Wednesday, 23 March 2011

Michael Ciancio – English Language Poster

Keen poster design by Michael Ciancio who states, “basically this was a conclusion I came to at the end of my one-year stay in Europe.” We can all certainly agree.
You can purchase this poster directly from Michael on his site here. There you can see much more of his terrific portfolio.

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dedicated to my English teacher mona!

4 Times Journalists Held Captive in Libya Faced Days of Brutality

Tyler Hicks, The New York Times photographer near the front line during a pause in the fighting on March 11 in Ras Lanuf, Libya. Four days later, he and three other Times journalists were taken captive by government soldiers.

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Word of the day: "Natoesque". That's what the #Libya military operation will be apparently. Which means not Nato-led but Nato-ish. Clear?

Autechre – Radio Mix [1997]

“Radio Mix (or simply Radio, according to the official discography) is a CD-only promotional recording by Autechre. It is mostly made up of continuous, DJ-style remixes of other artists’ tracks, and is considered extremely difficult to get hold of. The mix was released to promote Chiastic Slide.”

Tracklist
Gescom -Mag (Ae Remix)
Lexis – Hypnotise (Autechre Remix)
Gescom – Keynell (Remix)
Slowly – On The Loose (For Internal Use Only)
Push Button Objects – Non-Existant (Keyed In By Gescom)
Jimi Tenor – Take Me Baby (Fucked Up Remix)
Impulse- One Six Four Seven (Numbers Rammed Down My Ear Mix)
Edge Of Motion – Earth Ball (Autechre Remix)
Skinny Puppy – Killing Game (Autechre Remix)
Autechre – Interview

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Will Oldham Readies New Single, Audiobook

Back in 2005, Will Oldham, in his Bonnie "Prince" Billy guise, got together with Chavez frontman/guitarist-to-the-stars Matt Sweeney to release the great Superwolf album. On April 19 in the U.S. and April 18 in the UK, the two will reunite to drop a new single, "Must Be Blind" b/w "Life in Muscle", on Drag City in the U.S. and Domino in the UK.

Oldham also has another very different release coming out on Drag City. On June 21, the label will re-press Slow Fade, a 1984 novel by Rudolph Wurlitzer. But before they book comes out, on April 19, the label will release it as an audiobook read by Oldham and a friend of his, High Fidelity/Grosse Point Blank screenwriter D.V. deVincentis. Oldham reads the main story, while deVincentis reads the story within the story.
Next month, Oldham will take the audiobook on the road, doing readings at a few East Coast dates. Avant garde guitarist Ben Chasny, otherwise known as Six Organs of Admittance, will provide musical accompaniment, while Magik Markers member Elisa Ambrogio will do an opening reading. We've got the dates below, as well as the video for the Superwolf song "I Gave You".
Oldham also appears in the latest season of the comedy web TV show "The Internet Shack". Watch the first episode here.
Will Oldham:
04-26 Brookline, MA - The Coolidge Corner Theatre *
04-27 Montague, MA - Montague Bookmill *
04-28 Hudson, NY - Basilica Hudson *
04-29 Brooklyn, NY- Spoonbill and Sugartown Booksellers (afternoon) *
04-29 New York, NY- Anthology Film Archives (evening) *
* with Elisa Ambrogio (Magik Markers), Ben Chasny (Six Organs of Admittance)

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The Truth about the Kennedy Assassination & Obama Told as by Gadaffi (!!!)

Judge Rejects Google’s Deal to Digitize Books

Maggie Bjorklund – Coming Home (2011 - Albumstream)

The notion of a female alt-country star from Denmark sounds a bit like a joke, perhaps something Garrison Keillor might mention in passing on A Prairie Home Companion (perhaps referring to a CD the nephew of one of the Norwegian bachelor farmers brought home from college), but Maggie Björklund most certainly isn't kidding, and her first solo album, Coming Home, is a well-crafted, low-key delight. Björklund is a pedal steel guitarist from Copenhagen best known for her work with the Darleens, and she's also backed up a handful of American artists, including Exene Cervenka, Mark Pickerel, and Christy McWilson. Though Coming Home is Björklund's first solo effort, it sounds like the work of a seasoned professional with a clear vision and the talent to bring it to life. Björklund was able to attract some impressive names to help her out on Coming Home; Mark Lanegan duets with her on two tunes, Jon Auer of the Posies sings lead on a pair of songs, Rachel Flotard of Visqueen contributes two vocals, and Joey Burns and John Convertino of Calexico anchor the backing ensemble. While Björklund isn't afraid of sharing the spotlight on this album, her presence is clearly felt on every tune; her pedal steel work is short on needless flash, instead conjuring evocative washes of sound that add color and personality to the songs, while her melodies are richly atmospheric, with American roots music flavors seasoned by melancholy minor-key accents and spare

