allmusic.com: "Bardo Pond was the flagship band of Philly's "Psychedelphia" space rock movement, which also included the likes of Aspera, Asteroid No. 4, the Azusa Plane, and tangentially the Lilys. Explicitly drug-inspired -- their titles were filled with obscure references to psychedelics -- they favored lengthy, deliberate sound explorations filled with all the hallmarks of modern-day space rock: droning guitars, thick distortion, feedback, reverb, and washes of white noise. Hints of blues structure often cropped up, but Bardo Pond's earliest roots lay with avant-garde noisemakers from the realm of free jazz and from New York's no wave movement and downtown Knitting Factory scene." More
allmusic.com: "There was a small but vital hip-hop genesis in Boston at the tail-end of the 1990s led by a motley group of artists (Porn Theatre Ushers, Skitzofreniks, 7L & Esoteric, Mr. Lif, Insight) who shared a number of musical attributes -- a love of block-rockin' retro-beats and veneration for the hip-hop "new school" of the late '80s and early '90s, and a proclivity for irreverent, tongue-in-cheek lyrical styles, to name the most significant. Bedroom geek Edan (aka the Humble Magnificent) was the most block-rockin' and irreverent of all Boston's underground scientists. A triple threat on the microphone, as a producer, and behind the wheels of steel, his music -- a willfully oddball and eccentric blend of rap's past and future -- caught on first among the progressive cognoscenti of London, but had such exuberance and appeal that it was only a matter of time before it staked out territory on its home turf as well." More
Ich habe gestern zufällig zwei 5EUR Gutscheine für BOL.de gefunden.
Gutschein Nr. 1
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diesen Gutschein Code habe ich in einem weblog gefunden, keine Ahnung ob er wirklich funktioniert. Gültig ist der Code bis zum 31. Januar 2006.
Gutschein Nr. 2
Klickt man diesen Link an, sollte sich ein Pop-Up öffnen. Für die Beantwortung einiger Fragen bezüglich Suchmaschinen und BOL.de gibt es einen 5 Euro Gutschein. Angeblich erscheint das Pop-Up nur sporadisch, also Re-Load drücken, bis es erscheint.
Wer mir einen Gefallen tun möchte, der klickt diesen Link:Freundschaftswerbung bei bol.de, hat den Vorteil, dass der gütige Anklicker und ich einen weiteren Gutschein bekommen. Sofern dann auch wirklich was gekauft wird.
Wem das zu umständlich ist, der kan auch einfach diesen ganz "normalen" Link benutzen: www.bol.de . Die beiden Gutscheine funktionieren selbstverständlich unabhängig von der Freundschaftswerbung.
heise.de: "Der neue Beauftragte für Kultur und Medien der Bundesregierung, Bernd Neumann, hat sich für ein schärferes Vorgehen gegen Filesharer ausgesprochen. Auf dem Neujahrsempfang der Deutschen Phonoverbände am gestrigen Mittwoch in Berlin lehnte der CDU-Politiker die vom Bundesjustizministerium im Rahmen der zweiten Stufe der Urheberrechtsreform geplante Bagatellklausel fürs Filesharing vehement ab. Geht es nach dem Kulturstaatsminister, könnten Tauschbörsen-Nutzer künftig auch bei nicht-gewerblichem Vorgehen bis zu drei Jahre hinter Gitter wandern. Jeder Urheberrechtsbruch im Bereich von Peer-2-Peer-Börsen soll seiner Ansicht nach kriminalisiert werden. Zugleich stärkte Neumann Bundesjustizministerin Brigitte Zypries aber den Rücken bei ihrem Vorhaben, einen weit gestrickten Auskunftsanspruch gegen Provider einzuführen. Damit könnte die Unterhaltungsindustrie auch zivilrechtlich einfacher und massiv gegen Filesharer vorgehen." Weiter
wnyc.org: "On this edition of New Sounds, listen to the many musical sides of Ryuichi Sakamoto, whose birthday is today. The Japanese pianist, producer, songwriter, classical composer, actor, and DJ has recorded early music (Danceries), film music (Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence), “glitch” music with Alva Noto, moody songs with David Sylvian, even moodier orchestral music (Discord), and classic Brazilian tunes with the trio Morelenbaum2Sakamoto. Hear some of all of these, and more." Listen here
wnyc.org: "It has sex between two matinee idols in a tent, but is Brokeback Mountain really a gay movie? Many critics think it isn’t. But—pardon the expression—how can you tell? And could Brokeback just be a Priscilla, Queen of the Desert for the 21st century? Also: NJ politics, suing the government and juicy supreme court decisions." Download/Listen here
bpb.de: "Als vor über 50 Jahren die Verfassungsväter das Grundgesetz formulierten, gab es noch kein Internet. Die Gesetze und Verordnungen zur neuen Informationsgesellschaft müssen sich jedoch am Grundgesetz orientieren: Wie groß ist die Meinungsäußerungsfreiheit im Netz, welche Begrenzungen sind sinnvoll?
