Zeitgeist: Addendum, attempts to locate the root causes of this pervasive social corruption, while offering a solution. This solution is not based on politics, morality, laws, or any other "establishment" notions of human affairs, but rather on a modern, non-superstitous based understanding of what we are and how we align with nature, to which we are a part. The work advocates a new social system which is updated to present day knowledge, highly influenced by the life long work of Jacque Fresco and The Venus Project.
Thursday, September 10, 2009
ZEITGEIST: ADDENDUM 1/13 - START HERE, THEN LOOK UP PART 2
Zeitgeist: Addendum, attempts to locate the root causes of this pervasive social corruption, while offering a solution. This solution is not based on politics, morality, laws, or any other "establishment" notions of human affairs, but rather on a modern, non-superstitous based understanding of what we are and how we align with nature, to which we are a part. The work advocates a new social system which is updated to present day knowledge, highly influenced by the life long work of Jacque Fresco and The Venus Project.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
DSR65 - NATE GANGELHOFF OF BANNER PILOT
Minneapolis cabin fever anyone? Nate G’s been in more bands than I got space to mention. Have ya heard? And he compiles zines into books too! Let’s get romantic. Here’s a softer side of Dope Sick Radio.
DSR65 PLAYLIST
1. Mike Ness – Cheating At Solitaire
2. Dear Landlord – Three to the Beach
3. U.S. Bombs – That’s Life
4. Face to Face - Resignation
5. Banner Pilot – Hold Me Up
6. The Gateway District – Odd Pauses
7. Banner Pilot – Empty Lot
8. Mad Caddies – State of Mind
9. The Bouncing Souls – Letter from Iraq
10. Star Fucking Hipsters – The Civilization Show
11. Strike Anywhere – How to Pray
12. NOFX – Cokie the Clown
13. Mike Ness – Dope Fiend Blues
DSR64 - NATE NEWTON OF CONVERGE
DOPE SICK RADIO EPISODE #64 - TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 10 @ 7PM (CST) W/ SPECIAL GUEST NATE NEWTON OF CONVERGE/ DOOMRIDERS/ OLD MAN GLOOM
DSR64 will feature a brand new interview w/ Mr. Nate Newton of Converge and Doomriders. We'll be talkin details about the new releases from both bands as well as his involvement with numerous other influential projects including OLD MAN GLOOM and CAVE IN.
This is wunna them hardcore-as-fuck episodes folks so don't forget them earplugs and that frame of mind. I'll be premiering brand new tracks from CONVERGE’S "AXE TO FALL" and I’ll be fillin up the rest of the show with the sounds of a violent revolution. I GOTTA WORK ETHIC HERE MOTHERFUCKER! GET OUTTA MY FACE.
DSR64 PLAYLIST
1. Converge - Cutter
2. Rise and Fall – It’s A Long Way Down
3. Slayer – Psychopathy Red
4. Blood For Blood – Mother Dear
5. Converge - Effigy
6. Converge – Axe to Fall
7. Converge – Dark Horse
8. Converge – Losing Battle
9. The Hope Conspiracy – Youth and It’s Burden
10. Napalm Death – Warped Beyond Logic
11. Deviates – One Day
12. Stray from the Path - Capital
13. The Definitive Measure – Project Interruption
14. NOFX – Jamaicas Alright If…
DSR63 - RYAN DEYOUNG OF WINEPRESS
DOPE SICK RADIO EPISODE #63 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 20 @ 7PM (CST) - W/ SPECIAL GUEST RYAN DEYOUNG OF WINEPRESS/ WOLCOTT/ THE QUILTS/ FORTY PIECE CHOIR
Here's another one for the Chicago punk rock history books folks. Ryan DeYoung and Winepress are one of the biggest reasons Dope Sick Radio exists today. If it weren’t for the bands he's been in and the shows he's booked over the years in the Chicagolands I'd prolly have ended up like every other corn-fed dough bag I went to high school with. Fuck you Lockport Class of 97.
This ones nostalgic. Tune in!
DSR63 PLAYLIST
1. Bitchy - Assimilation
2. Oblivion – She’s Moving to Paris
3. Bollweevils – Altered States
4. Shot Baker – Have It All
5. Screeching Weasel – This Buds For Me
6. Winepress – Revenge of the Nerds
7. Winepress – You’re So Punk
8. Winepress – Disappointed
9. Winepress – Winona
10. She Likes Todd – All Chances Passed
11. Blue Meanies – Tread
12. Eddie Money – Take Me Home
CHE: PART ONE/ PART TWO - REVIEW BY BRIAN JAMES
I just finished watching Steven Soderbergh's four-hour biopic Che starring Benicio Del Toro and Ive been inspired to write a review. The movie is currently in theatres in very limited release but if you have On Demand you can purchase it from the Sundance Channel. The film was originally set up to be released as two separate films. The first half being called The Argentine and the second half being called Guerilla. The two final versions have been combined as one and are being shown in theatres with a half-hour intermission under the single title Che. If you purchase it from On Demand you will have to pay separately for both halves of the movie.
