More information here.
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Saturday 7 March 2009
Friday 6 March 2009
Swedish dance bands of the 70's
Be very afraid!More. So much more here (including the band with the most unfortunate name; The Schytts.)
Bazooka Production No. 1 (Feb 1975)
I am not sure when I first came across the Bazooka art collective, sadly not as well known outside France as they should be. They did some illustrations for the NME back in 1977 and were responsible alongside Barney Bubbles for the stunning cover for Elvis Costello's 'Armed Forces' album. I have to keep sending off to France for their books (a very expensive way of getting them by the time you pay postage!) I will have to start squirreling away my pennies as there is a new book due out in June.
There was a site 'Une Regarde Moderne' that commented on the news daily in art form and from what I can gather with my (very) limited French that there were problems with the manipulation of copyrighted photos.
Pranksters! They used to do supplements for the French paper 'Liberation' and after the artwork was approved they would change it just before printing!
And to those of you who think that it is just "painting over photographs" well - you haven't a fucking clue!
There was a site 'Une Regarde Moderne' that commented on the news daily in art form and from what I can gather with my (very) limited French that there were problems with the manipulation of copyrighted photos.
Pranksters! They used to do supplements for the French paper 'Liberation' and after the artwork was approved they would change it just before printing!
And to those of you who think that it is just "painting over photographs" well - you haven't a fucking clue!
Thursday 5 March 2009
Wednesday 4 March 2009
The Holy Grail is mine!!!
Been searching for this (vinyl) for years.I once saw the CD in a shop but didn't have a CD player at the time. However as it was withdrawn by the band themselves I learnt my lesson and started buying CD's before I had a player.
Hell as a kid I was buying records before I had a record player!
Anyway a copy of this just went on sale and I bought it (allegedly one of only 500 copies made)!
Feel as tho' I have just won a competition for the first time in my life!!!
Anyway a copy of this just went on sale and I bought it (allegedly one of only 500 copies made)!
Feel as tho' I have just won a competition for the first time in my life!!!
Kenny Dalgleish breaks his 20 year silence on the Hillsborough tragedy
(I once found a couple of kittens whose mother had been run over. They could only have been a couple of days old and it was worse than kids! Had to feed them with an eyedropper and they didn't know anything tho' I drew the line at showing them how to use the litter tray! Called them Kenny & Dalgleish. Turned out to be girls (hard to tell what sex kittens are!) So Ms. Kenny & Ms. Dalgleish it was. Many years later my eldest son asked me if I knew there was a famous footballer that had our cats name!
Bonus:
The Barmy Army - 'Sharp As A Needle'
Tuesday 3 March 2009
Make Bono History (Put the NO back into Bono!)
Slip-slop-slap-slap-slap!"The issue as far as we are concerned is one of hypocrisy, and that hypocrisy relates to several matters. Firstly, we do not think that anyone can ask a government on moral grounds to extend its resources on any issue and then deny that they have a moral obligation to pay their taxes in the place where they really reside. U2 do not reside in the Netherlands. They moved their tax affairs there solely because the Irish government introduced taxation on their royalty income and they prefer to pay a very low rate of tax ( probably 5%) in the Netherlands rather than pay still ludicrously low rate of tax of 12.5% in Ireland on that same income. This was pure avoidance behaviour, artificially, in our opinion, relocating an income stream from one country to another to obtain a tax advantage. I stress, this may be legal, but you cannot in our opinion argue that there is a moral dimension to the use of taxation revenues when you do not think that there is a moral dimension to the payment of tax. That is one of the issues that we are focusing upon here. Second, we are focusing upon the use of tax havens by Bono. It is now widely agreed that tax havens do harm. They undermine the rights of democratic governments to fulfil the mandate they have been given by the electorate by denying them the resources that are rightfully theirs. We think that any successful development agenda has to be pro-democracy and the use of a tax haven such as the Netherlands ( and in this context the Netherlands is very definitely a tax haven) indicates a lack of understanding of this issue. Next, tax havens are used for illicit financial flows out of developing countries. The Global Financial Integrity Project in Washington DC has recently shown that at least $800 billion a year flows out of developing countries to develop states, all of it illicitly. Most of that flow through tax havens. Some of it will undoubtedly flow through Netherlands structures which are identical to those used by U2. You cannot tackle illicit capital flight from developing countries and then use identical structures for your own taxation purposes. These structures have to be abolished for both purposes, you cannot deliver one and not the other. Finally, Bono has, despite our very best efforts, refused to accept that tax is part of the development agenda, no doubt for his own personal reasons. I have met with his personal development agency - DATA - and they are not recognising this essential fourth stage in the development agenda. We have moved from a trade to debt and now we are moving to tax. Many of the agencies were (sic) backed this campaign against Bono including Oxfam and Christian aid have done so precisely because they recognise that a post aid world is essential - our goal should be to create countries able to stand on their own two feet, with democratic governments, held accountable by the electorate precisely because that electorate pay tax to them, and because those governments have it within their power to tax the multinational corporations who are based within them. This is what we hope for - countries that can provide for their own people and their educational, health care and other needs. Without tax that is not possible. But have we heard Bono saying this? No, we haven’t - not once. And we think that indicates that he is completely out of step with the development agenda that now exists. His supposed philanthropy is of another era - and it will not work. Our campaign is not, therefore, a simple personal attack. Far from it. It is ideologically based. It is based upon critical analysis. It is based upon the clear evidence that the form of tax planning that Bono is using is harmful. And it is based upon his failure to engage with those of us who are taking this agenda forward. I am proud to be associated with those who organised this stunt.
