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noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Thu, 23 Oct 2008 11:29:12 PDT

Don't Forget

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 10:02:30 PDT

I am nearing my trip to see the Pacers opening preseason game at the Pepsi Coliseum next month. I am really looking forward to it. So in the midst of scouring news on the Pacers I read another great post over at Wages of Wins Journal recalling Clark Kellogg's stint with the Pacers.

Don't Forget

1000 Points of Light? Republicans Really Have Changed; Now Deriding Community Service

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 00:01:24 PDT

Continuing on with politics, I would like you to read this inaugural address excerpt and guess which President made it. We will then contrast this with what the Democrats and Republicans say today:

The old solution, the old way, was to think that public money alone could end these problems. But we have learned that is not so. And in any case, our funds are low. We have a deficit to bring down. We have more will than wallet; but will is what we need. We will make the hard choices, looking at what we have and perhaps allocating it differently, making our decisions based on honest need and prudent safety. And then we will do the wisest thing of all: We will turn to the only resource we have that in times of need always grows--the goodness and the courage of the American people.

I am speaking of a new engagement in the lives of others, a new activism, hands-on and involved, that gets the job done. We must bring in the generations, harnessing the unused talent of the elderly and the unfocused energy of the young. For not only leadership is passed from generation to generation, but so is stewardship. And the generation born after the Second World War has come of age.

I have spoken of a thousand points of light, of all the community organizations that are spread like stars throughout the Nation, doing good. We will work hand in hand, encouraging, sometimes leading, sometimes being led, rewarding. We will work on this in the White House, in the Cabinet agencies. I will go to the people and the programs that are the brighter points of light, and I will ask every member of my government to become involved. The old ideas are new again because they are not old, they are timeless: duty, sacrifice, commitment, and a patriotism that finds its expression in taking part and pitching in.

....

...Yes, that was the first George Bush back in 1989. http://www.yale.edu/lawweb/avalon/presiden/inaug/bush.htm

Fast forward to Sarah Palin mocking Barack Obama's Community Service while accepting the Republican Vice Presidential nomination:

Before I became governor of the great state of Alaska, I was mayor of my hometown.
And since our opponents in this presidential election seem to look down on that experience, let me explain to them what the job involves.

I guess a small-town mayor is sort of like a "community organizer," except that you have actual responsibilities.

Even Giuliani got in on the fun with his laughable, untrue speech during the convention. The truth about Obama's community service:

Obama was working for a group of churches that were concerned about their parishioners, many of whom had been laid off when the steel mills closed on the south side of Chicago. They hired Obama to help those stunned people recover and get the services they needed--job training, help with housing and so forth--from the local government. It was, dare I say it, the Lord's work--the sort of mission Jesus preached (as opposed to the war in Iraq, which Palin described as a "task from God.") This is what Palin and Giuliani were mocking. They were making fun of a young man's decision "to serve a cause greater than himself," in the words of John McCain.

http://time-blog.com/swampland/2008/09/what_a_community_organizer_doe.html

Change will happen only from the bottom up. Government should enable that change. That is exactly what Obama is calling for:

And we will keep our promise to every young American - if you commit to serving your community or your country, we will make sure you can afford a college education.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/08/28/barack-obama-democratic-c_n_122224.html

Media Mind

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:49:04 PDT

It is election season alright. With the Democratic and Republican conventions behind us (I thought Obama was nominated last year sometime?) we can now move on only to hear those same stump speeches and identity politics debated and repeated over again on the lovely networks of NBC, CBS, ABC, PBS, CNN, MSNBC, and I reluctantly include FOX News.

I have heard better minded folks advise watching conventions on C-Span which is gleefully devoid of bias and corporate advertising. With C-Span you see the speeches neither dressed up or slapped around. We are not under the influence of networks attempting to create a Narrative at the expense of the American people. C-Span has video archives of both the Democratic and Republican conventions. I urge you to take the time to watch the speeches from both conventions.

I asked my mom what she thought of Michelle Obama's speech during the Democratic National Convention and my mom said she liked it but that "[she] seemed like she was trying to rectify some of her previous comments."

