The Philadelphia mugshot.Wednesday, 6 May 2009
Sacred Dub Podcasts
Bill LaswellPhoto by Peter Gannushkin
Welcome to the Sacred Dub Podcast, a series of audio transmissions (now up to number 51) dedicated to contemporary dub, ambient and lo-fi chill music. The show regularly features artists like Bill Laswell, Pete Namlook, Mick Harris, Tetsu Inoue and many, many more. Each transmission is about an hour long and a detailed tracklisting for every show is provided.
UN rebukes Israel over Gaza raids
The inquiry says Israel's use of white phosphorous was reckless in GazaStory from the 'BBC' here.
"...The Israeli Defence Minister, Ehud Barak, rejected the report, saying it was biased.
"We have the most moral army in the world," he said.
"IDF [Israeli Defense Force] commanders and soldiers made every effort to avoid hurting uninvolved civilians."
Tuesday, 5 May 2009
Monday, 4 May 2009
Down to the wire...
Benayoun (left) and Kuyt made the game safe for Liverpool in the first half.Liverpool 3 VS 0 Newcastle United
Can - Get The Can (1968)
Allegedly this is the first recording of Can with singer Malcolm Mooney, made the first time they played together in 1968.
Does anyone have ANY info on this?
(Is it on 'Prehistoric Future'?)
(My thanx to RV for the pointer.)
Does anyone have ANY info on this?
(Is it on 'Prehistoric Future'?)
(My thanx to RV for the pointer.)
(I still have my copy of the original cassette -only 2000 made! Picked up on a trip to Paris back in 1984!)Sunday, 3 May 2009
Girlz With Gunz # 35 - The Inner Space (1968)
Michael Karoli - guitar, vocals, violin
Jaki Liebezeit - drums, percussion
Irmin Schmidt - keyboards, vocals
Rosemarie Heinikel (aka Rosy-Rosy, Kamera Song only)
Go to 'mplak_aout' here.
More info at 'Forced Exposure' here.
Jaki Liebezeit - drums, percussion
Irmin Schmidt - keyboards, vocals
Rosemarie Heinikel (aka Rosy-Rosy, Kamera Song only)
Go to 'mplak_aout' here.
More info at 'Forced Exposure' here.
A clip from Kobi Jaeger's 1969 film 'Kamasutra - Vollendung der liebe' starring Bruno Dietrich and Barbara Schone.
Just before the clip ends Malcolm Mooney takes over and you get a few tantalizing seconds of "A Man Named Joe" from Can's Delay 1968 (aka Prepared To Meet Thy Pnoom).
Saturday, 2 May 2009
Compassion?
The more often Americans go to church, the more likely they are to support the torture of suspected terrorists, according to a new survey.Story at 'CNN' here.
Do endless representations of the crucifixion desenitise the faithfull to cruelty to others?
Gregory Corso - an excerpt from 'The Riverside Interview'
Gregory Corsohere.
Gavin Selerie, "The Interview," in The Riverside Interviews: 3 Gregory Corso. Gavin Selerie, ed., Ladbroke Grove: Binnacle Press, 1982.
Tom McGrath 1940 - 2009 RIP
(Born 23 October, 1940 in Rutherglen, Glasgow, died 29 April 2009)
More from 'The Guardian' here and 'The Herald' here.
Another great Glaswegian bites the dust.
Playwright and piano player McGrath was the original editor of 'International Times'. A close friend of Alex Trocchi and author of the play 'The Hardman' about the infamous Jimmy Boyle.
There is a superb book of interviews with him from 'The Riverside Interview' series probably published in the early 80's, if you see it grab it!
More from 'The Guardian' here and 'The Herald' here.
Another great Glaswegian bites the dust.
Playwright and piano player McGrath was the original editor of 'International Times'. A close friend of Alex Trocchi and author of the play 'The Hardman' about the infamous Jimmy Boyle.
There is a superb book of interviews with him from 'The Riverside Interview' series probably published in the early 80's, if you see it grab it!
I am personally indebted for his founding of the Third Eye Centre in Glasgow, a shrine to the avant garde, which is still in operation as the Centre for Contemporary Arts and where 35 years ago I first came across so many things that are still a part of my life.
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