When Theft Serves Art

Here is a refreshing read from Wired about the Andy Worhol foundation ... In this age of militant corporate copyright protectionism (ie RIAA vs the world ) it is great to see a true artist (who built his ideas based on that which preceeded him) fostering the advancement of future art works. An idea that seems to have long been lost in the last decade or two. All art, music, etc... is built on past works. . If it were not for blues, you wouldn't have rock or r&b, funk, soul, hip-hop, house, electo and yes EVEN emo. In any event give a peep.

Support Indie Music or be Force-fed Crap.

Sad Day for Soul

Yesterday was an extremely sad day for the world of soul/gospel and the city of Chicago, as we suffered two great losses...

The landmark Pilgrim Baptist Church, which was the birthplace of gospel music (which gave birth to soul ), burned to the ground along with it went the memories of the father of gospel... Thomas A. Dorsey , Mahalia Jackson , James Cleveland among many others. If you ever saw the Blues Brothers , the scene of Jake doing summersalts down the isle with the good Rev. James Brown and Chaka Khan was supposed to take place inside the church.

Beyond being culturally significant The building was also architectually important and was designed by Louis Sullivan and designated a national landmark in 1981.

On Friday we also said good-bye to one of the sweetest voices in Chicago soul, Lou Rawls ... the silky one. You will be greatly missed.

Heaven just got a bit more funky.

MISSING STRAP ON !!!!!

On Halloween night's Fetish Ball show , somebody walked off with our 2 foot, flesh colored strap-on at the end of the night (at the Note in Chicago). If you should see it walking down the street, you are being alerted to call the authorities immediately. Do not approach as it has been known to be armed and dangerous.

Seriously though, if somebody has it, get back to us as it has been our mascot and a "member" of the band for the better part of 3 years. Our dancers are beside themselves with grief and are beyond consoling.

Thanks in advance.

Keep us in your thoughts,
JaGoFF

Walt Disney Would Be Proud

"Mice have been placed in a state of near suspended animation, raising the possibility that hibernation could one day be induced in humans... If so, it might be possible to put astronauts into hibernation-like states for long-haul space flights - as often depicted in science fiction films." Read more here.

BAM !!! - BAM !!! - Stop or I'll Shoot.

"Florida Gov. Jeb Bush signed a new anti-crime law on Tuesday that allows people to kill in self-defense without first trying to flee.... The new law expands that doctrine to include people in public places who feel threatened and could be subject to death or great bodily harm." Read more here.

We don't trust a half the popluation with the task of breeding
- let alone packing heat at the shopping mall.

Download crap and go to prison

Ahhh, "The Family Entertainment and Copyright Act"...

Gotta love a title that makes you feel all warm inside. Unfortunately, that warmth you feel inside of you maybe a little bit closer to prison love - if you share as little as one copyrighted song, movie or software thru a shared folder you "could be subjected to prison terms and fines of up to three years. Penalties would apply regardless of whether that file was downloaded or not." President Bush just signed it into law on Wednesday. Read more here.

It is all about the family or lack thereof...

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Pull the feeding tube from the corporate monopoly.
Support Independent Music or be force-fed crap.
End of story.

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JaGoFF
Download it. Burn it. Share it.
We won't send you to prison.

F University

From FlashNews "On May 4, the Epicenter Gallery in San Francisco will become the site of the world’s first "Whore College", to teach wannabe working girls and guys the ins and outs of prostitution" the founder's rational is that "there’s been a big demand for sex worker studies ever since the dot com bust of the late 1990s caused many Silicon Valley employees to become sex workers instead."

Topics include "Do-It- Yourself Web Cam" and other handy subjects. One look around some of the MySpace profiles and that does not seem too far out of touch.