This bugged me. Was she really referring to a fake narrative brought up by the McCain campaign and furthered by the Media? OK now, full disclosure: I support Barack Obama for President
(she has told me she does as well, outed ya mom!). Also, I am not paid to do so whatsoever. Money has this nasty little side effect of creating conflicts of interest. So what made her say this? Could my mom have possibly meant to say that a woman born in 1964 into a working class family who had the immense opportunity of being educated at our finest schools, hold prestigious executive positions, and raise two young girls with endless opportunities as their fingertips was not proud of her country or somehow anti-American? This sounds like a joke, I know.

I have unhealthily immersed myself in media coverage of the primaries and now the election. Some of it good, some often sad, and much of the time disgusting. What you do begin to notice, especially as November edges closer, is the lines are drawn a little sharper. The supposedly unbiased AP which has stories replicated in thousands of newspapers and television programs across the world is even getting in on the fun. David Brooks at the NY Times wrote some seemingly approving OP-Eds on Obama only now to go back where he belonged, Conservativeland. Now McCain is running a classic (old) campaign against the media. That sure has never happened before. The truth is that either side could run this campaign.

I guess what I am trying to say is that if you are voting in the next election do not let the TV talking heads make up your mind because they will. Turn off the TV. Read policy proposals. Look at the facts. Forget "liberal" or "right-wing". Talk to your friends, family, and neighbors about what is important to you in this election. There should be no shame in who you support. When I was growing up my parents, I think, would tell me that who they were voting for was a private, personal matter. I never understood this. You ought to be proud of who you support. You should also feel comfortable talking about why you support that candidate with anyone no matter their political inclination. Trading the time to educate yourself on who will run this country and decide our direction for the next 10+ years with, say, American Idol or any other waste of time should be a crime. That is the opposite of patriotism. American Idol is treason.

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noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Sun, 03 Feb 2008 23:11:03 PST

Text from Lessig

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Wed, 10 Oct 2007 00:36:46 PDT

From The Future of Ideas, Lawrence Lessig on the commons writes:

The system of control that we erect for rivalrous resources (land, cars, computers) is not necessarily appropriate for nonrivalrous resources (ideas, music, expression). Indeed, the same system for both kinds of resources may do real harm. Thus a legal system, or a society generally, must be careful to tailor the kind of control to the kind of resource. One size won't fit all.

I should be getting back into things soon enough. Hang on

Esthete Radio 28.0 Playlist - 17.06.07 : Final Show

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 16:43:21 PDT

it was a good run. it was a good program last Sunday. I am a little sad that we are done at KUCI. I really admired the dedication of certain people there and I can only hope that they continue to improve the organization.

As for me, I will now be able to devote more focus and in depth analysis of certain Esthete musics rather than just some silly playlists. I am also planning to allot more time towards specific video and music projects that have been waiting in the wings. These should all appear right here.

A little further on the horizon is a record label project I have been working on. I cannot get too specific, but this will be a record label that takes a counterintuitive approach to the industry, an approach that is truly unique today. We will be a strictly new media label (at first at least). The intent is to make music available to as many people as possible by lowering the historical, industry set barriers to consumers. Stay tuned...

Artist	Song	Album
Theo Angell	Born to Burn	Dearly Beloved (2007)
James Blood Ulmer	Ghetto Child	No Escape from the Blues: The Electric Lady Sessions (2003)
Ex-Cocaine	Sun Before Arises	Esta Guerra (2007)
Children	Force of Habit	Rebirth (1968)
The Psyclone Rangers	The Awe Song	The Devil May Care
Butthole Surfers	Creep In The Cellar	Double Live Disc
Quetzolcoatl	Night Flight	Where Are We Going
Asteriadh Poph - Pappas Lakhs	Ki ustera mou milas	Paei ki auth h kuriakh (1990)
Ant Trip Ceremony	Violets of Dawn	24 Hours (1968)
Magna Carta	Emily Thru the Window Pane	Magna Carta (1969)
Kim Jung Mi	track 8	Wind (1973)
MV & EE	Mine All Troubled Blues > East Mountain Joint	Wharf Ra (2007)
Sunburned Hand of the Man	Blow the Whistle	Earth Do Eagles Do (2007)
Bill Quick	Get Me A Pony	Maravillosa Gente (1972)
Tim Buckley	Happy Time	Blue Afternoon (1969)
Brigade	Change In Me	Last Laugh (1970)
Simon Finn	Good Morning	Pass the Distance (1970)
Simon Finn	Patrice	Pass the Distance (1970)
Simon Finn	Very Close Friend	Pass the Distance (1970)
Mick Stevens	I'm going Home	Lady Sunrise (1973)

End Chapter

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 00:35:18 PDT

As I vaguely alluded to earlier, tomorrow will be the last live airing of Esthete Radio on KUCI 88.9FM. Be sure tune in, it should be a good one. I have recently relocated to Los Angeles and it has not proved practical to continue on in this specific capacity.

