Coast Media Collective

Tent City Olympic Protest

Chris Wakefield — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 23:11:14 +0000

No more empty talk and no more empty lots.

The 2010 Winter Olympics has escalated the homelessness crisis in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside and the Greater Vancouver area. Since the Olympic bid, homelessness has nearly tripled in the GVRD, while real estate and condominium development in the Downtown Eastside is outpacing social housing by a rate of 3:1. Meanwhile, a heightened police presence has further criminalized those living in extreme material poverty in the poorest postal code in Canada.

With the eyes of the world on Vancouver, residents of the Downtown Eastside and our supporters will be taking the streets to affirm our call for justice and dignity. We want:
1. Real action to end homelessness now.
2. End condo development and displacement in the Downtown Eastside.
3. End discriminatory ticketing, police harassment, and all forms of criminalization of poverty.

More information available at http://olympictentvillage.wordpress.com.

The Olympigs Are Here!

Chris Wakefield — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:14:59 +0000

Less than a week away from the gongshow that will be the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games. Chris ‘Okibi’ will be in the midst of the protests, hopefully bringing back some valuable footage and insights. For more information on Olympic resistance checkout the No 2010 website.

From subMedia:

Collective Voice Podcast #1 – The JELO Interview

Chris Wakefield — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:03:56 +0000

Sorry about the hiatus, Coast Media Collective has been busy behind the scenes on a number of projects. Expect a lot more fresh and exciting content to be up soon. In the mean time, be sure to check out the first episode of the Collective Voice Podcast, a collaborative new project with Union Sound System. Chris ‘Okibi’ was fortunate enough to be able to sit down for an intimate chat with Toronto house legend, DJ JELO, when he came through Victoria near the end of last year. We may transcribe the audio and include a few anecdotes from that evening in the future, but for now be sure to check out the audio feed at our Podcast page. Many more episodes are in the works, and Collective Voice should be available on iTunes shortly. Big things in the works – keep it locked!

MGMT – Time To Pretend (High Contrast Remix) [Free Download]

Chris Wakefield — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 19:46:22 +0000

Happy Holidays from Coast Media Collective! Here’s one from High Contrast to keep you going through the Boxing Day rush.

From High Contrast:

Ho Ho Ho Dont say I never give you nuffin

Download here.

Okibi – Headspace Vol. 3 [Mixset]

Chris Wakefield — Sun, 20 Dec 2009 21:30:30 +0000

A varied selection of dubstep sounds from Okibi of Union Sound System. The perfect mixset to rinse out while traveling this holiday season. Features tunes from Breakage, 6Blocc, Tek Step, Benga, Stagga, and more.

Heartbeat (Chase & Status Remix) – Nneka
Hard (Caspa & The Others ‘The Police Takeover remix’) – Breakage feat Newham Generals
Why Is Everything Mono? – Benga
Galvanize – Datsike & 12th Planet
Raven (Evol Intent remix) – The Proxy
Mr. Brown – Tek Step
Invaders – Excision & Datsik
Ruffneck 09 feat. Navigator (Excision & Datsik Remix) – Freestylers & Ctrl Z
Apocalypse Theme (12th Planet & Flinch Remix) – Dave Nada
Shaolin Style (Nero Remix) – Bar 9
Pony (Boson Dubstep Remix) – Ginuwine
3K Lane – Jakes vs Joker
Purple City – Joker & Ginz
Mr. Muscle’s Hype – DJ Cable Vs. Tempa T & Rusko
Day ‘n’ Night ( Widdler’s Dubstep Remix ) – Kid Cudi
Hold the Line (Max Ulis Remix) – Major Lazer
Murderah – 6BLOCC
Timewarp Dub (Akira Kiteshi Re-fix) – Stagga
Sick As Sin – Stagga & Skamma
Act Like You Know (Dubstep Mix) – Nero
Hyphy – Babylon System
Cobalt – SPL
Calm Down – AC Slater
Hyph Mngo – Joy Orbison

Download here.

END:CIV Updates

Chris Wakefield — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 19:32:31 +0000

From END:CIV:

As I type this, leaders from the biggest industrialized nations are meeting in Copenhagen to discuss a possible treaty to diminish worldwide carbon emissions. As reported last month, it is already known that no deal will be reached during these talks. Many scientists say time is running out and others say it’s too late. Meanwhile in Canada, the forces of capitalism and industry are moving full force to extract the last bits of oil from the Alberta tar sands. The insanity of this project perfectly exemplifies Premise 10 from Derrick Jensen’s “Endgame”.

Video of the Week: The Eyewriter

Chris Wakefield — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 07:39:26 +0000

From EyeWriter Initiative:

The EyeWriter project is an ongoing collaborative research effort to empower people who are suffering from ALS with creative technologies. It is a low-cost eye-tracking apparatus & custom software that allows graffiti writers and artists with paralysis resulting from Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis to draw using only their eyes.

For more on the Eyewriter checkout the EyeWriter Initiative webpage.

Video of the Week: Why I Love Shoplifting from Big Corporations

Chris Wakefield — Mon, 30 Nov 2009 03:20:13 +0000

Stimulator aka Franklin Lopez serves up his own take on Black Friday, while critiquing Adbuster Magazine’s Buy Nothing Day, and presenting his own alternative, Steal Something Day. With poetic, anarchic words from Crimethinc, and Lopez’s cut-and-paste editing, Why I Love Shoplifting from Big Corporations makes for a nice short.

For more on Steal Something Day checkout Stimulator.tv.