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REBUTTAL!

Posted by Maureen on December 30, 2009 at 3:58am

Here is what I said on spin.com in regards to Chris Norris' article claiming that Radiohead "wish they were special". Ta-da! Though it probably won't do much good with the problem I'm trying to illuminate here, at least I expressed it, haha. Again, you should read the article first:http://www.spin.com/articles/myth-no-1-radiohead-can-do-no-wrong?aggr_node=55990Though I don't agree with Chris on this matter, I applaud him for his honesty and frankly having the balls to write this article. There are many die-hard Radiohead fans who probably want to tear him apart for having debunking this "myth"...yikes! I am a huge fan of Radiohead, but I am not ignorant and was willing to read the article to see his point of view. I see where he's coming from with the similar styles of post-OK Computer works, but I don't think he understands that what Radiohead has written is a maze in itself; that is fascinating and/or aurgasmic (yeah, I stole that), depending on your musical taste. I don't think their goal is to create some musical apocalypse that needs to blow the world out of the water. Hell, if anyone's ever seen "Meeting People Is Easy" they'd know that Radiohead is probably ****ing sick of the limelight. They experiment how they please, and because it is so abstract, people can commonly conceive it as epic--or simply boring. However, this doesn't mean that their work is being put out to be remembered as "special" and put down the non-believers. Personally, I find their work mesmerizing and blissfully complicated, but I understand that not everyone has the same taste...I just think the world needs to understand that Radiohead is making music for an audience that is constantly expecting something special, whether it is or not. Thank you for your opinion, but it only highlights a social wrong being done to the work of the band rather than confirming they suck.P.S. I don't know about you, man, but I can definitely dance to Radiohead!

FELIZ ANO NOVO, HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

Posted by Radiohead Brasil on December 27, 2009 at 6:13am

A todos os amigos e para o Colin, Ed, Phil, Thom and Jonny

Christmas - I am no participater

Posted by Rachel on December 24, 2009 at 6:41pm

In Germany the most important part of Christmas is Christmas Eve, the evening of Dec 24. That's when all the gemeinschaft, gift giving and gemütlichkeit happens.
Unfortunately my job requires working on holidays as well as weekdays or weekends, so in about half an hour I will shuffle off to my Christmas night shift. No Gemütlichkeit.
Nevertheless had a lovely lunch with my mom who came to my undecorated, treeless apartment and we spent a few hours in very unseasonal peace, had good food and gave each other the presents that we requested beforehand. My mom got a camera for her trip to Viet Nam in Spring, I got (yes, yes, profane and boring!) new sneakers for work and...a toilet seat! (^_^) Just what I wanted and needed!
My old shoes from work are so worn off that they literally will fall off my feet any time and the my old toilet seat has been a thorn in my side ever since I moved into this place. It is bright red while the rest of the bathroom is blue. So now: blue, blissful, beautiful bowl cover.

Some of the old folks at my nursing home will have it bad, though. Quite a lot of them will not have visitors again this year, either because their folks and friends are too far away to risk the trip, or they have better things to do, or they are too old and sick themselves. Or there simply are none of their folks of friends left because everyone they knew is already dead and there is no one left but them. 'Tis the season to be jolly'? yeah right.
Well, I am determined to kick this year's Christmas depression in the arse and give those folks one hell of a Gemütlichkeit. Damn, I might even sing 'Stille Nacht' .

hey Netercia, love ya name, cheers for being a friend! have a great christmas and we ll see ya soon xx...

Posted by Maydali León Cruz on December 23, 2009 at 9:11pm

hey Netercia, love ya name, cheers for being a friend! have a great christmas and we ll see ya soon xx...

Communication

Posted by Rachel on December 23, 2009 at 1:40pm

What I said:
'I am tired and still recovering from my illness and had to work hard last night so please don't come here and kindly just leave me alone'
What my friend heard:
'Yes, I am totally happy if you throw me out of bed from my badly needed exhausted slumber and love to invite you into my totally untidy and messy place looking and equally feeling like the Wicked Witch from the East'

He's a good friend though, and a lovely person, so Merry Christmas to you too, Benjamin! (^_^)

Copenhagen

Posted by Dave on December 20, 2009 at 5:58pm

Surely this is simple. Every human being on the planet has equal rights to the planet. So every person gets an environmental footprint. Each country then has a pro rata per capita allowance to aspire to by a certain date. The underdeveloped countries can then increase their energy consumption - the developed must reduce. This in turn will force the developed countries to produce green energy and the spinoff from their ingenuity can be shared with the underdeveloped. Axiomatic (as opposed to Optimistic - "a nevous messed up marionette, floating along on a prison ship").

Getting around

Posted by Rachel on December 20, 2009 at 10:30am

Apparently my mind is stuck on means of transportation. First I dream of skate boards, now trains and cars.
The train got me from an overcrowded beach into an equally crowded city, leaving me without money of the slightest idea, where the hell I was. I couldn't even figure out what country I was in, people spoke a language totally unknown to me.
The was the ok part, now comes the absurd. Walking around with no idea what to do next I ran into Paul McCartney, who was apparently on tour in this particular part of the world. He was equally lost and we decided to sit down and have some coffee and figure out what to do next. Paul ordered mint marzipan with the coffee, I have to find out if that is an actual flavour in real life.
The car was an old black Camaro. Very cool, considering that the only car I have ever owned was a tiny Fiat Panda. Driving was really fun, I heard the engine roaring and felt concentrated horse power vibrating through the steering wheel. I was racing along dark deserted country roads, much the opposite of the earlier dream.

