Friday, 11 February 2011

Zeinobia
Breaking News on Al Arabiya : Ahmed Shafik : Mubarak can step down

How the Internet gets inside us

Unspoilt By Progress: A Conversation With Black Swan Composer Clint Mansell

Since the demise of Pop Will Eat Itself in 1996, Clint Mansell has been quietly making a name for himself as one of modern cinema's most expressive and inventive soundtrack composers. His work with director Darren Aronofsky can be heard in Pi, Requiem For a Dream, The Wrestler and most recently Black Swan, films that restore the parity between what cinemagoers see, and what they hear.
Mansell's expansive compositions have succeeded in their own right. The music for Requiem For a Dream was adapted for a live collaboration with the Kronos Quartet, and in 2009 he brought the Sonus Quartet to London's Union Chapel. The soundtrack to Black Swan builds on Swan Lake, but sadly, the inclusion of Tchaikovsky's work makes Mansell's ineligible for any awards.
Garrulous yet slowly-spoken, he's as interested in exploring his own methods as he is in taking on new work for short films or computer game soundtracks. And despite time spent living in New Orleans, New York and Los Angeles his accent remains one hundred percent Stourbridge, the Dudley lilt making the word 'heart' sound precisely like 'art'...
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Kiran Acharya @'The Quietus'
 

Data intelligence firms proposed a systematic attack against WikiLeaks

The proposal starts with an overview of WikiLeaks, including some history and employee statistics. From there it moves into a profile of Julian Assange and an organizational chart. The chart lists several people, including volunteers and actual staff.
One of those listed as a volunteer, Salon.com columnist, Glenn Greenwald, was singled out by the proposal. Greenwald, previously a constitutional law and civil rights litigator in New York, has been a vocal supporter of Bradley Manning, who is alleged to have given diplomatic cables and other government information to WikiLeaks. He has yet to be charged in the matter.
Greenwald became a household name in December when he reported on the “inhumane conditions” of Bradley Manning’s confinement at the Marine brig in Quantico, Virginia. Since that report, Greenwald has reported on WikiLeaks and Manning several times.
“Glenn was critical in the Amazon to OVH transition,” the proposal says, referencing the hosting switch WikiLeaks was forced to make after political pressure caused Amazon to drop their domain...
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Steve Ragan @'The Tech Herald'

DJ Food - '88 was great but '89 is mine

I was recently asked to play a night called Classic Material in London. The idea for the club is to give each month over to a year from Hip Hop's past and only play tracks released during it. I was given 1989 and this set was all done from original vinyl, clicks, jumps and all. (DJ FOOD)

Tracklist:

Tone Loc - On Fire (Remix) (Delicous Vinyl)
Gang Starr - Words I Manifest (Wild Pitch)
Chill Rob G - Court's In Session (Wild Pitch)
Beastie Boys - Hey Ladies (Capitol Records)
Jungle Brothers - Jbeez Comin' Through (Warner Bros)
Beastie Boys - Shadrach (Capitol Records)
Beastie Boys - Shake Your Rump (Capitol Records)
EPMD - Big Payback (Sleeping Bag)
Ultramagnetic MCs - A Chorus Line (Next Plateau)
Public Enemy - Fight The Power (Motown)
De La Soul - Say No Go (Say No Dope mix) (Big Life/Tommy Boy)
Most Wanted - Calm Down (Fever Records)
Hijack - Badman Is Robbin' (Rhyme Syndicate)
Ice T - Lethal Weapon (Sire)
Twin Hype - Do It To The Crowd (Profile)
Jungle Brothers - Tribe Vibes (Warner Bros)
Jungle Brothers Beyond This World (Warner Bros)
Cookie Crew - Born This Way (FFRR)
Jungle Brothers - Good News Coming (Warner Bros)
The D.O.C - Portrait of a Masterpiece (Ruthless)
Hijack - Doomsday of Rap (Ice T Remix) (Rhyme Syndicate)
De La Soul - Magic Number (123 mix) (Big Life/Tommy Boy)
Doug Lazy - Let It Roll (Grove St)
Double Trouble & Rebel MC - Just Keep Rockin' (Desire)
Release date: Jan 24, 2011
   
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Thursday, 10 February 2011

Supergran!

