odessasteps Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 (edited) Since this prob doesn’t fit anywhere else and we don’t apparently have a thread for this year. https://x.com/physinhistory/status/1777772969001181358?s=61&t=z_YH0nvzbJIcJ82RcJTqtA Edited April 10 by odessasteps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 RIP John Sinclair, White Panther, political prisoner, and manager of the MC5. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zimbra Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 This could go in several folders but I'll stick it here: OJ Simpson has died at age 76 of complications from cancer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 Well, shit. Now he’ll never find the real killer. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Death From Above Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 "Well, it's official: Murder is now legal in the state of California" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gonzo Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 It's a goddamn shame that Norm MacDonald isn't with us right now. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted April 12 Share Posted April 12 OJ Simpson has been compromised to a permanent end. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted May 15 Share Posted May 15 Jimmy Carter's grandson told the media that the former President is "nearing the end of his days." 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 I could never probably mourn any president except for him. He is, and will be revered as, a good man. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace Posted May 19 Share Posted May 19 The Greatest Ex-President there ever was. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIPPA Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolfan in NYC Posted May 24 Share Posted May 24 3 hours ago, RIPPA said: Damned good doge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AxB Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 RIP Professor Noam Chomsky 1928-2024. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zimbra Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Chomsky waiting to kick off until Kissinger was dead is a real Gandalf/Sauron situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogwelder Posted June 18 Share Posted June 18 Actually... https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/18/24181373/noam-chomsky-not-dead-yet Quote Everyone dies eventually, and famed linguist Noam Chomsky will be no different — but at the time of this writing, he is alive. And, sadly, his wife is explaining to people that reports of his death are “false,” according to The Associated Press. Chomsky, 95, has been hospitalized in Brazil as he recovers from a stroke he had last year, the AP reported earlier this month. He’s having difficulty speaking, and “the right side of his body is affected.” He is being tended to by various specialists. This is not in dispute. Two publications, Jacobin and The New Statesman, published what appeared to be obituaries. (The New Statesman took its post down; Jacobin changed its headline from “We Remember Noam Chomsky” to “Let’s Celebrate Noam Chomsky,” and edited its promotional tweet, though — notably — “obituary” is one of the key words in the article’s URL.) Both The New Statesman and Jacobin appeared, at first glance, to be reliable sources. Chomsky has written for the former and often given interviews to the latter. But neither appears to have asked anyone who’d know whether Chomsky was alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Log Posted June 19 Share Posted June 19 I mean, kind of appropriate that the media would get that wrong about Chomsky, right? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted June 24 Share Posted June 24 (edited) Anyone interested in the subject would probably know this, but just as trivia, Chumbawumba are a rather odd UK anarcho/peace-punk band with horns (and apparently fiddle?!). The fact that they wrote a fluke pop hit and made it for life is one of music's great ironies. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k2ilMH3Ie08 EDIT: God that album is brilliant. I'm happy to have finally revisited it. The horns are sudden blasts of John Zorn-esque free noise, the fiddle is only in one song. It's mostly super-solid '80s anarcho with driving mid-tempo and fantastic male and female harmonies singing bitterly sarcastic lyrics about the state of, well, the British State. With a Capital-S. Great rhythm section and has -- can you believe this from an anarcho band? -- A SENSE OF HUMOR. And their history is even stranger than I thought. They were decidedly NOT just a punk band. In ideology perhaps, but musically not. From Discogs: Spoiler This anarchist pop punk band is probably best known for the single "Tubthumping", which was everywhere in 1997, but probably less well known is the fact that this was taken from their eighth studio album, "Tubthumper". Formed in a squat in Leeds, England, in 1982, Chumbawamba released their first single, "Revolution", in 1985. Up to a point they self-released most of their material on labels they ran themselves, such as Sky & Trees and Agit Prop. Their musical style has changed through the years, initially a shouting punk band, later recording some folk songs, then, with the "Jesus H Christ" album, they discovered electronic music. That album, however, was built around numerous samples of other groups and, when they found out how much clearing them would cost, they scrapped it (though, it was released as a bootleg and, in recent years, via their chumbawamba.tv site as mp3s) and rerecorded the album without the samples and with a new focus on censorship. "Anarchy" was their response to criticism from their contemporaries for their move into pop music, funny, political and musically experimental. The anti-Nazi song "Enough is Enough", recorded with regular collaborator MC Fusion, was released as a single and launched Fusion's new group Credit to the Nation. They had minor chart success, but nothing compared to what was to come. The disappointing "Swingin' with Raymond" followed and was the end of their relationship with One Little Indian. Deciding that there's no such thing as a good capitalist, big or small, they signed with EMI, whom they had criticised in the past. The band were heavily criticised once again, but the massive worldwide success of "Tubthumper" allowed the band to fund numerous political campaigns around the world. They were never to repeat the success of that single and proudly proclaimed themselves one hit wonders and their relationship with EMI only lasted one more album and a few singles. Independent again with Mutt Records, and with long-time producer Neil Ferguson now officially a member, they have continued to experiment with their style, recording "Readymades", mixing folk samples with dance beats, the soundtrack to the Alex Cox film "Revengers Tragedy" and their latest release, "UN", recorded on a mini disc in Latin America and at Chumbawamba's Bradford studio, mixing styles and sounds from different parts of the world. Since then, the group slimmed down to just Lou, Neil, Boff and Jude, and added Phil Moody on accordion to play folk music with pop influences. The other members have moved on to their own projects. Always controversial, often under attack from the left and the right, Chumbawamba have always done things their own way and, in their own words, "Never do what you are told." In August 2012 the band decided to call it quits after some final gigs in their 30th year of existence mainly because "the rest of our lives got in the way and we couldn’t commit the time and enthusiasm that the band demanded." Edited June 24 by Curt McGirt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
odessasteps Posted June 24 Author Share Posted June 24 Hot take? I like Amnesia better than Tubthumpimg, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Zimbra Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 RIP Kinky "Big Dick" Friedman. My dad and his brothers are all Texas weirdos so I got to learn about him at a young age. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 What was the song he wrote about John Hinckley that Stephen King referenced in one of his books? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robert C Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 17 minutes ago, Zimbra said: RIP Kinky "Big Dick" Friedman. My dad and his brothers are all Texas weirdos so I got to learn about him at a young age. Dang, this sucks to hear. I ran into him a few times since he was close with my buddy Lee. When Lee died in 2010, Kinky did the eulogy. I always figured having Kinky freaking Friedman deliver your eulogy was a sign of a life well lived. I'd like to think they're out together somewhere drinking beer and hanging out with all the dogs they worked together to save. One of the funniest things I've ever read was someone online complaining that "They Ain't Makin Jews Like Jesus Anymore", a song about knocking out an anti-Semitic bigot, was somehow anti-Semitic. 8 minutes ago, Curt McGirt said: What was the song he wrote about John Hinckley that Stephen King referenced in one of his books? Maybe thinking of Charles Whitman - "The Ballad of Charles Whitman"? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Curt McGirt Posted June 27 Share Posted June 27 Yep, wrong assassin haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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