This however does not spell the end of Esthete Radio. We will continue providing even more in depth music discovery, debate, and appreciation all from this very location. And luckily some new projects I'm working on will become more realized. Please stick around for those.

Esthete Radio 27.0 Playlist - 3.6.07

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 00:32:04 PDT

we all had fun. let's do it again,

Artist	Song	Album
Yacht	I Believe In You	I Believe In You. Your Magic Is Real. (2007)
Spider Bags	Alphabet City Blues	A Celebration of Hunger
The Ghost	Me and My Loved Ones	When You Are Dead
Gloria Scott	It's Better to Have No Love	What Am I Gonna Do (1974)

Hawk	The Rolling of the Bones	Africa She Too Can Cry (1972)
Hawk	Dark Side of the Moon	Africa She Too Can Cry (1972)
Mikael Ramel	Apfigur	Extra Vaganza
Rainbow Ffolly	Sun and Sand	Sallies Fforth (1968)
Technical Space Composer's Crew	Ho-Mai-Nhi (Boat Woman Song)	Canaxis 5 (1968)
Vibracathedral Orchestra	Order Of The Broad Eraser	Wisdom Thunderbolt (2007)

Furry Lewis	I Will Turn Your Money Green	(1928)
Evan Miller	I Will Turn Your Money Green	Beeswax Ephemera (2007)
Daniel Higgs	Spectral Hues	Atomic Yggdrasil Tarot (2007)

Crawling Walls	She's So Wild	Inner Limits (1985)
Thursday's Children	Air Conditioned Man	Nowsounds Groove-In
S.T. Mikael	Seed Of The Sun	Visions Of A Trespasser (1988)
Insect Trust	Walking On Nails	Insect Trust
Marcus	I Want To Fly	From The House of Trax (1978)
Ars Nova	Zarathustra	Ars Nova (1968)

Caribou	Melody Day	Andorra (2007)
Rapider Than Horsepower	I Blame It On The System	Stage Fright, Stage Fright (2003)

Esthete Radio 26.0 Playlist - 27.05.07

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Thu, 21 Jun 2007 14:48:50 PDT

Artist	Song	Album
Pure Country Gold	King of Cortisone	Pure Country Gold (2007)
Magna Carta	Emily Thru the Window Pane	Magna Carta
Thomas Leer	Contradictions [Full Version]	Contradictions

S.T. Mikael	Time Caravan	Claustromania
Kemialliset Ystävät	Lentävät Sudet	Kemialliset Ystävät
Mandrake Memorial	Kerie	Puzzle
X'lents	Born on the Bayou	Simla Beat: 1970-1971
S.T. Mikael	Soul Ritual	Claustromania
bonde de role	Caminhao de Gas	With Lasers (2007)
Analogy	The Year's At The Spring	Analogy
The Five Americans	Sound of Love	The Best of the Five Americans
Terrestrial Tones	Untitled	Blasted
Jonathan Kelly	We're All Right Till Then	Twice Around the Houses

Chris Bozzone	Your Touch Heals Me	Bloodstained Butterflies
Early Songs	Jul. 23rd	Wind Wound
Blues Control	Boiled Peanuts	Blues Control
Stefan	Sea of Dreams	Consecration

Ulrich Schnauss	Stars	Goodbye (2007)
Hala Strana	Motra dhe Vellai
Yacht	See A Penny (Pick it Up)	Yacht
Art Fleury	Fabbica Rosa	I Luoghi del Poetere

This was a fun show!

