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By German artist Reinhard Kleist. Click here for a sample.

Schön aufgemachte Biography als Comic. Hab' das Teil neulich in der Buchhandlung durchgeblätert. Leider kann ich mich nicht mehr erinnern, ob die Biography mit dem Tod von Cash endet, oder schon, wie der Film, schon früher. Ein Highlight sind die in Comicform umgesetzten Lyrics von Cash. Einen dieser Songs in Comicform kann man auf der Homepage des Spiegels lesen.

Der Titel des Comic "I see a darkness" stammt von einem Bonnie Prince Billy Song den Johnny Cash gecovert hat.



( 0 ) 11.10.06    Tag: Johnny Cash


Radio ABC: "Zan Rowe takes you on a trek through through the back catalogue of one of the world's hottest producers, Danger Mouse. You'll hear cuts from DM & Jemini, Gnarls Barkley, Gorillaz and Dangerdoom, as well as his work with Sage Francis, Prince Po and plenty of remixes. You'll also hear from himself, when he chatted exclusively to triple j earlier this year." Listen here



( 0 ) 11.10.06    Tag: Misc


podcast.de: "Die Erfindung der MP3-Audiocodierung durch das Fraunhofer-Institut für Integrierte Schaltungen in Erlangen sorgte für einen Meilenstein in der Unterhaltungstechnologie - und füllt die Kassen der Gesellschaft. Die MP3-Einnahmen (dieser Podcast ist übrigens auch mit MP3-Technologie erstellt worden) wollen die Forscher nun gezielt für neue Forschung nutzen." Hier anhören oder downloaden



( 0 ) 11.10.06    Tag: Science and Tech


Google schluckt YouTube



( 0 ) 11.10.06    Tag: News


latimes.com: "Christian teens are conflicted over the morality of downloading gospel music without permission." More



( 0 ) 11.10.06    Tag: P2P News


tagesschau.de: "Manche Computerspiele können Jugendliche geradezu süchtig und krank machen. In den Industrieländern des Westens beginnen viele zunächst freiwillig mit der Spielerei am Bildschirm. Am anderen Ende der Welt sitzen dagegen häufig Mitspieler, die dazu gezwungen werden. Denn bei einem der zur Zeit beliebtesten Online-Spiele, genannt "World of Warcraft", wechselt oft gutes Geld den Besitzer. Eine Verlockung für skrupellose Banden in China, die Jugendliche zum Spielen zwingen." Video anschauen



( 0 ) 11.10.06    Tag: Games


the world.org: "Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with The World's technology correspondent Jason Margolis about the army's new online recruiter. Its name is Sergeant Star and the sergeant is an avatar. That's what computer people call an online graphic that depicts a person. The Army created Sergeant Star after failing to meet recruitment goals last year." Listen here



( 0 ) 10.10.06    Tag: Misc





raster-noton.de: "kangding ray aka david letellier arrives at raster-noton artist collective with his first album STABIL. born in france and based in berlin, letellier evolved as a guitarist and drummer in various bands whose influences ranged from rock and pop to jazz before moving into electronic music. STABIL is a reflection of letellier's background as it integrates guitar loops, bass lines, residual noise, acoustic instruments and digital anomalies to create a textured soundscape. as the label is looking into new directions, kangding rays' debut makes it's mark as an interesting attempt to find a balance between the flow of melodies and the ever changing structure of rhythm." More

Kangding ray - stabil (excerpt)

More excerpts
Kangding Ray at myspace
Homepage
Video by Nicolas Lelièvre


( 1 ) 10.10.06    Tag: Misc MP3


raster-noton.de: "the raster-post series winds up with a pop release by label regular and favorite COH aka ivan pavlov. entitled "PATHERNS", this 4 trk CDEP creates a picture-puzzle like effect while at the same are four exercises in constructive melancholy. COH seems to throw back to the times of pushing rhythms and propulsive club music of the 80's & 90's (as we all know his love for the "moroder" sound), but the past appears digitalized here..... nothing would make you think that this is not a product of the 21st century!" More

path #2 (excerpt)

Download: Path #02 (full track)
More excerpts from the CD



( 0 ) 10.10.06    Tag: THE WIRE 272


Beautiful Twin-Peaks like electronic ambient music Lamella - A Silent Extintion Beyond the Zero More mp3 files + info



( 0 ) 09.10.06    Tag: Misc MP3


A Star Astrophysicist
In 2000, People Magazine declared Neil deGrasse Tyson the “Sexiest Astrophysicist Alive.” He also holds the distinction of serving as the director of New York’s world-famous Hayden Planetarium. He tells us about hosting the new season of “NOVA scienceNOW” on PBS.