The first half of the film is based on Ches published diaries Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War and covers the period from 1955 through 1959. Its also intercut with scenes from his visit to the United Nations in New York in 1964 where he spoke on behalf and acted as diplomat for the Cuban people. Most of the first half takes place in the jungles as Che and his guerillas make there way through Cuba to Havana securing city after city.
The second half of the film focuses on Ches time spent in Bolivia and is based off his unfinished diaries officially published as The Bolivian Diary. This second half of the film focuses on the periods from 1965 through his assassination in Bolivia in 1967. Like the first half, a majority of the second half takes place in the jungles. The scenery is broken up with interactions in the Bolivian villages and scenes involving the Bolivian government discussing what to do about Ches activities in the country.
There is no mention of Ches history or early years in either of the two halves. The movie strictly covers the time he spent as a guerilla fighter during and after the Cuban Revolution. In order to understand why Che is doing was he is doing its important to understand his history. I recommend reading the books and watching the documentaries but if you just want to keep it cinematic then check out Walter Salless 2004 movie The Motorcycle Diaries. The Motorcycle Diaries. might as well be the considered the official prequel to Che. It covers his early years as young doctor traveling through Central America and gives light into how and why he became who he became.
Benicio Del Toro is the best thing about this film. No other actor could have done the part justice and the fact that they cast an actor of Latin-American decent makes the performance that much more authentic. 85% of the film is in Spanish with English subtitles also making the movie as authentic possible.
Ive been anticipating the release of this movie since I first heard about its production two years ago. I am an admirer of Che Guevera. He encouraged education. He was a doctor. A teacher. A writer. An avid reader. A diplomat. A humanitarian. And most importantly, he wasnt afraid to fight and die for the causes he believed in. His story is controversial. He participated in assassinations and has been called a murderer. He studied the ideas of Karl Marx and has been officially marked as a communist. But he cared. He cared for the people being taken advantage by their governments. He fought to make life better for the forgotten. He promoted the building of schools and hospitals in lands that had none. He encouraged the beaten and broken to stand up and fight to be heard. He inspired the workers to strike. And he encouraged hope and possibility.
In closing, this is a movie that needed to be made and its a movie that should be watched.
The first half of the film is based on Ches published diaries Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War and covers the period from 1955 through 1959. Its also intercut with scenes from his visit to the United Nations in New York in 1964 where he spoke on behalf and acted as diplomat for the Cuban people. Most of the first half takes place in the jungles as Che and his guerillas make there way through Cuba to Havana securing city after city.
The second half of the film focuses on Ches time spent in Bolivia and is based off his unfinished diaries officially published as The Bolivian Diary. This second half of the film focuses on the periods from 1965 through his assassination in Bolivia in 1967. Like the first half, a majority of the second half takes place in the jungles. The scenery is broken up with interactions in the Bolivian villages and scenes involving the Bolivian government discussing what to do about Ches activities in the country.
There is no mention of Ches history or early years in either of the two halves. The movie strictly covers the time he spent as a guerilla fighter during and after the Cuban Revolution. In order to understand why Che is doing was he is doing its important to understand his history. I recommend reading the books and watching the documentaries but if you just want to keep it cinematic then check out Walter Salless 2004 movie The Motorcycle Diaries. The Motorcycle Diaries. might as well be the considered the official prequel to Che. It covers his early years as young doctor traveling through Central America and gives light into how and why he became who he became.
Benicio Del Toro is the best thing about this film. No other actor could have done the part justice and the fact that they cast an actor of Latin-American decent makes the performance that much more authentic. 85% of the film is in Spanish with English subtitles also making the movie as authentic possible.
Ive been anticipating the release of this movie since I first heard about its production two years ago. I am an admirer of Che Guevera. He encouraged education. He was a doctor. A teacher. A writer. An avid reader. A diplomat. A humanitarian. And most importantly, he wasnt afraid to fight and die for the causes he believed in. His story is controversial. He participated in assassinations and has been called a murderer. He studied the ideas of Karl Marx and has been officially marked as a communist. But he cared. He cared for the people being taken advantage by their governments. He fought to make life better for the forgotten. He promoted the building of schools and hospitals in lands that had none. He encouraged the beaten and broken to stand up and fight to be heard. He inspired the workers to strike. And he encouraged hope and possibility.
In closing, this is a movie that needed to be made and its a movie that should be watched.
_________________________________________________________________
CHE: PART ONE/ PART TWO
Year: December 12, 2008
Year: December 12, 2008
Cast: Benicio Del Toro, Demián Bichir, Santiago Cabrera, Jorge PerugorrÃa, Edgar Ramirez
Director: Steven Soderbergh
Writer: Peter Buchman (Screenplay), Ernesto 'Che' Guevara (Memoir "Reminiscences of the Cuban Revolutionary War")
Genre: Biography | Drama | History | War
Runtime: 4 hr. 18 min.
