In the wake of the startling revelation that the US Federal Reserve actually handed out more than $7.7 TRILLION dollars in the 2008 bailouts, more than 10 times the previously disclosed $700 billion, Ohio Congressman Dennis Kucinich blasted the decision and is calling for monetary reform. What's even more startling is that this was reported by the same news source in 2008, and it was never followed up in the mainstream media. This is flat out criminal. As largely politically and economically apathetic Canadians we often think we are immune to problems in the American banking industry. I hate to say it but I think 2012 is going to be a very, very long year, and a very rude awakening for a lot of people.
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Bloomberg exposes huge Fed bailout scandal
Labels:
Dennis Kucinich,
Occupy Wall St,
Politics
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Address Is Approximate
A neat little short film by Tom Jenkins.
Labels:
Address Is Approximate,
Film Short,
Tom Jenkins
Thelonius Monk - Epistrophy
The mad pianist himself! Frankie Dunlop on drums, Butch Warren on bass, and that's the one and only Charlie Rouse playing the saxamaphone. Magical.
Joe Kapp vs Angelo Mosca, round 2
Forty eight years after their famous battle in the 1963 Grey Cup, these two veterans were having none of the pleasantries that the audience hoped for. You can read the story here, and the full unedited clip can be seen here.
Labels:
Angelo Mosca,
Comedy,
Joe Kapp
Mt. Ruapehu blows a smoke ring
Labels:
Mt. Ruapehu,
Nature,
Science
Bradleyboy MacArthur - Calling Your Name
This guy was at the Capital last week, and he was pretty gritty. Gritty is where it's at. Whatever you do, you got to stay gritty.
Labels:
Bradleyboy MacArthur,
Live Music,
Mike Evin
Tomorrowland Festival 2011 Movie
This is a short film about this year's Tomorrowland Festival from Belgium. I'm not sure what's up with the weird fantasy stuff in the last two minutes, but everything else looks absolutely ridiculous. Props to Brad T. Racer for the heads up.
Labels:
Documentary,
Music,
Tomorrowland,
Video
Monday, November 28, 2011
Junior Boys - Banana Ripple
Labels:
Junior Boys,
Music,
Video
Texas to Canada - The crime bill is a mistake!
A report for the CBC by Terry Milewski that shows just how flawed Harper's proposed crime bill really is.
Labels:
Politics,
Terry Milewski,
Video
Jeb Corliss - Grinding The Crack
This is professional crazy man Jeb Corliss making an absolutely ridiculous jump in a wing suit. The song is "Sail" by AWOLNATION, which has been in a few different videos as of late. As always I recommend watching in HD.
Labels:
AWOLNATION,
Extreme,
Jeb Corliss,
Music,
Video
The Intelligence Revolution
A very decent BBC documentary looking at the rapid technological advancement and societal implications surrounding the increasingly ubiquitous world of artificial intelligence. Presented by the equally ubiquitous Michio Kaku.
PART 1
PART 2
PART 3
PART 4
PART 5
PART 6
Labels:
Documentary,
Michio Kaku,
Science,
Video
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Fatboy Slim - The Rockafeller Skank
Back in 1998 this was the dopest track in the joint. I think I'm gonna drop it at some point tonight.
Labels:
Fatboy Slim,
Music,
Video
Friday, November 25, 2011
Monique van der Vorst cured from paralysis
Labels:
Extreme,
Monique van der Vorst,
Science,
Video
Spin
This is a film from 1995 by Brian Springer that shows us lots of behind the scenes footage of big media and political figures. It's a little slow moving but there's some great stuff in it.
Labels:
Bill Clinton,
Brian Springer,
Documentary,
George Bush,
Larry King,
Pat Robertson,
Politics,
Video
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Big Sugar - Red Rover
These guys are live at the market in Fredericton right now! Wish I was there!
Labels:
Big Sugar,
Gordie Johnson,
Music,
Video
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
The Civil Wars - Barton Hollow
Some more bluesy folk from Nashville, Tennessee.
Labels:
Music,
The Civil Wars,
Video
Ice finger of death filmed in Antarctica
Labels:
David Attenborough,
Nature,
Science,
Video
Oscar the Grouch on Q
Who knew Oscar was a New Brunswicker? Inspirational.
