Varg Vikernes released from prison

Varg Vikernes (Burzum) has confirmed in the Norwegian paper 'Dagbladet' that he was released from prison a couple of weeks ago.
Vikernes had served nearly 16 years for the murder of 'black-metal' bandmate Øystein Aarseth (aka Euronymous from the band Mayhem.)
(Via '(Surreal)Documents')

Virkenes talking (audio) about Euronymous's murder here.

Inspirations

Kathy Acker

Kathy Acker interviews William S. Burroughs (c. late 80's)

The late, great Kathy Acker interviews the late, great William S. Burroughs.
Alongside the late, great J.G. Ballard they were to me the holy trinity of "writers/artists/observers who understood our evolving modern world (and its dark, deep gutsy soul) far better than most." *
"They talk about many things: Word as Virus, Scientology, Jesus and the legion of apocryphal stories that followed Burroughs around like carrion crows. This took place in the late ’80s, and both had less than a decade to live, passing away within a few months of each other in 1997. We will not see their like again."**

(Thanx to 'Renegade Futurist' for the heads up. Via 'Coilhouse'/'Breaking Time')
* Breaking Time
** Coilhouse
(Using the search engine to the right will lead to more of Acker/Ballard & Burroughs here on 'Exile')

Mindless Musings in the Mundane

May I draw your attention to this blog.
'anothernic' has commented at this blog before but it took me a while to work out that I knew him from elsewhere.
We are both members of a group that discusses anything and everything but that usually involves cheese, beer, dope and the GOGD.
No - that is not true anything can be discussed there as the current thread of why we want to be lesbians (in the manner of Loudon Wainwright (and note that is not L-U-D-I-N- W-E-I-N-R-I-G-H-T) will attest.

Mindless Musings in the Mundane

Israel wipes Palestine off the map

Full story at the 'BBC' here.

Mark Polizzotti - An evening with Maurice Roche 1983

From 'The Sienese Shredder # 3'
More on Maurice Roche's 'Compact' at 'DC's' here.

Paris Blues

Louis Armstrong - Paris Blues
(For someone special!)

The Drones (Off The Record) @ 'Aquarium Drunkard'

Over at 'Aquarium Drunkard' The Drones reflect on their city of residence (Melbourne in this case) and choose a handful of places they could not live without — be them bookstores, bars, restaurants or vistas.

"The Weather :: Though the summers get pretty warm, the other three seasons are more or less on the mild to freezing side, which means I get to rug up. I hate wearing shorts...
Joe’s Shoe Store :: This is my local bar. Everyone needs to have a local. Life is not complete without one. I can go into that place, not even open my mouth and still be served exactly what I was feeling like at the time. Also, the folks that run the place are as unruly as the unruliest of customers, so the mood is always right. One minute you’re talking to them about the middle-east crisis, the next you’re trying to talk them down off the bar and to put their clothes back on. How I miss it, when I’m away."
(One of my locals!)
Full story here.

The Drones - Minotaur

Girlz With Gunz # 44

'Tania' AKA Patty Hearst

REPOST - The Kid With The Replaceable Head

Photograph by David Shankbone

Here are 'The Kid With The Replaceable Head' and 'I'm your Man' by Richard Hell & the Voidoids as produced by Nick Lowe and released on Radar Records in 1979.

If anyone has a copy of the piece Richard Hell wrote on David Johansen for Lisa Robinson's 'Hit Parader' back in 1975/6 could they please get in touch with me.
It is almost Hell's manifesto about giving not 100 or 200% to rock'n'roll but 400%!
It was not reprinted in 'Hot & Cold'.

Cabaret Voltaire/New Order collaboration (Western Works Sheffield 07-09-80) FLAC

'Are You Ready Are You Ready Are You Ready For This?'
Peter Hook - Bass
Bernard Sumner - Guitar (and "whooping" in the background)
Stephen Morris - Simmons Drums, and the same Dr Rhythm drum machine used on Truth
Rob Gretton - Vocals
Various Cabs - sonic alterations

01 Dreams Never End (mix 1, quieter guitars)
02 Dreams Never End (mix 2, louder guitars)
03 Homage
04 Ceremony
05 Truth
06 Are You Ready Are You Ready Are You Ready For This?

"Kind souls, who wish to remain anonymous rescued this material from a 1/4" reel of tape that was up for auction on eBay, advertised as something else, and it was only in the reel transfer that it was discovered what it actually contained. It's been theorized that if this is not the master reel itself from the studio mixdown sessions, it's at the very least a direct, professional copy of it. The band could release this today, as-is. So I am honored to present it here..."

Full story and download at:
The Power of Independent Trucking
with more details here.
(Via 'Everything starts with an A')

BUY!

(Photo by TimN)
Some local artwork that went up last week.

Smoking # 15

Lamp (pervert!)

Chris Cutler, Fred Frith, Tim Hodgkinson live at The Stone New York, December 16th 2006