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New Canadian doc Up The Yangtze offers the chance to overcome the nationali
2008-02-15 18:44:00
In a country where less than two percent of commercial cinema screen space displays its own cultural product, there is cause for celebration when a Canadian doc like Up the Yangtze has a record opening weekend. The producers of this new film about the human ramifications of large-scale industrial projects (in this case the Three Gorges Dam Project in China) recently issued a press release boasting opening weekend numbers that have broke records formerly held by Canada?s last two docbusters, The Corporation and Manufactured Landscapes. Up the Yangtze opens across Canadian theatres over the rest of February, and this gorgeously-shot film from Eye Steel Films offers more than a cinematic and political treat, it gives audiences north of the 49th the rare opportunity to prove wrong the equation put forward by the captains of cultural industry here: people are hungry for non-Hollywood film. Canada?s film history is often constructed as a tension played out between cultural nationalists a...
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VDay "goes big" this year for V to the Tenth Anniversary
2008-02-15 06:00:00
By now most of us have heard of The Vagina Monologues . Eve Ensler?s interview-based compilation of monologues is known for its frankness on women?s sexuality and their experiences of systemic violence. "Cunt", "Hair" and "The Burka" are but a few of the monologues tackled in one night?s production. Since its 1998 premiere, Ensler has travelled the world writing for the causes of various communities of women, from Bosnia to Afghanistan, from Haiti to the Republic of Congo. The VDay campaign has grown to support campus and community productions worldwide, with more than 3000 productions organised by volunteers in over 85 countries this year. Though oft criticised for questions of inclusivity, and for Ensler?s western-white-woman perspective posing problems of representation, Vday continues to evolve and expand with its proponents. What began as Ensler?s one-woman show has most definitely entrenched itself as an effective tool in the global movement to end violence against women and g...
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Teacher, poet activist Raul Salinas dies
2008-02-14 14:35:00
Long-time activist and poet Raul Salinas has died at the age of 73 in Austin, Texas. Salinas was considered among the greats of his generation including Miguel Pinero, Oscar Acosta, John Trudell, and Hose Montoya. He was a life-long human rights and social justice activist. He worked with the American Indian Movement, the Leonard Peltier Defense Committee and held writing clinics for at-risk youth in juvenile detention facilities nationwide. Salinas spent approximately 12 years in prison, from 1959 to 1971 on drug related charges. In the late 1960s, he became renown for his prison poetry and for his work inside prisons engaging fellow convicts in politics and literature. At the time of his death, Salinas was an adjunct professor at St. Edwards University, Austin, Texas. In 2002, he received the Louis Reyes Rivera Lifetime Achievement Award, and in March of 2003, he was honored with the Martin Luther, Jr., César Chavez, Rosa Parks Visiting Professorship Award given by the Universi...
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Danish papers reprint Muhammad cartoons in response to alleged assassinatio
2008-02-13 14:29:00
Denmark has not been in the news as of late, so perhaps in a bid to stir up some more interest in the northern European country, major newspapers are, as of early this morning, reprinting the infamous Muhammad cartoons - or if you take their word for it, they are responding to an alleged attempted assassination plot against the original artist, Westergaard. From CBS News this morning: The Jyllands-Posten newspaper, which first published the 12 drawings on Sept. 30, 2005, reprinted Westergaard's cartoon in its print edition Wednesday. Several other major dailies, including Politiken and Berlingske Tidende, also reprinted the drawing. "We are doing this to document what is at stake in this case, and to unambiguously back and support the freedom of speech that we as a newspaper will always defend," said the Copenhagen-based Berlingske Tidende. Tabloid Ekstra Bladet reprinted all 12 drawings. At least three European newspapers - in Sweden, the Netherlands and Spain - also reprinted th...
