Saturday 26 November 2011

IV at 40: A Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of 'Led Zeppelin IV' at Flood Gallery

Kii Arens: Rock & Roll
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Philosophy, Metaphysics, Ontology

Les Savy Fav - ATP Nightmare Before Christmas Mix

From December 9th-11th 2011 at Butlins Holiday Centre, Minehead, UK, All Tomorrow's Parties will present their yearly Nightmare Before Christmas festival. This year each day is curated by a different artist: Les Savy Fav on Friday, Battles on Saturday and Caribou on Sunday.

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Please enjoy this mixtape chosen by Les Savy Fav who have picked a track each from all of the artists chosen for their day of the event, highlighted by an unreleased Oxes track from back in 1999.
  • Les Savy Fav - The Sweat Descends
  • Archers Of Loaf - Lowest Part Is Free!
  • Future Islands - Balance
  • Hot Snakes - Light Up The Stars
  • Marnie Stern - The Crippled Jazzer
  • No Age - Fever Dreaming
  • Wild Flag - Future Crimes
  • Surfer Blood - Floating Vibes
  • Violent Soho - Love Is A Heavy Word
  • Total Control - One More Tonight
  • Oxes - Jellyfish Minus Piechart Plus
  • The Dodos - Fools
  • The Budos Band - T.I.B.W.F.
  • Simian Mobile Disco - 1000 Year Egg
  • Holy Fuck - Frenchy's
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Iron And Wine 4AD Session

1. Tree By The River
2. Biting Your Tail
3. Big Burned Hand
4. Half moon
5. Upward Over The Mountain
Iron & Wine, the work of Austin-based Sam Beam, released their fourth album, Kiss Each Other Clean through 4AD in January 2011. Somewhat of a departure from earlier recordings and representing an expansion of the ideas explored on last album The Shepherd's Dog, the record saw Beam's often stripped-back compositions development into ornate arrangements/ Live performances also saw Beam joined by a cast of musicians, helping flesh out his sound.
For this beautifully rendered 4AD Session, Beam made the conscious decision to return to his roots. Taking those album tracks back to their nascent form, Beam delivered five acoustic performances that immediately make clear the craft and care that constitutes each Iron & Wine track. Pushed to the fore is Beam's languorous vocals, showcasing the seemingly effortless ease with which he is able to imbibe his music with a nuanced poetry.
Filmed at Miloco Recording Studios in Bermondsey, London, the location proved truly fitting of the performance. Beam found himself surrounded by an array of vintage analogue equipment, a perfect compliment to the down-home wood-and twine classic songwriting that has continued to characterize the work of Iron & Wine over the course of four albums. Playing four songs from the new album, long time fans will also note the inclusion of the 'Upwards Over The Mountain', a track drawn from the band's much-loved back catalogue.
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Drug Consumption Rooms

Vertigo

Anyone scared of heights need not apply.
It is one of the most gut-wrenching experiences imaginable, but 'Rooftopping', a new heart-stopping photography craze is sweeping across the globe.
Those brave enough to give it a try must go to the tops of the world's tallest buildings, shimmy to the side and then hang off the edge in a bid to capture the perfect picture.
Travel photographer Tom Ryaboi has spent his life dangling from buildings trying to achieve what he calls the ultimate rush. He said: 'When you climb to the top of a skyscraper and open its hatch for the first time, a pure rush of adrenaline hits you as you overlook the city from above...'
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♪♫ The Gap Band - Outstanding

The Robert Wyatt Story (BBC 2003)

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Friday 25 November 2011

25 November: International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women

Today is the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women. Women's activists have marked 25 November as a day against violence since 1981. This date came from the brutal assassination in 1960, of the three Mirabal sisters, political activists in the Dominican Republic, on the orders of the Dominican president Rafael Trujillo.

In 1999, the United Nations General Assembly designated 25 November as the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, and invited governments, international organizations and NGOs to organize activities designed to raise public awareness of the problem on that day.