On a different subject, Ed O'Brien has published a very long entry on DAS. I was rather touched, mainly because it seemed so genuine and personal. It was one of these moments when you feel you want to step over to a total stranger and hug him. First time I feel the spirit of the season, although this had nothing to do with Christmas.

Lingering

Posted by PrttyBrd on December 20, 2009 at 7:15am

The faded dreams roll in with the darknessLike a whisper in the nightTransported to another time, another youSurrounded by those who used to love youBy those you will always loveHeartbreak and odium upon awakeningLost in the midst of then and nowKnowing what was meant to be isMourning all that wasn'tPreoccupied with the past, days seem heavyRidiculous waste of resourcesYet, it ebbs and flows like the tidesCreeping in, unwanted and unwelcomeThankful always for innocent mistakesGrateful that no one can read your mindMissing bits of who you wereWhile trying to love who you are

Thank you thank you thank you..." ED

Posted by Radiohead Brasil on December 19, 2009 at 11:30pm

Post do Ed no DASA rant and some other stuffI haven’t spoken to Thom yet, but judging by his entries here and reading today’s papers the outcome of Copenhagen is a bloody disgrace … I wanted to put something up on DAS, as a kind of personal round-up to the year (also because I rather pathetically don’t contribute much to this), so excuse me if I kick off in a somewhat dejected manner, because in fact none of what I write seems at all relevant or important in the face of serious climate change …. This is the bottom line for all our lives whether we choose to face it or not, and believe me I choose not to most of the time in the name of my own personal happiness and subsequently of those around me … anyway here goes ..I read an interesting book in the Summer by a man called Terence McKenna, entitled “Food of the Gods” .. his hypothesis is that certain natural plants have been integral in explaining mankind’s development in the spheres of language, intelligence and culture… it’s really fascinating, but a particular passage popped out at me, whilst reading, and it seems particularly relevant now:“Looking down on Los Angeles from an airliner, I I never fail to notice that it is like looking at a printed circuit: all those curved driveways and cul de sacs with the same little modules installed along each one. As long as the ‘Reader’s Digest’ stays subscribed to and the TV stays on, these modules are all interchangeable parts within a very large machine. This is the nightmarish reality….. the creation of the public as a herd. The public has no history and no future, the public lives in a golden moment created by a credit system which binds them ineluctably to a web of illusions that is never critiqued. This is the ultimate consequence of having broken off the symbiotic relationship with the Gaian matrix of the planet. This is the consequence of lack of partnership; this is the legacy of imbalance between sexes; this is the terminal phase of a long descent into meaninglessness and toxic existential confusion.”Now, I don’t walk around with this stuff in my head every hour of each day, in fact the opposite would be true. I’m happy feeling so grateful to the deck of cards that I’ve been dealt. Yet it’s always there, this knowing that we are all living in “The Age of Stupid’ … I’m sure most people feel the same way….. Yet our leaders seem incapable of leading … managing would seem a better word, or rather mismanaging…… Leadership implies wisdom; it implies vision and dynamism; the ability to foresee problems, create solutions and see them through … does that sound like our leaders? NO it doesn’t… And why is this not the case? What is preventing them from leading? Is it the power of big business/corporations/ the financial industries? It looks increasingly like it … vested fucking interests, no degree of what’s fair for all … plain and simple self-interest. I don’t know about you but most people I know don’t make decisions solely on what works best for them … it’s a balance between what is good for others too…This is officially a rant now and I may not post it .. apologies to my brothers in the band if they are reading this and don’t like it .. tell me I’m being an arse and I’ll take it down..10 mins. Later:Apologies for an about turn in mood here, but I want to write something positive …. When we returned from touring Mexico, Brasil, Argentina and Chile for the first time this year I intended to post something about the amazing experience we had .. well I didn’t of course, so here goes. Thank you to everyone who came out and saw us, those shows were particularly special .. there was something unique and marked about every night .. and to play our music in that magical continent .. what an honour .. Thank you so much for having us. I’d also like to add in the dates we did in the Summer, our first visit to Austria and Prague and our first Polish show since ’94 …. And then of course there was Leeds and Reading … Amazing for us, particularly the last night at Reading.. it felt like a fitting finale to it all .. Thank you thank you thank you…..The vibe in the camp is fantastic at present, and we head off into the studio in January to continue on from the work we started last Summer .. I am so genuinely excited about what we’re doing, but for obvious reasons I can’t divulge anything more.. anyway we all love surprises don’t we? 10 years ago we were all collectively (that’s the band) in the land of Kid A .. and although hugely proud of that record, it wasn’t a fun place to be .. What’s reassuring now, is that we are most definitely a different band, which should therefore mean that the music is different too and that is the aim of the game….keep it moving.Inevitably, there’s all this best and worst of the decade list type stuff going on at present and I was going to do my office chart for films of the year, then it turned into of the decade, but then having watched ‘Harold and Maude’ again the other night it’s just 10 great films to watch over Xmas …..1. Harold and Maude2. Sideways3. 2001: A Space Odyssey4. Where Eagles Dare5. Son of Rambow6. This is England7. Being There8. The Year of Living Dangerously9. Finding Nemo10. MoonrakerThere has to be a Bond film there and although definitely not the best I have a bit of a soft spot for Moonraker, … I always loved the Rio and South American scenes .. so much so that when it came out as a kid I went on my own and watched three consecutive matinee showings of it .. also those in the know will have noticed that Hal Ashby directed both ‘Harold and Maude’ and ‘Being there’ … he was an incredible director, well I only know those two films of his, but I intend to check out the others.One last thing .. this year I got embroiled with the whole file-sharing issue… my whole angle has been is that it’s too easy to blame all the current ills of the music industry squarely at the feet of those who illegally file-share, which is what the major labels have been doing .. they don’t seem to want to take any responsibility for our current state of affairs .. well I think that’s bollocks and hypocritical, and of course the whole subject is not black and white, which they like to portray it as … there are no clear cut heroes and villains in this. But if you’re interested there is a fantastic podcast by one of our national treasures Stephen Fry .. he speaks so eloquently on the subject, with such good sense, reason and pragmatism .. here’s the link:http://www.stephenfry.com/2009/07/27/series-2-episode-4-itunes-live-festival/Here’s to you all having a peaceful and happy Christmas in spite of all the current madness … and good luck to us all in 2010…Edoh, nós que agradecemos Ed, por terem acrescentado tanto a nossas histórias!FELIZ NATAL, pra você também, pra todos vocêsNós te amamos!