Tuvan Throat singer
A Tuvan throat singer talks about his love of classic rock songs. More



The Changing Face of DJ Culture
Since the 1970's DJ's have slowly gained acceptance, from being live jukeboxes to musical artists, producers and business professionals. Now they're facing competition from amateurs with iPods, laptop jocks, and celebrity wanabee's. Today, a look at the range in DJ culture, from the amateur to the true artist. Joining us is Kelefa Sanneh, pop music critic of the New York Times, DJ Logic, the turntablist who collaborates with jazz musicians and jam bands and Mason Bates, a classically trained composer, and accomplished DJ. Also on the show: Iranian kamancheh (Persian fiddle) player Kayhan Kalhor shares music from his latest album, "The Rain." More



Celebrating Steve Reich
The music of Steve Reich has altered the course of music history. The composer celebrates his 70th birthday today, and discusses his influence on minimalists, modern rockers and musicians of all stripes. More



Small Record Shops 101
Journalist Siddhartha Mitter takes us on a tour of some of New York's offbeat and ethnic record shops. More



( 0 ) 08.10.06    Tag: Radio


SWR2.de: "Korallenriffe könnten bald von der Erde verschwinden. Wasserverschmutzung, Erosion, Fischernetze und die globale Temperaturerhöhung bedrohen diese einzigartigen Lebensräume. Außerdem sind die Skelette der Korallen von einer dramatischen Versauerung der Ozeane betroffen. Das Treibhausgas Kohlendioxid sinkt in großen Mengen in die Weltmeere, wird dort zu Kohlensäure und entzieht vielen Tieren die Lebensgrundlage. Besonders gefährdet sind die Flügelschnecken, eine wichtige Nahrung für viele Meeresbewohner. Sie lösen sich im Wasser auf, weil ihre Kalkpanzer extrem empfindlich reagieren. Bald wird es auch die Kaltwasserkorallen in den Polarmeeren treffen, die in großer Tiefe rund 1300 Tierarten einen Lebensraum bieten, kleinen Weichtieren, Krebsen und zahlreichen Tiefseefischen. Für die kommenden Jahrzehnte erwarten Experten Massensterben in den Ozeanen, denn die Versauerung schreitet schneller voran, als man noch vor kurzem glaubte"

Das Ende der Korallen



( 0 ) 05.10.06    Tag: Klima


chip.de "Lemmings, Sensible Soccer, Turrican oder Green Berret: CHIP Online stellt 60 Spiele-Hits aus über 20 Jahren Computerspiel-Geschichte zum kostenlosen Download bereit.

Das beste: Sie benötigen keinen Highend-PC und keine speziellen Emulatoren. Egal ob Sie einen betagten Rechner daheim stehen haben oder im Büro mit dem Notebook unterwegs sind. Einfach downloaden und loslegen." Weiter



( 0 ) 04.10.06    Tag: Games


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( 0 ) 30.09.06    Tag: THE WIRE 241


BBC: "Pop star Bjork is to rejoin her former bandmates in The Sugarcubes for a one-off concert in Iceland." More



( 0 ) 30.09.06    Tag: News


abc.net.au: "Strong language alert! Rosie Beaton gets dirty with the queen of the Berlin scene, PEACHES. PEACHES has been making her obscene electro for a decade and in that time has managed to offend just about everyone. This mixtape of hits, remixes, collaborations and more. It's not for the faint of heart." Listen here



( 0 ) 29.09.06    Tag: THE WIRE 236




npr.org: "A British street artist known as Moose creates graffiti by cleaning dirt from sidewalks and tunnels -- sometimes for money when the images are used as advertising. But some authorities call it vandalism." Listen here



( 0 ) 28.09.06    Tag: Misc Art


A new academic paper on the issue of "filesharing vs CD" sales has been published.

"The paper, titled "The Impact of Digital File Sharing on the Music Industry: An Empirical Analysis," is the first to use the fine-grained data gathered by the Consumer Expenditure Survey (CEX). The Survey is run by the Bureau of Labor Statistics, which tracks nearly all household expenses for selected families in order to calculate numbers like the Consumer Price Index. Michel points out that such a survey has the advantage of eliminating self-serving responses, since participants have no reason to believe the data will be used to measure the effects of file-sharing.