Country: France | Spain | USA
Language: English | Spanish
Company: Estudios Picasso, Laura Bickford Productions, Morena Films, Section Eight, Telecinco, Wild Bunch
DSR62 - THE PEACE PRIZE EPISODE
DOPE SICK RADIO EPISODE #62 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 13 @ 7PM (CST) - THE PEACE PRIZE EPISODE
I'll be premiering brand new tracks by the Star Fucking Hipsters, No Friends, Strung Out, Doomriders, and more. Steve from his Half-Ass Punk Show has all the gossip from Riot Fest and I'll be talkin all that shit you’ve come to love and hate.
I got a few things to say about a few things and I have some important news regarding the Nobel Peace Prize. How bout you tune the fuck in. Wuddaya say?
DSR62 PLAYLIST
1. Star Fucking Hipsters – The Civilization Show
2. No Friends – Loaded Question
3. Strung Out – The Fever and the Sound
4. Doomriders - Bloodsucker
5. Latin For Truth – Phuckette Motorsports
6. Blake – Portrait of a Liar
7. Stray From the Path - Villian
8. Sinking Ships - Ruin
9. H20 – Still Here
10. Killing the Dream – If It Rains
11. Failures - Motivation
12. Star Fucking Hipsters – Never Rest In Peace
DSR61 - BRENDAN KELLY OF THE LAWRENCE ARMS
DOPE SICK RADIO EPISODE #61 - TUESDAY, OCTOBER 6 @ 7PM (CST) - W/ SPECIAL GUEST BRENDAN KELLY OF THE LAWRENCE ARMS
The Lawrence Arms will be releasing their brand new EP at the end of October just in time for their 10th Anniversary show at the Metro in Chicago - October 24th. Here to discuss these important current events will be the man himself, Mr. Brendan Kelly.
We'll be discussing details about that new record, we'll be revealing info about the planned 10th Anniversary fiestas, and I'll be askin Brendan more questions than he'll care to answer about all his past projects, I.E. Slapstick and The Broadways.
DSR61 PLAYLIST
1. The Lawrence Arms – Navigating the Windward Passage
2. The Broadways – Jonathan Kozol Was Right
3. The Lawrence Arms – Navigating the Windward Passage
4. Slapstick – February One
5. The Broadways – What Happened
6. The Lawrence Arms – An Evening of Extraordinary Circumstance
7. The Lawrence Arms – Hesitation Station
8. Slapstick – Not Tonight
9. The Lawrence Arms – The Old Timers 2x4
10. The Broadways – 15 Minutes
11. Slapstick – Eighteen
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
BUKOWSKI: BORN INTO THIS - REVIEW BY BRIAN JAMES
"When your parents begin to like your work, thats when you know its getting bad." - Charles Bukowski
Charles Henry Bukowski is single-handedly responsible for releasing poetry from the clutches of the academes. He brought poetry back to the streets in a way that the Beats only wished they could. His work has spawned generations of copycats and to this day, no writer has been able to take his place.
Whether writing a semi-autobiographical novel about his tortured childhood, or compiling hundreds of poems about the complexity of the male/ female relation, Bukowski wrote from the heart. He wrote what he knew about and he wrote about the life he was given and the life he lived. And it was never pretty. His work was as ugly as the man himself. First impression were bad with him. "He didnt wear clothes well."
Bukowski was king of the skid row poets. He drank with as much passion as he wrote. And he fucked enough ugly women to make Bill Clinton jealous.
He had an absolute hatred for rules and regulations that can be seen everywhere throughout his work. He despised traditionally structured poetry and had no time for metaphors. He wrote it like he saw it and in the 74 years of his life, he managed to vomit more words onto a page than Michael Jackson fingered little boy butthole.
Bukowski credits his German-born father as being his single most influence as a writer. Beaten on a daily basis with a razor decorated belt, he considered the abuse as the perfect literary training. "When you get the shit kicked out of you everyday, you tend to say what you want."
Born Into This is the definitive Bukowski documentary. It features dozens of rare footage with not only Bukowski himself, but his family, friends, loved-ones, and admirers. Like most documentaries, this story is told through archived video footage, photographs, and interviews from the people who stood beside him throughout his so-called career. Fuckin A! This is another one I can watch a hundred times and never get sick of. Highly recommended - but only as a companion piece. READ HIS BOOKS!
Charles Henry Bukowski is single-handedly responsible for releasing poetry from the clutches of the academes. He brought poetry back to the streets in a way that the Beats only wished they could. His work has spawned generations of copycats and to this day, no writer has been able to take his place.
Whether writing a semi-autobiographical novel about his tortured childhood, or compiling hundreds of poems about the complexity of the male/ female relation, Bukowski wrote from the heart. He wrote what he knew about and he wrote about the life he was given and the life he lived. And it was never pretty. His work was as ugly as the man himself. First impression were bad with him. "He didnt wear clothes well."
Bukowski was king of the skid row poets. He drank with as much passion as he wrote. And he fucked enough ugly women to make Bill Clinton jealous.
He had an absolute hatred for rules and regulations that can be seen everywhere throughout his work. He despised traditionally structured poetry and had no time for metaphors. He wrote it like he saw it and in the 74 years of his life, he managed to vomit more words onto a page than Michael Jackson fingered little boy butthole.