Thom Yorke se passou por jornalista para entrar no centro de convenções onde ocorre conferência da ONU sobre mudanças climáticas.

Posted by Radiohead Brasil on December 19, 2009 at 4:30am

"copenhagen climate summitwell ... i am truly disgusted about the way things have ended here. if you read in tommorrows headlines that a deal was reached?? remember it was nothing like what was needed and was filed by a bored complicit press who needed to show something for two weeks of crap.. and that it reflected the wests inability to lead decisively.that it will make alarm bells ring throughout the world.we have no international agreement. this is all too too late.i feel deeply traumatized by the whole experience. if you'd been there you would also have been.Thom"You did your part, Thom, let us so proud, have a rest to start again, a fight is never easy!

Cantor disse estar preocupado com o afastamento das ONGs da reunião de Copenhague (Foto: BBC)Princípios básicos são princípios básicos. É um monte de homens reprimidos de meia idade, que enxergam através das suas próprias esferas de interesses particulares, e não veem o processo como um todo"No dia em que a maior parte dos ativistas das organizações não governamentais foram obrigados a ficar de fora, o cantor Thom Yorke, líder do Radiohead, se passou por jornalista e "invadiu" a reunião da ONU sobre mudança climática em Copenhague .Yorke afirmou à BBC Brasil que a decisão foi de última hora, para "manter a esperança" depois de ter ficado preocupado com o andamento das negociações, que atravessavam "uma grande nuvem espessa"."Isso me irrita porque os princípios básicos são princípios básicos. É um monte de homens reprimidos de meia idade, que enxergam através das suas próprias esferas de interesses particulares, e não veem o processo como um todo", disse o músico britânico.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Cantor criticou a atuação da delegação americana--------------------------------------------------------------------------------Conhecido por seu interesse em assuntos ambientais - Yorke foi editor convidado de uma edição especial sobre mudança climática da revista do jornal britânico "The Observer" -, o cantor criticou a atuação da delegação americana."Realmente fiquei irritado com a forma que o governo americano tentou ontem (quarta-feira) reduzir as propostas sobre a mesa. Achei isso absurdamente imprestável."Eles podem pelo menos fazer o básico"O cantor afirmou estar preocupado com o afastamento das ONGs da reunião de Copenhague. Nesta quinta-feira (17), em uma decisão muito criticada pelos ambientalistas, a organização da reunião autorizou apenas poucos representantes das principais organizações entrarem no Bella Center. "Fica muito fácil fazer um trabalho de marketing verde com elas do lado de fora", disse Yorke.Apesar de tudo, Yorke disse estar otimista sobre um acordo na reunião. "Eles podem pelo menos fazer o básico", disse. Antes de se despedir, com seus cabelos desgrenhados e calça vermelha, Yorke brincou: "Vamos ver quanto tempo vai durar até eles me descobrirem..."globo.com17/12/09 - 19h33 - Atualizado em 17/12/09Videos