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Obama mediamania in the form of a celebrity-packed music video
2008-02-13 04:12:00
Yes We Can Do Politics! The YouTube video below has been viewed over 3.5 million times and is evidence of Barack Obama ?s synergetic use of pop culture, media and politics to parlay a swath of young hip American voters over to the ?change? side. Fresh faces of the young, talented, and semi-talented (sorry Scarlett Johansson) adorn this four and a half minute music video that has musicians and actors from Hollywood?s left mouthing and singing the words to an Obama speech. Obama?s momentum for the democratic leadership is surely greased by the flow of celebrity endorsements and use of media from social networking to viral videos. This particular piece was put together by Black Eyed Peas member will.i.am and Jesse Dylan (the son of the Bob). They claim that the video was not timed with the campaign and that they?re not even sure Obama knows about it (as reported in this ABCnews article). This aw-shucks showmanship also greases the wheels of hope as Obama articulates a populist, simple m...
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Mapmaking as resistance: The political art of cartography
2008-02-12 09:00:00
Maps are about order ? ordering things and ideas into patterns that help us make sense of the worlds we live in. They are tools for helping us organize material reality, and they are tools for helping us organize the imagination. After all, Columbus' crude maps with their irregular lumps of landmass scratched on pieces of parchment did as much for moving his ships about as they did in organizing imaginations around ideas of colonization. These are the premises for An Atlas of Radical Cartography (ARC): the ability of mapmaking to organize relationships of power, and our ability to challenge who has traditionally had access to these necessarily political cartographic resources. This new publication from The Journal of Aesthetics and Protest Press is a collection of 10 maps and 10 essays. We find a variety of discussions going on in the maps ? about the politics and corruption of NYC's waste system, about squatter settlements in Kolkata, about American intelligence rendition f...
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Honk Kong pirate radio station gets OK from High Court
2008-02-11 09:00:00
The Hong Kong government's attempt to shut down pirate radio broadcaster Citizen's Radio was scuttled in a recent decision of the Hong Kong High Court. In the decision, the Court stated that it did not see how the station's broadcasting could jeopardize public safety. In a complicated ongoing legal battle, the Hong Kong government had sought to extend an injunction preventing the station from going to air. Citizen's Radio argued that denial of their application for a license violated their freedom of expression. The unlicensed broadcasts were started in 2005 by a group of pro-democracy activists after their application for a license was denied by the Broadcasting Authority. The station airs phone-ins and discussions about current events and politics, including discussions about Hong Kong's transition to full democracy. In 2006, the station was raided by state agents, members were arrested and equipment confiscated. After resuming broadcasts, the station got under offic...
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Keiskamma: AIDS and love in a new South African documentary
2008-02-07 17:12:00
The number of amazing political films piling up on my desk to review is crowding out the view of my computer, so I've decided to post a handful of "mini-reviews," short one to two paragraph attempts to capture the essence of the film and pique your interest. Here's the first: KEISKAMMA: A STORY OF LOVE (S.Africa, 2007, 90min) Directed by Miki Redelinghuys This potent vérité does not hide from love as it follows activists and patients in a South African district riddled with the HIV/AIDS virus. Meandering throughout a community forged by the challenges of sickness and poverty, the film captures the collective spirit that comes with intense commitment to mutual aid. Heartbreaking stories slowly emerge such as the tale of Nkululeko, a young boy infected with HIV and covered in sores, who is remiss in his self-disciplined routine of taking pills every day. There are others as well, but the film is focused more on the actions of those helping, caring, and staying strong. Keiskamma is a...
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The Film Factory wants you: support program for experimental filmmakers
2008-02-07 14:10:00
Montreal's Main Film is looking for artists interested in developing their experimental filmmaking practices. The Film Factory is a year long program whereby Main Film provides the environment, the tools and training for artists to undertake artistic risks in the development, exploration, and experimentation of their own artistic practice of film as an art form. Access to equipment and facilities, workshops and individual training will be provided free of cost. Filmstock will also be provided to artists, but recipients must pay for their own processing. The Film Factory will support: research that contributes to the renewal of formal elements in terms of style, technique or process or contribute the uniqueness of the subject or content of the project, or on the uniqueness of the filmmaker's perspective or process of expression; experimentation with tools and technologies; experimentation with film (hand) craft; productions for which the creative development phase is complete ...
