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The Unheard Music

Xmal Deutschland came together in 1982. Their second album "Tocsin", released in 1984 was a goth masterpiece. Here are two songs from that album:

Augen Blick

Incubus Succubus II

Mutant In Maine

For the past 15 years, residents across Androscoggin County have reported seeing and hearing a mysterious animal with chilling monstrous cries and eyes that glow in the night. The animal has been blamed for attacking and killing a Doberman pinscher and a Rottweiler the past couple of years.

"It was evil, evil looking. And it had a horrible stench I will never forget," she told the Sun Journal of Lewiston. "We locked eyes for a few seconds and then it took off. I've lived in Maine my whole life and I've never seen anything like it."

More here and here.

Pluto Is Safe!

The debate on wether or not Pluto should be considered a planet has been settled. Not only is Pluto still our ninth planet but others have been added, Xena and Charon.

More here and here.

In Print

Out this week from Marvel:

THUNDERBOLTS # 105 The Story: CIVIL WAR Tie-in! The T-Bolts have taken down a slew of supervillains in order to amass a supervillain army -- but will they use this force to help the U.S. Government capture the RENEGADE HEROES... or to overthrow the U.S, Government? It all leads up to a nasty battle between CAPTAIN AMERICA and ZEMO...but the outcome will shock you! Part 3 (of 3). 32 PGS./Rated A ...$2.99

Cult Knowledge

Have you been waiting for someone to come up with an encyclopedia of everything Cult? Well wait no further, Cultwiki!

I'd Like To Buy Some Art

Dali, Sun Table, 1936

The Unheard Music

ULTRAVOX released their fourth album Vienna in 1980. It was a turning point for the band as they moved away from the new romantic sounds of their earlier albums to become a more synth/electro band.

Here is "ALL STOOD STILL"

Cosmic Blob Biggest Thing in Universe

An enormous amoeba-like structure 200 million light-years wide and made up of galaxies and large bubbles of gas is the largest known object in the universe, scientists say.

The galaxies and gas bubbles, called Lyman alpha blobs, formed about 2 billion years after the universe exploded into existence after the theoretical Big Bang. Some of the gas bubbles are up to 400,000 light years across, nearly twice the diameter of our neighboring Andromeda Galaxy. (More)

When Red Spots Collide

Two storms systems larger than Earth are nearly colliding right now on planet Jupiter. No one was sure what would happen, but so far both storms have survived. In the false-color infrared image taken last week, the red spots appear white because their cloud tops tower above other clouds. The smaller red spot, sometimes called Red Spot Jr. , turned red earlier this year for reasons unknown. If both Jovian hurricanes continue to survive, they will surely pass near each other again in a few years since they revolve around Jupiter at different rates. Astronomers will continue to monitor Red Spot Jr. closely, however, to see if it will remain red when it rotates away from the larger Great Red Spot. (Source)

Great Lakes On Titan

Radar sweeps of Saturn's moon Titan, completed just a few days ago by the Cassini spacecraft, have revealed something extraordinary: fluid-filled lakes. Researchers believe the fluid is not water, but liquid methane, a flammable hydrocarbon. (More)