Copenhagen

Posted by Lady Newell & Friends on December 18, 2009 at 10:00pm

http://www.waste-central.com/video/thom-yorke-at-climate-talks?xg_source=activity http://www.waste-central.com/video/thom-yorke-the-age-of-stupid http://www.waste-central.com/video/video/show?id=2026864%3AVideo%3A836984&xgs=1&xg_source=msg_share_video translation español thnks exit music !!! Thom dejó este medioda un extenso mensaje en Dead Air Space sobre su estadía en Copenhagen, en la Cumbre Internacional sobre el Cambio Climático, y sus impresiones respecto a lo que está sucediendo. Hola. Llegué a la Cumbre de Copenhagen ayer por la tarde. Me sentí obligado a venir y que estas charlas me den algo de esperanza. Por nuestros hijos y por los de ellos. Juzguen eso como quieran. Vine con un amigo mío, Tony Juniper (quién fuera anteriormente la cabeza de Friends of Earth cuando me involucré con ellos al momento de lograr la sanción de la ley climática en el Reino Unido, de la cual tengo una copia enmarcada en una pared de mi casa). Pues, ¿todavía hay alguna esperanza? Pues ayer parecía haber. La primer persona que conocí fue John Vidal de The Guardian, quien dijo que las de nuevo las cosas estaban en movimiento. Luego hablamos con otros que dijeron lo mismo. Luego se pusieron un poco técnicos, cosa que puedo seguir mayormente, pero me perdí un poco cuando comenzaron a hablar de los bosques y aún no puedo entender como puedes dar validez a un acuerdo al estilo del de Kyoto y otro para Estados Unidos y otros lugares al mismo tiempo. Pero luego me estuve presente en un comunicado de prensa británico con Ed Miliband y el me aclaró de cierta forma algunos de estos puntos. Ayer me pareció que algunos solo querian llevar todo al límite para tratar de sacar el mayor provecho, como fue el caso de los estadounidenses ofrenciendo dinero. Pero nadie hablaba del recorte del 40% hacia el 2020. Y las negociaciones tenían una onda muy G8. Occidente estipulando términos y asumiendo bizarramente que la ciencia podría ser trocada! ¿¿¿¿Discutiendo sobre quien recorta que??? ¿Acaso la cantidad de emisiones que debemos recortar es negociable? Que montón de mierda. Podría humildemente sugerir eliminar a los negociadores profesionales que parecen sacrificar las negociaciones en favor de sus propios intereses? Miliband habló sobre cientos de espacios en el documento esperando para ser rellenados. Pareciera que los países desarrollados están tratando de hacer algún tipo de negocio con esto, como siempre, a pesar de la enorme presión doméstica y global, y el inminente fin de la vida en la Tierra. Los recortes no son negociables, son la realidad. No es sorpresa que los países en vías de desarrollo encuentren difícil hacerse cargo y firmar también. Eso y la misteriosa falta de transparecia del proceso. Lo que es frustrante hasta ahora es la actitud de Estados Unidos. El discurso de Hillry Clinton aparentemente aún trataba de desligarse de las responsabilidades por las emisiones … lo que es francamente una locura. Obama no se refirío al tema aunque todavía no escuché su discurso. Me siento muy triste por todos los estadounidenses que conozco que aún tienen grandes esperanzas. Aún .. quizá el diía aun no se ha terminado. Son las 3pm del Viernes (aunque debería haber terminado para este momento) y nuestros lideres están completamente conscientes de que están en desgracia. Y muy conscientes también de que no pueden escribir un acuerdo e imponerlo sobre todos nosotros sin que nos demos cuenta inmediatamente de las fallas. Sin embargo, la atmósfera aquí es muy incómoda por ahora, con muchos de los trajeados obviamente volviendose locos tratando de que esto se vea bien y de encontrar como darle un giro positivo. Francamente, deberían haber conservado a todas las ONG aquí, echarlas fue un error (… aunque algunas ya han vuelto a ingresar). En este mismo momento deberían estar destruyendo este lugar solo con sus manos, mostrando el completo desagrado que el mundo sentirá si hoy esto termina de esta manera. Y lo digo en condicional. Hay un cuarto de oración y meditación aquí. Quizá deba ir allí para esquivar todas estas cámaras. Tony me dijo que muchos países latinoamericanos se retiraron. Al menos algunos están mostrando su insatisfacción. La gente está siendo muy paciente. Poco después de su anterior mensaje, Thom dejó otro más ok, justo ahora están comenzando a surgir los textos y borradores de todas partes. Justo cuando las cosas parecían no tener viabilidad, aparecen rumores de que Europa se comprometería a reducir aun más sus emisiones. En el aire solo hay histeria y confusión. Han habido pedidos para que los lideres se queden una noche más. ¿Qué demonios está sucediendo? Yo rezo por algo. Rezo para que algo aparezca por todo esto. Por que toda esta gente durante todos estos años, todos los vuelos a Copenhagen, todo este aire caliente haya tenido un significado. Y en medio de todo me preguntan desde la Radio 1 de la BBC “si, pero ¿el cambio climático es realmente cierto?”, etc etc, oh por amor de Dios. ¿Qué hago en este lugar? en su tercer mensaje del día desde Copenhagen, Thom escribió ¿cuando es un buen momento para rendirse e ir a comer algo? Los líderes aparentemente aún están discutiendo acaloradamente. ¿Donde? Nadie sabe. Ha habido un debate sobre como votar cualquier decisión… pero es en un idioma de números y procedimientos. He tenido un gran número de camaras y grabadores pegados a mi cara y he tratado de decir lo que una persona externa dentro de esta locura podría pensar. Alguien que quizá este preocupado por la elevación en las temperaturas globales. Alguien que está sufriendo esto de primera mano quizá. Alguien que quizá haya votado a su lider basandosé en que ellos quizá hagan lo correcto sobre esto.. solo para verlos rodeados de esta bruma extraña. Espero que la bruma se disuelva en algún momento esta noche, y que no simulen tener el acuerdo listo cuando no es asi. Espero que esto no se termine. 4to mensaje de Thom desde Copenhagen, con un tono claramente pesimista creo que quizá ya me cansé del cinismo, de las políticas arriesgadas, de evitar la exposición y de simular posturas. Me cansé de estr sentado entre una multitud de periodistas viendo que cualquier cosa que suceda terminará en nada .. muy loco … ya es demasiado tarde. demasiado tarde otro mensaje corto desde Copenhagen y mientras escribía el mensaje anterior me quedé sin batería y Obama pasó por al lado mio con una expresión bastante seria. todo el mundo pensó que se retiraba, pero no … había estado hablando con los chinos. Y en este momento un delegado francés me dice que Brasil se retiró de las conferencias. Esto es muy triste. Aun le deseo paz y buena predisposición a toda la humanidad. Amor y entendimiento. Simplemente no hagan mas negocios como siempre, ¿ok? Esto se está comenzando a parecer a una enorme exposición corporativa y vagamente sin sentido.

