this blog is a visual notebook of inspirations for a group of bandit bloggers. we post things we see and like. our lives don’t revolve around singular topics and neither does our blog. sorry! nothing is in-or-out of context here. enjoy xx
rene burri photograph of ernesto che-guevara 1963 havana
lisa howard and fidel castro first meeting havana riviera hotel april 21 1963. in the early 1960s, lisa howard became ABC news’s first woman reporter, and was the first woman to have her own national network television news show (insert: mole). howard developed a relationship with cuba’s fidel castro, whom she met to interview, and was a go-between for a time between castro and the american white house.
blue bird production “the faces of che” and the cuban revolution
a very good and rare documentary (watch it before this bootleg is taken down) on cuba and its revolution with some details about the relationship of che and castro that i didn’t know. worth a watch for any history buff. by xy
i knew about T-REX but not about marc bolan, or tyrannosaurus rex, that is until a few years ago…
devendra barnart
the first time i heard some of the marc bolan’s tyrannosaurus rex early acoustic song it immediately reminded me of some of the music of devendra barnart, and mark borthwick.
mark borthwick
indeed… the circle of life shall continue with no end… just saw a documentary on life of bolan see link below… work a watch for its place in history of music…
marc bolan documentary – dandy in the underworld (1997)
BBC: marc bolan – the final word (2007)
despite bolan being kind of a phoney in his time (don’t kill me but, in a way similar to bob dylan… and i say that still liking both their music), there is no doubt they were special in their ability to snatch ideas out of thin air (mostly from american black artist – like the rest of them famous people) and repeat it regularly. bolan dis make great pop songs, and his lyrics, although sometimes pretentious, are definetly not like your average pop lyrics and quite beautiful – that is only if you can imagine them to be genuine… but bolan, in reality, was all to self conscious, and lived a full time life of PR and showbiz to be genuine in any way. he had that certain talent, like ralph lauren, “borrowing from the right people” and he did influence the next generations to come from bowie (who was his contemporary) to the stones, even SUICIDE (the band) since bolans death preceded the release of suicide’s first album back in 1977, from the smiths, to the stone roses, even lenny (lame) cravitz, and definetly paul stanley of kiss…
but personally i’d take devandras music or mark borthwick “musings” over that any time. by pr
the voices are real people interviewed (man on the street style) then animated to a specific animal delivering brilliance in comedy
the original creature comforts (short film) was five minutes and a few seconds long and was conceived and directed by nick park and produced by aardman animations, featuring the voices of british non-actors in the same vein as the “man on the street” vox pop interviews. it was produced as part of a series called lip synch for BBC channel 4. the film won nick park the academy award for best animated short film in 1991.
the film shows various animals in a zoo being interviewed about their living conditions. these include a family of polar bears, tracey, a depressed female gorilla, a brazilian puma, a maternal brown four-eyed opossum, and a hippopotamus calf who complain about the cold weather, the poor quality of their enclosures and the lack of space and freedom. by cm
“climb the charts, girls tear me apart, you know who i am”
part mark-e smith, part the fall… all scape-ism rock n roll man…
formed as a solo project, escape-ism encompasses a more lofi-electronic sound compared to svenonius’ band oriented projects. the band has featured alexandria cabral and sandi denton as live members and contributors. live shows consist of programmed drum machines, sparse jagged guitars, and stream of conscious lyrics. nice. enjoy. by cm
ARPANET: funded by the us department of defense’s advanced research projects agency (arpa), was a pioneering packet-switching network that served as the precursor to the modern internet, enabling interconnected computer communication and resource sharing among researchers
author of the book “surveillance valley” – yasha levine.levine’s family emigrated from the soviet union in 1989 when levine was 8-years-old, he is a russian-american investigative journalist, author and reporter. levine, who was born in the soviet union, was raised in san francisco, CA.
the internet, from its inception, was created as a tool of mass surveillance. yasha levine traces the origins of the web in his book, “surveillance valley,” and how its roots in counter insurgency shape its function today.
image above: vietnam
the defense communications planning group is a pretty boring name for a secretive group tasked with building one of the most high-tech war surveillance systems ever devised — and that’s no accident. the name, DCPG for short, was intentionally dull to prevent north vietnamese forces from getting too suspicious should they hear about it.
after listening to this you can extract why china developed tiktok to counter the US incursions and why US wants to shut it down or control it… it makes sense…
while some frowned at levines idea of “depicting the likes of amazon as part of a military conspiracy” a conspiracy itself… i think we now know well how google cloud and amazon cloud, and social media have been weaponized and are indeed party to the military surveillance and Ai in a major way. you can read the guardian UKs very negative review of levine’s book here. by dd
“24 hours war” a documentary film by nate adams and adam carilla
great companion to the ford vs ferrari film – this documentary was made prior to the actual film and gives actual first hand stories of what actually took place before and on the race day. in the early 1960s, henry ford II and enzo ferrari went to war on the battlefield of le mans and tested the limits of international racing. this epic battle saw drivers lose their lives, family dynasties nearly collapse and two giant of car manufacturers develop their finest cars. by uh
thanks to jerobeam fenderson of oscilloscope music (oscilloscope music – intersect)
demonstration on how exactly it works (N-SPHERES – jeroboam henderson)
halfway between noise music, experimental and techno, the folks at oscilloscope music have a floppy disc based app for mac and pc that creates graphics on a hardware oscilloscope using just the audio content. for those without one of these ancient devices it emulates the oscilloscope graphics conveniently on your computer screen. as seen demonstrated on techmoan. for more of this and other rarities visit bkbunnyland. by bb
and here’s tony wilson of granada (also owner of factory records – hello!) – LOL – hi tony!
and finally a BBC docu on the stone roses
the stone roses, along with other bands like happy mondays and james, helped to define the madchester scene, a vibrant and influential period in british music. you hear that oasis? liam’s gonna have somethin’ to say… by ar
buy the NYTimes best seller book available on amazon here
displaced palestinians make their way as they flee jabalia after the israeli military called on residents to evacuate.
PBS interview with new york time best seller author and journalist peter beinart
there is much uncertainty about the second phase of the ceasefire in gaza. after nearly 16 months of war, the humanitarian situation there remains dire. author and journalist peter beinart believes equality between the israelis and palestinians is the only way to secure peace and safety for good. it’s something he addresses in his new book “being jewish after the destruction of gaza.” the author joins the show to discuss. by xy
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