Was bedeutet das Internet für die Demokratie? Reicht staatlicher Datenschutz aus oder müssen Bürgerinnen und Bürger ihr Recht auf informationelle Selbstbestimmung im Internet selbst durchsetzen? Wie die Internetpraxis die Grundrechte auf die Probe stellt, dokumentiert der vorliegende Band. Alle Artikel stehen Ihnen als PDF-Version zur Verfügung, einige ausgewählte Artikel können Sie online lesen." Link
bpb.de: "Wir leben in einer Zeit des Übergangs zwischen einem Zeitalter, das auf industrieller Produktion basiert, und einer Gesellschaft, in der die Schaffung und der Austausch von Informationen den Mittelpunkt bilden. Mit der Entwicklung von Informations- und Kommunikationstechnologien ist eine neue, globalisierte Wirtschaft auf dem Vormarsch, die nicht nur aktuelle politische Vorgänge beeinflusst. Gleichfalls hinterfragt sie den inneren Zusammenhalt der Gesellschaft, die traditionellen Werte und das bisherige Verständnis von Arbeit und Kultur.
"Die Politik der Infosphäre World-Information.Org" untersucht diese dramatischen Veränderungen und zeigt aktuelle Tendenzen dieses gesellschaftlichen Wandels auf. Alle Artikel stehen Ihnen als PDF-Version zur Verfügung, einige ausgewählte Artikel können Sie online lesen". Link
New Video Podcast Explores Microbial World
"A new video podcast by the American Society for Microbiology, Intimate Strangers: Unseen Life on Earth, explores the microbial world and how life has evolved over Earth's 3.8 billion-year history." More info
Washington Symphony Podcasting
"The Yakima Symphony Orchestra of Yakima, WA, is podcasting to help people learn about the music that the symphony performs, and to make listening to the symphony's performances more enjoyable." More info
Video Podcasts Premiere at SlamDance 2006
"Susan Buice and Arin Crumley, the team behind the Four Eyed Monsters video podcast will be premiering 3 new episodes of their series at the Slamdance 2006 Film Festival in Utah. This is the first time a video podcast has been included in a film festival." More info
Green Head Podcasting in Australia
"The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Australian Green Party leader Bob Brown is using podcasts to let people get the Green's point of view on current events." More info
Volkswagen Using Podcasts to Promote Latest Models
"Volkswagen has introduced a set of podcasts at the Detroit Auto Show. The company said it created the podcasts to create a buzz about its new 2006 and 2007 cars, and to try and give outsiders a taste of Detroit, which is host to one of the world's most highly touted auto shows." More info
npr.org: "Konono No.1 is a 12-piece group hailing from Kinshasa, Congo. The band's debut album, Congotronics, introduces the world to their unique sound.