hey- creo que esta época del año es un momento para una reflexión seria y he estado haciendo eso desde que volví de Copenhagen. ¿saben lo que más me sorprendió al volver? la ira que se puede sentir en el ambiente sobre esto, todo el mundo con el que me encuentro quiere hablar al respecto… todo el mundo está enojado y desolado y he tratado de mantenerme positivo al hablar con ellos sobre el tema… quizá haya despertado algo en el fondo de las cabezas de la gente cuerda de todo el mundo quienes quizá inocentemente asumieron que las charlas tendrían un final positivo. Con una reacción tan fuerte espero que quizá la gente esté comenzando a unir los puntos y nuestra adoración incuestionable a la economía basada en el carbono se desmorone justo a tiempo. La gente cuerda en el gobierno, en los medios, y en las calles está siendo despertada bruscamente de un sueño viendo a los niños a su alrededor y enojándose mucho mas que antes. Pero esta energía necesita un desahogo constructivo. He estado tratando de escribir algo sobre mis impresiones al estar allí, etc, pero luego Ben Stewart de Greenpeace me envió algo que escribió en la última noche que es mucho mejor a comparación de lo que haya escrito hasta ahora, asi que mejor se lo dejamos a el y les deseo a todos profundamente una muy feliz navidad “El presidente estadounidense más progresista de la última generación vino a la cumbre internacional más importante desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial para dar un discurso tan falto de sustancia qué podría bien haberlo hecho desde un teléfono en una playa de Hawaii. Sus ayudantes dicen en privado que no tenía opción, que es tal la oposición en Capitol Hill a cualquier accion que amenace la dominación de los combustibles fósiles en la vida estadounidense. Y es por que la nación que puso a un hombre en la luna no puede hacer un esfuerzo colectivo para proteger a los hombres y mujeres de la Tierra por las consecuencias en el modelo económico y el estilo de vida que ha tomado la misma fuerza que la religión. Luego, un mandatario chino que está en proceso de convertir su nación comunista a esta nueva religión (el capitalismo que consume grandes cantidades de carbono) se ofende tanto por el discurso de Obama que se niega a reunirse – se niega de hecho a todo excepto hacer berrinches en su habitación de hotel, como si fuera una fiesta en la casa de un adolescente en lugar de último esfuerzo para evitar el colapso de nuestra biosfera. Al final del día, los dos hombres se reunen y garabatean juntos una colección de párrafos a los que llaman “un acuerdo”, a pesar de que en realidad tiene tanto valor como un boleto de autobus, lo cual no los detiene de colocar sus firmas con mucha solemnidad. El equipo de Obama luego instruye al equipo de prensa de la Casa Blanca – muchos de los cuales, al parecer, comprende tanto de las políticas del calentamiento global como nuestros reporteros lobbistas comprenden de baseball – y antes de que nos demos cuenta el New York Times y la CNN declaran el nacimiento de un “acuerdo significativo”. Mientras tanto, un amigo de la delegación africana envía un email para decir que el y muchos otros miembros del bloque G77 de países en desarrollo están tomando los pasillos luego de una larga discusión sobre el estado peligroso de estas charlas, solo para ver a Obama en la televisión anunciando que el mundo llegó a un acuerdo. Es la primera vez que escuchan esto, y minutos después, al leer el texto, se dan cuenta rápidamente que el mismo condena a su continente a un siglo de elevaciones devastadoras de temperatura. Para este momento, los lideres europeos – quienes saben que esto es una farsa, pero tienen que presentarlo a su gente como un progreso – hacen que sus ayudantes llamen a los directores de las Organizaciones civiles diciendoles que las charlas fueron exitosas. ¿Exitosas? Este acuerdo sobrepasa tantas de las lineas rojas establecidas por Europa antes de esta cumbre que hay marcas de neumáticos rojizas en el piso de Bella Centre, y uno de los diplomáticos honestos europeos nos dice que este es “un acuerdo de mierda”. Bastante. Este acuerdo es más que malo. No contiene objetivos legalmente vinculantes o alguna indicación de cuando llegarán. Ni siquiera hay una dclaración de que el mundo intentará hacer descender la temperatura en 2 grados celsius – sino que los lideres simplemente “reconocen la ciencia” que hay detrás de tal objetivo vital, como si eso fuera suficiente como para no permitirnos cruzarlo. La única parte de este acuerdo que cualquier persona cuerda ha agradecido de cierta forma es el fondo anual de 100 billones para el Clima global, pero al parecer está sabiendosé que se compone de presupuestos que ya existían, sin indicar como nuevo dinero será recaudado y distribuido a los países más pobres para que puedan ser más amigables con el medio ambiente y adaptarse al cambio climático. No todos los políticos se merecen la desaprobación de un mundo escandalizado. Nuestro propio Ed Miliband luchó duro para no conformarse con un resultado mejor, mientras el Presidente Lula de Brasil ofreció asistir financieramente a otros países en desarrollo para palear el cambio climático y poner un objetivo firme en discusión. Pero la Unión Europea no movilizó su propio compromiso (uno tan débil que tuvimos que trabajar duro para no cumplirlo) mientras los Estados Unidos ofrecieron nada y China se mantuvo firme. Antes de que comiencen las conferencias, opinaba que solo consideraríamos a Copenhagen como exitosa si planes para estaciones de energía en base a carbón alrededor del mundo eran descartadas. Si las grandes corporaciones veían que el resultado de Copenhagen era una señal inconfundible de que los gobiernos estaban decididos a actuar y que las plantas de carbón de este siglo serían muy costosas de mantener bajo el mismo régimen acordado en esta cumbre, entonces esta cumbre sería un éxito. Sin embargo, mientras los detalles del acuerdo comienzan a aparecer, recibimos informes de representantes de la oposición japoneses descorchando champaña al ver el posible colapso de los planes de utilizar carbón de su nuevo gobierno. No solo no hemos llegado a donde deberíamos haber llegado, sino que hemos dado un paso atrás. No hay nada en este acuerdo – nada – que persuada a cualquier corporación energética de que la era del sucio carbón ha terminado. Y que las implicaciones para la humanidad de ese simple hecho son muy serias. Se que los ambientalistas somos parciales a la hiperbole. Usamos la lengua como un arma para dirigir la atención hacia los problemas que enfrentamos, y escucharás mucho más en los próximos días. Pero realmente, no es exagerado describir el resultado de Copenhagen como una falla histórica que vivirá en la infamia. En un solo día, en un solo lugar, un show fue armado frente a un público descreido que ha leído y comprendido que las más sombrías advertencias de las mentes científicas más brillantes – y de lo que han sido testigos no ha sido nada menos que el peor de los instintos de nuestra especie a través de el hombre más poderoso que haya vivido. Le dejaré la última palabra al difunto Kurt Vonnegut Jr., quién le habría dado voz a la locura de Copenhagen mejor de lo que yo podría, y su poema “Requiem” es quiza el más apropiado para este momento: “cuando la última criatura viva, haya muerto por nuestra culpa, que poético sería que la Tierra pueda decir, en una voz flotante, quiza desde el fondo del Gran Cañon, ‘ha terminado. a la gente no le gustaba vivir aquí’”.

