Archive | April, 2008

Coachella Report

by on 29. Apr, 2008 in art, music

Another year, another blurred weekend of loud music, sunburns, and undulating seas of humanity. Highlights included: – Access to showers. – Randomly meeting this guy, then later seeing his band (Les Savy Fav) play. – Watching Prince on the jumbo screen from afar, just heroically exorcising his guitar Hendrix style. Like, wow. – Witnessing a [...]

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Hidden cost of Iraq

by on 27. Apr, 2008 in war

What I’m reading this morning… The U.S. Department of Defense reports that approximately 30 percent of those evacuated from the battlefield to ­Walter Reed Army Medical Center have traumatic brain injury (TBI). The problem is probably worse than that: the DOD figure does not include brain injuries in soldiers whose wounds were not severe enough [...]

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Linton Kwesi Johnson..”Di Black Petty Booshwah…”

by on 22. Apr, 2008 in general

As Gil Scott Heron is to the Black experience in America..so Linton Kwesi Johnson is to the African/Carribean experience in post-war Britain… Truth, Word,Power, Talent,Perception, and, No Fear. And as a bonus…. coming to the Coachella stage..this Sunday..don’t miss him!

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Hillary, Iran, and Israel walk into a bar…

by on 21. Apr, 2008 in fear, politics, war

It should be noted that in the last few days Senator Clinton has said some pretty out there things regarding Iran and the defense of Israel. In last week’s ABC sponsored shit show, Hillary in passing mentioned massive retaliation on Iran if they were to attack Israel in any way. No follow up question was [...]

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Jim White Story Time

by on 20. Apr, 2008 in music, religion

the rollers and the draggers Shot this when we saw him out here in Brooklyn @ Union Hall. 2.28.08

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Byrne/Eno 21st Century

by on 18. Apr, 2008 in music

Brian Eno and David Bryne have a new project in the works, along with some possible live shows here in the US. Hell yes: Speaking at an event in New York, Byrne revealed that the duo had rekindled the relationship they formed in the late 70s/early 80s which resulted in three Talking Heads records and [...]

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A Shit Show

by on 17. Apr, 2008 in politics

That debate last night was a shit show.  I mean that in the most literal sense possible.  A complete shit show.  It was like Gibson and Stephenjklsdjklfa were in South Park and decided that shitting out of their mouth was the cat’s pajamas.

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Lakers: top of the pops

by on 16. Apr, 2008 in religion, sports

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Stars of the Lid – Echoplex

by on 15. Apr, 2008 in music

Last night I attended this show at the Echoplex in Los Angeles. Stars of the Lid are Brian McBride and Adam Wiltzie, a ‘drone-ambient’ duo formed in Austin, Texas. The band’s name refers to “your own personal cinema, located between your eye and eyelid”, suggesting the colors and patterns one can see with closed eyes. [...]

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A Few Thoughts

by on 13. Apr, 2008 in politics

First off, they’re all elitists. Secondly, what do you call an elitist that’s absolutely right? Thirdly, I’d prefer to be talked down to by someone who actually understands my problems rather than pandered at by someone pretending to be on my level.

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