Thursday 30 April 2015
Blank City (Celine Dahnier 2009)
When the Song Dies (Scottish folklore on the brink of being forgotten)
In Scotland, folk songs serve as memories, of places and the dead who once inhabited them. Exploring the theme of change, When the Song Dies seeks to bring the audience under the captive spell of the old ways. Featuring a range of contributors, the film is a poignant reminder that the dead linger on, all around us, in the houses and landscapes we live in, and in the language and music of our culture.
Whilst Scottishness is at the heart of the film, this story is as universal as it is specific. It is the story of a culture that is, like so many, in danger of fading from human memory
Directed by Jamie Chambers
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Wednesday 29 April 2015
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President Obama on Baltimore Riots
“We can’t just leave this to the police. I think there are police departments that have to do some soul searching. I think there are some communities that have to do some soul searching. But I think we as a country have to do some soul searching. This is not new. It’s been going on for decades.”
Watch especially from 8:55
Neil Young & Stephen Stills - Live @Pantages Theatre, Hollywood, CA (25/4/15)
01. ~intro - Brad Pitt
02. Long My You Run
03. Human Highway
04. Earth's Blood?
05. new Stephen song
06. Questions-Answers?
07. For What it's Worth
08. Bluebird
09. Mr Soul
10. Keep on Rockin' in the Free World*
11. ~outro~
Band:
Neil Young - vocals, guitar, harmonica
Stephen Stills - vocals, guitars
Shawn Colvin - vocals, guitars*
Steve Earle - vocals, guitars*
Chris Stills - vocals, piano*
Review
D/L
LISTEN
Frank Zappa with Pink Floyd - Interstellar Overdrive (Live @Amougies Belgium 10/69)
'And, oh yes, Frank Zappa sat in with Pink Floyd on another song, and it truly, truly sucked' - Michael Gira
This really is the stuff of fugn nightmares
Tuesday 28 April 2015
Monday 27 April 2015
Media, entertainment & arts alliance: Media employers’ social media policies
MEAA is concerned about the application of the social media policies of media employers following the dismissal of an SBS employee for opinions expressed on the social media platform Twitter. These policies are becoming an industrial issue and MEAA has expressed these concerns before.
Increasingly, media employees are being required to use social media platforms to promote their work and those accounts are then being used as a marketing tool benefitting media employers. The policies have begun to infringe on the private lives of media professionals, dictating what they can and can’t say in a private capacity, outside of their work.
MEAA believes that employers must recognise that their employees are entitled to a private life, with their own beliefs and opinions; opinions that should be able to be expressed without heavy-handed retribution by the employer.
Striking a balance between engaging in debate and freedom of expression requires social media policies to be nuanced. What MEAA is finding is that social media policies of employers are inflexible and deny staff the right to have and express a personal opinion
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Anzackery ~ n. 1. nationalistic, laudatory and distorted portrayals of Anzac history with little regard to accuracy or context…4. shameless exploitation of Anzac commemoration and sentiment for commercial, political or authorial gain. 5. fixation on inaccurate or actual Anzac history at the expense of considering Australia's current and future strategic security needs
Increasingly, media employees are being required to use social media platforms to promote their work and those accounts are then being used as a marketing tool benefitting media employers. The policies have begun to infringe on the private lives of media professionals, dictating what they can and can’t say in a private capacity, outside of their work.
MEAA believes that employers must recognise that their employees are entitled to a private life, with their own beliefs and opinions; opinions that should be able to be expressed without heavy-handed retribution by the employer.
Striking a balance between engaging in debate and freedom of expression requires social media policies to be nuanced. What MEAA is finding is that social media policies of employers are inflexible and deny staff the right to have and express a personal opinion
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Are we even able to debate the ideas behind ANZAC day?
AnzactlyAnzackery ~ n. 1. nationalistic, laudatory and distorted portrayals of Anzac history with little regard to accuracy or context…4. shameless exploitation of Anzac commemoration and sentiment for commercial, political or authorial gain. 5. fixation on inaccurate or actual Anzac history at the expense of considering Australia's current and future strategic security needs
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