Bukowski credits his German-born father as being his single most influence as a writer. Beaten on a daily basis with a razor decorated belt, he considered the abuse as the perfect literary training. "When you get the shit kicked out of you everyday, you tend to say what you want."
Born Into This is the definitive Bukowski documentary. It features dozens of rare footage with not only Bukowski himself, but his family, friends, loved-ones, and admirers. Like most documentaries, this story is told through archived video footage, photographs, and interviews from the people who stood beside him throughout his so-called career. Fuckin A! This is another one I can watch a hundred times and never get sick of. Highly recommended - but only as a companion piece. READ HIS BOOKS!
__________________________________________________________
BUKOWSKI: BORN INTO THIS
Year: April 30, 2004
Year: April 30, 2004
Cast: Charles Bukowski, Linda Lee
Bukowski, John Martin, Sean Penn, Harry
Dean Stanton
Director: John Dullaghan
Writer: Bill Maher
Genre: Documentary | Biography
Runtime: 130 min
Language: English
Company: Magnolia Home Entertainment DSR60 - DAVE RODRIQUEZ OF THE KRUM BUMS
DIRECT LINK - CLICK TO LISTEN
DOPE SICK RADIO EPISODE #60 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 29 @ 7PM (CST) - W/ SPECIAL GUEST DAVE RODRIQUES OF THE KRUM BUMS
DSR's bringin the sexy back this Tuesday with Dave Rodriques, the larger than life front man for Austin-based street punkers the Krum Bums. Their 4th official release titled SAME OLD STORY is out now on TKO Records and they just finished up cross cuntry tour with the Casualties and Mouth Sewn Shut.
We'll be rippin tracks by the Krum Bums and all associated associates. Tune in and find out why Dave thinks abortions should be allowed up until the age of 5. See ya!
DSR60 PLAYLIST
1. Krum Bums - Fall
2. Choking Victim – War Story
3. The Casualties – Tomorrow Belongs To Us
4. The Exploited – They Lie
5. Krum Bums – Last Breath
6. Krum Bums – Losing My Mind
7. Krum Bums – In Sickness
8. The Unseen – The End Is Near
9. Time Again – Soon It Will Be
DSR59 - CHRIS V. OF SAKES ALIVE!!
DOPE SICK RADIO EPISODE #59 - TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 22 @ 7PM (CST) - W/ SPECIAL GUEST CHRIS VANDEVIVER OF SAKES ALIVE!!
The brainchild of Chris Vandeviver, Sakes Alive!! is a five piece demolition crew of punkrock sound and fury. The band leaves its mark on everything it touches and they've managed to claw their way to the top of the heap with only a handful of demos and EP's. If thats not a testament to the music itself, I dont know what is.
The band is preparing to release their second installment of a three part series of EP's and in celebration of their rising star, we'll be spinnin tracks and talkin to Chris all thinks Sakes. Tune In.
DSR59 - PLAYLIST
1. Antagen - Empire
2. Anti-Flag – Spit in the Face
3. Backside – Who’s Got the Attitude
4. Pour Habit - Misfigured
5. Sakes Alive!! – Our Mistress the Sea
6. Sakes Alive!! – Your Money’s No Good Here
7. Sakes Alive!! – Riders Untitled
8. The Casualties – Punk Rock
9. Alarmcaster – Talon Grip Release
10. New Mexican Disaster Squad – Baker Act
12. Paint It Black – Four Deadly Venoms
13. Satanic Surfers – Soothing
14. After the Fall – Poor Excuse
Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
DSR57 - KURT BALLOU OF CONVERGE
DIRECT LINK - CLICK TO LISTEN
DOPE SICK RADIO EPISODE #57 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 18 @ 7PM (CST) - W/ SPECIAL GUEST KURT BALLOU OF CONVERGE AND GOD CITY STUDIOS
Kurt Ballou is easily one of the most unique and prolific guitar players in the hardcore scene today. His intensity and technical execution is nearly impossible to duplicate. He's been contributing his guitar talents with hardcore legends Converge for almost 16 years now and he shows no sign of stoppage.
Aside from his role as Converge’s mad hatter, Kurt is also the founder, owner, and key operator of God City Studios based in Salem Massachusetts. His resume includes a who’s who of punk and hardcore bands and his reputation as one of the most innovative producers in the punk and hardcore community has skyrocketed.
We'll be dissecting the genius insanity of Kurt Ballou this Tuesday. This one promises to hurt. Tune in.
DSR57 PLAYLIST
1. Converge – Eagles Become Vultures
2. Converge – Drop Out
3. Converge - Versus
4. Converge - Downpour
5. Converge – Fault and Fracture
6. Converge – Bare My Teeth
7. Misery Index - Traitors
8. Trap Them – Guigrol Serene
9. Killing the Dream – Post Scripts
10. Stray From The Path - Villain
11. Elysia – Curse of God: Part On
DOPE SICK RADIO EPISODE #57 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 18 @ 7PM (CST) - W/ SPECIAL GUEST KURT BALLOU OF CONVERGE AND GOD CITY STUDIOS
Kurt Ballou is easily one of the most unique and prolific guitar players in the hardcore scene today. His intensity and technical execution is nearly impossible to duplicate. He's been contributing his guitar talents with hardcore legends Converge for almost 16 years now and he shows no sign of stoppage.