Message of the Secretary-General for 2011

Violence against women and girls takes many forms and is widespread throughout the globe. It includes rape, domestic violence, harassment at work, abuse in school, female genital mutilation and sexual violence in armed conflicts. It is predominantly inflicted by men. Whether in developing or developed countries, the pervasiveness of this violence should shock us all. Violence - and in many cases the mere threat of it - is one of the most significant barriers to women's full equality.

The right of women and girls to live free of violence is inalienable and fundamental. It is enshrined in international human rights and humanitarian law. And it lies at the heart of my UNiTE to End Violence against Women campaign. Since its launch in 2008, the campaign has galvanized governments, civil society, the corporate sector, athletes, artists, women, men and young people around the world. The social mobilization platform "Say NO-UNiTE" has recorded more than 2 million activities worldwide - from protest marches to public awareness campaigns, from legislative advocacy to help for victims.

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Our challenge is to ensure that the message of "zero tolerance" is heard far and wide. To do that, we must engage all of society - and especially young people. In particular, young men and boys must be encouraged to become the advocates we need. We need to promote healthy models of masculinity. Too many young men still grow up surrounded by outmoded male stereotypes. By talking to friends and peers about violence against women and girls, and by taking action to end it, they can help break the ingrained behaviour of generations.

On this International Day, I urge governments and partners around the world to harness the energy, ideas and leadership of young people to help us to end this pandemic of violence. Only then will we have a more just, peaceful and equitable world.

Ban Ki-moon [via]

It's Time

Assange and Rudd: the government’s strange lack of curiosity

The End of the Consumerist Model

ISPs propose new anti-piracy warning scheme

A coalition of most of the nation’s major ISPs has proposed a scheme for handling Internet piracy which would see Australians issued with warning and educational notices after content holders provided evidence that they had breached their copyright online — and the door opened for ISPs to hand over user details to the content industry if they keep on pirating content online.
The coalition includes Telstra, Optus, iiNet, Internode and Primus, but not TPG, Dodo or Exetel. It is working on collaboration with network equipment manufacturer Ericsson and industry groups the Communications Alliance and the Internet Industry Association.
In a statement released this afternoon by the Communications Alliance, the group noted that the scheme would require ISPs to forward “education and warning notices” to customers whose broadband connections have been detected undertaking activity which “might” infringe copyright laws. Once a customer had been forwarded three warnings and one education notice, ISPs would send what is terms a “discovery notice” to the account holder, warning them that they have apparently failed to address issues set out in the previous notices and their details may be subpoenaed by the copyright holder which had filed the complaint.
The ISP will, at that time, also notify the copyright holder that the Internet user concerned had failed to address the issues of online copyright infringement. The copyright holder may then seek to apply for access to the Internet user’s details and identity through a subpoena or ‘discovery’ application directly with the ISP.
“Should the ISP be served with a valid preliminary discovery order (or subpoena), the ISP will be required to comply with the order, which may require the ISP to disclose the account holder’s details to the rights holder,” the ISPs noted in a discussion paper proposing the scheme. The paper is available in full online (PDF). After they had obtained Internet users’ details, copyright holders would then be able to take legal action directly against the users.
The scheme does not provide for the termination of Internet user’s broadband access, not for any action to be imposed on customers directly by ISPs; in addition, the ISPs notes that it gives consumers the right to appeal warning notices...
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Mark Newton 
Today's announcement by ISPs is basically, "Okay, we've already bent over. Now how wide would you like us to stretch?"

♪♫ BlakRoc - What You Do To Me

Some words on Paul Motian...

Lou Reed by Tommy Kane

'...After a few Jim Beam's I was feeling good about the performance. At a certain point, I looked next to me and I noticed that Boris Karloff was sitting there. At closer inspection I realized it was actually Lou Reed.'
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The Confessions of Robert Crumb (Arena 1987)

The Necks - Sex

(Thanx Capt. W!)

