September 2009
solarflares:
Betrayed in the Octagon - ...
Morning Brew: Elbow Tap →
BC Arts Cuts ‘Devastating’ Says Tory Minister.
“OK now that’s just weird. Next thing you know the Conservatives are going to say that CBC is vital to Canada’s cultural landscape.”
Internet addiction: New-age diagnosis or symptom... →
towerofsleep:
psychotherapy:A great little read about the battle within the field over the validity of such issues as “internet addiction”. Even better, the voice of the opposition is none other than Vaughn Bell, who runs a fabulous site (Mind Hacks) that I often get stuff from for this site! He certainly sounds like the voice of reason here…
Vaughan Bell, a visiting research fellow with the...
“I eat the sun,” Miyuki says, raising her arms as if to tear pieces off an...”
– Japan’s first lady: ‘Venus is a beautiful place’ | World news | The Guardian
somesongsconsidered:
“Blown a Wish” – My Bloody...
mimesis →
“At the end of the day when the opportunity comes you choose life and...”
– the Impostume takes a swing at Trainspotting, class, slumming and subculture. Good read.
solarflares:
No Mutant Enemy | Side B - Bee...
Top 5 Artists (Week Ending 27 Sept 09), even...
Bee Mask
Oneohtrix Point Never
Michel Doneda + Jack Wright + Tatsuya Nakatani
William Basinski/ Richard Chartier
John Phillips
“It’s like Flickr, but outdoors, at night, in the cold.”
– Overheard at Night Visions. (via lotusmodern)
Yeah, too bad I missed it.
sit down man, you're a bloody tragedy:... →
Click Opera led me to this interesting post on one of my favourite blogs of late about German kosmiche/Krautrock (via a primer in the Wire mag) and the fuzzy/contested line between what reflects Nazism within either genre. Apparently a bit of a shitstorm among the muso-nerds has ensued. Entertaining to say the least.
“Basically, Keenan says Krautrock = Futurism = Nazism, whereas Kosmische =...
Breaking News: Series Of Concentric Circles... →
The Right to the City:
The Right to the City: Civil Liberties and the 2010 Olympics David Eby, Executive Director, BCCLA Matt Hern, Writer Stefanie Ratjen, Board Member, IOCC Harsha Walia, Social Activist Alissa Westergard-Thorpe, Olympic Resistance Network Jeff Derksen, SFU professor David Dennis, President-Elect, United Native Nations Moderated by Am Johal, Chair, Impact on Communities Coalition When: Monday,...