Esthete Radio 25.0 Playlist - 20.05.07

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Sat, 26 May 2007 13:38:30 PDT

All caught up now! I am going to see Y.A.C.H.T. tonight in San Diego at the Che Cafe. Be sure to stop by if you are in the area and say hi. check out dat Magik.

Artist	Song	Album
Abner Jay	Side A	The Backbone of America is a Mule and Cotton
Pink Reason	Storming Heaven	Cleaning the Mirror
Pink Reason	Thrush	Cleaning the Mirror
Captain Beyond	I can't Feel Nothin' (Part 1)	Captain Beyond
James Yorkston	Blue Adonnas	Roaring the Gospel
James Yorkston	Song to the Siren	Roaring the Gospel
July	You Missed it All	July
Shindo	Midfunk	Unbound

S.T. Mikael	In the Forest	Visions of a Trespasser
Man From Missouri	American Dogs	Bwanger Tatalingus Debase
Analogy	Tin's Song	Analogy
Mandrake Memorial	To a Lonely	Mandrake Memorial
The Psyclone Rangers	Mono Town	The Devil May Care

Thomas Leer	Looks that Kill	Contradicitons
Thomas Leer	Don't	Contradicitons
S.T. Mikael	Before Your Eyes	Claustromania
Islaja	Muusimaa	Ulual YYY
Bonnie Dobson	Farewell to Nova Scotia	Bonnie Dobson
Chris & Mollie	The Palm Tree	The Palm Tree
Vibracathedral Orchestra	Sway-Sage	Wisdom Thunderbolt

Esthete Radio 24.0 Playlist - 13.05.07

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Fri, 25 May 2007 12:30:35 PDT

things may be changing soon....

Artist	Song	Album
Rayne	Never Going, Always Gone	Rayne (1979)
Two Bands and a Legend	Cato Salsa Experience and the Thing with Joe Mcphee	Cato Salsa Experience and the Thing with Joe Mcphee
Idris Ackamoor & Margaux Simmons with King's Dummers of Tamale	Africa	Music of Idris Ackamoor 1971-2004
Pärson Sound	On How To Live	Pärson Sound (1968)
Mike Heron	Brinbadan	Smiling Men With Bad Reputations (1971)
Hawk	African Day Suite	Africa She Too Can Cry (1972)
Arik Amlee	Melting Trees	Afternoon Dream (2006)
Spacious Mind	Rider of the Woodlands	Gentle Path Highway (2007)
Evan Miller	Fahey Spell	Three Spells for Six String Guitar (2007)
July	Dandelion Seeds	July
Children of One	Angel Dance	Children of One (1968)
Tadpoles	Nazareth	Far Out (1996)
Grouper	Opened Space	Cover the Windows and the Walls (2007)
Pantaleimon	Ascension of the Sun	Cloudburst (2007)
Cakekitchen	Everything's Driving You Crazy Cos You Just Can't Get What You Want	Everything's Driving You Crazy Cos You Just Can't Get What You Want (2006)
Strawberry Alarm Clock	Strawberries Mean Love	Incense and Peppermints (1967)
Wooden Wand	Delia	James & The Quiet(2007)
Terry Riley	In The Summer	Les Yeux Fermes & Lifespan (2007)
Ville Moskiitto	Kuninkaiden Valtakunta	Retkikertomuksia (2007)

Esthete Radio 23.0 Playlist - 06.05.07

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Wed, 09 May 2007 22:35:44 PDT

Thanks to Sam of Wonderful Rainbow, Esthete Radio was able to gallantly continue in the wake of my absence. The only information I can add at this point is that Madison WI is a pretty neat place. Anyway, we've got a hot list from Sunday's show:

Artist	Song	Album
mouthful of bees	sunny	the end
white magic	palm and wine	dat rosa mel apibus
deerhoof	that big orange sun run over speed light	milk man
dan deacon	crystal cat	spiderman of the rings
mf doom	kon karne	mm....food?
sage fancis	civil obedience	human the death dance
matmos	solo buttons for joe meek	the rose has teeth in the mouth of a beast
fridge	eyelids	the sun
black moth super rainbow + the octopus project	lollipopsichord	the house of apples & eyeballs
the books	tokyo	the lemon of pink
the boggs	emily, o emily	we are the boggs we are
panda bear	take pills	person pitch
liars	let's not wrestle mt. heart attack	drum's not dead
gang gang dance	nomad for love (canibal)	god's money
a hawk and a hacksaw	gadje sirba	the way the wind blows
kaizers orchestra	delikatessen	maestro
acoustic ladyland	high heel blues	last chance disco
mark sultan	je ne savais pas	sultanic verses
compulsive gamlers	your happiness	crystal gazing luck amazing
thee ohees	the master's bedroom is worth spending a night in	live
beat happening	bury the hammer	you turn me on
maher shalal has baz	faux depart	faux depart
angels of light	mother/father	akron/family & angels of light
out hud	dad, there's a little phrase called too much information	s.t.r.e.e.t. d.a.d.
the fiery furnaces	i'm waiting to know you	bitter tea
need new body	magic kingdom	where's black ben
tom waits	fumblin' with the blues	the heart of saturday night
oneida	you can never tell	happy new year
ooioo	kila kila kila	kila kila kila
james blackshaw	spiralling skeleton memorial	o true believers

KUCI Fund Drive!!!!!

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:49:11 PDT

KUCI 88.9 FM :: Annual Fund-Drive
April 27 - May 7, 2007
Call 949-824-5824 to pledge!

Help us keep Esthete Radio and the other wonderful programming at KUCI going strong. With a donation you will become part of the Esthete Radio and KUCI family. This is a family you will not find anywhere else on the dial....especially in Orange County and southern California. When you pledge please rep Esthete Radio so we get our due.

Donations can be made by calling 949-824-5824 between April 27 and May 7th.

KUCI's PHILOSOPHY & MISSION ::
KUCI essentially started as a pirate radio station in 1969, because even back then, there were people sick of commercial radio.
There are currently no independently owned commercial radio stations in the greater Los Angeles area. This is the reason that if you call up a commercial station and request a song, you won't hear it if it's not the flavor of the week. Public affairs shows are not immune to this, either. There are almost no people who are willing to express a non-politically correct opinion, because they are deathly afraid of losing sponsorship. We are the last bastion against crappy, sound-alike radio in Orange County. We are the voice of freedom for all the independent music that gets snubbed by the major labels. We are the defenders of the faith for those who choose to express a different opinion. We are Corporate Rock's worst nightmare. We are KUCI.

Esthete Radio 22.0 Playlist - 22.04.07

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Wed, 25 Apr 2007 19:48:38 PDT

My first weekend back in awhile. It was fun. Unfortunately I will be out the next two Sundays! Believe me, aside from April and May I will be in the studio spinning that good stuff. Bear with me.

Artist	Song	Album
Yacht	See A Penny (Pick it Up)	I Believe In You. Your Magic is Real (2007)
Crystalized Movements	Slid	Revelations From Pandemonium (1992)
Hamana	Why Can't I Understand	Hamana (1974)
Tomorrow	Hallucinations	Tomorrow
Hotel Alexis	San Diego Backslide	Goliath, I'm On Your Side (2007)
Idris Ackamoor Quartet	Topanga	Music of Idris Ackamoor 1971-2004

Euphoria	Lost in Trance	Lost in Trance (1973)
Darius	Mist-Veiled Garden	Darius (1969)
Alex Delivery	Vesna	Star Destroyer (2007)
The Book of Knots	Red Apple Boy	Traineater (2007)
Man From Missouri	Sawte	Bwanger Tatalingus Debase (1988)
The Factory	Red Chalk Hill	Path Through The Forest (1968)
The Undisputed Truth	Superstar	Face to Face With the Truth (1971)

Loren Mazzacane & Kath Bloom	Window	Sand In My Shoe (1983)
The Pyramids	Aomawa	Music of Idris Ackamoor 1971-2004
Roy Montgomery	For Kerry	Inroads (2007 reissue)
Boris with Michio Kurihara	Fuzzy Reactor	Rainbow (2006)
The Book of Knots	Traineater	Traineater (2007)