Aside from his role as Converge’s mad hatter, Kurt is also the founder, owner, and key operator of God City Studios based in Salem Massachusetts. His resume includes a who’s who of punk and hardcore bands and his reputation as one of the most innovative producers in the punk and hardcore community has skyrocketed.
We'll be dissecting the genius insanity of Kurt Ballou this Tuesday. This one promises to hurt. Tune in.
DSR57 PLAYLIST
1. Converge – Eagles Become Vultures
2. Converge – Drop Out
3. Converge - Versus
4. Converge - Downpour
5. Converge – Fault and Fracture
6. Converge – Bare My Teeth
7. Misery Index - Traitors
8. Trap Them – Guigrol Serene
9. Killing the Dream – Post Scripts
10. Stray From The Path - Villain
11. Elysia – Curse of God: Part On
Sunday, August 30, 2009
Saturday, August 29, 2009
DSR55 - DAN YEMIN OF PAINT IT BLACK
DIRECT LINK - CLICK TO LISTEN
DOPE SICK RADIO EPISODE #55 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 @ 7PM (CST) - W/ SPECIAL GUEST DAN YEMIN OF PAINT IT BLACK/ LIFETIME/ KID DYNAMITE/ ARMALITE
Philly-based hardcore outfit Paint It Black is doin something a little bit different with their brand new release(s). We'll be talkin to frontman Dan Yemin about the reasoning behind it as well as his contributions to the punk and hardcore communities with his numerous past musical endeavors.
We'll be spinnin tracks by all his bands and we'll be jivin bout war, Obama, healthcare, Philly violence, and their upcoming UK tour with long-time friends Ceremony. This ones gonna be good. Tune in.
DSR55 PLAYLIST
1. Kid Dynamite - Shiner
2. Bullet Treatment – Already Dead
3. Paint It Black – Short Change
4. Paint It Black – Missionary Position
5. Paint It Black – So Much for Honor Among Thieves
6. Paint It Black – Watered Down
7. Shot Baker – Lost Today
8. 88 Fingers Louie – Joe Pesci
9. Ensign – Fade into Years
10. Minor Threat – Guilty of Being White
DOPE SICK RADIO EPISODE #55 - TUESDAY, AUGUST 4 @ 7PM (CST) - W/ SPECIAL GUEST DAN YEMIN OF PAINT IT BLACK/ LIFETIME/ KID DYNAMITE/ ARMALITE
Philly-based hardcore outfit Paint It Black is doin something a little bit different with their brand new release(s). We'll be talkin to frontman Dan Yemin about the reasoning behind it as well as his contributions to the punk and hardcore communities with his numerous past musical endeavors.
We'll be spinnin tracks by all his bands and we'll be jivin bout war, Obama, healthcare, Philly violence, and their upcoming UK tour with long-time friends Ceremony. This ones gonna be good. Tune in.
DSR55 PLAYLIST
1. Kid Dynamite - Shiner
2. Bullet Treatment – Already Dead
3. Paint It Black – Short Change
4. Paint It Black – Missionary Position
5. Paint It Black – So Much for Honor Among Thieves
6. Paint It Black – Watered Down
7. Shot Baker – Lost Today
8. 88 Fingers Louie – Joe Pesci
9. Ensign – Fade into Years
10. Minor Threat – Guilty of Being White
Friday, August 28, 2009
RANCID: LET THE DOMINOES FALL - REVIEW BY BRIAN JAMES
This strange and inexplicable pattern of initial un-acceptance for new Rancid records goes back to 1994's LETS GO. Perhaps I'm just hesitant to accept new material from a band whose past material has already become such an important part to the soundtrack of my life. Perhaps I dive into the first listen with a pre-conceived notion that there's no way the new record can top the last. Or maybe I'm just jealous because they create the music, and I'm just the douche bag writing the fuckin review. Whatever the case may be, it's impossible for me to deny the passion of the music and the genius and talent of the members that make up this band.
Strangely enough though, for the first time in 15 years I actually have a tangible reason to doubt the sincerity of a new Rancid release. This ain't the same Rancid the world has always known. Founding member Brett Read, and the only drummer Rancid has ever known, left the band in 2006 citing "personal reasons" and has been replaced by former USED drummer Brandon Steineckert. The long-lasting and original line-up is no longer. It's a huge change and a hard pill for die-hard fans to swallow. But with that being said, the core of Rancid is still made up of Tim Armstrong, Lars Frederiksen, and Matt Freeman. And although I hate to say it, Brandon Steineckert does a fine job of keeping the drumming style of Brett Reed alive.
The bottom line is that despite the ever-evolving musical styles on each and every Rancid release, the sound remains the same and the material on "DOMINOS" is equally as relevant as the material on any record to come before it. It's fuckin Rancid man! Shit.
