sweat with Sub Swara and friends, join a discussion about Magick, and Tantra, play at the Figment Arts Festival, and... (more)

The URB ALT festival is a "home for the conservative, the freak, the academics, the mutts, the rockers, the punks, the hip hoppers and all variants thereof." (more)

Occult author and illustrator James Curcio discusses the downside of guru-hood, the potency of the archetypal world, his novel Join My Cult!, and the integration of mythology with everyday life. (more)

This week New Yorkers can check out the Green Pirates Art Party, dance to Afro-funky beats, explore the mystical aspects of cells, unravel the mysteries of astrology, and more.

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In The Heaven Virus, novelist Clifford A. Pickover offers an eternal Second Life in the form of the "Afterlife Chip." (more)

I believe that Bill and Hillary's self-presentation as Tony and Carmela Soprano – however tongue-in-cheek – will mark the critical turning point in Hillary's campaign. From a semiotic perspective, she has just "offed" herself. (more)

Digital Africa is here, and has been here for a while. The "Ghost World" mix is all about the multiple rhythms and languages of Africa, but it makes no attempt to give you everything – it's from my record collection. That's why the "story" of the mix is about: polyrhythm, multiplex reality. There's current material, like the Kuduru sounds of Luanda (who says Techno doesn't exist in Africa!?) and old school hip hop like Zimbabwe Legit from the early 90's of classic "conscious" school hip hop. Yes there's material from Akon, but he gets mixed with Nelson Mandela, or MC Solaar. Listen to it here! (more)

Enslaved Yoruba from West Africa brought to America the idea of coolness (itutu), which they defined as the ability to connect with one's inner divinity. In American culture we express that concept when we say that someone "has got soul." To be cool is to remain generous, calm and confident as a direct result of that soul connection, no matter how dire one's circumstances become. (more)

The Live Earth extravaganza staged by The Alliance for Climate Protection is raising awareness about climate change. But what about the wristbands? (more)

Meet the Sol.iLLaquists of Sound. “If there was a charity called ‘Human Beings,’ that’s where we would contribute everything we do,” muses DiViNCi of Orlando's First Family of hip-hop. (more)

This week New Yorkers can check out a Veggie Summer Solstice, Drum Circles, Killer Banshees, Sacred Sexualities, UFO's and more. (more)

The son of toy makers, artist Ron Mueck creates startlingly lifelike sculptures of the human body with a twist. (more)

I recently had the opportunity to interview Greg Bottoms about the recent release of his new nonfiction book, “The Colorful Apocalypse," which tells the story of four visionary, outsider artists including: an ex millionaire who painted a 300-foot vision of the "Book of Revelation," a former member of the Outlaw Biker Gang who paints apocalyptic parables in rural Wisconsin, and a woman who began painting revelatory visions after her daughter was brutally murdered. (more)

It's time to bust out your subwoofer and your dancing shoes, because Bassnectar's new album is poised to bomb your block. (more)

Brief personal narratives can be helpful in times of collective stress. Here's a brief interview with the founder of Brevity, a fresh medium dedicated to true storytelling in 750 words or less. (more)

This week New Yorkers will find Sacred Activism, Alchemy, Gnome Camp, EntheoLogues, and more... (more)

Join us on June 15 and 16 in Toronto to celebrate the launch of Reality Sandwich, engage in the sound of the spheres and discuss ecology and consciousness. (more)

New Yorkers this week will find a Midnight Summer Green and A Midnight Summer's Dream, Eden's Masquerade, East West Fusion Ensemble, Nerd Night and more... (more)

[Calling Down The Earth] • Rumi's whirling dervish ceremonies rocked the house in ways similar to Hip-Hop's "Freestyle" movement. Could the world's best selling poet be an original B-boy? (more)