Labels:
Comedy,
Interview,
Jian Ghomeshi,
Oscar The Grouch,
Sesame Street,
The Muppets,
Video
The connection between US Feds and Monsanto
Labels:
Images,
Monsanto,
Occupy Wall St,
Politics
A note for President Obama
From a protestor attending a speech in New Hampshire.
Mr. President:
Over 4000 peaceful protesters
have been arrested.
While banksters continue
to destroy the economy with impunity.
You must stop the assault
on our 1st amendment rights.
Your silence sends a message
that police brutality is acceptable.
Banks got bailed out.
We got sold out.
Mr. President:
Over 4000 peaceful protesters
have been arrested.
While banksters continue
to destroy the economy with impunity.
You must stop the assault
on our 1st amendment rights.
Your silence sends a message
that police brutality is acceptable.
Banks got bailed out.
We got sold out.
Labels:
Barack Obama,
Images,
Occupy Wall St,
Politics
Elliott Brood - If I Get Old
Labels:
Elliott Brood,
Music,
Video
Kermit the Frog remembers Jim Henson
Labels:
Images,
Jim Henson,
Kermit The Frog,
The Muppets
The connection between US Feds and Goldman Sachs
Labels:
Goldman Sachs,
Images,
Politics
Ron Paul vs Bob Schieffer on CBS
Nice try Bob, but I think Ron wins this round.
Labels:
Bob Schieffer,
Philosophy,
Politics,
Ron Paul,
Video
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Maestro Fresh Wes - Let Your Backbone Slide
Remember this classic? Here's the Maestro himself with K-Os and Shad rocking out earlier this year in front of the lamest crowd in history.
Labels:
Booka Shade,
K-Os,
Maestro Fresh Wes,
Music,
Video
Rare footage of Annie Oakley shooting
This is some remarkable film footage from 1894 of Annie Oakley showing off her shooting talents.
Labels:
Annie Oakley,
History,
Video
Kenny Brooks is going to sell you on him
This is just nuts.
Labels:
Comedy,
Kenny Brooks,
Video
Rex Murphy slams Toronto school ball ban
Labels:
Comedy,
Philosophy,
Politics,
Rex Murphy,
Video
Disgraced UC Davis chancellor does walk of shame
That's just about as shameful as it gets, ladies and gentlemen. I have no sympathy for you, Linda Katehi.
Labels:
Linda Katehi,
Occupy Wall St,
Politics,
Video
Kermit the Frog on Q
The new Muppets movie comes out this week and Kermit decided to stop in to the Q studio to have a few words with Jian Ghomeshi.
Dang I miss Jim Henson.
Labels:
Comedy,
Interview,
Jian Ghomeshi,
Kermit The Frog,
The Muppets,
Video
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Free Energy documentary
500th blog post! Better make it a good one I guess. This is for anyone with an interest in free energy, which should pretty much be everyone.
Labels:
Documentary,
Free Energy,
Politics,
Science,
Technology
The Black Keys - Lonely Boy
The Black Keys are coming out with a new album soon, and here's the first single!
Labels:
Music,
The Black Keys,
Video
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Emeli Sandé - Kill The Boy
From Scotland, and with a degree in neurology to boot.
Labels:
Emeli Sandé,
Music,
Video
UC Davis protestors pepper sprayed
This is pretty disgusting.
Labels:
Occupy Wall St,
Politics,
Video
Friday, November 18, 2011
James Vincent McMorrow - This Old Dark Machine
Some more folk, this time from Ireland. Cool video.
Labels:
James Vincent McMorrow,
Music,
Video
Retired police Capt. Ray Lewis joins Occupy Wall St
Kind of a lame interview, but he makes some interesting points nonetheless. Apparently Capt. Lewis has since been arrested, and released.
Labels:
Occupy Wall St,
Philosophy,
Politics,
Ray Lewis,
Video
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Fatima - Mind
Ok, last post for today. I couldn't decide between two tracks which to post, so be sure to take a look at "Innervision" too. They're both produced by the amazing Floating Points. Definitely check out his stuff as well.