This is NOT a painting!!!

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Knee-deep with water, the rice fields of Laohuzui (Tiger’s Mouth) reflect the sky in Yuanyang, Yunnan province, China where the Hani people have grown rice for more than 700 years. The blue strips are vegetable greenhouses; the black, rows of trees and water embankments

Simply because...(again!)


Bonus 'Muffler Remix'

Rare victory for workers whose dignity was cut to the bone

Glenn Greenwald 
I give thanks that the FBI disrupted many, many Terrorist plots this year that were conceived, directed & funded by the FBI

Moving even further ahead in the man-of-the-year race...

tom watson 
At the 02. Juxtaposition of people here for the tennis tournament and people here for the Fall gig. Know which racket I'm here for...

♪♫ Coil - Ostia

WTF???

Parents Sue D.A. for Charging Their 6-Year-Old Son With a Felony After He Played Doctor With a 5-Year-Old Girl

Journalists sexually assaulted covering Egypt unrest

Peter 'Sleazy' Christopherson Memorial Day Playlist

Be Happy - THHBC
Andean - Brook, Michael
Butcher's Death - Astor Piazzolla
Totem Ancestor - Cage/Kronos Quartet
The Castleford Ladies Magic Circle - Jake Thackray
Ain’t There Anyone Here For Love? - Hoagy Carmichael & Jane Russell
Dance Of The Dream Man - Angelo Badalamenti
Do Your Thing - Moondog
Earbraces - Lost In Hildurness
El Tango de Roxanne - Ewan McGregor, Jacek Koman & José Feliciano
Lah-Di-Dah - Jake Thackray
Waiting for the Miracle - Leonard Cohen
Life (Adouna) - Youssou N'Dour
Lying - COH
Nesarpa - Tsering Gyurme
So Young It Knows No Maturing - THHBC
This Is A Film - Goran Bregovic
We'll Meet Again - Johnny Cash
Arabesque Theme - Henry Mancini
All The Pretty Little Horses - COIL
At a Glance - Tord Gustavsen Trio
Blue In Green - Miles Davis
The Bookhouse Boys - Angelo Badalamenti
Candy Man - David Ackles
Cripple And The Starfish - Antony & The Johnsons
Falls Into View - Ben Christophers
How Can I Leave - Lal Waterson & Oliver Knight
Joy And Jubilee - Bonnie Prince Billy
The Last Amethyst Deceiver - COIL
Leonora's Song - Astor Piazzolla
Low Side Of The Road - Tom Waits
Passion For Life, Part 1 - Richard Bandler
Put Your Love In Me - Hot Chocolate
Sacred Works Of Liberation - Lama Gyurme
Sea Song - Robert Wyatt
Trick Me - Kelis
Dtorumi - SoiSong
7 Seconds - Youssou N'Dour
I Kissed a Girl - Katy Perry
Otherness Blue - Sun Ra
Alone Again Or - Love
Hop Hop Hop - Goran Bregovic
20 Jazz Funk Greats - Throbbing Gristle
All That Is My Own - Nico
Bang Bang (My Baby Shot Me Down) - Cher
Chopin Walz 64 no2 -
Dazed - Lal Waterson & Oliver Knight
Track 10 - Issan Vol7
Howard Skempton - Lento - BBC Symphony Orch -
In The Deathcar - Goran Bregovic
La Pergata -
Leksänds Skänklåt - Jan Johansson
Milkshake - Kelis
Track 05 - Issan Vol 8
Pale Blue Eyes - The Velvet Underground
Partch - Two Studies on Ancient Greek Scales - Part/Kronos Quartet
So Strange Is Man - Lal Waterson & Oliver Knight
Tallis Scholars -
Offering Chant - Lama Gyurme
This list was compiled from Peter's iTunes library. It is a semi-random selection based on his iTunes 'play counts' and songs we know he liked to listen to, plus a few he actually composed and played on.
These tracks will be played randomly at a private memorial for his family and close friends in Central London on 24th November 2011
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Serious Listeners: The Strange And Frightening World Of Coil

At top is Sleazy's rejected cover for Paul McCartney's 'Tug Of War' album...

