February 17, 2012
In This Society: The Rejected
The next town on from where i'm from, Sunderland... pure shithole. Good clip though, kick a bin!
February 14, 2012
SEMI DETACHED
A collection of films made by Gee Vaucher, member of CRASS and the artist behind their groundbreaking graphic art. Made between 1978-1984, these films are visual extensions of the music and ideas of CRASS and were shown during all of their gigs. Includes the songs Reality Whitewash, Shaved Women, Smother Love, Mother Earth, Bomb and Yes Sir, I Will.
http://akuk.com/
THE HILL (1965)
In a British Army "glasshouse" (military detention camp) in the Libyan Desert, prisoners convicted of service offences such as insubordination, being drunk whilst on duty, going AWOL or petty theft etc. are subjected to repetitive drill in the blazing desert heat.
The arrival of five new prisoners slowly leads to a clash with the camp authorities. One new NCO guard who has also just arrived employs excessive punishments, which include forcing the five newcomers to repeatedly climb a man-made hill in the centre of the camp. When one dies, a power struggle erupts between the camp's Medical Officer (Michael Redgrave), the Regimental Sergeant Major Wilson (Harry Andrews), and a pair of brutal Staff Sergeants, Harris (Ian Bannen) and Williams (Ian Hendry), as they attempt to shift blame.
Roberts (Sean Connery) is a former Squadron Sergeant Major from the Royal Tank Regiment, convicted of assaulting his Commanding Officer - the reasons for which he explains to his fellow inmates. The RSM is a career soldier who sees his task as breaking down failed men, then building them back up again, in his words, "into men!"
Staff Sergeant Williams is new to the prison, and his ambition is matched only by his cruel treatment of the prisoners; he seeks to use their suffering as means for promotion. "And what are you supposed to be," Roberts asks him when he is accused of cowardice in battle, "a brave man in a permanent base job?" The RSM seems to agree; in another scene, he slyly mentions the fact that the Germans were bombing the UK (including the civilian prison Williams worked at) just as Williams was volunteering for prison duty in Africa.
Staff Sergeant Harris is the conscience of the prison who sympathizes with the men, too closely, according to the RSM. The officers of the piece, both the CO (Norman Bird) and the Medical Officer, take their duties casually and, as Roberts points out, "everyone is doing time here, even the screws." wiki
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The arrival of five new prisoners slowly leads to a clash with the camp authorities. One new NCO guard who has also just arrived employs excessive punishments, which include forcing the five newcomers to repeatedly climb a man-made hill in the centre of the camp. When one dies, a power struggle erupts between the camp's Medical Officer (Michael Redgrave), the Regimental Sergeant Major Wilson (Harry Andrews), and a pair of brutal Staff Sergeants, Harris (Ian Bannen) and Williams (Ian Hendry), as they attempt to shift blame.
Roberts (Sean Connery) is a former Squadron Sergeant Major from the Royal Tank Regiment, convicted of assaulting his Commanding Officer - the reasons for which he explains to his fellow inmates. The RSM is a career soldier who sees his task as breaking down failed men, then building them back up again, in his words, "into men!"
Staff Sergeant Williams is new to the prison, and his ambition is matched only by his cruel treatment of the prisoners; he seeks to use their suffering as means for promotion. "And what are you supposed to be," Roberts asks him when he is accused of cowardice in battle, "a brave man in a permanent base job?" The RSM seems to agree; in another scene, he slyly mentions the fact that the Germans were bombing the UK (including the civilian prison Williams worked at) just as Williams was volunteering for prison duty in Africa.
Staff Sergeant Harris is the conscience of the prison who sympathizes with the men, too closely, according to the RSM. The officers of the piece, both the CO (Norman Bird) and the Medical Officer, take their duties casually and, as Roberts points out, "everyone is doing time here, even the screws." wiki
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February 07, 2012
February 06, 2012
Hunger Farm
Hunger Farm were a punk band from Long Beach around in the late 80's, various songs from these two 7"s featured heavily on the Gullwing Full Power Trip video from 1990, notably the Matt Hensley section in NYC. Some songs are good but some are a bit shit, i suppose the same goes for a lot of the bands that featured on the soundtracks of old skate vids... there was a time and a place and a context.
