Frenchy’s Fracas

Most people in North America know this guy for being one of the greatest comedians of all time.
What I liked about his work: he challenged you to use your own mind, test your thoughts and question your opinions and most of all, he wanted you to take a hard and focused look at Authority. Just by using words and logic.
If I had kids, they’d be put in front of a screen to watch Carlin. And I’d be satisfied only when they had the guts to turn off the screen to challenge my authority and use logical arguments while doing so..

Thank you, George.

Read all the obituaries on the web
Read his wikipedia link
Check out some his stuff on YouTube

Here’s a couple of my favorite scenes:
EDIT (JUL01-2008): It seems that Youtube’s trying to protect copyright owners even when it’s in honor of said copyright owner. Fair enough. I have to abide by whatever rules are set by Youtube.
Fuck Youtube.
Go look for Carlin stuff on Youtube and enjoy!

Stuff

Soft Language

The Ten Commandments

Here’s a couple of great quotes:

• The very existence of flamethrowers proves that some time, somewhere, someone said to themselves, “You know, I want to set those people over there on fire, but I’m just not close enough to get the job done.”
• Well, if crime fighters fight crime and fire fighters fight fire, what do freedom fighters fight? They never mention that part to us, do they?
• I don`t have pet peeves, I have major psychotic fucking hatreds!

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General Info
Artist/Group: Brasilintime - Sujinho CD release
Location: Paradiso, Amsterdam
When: 09 May 2008

Who?
An interesting mix of artists collaborating on a musical experiment. Have a look at the intro..

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Some of the artists:
Madlib
Tony Allen
Ivan “Mamão” Conti
and a whole list of other performers.

Impressive, right?
Well, the group gave a show in Paradiso and I just had to go have a look.

The Show
The warm up session was nice but waaaay too long so when the show finally started after more than an hour, I was really psyched for some action. And boy, the opening was impressive! The setup: three drum kits and a small percussion set in front; in the back two DJs and Madlib behind keyboard and sample kit.

The set was played as a jam session: one large and uninterrupted performance of a number of songs and compositions.

The rest of the show is hard to describe: it’s a mix of extremes. On the one hand, some stuff was really horrible and noisy crap. But on the other hand there was almost Perfection in what was performed. The third element: I experienced what it is to discover something you’ve never heard before. Something you know you won’t be able to understand. Like a caveman looking at a computer, I felt out of my league and I loved it!

What stood out for me was the discipline these guys showed: keeping the different drumming actions in sync (or sometimes willingly out of sync) and the DJs and Madlib doing their different things as layers of sounds, mixing it all up to interesting music, noises and soundscapes.

Conclusion
I was totally exhausted after the concert, mulling over all that I just had experienced. Like I said: some of the music was not that good, some was incredibly great. And some parts were just An Experience and An Education. Some stuff was just Complex Science and I hope to get old enough to really understand in time what I’ve heard this evening.
And I’m gonna get me the DVD asap!

This concert should’ve been programmed for the North Sea Jazz Festival: it’s fresh, it’s experimental and risky and it’s friggin’ great. That’s what the festival should be about.

read hieronymus fox’s review here!

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Never been a big fan of this artist but I always enjoy her smarts, this version of the awful My Humps by Bleeehrk Eyed Peas is hilarious!!

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Here some youtube links of excellent Dutch performers:

C-Mon en Kypski - Bumpy Road
DuvelDuvel - Wie Is Ut
Opgezwolle - Rustug

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Just realized that it’s been a year we lost the great entertainer, mister Richard Pryor.
Tribute time: go watch the funniest racial confrontation ever, click here.
Also on youtube: a great BBC documentary about the man and some funny clips of his work

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