DSR54 - JAY PEPITO OF REIGN SUPREME
DIRECT LINK - CLICK TO LISTEN
DOPE SICK RADIO EPISODE #54 - TUESDAY, JULY 28 @ 7PM (CST) - W/ SPECIAL GUEST JAY PEPITO OF REIGN SUPREME
Philly-based hardcore outfit Reign Supreme has two weeks left of their U.S. tour w/ Shai Hulud and The Carrier. They're on the road tourin out their new release Testing the Limits of Infinite out on Deathwish Inc. Pick it up and buy a shirt.
We'll be gettin a tour update from vocalist Jay Pepito and talkin all things Supreme. We'll be spinnin tracks by Blacklisted, Reign Supreme, The Carrier, Shai Hulud and more. Throw a head kick and check it.
DSR54 PLAYLIST
1. Bullet Treatment – A Reason for Violence
2. Shai Halud - Anesthesia
3. Lewd Acts – Drifters Sole
4. Reign Supreme – Mother Superior
5. Reign Supreme – Crushed by the Weight
6. Reign Supreme – And Come What Way
7. Blacklisted – Life Moves On
8. Louis Prima – Zooma Zomma
9. Converge – Locust Reign
10. Shai Halud - Linoleum
11. Golliwog – Planet Xanax
12. Peaceful Meadows – Piste 01
13. Union 13 – Symptoms of Humanity
DOPE SICK RADIO EPISODE #54 - TUESDAY, JULY 28 @ 7PM (CST) - W/ SPECIAL GUEST JAY PEPITO OF REIGN SUPREME
Philly-based hardcore outfit Reign Supreme has two weeks left of their U.S. tour w/ Shai Hulud and The Carrier. They're on the road tourin out their new release Testing the Limits of Infinite out on Deathwish Inc. Pick it up and buy a shirt.
We'll be gettin a tour update from vocalist Jay Pepito and talkin all things Supreme. We'll be spinnin tracks by Blacklisted, Reign Supreme, The Carrier, Shai Hulud and more. Throw a head kick and check it.
DSR54 PLAYLIST
1. Bullet Treatment – A Reason for Violence
2. Shai Halud - Anesthesia
3. Lewd Acts – Drifters Sole
4. Reign Supreme – Mother Superior
5. Reign Supreme – Crushed by the Weight
6. Reign Supreme – And Come What Way
7. Blacklisted – Life Moves On
8. Louis Prima – Zooma Zomma
9. Converge – Locust Reign
10. Shai Halud - Linoleum
11. Golliwog – Planet Xanax
12. Peaceful Meadows – Piste 01
13. Union 13 – Symptoms of Humanity
TONIGHTS THE NIGHT WE SET THE DYNOMITE
AMERICA IS A FAILING INSTITUTION by BRIAN JAMES
I wanna talk about Social Class and Misappropriation of Wealth for a minute here. There is absolutely NO fucking reason why one person in this country is taking in 2 Billion Dollars a year and millions of people are earning less than $20,000 a year. I don't give a FUCK what good or service that person is providing in this country or for this country.
With the exception of individuals taking advantage of the welfare state, the lower classes are working just as hard as the bloated, rich upper 10%, if not harder. You don't see corporate execs working 3 jobs to feed his loved ones do you? I sure as fuck don't. What I see are criminals in over-priced suits and ties sitting behind desks with shit-eating grins on their faces reaping the benefits of the working class.
The rich are getting richer, the poor are getting poorer, and the middle class is being smashed to pieces. The oil prices are criminal, the sick are being raped by the Health Care System, and people are being starved by the skyrocketing food prices. The sales tax in Chicago is now the highest in any city throughout the nation at 10.5%. The answer is NOT tax adjustments. THE ANSWER IS PROFIT ADJUSTMENT.
Capitalism needs to reformed and restructured and if that means incorporating Socialistic theories and ideals then that's what needs to be done. Social Status is not a race, a sex, or a cultural issue. It's a greed issue. I'm talking about restructuring profit margins for the citizens of this country. Capitalism was a great idea for the formation of this country. It worked in the beginning. But the building has been completed and the same idea that helped shape this country is now dividing it in dangerous proportions. Capitalism is no longer working. PERIOD. - Brian James/ Dope Sick Radio
Thursday, August 27, 2009
NEW DSR PROMO ADS CAUSE UPROAR FROM "PUNX"
I was surprised to wake up to a number of different emails from a number of different opinonators in regard to the new DSR promo ads featuring a women suckin off the former "Sears Tower" from behind the Chicago City Skyline. Cries of misogyny and sexual exploitation still glossing over my eyes. I feel obliged to solicit more opinions from a community who single-handedly sells out venue after venue for the Blink-182 reunion shows. Or am I just generalizing what punk rock has become? P.S. Lets do an acoustic album with a touch of country twang.What pops into your head when viewing the new DSR ads? - Brian James/ Dope Sick Radio
DSR51 - THE CHUCK MANSON EPISODE
DIRECT LINK - CLICK TO LISTEN
DOPE SICK RADIO EPISODE #51 - TUESDAY, JULY 7 - THE CHUCK MANSON EPISODE
Hardcore + Manson = DSR51. Shoulda saved this one for a Holloween show cuz this episode is garanteed to creep the fuck out.
