Saturday, 7 May 2011

Interview with Wikileaks Artist Michael Parenti, aka @exiledsurfer

Glenn Greenwald
So predictable: US tries to assassinate US citizen Anwar Awlaki (with no due process) - misses, kills 2 others instead:

The Future of National Security, By the Numbers

Leaderless Resistance: Well Isn't That Convenient?

The Daily Show - Face/Off

The White House decides to airdrop the Bin Laden photo into an affluent Pakistani suburb so it won't be found for years...
Michael Moore
And, I'm sorry: Ground Zero is a graveyard of heroes and victims. It is not a place to hold a party, spray champaign, & shout "USA! USA!"

Kevin Rudd in row over Osama bin Laden ally Umar Patek's arrest

Bonnie “Prince” Billy and the Phantom Family Halo - The Mindeater

Via
Evgeny Morozov
"Towards Distributed Citizen Participation: Lessons from WikiLeaks and the Queensland Floods" [pdf]

Ad break #18

(Thanx Linda!)

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Röyksopp - Live PA, Roskilde Festival, DK: P2 - Sveriges Radio 2005-07-02


Broadcasted On Swedish National Radio 2006-02-17

Tracklist:
1. [00:00] Mekon ft. Marc Almond "Please Stay (Röyksopp Remix)" (2000) [Wall Of Sound] (4:43)
2. [04:43] Röyksopp "Eple" (2001) [Wall Of Sound] (4:25)
3. [09:08] Röyksopp "Alpha Male (Live From Roskilde)" (2005) [Wall Of Sound] (8:12)
4. [17:20] Röyksopp "Beautiful Day Without You" (2005) [Wall Of Sound] (5:30)
5. [22:50] Röyksopp "Only This Moment (Radio Edit)" (2001) [Wall Of Sound] (4:01)
6. [26:51] Röyksopp "Poor Leno (Edit)" (2001) [Wall Of Sound] (4:21)
7. [31:12] Röyksopp Röyksopp "Poor Leno (Röyksopp's Istanbul Forever Take)" (2001) [Wall Of Sound] (6:53)
8. [38:03] Röyksopp Röyksopp "Curves" (2001) [Wall Of Sound] (4:21)

Jamie Woon - Live at Boiler Room, London


With his celestial voice, ethereal future folk textures, and exceptional songwriting, Academy '08 alumnus Jamie Woon has become the undisputed voice of the post-dubstep generation. He first caught the attention of the likes of mystical producer Burial back in 2007, with his unearthly take on spiritual folk classic 'The Wayfaring Stranger'. Now signed to Polydor, and with one of the most eagerly anticipated album releases of 2011 under his belt, the future looks even brighter for this modern-day troubadour who just scored another massive underground hit with his captivating ode to nocturnal strolls, Night Air. This show was recorded at the official launch party for his debut LP 'Mirrorwriting' at London's Corsica Studios, in cooperation with Boiler Room. Just get yourself into these sounds for about two seconds, and you will know what the whole world is fussing about – including the BBC, who named Jamie one of the main artists to watch out for in their ‘Sounds Of 2011’ list. It's the year of the Woon!

Ethan Zuckerman: Shirley Hung on control of the Chinese Internet

BNP suffers election meltdown

As Billy Bragg just remarked over at Facebook:
Whatever the outcome of the AV referendum, we have something to celebrate today - The BNP have been heavily defeated across England. Well done to Hope Not Hate and everyone else who was out there campaigning against them. The massive blow which we struck against them this time last year looks like it may prove to have been terminal.