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Big Business as Usual: New Diversity of Voices Policy for Canadian Media Di
2008-02-06 14:00:00
After weeks of hearings and over 2,000 submissions from Canadians and media companies, the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has finally issued their new policy concerning Diversity of Voices in the Canadian broadcasting system. Industry representatives received the new policies warmly while activists and artists have been disappointed. In a recently released summary and analysis of the new policies, the Campaign for Democratic Media (CDM) raises a number of concerns: the new policies will not safeguard diversity of voices in local broadcast markets (diversity is measured on a national scale), and they do not require divestment on the part of Canadian media companies despite Canada having one of the most concentrated media systems in the Western world. "The absence of safeguards for local diversity in broadcasting," says CDM, "runs counter to the Commission?s own suggestion that any benefits related to increased consolidation should include imp...
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Visual Resistance for the Times
2008-02-05 14:00:00
Maybe everyone already knows about these folks ? justseeds.org is a collective of artists who have banded together to create and sell visual art that challenges the status quo and to gather information about arts and resistance in the United States. On their blog they are talking up the upcoming Allied Media Conference in Detroit (June 20-22), and about a project by Iraq Veterans Against the War of turning their old army uniforms into paper (see Combat Paper for more info). In their Action section, they mention the God Bless Grafitti Coalition, the Drawing Resistance travelling political art show, and offer a kickass collection of stencils for the taking. Check it out. justseeds.org
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Iraqimemorial.org: online call for remembering civilians killed In Iraq
2008-02-04 15:23:00
Iraqimemorial.org is an idea about ideas. Artist Joseph DeLappe is calling for artists to submit proposals for memorials for Iraqi civilians killed in the invasion. Proposals make up the project's online exhibition where the public is invited to rate and to give comments on submissions. The website is not itself a memorial, but rather a repository of memorial ideas from around the world. Selecting proposals at random, for example, there are animated memorials created through gaming engines (see Patrick Lichty, United States), burial mounds on a beach (Paul Dixon, UK), a stock exchange that tracks the cost of an Iraqi life depending on the number of civilians killed and US military spending (Al Fadhil, Germany), among others. The goal is to establish a living memorial and stimulate understanding about the consequences of war. The project also has a blog. The submission deadline for your work to be included in the "First Juror's Review" is March 19, 2008.
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Pro-Democracy Syrian Artist Arrested in Damascus
2008-02-01 16:00:00
The continuing unrest in Syria over the Damascus Declaration is resulting in more people being jailed, this time well-known artist and activist Tala Abu Dan. The Damascus Declaration is deeply critical of the Syrian state and is an open call for democratic reform, greater participation and an end to corruption, martial law and political persecution. It also urges Syrian authorities to recognise international human rights laws, and to guarantee the right of political work to all components of the Syrian people in their various religious, national, and social affiliations. The Declaration was signed by over 300 intellectuals. Syria's National Organization for Human Rights condemned the arrest, along with earlier arrests. So far, Syrian authorities have detained 11 activists in connection with the Declaration.
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Obama Promises Strong Arts Policy
2008-02-01 15:03:00
Not usually a hot-button topic in American presidential politics, Barack Obama has issued a comprehensive statement in support of arts and arts education in the United States. His campaign position focuses on nine points: Reinvesting in arts education, expanding public grants for arts education, publicly championing arts education, creating an artist corps, increasing funding for the National Endowment for the Arts , promoting cultural diplomacy, providing health care for artists and ensuring tax fairness for artists. Sure, its only words and promises at this stage. And, a quick check of Obama's website reveals that arts and culture do not appear in his master list of campaign issues, a drop-down list from the website's navigation bar. Still, it's good to see that the arts and cultural policy are at least on the agenda, and also to see a front-running candidate campaigning for increased funding and support for arts education and artists. This should definitely be part of ...
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Witness's Video Advocacy Institute: seeking submissions
2008-01-30 17:27:00
WITNESS is pleased to announce a call for applications to participate in the 2008 Video Advocacy Institute (VAI). The Video Advocacy Institute, the first of its kind, is an innovative program that trains human rights defenders to successfully integrate video advocacy into their social change campaigns. The VAI will be held in association with Concordia University?s Communication Studies Program and Documentary Centre. When: July 19 ? August 2, 2008 Where: Concordia University - Montreal, Canada Application Deadline: March 2, 2008 ?The training was/is proving to be immensely useful? bringing these skills to grassroots organizations on the ground and in such an effective way.? - VAI 2007 Participant If you or others that you know would be interested in participating in this training program please visit: the VAI site for detailed information and the application form. This VAI will be held in English. Future VAI's may be held in different languages. Previous production skills not req...