arrangements that add to the spectral, subtly cinematic effect of this music. And despite the shuffle between instrumentals and a handful of different singers, each with distinct musical personalities, these 11 songs cohere into an album where the whole is superior to the many fine parts. Coming Home is an effective collection of late-night numbers that should serve as a calling card for a musician and songwriter with talent, style, and the know-how to make a truly memorable album. (Marc Deming - allmusic)

1. Wasteland
2. Intertwined feat. Mark Lanegan
3. Summer Romance feat. Rachel Flotard
4. Vildspor feat. Jon Auer
5. Falling
6. The Anchor Song feat. Rachel Flotard
7. Insekt
8. Coming Home feat. Mark Lanegan
9. Frost
10. Playground Stars feat. Jon Auer
11. Finale

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thanks to mona for pointing to this album!

Fun With Guns!

Alaskan Sportsman, Life on the Last Frontier: Statehood Issue, June 1959, pp. 2-3
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U.S. Marines Shot Six Villagers While Rescuing Downed Pilot

Pregnant Woman Who Attempted Suicide Now Charged With Murder

In a horrifyingly insensitive and counterintuitive move, murder charges were filed against an Indiana woman who attempted suicide in a late stage of her pregnancy. Bei Bei Shuai ingested rat poison in December, trying to end her life; she was taken to the hospital by friends and got help in time. When her child was born, though, she was first put on life support but then removed when doctors determined that they could not save her. Shuai is now facing feticide charges.
Robin Marty (who you may know from Care2) wrote a great short piece for RHRealityCheck, dissecting the situation. "Was the poisoning really just an attempt at a do it yourself abortion, as the prosecution appears to be claiming?" she asks. If these charges are successful, as she points out, this could easily lead to a slippery slope, where women who experience any kind of harm during pregnancy can be accused of trying to abort (or "murder") their fetus.
Indiana is poised to pass a "fetal pain" law which would prohibit abortion after 20 weeks, claiming that after that point, the fetus can feel pain. And in 2009, the Indiana legislature passed a bill that imposed harsh penalties on crimes that lead to the death of an unborn child at any stage of development. This law was passed after a bank teller was shot during an attempted robbery and her unborn twins died, so it looks like this is the first application of the feticide bill to a pregnant woman who tried to kill herself.
The issue is that we don't know why Shuai tried to ingest rat poison - it seems more like she was simply trying to end her life than to willfully kill her fetus. Either way, as Robin points out, the prosecutor is deciding the motive - talk about taking away women's agency. Let's hope that Shaui's attorney is successful in her attempts to get the charges thrown out.
Amelia Thomson-DeVeaux @'Care2'

Glenn Beck's Japanese cooking show

The death of the iPod

Neil Young - Red Rocks Live (19./20. September 2000)

1. Intro 2. Motorcyle Mama 3. Powderfinger 4. Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere 5. I Believe In You 6. Unknown Legend 7. Fool For Your Love 8. Buffalo Springfield Again 9. Razor Love 10. Daddy Went Walkin' 11. Peace Of Mind 12. Walk on 13. Winterlong

14. Bad Fog Of Loneliness 15. Words 16. Harvest Moon 17. World On A String 18. Tonight's The Night 19. Cowgirl In The Sand 20. Credits 21. Mellow My Mind

* Neil Young - guitar, piano, vocals
* Ben Keith - guitar, lap slide, pedal steel, vocals
* Spooner Oldham - piano, Wurlitzer electric piano, Hammond B3 organ
* Donald "Duck" Dunn - bass
* Jim Keltner - drums, percussion
* Astrid Young - vocals
* Pegi Young - vocals

recorded @ Red Rock Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado