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Endless Mike
Endless Mike
Good lord! Endless Mike's is the best of the funky rare groove/soundtrack/library music share blogs I've found recently. It's a gold mine. Go check it out!
Good lord! Endless Mike's is the best of the funky rare groove/soundtrack/library music share blogs I've found recently. It's a gold mine. Go check it out!
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Killer Groove Music Library
Killer Groove Music Library: "Killer Groove Music Library
Welcome to the home of the 'Killer Groove Music Library'. A groove collectors paradise, where you can view and check up on details of hundreds of rare groove, soul, jazz, funk, latin, afro and brazillian LP's sought after across the world. Dig in and enjoy!! *** PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHECK THE EARLY ARCHIVES FOR MORE POSTS AS THE FRONT PAGE CANNOT HOLD ALL THE POSTS ***"
Welcome to the home of the 'Killer Groove Music Library'. A groove collectors paradise, where you can view and check up on details of hundreds of rare groove, soul, jazz, funk, latin, afro and brazillian LP's sought after across the world. Dig in and enjoy!! *** PLEASE REMEMBER TO CHECK THE EARLY ARCHIVES FOR MORE POSTS AS THE FRONT PAGE CANNOT HOLD ALL THE POSTS ***"
Sunday, October 15, 2006
Friday, October 13, 2006
The Haunted House and Other Spooky Poems and Tales mp3s returns!
Special Halloween treat for all you Audium readers around the world. I present: "Selections from The Haunted House and Other Spooky Poems and Tales". I've digitized all the tracks into mp3s and scanned the cover too. This is a pretty "high-culture" kid's record, including work by Langston Hughes, Goethe, Theodore Roethke. It's also interesting to think of all these authors having written spooky or macabre pieces. I bought this 45 in a thrift store in Honolulu several years back. As the ballpoint pen on the back attests, it once belonged to an "Anne Wong". The record was released by Scholastic in 1970, and contains selections from a book of the same name.
"Selections from The Haunted House and Other Spooky Poems and Tales"
The Haunted House (by Vic Crume) 1:14
Winter Moon (by Langston Hughes) 0:18
Sir Roderic's Song (by William Schwenck Gilbert) 0:29
A Young Lady from Glitch (by Tamara Kitt) 0:10
Ruth and Johnnie (by Anon.) 0:14
A Skeleton once in Khartoum (by Anon.) 0:12
It Isn't the Cough (by Anon.) 0:08
The Bat (by Theodore Roethke) 0:46
The Velvet Ribbon (by Ann McGovern) 2:32
The Erl-King (by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe) 2:01
November Night (by Adelaide Crapsey) 0:21
Dust (by Sydney King Russell) 0:50
The Kilkenny Cats (by Anon.) 0:17
The Cradle that Rocked by Itself (by Maria Leach) 2:44
A great look at "Spooky Sounds" albums
Thursday, October 12, 2006
Wednesday, October 11, 2006
Tuesday, October 10, 2006
Flickr pick of the day: CBGB Entrance, NYC
CBGB's is closing for good. Again. I say, "Rip it up and start again"!
Sunday, October 08, 2006
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Sunday, September 17, 2006
Blondie Vs. The Doors - Rapture Riders
Blondie Vs. The Doors - Rapture Riders
Nice mash up video of the Doors "Riders on the Storm" and Blondie's "Rapture"
Nice mash up video of the Doors "Riders on the Storm" and Blondie's "Rapture"
Black Sabbath (Haxan remix)
Black Sabbath
This is a cool metal song with clips from the spooky old horror movie Haxan (1925). I think my favorite part is the skeletal horse.
This is a cool metal song with clips from the spooky old horror movie Haxan (1925). I think my favorite part is the skeletal horse.
Saturday, September 16, 2006
Fela - Rebel Behind Bars
Fela - Rebel Behind Bars
You want inspiration? You got it! Fela: political prisoner, king of afrobeat, supremely confident in a pair of briefs. And he is the rabbit that carries death in his pouch.
You want inspiration? You got it! Fela: political prisoner, king of afrobeat, supremely confident in a pair of briefs. And he is the rabbit that carries death in his pouch.
Friday, September 15, 2006
Cibo Matto - Sugarwater (on mtv's oddville, 1996)
Cibo Matto-Sugarwater
Nice performance of Cibo Matto on Mtv's defunct program Oddville. I used to watch this show--they had interesting weird guests, but I remember the host was really annoying and self conscious...somewhere between pee wee herman and "Pat".
Nice performance of Cibo Matto on Mtv's defunct program Oddville. I used to watch this show--they had interesting weird guests, but I remember the host was really annoying and self conscious...somewhere between pee wee herman and "Pat".