That sound has been honed by years of performance, mostly in Kinshasa's outdoor cafes. And it has developed as the group has found ways to make music without being able to spend thousands on equipment." Listen here
"Set after the massacre of 11 Israeli athletes at the 1972 Munich Olympics, Steven Spielberg's film, Munich, follows a secret Israeli squad assigned to track down and kill the 11 Palestinians suspected of having planned the attack. Critic Kenneth Turan says Spielberg's film is about the "murkiest, most divisive of real world issues." Listen here
npr.org: "Gregory Crewdson doesn't so much take pictures as make them. Some critics say the photographer and artist is reinventing the genre by using film techniques to stage pictures." Listen here
Harold Pinter (born October 10, 1930) is a British playwright and theatre director. He has written for theatre, radio, television and film. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 2005." More info at wikipedia.org
Downloads:
BBC Radio Plays 8 hours worth of plays by Harold Pinter aired between 1964-2000. Includes:
Burning Man Mainman Larry Harvey
Larry Harvey, maximum leader and initiator of Burning Man, joins us and we talk about the winter of love, the ethos of the burn, and the Chicken John “controversy" Listen here
ReSearch Publisher V. Vale re: J.G. Ballard
V. Vale is an alternative publishing hero. He’s published dozens of awesome books and periodicals through his ReSearch imprint. Here he talks to us mostly about his recent books with J.G. Ballard — J.G. Ballard Conversations (edited by V. Vale) and J.G. Ballard Quotations (Quotations Selected by V. Vale & Mike Ryan)." Listen here
Bad Connection with Richard Hell
Join us as we give a rave review to the recent video by members of the SF Police Department and as we try to talk to author/punk legend Richard Hell over a faulty phone connection. Ain’t that nothin’?" Listen here
More Fun with Evolution Control Committee
Trademark G. from the Evolution Control Committee is back and we learn about his pants and the terrible saga of the Napster bombs." Listen here
the insect & individual blog: "an assortment of kraut, prog, free jazz, avant, diy punk, and uncategorizable recordings highlighted by nurse with wound on the legendary/infamous nww list"
philipkdickfans.com: "This feature about Philip Dick's "Valis" experience was published in Weirdo comic #17 from summer, 1986.
It is an interesting graphic interpretation of a series of events which happened to Dick in March of 1974. He spent the remaining years of his life trying to figure out what happened in those fateful months." The Religious Experience of Philip K. Dick
spex.de: "Am 27. Januar also liegt sie am Kiosk, unser Jubelnummer.
Der besondere Trick der Ausgabe ist sicher die beiliegende DVD. Auf dieser befinden sich, in eine "richtige" Hülle verpackt, 25 Musikvideo-Klassiker aus 25 Jahren Spex. Eine kleiner Auszug: The Jam "That's Entertainment", ABC "The Look Of Love", Public Enemy "Fight The Power", Sonic Youth "Kool Thing", Die Goldenen Zitronen "Das bisschen Totschlag", Beck "Loser", Coldcut "Timer", Squarepusher "Come On My Selector", Tocotronic vs. Console "Freiburg V 3.0", The Notwist "Pick Up The Phone", Johnny Cash "Hurt", Franz Ferdinand "This Fire", uvm. " Mehr
"This extension lets fill an upload input of a form using the drag and drop service from the system. Just drop the file into the input box and then send it." Link
Régine Débatty is well-known for her work on her weblog "We Make Money Not Art" that focuses on Media Art and provides a wealth of information every day. The talk revolves on how to make a living of running a weblog, the current state of media art, the originality of ideas, the influence of artists on society and a couple of projects that deal with RFID and video surveillance. Download/Listen here
There is another interview held at the Merz Akademie in Stuttgart/Germany. Download/Listen here
wikipedia.org: "Adolf Wölfli (1864 - 1930) (occasionally spelt Adolf Woelfli or Adolf Wolfli) was a prolific Swiss artist who is regarded as one of the foremost artists in the Art Brut or outsider art traditions.
Wölfli had a troubled childhood. He suffered abuse and molestation and was orphaned at the age of 10, thereafter growing up in a series of state-run foster homes. He worked as a farm labourer and briefly joined the army but was later convicted of attempted child molestation for which he served prison time. Sometime after being freed he was arrested for a similar offence and was admitted in 1895 to the Waldau Clinic in Berne, Switzerland, a psychiatric hospital where he spent the rest of his adult life. He was very disturbed and sometimes violent on admission, leading to him being kept in isolation for his early time at hospital, perhaps due to his psychosis which led to intense hallucinations." More
bbc.co.uk: "One Planet presents a major four-part series exploring a world without waste. We visit four countries working hard to achieve the much-heralded goal of 'zero waste'." Download here
