Who Owns Whom? Social Media’s Corporate Roots
Politicians are invading online space like never before in hopes of reaching a new generation of voters. But who really gains from interactive democracy
Interviews
Drifting Into Dystopia: An Interview with Dahr Jamail
It does not appear as though the U.S. has any intention of leaving until all of the oil in Iraq is gone.
Know Your Judges!
Who gets to judge you and the law? If you don’t know–read this
The Sounds of Silence
Internet radio recently received another brief reprieve from excessive royalties. But will the booming medium ever be the same again?
DJ Spooky On The Birth of Hip Hop
“Forget Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Bandor Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland as studio masterpieces, I’m talking about rare dub tracks that cut across the whole idea of what a song was meant to be.”
Colony Collapse: Bee Die-Offs Will End Our Food System As We Know It
What is so serious is not only that the bees themselves are dying off without a smoking gun present, but that most people have no idea of the role they play in the food supply at large.
Nueva Democracia! La Raza’s Political Rise
Young progressive Latinos are now finding strength within the halls of government and the streets of their communities. What’s coming next for the new generation of Latino progressives?
Jeff Chang: Hip Hop Chaos In Context
authenticity, identity and expression are tackled with ease in Chang’s latest effort Total Chaos: The Art and Aesthetics of Hip-Hop
El-P: A Scanner, Darkly
“I’m fucking angry and upset right now, and I’m also scared and trying to come to grips with balancing this incredible fatalism and the fact that I am still alive.”
David Lynch’s Weird, Wired World
It’s all an experiment. I want to find things that fire me up, and see if it works for the people.
Boogie’s Mean Streets
Boogie’s gritty photography collection “It’s All Good” chronicles the lives of thugs, hustlers and addicts without artifice.
David Lynch, Uncut, Part Three
Scientists are so beautiful. They come up with these things, and then the other side of the coin is that artists grab hold of them, and who knows what can happen? The world is always changing, that’s rule number one.
DJ Spooky and Rob Swift Remix War and Peace
“With Rebirth of a Nation, I’m remixing Griffith’s film live every time off of Pioneer DVJs. So I’m making a remix by applying DJ technique to film.”
David Lynch, Uncut, Part Two
It’s a dream world now. But like I always say, everybody has access to a piece of paper and a pencil. But how many great stories are written?
David Lynch, Uncut, Part One
I always like random access, and I like the idea that one thing relates to another. And this is part of the internet: It’s so huge, that it is really an unbounded world.
Michel Gondry Keeps It Reel
“ I stopped my son from playing videogames, and he began to develop all kinds of creative skills.”
Mogwai: Louder Than Bombs
“When people compare us to My Bloody Valentine, I think it’s because they were the last band outside of the mainstream to actually infiltrate the mainstream.”
Bruce Campbell: Shut Up And Act
It’s the old cliché of grabbing the bull by the horns, and the cool thing is that the United States is one of those few places that’s conducive to such a process.
Jenny Toomey: Defending Artists Rights
I admire Walt Whitman–his idealism, generosity, grace, and joy.
Boiling Points: The Mars Volta Vs. Jaga Jazzist
Both are highly esteemed musicians, fronting genre-shredding outfits that offer up elaborate and cerebral musical explorations.
Jeff Chang’s Hip-Hop History
“I hope the grassroots is able to take back control of hip-hop, and in the process take control of its own destiny.”
Can’t Stop Won’t Stop: A Chat With Jeff Chang
“If blues culture had developed under the conditions of oppressive, forced labor, hip-hop culture would arise from the conditions of no work.”
Lydia Lunch, 21st-Century Cassandra
“We must remember that sex is not dirty. It’s normal. Even when it’s dirty.”
Salon: Writing in the Margins
Welcome to Morphizm’s collection of my Salon column, “Writing in the Margins.” I’d like to thank my editor, my family and, most importantly, my planet.
Los Bros Hernandez Talk Locas, Love And Rockets
Like Gabriel García Márquez, to whom they’re frequently compared, the Hernandez brothers find the immanent transcendent in the drudgery of everyday life.