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Hensley pic thanks to The Chrome Ball Incident
Worked World
For fans of Neil Blender and Jason Jesse ... go here
See G&S Footage and Pray For Me - The Jason Jesse Movie
January 24, 2012
MAN IS THE BASTARD NOISE
NAZI DRUNKS FUCK OFF LIVE / NATIVE AMERICAN LIFE
I know of no other info other than whats on the Discogs page
ANNEX ONE
AGATHOCLES
TOUR
- 4TH @ BASEMENT 20, LIVERPOOL
- 5TH @ THE NORTHUMBERLAND ARMS, NEWCASTLE
- 6TH IN LEEDS... TBC
- 7TH @ THE GROSVENOR, LONDON
January 19, 2012
Star Wars Begins
An unofficial look at the creation of the classic movie featuring deleted scenes, alternate takes and different angles, bloopers, original on set audio recordings and a huge amount of commentary from cast and crew, culled from every corner of the galaxy
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Images and more
January 12, 2012
January 11, 2012
Rocksteady Crew
Documentary of Rock Steady from 1981. Popper's from 1:00 names Normski. Propably Martha Cooper or Henry Chalfant had role in it.
"Just about two years ago i seen a dance that came from down south called The Pop and Floating... the Floats were where you'd be, you'd make pretend you're running against the wind which is what Marcel Marceau did in mime and there was a lot of popping and robotic movement and thats when i started to combine the pantomime with the dancing which forms the name Electric Boogie; acting things out but while your dancing so that the crowd could understand it. The reason i used to really want to do the dance is because i'd see some people that would do the dance and not too hot and girls would... they'd watch 'em and think "Wow! How'd you move your body like that, how'd you do these movements?" You know they'd be... they'd be on it, and 'erm, so i started getting my name of Mr Freeze and getting better and i said to myself "If i get better than him there'll be much more girls coming to me" ...so i got better and all that and finally i got a bunch of girls come to me." Mr Freeze
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Silent Running
Silent Running is a 1972 environmentally themed science fiction film starring Bruce Dern and directed by Douglas Trumbull, who had previously worked as a special effects supervisor on such science fiction films as 2001: A Space Odyssey and The Andromeda Strain. It depicts a future in which all plant life on Earth has been made extinct. Only a few specimens have been preserved in enormous, greenhouse-like geodesic domes attached to a fleet of American Airlines space freighters, just outside the orbit of Saturn. Freeman Lowell (Bruce Dern), one of four crewmen aboard the Valley Forge, is the resident botanist and ecologist who preserves the forests for their eventual return to Earth and the reforestation of the planet.
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January 05, 2012
Tony Williams drum clinic
Zildjian Day (1985)
When teaching in clinics and classes, Williams says he finds that 90% of the drummers can't even play a double stroke roll. Also, most drummers play with the front part of the hand between the thumb and fore finger. They must rely on bounce and are relegated to the surface they are playing on. He characterizes this as a willy-nilly hap hazard technique. From his early years of practicing and experiences (which started at age nine playing on a drum set for the first time in front of people) and from watching many incredible drummers during his formative years, Williams concluded that the best drummers play a different way. They play with the back part of their hand and hold the stick in the last two fingers. He says that playing with the hand in this way gives the drummer control of the stick as opposed to relying on bounce. He asserts that this kind of control is one of the most important aspects of drumming. Read more
earlier Tony Williams post
January 02, 2012
December 30, 2011
One Day in the Life of Andrei Arsenevich
A documentary and homage to the Russian film director Andrei Tarkovsky by Chris Marker.
Zerkalo (The Mirror) 1975
REALITY 86'd
Three bands and crew (a combined total of 13 individuals), 2 Dodge Ram extended cab vans, one equipment truck, one PA system traverse the continental US for six months. A road documentary shot from the inside of the last Black Flag tour ever (the 1986 "In My Head" US tour.) Greg Ginn along with Henry Rollins, Cel Revulta, and Anthony Martinez comprise the final line up of the band. Featuring behind the scenes proceedings and live performances from Black Flag, Painted Willie, and Gone (Ginn's side project, then featuring Sim Cain and Andrew Weiss (later of the Rollins Band) . David Markey was along for the entire trip as the drummer / singer for Painted Willie (with Phil Newman & Vic Makauskas), documenting the six month tour with his Super-8 camera as it happened. Also features roadie Joe ("Planet Joe") Cole, soundmen Davo Claasen and Dave "Ratman" Levine, and the tour manager who kept it all together, Mitch Bury. A crucial turning point in American underground rock. The end of the line for a trail blazing American band. We Got Power Films
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