December 2007
The (Music) Empire Strikes Back
The genius marketing minds at RIAA plan the fight back to lure consumers back from the evils of filesharing. And what did they come up with? From here: ”In addition to tips to avoid being duped by counterfeit product, the music industry is offering exciting legal products to satisfy music lovers’ appetites for innovative content this holiday season and steer shoppers away from cheap,...
Favourite track of 2007. Bonde do Role; Office...
“We’ll spend the morning with our children, make it special for them, and...”
– Angelina Jolie plans Xmas. Lock your doors.
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“Holidays are in no sense an alternative to the congestion and bustle of cities...”
– Jean Baudrillard
Quel Surprise
From here ”Former prime minister Tony Blair has left the Anglican Church to become a Roman Catholic. His wife and children are already Catholic and there had been speculation he would convert after leaving office. Cardinal Cormac Murphy O’Conner, who led the service to welcome Mr Blair, said he was “very glad” to do so. Last year, Mr Blair, who is now a Middle East peace...
“The people recognise themselves in their commodities; they find their soul in...”
– Herbert Marcuse. Think of this when Santa calls.
And, to put you even more in the holiday mashup...
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Leed’s finest Dadaist art punks. The Three...
“Don’t ask me why I obsessively look to rock ’n’ roll bands for some kind of...”
– Lester Bangs
“Clark Kent Job: Your day job, or a job that help pays the bills but it’s...”
– Phrase for all of those out there with ’21st Century Careers’. From urbandictionary
“Stealing things is a glorious occupation, particularly in the art world”
– Malcolm Mclaren