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International Sticker Awards praise politics in public spaces
2008-01-30 01:40:00
The Grassi Museum in Leipzig is hosting the International Sticker Awards through February 17. This exhibition shows some of the latest political, ironic, abstract, and artistic social commentaries directly stuck on parts of the urban environment. According to Matthias Mueller, Matthias Marx and Andreas Ullrich, three young artists who supervised the show, "Stickers transform the road into a democratic adventure playground." They are a cheap and simple medium with which one can interact, react, interfere, resignify, and contribute to public space. Due to stickers' ephemeral nature, The Sticker Awards were created as an annual competition to promote and document the development of this art form. For more info, visit the Grassi Museums website (German only), or check out rebelart.net for photos and insight to other political art happenings in Germany and beyond. Also of interest: Green guerrilla advocacy: these come from trees
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Searching for Television on the Internet: ISUMA.TV is Extraordinary & Free
2008-01-28 14:00:00
Like most people I know, more and more of my entertainment comes from the internet. In fact, I don?t really know anyone who watches cable or broadcast television anymore, at least not in their home. But finding compelling, and at least reasonably intelligent and original programs online can be a bit like wading through a garbage dump. It?s not that it isn?t there, but it can be hard to sift from the trash. Which is what makes Isuma.tv such a precious find. Isuma.tv operates as a neutral distribution service, i.e. the programs and films are free to watch for the audience and the service is free for the filmmakers who post their work. Isuma.tv is an internet portal for indigenous films and video. Their goal is to help indigenous filmmakers reach a wider audience. And as a member of that audience, they are also providing an extraordinary television experience for anyone who wants to watch. They have contemporary films, community broadcast programming, they host unique live ev...
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Banksy on the auction block ? what does this mean for street art?
2008-01-28 05:53:00
When the eBay auction for Banksy ?s latest mural closed, the winning bid was a whopping £208,100 (approx. $400,000). The wall in question, located on Portobello Road in West London, belonged to Luti Fagbenle. He was quoted as having said that he couldn?t ?really justify owning a piece of art worth as much as it is,? so he sold it. The price did not include the removal of the piece, or the replacement of a graffiti-free wall. This event falls only weeks before the world?s first ever Urban Art auction at Bonhams Fine Art Auction eers on February 5th. I?ve been mulling over the coming together of these two events, and can?t help but see 2008 as a pivotal and defining year for street art. Only I?m not sure if I should be excited or concerned. The underlying beauty of street art is its organic and transient properties. Works live and die at the hand of other artists, or the authorities who fail to see its inherent worth. But when inherent worth becomes associated with monetary worth, the...
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100 Butches: an interview with Elisha Lim
2008-01-28 05:16:00
A few weeks ago, a friend of mine emailed me a link to Elisha Lim?s drawings on socal-networking-site MySpace, the preferred site for up and coming musicians. Singer, songwriter and visual artist, Elisha's MySpace page is filled with stories... The drawings are original in their simplicity, offering snippets of butch-encounters, which come across much like entries from the artist?s personal diary. 100 Butches is probably circulating from one queer email account to another, and in my opinion, has yet to garner the kind of attention it truly deserves? I had the opportunity to ask Elisha a few questions about her project. Art Threat: So, where are you located these days? What are you up to? Elisha Lim: I'm performing drag shows in London, bringing gay home to my family, and experimenting with sustainable unemployment. AT: Where did this amazing idea of drawing butches come from? EL: To be honest it was commercial. I noticed that Diva was accepting comic submissions and a cat...