Labels:
Fatima,
Floating Points,
Music,
Video
Jon Gomm - Passionflower
Here's another for guitar nerds. Mr. Gomm is from England, and he likes to makes his guitar do things that most guitar players I know of don't even think about.
Little Dragon - Twice
...and now off to Sweden we go, where we find Little Dragon, who I didn't know about until just recently. Some very cool experimental stuff going on here.
Labels:
Little Dragon,
Music,
Video
Kimbra - Settle Down
This is Kimbra Johnson from Hamilton, New Zealand. I haven't heard a lot of her stuff but so far so good.
Labels:
Kimbra,
Music Video
Death Grips - Takyon (Death Yon)
Now for something really angry. This is Death Grips from Sacramento. Kinda reminds me of Odd Future, but definitely different. Another group I'm not too sure about, but I'm definitely curious. There's a crazy interview with them here.
Labels:
Death Grips,
Music,
Video
DELS - GOB
Now for something a little angrier. This is DELS from England, a real up-and-comer who has been signed by one of Ninja Tune's labels. Not sure what I feel about him yet, but he's different and he's got my attention.
Woodpigeon - Oberkampf
Here's another good folk band out of Calgary, not even sure if they're still together. Their stuff is a little hard to find, but well worth the effort.
Labels:
Live Music,
Woodpigeon
Dorli Rainey, 84 year old pepper-sprayed occupier
The important message here? There isn't a problem with young people, there isn't a problem with old people. There's a problem, period, and something needs to change.
Labels:
Dorli Rainey,
Keith Olbermann,
Occupy Wall St,
Philosophy,
Politics,
Video
Dark Dark Dark - In Your Dreams
This group is from Minnesota. They're a little awkward, but they have an accordion and that makes them pretty cool. One question though, what's with buddy's bright pink hat?
Labels:
Dark Dark Dark,
Live Music
Keith Olbermann blasts NY Mayor Michael Bloomberg
Labels:
Comedy,
Keith Olbermann,
Michael Bloomberg,
Occupy Wall St,
Philosophy,
Politics,
Video
Ron Paul scolds rude CBS reporter
There's so much to post today, I don't know where to begin... meh, we'll start with this. Here's Ron Paul, after being once again intentionally shafted by CBS at their recent debate, scolding a rather pushy reporter.
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Thrive
This is worth watching. Yes, there are some dubious individuals in it. I'm not a fan of Steven Greer, Nassim Haramein, or Clifford Stone, and David Icke has said some pretty bizarre stuff in the past, but their contributions are minimal. Keep an open mind, and watch the whole movie before passing judgement. Some of it will seem strange but the overall message is credible in my opinion.
NOTE: I've edited this post as the original link was taken down.
Labels:
Documentary,
Philosophy,
Politics,
Science,
Video
Motopony - King Of Diamonds
Cool tune, cool video, but was anyone else just waiting for Chuck Testa to pop up out of somewhere?
John Carpenter's The Thing - The Musical
I had to laugh at this one. Warning - somewhat gory video.
Labels:
Comedy,
John Carpenter,
Video
John Stamos' guide to snuggling
Just in case you missed it.
Labels:
Bob Sagat,
Comedy,
John Stamos,
Video
William Shatner on the dangers of turkey frying
Brilliant. Now that's how you promote safety!
Labels:
Comedy,
Video,
William Shatner
Nope, it's just Chuck Testa!
I don't know whether to laugh or cry. Maybe a little of both.
Labels:
Chuck Testa,
Comedy,
Video
Mad moves from Arthur Cadre
I can't imagine what that would do to my shoulder if I tried it...
Labels:
Arthur Cadre,
Extreme,
Video
There's 7 billion of us
That's a lot of you and me's!
Labels:
Philosophy,
Politics,
Science,
Video
Monday, November 14, 2011
Björk - Crystalline
Björk is back with her latest video. It's pretty wacky, as you can imagine, and I'm not entirely sure what I think of it yet, but it's worth a look-see and a listen for curiosity's sake if nothing else.
Rendering synthetic objects into photographs
The next step in Photoshop evolution. This isn't perfect yet, but it's pretty amazing. The lines between what is real and what isn't are very, very blurry now.
