Tuesday, May 05, 2009

Postville Raid "AbUSed" Luis Argueta

Official "AbUSed" website.



Here is information about the film about the Postville immigration raid I mentioned today on the show.


*Mr. Mejia will be joined by critically acclaimed movie director Luis Argueta who is in the post-production stage of abUSed - The Postville Raid, the full-length documentary that tells the story of the most brutal, most expensive, and one of the largest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) raids in the history of the United States. Most of these workers were from Guatemala. The film presents the human face of the issue of immigration reform and serves as a cautionary tale against abuses of constitutional human rights. Mr. Argueta’s visit to Madison is being coordinated by Interfaith Coalition for Worker Justice in cooperation with the Workers Rights Center.




The link below will take you to a Jetpak with several links to articles and organizations relating to the Postville Raid, immigration reform and detention centers.


Links to sites about Postville Raid

Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Live Streaming Performance WebSites

This morning I featured several pieces from Daytrotter'swebsite including Jesse Sykes and the Sweet Hereafter, Castanets, D.M. Stith, and Horse Feathers. They have over 500 performances posted on their site and post new ones every day. Really creative music writing on the site also.


Recently I have been checking out Qwartz; site and organization in France devoted to experimental electronic music. They are a foundation and an awards site but you can also stream performances on it. I found it via Taylor Dupree's site 12K. He is part of the foundation and has a performance on Qwartz but on 12K he posts high quality field recordings of sounds from his surroundings, whether it be a walk through Notre Dame in Paris or a moment on a sidewalk in Florida with a girl going by on a scooter.

Thursday, April 02, 2009

Glue Huffing Music


Huelepega Sound System

Do Ya Think I'm Freaky

http://www.lacongona.com/blog/2009/doombia-huelepega-sound-system/

Tuesday, March 03, 2009

Playlist March 3rd, 2009

"Shimmer"
Plej
Electronic Music from the Swedish Left Coast

"Bass on the Boat"
Tosca
Suzuki

"Chant to Mother Earth"
Blo
Nigeria 70 The Definitive Story of Lagos Funk

"Drum Rock"
Lee "Scratch" Perry

"Cumbia De Los Barrios"
El Hijo De La Cumbia
Freestyle de Ritmos

"Tepache Jam"
Terrestre
Nortec Collective/The Tijuana Sessions Vol. 1

"Livingston Buzz"
Radio Zumbido
Los Ultimos Dias Del AM

"Sincerely, Jane"
Janelle Monae
The Chase EP

"Sparkle City"
Shuggie Otis
Inspiration Information

"My Superman"
Santogold
Santogold


Tuesday, February 24, 2009

Playlist Febraruy 24, 2009

An Evening with the Bobi Brothers 
Trentomoller

Dismantling Five Years 
Venetian Snares 
Higgins Ultra Low Track Glue Funk H [Planet MU]

1st and 1st 
Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid
NYC [Domino]

3 Minutes
Benga
Diary of an Afro Warrior

Consciencia del Barrio
El Hijo De La Cumbia
Freestyle De Ritmos

 Having a Party
Lee Scratch Perry
Scratch Came Scratch Saw Scratch Coquered

 Cumbiatron
King Coya
ZZK Sound Vol 1 Cumbia Digital

That's How I feel
Sun Ra
Langudity

 La Cumbia es Un Tango 
El Hijo De La Cumbia
Freestyle De Ritmos

Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Sources and Inspiration for 02/17/09 playlist

http://www.moteldemoka.com/2009/01/21/guest-post-dm-stith/

 
...It was in this state, a state of almost complete devotion to hope, that this field recording of a native, running over the credits at the end of an episode of Deadwood, kept me from breathing for the 55 seconds it played. I can’t imagine the state the musicologist was in when he or she recorded this, when they heard it for the first time — it inspires in me something like a longing for deeper empathy, which is the best I can hope for in a piece of art.    --DM Stith