I would be happy to meet Bono anywhere to discuss the issues that we raise – but in front of an audience. This man has to be held to account for what he does.
Will he accept?"
I like the idea of downloading their album & giving the money to charity.
Double Dee & Steinski - The Motorcade Sped On
(Video 1)
(Video 2)
(These titles on You Tube videos really annoy me, especially when they are fucking wrong!)
(These titles on You Tube videos really annoy me, especially when they are fucking wrong!)
Still have a copy of this when it was on an EP given away with the NME in the 80's.
No involvement by Coldcut.
Yes that drum rhythm is sampled from 'Honky Tonk Women'.
Bonus: Audio
No involvement by Coldcut.
Yes that drum rhythm is sampled from 'Honky Tonk Women'.
Bonus: Audio
Some good news?
Looks like the Australian Government's proposal for the 'Clean Feed' might not get through Parliament.
More details here.
'Education of Parents' - what a novel idea!
More details here.
'Education of Parents' - what a novel idea!
Monday 2 March 2009
Charity Art Auction tomorrow night (6pm) at 322 Brunswick Street Fitzroy Melbourne
In aid of a very good cause with all proceeds going to the Red Cross Bushfire Appeal.
REPOST - Pink Nasty
This will get you her duet with Bonnie 'Prince' Billy, 'Don't Ever Change' (the ultimate in power ballads!) and her cover of Usher's 'Burn' (which is really good and makes you realise what a great song it actually is.) As a bonus there is also her video for 'Away Message' included.
Pink Nasty @ MySpace here.
There is an interview at Aquarium Drunkard here.
Oh and she has a brother called Black Nasty. (Not for the faint hearted!)
Late addition.
Here is a demo for her upcoming third album.
It's a song about getting drunk and buying a dog!
Pink Nasty @ MySpace here.
There is an interview at Aquarium Drunkard here.
Oh and she has a brother called Black Nasty. (Not for the faint hearted!)
Late addition.
Here is a demo for her upcoming third album.
It's a song about getting drunk and buying a dog!
(Pink & Black Nasty)
(Pink & Will)Fans of Bonnie 'Prince' Billy may be familiar with Pink Nasty as that is her singing on the 'Summer In The Southeast' album.
Sunday 1 March 2009
The Mighty Tackhead in NYC!!!
Tackhead will do a gig in New York City, on Sunday March 22, 2009.The band is booked as Bernard Fowler & Tackhead by The High Line Ballroom.
More information here.
Adrian Sherwood - mixologist
'Mind & Movement Control'
'King of the Beat'
TACKHEAD @ Sully's Pub near downtown Hartford, Connecticut. The band's first show after a 14-year hiatus. (Summer 2004) Video by Dave Hogerty
Doug Wimbish - bass groove
TACKHEAD @ Sully's Pub near downtown Hartford, Connecticut. The band's first show after a 14-year hiatus. (Summer 2004) Video by Dave Hogerty
Doug Wimbish - bass groove
Dirty Three - The Restless Waves
Directed by Braden King.
Out-takes from the film 'DUTCH HARBOR: WHERE THE SEA BREAKS ITS BACK' by Braden King and Laura Moya.
Out-takes from the film 'DUTCH HARBOR: WHERE THE SEA BREAKS ITS BACK' by Braden King and Laura Moya.
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