The data used was from 1995 through 2003. Michel wanted to see if there's a link between owning a computer and decreased CD buying during those years. It turns out that there is. During 2002 computer owners' CD sales decreased by $4.79 a year, and by $5.55 in 2003. Those without computers only decreased by $0.80 and $0.22, respectively. On the other hand, in 2001, the year that Napster closed, people with computers increased their CD buying by 19 percent while non-computer owners held steady. Could the decrease in CD buying the following two years be chalked up to increased sales of digital downloads, which started to become popular just at that time? The paper does not address the question."

  • Read a brief summary and some criticism at Arstechnica.com
  • The whole paper can be downloaded, after a free registration, here


( 0 ) 27.09.06    Tag: P2P News


Klappentext: "Von den Idealen der ersten Hacker bis zum Download als Massenphänomen – Jan Krömer und Evrim Sen decken Hintergründe und Zusammenhänge einer weltumspannenden Szene auf. Was ist überhaupt eine Kopie? Welcher Schaden kann durch Kopieren entstehen? Wer sind die Drahtzieher einer Gemeinschaft, der bis heute weder Industrie noch Strafverfolger Einhalt gebieten konnte? Welche Überzeugungen der Hacker sind derart plausibel, daß selbst Wissenschaftler und Juristen sie mit Eifer vertreten? Und wem gehört eigentlich das Internet und was hat das Pentagon mit alledem zu tun?" Interview mit den Autoren des Buchs



( 0 ) 27.09.06    Tag: comics and books


spiegel.de: "Lange war der NPD das Internet suspekt - jetzt entdeckt sie es als Plattform für Video-Propaganda. Im Herbst wollen die Rechtsextremen auf YouTube eine Art Wochenschau starten. Erste Testsendungen von NPD-TV in Tagesschau-Optik kursieren schon im Netz." Weiter



( 0 ) 27.09.06    Tag: News




An Audiovisual Performance & Installation for Voice and Interactive Media by Golan Levin and Zach Lieberman with Jaap Blonk and Joan La Barbara Created Summer 2003. Messa di Voce (Ital., "placing the voice") is an audiovisual performance in which the speech, shouts and songs produced by two abstract vocalists are radically augmented in real-time by custom interactive visualization software. The performance touches on themes of abstract communication, synaesthetic relationships, cartoon language, and writing and scoring systems, within the context of a sophisticated, playful, and virtuosic audiovisual narrative." More

All videos:

Insect Nature Show
Bounce (Jaap's Solo)
Pitchpaint
Ripple
Fluid 1
Fluid 2



( 0 ) 27.09.06    Tag: Misc Art


Luftverschmutzung auf zwei Rädern
"Mofa, Moped, Roller - rund fünf Millionen motorisierte Zweiräder sind derzeit in Deutschland zugelassen. Die Industrie freut es, Umweltexperten nicht. Denn die Leichtkrafträder sind nicht nur laut, sondern verschmutzen die Luft auch erheblich, weil sie meist keinen Katalysator haben." Weiter

Tierschutzorganisation prangert lange Transporte an
Zum Mästen nach Spanien, zum Schlachten nach Italien - viele Tiere werden vor ihrem Tod häufig hin und her transportiert, bevor ihr Fleisch weltweit vermarktet wird. Dabei sind die Lastwagen oft überfüllt, und es gibt zu wenige Versorgungsstopps. Die Organisation "Animals' Angels" versucht, mit eigenen Inspekteuren dagegen vorzugehen. Weiter

Was motiviert islamistische Terroristen in Europa?
New York, Madrid, London und die vor einigen Wochen verhinderten Kofferbomben-Attentate in Deutschland: Immer mehr Menschen leben in dem Bewusstsein, dass der internationale Terrorismus jederzeit zuschlagen kann. Auch in Deutschland stellt man sich immer häufiger die Frage, warum junge Muslime zu Akteuren extremistischer Gewaltaktionen werden können. Weiter

Open-Source-Gemeinde steht vor politischer Bewährungsprobe
In der Berliner Columbia-Halle trafen sich die Vertreter von "Open Source" und "Freier Software" zur vierten "Wizards of Os"-Konferenz. "Information Freedom Rules" - "Die Regeln zur Informationsfreiheit" lautet dieses Jahr der Titel der Veranstaltung. Doch auch hier rückt das Geldverdienen mit freier Software immer mehr in den Mittelpunkt. Weiter



( 0 ) 25.09.06    Tag: Radio


Our Chemical "Body Burden"
The average American carries a “body burden” of hundreds of synthetic chemicals—like Teflon and pesticides. In The Hundred-Year Lie, investigative journalist Randall Fitzgerald says everyday chemical exposures are ruining our health…and making humans the most polluted species on Earth.

