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I'll get back to posting music soon - I promise. Meanwhile, check out this great site Indie Rock Playlist for new music downloads of unsigned bands. Enjoy!
"In 1776 we separated our government from England. In 2012 we will separate government from the corporations."-- Occupy Wall Street
Most people are aware that Occupy Wall Street does not consist of "dirty hippies", bums or anything else that media moguls would like to believe. And unlike the Tea Party protests, there are no coporate sponsers, political party funding, and they really are the "99%".
The Daily Kos has a map and list of 200 U.S. events planned for October 15th. This guy explains why it's important to show support ...
UPDATE: Charts - What the protesters are angry about from Business Insider
Money as Debt II covers the current economic situation. This is why the U.S. government can't "balance it's checkbook" - not as long as private banks control the money supply and act as one. This is why tax cuts won't work. This is why cutting social programs such as Medicare won't help, but will probably make it worse. Need more? It would have cost $10 trillion to buy out every person's principle on their home mortgage - and a GAO reports $16 trillion were given to banks.
Of course the media has some strange takes on Occupation Wall Street. You can't make this stuff up.
I think this short video is one of the most frightening I have ever seen, yet one of the most important to understand. Why isn't more about economics taught in schools?
This is not the stuff that singles are made of, nor plays well as a 30 second soundbite. What this might be described as is an epic performance art which requires the listener to surrender themself into the whole story and evolve with it. The themes accurately reflect common struggles that still exist within many of us. I've been listening to it a lot lately.
Moon and Moon are an independent, Brooklyn based band and VII Acts of an Iron King is their debut release.
Yup. It's that time of year when the indie bands and films (meaning without a major label/studio and not genre) take the stages in Austin Tx for what has become the biggest yearly entertainment festival in the U.S. It certainly is the one to watch. I don't know any sources for films other than SXSW's YouTube channel which offers trailers, but there are several sources for an mp3 of participating musicians: The Unofficial Torrent (warning it's over 6.5GB).
This is how the Japanese are explaining the Fukushima nuclear plant problem to kids (from Laughing Squid). The video avoids explaining "explosion" or mentioning "radiation". Besides, where's the anime?
The Mighty Boosh is a show I discovered through their music - specifically the "Eels Song". It only ran 3 seasons (2004-2007) which was crazy since it was a hillarious and popular. Adult SWIM ran the series in the U.S. This is the soundtrack from the TV series (which I highly reccomend if you've never seen it). The "Spirit of Jazz" is one of their classic episodes - among many spoofing various music styles and icons including Funk, Hendrix, Mods, Punk...01 Mod Wolves
So how important is open internet? Although not directly related, open access to the internet has proved itself essential through several global events recently. Some people believe blogs should refrain from politics, but access to blogs has become policy and political. Mainly no one is representing the average user in US trade agreements and commissions (telecoms and major industries are invited).
"Addictive and Classy" was how one Amazon reviewer described them. Out of trip-hop, rap roots comes retro-pop, James Bond-like, electronica smooth duo called the Supreme Beings of Leisure. If that doesn't sound like something your interested in, you might want to think again. They've been used for the addictive themes behind Johnnie Walker ads, PBS Frontline and a ton of other commercial work. It's just hard not to like SBL. Every song on this album could be a single.
If you like oddities, then Pink Panther Punk should peak your curiosity. I found it over at Way Out Junk blogspot. It was a real toss up between posting the punk album or the Child's Introduction to Disco (which includes explaining the lyrics), along with old soundtracks, regional children's shows, Tupperware records and more. But Pink Panther performing Pink Floyd's, "Another Brick in the Wall" was the winner. A lot of the albums haven't aged well, at least not as they were originally intended anyway. They are hilarious and some are just surreal.
It could be up to their fans. Read more here (offical site).
A documentary about The Residents - Trailer from Well Dang! Productions on Vimeo.
Discovering the old girl groups was one of those things I would have never been exposed to without the wonders of the internet. One of the best blogs, Classic and Rare Soul Sisters, has ended it's short run, but their links are still active. So don't delay. It's a blog I'm really going to miss.
This is not Lou Reed "walking on the wild side" but serious ambient meditation music he wrote to help himself with focus. Huh? For some reason, I wasn't expecting Lou Reed to listen to or enter the new age music genre. I'll try about anything to smooth out my fragmented, stressfull, multi-tasked and de-focused day. Do you think this will work in rush hour traffic too? Who knows, Lou Reed might even inspire me to give Chen Tai Chi a try...
Anggun is a beautiful and positive way to start off the new year. I melted the first time I heard the song, "Snow on the Sahara" (apx '96?) and the song remains one of my favorites. I don't know why she's hasn't become better known in the US. This collection contains several of her other singles, which are just as powerful, and it'll have to fill the void until the english version of her latest cd, "Elevation" shows up ... somewhere (Amazon is only showing the french version).
City Tree by Dan S, inspired by stiletto.love.
