The Gun Epidemic

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First NYT page one editorial since 1920

Miss Red - Murder

Miss Red - Murder Mixtape (Free Download)

Lyrics/Vocals - Miss Red
All riddims built by - The Bug
(unless otherwise stated )
Produced The Bug
Mastered by Stefan Betke (POLE) at
SCAPE mastering
01 Mad (written by K.Martin/S.Stern)
02 Murder (Mark Pritchard riddim) (written by Mark Pritchard/S.Stern)
03 No Guns (written by K.Martin/S.Stern)
04 What Would You Like (Andy Stott riddim) (written by Andy Stott/S.Stern)
05 Rollercoaster (written by K.Martin/S.Stern)
06 Ganja Man (written by K.Martin/S.Stern)
07 Sugar (written by K.Martin/S.Stern)
08 Lean Back (Stereotyp riddim) (written by Stereotyp/S.Stern)
09 Trash It (written by K.Martin/S.Stern)
10 Fever (written by K.Martin/S.Stern)
11 Pull It Up (Mumdance riddim) (written by Mumdance/S.Stern)
12 Leggo (Evian Christ riddim) (written by Evian Christ/S.Stern)
13 1 Dog Shot (written by K.Martin/S.Stern and Talek Angel)
14 Come Down (written by K.Martin/S.Stern)
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The Last Dalai Lama?

How Stoya took on James Deen and broke the porn industry's silence

Gary Clail -- Bells With Harris

A work in progress (December 2015)

Hauschka & Automat - Live at the Goethe-Institut (Sydney 18/11/15)

n November 2015, when Hauschka and Automat both toured in Australia, the Goethe-Institut Australia organised a one-off collaborative, improvised concert. Musicians: Volker Bertelmann, Jochen Arbeit, Georg Zeitblom, Achim Färber. Recorded by Jochen Gutsch

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Rusker27 - In Absentia (For John Murphy)

Perhaps I need to explain myself. These recordings are deeply personal, a way of making sense of time & place. In this sketch; we have doors & lift at Arts Victoria, footsteps on Marum volcano in Ambrym Vanuatu, aluminium channels in Windsor 85', a beautiful piece for Erica & 10 or so lovely sub-bass hits via EQ. All conjured up as a memorial for John Murphy. Blessings to all xo

- Andrew Rusker
In memory of John Murphy (1959 – 2015).
Sonic explorer & free spirit.

I'll pay it in the future when/if I learn to drive

The Pop Group - She is Beyond Good & Evil /We Are All Prostitutesl ( Sonic City 2015)

Mixed live by the truly amazing Mr. Chicken

Sunn O))) - Kannon 1 & 3

Interview HERE

Here’s the Greatest Map of Religions Ever Made

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Stiff Records Documentary (BBC4)

How the Paris Attackers Honed Their Assault Through Trial and Error

Fade To Black

The uprising movement in Syria was stolen by the extremists , this short pixilation Film , tells how the Syrian people's lives turned to black, how their dreams were shattered, and how their future can no longer be thought of.
Fade To Black.
A pixilation short movie made by
Amer Al barzawi
Ammar Khattab
Farah Presley
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Email : maajoneh@gmail.com

On the run

JD Twitch - Post Punk Special (NTS Radio 30/10/15)

Tracklist:
This Heat - Pool
The Desperate Bicycles - The Medium Was Tedium
Blurt - Some Come
The Distributors - Wireless
The Murphy Federation - Slipping Past On The Inside
Basement 5 - Paranoia
Mark Wyman - Space In Faders
Missing Scientists - Big City Bright Lights
Maximum Joy - Mouse An' Me
23 Skidoo - Vegas El Bandito
The Impossible Dreamers - Spin
Glaxo Babies - Shake The Foundations
The Tesco Bombers - Hernando's Hideaway
Chantage - It's Only Money
Snatch - Shopping For Clothes
The Slits - Earthbeat
Sara Goes Pop - Arab O Habab Of Arabia
Amos & Sara - The Snake
L. Voag - Kitchen
Brenda Ray - Starlight
Pink Military - Did You See Her?
Poison Girls - Old Tarts Song
Zounds - Can't Cheat Karma
The Scars - Horrorshow
Clock DVA - 4 Hours
Rema Rema - Entry
Swell Maps - Let's Build A Car
Tools You Can Trust - Show Your Teeth
Robert Rental - A.C.C.
Philip & His Foetus Vibrations - Spite Your Face
Alex Fergusson - Brushing Your Hair
Comrade Oleau - Tiny Revolutions
The Lenin Lads - Dunlop
The Homosexuals - Prestel
Desmond Simmons - Pathenon
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Hunter S. Thompson on Outlaws

Blank on Blank (PBS Digital Studios)

Bowie, Barnbrook and the Blackstar artwork

Arne Hanna - Murphy

(For John Murphy)

If you keep saying Saudi Arabia is like ISIL, you might get sued

The Mail Room

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 
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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