How the most extreme trips on erowid transformed modern drug culture

Laurie Anderson (RBMA 2015 Paris Lecture)

Scanner - Trails, Traces and Remembrance

One year ago my brother passed away in very unsettling circumstances so I want to share this piece in memory of him. I still miss him so very much.
The music was recorded entirely live and produced almost by accident in preparation for a Modular Synth Meet event in Peterborough UK. I set up the equipment in my studio to test levels and to explore what might be possible the day before the event, with this temporary live set up, and within minutes this music began to appear. Sometimes there is indeed magic in the air. This is for you Nick, if only you could hear it

- Robin Rimbaud

Notting Hill Carnival 1973

John Murphy Memorial Drone Performance - Ding Dong Melbourne (28/11/15) AUDIO

Here's my recording of the memorial gig for the late John Murphy held on 28/11/15 at Ding Dong here in Melbourne. 
Starts with Sara Thorn reading her (late) brother Barrington Sherman's poem (see pic) followed by the drone gig featuring Ollie Olsen, Andrew Duffield, Greg Williams, Arne Hanna, Michael Sheridan, Troy Norfolk and Kerri Simpson. Lastly Shining Vril's 'Schmerz' was played

Thank you to (especially) Alan, Kate and BillW for that making all that happen as well as the performers obviously. 
A (very) sad but beautiful day.
Photos used with kind permission of Bruce Butler
(FLAC) Recording 
HERE

We can save atheism from the New Atheists like Richard Dawkins and Sam Harris

Mark Stewart (The Pop Group) interview Le Guess Who? Utrecht 2015

Russian poster from 1915

This was just tweeted by the UK Russian Embassy to celebrate the centenary of WWI. Someone replied with this, seeing as they like old posters

The Amish Sex Pistols

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Islamophobia plays right into the hands of ISIL

Dub techno master Deepchord on sound as therapy and Detroit’s uncertain future

The Myth of the Caliphate

15 Years of Terror (A time-lapse map)

A time-lapse of all terrorist attacks with MORE than 20 fatalities between 1.12.2000 and 13.11.2015 by http://www.milanvuckovic.com
Soruces:
START terrorism database "GTD" (2000-2014)
Various News Agencies (2015)
Important Note: due to the large amount of data used, there are likely to be mistakes (exact chronology, location, casualties etc.). This video should serve as an approximation. (Especially in the messy parts.)
Typical error would be: GTD had sometimes the "at least" casualties in the database. Istanbul Bombings of 2003 are not present on the map because of this. I also used different definitions of terrorism regarding the area and time of attacks.
About the copy at the end:
Historians debate about weather terrorist groups are destined to fail or not. Some say that authentic terrorist organizations achieve partial goals only. Many regard John Brown (approx. 150 years ago) as the most successful terrorist till this day – But you might read the essays: "How Successful Is Terrorism?" (James M. Lutz and Brenda J. Lutz) and "Why Terrorism Does Not Work" (M. Abrahms) and you will find out what this message is exactly about: Deterring potential future terrorism by education

Eagles of Death Metal Discuss Paris Terror Attacks

A Thanksgiving Prayer