Nothing People	I Can't Find a Monkey	Problems (1979)
Randy Burns	Maybelline	Songs For An Uncertain Lady (1970)
Blue Sandlewood Soap	Age of The Magic Men	Loring Park Love Ins (1968)
Gowns	Rope	Red State (2007)
Jana Hunter	Babies	There's No Home (2007)
Dinosaurs	You Can't Beat It	Simla Beat: 1970-1971
Dinosaurs	Sinister Purpose	Simla Beat: 1970-1971
Mandrake Memorial	Here I Am	Mandrake Memorial (1968)
Indian Jewelry	Come Closer	Invasive Exotics (2007)
Kim Jung Mi	Track 9	Wind

lil Troy and all the Memories

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Sat, 21 Apr 2007 17:10:00 PDT

How about this? I have been trying to remember this song that has been stuck in my head for the past 4 months. Obviously, this song was not so clear for me to understand the actual lyrics, it is much better explained by a familiarly distinct haze. You can probably discern that I am a small fan of kitsch, but prepare yourself for Wanna Be a Balla.

I was pretty young at the time this song got big, so i'm not sure if it was a national thing or more regional. I am not sure what struck me yesterday while driving up the 55 freeway to remember that this song stuck in the back of my head for 4 months was infact by lil Troy. It came to me for no explicable reason; I had to text it to myself so I would be sure to remember later. Well, I hope you enjoy it as much as I have.

ps- tomorrow should be a great show. i haven't been around to do the show much lately, so Esthete Radio should be back in full force, tune in!

UCIndie

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Tue, 17 Apr 2007 16:13:35 PDT

There is a great benefit happening this Thursday, please check it out!

The life of a student is difficult, yet rewarding. This year the students
of UC Irvine decided to help make student life easier for the impoverished
children of Iraq with the creation of the Baghdad School Project. The
Project buys, packs, and ships, school supplies to Iraqi school children.
On April 19th, 2007, the School of Social Sciences Dean’s Ambassadors
Council and KUCI present UCIndie, a benefit concert for the student-run
Baghdad School Project.

The concert will feature performances by local bands:

Northern, Great Glass Elevator, Down for the Count, Transit Studio, and
Blue Lion Project.

The event will also include a charity raffle for an ipod, a short
presentation and refreshments available for purchase.

Tickets are $6 pre-sale and can be purchased at UC Irvine on Ring Road in
front of the Social Science Plaza on April 10, 11, 16 and 17 from 11 to
3pm, as well as by email request to shorgan@uci.edu. Checks should be made
out to UC Regents and sent to:
UC Irvine School of Social Sciences
Social Science Plaza 2237
Attn: Baghdad School Project
Irvine, CA 92697
Tickets are general admission and can be purchased pre-sale or at the door.
The project is currently accepting cash donations, donations of prizes
for the charity raffle, as well as donations of school supplies,
including:
· Blunt-end scissors
· 12-inch rulers with metric markings
· New pencils with erasers
· Small pencil sharpeners
· Large erasers
· Boxed colored pencils (Crayons melt in the Iraqi summer heat)
· Packages of notebook paper
· Composition books
· Folders with inside pockets
· Zippered pencil bags

The Baghdad School Project and UCIndie provide an opportunity for student
and the community to listen to good music while supporting a good cause
and giving the gift of education to the children of a war-torn region.

Absenteeism

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 12:11:17 PDT

Again, I will sadly be unable to host Esthete Radio this coming Sunday. I will be traveling to Berkeley, reppin KUCI at the UCRN conference this weekend. I promise I'll be back next week. hang on sloopy.

gone fishin

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Sat, 31 Mar 2007 16:03:37 PDT

I will be absent from Esthete Radio for the next two installments of the program. Be sure to tune in however, Mike B will be stepping in and rocking the house.

I will be visiting Austin TX and Nashville TN over the next week. If you are around holla at me and let me know what is going on.

"we've got gobs of coal"

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 22:52:53 PDT

So I was just going to put this video into the new sidebar, but this really warrants a short description. I have been following the Grubb Files for awhile now. This is a series taken from the public access channel in Bloomington, IN. The star is David R. Grubb, The Indiana Outlaw.

Now I really encourage everyone to start with Season 1, Episode 1 to watch Mr. Grubb's gradual change in physical appearance. Another highlight for me is Skeletons In The Cloner. No doubt, Mr. Grubb's subversive(?) yet traditionalist(?) nature persists throughout the series. Now, I myself spent some time in Bloomington, IN so this holds a special place in my heart. I hope it is special to you as well.

video world

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Fri, 30 Mar 2007 18:41:31 PDT

so the internet is being taken over by video. i'm happy to willingly submit. I've found this neat little video widget that you'll find on the right panel of the blog. here you will find the best of Esthete Videos from around the internet.

