Broken Note..

Shot by Ali Wade

Hailing from the big smoke, the new front line soldiers Broken Note have set the bar that bit higher. Their sound conjures post apocalyptic decaying urban sprawl, leaving you feeling like the machine has taken over and we let em do it, we just didnt listen...

Ive seen these guys live and have to admit i couldn't fault them. With tearing saw bass and intelligent layered amen patterns dancing about your brain, your left enveloped in a world of sound.

Their first album is just about to be released on Ad Noiseam featuring everything they’ve done to date.









http://www.myspace.com/brokennoteuk

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Souvenirs..

Souvenirs is a new film Short film from Director Andy Pearson, set in Birmingham the plot focuses around two friends Denzil and Bookmark. Its all about conquest and personal arrivals, as they notch one souvenir after the other to the proverbial bedpost. But things turn sour when Bookmark finally meets " the one " leaving queen bitch Denzil seeking out ways to sour the broth as he tries to hold onto his best friend.

Winning choice of the festival at the independent film festival in London and chosen for the Oscar qualifying international film festival, Palm Springs (where it out sold Demi Moore and Courtney Cox's directorial debuts resulting in a David an Goliath article being written about it on CBS) and has now been selected for the Stuttgart international film festival in January.

Its a funny film with heart and I've heard on the grape vine that a series and possible feature film is in the pipeline.

Nice



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Mind Game..

What can i say, 4*c the studio that brought us Tekkon kinkreet, the film that to date comes closes to summing up my personal feelings on what this life is, whats the meaning and what it is to face the demon inside us, The man in the mirror if you will.

Well they've done it again.



Mind Game directed and written by Masaaki Yuasaby is about the process of Letting Go, the idea that thoughts become things and that if we just believe in ourselves and the power that life imbues us with enough we can achieve our hearts desires. Beautifully animated and extremely bizarre, lets just say i was tripping balls on the possibilities in our life and personal freedom from the constraints of self.



Throw off the self imposed shackles of uniform thinking


Subtitled version available from all good torrents

See where your light may shine.

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William Burroughs..

The controversial Beat Generation writer will be best remembered for his hip, yet slightly insane novel, Naked Lunch. In a book review, the New York Times said the book was “less a novel than a series of essays, puns, epigrams — all hovering about the explicit subject matter of making out on drugs while not making out in either work or love.” With Allen Ginsberg and Jack Kerouac, Burroughs embodied the Beat Generation with experimentation with sex, drugs and the written word.



In 1951, Burroughs and his wife, Joan Vollmer, while drinking with friends, decided to play “William Tell.” Vollmer put a glass of water on her head, and Burroughs attempted to shoot it off. He failed, putting a bullet in her forehead. She died instantly. The shooting was declared an accident, and Burroughs served a short jail sentence. In the 1980s, Burroughs emerged as a hero to musicians, artists and filmakers.



Working with a variety of new and old artists and writers across the board, artists such as, Kurt Cobain with their collaboration called, " they call him priest "



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Heart attack at mount Drum..

There's nothing quite like watching a drummer shred on the drums, i've had the pleasure of playing with some talented musicians in my time but, the drums were one thing that time and time again would leave me with my jaw slack and head nodding. Ben stiff was the drummer in Miss: Spelt Yoof and he truly was the most talented of us all.

Throughout time there have been many masters of the beat,here are a few of my favorites:




Joe Morello of " The Dave Brubeck Quartet"



Also:



Seb Rochford the rubber man of "Acoustic Ladyland"



Also:



Mercedes Sherida Lander of the band "Kittie"



Plus:



Shiela E Princes first lady of the drum



French Style:



Mario Duplantier of "Gojira"



Old School magic:




Art Blakey of the Jazz Messengers



Finally for now:



joey jordinson from "Slipknot"

Kingdom of Fear..

Here's some thoughts and feelings of the man not long before he shuffled off the Mortal coil. His last book "Kingdom of Fear" has been like a travel bible to me, dipping in and out of his world, triggering and exploring so many dormant questions, his work will always be close to my heart.

We all know the drug fueled rantings of Las Vegas, but the thousands of letter of correspondence contained in Fear and Loathing in America or the Gonzo Journalistic approach to the Campaign trail will stand out as wonderful streams of consciousness, reactive works, soberly real tales from his lesser known exploits.












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The little dark poet..

I've always enjoyed stand up comedy, the likes of Richard Pryor and Billy Connolly were always filling the house with laughter, as i took off in my own direction there would always be a place in my heart for goat boy. Bill Hicks born, December 16, 1961 – February 26, 1994, stand up comic with a savagely factual bite.



