2006 September | buzz twang

filmbuzz – american blackout

September 30, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

From the good folks at GNN comes American Blackout. Here’s the trailer: buzz-twang : news and views : blog

webuzz – catching up with links

September 30, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

It was a very busy week, so posting was scant. Here’s some of the stuff I’ve been reading… CBGB’s is going to close. And, while I am all for change, it makes me sad. (And, the thought of it being turned into some type of Vegas museum/club makes my stomach hurt.) It’s part of my [...]

rushkoff and pinchbeck

September 30, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Went to a discussion between Douglas Rushkoff and Daniel Pinchbeck last night, kindred spirits with very different perspectives on the Apocalypse, the afterlife, altered states, prophecy, change, spirituality and a host of other equally as interesting topics. Video will be forthcoming, but until then, here’s a link to the first two chapters of Pinchbeck’s latest [...]

get up stand up

September 26, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Friend Douglas Rushkoff’s recent article for Arthur magazine has me thinking, as always, in new and inspiring ways. Douglas never ceases to hit me between the eyes when I most need it: So was democracy a failed experiment? Should we just let these guys run the country as long as they let us eat? Clearly, [...]

Kill for Christ, Kill for Mohammed

September 26, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

What’s the difference between this: or this: And this? Conservative Christians and Conservative Muslims both strive for the same end: the destruction of those they perceive as the enemy. And, that means killing their perceived enemy and innocent civilians that are in the way. The only difference, at the moment, is that the Evangelical Christian’s [...]

Osama’s Ghost Haunts America

September 24, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Election season is upon us once again. That means that the right-wing is gearing up big time to launch yet another “October Surprise”. We’ve seen this before of course. But, that doesn’t mean that the faithful, obedient and scared Kool-Aid drinkers won’t respond as Karl Rove knows they will. The two most handy and time [...]

filmbuzz – more dufus…

September 24, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Joly from comments links to a nice Dufus vid… “Sick and Tired” from a performance at Mercury Lounge in 2002. Thanks! buzz-twang : news and views : blog

filmbuzz – american hardcore

September 23, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Paul Rachman, who I worked with back in the early 90′s on a couple of music videos, has a documentary out entitled American Hardcore: The History of Punk Rock from 1980 – 1986, which was pretty much the time I lived in the Village. I’m interested to see it, and any footage of those days. [...]

what passes for intelligence

September 23, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

It was a simple statement, but it really is important. On Hardball with Chris Matthews, the GOP strategist Ed Rogers and Matthews were discussing Venezuelan President and Iranian President Ahmadinejad, and the speeches they made at the UN from a “historical” perspective. Rogers made a really ignorant and telling comment: MATTHEWS: …I was thinking as [...]

filmbuzz – the dufus video

September 23, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Was turned onto Dufus by Mobius… actually. Dig it. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

webuzz – american empire

September 23, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

U.S. to be First Nation to Authorize Violations of Geneva. Think about that for a minute. Then know that we’ve entered the realm of the doomed. What does that list tell you? Countries that openly and fragrantly place such import on oppressive methods of coercion are inevitably headed for collapse. History doesn’t lie. US’s Armitage [...]

filmbuzz – visionary music

September 20, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

The documentary Something I’ve Got To Tell You: A Life in the Death of Joe Meek will be released soon. Meek was one of the most inflential and weirdest producers and musicians in the early years of rock and roll, credited with introducing the idea of the concept album to rock. Here’s a peak at [...]