Good Intentions

Posted by Rachel on December 18, 2009 at 4:00pm

One of my New Year's resolutions: reanimate this blog. And why not start now?
Had a meeting with my boss' boss yesterday which went, despite all worries, surprisingly well. I know they usually work hand in hand so complaining to one about the other is not really a smart move. But I think I brought a few facts to her attention that she wasn't aware of and since I didn't put out any demands concerning my work but concentraded on what generally seems to be wrong with our working situation, she definitely had a open ear.
whew!
I was really concerned about how this meeting would go but I got a very nice feed back via e-mail today, so I am convinced that my arguements have been taken to notice.

Night shift tonight, so I took a nap this afternoon. I dreamt that I walked over a crowded marked and found a skate board. Discovered that I was a natural on it! *snorts* It felt really easy in my dream but I think I am a little to old to make a fool of myself. At least with a skate board.

The Real Che

Posted by Stephen on December 16, 2009 at 4:00pm

Watched Che Parts 1&2.. Good film but strangely Sodernbergh has left out all the bits about him being responsible for the execution of over 180 prisoners some just boys. Is this what celebs such like Thierry Henry are condoning by wearing Che T-Shirts?“I have a Che T-shirt and I don’t know why.”Che was a purist political fanatic who saw everything in stark black and white. Therefore he vociferously opposed freedoms of religion, speech, press, assembly, protest, or any other rights not completely consistent with his North Korean-style communism. How many rock music-loving teens sporting Guevara t-shirts today know their hero supported Cuba 1960s’ repression of the genre? I mean under Che's regime you would not be allowd to listen to the music of Radioheadf.How many homosexual fans know he had gays jailed?Did the Obama volunteers in that Texas campaign headquarters with Che’s poster on the wall know that Guevara fervently opposed any free elections? How “progressive” is that?Adding to the ridiculousness of the Che cult is that he was virtually a complete failure. As a medical doctor, he never even had a practice. When put in charge of the Cuban economy at the start of Castro’s government, his uncompromising communist diktats ran it completely into the ground, from which it never recovered. Humiliated, and also angry that Castro wasn’t fomenting enough revolution abroad, he then tried to lead such quixotic adventures in Argentina, the Congo, and Bolivia, failing miserably everywhere while sacrificing the lives of scores of naïve, idealistic young followers as deluded pawns in the service of his personality cult.Dont fall for revolutionary chic when when the reality was not freedom but Soviet tanks crushing Czechoslovakia in 1968.

CHEMICAL SISTER MY SPACE - RICHIE HAWTIN

Posted by Lady Newell & Friends on December 16, 2009 at 5:42am

http://www.waste-central.com/video/richie-hawtin-timewarp-2008 http://www.richiehawtin.com/ http://www.m-nus.com/ http://www.myspace.com/richiehawtin waiting creamfield buenos aires http://www.creamfieldsba.com/

tokyo

Posted by you_scare_07 on December 16, 2009 at 5:19am

"ahem.. hi"

Posted by Alese on December 15, 2009 at 9:20am

I no longer feel like I can do much on my own. I mean, I can, but... there's things missing. I'm not getting the information I want, I'm not following through with it, I'm not focused and I'm concluding it to loneliness. Obviously not physical loneliness because I'm only alone before bed, like now, but mental loneliness if that makes sense. And let me tell you, it's not much better than the previous. My thoughts are single, solitary... there's nothing to feed them, agree, disagree, understand, misunderstand. I don't know if it's me or the company I'm keeping. In a perfect world it would of course be the company I keep as I wouldn't be able to do any wrong, but in a realistic world, it's probably me... being secluded intellectually, pretending more that I don't think much harder than I have to, to get through the day. I've gotten pretty good at faking people out, and myself to be honest. Sometimes I do think that I'm slightly taking on traits of a very person I don't want to be. A person who stays quiet, stays in the background. A person who looks at the people living "MY" life and thinks "What if it never happens?". I just want to learn more and more and more and more and I need to be pointed in the right direction.goddamnit