A taste of what's to come:

senator feinstein, i wish you were better than this

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Thu, 29 Mar 2007 12:42:41 PDT

miss feinstein finally decided to return (twice??) my inquiry as to why she is supporting/introducing the biased, restrictive, non-competitve legislation that is the PERFORM Act:

March 29, 2007

Mr. K------ -------
---------------
-------, California 92---

Dear Mr. -------:

Thank you for writing to me about the Platform Equality and
Remedies for Rights-holders in Music (PERFORM) Act. I appreciate
hearing from you.

I believe that our nation's intellectual property is vitally
important and needs to be protected. In fact, the promotion of the
creative process is so important that our Founding Fathers gave Congress
the express authority to protect it in the U.S. Constitution. Still, we must
ensure that any protection afforded to intellectual property is also
balanced and fair to all who are affected by it.

The PERFORM Act, which I introduced with Senators Lindsey
Graham (R-SC) and Bill Frist (R-TN), would require satellite, cable and
Internet broadcasters to pay fair market value for the performance of
digital music. Currently, these providers are treated differently and pay
different rates even though, as technology advances, their services have
become increasingly similar. Additionally, the bill would require the use
of readily-available, cost-effective, and feasible technology to prevent
music theft.

As such, the PERFORM Act would help strike a balance
between the promotion of technological advances in digital music
delivery systems and the protection of, and fair compensation for, the
intellectual property of artists and musicians.

The PERFORM Act has received the support of various music,
artist, and songwriter groups, as well as digital music service providers.
However, let me say, I believe the bill as it was introduced is the
beginning of the legislative process; and while there may be
disagreements over how to strike the proper balance on these difficult
issues, I am certainly open to a robust dialogue. Please know that as the
legislation moves through the process, I will be sure to keep your views
in mind.

Again, thank you for writing. If you should have any further
questions or comments in the future, please do not hesitate to call my
Washington, DC staff at (202) 224-3841.

Sincerely yours,

Dianne Feinstein
United States Senator

http://feinstein.senate.gov

Further information about my position on issues of concern to California and the
Nation are available at my website http://feinstein.senate.gov. You can also
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Esthete Radio 21.0 Playlist - 25.03.07

noreply@blogger.com (Kino) — Sun, 25 Mar 2007 19:00:21 PDT

I really liked this set. We had some stuff you might not typically hear (Pantha du Prince) on Esthete Radio, at least from a historical point of view, but I would prefer to keep it less predictable ultimately...

Artist	Song	Album
United Light	Victim of a Joke	Let The Fuzz
Orkustra	Flash Gordon	Light Shows For The Blind
Bill Quick	Beautiful People (Flea Market Song)	Maravillosa Gente
Battles	Tonto	Mirrored
Pantha du Prince	Saturn Strobe	This Bliss
Pengo	After the Impossible Happened	Toadstools Amongst the Tombstones
Indian Jewelry	Warm Boxcutter	Sangles Redux
The One Ensemble	Smok	Wayward the Fourth
Asian Mae	Lucky Cavalier	Collsing
Nikki Sudden and Rowland S. Howard	Wedding Hotel (The Moose)	Kiss You Kidnapped Charabanc + Live In Augsburg
United Light	Call Me Fuckhead	Let The Fuzz
Nikki Sudden and Rowland S. Howard	Dubutante Blues	Kiss You Kidnapped Charabanc + Live In Augsburg
Davis Redford Triad	Bubble Wrap	Blue Cloud
Vision of Sunshine	Mr. Bojangles	Vision of Sunshine
Essie Jain	Sailor	We Made This Ourselves
Sir Richard Bishop	Staged	Black Eyed Blue
S.T. Mikael	Beyound The Haze	Soul Flower
Normanoak	Mars/Jupiter / Luna	Double Gift of Tongues
Loren Mazzacane & Kath Bloom	Sand in my Shoe	Sand in my Shoe
Sun Ra	Door of the Cosmos	Sleeping Beauty