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Kick the ass of Christ in Faith Fighter video game
2008-01-26 09:00:00
The political video game prodigies at Molleindustria have tackled religion in their latest game, Faith Fighter. The game aims "to push gamers to reflect on how the religions and sacred representations are often instrumentally used to fuel or justify conflicts between nations and people." Sensitive to the international uproar caused by the infamous Muhammad cartoons, Molleindustria offers a censored version of the game with the Prophet's face blacked out. Anyone offended by images of God opening a can of whoop ass on his son is left to fend for themselves. Also of interest: This video game will turn you off Log on, shoot at an Iraqi: new interactive installation at the Flatfile Gallery
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The Oscar nominees: still white, still men
2008-01-24 19:43:00
Oscar season is upon us again, and after an initial peruse of the nominees it seemed fitting to dig out an image from the Guerrilla Girls archives (above). Way back in 2002 the LA-based activist feminist group launched a campaign protesting and drawing attention to the fact that old Oscar seems to represent a certain kind of artist ? namely one who is white and male. Although there are self-described progressive sites in the blogosphere heralding this as a great year for ?progressive films,? such is the case with Adam Howard?s post on Alternet, it?s hard for this film fan to get excited about Hollywood?s ?unapologetic liberal? George Clooney sweeping the nominations (and don?t get me wrong, he?s perfectly dreamy and political). Yes, it seems that the Guerrilla Girls? critique from 2002 still holds: out of all the acting nominations there is one non-white actor, and of all the nominations in general (excluding gendered categories of course) there are very few women. Reading this exc...
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Beyond Banksy: artists are finding practical paths to change
2008-01-23 23:10:00
In a piece for the New Statesman, veteran political artist Peter Kennard believes we are living through "an exciting time for political art"?and I'm definitely not one to disagree. While Banksy continues to grab the headlines, Kennard argues he's just the poster boy for a increasingly influential movement of artists whose political commitments are communicated on canvas, in clay, and in the case of Santa's Ghetto, on 425 miles of concrete wall that imprisons Palestinians in their own land. Sticking up a poster or painting the Separation Wall in the West Bank might sound inconsequential, but these are highly practical ways to help, in contrast to the intellectual interventions prevalent in much contemporary art. They contribute to a town and a people that are having their lifeblood strangled out of them. In this context, it is important that the work communicates directly to the Palestinian people. While there has been a move to take on contemporary issues in a direct way in the...
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The Aquaduct: a funky trike that filters water as you pedal
2008-01-23 16:03:00
Meet the Aquaduct Mobile Filtration Vehicle. The winner of the Innovate or Die design competition for progressive pedal-powered inventions, the Aquaduct is a tricycle that stores, filters, and transports water for the developing world. Previously on Art Threat: Greener Gadgets design competition Garbage to Greenhouse in Four Easy Steps
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The Purge of the Penguins: politics dominate Oscar nominations
2008-01-22 17:36:00
There will be no tuxedoed birds waddling down the red carpet this year. The Oscar nominations were announced this morning, and the Best Documentary Feature category is bursting with political content. The customary war flicks are there, as is the perennial Michael Moore nod, along with... oh wait, that's it. The recipe for Oscar success is clear: make a movie about war, or be lucky enough to work with the big guy. And the nominees are: No End in Sight: A comprehensive look at the Bush Administration's conduct of the Iraq war and its occupation of the country. Operation Homecoming: A unique documentary about troops' experiences in Iraq and Afghanistan, based on writings by soldiers, Marines, and air men. Sicko: Michael Moore's latest film, comparing the highly profitable American health care industry to other nations, and HMO horror stories. Taxi to the Dark Side: An in-depth look at the torture practices of the United States in Afghanistan, Iraq and Guantanamo Bay, focusing o...
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Persepolis pierces with laughter and sorrow?and rocks the best ever cover o
2008-01-21 21:35:00
How to buy Iron Maiden tapes during a repressive regime, keeping aging breasts round by soaking them in ice water for ten minutes a day, surviving war and tyranny as well as Austrian nihilists, and what to say to get kicked out of a nunnery in the middle of winter in Vienna. Persepolis , the animated feature film based on the bestselling graphic novels by Marjane Satrapi , is the political film currently winning accolades around the world (except Iran) and for good reason: not only can you discover the above secrets and negotiations of life through the poignant and vulnerable writing of Satrapi, but the animation is exquisite. The film also contains possibly the best bit of media-facilitated revenge I have ever seen exacted on an ex-lover. If I was that loser living in Austria, I'd be thinking twice before messing with another cartoonist like the driven, talented and fierce Satrapi. While ruminating on our present age of computer animation typified by Disney's creatively bankrupt Ca...
