IE is Being Mean to Me is an original song written and performed by web programmer Scott Ward. I originally stumbled across it at the blogWhy IE Sucks. There sure seem to be a lot of websites expressing hatred of that browser these days.
Simon Larbalestier’s photography featured on a few Pixies albums in the late 80s, early 90s. His photos carry a sort of southof-the border look that lended the alterna surf punk band’s the right imagery to match its sound. Surfa Rosa was my intro to this band which influenced a lot of my music taste since.
Not to mention, being a fan of the music also helped me get away with having this poster on the wall of my room. His work is now for sale here.
His bio at the site is here. Also here is some of his later work in Cambodia and elsewhere, and a lot of talk about buddhism, which sort of reminded me of my favorite photo how-to book, the Tao of Photography. His new stuff still has a lot of the same look and feel of the former, and I think I’ll add them to my list of 99 reasons the Pixies should get back together for more than a one-off track.
PALESTINIAN ARTISTS DAM TO PLAY BENEFIT SHOW FOR OLYMPIA-RAFAH SOLIDARITY MURAL PROJECT
If I were in Olympia, I’d be buying tickets to this yesterday.
OLYMPIA, WA — DAM, a leading Palestinian hip hop group and local artists Xperience and DJ Sweetelite, will play the Capitol Theater, 206 5th Avenue SE, in Olympia, April 21st at 7:00pm. Tickets: $10 in advance, $12 at the door. Advance tickets can be purchased at Rainy Day Records or online through Buyolympia. Proceeds will benefit the Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project.
DAM is the first and leading Palestinian hip hop group. It is composed of Tamer Nafar, 27, his younger brother Suhell, 23, and Mahmoud Jreri, 24. All three members of the group were born and grew up in the slums of Lod, a mixed town of Arabs and Jews, twenty kilometers from Jerusalem.
DAM’s music is a unique fusion of East and West, combining Arabic percussion rhythms, Middle Eastern melodies and urban hip hop.
The lyrics of DAM are influenced by the continuing Israeli-Palestinian conflict as well as by the Palestinian struggle for freedom and equality. DAM also draw their influence from such controversial issues as terrorism, drugs and women’s rights.
DAM was featured in the film Slingshot Hip Hop, released in 2008, which braids together the stories of young Palestinians living in Gaza, the West Bank and inside Israel as they discover hip hop and employ it as a tool to surmount divisions imposed by occupation and poverty.
This show is a benefit for the Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural Project. Building bridges, the mural project is a recognition of the relationships that exist between the people of Olympia, Washington, the people of Rafah, Palestine and with all who struggle and work for justice. Through cultural expression, the mural will provide visibility to strengthen the movement for social change in Palestine, the U.S. and the world. It is a project of the Rachel Corrie Foundation for Peace and Justice and Break the Silence Mural and Arts Project and is co-sponsored by the Olympia-Rafah Sister City Project and Gaza Community Mental Health Program. Visit www.olympiarafahmural.org for more information.
Join us for the after party at the Royal Lounge, 311 Capitol Way N. A percentage of the proceeds will support the creation the Olympia-Rafah Solidarity Mural. 21 and over.
For more information contact Serena Becker at 360-754-3988 or serena@rachelcorriefoundation.org.
I’ve had the mp3 of this forever. Good to see a translation at last. Check it out.
AFSC’s Eyes Wide Open exhibit is featured in the blues musician Robert Cray’s new music video. The song, “Twenty,” from Cray’s Grammy-nominated album of the same name, commemorates the soldiers whose lives are “used up” by the Iraq war. — More
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“We are built as gene machines and cultured as meme machines, but we have the power to turn against our creators. We, alone on earth, can rebel against the tyranny of the selfish replicators.”
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