2006 October | buzz twang

angel in blue

October 31, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

J. Geils Band from 1981. Song for Marilyn Monroe. The intro is messed up a bit, but the rest of the song is intact… (bad edit on someones’ part.) The animated parts of the video are an early form of rotoscoping, which Ralph Bakshi experimented with in the Lord of the Rings animated films. Richard [...]

videobuzz – television "call mr. lee"

October 31, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

The only music video that Television ever did, for “Call Mr. Lee” off their self titled “reunion” album in 1992. It sort of disappointed me back then when it came out. But, it has truly grown on me over the years to be a favorite. I suppose I expected too much. Richard Lloyd lays down [...]

webuzz – slouching towards…

October 31, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Bush signs law to make declaring martial law easier. Billmon on the “Enemies of Truth”: …in years to come progressives may look back and sigh for the good old days when journalistic “objectivity” still encouraged the corporate media to give the truth and conservative propaganda equal weight, instead of just mindlessly repeating the latter. Read [...]

musicbuzz – miles, all blues, nuff said.

October 27, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

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webuzz – here a fasicst there a fascist

October 27, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Like shooting fish in a barrel. So close to Halloween and Election Day, the monsters take their masks off… Dick Morris says that the GOP should scare the voters into voting for them. Yeah. That’s the ticket. John Gibson of Fox News: “If Democrats who hate Bush and who hate the war in Iraq win, [...]

watching wingnuts wiggle

October 27, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

… themselves into fascist pretzels. A few links from last month that are still very very pertient as we get closer to the election and it heats up. Remember: A cornered animal fights with it’s eyes closed sometimes. Digby: I have written often about how the Republicans are becoming what they railed against for decades: [...]

webuzz – chickens roosting

October 26, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

“the intellectual vapidity of the right-wing Ascendancy” over at The Poor Man. Glenn Greenwald dissects the myth that the right-wing fringe is (or ever was for that matter) a majority. (c/o Cursor) Dave at Seeing the Forest remarks on an alarming article on global warming in Salon. Bill Maher spelling out the reality: Pelosi is [...]

There’s Nazi’s in the bathroom…

October 26, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

…just below the stairs. The rather prophetic “Nobody Told Me” by John Lennon from 1980. Released posthumously. In the middle of the video, you’ll see John and Yoko sitting at an all white chess board with all white pieces, which is an art piece called “Play it by Trust”. It was on display at the [...]

the sky is always the sky…

October 25, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Daniel has visited Buchenwald. And, he’s taken pictures. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

webuzz – questions of the day

October 24, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Does TV cause autism? Is Barack Obama laying the groundwork on a run for the White House in 2008? Avedon has some thoughts on that and a number of links worth reading. Where did the $500 million go? Gavin at Sadly No! asks: “Who’s stupider, Dan Riehl or Confederate Yankee?” That’s a hard one. So [...]