Monday 28 October 2013

Ad Break: Honda Scooters


Rock'n'Roll


Two of my favourite albums of ALL time


Berlin

Metal Machine Music

Lou Reed meets the press (Sydney airport 1974)

Who says Lou didn't have a sense of humour?

♪♫ Lou Reed - Live @Rockpalast (2004)


♪♫ A Night With Lou Reed (Bottom Line NYC 1983)

With the incomparable Bob Quine on guitar

Rock and Roll Heart


♪♫ Joe Strummer & The Mescaleros - Walk On The Wild Side


R.I.P. Mr. Lou Reed March 2, 1942 ~ October 27, 2013

Photo by Mick Rock

Sad news

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Lou Reed R.I.P.

Sunday 27 October 2013

This one's for you Space Ace XXX


Glenn Greenwald: As Europe erupts over US spying, NSA chief says government must stop media

♪♫ 23 Skidoo - Coup/Last Words (Islington Academy 24/10/13)



Stewart Lee: Stand up Comedian


Saturday 26 October 2013

Is Google building a hulking floating data center in SF Bay?

♪♫ Rip Rig + Panic - Storm the Reality Asylum

Directed by Panni Bharti and hiding in her attic for 30 years

Russia's New Black Widows

Germany and France warn NSA spying fallout jeopardises fight against terror

REVIOUTION NOW

(Thanx Tommy!)
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The Internet, way back in the ’90s, was hailed as 'the information highway.' We now know that it’s also the disinformation autobahn to hell, and by the way, we also know that information isn’t the same as knowledge and neither is the same as wisdom

Climate policy: when adults squib it, youth should take direct action

Activist Tweets Former NSA Chief’s ‘Off Record’ Phone Call On Train

The End of Hypocrisy

The Deaths of Innocents

Helicopters supplied to Indonesia by Australia used in military operations amounting to genocide

Crash and the Aesthetics of Disappearance

The Tea Party and Wall Street Are Even Closer Than We Thought

Che Guevara T-shirt Costume

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Chairman Mao Invented Traditional Chinese Medicine

Friday 25 October 2013

Thursday 24 October 2013

♪♫ Public Image Ltd - Live @Cité de la Musique Paris (23/10/13)

(Merci Olivia!)

Brand VS Paxman (BBC Newsnight)


Russell Brand on revolution: 'We no longer have the luxury of tradition'

As my friend Christian said: 'Wow...I used to hate Mr. Brand...he has managed what few have before, totally turned over my preconceptions and feelings about him..Well worth a watch.' Gotta agree! If voting changed anything they would have made it illegal a fugn long time ago...
Meanwhile a number of years ago

Where The Wild Things Are

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Ronald Shannon Jackson R.I.P.

The Tories are not simply 'out of touch', their policies are deliberate and malevolent

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Oh dear!!!

Wednesday 23 October 2013

Patti Smith: 'Somewhere Somebody Must Stand Naked' (Rock Scene October 1974)


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Patti Smith & Sam Shepard (Now)