“As the author of the Patriot Act, I am extremely troubled by the FBI’s interpretation of this legislation. While I believe the Patriot Act appropriately balanced national security concerns and civil rights, I have always worried about potential abuses. The Bureau’s broad application for phone records was made under the so-called business records provision of the Act.  I do not believe the broadly drafted FISA order is consistent with the requirements of the Patriot Act. Seizing phone records of millions of innocent people is excessive and un-American.” 
- Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner (R-WI)

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♪♫ Sigur Rós - Kveikur (Live show visuals)

From the forthcoming Sigur Rós album Kveikur, released worldwide June 17/18 on XL Recordings. Preorder: http://sigur-ros.co.uk/kveikur / http://shopusa.xlrecordings.com/kveikur
Sigur Rós are now touring the world: http://sigur-ros.co.uk/tour
Featuring original Sigur Rós material and re-purposed footage from the BFI archive. Director Sarah Hopper, editor Damian Hale, camera Tim Sidell

♪♫ Buzz Aldrin and Thomas Dolby - She Blinded Me With Science

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♪♫ Ike Yard Mix for Electronic Explorations 266

“This mix skitters across three and half decades, pulls in some of our touchstones from the late 70’s – early 80’s, and moves over the next two decades touching down on some outstanding tracks that pushed that original aesthetic forward – expanding it, redefining it for both the uninitiated and those of us that have followed it through time. We included artists from the US, UK, Germany, and Switzerland. The mix concludes with an unreleased Ike Yard track submitted for a documentary on the architect Rem Koolhaas” - Michael Diekmann (Ike Yard)
Tracklist:
01 - A Certain Ratio: “All Night Party” – [Factory Records, UK 1979]
02 - Les Vampyrettes: “Biomutanten” – [EMI, Germany 1980]
03 - Plastikman: “Ekko” – [NovaMute, UK 1998]
04 - Basic Channel: “Phylyps Trak” – [Basic Channel, Germany 1993]
05 - Sandwell District: “Immolare (Function version)” – [Sandwell District, UK 2011]
06 - Autechre: “Further” – [Warp, UK 1994]
07 - VioletShaped: “cX310” – [Violet Poison, Germany 2013]
08 - Andy Stott: “Expecting” – [Modern Love, UK 2012]
09 - Young Gods: “Percussionne” – [Trance Records (Germany), Switzerland 1987]
10 - Suicide: “Harlem” – [ZE Records (UK), US 1980]
11 - Mars: “3E” – [Rebel Records (France), US 1978]
12 - Pop Group: “3:38” – [Radar Records, UK 1979]
13 - Ike Yard: “Kino” – [Factory America, US 1982]
14 - Aphex Twin: “Schottkey 7th Path” – [R&S Records (Belgium), UK 1992]
15 - British Electric Foundation: “The Decline of the West” – [Virgin Records, UK 1981]
16 - Ike Yard: “Carbon Night” – [Unreleased, US 2013]
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♪♫ The Who - Live @Britannia Pier Great Yarmouth (June 1966)

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Sydney police with the aid of the Consorting Act have driven most of the infamous womenkind from the streets. As the means of banishing this eyesore, the Consorting Act has more than justified itself. But by skimming this scum off Sydney's well of foulness, the Consorting Act has laid bare a much greater menace to the health and morals of this city. The serpent of sex-perversion...

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