Thursday, September 14, 2006
Rock N' Manson Simpsons Show #4 - Kurt Cobain Special (PT 2)
Rock N' Manson Simpsons Show #4 - Kurt Cobain Special (PT 2)
Public access gem: nice early lo-tech mashups of strange video clips. The visual equivalent to tasting a battery.
Public access gem: nice early lo-tech mashups of strange video clips. The visual equivalent to tasting a battery.
Wednesday, September 13, 2006
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Thursday, August 03, 2006
Drive Out The Bush Regime! Worldcan'twait.org
Worldcantwait.org has placed this ad in the New York Times. Put this .jpg in your Flickr stream or blog to help spread the word. Drive Out The Bush Regime!
YOUR GOVERNMENT, on the basis of outrageous lies, is waging a murderous and utterly illegitimate war in Iraq, with other countries in their sights.
YOUR GOVERNMENT is openly torturing people, and justifying it.
YOUR GOVERNMENT puts people in jail on the merest suspicion, refusing them lawyers, and either holding them indefinitely or deporting them in the dead of night.
YOUR GOVERNMENT is moving each day closer to a theocracy, where a narrow and hateful brand of Christian fundamentalism will rule.
YOUR GOVERNMENT suppresses the science that doesn't fit its religious, political and economic agenda, forcing present and future generations to pay a terrible price.
YOUR GOVERNMENT is moving to deny women here, and all over the world, the right to birth control and abortion.
YOUR GOVERNMENT enforces a culture of greed, bigotry, intolerance and ignorance.
People look at all this and think of Hitler – and they are right to do so. The Bush regime is setting out to radically remake society very quickly, in a fascist way, and for generations to come.
We must act now; the future is in the balance.
Millions and millions are deeply disturbed and outraged by this. They recognize the need for a vehicle to express this outrage, yet they cannot find it; politics as usual cannot meet the enormity of the challenge, and people sense this. There is not going to be some magical "pendulum swing." People who steal elections and believe they're
on a "mission from God" will not go without a fight.There is not going to be some savior from the Democratic Party. This whole idea of putting our hopes and energies into "leaders" who tell us to seek common ground with fascists and religious fanatics is proving every day to be a disaster, and actually serves to demobilize people.
But silence and paralysis are NOT acceptable. That which you will not resist and mobilize to stop, you will learn – or be forced – to accept. There is no escaping it: the whole disastrous course of this Bush regime must be STOPPED. And we must take the responsibility to do it. And there is a way. We are talking about something on a scale that can really make a huge change in this country and in the world. We need more than fighting Bush's outrages one at a time, constantly losing ground to the whole onslaught. We must, and can, aim to create a political situation where the Bush regime's program is repudiated, where Bush himself is driven from office, and where the whole direction he has been taking society is reversed. We, in our millions, must and can take responsibility to change the course of history. Acting in this way, we join with and give support and heart to people all over the globe who so urgently need and want this regime to be stopped.
This will not be easy. If we speak the truth, they will try to silence us. If we act, they will try to stop us. But we speak for the majority, here and around the world,
and as we get this going we are going to reach out to the people who have been so badly fooled by Bush and we are NOT going to stop.
The point is this: history is full of examples where people who had right on their side fought against tremendous odds and were victorious. And it is also full of examples
of people passively hoping to wait it out, only to get swallowed up by a horror beyond what they ever imagined. The future is unwritten. WHICH ONE WE GET IS UP TO US.
SIGN THIS CALL TO DRIVE OUT THE BUSH REGIME!
Join these endorsers and the thousands more who have already signed:
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Jonathan Kozol, Jessica Lange, Lewis Lapham, Mark Leno, Rabbi Michael Lerner, George Lois, US Rep. Cynthia McKinney, Mark Crispin Miller, Tom Morello, US Rep. Major Owens,
Ozomatli, Grace Paley, Harvey Pekar, Sean Penn, Jeremy Pikser, Harold Pinter, Frances Fox Piven, Sister Helen Prejean, Michael Ratner, Boots Riley, Mark Ruffalo,
US Rep. Bobby Rush, Susan Sarandon, James Schamus, Richard Serra, Rev. Al Sharpton, Cindy Sheehan, Martin Sheen, Gary Soto, Nancy Spero, Gloria Steinem, Lynne Stewart,
Serj Tankian, Jonathan Tasini, Sunsara Taylor, Studs Terkel, Gore Vidal, Kurt Vonnegut, Alice Walker, Naomi Wallace, Lt. Ehren Watada, US Rep. Maxine Waters,
Cornel West, Saul Williams, Krzysztof Wodiczko, Ann Wright, Howard Zinn.
