Slavoj Žižek- If Communism Failed How do we Avoid the Cynical Conclusion that Capitalism Won?

Slavoj Žižek: FAQ-Room 2 - 19. November 2015

"The recent events in Greece - the forced capitulation Syriza - have once again made ​​it clear where the key problems of today's leftists are: How can we ever imagine a perspective that actually weakens the power of global capital? Specifically: What happens if one is elected "radical left" government? What can they really do? How can they avoid the social democratic compromise without falling into the state socialist trap?"- Slavoj Žižek

Slavoj Žižek, born in 1949 in Ljubljana, is a professor of philosophy at the University of Ljubljana in Slovenia and teaches at Birkbeck College for the Humanities in London. His brilliant publications and equally inspiring and entertaining performances have triggered as much euphoric approval as wild condemnation. But undeniable, he is one of the most influential intellectuals and analysts of the 21st century and the most important thinker of the New Left.

Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait (2006)

A documentary that captures a famous athlete as a body in space, without words, but with the strength, intention and skills that made him famous. Filmed during the Spanish Liga Real Madrid vs. Villarreal CF game on April 23, 2005 at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium in real time using 17 synchronized cameras. The soundtrack is by Mogwai.

Cobra Gypsies

An adventure with the gypsies of Rajasthan, the new movie of Raphael Treza

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 - and "Night" Ghat", the prequel of Cobra Gypsies: http://youtu.be/0A9PV2f-hhI

Hip-Hop Beyond Beats & Rhymes

Critically reading hip hop in this 2006 documentary film written, produced, and directed by Byron Hurt. The documentary explores the issues of masculinity, violence, homophobia and sexism in hip hop music and culture, through interviews with artists, academics and fans. Hurt's activism in gender issues and his love of hip-hop caused him to feel what he described as a sense of hypocrisy, and began working on the film.

Free Tekno - Full documentary

Free Techno is a journey into the underground of illegal underground techno festivals in central Europe. The crew travel with a group of Dutch and Irish boys who throw illegal rave parties in the forests of Germany and the Czech Republic and gain access to an underground that many have heard of but few have seen.

I saw it, between 1996-2000. It was wicked.

The film can be supported here.

Freetekno is the name of a cultural movement that is present in Europe, Australia and North America. Freetekno sound systems or tribes form in loose collectives, frequently with anarchist philosophies. These sound systems join together to hold parties wherever a viable space can be found – typical locations include warehouses (also known as squat parties), fields, abandoned buildings or forests. Because freetekno parties are usually held illegally this sometimes leads to clashes with the police, as was the case at both the 2004 and 2005 Czechtek festivals and many other, smaller parties around the world at different times.

London in the United Kingdom plays host to "free parties" (term used by the squat party scene) thrown by an array of sound systems every week. A regular theme is (and always has been) techno, although drum & bass, breakbeat, hardcore and psytrance can be common. Parties will occur all over London from derelict/deserted buildings in the borough of Hackney to empty office blocks in the City of London. However, the South West of England is generally considered to have the best free party 'vibe' due to beautiful locations of the raves, as well as the welcoming nature of all those attending. In contrast to London, the music played in the south west in generally reggae, fidget, breakbeat and hardtek.

Ten more films from the teckno, rave and hardcore scenes can be seen here.

Motörhead: Live Fast Die Old (Documentary)

To summarise Lemmy Kilminster is a few words is impossible. So here are his. Rest easy Lem, you did good.

Mad Dog Morgan (1976)

Part 1 - Ska and the Birth of the Sound Systems, Rock Steady and Reggae


Part 2: Rebel Music


Part 3: As Raw as Ever

Huncke's Window

In memory of Herbert Huncke, who lived in Room 828 in the Chelsea Hotel. Video by Laki Vazakas. Music by Ross Goldstein. Copyright 2015, all rights reserved.

Beat (2000)

Beat is a 2000 American drama film written and directed by Gary Walkow, concerning the period of writer William S. Burroughs's life that he spent with his wife, the late Joan Vollmer, leading up to her accidental murder in 1951. The film stars Kiefer Sutherland as Burroughs, Courtney Love as Joan, Norman Reedus as Lucien Carr, and Ron Livingston as Allen Ginsberg.