Pepper spray nation

Love Goes To Buildings On Fire

Love Goes to Buildings on Fire spans just four years in New York City, but that’s all Will Hermes needs to showcase the explosion of progress between rock, salsa, hip hop, dance, jazz, and classical music. To take just one example: during a seven-day stretch in 1973 you could catch a Soho loft performance by Phillip Glass, the New York Dolls at CBGBs, or a Bronx block party powered by DJ Kool Herc’s homemade sound system.
Hermes created a few chronological playlists, for lack of a better term, highlighting one-month spans in 1973, 1974, and 1975. From Lou Reed to Jon Gibson, Al Green to Kraftwerk, Patti Smith to Miles Davis. Enjoy.
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January 1973. New York City. Lou Reed's hitting the Billboard charts, the New York Dolls are playing "Trash," Meredith Monk is playing Town Hall without a musical instrument, Miles Davis is going electric, and Laurie Anderson is directing her dreams. 
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May to June 1974. New York City. Gil Scott-Heron releases the seminal Winter in America, Kool Herc invents hip-hop in a Bronx park, Springsteen gets his big break, an early version of what will become the band Blondie plays CBGB's, Philip Glass completes Music in Twelve Parts, and a young Patti Smith records her first single.
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April to March 1975. New York City. Al Green plays the Felt Forum, not in the best condition; Patti Smith and Television begin their legendary seven-week residency at CBGBs, after which Smith would walk away with a major label contract; Kraftwerk plays "Autobahn" at the Beacon Theatre; and Jon Gibson, a young multi-instrumentalist and friend of Philip Glass and Steve Reich, plays "Cycles" at the Washington Square Church.
See Also:
Will Hermes’ Blog
Read the Excerpt in Rolling Stone
A 300-Song Spotify Playlist for Love Goes to Buildings on Fire
On WNYC’s “The Brian Lehrer Show”
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Author and critic Will Hermes uncovers the variety of revolutionary music in New York City, from rock to classical, salsa to hip hop, in his new book Love Goes to Buildings on Fire: Five Years in New York That Changed Music Forever. Chuck Klosterman says the book is "an almost perfect portrait of New York music culture: specific yet comprehensive, enthusiastic yet objective, and as informed as it is personal. The four-page section of what (seemingly) every interesting person in NYC was doing on the night of the ‘77 blackout could have been a book unto itself."

Frank Zappa - BBC Documentary (1993)


I'm sorry I just don't get Z*pp* at all...(and by posting this I have broken one of Exile's cardinal rules of never featuring him!)
I am sure some of you will enjoy this but...there are some musicians who just bore me rigid. I never get a sense of any emotion from their playing and Z*pp* certainly ticks that box for me...and have I mentioned that fugn puerile sense of 'humour'?

Demolishing Houses In Biet Hanena Al-Tahta 24 11 2011

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DeterritorialSupport
David Cameron says "It is wrong to strike". That is the all the encouragement you should need.

DSM Psychiatric Manual Revision Pushes Ahead Amid Continued Concerns

Thursday 24 November 2011

The effectiveness of anti-illicit-drug public-service announcements: a systematic review and meta-analysis

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Factories don't burn down by themselves, they need help from others - learn to burn

Use your tools wisely...

Beyond 2012 - Evolving Perspectives On the Next Age

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Wanted

Graffiti in Tahrir of wanted poster for CSF officer seen in video shooting the eyes of protesters and celebrating
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Intelligent move

Injecting Advice.com 
RT : Packs containing life-saving drug Naloxone are being handed out to drug users leaving Perth Prison

Billy Bragg on political songwriting