Portishead - Chase the Tear / Human Rights Day/ Argentina Human Rights very important news / Astiz

Posted by Lady Newell & Friends on December 14, 2009 at 3:30am

Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos Portishead: To celebrate Human Rights Day, Portishead have released a brand new track "Chase the Tear" for Amnesty International http://www.portishead.co.uk/ http://www.waste-central.com/video/portishead-chase-the-tear https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W5hpnLIswbQ Argentina Human Rights very important news http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alfredo_Astiz http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Argentina-Dirty-War-Blond-Angel-Of-Death-Alfredo-Astiz-On-Trial-For-Killing-French-Nuns/Article/200912215498456 http://www.elpais.com/articulo/internacional/juez/argentino/procesa/Astiz/crimenes/durante/dictadura/elpepiint/20040521elpepiint_22/Tes http://www.bbc.co.uk/mundo/america_latina/2009/12/091211_2321_esma_juicio_gm.shtml

Untitled

Posted by Stephen on December 13, 2009 at 9:17pm

Pirates ninjas and samurais too, flying over afghanistan in a giant canoo

Posted by Alfie Wiltshire Phillips on December 13, 2009 at 9:16am

Unnecessarily wanting more. NOT much chance I'll like you. Don't let the evening sun drag you with it. It is not the time it's what time. Take a step back and picture this with a broken bottle. Stare down into the souless heaps. Again a feet of human engineering. I cannot feel my feet. Start screaming into my pillow. Harsh voices above. Hand it over. Your truths won't hold no more. Chop you up like carrots. YOUR LEAVING NOW.

2009 --The Best In Music.

