2006 October | buzz twang

webuzz – stuff I got to share…

October 18, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Mobius sent me a link to Gpod, which has a great number of links to experimental films. Great site. Poke around. Top Ten Animated Shorts at YouTube. Beware of the Blog has more. John Perry Barlow is working with a band called Mr. Blotto. Bush appeals to the loyal propagandists who do his bidding. The [...]

CBGB: Rock ‘n’ Roll High School

October 16, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Richard Hell in the NY Times OpEd: October 14, 2006Op-Ed ContributorRock ‘n’ Roll High SchoolBy RICHARD HELL CBGB’S shuts down this weekend. There’s not too much left to say about the character of the joint. It’s the most famous rock ’n’ roll club in the world, the most famous that there ever has been, and [...]

What it means to be a liberal

October 16, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

From the Chicago Tribune. And, there’s a video, “Origins of the demonized liberal” at the bottom as well. What it means to be a liberal By Geoffrey R. Stone. Geoffrey R. Stone, a law professor at the University of Chicago, is the author of “Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime.”Published October 10, 2006 For most [...]

Part 4 of Rushkoff and Pinchbeck Dialogue

October 15, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Finally got part 4 up and running on Google Video… Enjoy. Part 1. Part 2. Part 3. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

burn one down

October 13, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Ben Harper… it’s Friday. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

webuzz – obvious stuff

October 13, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Karl Rove refers to the leaders of the Evangelical base as “the nuts.” Meanwhile, the most powerful man in the world is delusional. While wingnuttia blames Clinton for the North Korea situation, Bush claimed in 2004 that his policy on North Korea would be a success and keep them from getting a nuke. I’d say [...]

More Rushkoff and Pinchbeck

October 11, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Part 3! buzz-twang : news and views : blog

Instant Karma

October 9, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Douglas Rushkoff posts a note from Robert Anton Wilson to those who lent a hand. Good work. buzz-twang : news and views : blog

Rushkoff and Pinchbeck Dialogue

October 9, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

After working out some tech issues, Part 1 and Part 2 of a 4 Part dialogue I shot between Douglas Rushkoff and Daniel Pinchbeck is finally up on Google Video. The final two parts will be uploaded shortly. Stay tuned! Part 1: Part 2: buzz-twang : news and views : blog

Give a damn – Robert Anton Wilson needs help

October 3, 2006 by DJ Lanphier

Douglas Rushkoff alerts us that Robert Anton Wilson, the man who literally inspired the name of this blog and what it means, and the mind behind some pretty seminal works of writing, needs our help because his “infirmity and depleted finances have put him in the precarious position of not being able to meet next [...]