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Monday, August 31, 2009

What is International Corporation


Hillary Lesley explains the history of International Corporation

Thursday, August 27, 2009

Badila in concert



Badila in concert, a live performance from the group, mixing arab-persian and north indian musical tradition, with a dervish dancer from the iranian Kurdistan.

Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Being Human



A high point in television as far as I am concerned. This is the final episode in the first series of Being Human. A poetic work of urban horror.

Being Human is a British television supernatural drama-comedy series, broadcast on BBC Three. It stars Lenora Crichlow, Russell Tovey and Aidan Turner as three apparent twenty-something characters sharing a house in Bristol, trying to live a normal social life, despite being a ghost, a werewolf and a vampire. It is one of the most popular shows on BBC’s iPlayer and the creator Toby Whithouse has said he is thrilled that the BBC has decided to commission a second series

Prepare to be Disturbed



"Deep in the forest lived Billy and his charming companions. They peacefully honed their bodies and listened to music there. But a wave of development came upon the forests. One who would turn all to road. Kagamine Rin had come. Billy must stop the construction before all is turned to road."


I stumbled on this today via William Gibson's Twitter feed (well worth the time) and I must admit it is one of the most unusual videos I have seen on the web lately. Surrealism is alive and well. Some analysis is provided here, with references to the remix combination of characters and the audio. However, they miss the reference to the Tellytubbies with the baby face in the sky at the end.

Saturday, August 22, 2009

BabaKiueria


Part One


Part Two


Part Three

BabaKiueria is a 1986 Australian satirical film on relations between Indigenous Australians and Australians of European descent.

The opening scene depicts a group of uniformed Indigenous Australians coming ashore in a small boat, watched by various European Australians engaged in typical beach side activities. The group from the boat approaches one of these and asks, "What do you call this place?", receiving the reply, "Er... 'Barbecue Area'."

The plot revolves around a role-reversal, whereby it is the Indigenous Australians who have invaded the land of stereotypical European Australians - the fictitious country of BabaKiueria. It presents many contemporary Aboriginal issues including white people as a minority, the unequal treatment of whites by the police, white children are taken from their families or white people being moved because the government needs their home for "something". The paternalistic policies of the BabaKiueria government are defended by Wagwan, the Minister for White Affairs (Bob Maza).

The film won the 1987 United Nations Media Peace Prize.

Devo: Jocko Homo (Backwards, with lyrics)

Friday, August 21, 2009

Thursday, August 20, 2009

Tuesday, August 18, 2009

FLCL Episode 1 Part 1 Eng Dub



In Australia I found a cool manga shop in my home town; Neo-Tokyo. In Neo-Tokyo I found the entire series of FLCL, three DVDs. I am happy.


FLCL (フリクリ, Furi Kuri?, known in North America as Fooly Cooly) is an original video animation series written by Yōji Enokido, directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and produced by the FLCL Production Committee, which included Gainax, Production I.G, and Starchild Records.

FLCL follows Naota Nandaba, a twelve-year-old boy living in the fictional Japanese suburb of Mabase, and his interactions with Haruko Haruhara, who arrives in the quiet suburb, drawn by the industrial town houses and the Medical Mechanica building.

The English adaptation of the series is licensed by Synch-Point and Geneon Entertainment, which released the DVDs and soundtrack respectively.

The New York Beats


Silent footage of Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Lucien Carr, and others in New York, Summer 1959. The location is in and around the Harmony Bar & Restaurant at E 9th St. and 3rd Ave. Others seen are Mary Frank (wife of film-maker Robert Frank) and children Pablo and Andrea, as well as Lucien's wife Francesca Carr and their three sons, Simon, Caleb and Ethan.
I am reading Memory Babe: A Critical Biography of Jack Kerouac. by Gerald Nicosia. A great read.

Monday, August 17, 2009

Searching for the Wrong Eyed Jesus: Johnny Dowd



This is the performance of "First There Was" by Johnny Dowd in a barber shop in the docudrama Searching For The Wrong Eyed Jesus.

Saturday, August 15, 2009

Been in Brisbane



Have been in Queensland these last few weeks. Brisbane is coming along nicely. It is now a large and vibrant city with a busy and diverse cultural life. Its come a long way since the days of Pig City. He is the birth of cool in Brisbane, The Saints "I'm Stranded" (1976).

Sunday, August 09, 2009

Steve Albini: Don't Call Me Producer



Back to Sweden tomorrow after three weeks in Australia. Back to blogging later this week. Lots to say. Here is Steve Albini. Yeeehhaaaa