Hicks was born in Georgia in 1961. He worked his way around the US's stand-up comedy circuit in the late 70s and throughout the 80s. He was a star turn at the Comedy Workshop in Houston, Texas, at the age of 17, when he was still a high-school student by day



His misunderstood dark humor often pushed the boundaries right out to sea, His jokes included general discussions about society, religion, politics, philosophy and personal issues. Hicks' material was often deliberately controversial and steeped in venom and truth.




The world lost a bright light when he finally died of the one thing he always joked about. Just think, prophetic as his musings often would be, imagine what he would say about today's state of affairs.



Doesn't bare thinking about.



I salute you Bill Hicks





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Thought for the day..

You must above all things love yourself.

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The awkard truth..

Walter Elias "Walt" Disney (December 5, 1901 – December 15, 1966)

Good clean family fun..



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Babylon shall fall..

Classic

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Roots bloody Roots..

Pavarotti Vs Max cavalera



This makes my skin crawl everythime, its such a powerful song as it stands but with Pavaortti bringing that elegance and supported operatic voice to Cavaleras raw caveman power, the song erupts into a war like call to arms, so that we may find our..

"Roots bloody Roots"

Hayao Miyazaki..

If i have children (and that's a big fucking if), they will be raised on a square diet of home grown vegetables, Beatrix Potter, Jimi hendrix and Hayao Miyazaki.. this man single handedly puts an end to benign child hood animation (the likes of racist grass root Disney). His style and vision has inspired a generation of fertile imaginations and hopefully will for many moons to come.



My personal favs are Ponyo on the cliff by the sea, Princess Mononoke, Howls moving castle and the acclaimed Spirited away.. If you have never heard of Studio Ghibli well prepared to be moved..

Beautiful heart wrenching stuff..




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The Midas Touch

What happens when:



Meld together with:



Sonic Fucking Boom:



Oh and just for good measure:




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Malleus Maleficarum..

So once again Indie news has come up trumps, the thought of mind control re: the Nadil Malik Hasan case is a valid one, i mean the War on terror's public support meter must be at an all time low, then low and behold out of nowhere a completely peaceful "muslim" American guns down 11 colleagues at one of the worlds biggest military bases, sending public hysteria levels soaring an once again we're at war in our minds again, and its justified, classic. The reality of these techniques im sure we all agree arn't past our Governments capabilities (where do you think all the tax payer money goes).. here are a few links with some interesting points:


http://www.prisonplanet.com/everything-about-nidal-malik-hasan-screams-patsy.html


http://www.informationclearinghouse.info/article13845.htm


I know ive posted this once before but i think its pretty apt here as well

Take it away boys




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M.A.D

Restitution or Mutually Assured Destruction (M.A.D)

Imagine if you can, the armed response of an entire nation, the social consciousness reaching fever pitch resulting in a collective primal r/evolution and final acceptance of very real personal/social responsibilities.

what a lovely thought huh?



I believe that's all we need to say to kick start the baby..

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Blood and Sand

I Love you Big Fish, your strength will resonate through the bloodline forever..

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David Nutt we the people salute you..

Prof David Nutt - DM FRCP FRCPsych FMedSci Prof of Neuropsychopharmacology and also the head of the Drugs Advice Council to the Goverment and has been sacked for voicing the truth over Drug legislations here in the UK.

Finally someone within the Goverments inner sanctum has stood up and said enough is enough. Our whole civilisation has been structured around Tabbaco and Alcohol trade, its promoted in all aspects of our life and why? because its nice an taxable.

Take a look at the articles:

I think we maybe on the Cusp of a social reform shit storm..

http://www.guardian.co.uk/uk/2009/nov/03/david-nutt-drugs-policy

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2009/nov/03/scientists-politicians-disagree



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Amen..

Ok boys and girls schools in, time to sit back and listen to the soothing tones of middle america hehe, no but seriously once again bare with it, what hes actually talking about is the birthplace of all Hip Hop/Breakbeat/Jungle/Dubstep/Drum + Bass etc...this is where it all came from.

Where would my life be without the Winstons?



Amen to that brothers


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Swine's and you..

Ok so i'm sorry you have to listen to the whiney voices but bare with it, its important stuff.

I mean don't get me wrong i think we all know the truth, scare mongering has been a fundemental tool for controlling the general flow of society throughout the ages, but, with all the mediums of information available to us isnt amazing we still buy into this crap. Oh and;

Obama, slap on the wrist

true colors?

Lets hope not

Fucking Goverment..



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