2006 April | buzz twang

Building the Sphere Show

April 29, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Am deep in the middle of the latest and greatest David Blaine event. He is going to live inside a giant sphere filled with water for seven days. We tested the sphere this past week, did an overnight test of sleeping, feeding and breathing apparatus and it went well. Now, onto the big show. If [...]

that big break….

April 25, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

For a couple of years, all over the island, I’ve caught Susan Cagle’s act. Times Square, Union Square. She’s just great. The type of music that makes you stop, listen and groove. A bit of folk, pop, rock. The first time I saw her in the Times Square station, I thought: “This woman is going [...]

shake the tree

April 24, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

… the rotten apples fall first… John Dean explains why the worst is yet to come according to a psychological profile of Bush and a comparison of that profile to those of past presidents. (hat tip) From Cursor: “renditions are still ongoing, and some CIA agents have refused to take part.” Go read Eric Umansky, [...]

fun with propaganda

April 24, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Avedon has posted the following: TIME: Bush’s five point plan to ‘rescue’ his presidency: Propaganda is fun! And, now for the non-Newspeak speakers, a translation: 1) Deploy guns and badges – Hide behind armed services, police and rescue workers. Piggyback on their courage and hard work. Embrace it as your own. If you hang with [...]

Fire the help…

April 18, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

It’s oddly reassuring to see that even with a new Chief of Staff, the Bush White House is still being run as the definitive example of the S.N.A.F.U. Principle. It would be a shame to have to rename this place after I painted it and all. Billmon excerpted and posted the quote, which I’ll copy [...]

Pants on Fire

April 18, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

From the beginning, the tactic of the Bush White House has been one of deception and manipulation, of fear and obsfucation, of placing public relations and politics before solid policy. And, as noted previously, the chickens always come home to roost. To wit, from Robert Parry’s article George W. Bush IS a Liar: The White [...]

This is Linkology…

April 18, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

….a little of this, a little of that… Skippy has a four piece series – God Told Me To Hate You – that I’ve been following and gratefully, Avedon at Sideshow has linked to in its entirety. The hijacking of Christian values is also addressed in Dan Wakefield’s article Taking Back the Faith. Avedon also [...]

Some bands to watch…

April 18, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

The Ark. From Sweden. A glam thing, a punk thing, a pop thing. Think Voidoids meets Bay City Rollers meets Bowie. And… The Secret Machines. Audio and Video at their site. I sense a serious obsession comig on… Goldfrapp. Infectous synth pop… think Blondie meets Joy Division meets Soft Cell. buzz-twang : news and views [...]

annoyances fixed…

April 17, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Maintanance… A few annoying issues have been fixed. The comments link now goes directly to the Blogger comments interface, rather than to the archive page (previously requiring a second click to post comments. annoying.) The archive pages now also have links back to the main page. Annoying. And, added an emial to frineds button. And [...]

Shot across the bow…

April 14, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Can’t say I’ve ever been a fan of the Dixie Chicks. But, everyone is linking to this, (AOL Video plug in required) and it just makes me grin. Very punk. Very cool. It needed to be said. And, it’s going to be a huge hit. For those who are AOL challenged, here’s the YouTube version… [...]