Wednesday, 10 October 2012

The Trouble is the Banks: Letters to Wall Street

While Occupy protests were taking place across the nation in Fall of 2011, a lone website, “Occupy the Boardroom,” invited Americans who would never make it to an occupation to write down their beliefs about the financial system and their experiences with loans and banking. 8,000 letters from individuals appeared in six weeks. Signed by those affected by recent history—Democrats and Republicans, property-owners and struggling families, businesspeople and retirees, immigrants and Mayflower descendants, religious leaders and fervent capitalists, and a lot of bank employees past and present—these letters said what Americans have gotten from our banks, what they believe, and how they think things should change.
The letters are polite, funny, outraged, moving, instructive, and inspiring. They are one of the most immediate and unfiltered records ever assembled of what went on in the housing bubble and the financial crisis—written by We the People.
In partnership with Occupy the Boardroom, a team of young editors read through and gathered the most important, compelling, and diverse of these letters. Hear, at last, what American citizens know about their country rather than the opinions of talking heads. Find out what Americans want all of us to do differently.
**Pre-ordering the book now helps us to print the first edition.  It will be shipped to you immediately upon printing in 2 weeks.  Please also consider adding a donation! Your generosity will help us cover the initial run and send copies of the book to each of the bank executives addressed in the letters—and to the desks of our elected officials in Washington.
For donations over $10, please feel free to include the address of someone—whether politician or family member—to whom you would like a complimentary copy of the book sent.

All profits will be donated to campaigns for banking reform, campaign finance reform, or to charities directly helping those whose letters appear in this book.
Donations beyond the price of the book are fully tax-deductible. We will mail a receipt for your records.
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The 20 Most Profitable Pieces of Band Merchandise

Mekon Feat. Afrika Bambaata - Defunctional (Hashashan Remix)

(Thanx Fritz!)

Jerry Sadowitz on Jimmy Savile 25 years ago

Jerry Sadowitz - The Case For The Prosecution
(Thanx Mark!)

♪♫ X-TG (ft Blixa Bargeld) - Abschied


Bonus:

Jack Kerouac shooting pool (1967)

Jack Kerouac shooting pool at the Pawtucketville Social Club, Lowell, Mass., in early 1967.
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Tuesday, 9 October 2012

James Carter & David Reinhardt - Cité de la Musique Paris 07.10.2012


concert starts @ 09:17

♪♫ Paul Kelly and the Dots - Billy Baxter (Countdown 1981)


Bonus:

For whom the bells toll

Swans and why a continent has sunk into musical myopia

Gillard DESTROYS Abbott

Who’s in Charge Inside Your Head?


'I see an asshole'

Moderate Mitt isn’t so moderate

The return of Kony 2012


...The oddest thing about the video may be how much time it devotes to the circumstances leading up to co-founder Jason Russell's naked public meltdown in San Diego last year, including reality show-style behind-the-scenes footage of Invisible Children leadership meetings following the release of Kony 2012, during which Russell appears on the verge of tears over the criticism the group has received. According to the film's telling, it was the stress from the dozens of interviews Russell did as well as the unexpected negative feedback he received from some quarters that drove Russell over the edge.
I don't mean to be insensitive to whatever personal mental health issues Russell was facing and wouldn't bring this up if the group hadn't made it a centerpiece of the video, but it seems a bit unseemly for an organization dealing with child victims of mutilation and sexual assault to devote so much of its pitch to self-pity over some nasty blog posts. 
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Mogwai - George Square Thatcher Death Party (Justin K Broadrick Reshape)

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A Wrenched Virile Lore is a collection of remixes of tracks from Mogwai's critically acclaimed *Hardcore Will Never Die, But You Will* album. Featuring contributions from a diverse range of artists from Zombi to The Soft Moon, this record offers some unique and inspired interpretations of Mogwai's seventh studio album. Available on CD and 2xLP (with digital download code).
Tracklist:
George Square Thatcher Death Party - (Justin K Broadrick Reshape)
Rano Pano - Klad Hest (Mogwai is My Dick RMX)
White Noise (EVP Mix by Cylob)
How To Be A Werewolf - (Xander Harris remix)
Letters To The Metro - (Zombi remix)
Mexican Grand Prix - (reworked by RM Hubbert)
Rano Pano (Tim Hecker remix)
San Pedro - (The Soft Moon remix)
Too Raging To Cheers - (Umberto remix)
La Mort Blanche - (Robert Hampson remix)
Mogwai's Website http://mogwai.sandbag.uk.com/awrenchedvirilelore/
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Release Date: 2012-12-04 (CD), 2012-11-23 (2xLP)