Friday, July 28, 2006
Groovy Bollywood Clip: Solla Solla Enna Perumai
holy lord.
isaac hayes meets fela meets bollywood. Sign me up!
Found here:
http://blog.wfmu.org/freefo...
Originally from:
http://foxybronx.free.fr
Name of the film: "Ellam Inba Mayam"
Director: C.N. Rangarajan (1981)
Production: P.A. Art Productions
Music: Ilayaraja
Artist 1: Kamalahasan Artist 2: Madhavi Artist 3: Jayshankar
Language: Tamil ... (more) (less)
holy lord.
isaac hayes meets fela meets bollywood. Sign me up!
Found here:
http://blog.wfmu.org/freefo...
Originally from:
http://foxybronx.free.fr
Name of the film: "Ellam Inba Mayam"
Director: C.N. Rangarajan (1981)
Production: P.A. Art Productions
Music: Ilayaraja
Artist 1: Kamalahasan Artist 2: Madhavi Artist 3: Jayshankar
Language: Tamil ... (more) (less)
"The Sound Machine" Roald Dahl letterpress print
'I believe,' he said, speaking more slowly now,
'that there is a whole world of sounds about us
all the time that we cannot hear. It is possible
that up there in those high-pitched inaudible
regions there is a new exciting music being made,
with subtle harmonies and fierce grinding discords,
a music so powerful that it would drive us mad
if only our ears were tuned to hear the sound
of it."
Roald Dahl, "The Sound Machine" 1949
Tuesday, July 11, 2006
Syd Barrett (January 6, 1946 – July 7, 2006) RIP
Syd Barrett (January 6, 1946 – July 7, 2006) RIP
Roger Keith "Syd" Barrett (January 6, 1946 – July 7, 2006) was an English singer, songwriter, guitarist and artist.
Best remembered as one of the founding members of the group Pink Floyd, Barrett was active as a rock musician for only a few years, before mental instability forced him into seclusion. His creative legacy and quintessentially English vocal delivery have since proven to be remarkably influential. (from Wikipedia)
Tuesday, June 20, 2006
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kosoku esper OP
kosoku esper OP
kosoku esper OP
01:51
OP
Tags: tokusatsu
Added: May 24, 2006, 06:23 AM from a12a
Views: 554
Rating:
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kosoku esper OP
01:51
OP
Tags: tokusatsu
Added: May 24, 2006, 06:23 AM from a12a
Views: 554
Rating:
1 rating
Giant Robot live-action intro video
Giant Robot live-action intro video
This is the intro video to the live-action Japanese 60's show "Giant Robo" (a.k.a. to some as "Giant Robot" and "Johnny Sokko and His Flying Robot").
Fans of guitarist Buckethead will really enjoy this! (less)
Fans of guitarist Buckethead will really enjoy this! (less)
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A Kilo of Fabian
A Kilo of Fabian
Hah! Trailer for crazy 60s drug hysteria movie.
Added: April 13, 2006, 12:23 PM from lamp2av
Views: 12,470
Rating: 
Hah! Trailer for crazy 60s drug hysteria movie.
Good shit, man. It's from, like, 1967. Fabian's in it-and that "Bad Seed" chick. Cameo by Dick Gautier, pre-Match Game. Wow, it's about, like, everything!
Just kidding, kids.
Listen to Nancy Reagan!
Just kidding, kids.
Listen to Nancy Reagan!
| Tags: | cult exploitation trailer weird grindhouse |
Views: 12,470
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Sunday, June 04, 2006
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BBC - Arts - The Secret of Drawing
Here's the info on The Secret of Drawing again. Anyone got BBC & Tivo?
BBC - Arts - The Secret of Drawing: "This four part series, presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon, explores how drawing has shaped our lives.
Join him to discover the history of drawing and its relevance to the modern world."
BBC - Arts - The Secret of Drawing: "This four part series, presented by Andrew Graham-Dixon, explores how drawing has shaped our lives.
Join him to discover the history of drawing and its relevance to the modern world."
Monday, May 15, 2006
"World-Wide-Intelligence•Koran•C.I.A.facts"
The latest screed from the mysterious Market St. author. This image does not reflect my beliefs-I post it only as a curiousity. This is the first of the letters I have found that includes racist & revisionist sentiments.
Maj. Gen. Horatio Gordon Robley & Maori heads
At first, I thought the heads were cut out photos. But nope, they're real heads. WTF.