(BIG thanx to A North Country Bhoy!)

The Twilight Singers - Dynamite Steps (Albumstream)


1. Last Night in Town
2. Be Invited
3. Waves
4. Get Lucky
5. On the Corner
6. Gunshots
7. She Was Stolen
8. Blackbird and the Fox
9. Never Seen No Devil
10. The Beginning of the End
11. Dynamite Steps

about the band and the album

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السمك يريد إسقاط النظام

File under Domshit

WikiLeaks Fires Back At Defector Over Book Claims

Original story HERE

Egypt's army 'involved in detentions and torture'

The Strokes – Under Cover of Darkness (New Single)



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Say No To Dirt!


LOL!!

Tyler Mitchell by Esther Cidoncha


Fotografía: Tyler Mitchell © Esther Cidoncha, Valencia, 1992

more Esther Cidoncha Jazz photos
@ her blog

Wadada Leo Smith & Günter Baby Sommer - Touch The Earth II (Live Paris 2/8/11)



Wadada Leo Smith (trumpet)
Günter "Baby" Sommer (drums, percussion)

one hour

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PJ Harvey - Let England Shake (Albumstream)


1. Let England Shake
2. The Last Living Rose
3. The Glorious Land
4. The Words That Maketh Murder
5. All & Everyone
6. On Battleship Hill
7. England
8. In The Dark Places
9. Bitter Branches
10. Hanging In The Wire
11. Written On The Forehead
12. The Colour Of The Earth

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Wednesday, 9 February 2011

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¡Activista! by Sonny Smith: Drag Queens, Borders, Rivers, Death and Transformation

Dialogue of the Deaf

Being Suicidal: What it feels like to want to kill yourself

Measuring the effectiveness of drug law enforcement

Seizing drugs and arresting those who import, manufacture, grow and/or distribute these drugs is often viewed as the most important purpose of drug law enforcement. This view is certainly strong in popular media depictions of organised drug criminals. Unfortunately, the reality is perhaps far less entertaining or straightforward, although just as, if not more, important. While there is no doubt that a key role of drug law enforcement is to remove drugs and high-risk offenders from the community, the most critical factor is what this actually achieves in the longer term. That is, a community that is less burdened by the impact of drugs, such as crime, illness, injury and death. Increasingly, there is both internal and external pressure on drug law enforcement to demonstrate not just how much work they do (the seizures and arrests), but how well they do it (the community impacts)—something that has so far proven very difficult. This paper outlines the nature of these challenges and summarises findings from a national project that shows a practical and effective way forward in measuring the impacts of drug law enforcement.
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@'Australian Policy Online'

Scenes from Egypt's Parliament: Closed for Business

WikiLeaks: Israel's secret hotline to the man tipped to replace Mubarak

'Revolution Truth' trailer

Revolution Truth

The Muslim Brotherhood uncovered

Hyp 020: Terror Danjah Mix

John Perry Barlow JPBarlow 15 years ago today, I wrote A Declaration of the Independence of Cyberspace. It's still true. http://goo.gl/6cP7s

♪♫ Ramones - Live Musikladen Bremen, Germany 13.09.1978


01 - Rockaway Beach
02 - Teenage Lobotomy
03 - Blitzkrieg Bop
04 - I Don't Want You
05 - Go Mental
06 - Gimme Gimme Shock Treatment
07 - You're Gonna Kill That Girl
08 - Don't Come Close
09 - I Don't Care
10 - She's The One
11 - Sheena Is A Punk Rocker
12 - Havana Affair
13 - Commando
14 - Needles And Pins
15 - Surfin' Bird
16 - Cretin Hop
17 - Listen To My Heart
18 - California Sun
19 - I Dont Wanna Walk Around With You
20 - Pinhead
21 - Now I Wanna Sniff Some Glue

