Archive for February, 2004

Friday, February 20th, 2004

In All Tonality: Godsheads Revisited

by Brett Hale

image by Vasilios Billy Mavreas
WARNING:
The tamper-proof grog-doggerel has no new master,
but a stronger, longer leash
So they’re out there after all,
imperious impersonators aside
(Elvis being responsible for more
than just Rock ‘n’ Roll);
the alien life forms are in positions
to influence and sustain
the Military-Industrial complex.
Careerists,
they have no plans to take over,
only the theatre of war allows […]

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No Comments » - Posted in Poetry, Cosmology by Brett Hale

Monday, February 2nd, 2004

Bill Gates: Nothing So Strange

by Rebecca Cannon

all images © 2003, Unsharp Mask LLC
Nothing So Strange is a new mockumentary about the assassination of Bill Gates. It’s also the first feature film to have its worldwide commercial debut on the internet. Footage from Nothing So Strange has been released as open source, and the film follows the efforts of the […]

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3 Comments » - Posted in Features, Film by Rebecca Cannon

Sunday, February 1st, 2004

Toydeath: Circuit-Bending Childhood Fantasies

Interview by Mikelangelo

all images © Toydeath
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Imagine a hyper band of aliens channeling through a broken AM radio, and someone’s playing with the speed control. But the Hendrix-worthy feedback wails are actually the sirens of toy fire engines, the spastic beats courtesy of model helicopters. Toydeath proves that punk ain’t dead, it’s just moved into a […]

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2 Comments » - Posted in Sound, Interviews by Mikelangelo