More on this image to come.
www.kirchersociety.org/blog/?p=560
Major General Horatio Gordon Robley’s ethnographic book Maori Tattooing has been the standard reference on Moko, or the Maori art of face and body tattooing, ever since it was published in 1896. Dover recently reprinted it. The above photograph of Major General Robley with his collection of tattooed Maoria heads comes from Medicine Man,a gorgeous book about Henry Wellcome’s museum of curios.
from the Athanasius Kircher Society's website
ROBLEY, Major-General Horatio Gordon
(1840–1930).
Soldier, artist, and collector.
Horatio Gordon Robley was born at Madeira on 28 June 1840, his father being a captain in the Indian Army. In 1858 he purchased an ensigncy in the 68th Durham Light Infantry. After a short period of training he joined his regiment in Burma where he remained for nearly five years. In 1860 Robley was sent home to England for a period of sick leave. Later in the same year he was present at the siege of Delhi; afterwards, at Rangoon, he assumed command of the guard of King Bahadur Shad.
In 1863 the 68th Regiment left Burma for New Zealand and, in the following April, Robley took his troops to Tauranga to join General Cameron's forces attacking Gate Pa. Here he remained for 19 months during which his amazing series of sketches of Maori life were executed. On 28 June 1866 Robley returned to England, purchased a captaincy for £1,100, and transferred to the Argyle and Sutherland Highlanders. In 1880 he was promoted to major and served in Mauritius. Later he was sent to South Africa and saw service in Natal and Zululand. He then went to Ceylon where, in 1882, he wrote his regiment's history. Robley was promoted to lieutenant-colonel and, in 1887, retired from the Army with the rank of major-general.
In New Zealand Robley had many opportunities of demonstrating his talent for drawing. At Tauranga, he made a sketch from an eminence of the inland view to the south-west with such accuracy that the troops were able to outflank the enemy's position. In the Dominion Museum, Wellington, there are seventy paintings by Robley – a remarkable historical record of the military occupation of Tauranga and supplying besides many intimate and casual details of early Maori life. Some years later a selection of his sketches provided a basis for Cassells' publication Races of Mankind. In Burma, as in New Zealand, Robley took every opportunity to observe the people and to learn their language.
By a special process the Maoris were able to preserve the tatooed heads of chiefs, which Europeans purchased for museums, and many such heads found their way to Europe before the trade was suppressed. In his retirement Robley decided to acquire as many of these as possible, and at length built up a unique collection of 35 heads. In 1908 he offered them to the New Zealand Government for £1,000; his offer, however, was refused. Later, with the exception of five heads, the collection was purchased by the Natural History Museum, New York, for £1,250.
Of his two New Zealand books, Moko or Maori Tattooing (q.v.) is the more outstanding. “His acknowledged object,” it has been said, “was to put together a text to support the specialised record he had drawn of tattoo patterns and of his collection of dried heads. On these two subjects he regarded himself as an authority, a claim not to be disputed provided we bear in mind that his awareness was that of a curio collector, and not that of a scholar”.
Throughout his life Robley remained the same capable officer he had been in his youth. Always “a soldier with a pencil”, he was ever indulging his delightful creative hobby – sketching the new and the curious in the strange native peoples he contacted. It was after his retirement that his main contributions to our knowledge were made. In his history of the Maori tiki, Robley reveals himself as a visionary. Briefly, he relates the Biblical instruction
Sunday, May 14, 2006
Dan Clowes interview video ("Art School Confidential", "Ghost World", "Eightball", etc)
Above: Meet Dan Clowes.
I went to see "Art School Confidential" last night and really enjoyed it. Dan Clowes is the original creative force behind the movie, which was loosely based on an early story of his. I was kind of bracing for a debilitating dose of Clowesian (?) ennui and pathos, but there's a lot of comedy in the movie. In fact, Clowes painted a self-portrait as a murder victim prop..watch for it. I can't say any more or I'll spoil things for you.
Anyway, here is an interview with Clowes from the super-excellent-outstanding BBC program from last year called "The Secret of Drawing," hosted by Andrew Graham-Dixon. I was at the APE expo in San Francisco last month, and my friend went over to talk to Clowes, who was signing autographs. My friend mentioned to him that I had this video, and Clowes was surprised as neither he nor his friends had seen it. Well, friends, now you can. This interview comes from the second show in the 4 episode series, which covers storytelling. I highly recommend you seek out The Secret of Drawing, which is a fascinating and wide-ranging look at drawing: as it relates to fashion, art, surgery, architecture, comics, movies, etc...
In this clip, Clowes talks about his childhood, about learning how to draw, and he reads from one of his stories.
Dan Clowes interview & reading from "The Secret of Drawing" 14 min, 52 MB .mov file.
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