DSR51 PLAYLIST
1. Bleeding Through – For Love and Failing
2. Norma Jean - Murderotica
3. Charles Manson – People Say I’m No Good
4. 18 Visions – She Looks Great in Velvet
5. Charles Manson – Sick City
6. Between the Buried and Me – Croakies and Boatshoes
7. Charles Manson – Look at Your Game Girl
8. Terror – Better Off Without You
9. Charles Manson - Arkansas
10. Remembering Never - Incisions
11. The Family Jams – No Wrong/ Come Along
12. Converge - Hellbound
13. The Family Jams – The Fires are Burning
14. Darkest Hour – Killer 3
DOPE SICK RADIO EPISODE #51 - TUESDAY, JULY 7 - THE CHUCK MANSON EPISODE
Hardcore + Manson = DSR51. Shoulda saved this one for a Holloween show cuz this episode is garanteed to creep the fuck out.
DSR51 PLAYLIST
1. Bleeding Through – For Love and Failing
2. Norma Jean - Murderotica
3. Charles Manson – People Say I’m No Good
4. 18 Visions – She Looks Great in Velvet
5. Charles Manson – Sick City
6. Between the Buried and Me – Croakies and Boatshoes
7. Charles Manson – Look at Your Game Girl
8. Terror – Better Off Without You
9. Charles Manson - Arkansas
10. Remembering Never - Incisions
11. The Family Jams – No Wrong/ Come Along
12. Converge - Hellbound
13. The Family Jams – The Fires are Burning
14. Darkest Hour – Killer 3
Monday, June 29, 2009
INTERVIEW W/ JAKE BANNON OF CONVERGE - BY BRIAN JAMES FOR LAYERS MAG
The following interview was conducted late 2004 at the old Bottom Lounge in Chicago. It was the first time I experienced the onslaught of CONVERGE live and I haven't experienced anything like it since.
This is by no means the "definitive" Jake Bannon interview but it should provide a little historic insight into what was goin on in his head at the time of writing, recording, and touring out what I consider to be the greatest Converge record to date - YOU FAIL ME.
This interview appeared as the ninth in the series of the Layers Magazine Pocket Books.
__________________________________________________________
BRIAN JAMES: What was your state of mind during the writing and recording of the new record (YOU FAIL ME)?
JACOB BANNON: I was at a point in my life where I was battling my depression and really trying to get to the core of what my personal anger and issues were. After we did the last record (JANE DOE) I thought I had come to peace with most of the stuff I was going through and I hadn't. I realized that I had a lot of issues that were still un-addresses and alot deeper and that I thought and so I just continued the process of working on them. I took a good hard look at the people around me. I looked at the failures in my life and the failure in my friends and loved ones and I tried to take responsibility for what I could in order to start healing and start becoming a better person.
BJ: How do you deal with all the common pressures of life?
JACOB: This whole punk and hardcore community and what we do is all about survival and thats what we do. We just survive.
BJ: Where'd you grow up and what was your childhood like?
JACOB: I went to middle school and highschool in Andover, Massachusetts. Its a little suburb about a 1/2 hour from Boston. And I spent my weekends in East Boston with my father. My childhood was a typical lower middle class childhood complete with all the hardships of divorce, family life, and other issues that we all face in some form or another.
BJ: Talk a little about your art and print work.
JACOB: I do a lot of design work. It's basically what I do for a day job. It's what I do to pay my rent. I do a lot of design work for independent labels and clients and bands and I just try to create interesting art for people who want and need it.
BJ: What's the process of writing a song in Converge?
JACOB: It's always different. Sometimes someone will bring a song to the table musically and we'll define it individually from that point on and then come together with what we've got. Other times we work on stuff collectively as a band and share the process completely from beginning to end.
BJ: What role, if any, do social issues or politics play in your work both musically and artistically?
JACOB: I try not to involve political issues in anything that I do. I have more personal demons that I've got to face in life than worrying about politics. I think that everyone should be hyper aware of what's goin on around them but we just don't use Converge as an outlet for political expression.
BJ: Talk a little bit about Supermachiner.
JACOB: Supermachiner was a project I did for a few years. They were songs I wrote between 1994 and 1998 and at the time that stuff was fairly "avant garde" and it was really hard to get people to be able to play and do that kind of music. It took a lot of musical growth to be able to put it together. It took a while and I had some time off from Converge and I managed to get into the studio with all those old four-track demos and we re-recorded some stuff and and we just put the thing together.
BJ: How did Deathwish Inc. come to be?
JACOB: We just wanted to create a label that was ethically responsible and that promoted quality music. That was our goal pure and simple.
BJ: Talk about Dear Lover.
JACOB: Much like Supermachiner, Dear Lover is also my solo project. But it's more refined and with the invention of programs like Protools it's a lot easier to create a more polished, final product.
BJ: When can we expect a release of some of that Dear Lover material?
JACOB: Hopefully by the middle of 2005.
BJ: Is there anything in life that you haven't yet accomplished that you still plan on doing?