♪♫ Prince & Cee-Lo - Crazy (Madison Square Garden NYC - 02-07-11)



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NME’s 50 Druggiest Albums Ever

50 The Libertines – The Libertines
49 Oasis – Be Here Now
48 MGMT – Oracular Spectacular
47 Sex Pistols – Never Mind The Bollocks
46 Dr Dre – The Chronic
45 Klaxons – Surfing The Void
44 The Doors – The Doors
43 Brian Jonestown Massacre – Methodrone
42 Missy Elliott – Miss E…So Addictive
41 Guns ‘N’ Roses – Appetite For Destruction
40 Royal Trux – Twin Infinitives
39 Tricky – Maxinquaye
38 Jane’s Addiction – Ritual De Lo Habitual
37 The Birthday Party – Junk Yard
36 Pavement – Wowee Zowee
35 13th Floor Elevators – Easter Everywhere
34 Black Sabbath – Master of Reality
33 Neil Young – On the Beach
32 Babyshambles – Down In Albion
31 Bardo Pond – Bufo Alvarius
30 The Chemical Brothers – Exit Planet Dust
29 Fleetwood Mac – Tusk
28 Snoop Doggy Dogg – Doggystyle
27 Lou Reed – Metal Machine Music
26 Butthole Surfers – Locust Abortion Technician
25 Jefferson Airplane – Surrealistic Pillow
24 Ol’ Dirty Bastard – Nigga Please
23 Spacemen 3 – Taking Drugs To Make Music To Take Drugs To
22 Johnny Thunfers and the Heartbreaker – L.A.M.F
21 David Bowie – Station To Station
20 Factory Floor – Untitled
19 Happy Mondays – Yes Please!
18 My Bloody Valentine – Loveless
17 Elton John – Madman Across The Water
16 Suede – Dog Man Star
15 The Stooges – Raw Power
14 Spiritualized – Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating In Space
13 The Jesus and Mary Chain – Psychocandy
12 Cypress Hill – Black Sunday
11 Marilyn Manson – Antichrist Superstar
10 Pink Floyd – The Piper At The Gates of Dawn
09 The Jimi Hendrix Experience – Are You Experienced?
08 Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III
07 Miles Davis – Kind of Blue
06 The Beatles – Revolver
05 Nirvana – In Utero
04 Sly and the Family Stone – There’s A Riot Goin’ On
03 The Velvet Underground – White Light/White Heat
02 The Rolling Stones – Exile on Main St
01 Primal Scream – Screamadelica

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Bright Eyes - The People's Key (Album stream)


1 Firewall
2 Shell Games
3 Jejune Stars
4 Approximate Sunlight
5 Haile Selassie
6 A Machine Spiritual (In the People's Key)
7 Triple Spiral
8 Beginner's Mind
9 Ladder Song
10 One For You, One For Me

One Shot Not Remix : Richie Havens


- Going Back To My Roots
- Standing On The Water

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One Shot Not : Fred Wesley & Sly Johnson


Pass the Peas

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Tuesday, 8 February 2011

The Egyptian mirror

UK ministers 'wanted Lockerbie bomber released'

♪♫ Dave & Ansell Collins - Double Barrel


Reggae Britannia Reviewed: The Rise Of The Rebel Stance

Ballardian

Photograph by Chris Beckett, J.G. Ballard group on Flickr, 2011

What Does J.G. Ballard Look Like?

Arrr! The Music Pirates Are Still Here

Correction of the Year?

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Guardian's Moscow correspondent expelled from Russia

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — It Will Be Remixed!


'Nazra - 'نظرة واحدة ' Umm Kulthum VS Virtual Boy feat. Farīd al-Aṭraš

Montage of/Homage to the events of the Egyptian uprise of last week and the greatest voice of the last century; the magnificent Umm Kulthum!

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