Quantum levitation - must see
Just in case you missed this one a month back. Yup, there's no way any of those so-called unidentified flying discs are real. No way at all...
William Shatner - Rocket Man
Circa 1978, complete with on-stage cigarette. Can you imagine this airing on the tube today? Unreal.
Labels:
Comedy,
Music,
Video,
William Shatner
1968 BBC interview with Rupert Murdoch
Know your enemy.
Labels:
Politics,
Rupert Murdoch,
Video
The eagle owl in full HD
Whoa... what a sight. Watch it in full HD mode.
NATO now pointing their fingers at Iran
Very disconcerting. Will it ever end?
Labels:
Chris Bambery,
Politics,
Video
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Gary Numan - M.E.
...and my final offering of the day is Gary Numan's post-apocalyptic robot serenade from his 1979 album "The Pleasure Principle". You may recognize the opening theme that was later sampled by Basement Jaxx in their huge hit "Where's Your Head At?". Creds to Chef BP for posting this recently.
Labels:
Basement Jaxx,
Gary Numan,
Music,
Video
Mary Claire Orenic is the happiest woman in America
A while back I posted a link about Alvin Wong, the happiest man in America, well here's Mary Claire Orenic, supposedly the happiest woman. She looks a little robotic to me, and sounds like they crammed some nonsense statistics in there, but I guess to each their own. Personally I'd rather hang with Alvin.
Labels:
Alvin Wong,
Mary Claire Orenic,
Philosophy,
Video
Alex Hutchings & Jess Lewis - Little Jazzy Jam
For guitar aficionados - the amazing Alex Hutchings and his protege Jess Lewis are here doing a nice little jam, it's just a shame we can't see more! Check out the rest of their stuff, they're both unbelievable players.
Labels:
Alex Hutchings,
Jess Lewis,
Music,
Video
Garrett McNamara surfs the biggest wave ever
Here's Garrett McNamara in Portugal surfing what is claimed to be the largest wave ever successfully negotiated - about 90 feet in height. Whether it is or it isn't, it's still a ridiculous feat.
Labels:
Extreme,
Garrett McNamara,
Surfing,
Video
Liam Neeson comedic cameo
Well this might not be for everyone, but for those who like Ricky Gervais and his uniquely awkward, cringe-worthy style, this is worth a few laughs. This is from the new series "Life's Too Short". Liam Neeson doing comedy - brilliant.
Labels:
Comedy,
Liam Neeson,
Life's Too Short,
Ricky Gervais,
Video,
Warwick Davis
Starlings create amazing patterns
Here's some pretty amazing sights of what I assume are starling birds flying en masse. There's a few more on the interweb like this but this one is new and nice and short.
Saturday, November 12, 2011
I'm the Batman!
Labels:
Batman,
Comedy,
Images,
Kermit The Frog
Brandt Brauer Frick - Bop
Whoa. I've never heard of these guys from Germany before, but this was super cool minimalism. Apparently they're really something live too. Definitely one to check out in the future.
Labels:
Brandt Brauer Frick,
Music,
Video
Friday, November 11, 2011
It's a good day to remember
Labels:
Images,
Occupy Wall St,
Politics
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Heavy D's last interview
Much respect. Thanks for the memories.
Ben Howard - Keep Your Head Up
Thanks to Graham Crackers for this one.
Labels:
Ben Howard,
Music,
Video
Police officers beating protesters at UCal Berkeley
Even more senseless violence from police officers at UCal Berkeley. To all the GOOD cops out there: please tell the rest to stop being such assholes.
Labels:
Occupy Wall St,
Politics,
Video
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
John Lennon understands life
Nice little quote here from Mr. Lennon. I wish I'd been as quick-witted when I'd been asked this question oh... a thousand times...
Labels:
Images,
John Lennon,
Philosophy
USDA raids local chef in Nevada
Yet another despicable act from the USDA aka Monsanto via the Nevada Health District. These guys are as evil as it gets.
Labels:
Monsanto,
Nevada Health District,
USDA,
Video
Moai from Easter Island fully exposed
Ever seen pictures of the Moai from Easter Island and thought "wow those things are huge"? Me too, but who would have guessed they would be THIS huge? Here's a crazy picture of a fully excavated one. Unbelievable.
