aftermath: population zero

i haven't watched the whole thing yet but it looks like a lot of fun. i lovez the sci fi pseudo documentaries!

the human animal - the human zoo

this is part three of a series called "the human animal." this episode called "the human zoo" follows the consequences of industrial and technological urbanization but us as humans still retaining tribal social notions. "The cameras of the Natural History Unit capture the subtleties of human hierarchy in an English pub, the urge to set up and defend territory in a Tokyo park, and tribal behaviour as displayed by gangs in Los Angeles." it's a super fun watch. you get to see people and different living conditions all across the globe from the comfort of your computer screen

the mindscape of alan moore

the writer/creator/shaman alan moore tells about his upbringing, social climate that inspired him to write watchmen and v for vendetta, thoughts on the future, and what it means to be an artist/shaman. hiiiiiiiiiiighly highly recommended especially you friends that enjoy terence mckenna.

everything is a remix pt.1

first episode of a 3 part series by kirby ferguson. its pretty fun and gives good insight to remixing as a type of art. i was writing a manifesto before correlating hip hop culture to collaging and cubism and i think this doc definitely picks up on the same ideas i was trying to put down. in this short 7 min episode he takes us through chic's legendary 'good times' bassline, some william burroghs, and goes through a couple of old blues songs that led zepplin ripped off. nice

Remixing is a folk art but the techniques involved — collecting material, combining it, transforming it — are the same ones used at any level of creation. You could even say that everything is a remix.

the history of hacking

great short doc put out by discovery channel awhile back. i'm not exactly sure how old it is but it does look a little dated but that just adds to the ambiance for me. i had no idea what phone phreaks where but now its all coming together... do you remember all that rollerblade phone stuff that was in the movie hackers with angelina jolie? soooooooo jokes!

history of house music pt2

here's the second installment of 'the history of house.' this episode breaks down: the disco backlash of 79',the underground rise of frankie knuckles, where the term "house" comes from, the hotmix 5 and WBMX

technocalypse

i haven't finished watching this yet but i have to share it. it's a 3 part documentary by belgian visual artist frank theys. part 1 is about transhumanism. part 2 is about singularity, and part 3 is about the digital messiah. i read that terence mckenna, kurzweil and many others appear in this film. below is part one.

80 blocks from tiffany's

i just finished watching this siiick documentary. its one of two definitive 70s south bronx street gang films, the other being 'aint gonna eat my mind.' directed by gary weiss, it mainly focuses on the two gangs 'savage nomads' and 'savage skulls.' if you know the movie 'the warriors,' this is like that, except real. it also has the same feeling as the hip hop documentary 'style wars,' but this predates that by 8 years. watch the whole doc below!

shamanisim: archaic techniques of ecstasy -- mircea eliade

this is a must have book if you've ever been interested in shamanism. i haven't read it all the way through yet but it is one of the most interesting non fiction reads i've had yet. shaman myths are some of the most fantastical/psychedelic stories, and i think they provide a lot of insight if you are the type to embark on psychedelic journeys yourself. it was written by religious historian mircea eliade and first published in 1951. its written like a history book and its not new agey if that sort of thing turns you off and it's also not a book of prayers and spells. it follows different shamans from north, central, and south asia, to north and south america. some chapter titles are: "initiatory sickness and dreams", "obtaining shamanic powers", "parallel myths, symbols, and rites."

to be honest, i feel like the creators of xavier: renegade angel studied this book and took a lot of shaman myth imagery out of it and it makes the show that much mind twisting.

cyberpunk documentary 1990

just finishing up watching this. soooooooo siiiiiiiick. kind of hokey because of how dated it is but there are many parts that are still relevant. great dialogue and great visuals, oh man tim leary and william gibson too. can't beat that. here's the complete doc below!

corona -- minutemen

watched the minutemen documentary today called "we jam econo" with my homie. it was cool seeing how they grew up and how they started everything and of course lots of awesome performance footage. this video itself was not sourced from the doc, but this performance was in it. to the dismay of some minutemen fans, this song is known as the king of the hill song to most, but everyone i personally know loves both the minutemen and king of the hill so enjoy. rip d. boon

history of house music pt1

part 1 of 15 in an excellent excellent bbc documentary. part 1 covers 70s disco to paradise garage in new york