JACOB: I just want to continue with a forward movement. I don't look back on anything and I've never set out to accomplish anything. I just wanna play music and create art and have a positive impact doing it.
BJ: What kind of legacy would you like to leave if any at all?
JACOB: No legacy. I'm not interested. All I'm interested in is being relevant to myself and others and creating heartfelt material.
BJ: Are you familiar with the BOSTON BEATDOWN DVD's and what's your opinion about the material contained on it?
JACOB: Alot of those kids are my friends that I've grown up with who are involved with that stuff and I think that maybe it's a bit extreme...
BJ: ...I just watched it so it's fresh in my head. Do you think that it portrays the hardcore scene in a negative light?
JACOB: I don't think that it's a negative thing. Friendship and community is not a negative thing. But what I think happens when you see a video like that is that people who don't know anything about the scene think those friendships and those bands are all built around violence and there's alot more to it than that. Just like any aspect of this community, kids go to shows for a variety of reasons, but more often than not, those kids call this community their homes because a lot of them feel like they have nothing else in life. They hold their scene very dearly and very close to their hearts. I also find it really ironic that that kind of behavior and activity is "championed" and/ or condoned in other more mainstream cultures and the media has the nerve to condemn and criticize it in ours. A kid can listen to an EMINEM record or a DMX record that blatantly promotes violence and it's totally accepted. It's just a part of life. And I'm not condoning it but I do understand it and I understand the history and the culture and the reasons why it exists.
DSR PRESS
DOPE SICK RADIO CELEBRATES 1 YEAR OF GUESTS NOT FOUND ANYWHERE ELSE - BY DAVE HOFER 06/29/09
Indiana-based Punk N Beans Radio has embraced the niche-friendliness of Internet radio, bringing listeners a handful of punk-related shows every week as podcasts. Chicago’s Brian Bush, host of the station’s Dope Sick Radio show, initially started it as an extension of his now defunct magazine, Layers. Carrying Layers' coverage of punk rock, politics, and off-the-wall interviews to the web, Bush celebrated his first year of successful shows last month. With a few hundred loyal weekly listeners in his pocket, Bush discussed some of his most uncomfortable interview moments—fitting for a show that doesn’t shy away from ex-cons and porn stars—and explains how he turned the tables on the subjects. Dope Sick Radio airs Tuesday nights at 7 p.m. on punkandbeansradio.com.
Subject: Justin Pearson, bassist and vocalist for San Diego-based grindcore band The Locust
Why it was uncomfortable: Pearson related, in graphic detail, a story about The Locust bombing while opening for the Yeah Yeah Yeahs in Europe—involving vomit and a pint glass. "Someone had hit the drummer of The Locust with this pint glass," Bush says, "which he then puked into and dumped over his own head instead of throwing back into the crowd—which he threatened to do—of little girls that were just there to see the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. I was so grossed out. I forgot my next question."
Escape plan: "I've never really been at a loss for words during an interview before this," Bush explains. It took Pearson's initiative and interview experience to get back on track after a 45-second bout of every radio host's worst nightmare: dead air.
Lesson learned: "Don't approach an interview on a full stomach."
An unnamed former Gangster Disciple, fresh out of jail and on probation after a 10-year murder sentence. Also, an old family friend.
Why it was uncomfortable: Keeping in mind his journalistic duties, Bush decided to probe with hard questions before his subject changed his mind about the interview. "I was asking him about gang-banging and murdering people," he says. "He told me that the murder was drug-related, and that he shot the victim in the back."
Escape plan: Bush pushed through it. "He got more and more squirrely as the interview went on, but I just said 'Fuck it,' and kept going. He told me that 75 percent of the drugs that make it into prison came in through the guards, and afterward had this look like, 'Maybe I shouldn't be talking about this!'"
Lesson learned: "Even if you get your ass kicked or a hit put out on you, at least you got the story."
Davida Kelley, former Children Of God cult member
Why it was uncomfortable: Speaking to a former member of a cult most infamous for adult-on-child sexual abuse is difficult enough, but discussing Kelley's friend Ricky Rodriguez was especially nerve-wracking. "He tried to track down and kill his mom in 2005 after he left 'The Family' in 2001, but failed to get in touch with her. Instead, he killed another Family member—a close friend of his mother's—and then committed suicide."
Escape plan: Bush had to be on his toes. "There were a couple of times where I'd ask her a question about some of her tougher life experiences, like drug addiction and Ricky, and she'd start to cry; I had to move on, quickly."
Lesson learned: "No matter the off-the-wall nature of your subject, always approach them with the utmost sensitivity and respect."
Debi Diamond, adult-film star; IMDB lists 377 movies, including Sex Lives Of Clowns
Why it was uncomfortable: Aside from having starred in one of the first porn films he saw, Bush elaborates, "She turned the tables on me and started asking me about my sex life. We covered everything from anal sex to squirting, and as raunchy as I like to be on my show, I found myself blushing."
Escape plan: "I tried not to name partners, because the last thing I need is an ex calling me all pissed off."
Lesson learned: "If you're going to ask tough questions, be prepared to have them tossed back in your face. It was gnarly."
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)