Big Ticket Items
Alan Krueger, co-author of the paper "Rockonomics: The Economics of Popular Music," discusses the changing landscape of concert ticket sales.

Opera lives on YouTube
James Jorden, editor of the opera blog Parterre Box, explains how YouTube is bringing opera to the masses.

Lampchop
Lambchop, one of Nashville's most outrageous country bands has released a new record, Damaged. We'll speak with bandleader and songwriter Kurt Wagner about how the little things in life inspire some of the greatest songs. And, the band will play live in the studio.

Yo La Tengo
Some call "I Am Not Afraid of You and I Will Beat Your Ass" Yo La Tengo's best record to date. Others have called it over-reaching and self-indulgent. We'll speak with bandmember Ira Kaplan about his thoughts on the indie trio's latest release.

M. Ward
The raspy-voiced singer-songwriter M. Ward has just released a new record, "Post-War." He's said he looked to the postwar music of the late 1940s and 50s for inspiration. He's on a nationwide tour and he's live in our studio.

Science of Sleep
The new film The Science of Sleep is director Michel Gondry's fantasy tale about a young man who begins to lose himself in the area between waking life and his dreams.

Looking to Cash In on a Punk Rock Youth
Back in 1980, when 16-year-old Spike Priggen played guitar for the band TV Neats, he sent out copies of the band's demo tape, hoping to get signed. Little did he know he would be 42 by the time their album would finally get released.

From Blogs to the Brink of a Blockbuster
Led by the crazed and confident Nathan Willett, the California band Cold War Kids belongs to a recent crop of acts that have gained popularity through the blog world.

Cell Phones Encouraged at Music Performance
Cell-phone haters will really hate a concert coming up in Chicago next month. During the debut performance of his "Concertino for Cellular Phones and Orchestra," jazz composer David Baker wants members of audience and the orchestra to turn on their cell phones. They can even turn up the volume on their ringers. Baker hopes the effect will illustrate how cell phones bring both order and chaos to our lives.



( 0 ) 25.09.06    Tag: Radio




I just discovered that the favourite tv show of my childhood is available at Google Videos!

wikipedia.org: ""Cosmos: A Personal Voyage is the name of a thirteen-part television series written by Carl Sagan, Ann Druyan and Steven Soter, with Sagan as global presenter. It is executively produced by Adrian Malone, produced by David Kennard, Geoffrey Haines-Stiles and Gregory Androfer, and directed by the producers and David Oyster, Richard Wells, Tom Weidlinger, and others. It covered a wide range of scientific subjects including the origin of life and a perspective of our place in the universe. The series was first broadcast by the Public Broadcasting Service in 1980, and was the most widely watched series in the history of American public television until 1990's The Civil War. It won an Emmy and a Peabody Award and has since been broadcast in more than 60 countries and seen by over 600 million people, according to the Science Channel. A book to accompany the series was also published." More

All the episodes: 01 - 02 - 03 - 04 - 05 - 06 - 07
08 - 09 - 10 - 11 - 12 - 13



( 0 ) 22.09.06    Tag: Science and Tech



Michael Stürmer: Welt ohne Weltordnung
dradio.de: "Der Historiker Michael Stürmer beschreibt in Welt ohne Weltordnung die diffusen Konstellationen der Weltpolitik seit Ende des Kaltern Krieges. Der ehemalige Berater Helmut Kohls zeichnet ein düsteres Bild für die Zukunft Europas und stellt provokante Thesen auf, an denen sich der Leser reiben kann." Weiter
Welt ohne Weltordnung

Thomas Friedman: Die Welt ist flach
dradio.de: "Die Globalisierung schreitet immer weiter voran - doch, was bedeutet das konkret? Die Welt wird eingeebnet, sagt Thomas Friedman, ein renommierter amerikanischer Journalist und Pulitzer-Preisträger. In seinem Buch Die Welt ist flach betrachtet er die Globalisierung als Herausforderung, der sich jeder einzelne stellen muss." More
Die Welt ist flach



( 0 ) 22.09.06    Tag: comics and books


 
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