Posted by SubSickAlien on December 13, 2009 at 12:00am

The music industry has continued to slowly adapt to this new digital-era of music which has presented itself to be a challenge both to the record labels as well as the artists themselves. Despite this, it's still has been a good year for music. Musicians everywhere have relied on the word-of-mouth bloggesphere to create enough buzz that will land them on some listener's iPod next time they decide to take a break from watching Mad Men or playing guitar hero. This is the times we live in. With bands such as The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart having plenty of buzz at the start of this year while other bands like XX ended the year with plenty of buzz of their own. Established artists saw the release of new albums while other bands took breaks from their own collective groups to create what is now becoming a new trend in these new so-called "super-groups". As far as the decade goes, the way I see it, it began with Kid A and ended with Merriweather Post Pavilion, two key albums that will forever be linked to the 00s. In looking forward to next year and into the next decade, one can only imagine what directions music will take and what steps the music industry will need to take in oder to continue to make profits from legitimate and talented artists and not have to rely so much on just another manufactured one-hit wonder "rock band". With that being said, here are the lists of favorite albums and songs of the year, albums of the decade and even a favorite MJ songs list as a way of paying tribute to the man's legacy.In hoping Nickelback finally goes away in the coming decade, happy new year everybody!-SSAY2K9 ALBUMS:[50] Passion Pitt - MannersKey tracks: "Little Secrets" & "The Reeling"[49] Peter Bjorn & John - Living ThingKey tracks: "If It Don't Move Me" & "Nothing To Worry About"[48] Handsome Furs - Face ControlKey tracks: "Legal Tender" & "I'm Confused"[47] jj - n° 2Key tracks: "Things Will Never Be The Same Again" & "Ecstasy"[46] Sonic Youth - The EternalKey tracks: "Antenna" & "Sacred Trickster"[45] Manic Street Preachers - Journal For Plague LoversKey tracks: "Peeled Apples" & "Journal For Plague Lovers"[44] Islands - VapoursKey tracks: "Switched On" & "Vapours"[43] M. Ward - Hold TimeKey tracks: "For Beginners" & "Rave On"[42] Franz Ferdinand - Tonight: Franz FerdinandKey tracks: "Ulysses" & "No You Girls"[41] Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros - Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic ZerosKey tracks: "Carries On" & "Home"[40] The Flaming Lips - EmbryonicKey Tracks: "Convinced Of The Hex" & "I Can Be A Frog"[39] Mastodon - Crack The SkyKey tracks: "Oblivion" & "Quintessence"[38] Camera Obscura - The Maudlin CarreerKey tracks: "French Navy" & "Honey In The Sun"[37] Dan Auerbach - Keep It HidKey tracks: "Trouble Weighs A Ton" & "I Want Some More"[36] Dinosaur Jr. - FarmKey tracks: "I Want To Know" & "Pieces"[35] Volcano Choir - UnmapKey tracks: "Island, Is" & "Husks & Shells"[34] Bob Dylan - Together Through LifeKey tracks: "Life Is Hard" & "I Feel A Change Coming On"[33] Built To Spill - There Is No Enemy"Hindsight" & "Oh Yeah"[32] Doves - Kingdom Of RustKey tracks: "Winter Hill" & "Kingdom Of Rust"[31] Arctic Monkeys - HumbugKey tracks: "Crying Lightning" & "Cornerstone"[30] Yeah Yeah Yeahs - It's BlitzKey tracks: "Heads Will Roll" & "Zero"[29] Raekwon - Only Built For Cuban Linx Pt. IIKey tracks: "House Of Flying Daggers" & "Pyrex Vision"[28] Japandroids - Post-NothingKey tracks: "The Boys Are Leaving Town" & "Young Hearts Spark FIre"[27] The XX - XX (Album)Key tracks: "Crystalised" & "Basic Space"[26] Andrew Bird - Noble BeastKey tracks: "Oh No" & "Effigy"[25] Phoenix - Wolfgang AmadeusKey tracks: "1901" & "Lisztomania"[24] Bat For Lashes - Two SunsKey tracks: "Daniel" & "Pearl's Dream"[23] The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart - The Pains Of Being Pure At HeartKey tracks: "Young Adult Friction" & "Contender"[22] Wilco - Wilco (The Album)Key tracks: "One Wing" & "You And I"[21] Tiny Vipers - Life On EarthKey tracks: "Eyes Like Ours" & "Slow Motion"[20] Antony & The Johnsons - The Crying LightKey tracks: "Aeon" & "Another World"[19] The Horrors - Primary ColoursKey tracks: "Who Can Say" & "Sea Within A Sea"[18] Neko Case - Middle CycloneKey tracks: "People Got A Lotta Nerve" & "This Tornado Loves You"[17] Mount Erie - Wind's PoemKey tracks: "Through The Trees" & "Wind Speaks"[16] Sunset Rubdown - DragonslayerKey tracks: "Silver Moons" & "Black Swan"[15] Girls - AlbumKey tracks: "Lust For Life" & "Laura"[14] Real Estate - Real EstateKey tracks: "Pool Swimmers" & "Suburban Beverage"[13] Cymbal Eat Guitars - Why There Are MountainsKey tracks: "And The Hazy Sea" & "Some Trees (Merritt Moon)"[12] The Antlers - HospiceKey tracks: "Bear" & "Atrophy"[11] Dirty Projectors - Bitte OrcaKey tracks: "Cannibal Resource" & "Stillness Is The Move"[10] Amadou & Mariam - Welcome To MaliKey tracks: "Sabali" & "Masiteladi"[09] Isis - Wavering RadiantKey tracks: "Ghost Key" & "Hand Of The Host"[08] Sun O)) - Monoliths And DimensionsKey tracks: "Alice"[07] Lightning Dust - Infinite LightKey tracks: "Antonia Jane" & "Dreamer"[06] Atlas Sound - LogosKey tracks: "The Light That Failed" & "Walkabout"[05] Wild Beasts - Two DancersKey tracks: "Hooting & Howling" & "This Is Our Lot"[04] St. Vincent - ActorKey tracks: "Black Rainbow" & "The Party"[03] Fever Ray - Fever RayKey tracks: "If I Had A Heart" & "When I Grow Up"[02] Grizzly Bear - VeckatimestKey tracks: "Two Weeks" & "Ready Able"[01] Animal Collective - Merriweather Post PavillionKey tracks: "In The Flowers" & "My Girls"Y2K9 SONGS:[20] "People Got A Lotta Nerve" by Neko Case[19] "Daniel" by Bat For Lashes[18] "One Wing" by Wilco[17] "Contender" by The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart[16] "Dominos" by The Big Pink[15] "Hold The Line" by Major Lazer[14] "1901" by Phoenix[13] "Zero" by Yeah Yeah Yeahs[12] "The Reeling" by Passion Pit[11] "Percussion Gun" by White Rabbits[10] "Cheerleader" by Grizzly Bear[09] "Home" by Edward Sharpe And The Magnetic Zeros[08] "Some Trees" by Cymbals Eat Guitars[07] "The Party" by St. Vincent[06] "These Are My Twisted Words" by Radiohead[05] "Stillness Is The Move" by Dirty Projectors[04] "My Girls" by Animal Collective[03] "When I Grow Up" by Fever Ray[02] "Ready, Able" by Grizzly Bear[01] "A Thousand Eyes" by Crystal AntlersTHE 00s BEST ALBUMS:[20] Sleater Kineey - The Woods[19] M.I.A. - Kala[18] Liars - Drum's Not Dead[17] Ryan Adams - Heartbreaker[16] The White Stripes - White Blood Cells[15] Queens Of The Stone Age - Rated R[14] Ambulance Ltd - Ambulance Ltd[13] Sigur Rós - Ágætis Byrjun[12] Jay Z - The Blueprint[11] TV On The Radio - Return To Cookie Mountain[10] Fleet Foxes - Fleet Foxes[09] Yeah Yeah Yeah's - Fever To Tell[08] Sufjan Stevens - Illinois[07] …And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead - Source Tags & Codes[06] The Strokes - Is This It[05] The Libertines - Up The Bracket[04] Animal Collective - Merriweather Post Pavilion[03] Arcade Fire - Funeral[02] Wilco - Yankee Hotel Foxtrot[01] Radiohead - Kid ABONUS LIST: Michael Jackson's FAVORITE SONGS:[20] Remember The Time[19] Heaven Can Wait[18] Smooth Criminal[17] Butterflies[16] Black Or White[15] Just Good Friends[14] Don't Stop 'Til You Get Enough[13] The Way You Make Me Feel[12] Wanna Be Startin' Somethin[11] Dirty Diana[10] Human Nature[09] Man In The Mirror[08] Stranger In Moscow[07] Rock With You[06] In The Closet[05] You And I (Jackson 5)[04] Beat It[03] P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)[02] I Just Can't Stop Loving You[01] Thriller

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