Labels:
Easter Island,
Images,
Moai,
Science
The Hobbit production video 1
For Middle Earth fans - Peter Jackson has posted four video blogs of the ongoing production for The Hobbit, which is due in theaters next December. Well, part one anyway, since it's been split into two movies. This is particularly exciting for me as that was probably my favourite J.R.R. Tolkien book and I loved the Lord of the Rings movies. Let's just hope the world doesn't end before it comes out.
Looks like Mr. Jackson has gotten a bit slack on his yogurt diet...
Labels:
Fantasy,
J.R.R. Tolkien,
Lord of the Rings,
Peter Jackson,
Production,
The Hobbit
Will Farrell meets Justin Bieber
Labels:
Comedy,
Images,
Justin Bieber,
Will Farrell
Tuesday, November 8, 2011
American Juggalo
This is a short 23 minute documentary about the annual gathering of Insane Clown Posse fans, i.e. the Juggalos. It's... um... interesting? Warning: extreme profanity and insanity contained inside.
Labels:
American Juggalo,
Documentary,
Insane Clown Posse,
Video
PC vs Mac vs Leonardo DiCaprio
Labels:
Comedy,
Images,
Leonardo DiCaprio
Guy On A Buffalo - Episode 1
This is hilarious. The footage is taken from the 1978 movie "Buffalo Rider". I haven't seen it yet, but I can only assume that it is a masterpiece of American film. There are four episodes of Guy On A Buffalo, this is the first.
Labels:
Buffalo Rider,
Comedy,
Guy On A Buffalo,
Video
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Sportscaster wins lottery live on television
Barry Deley can't believe his luck.
Labels:
Barry Deley,
Comedy,
Video
Friday, November 4, 2011
Conan O'Brien is pushing the envelope
Ah, the mainstream media... pure comedy.
Labels:
Comedy,
Conan O'Brien,
Video
Occupy Wall St is not a joke
Labels:
Images,
Occupy Wall St,
Politics
Thursday, November 3, 2011
Science vs Religion - a debate
Here's an interesting debate on whether science is compatible with religion by two of the preeminent orators in their respective fields, John Haught and Jerry Coyne.
"On October 12, 2011 Theologian John Haught publicly debated prominent evolutionary scientist and atheist Jerry Coyne at the University of Kentucky. Although both agreed to a videotaping of the event, Haught later prohibited it's release because he felt he had been treated unfairly. Coyne released blog posts addressing the matter as an offense to free speech. Reviewing their new status in the blogosphere, Haught and his associates at the University of Kentucky have decided to release the video."
Labels:
Jerry Coyne,
John Haught,
Science,
Video
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
The banks who are taking over America
Labels:
Images,
Occupy Wall St,
Politics
Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Bryan Raydio - Brittle / Palindrone
I'm back! Mooooahahahahaha! What's a couple months between blogs? Anyway things have been busy and I really wanted to focus on getting some tunes done, but now the blog will return, and it will be crazier than ever. I've decided to expand my posting repertoire and add all the nutty videos I usually reserve for Facebook or Twitter posts, as well as any cool images I come accross. There will be a bit of revision to the page over the next few days, but for now, here's a couple of original tracks that are fully complete, pending two more sound checks on big systems.
The first track is called "Brittle", and it's one that actually started in May of 2009. This was originally a remix offshoot of it, but eventually it became the central track and more than two years and 115 edits later, I've had enough and I'm calling it done. It has a bit of a middle eastern feel to it which you'll hear in the percussion and sitar, and it will be the title track off an upcoming 3-track EP that I should have finished some time this month. You can't download it yet, but here's a full-length preview.
This second track is called "Palindrone". It started in August of 2009 and it is a conceptual re-interpretation of the main theme of Radiohead's "Everything In Its Right Place", but no samples were taken from that track. The name is a result of it's palindromic construction and it's somewhat droning nature. Any similarities to Sarah Palin are purely coincidental and unintentional, though she does tend to drone on... and on... and on... Anyway this won't ever be on an official release so it's a free download for friends and followers. Have at 'er.
Back tomorrow with stuff stuff stuff.
Labels:
Bryan Raydio,
Music,
Radiohead
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