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A house that hacks itself and architecture inspired by the energy crisis
2008-01-21 19:31:00
The Reconfigurable House takes a lo-tech jab at hi-tech "smart homes", whose not-so-smart design isn't able to adapt over time. You won't get stuck with outdated components in this protobungalow, as it can be easily and cheaply modified even by electronics novices. Just don't neglect your adobe, for if the house gets bored it will reconfigure itself. Even further down the low tech ladder are the eco-friendly bamboo louvres that give this skinny Spanish building respite from the sun—and exorbitant air conditioning bills. Residents of this Foreign Office Architects invention can customize the placement of the louvres, creating "the possibility of a differentiated appearance of the units so that inhabitants would have the opportunity to acquire some form of personal identification with their residences." (Treehugger) More energy-conscious architecure can be found at the Canadian Centre for Architecture —my personal favourite museum in Montreal—which launched Sorry, ...
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Saving Lives at the U.S. / Mexico Border With Art
2008-01-21 14:00:00
The Transborder Immigrant Tool uses GPS-enabled mobile phones to help immigrants crossing the border between Mexico and the United States. Artist Ricardo Dominguez has combined an inexpensive mobile phone with built-in GPS and visual navigation tools to produce a device intended to reduce the number of deaths that occur each year among the thousands of migrants who try to cross from Mexico into the United States. The phone has a visual system that works like a compass and helps immigrants locate resources such as water caches, safety beacons and highways by vibrating when within a certain proximities. The project is in its first phase, but Dominguez hopes to have 500 phones ready for distribution through workshops by the end of the year. The project was awarded the Transnational Communities Award in 2007. Check out MobileActive.org for more info.
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Justin Renteria and gang violence in Los Angeles
2008-01-19 06:23:00
This image was sent to our PO box from the artist and contained the following text: For the last several years, residents of the Harbor Gateway neighborhood of Los Angeles have been terrorized by members of the 204th Street gang. The predominantly Hispanic 204s have been targeting African Americans, children in particular. As a Hispanic, I am sickened. As a human being, I am outraged. I abhor all gang violence, but this kind of hate fueled murder and intimidation is beyond unacceptable. I hoped that to call attention to the situation with this piece, and to say that I, along with the vast majority of Hispanics, condemn this kind of behavior. My deepest sympathies go out to the victims of the 204s, and their families. You can see more of Renteria's work, which has appeared in the Progressive and Adbusters, at his website.
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Beating to a different drum: an interview with Jackie Gallant
2008-01-17 20:39:00
This December, I attended Jackie Gallant ?s performance and discussion at GIV (Groupe intervention vidéo, in Montréal, Canada). Gallant?s ?drumming? is nothing short of hypnotic, soothing and brilliant. I had the opportunity to interview her in light of her innovative sound work, curious about her inspirations, motivations, and how it all came together technologically. Gallant?s set-up was, her, surrounded by various drumming pads and mixers, pedals and wires?but the sounds were unmistakably affective. Art Threat: Hi Jackie! So, how would you describe what you do? How would you describe your sound? Jackie Gallant: With this project I am triggering samples using an electronic drum pad to create sound pieces. Basically I find samples, manipulate them using keyboards and computer software and then map the sounds into drum pads so that they can be ?played? much like a traditional drum kit. I then improvise using the processed samples. The source material comes from a variety of places...
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Sorrow of the Soldier rap video ruffles right wing feathers
2008-01-16 20:27:00
There's nothing like an anti-war cartoon to get American neocons all in a ruffle. "Sorrow of the Soldier", a beautifully animated music video launched earlier this week, is pushing the buttons of right-wing yanks who continue to support the occupation of Iraq . The video features US Rapper Mark Prysler who tells the story of Lucas, a blue collar guy who runs out of options and turns to the army for escape. He's shipped of to Iraq where he learns that the war isn't anything like the fantasy sold to him by Bush and friends. Released simultaneously in five different versions featuring remixes by five different artists, this video has more options than George W has supporters in the Republican primaries. Available in plain, mint, banana, cheese, and peanut butter flavours, everyone is sure to find a version that jives with their musical preferences. Oh right?everyone except those right-wing nut jobs who are polluting blogs with insightful comments like this: "If this kid knew anyth...
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