INSPIRING REBELLION, MAKING THE WORLD A BETTER PLACE FOR ALL ...
PEOPLE WHO THINK FOR THEMSELVES AND NOT JUST FOR THEMSELVES
GO TO: www.VBS.tv - SOFT FOCUS w/ Ian Svenonius to see all the episodes.
ALL KINDS THAT MATTER - - - from BLACK FLAG to PUBLIC ENEMY, from Fela Kuti to Miles Davis, from FUGAZI to DEAD PREZ, from the Stooges to the Buzzcocks, from the Make-Up to Run-DMC, and on and on and on...
RECOGNIZE photographs by GLEN E. FRIEDMAN
(based on images from the book) 2005
This is a slide show of the images from Glen E. Friedman’s most recent book. This is the first of all of his books to not use anything from his past archives of infamous iconic images. It is based solely upon his most recent artistic studies and ambition.
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"Glen E. Friedman's mission with RECOGNIZE is no less than 're-aligning the aesthetic' or demolishing and then re-making the rules by which we view and understand art... The re-introduction of sight into art-making and art-seeing, away from purely conceptual in-jokes and toward formal problems of light, composition and beauty. Just as Renaissance artists re-introduced the classical world's honesty and discipline to art-making, Friedman restores picture-taking to its primary and vital function: composition of the natural world, combined with a sense of wonder at the magnificence of what is all around us." - Ian Folke Svenonius, 2005
“It's customary nowadays to claim we "distrust beauty" because it has betrayed us. In fact the reverse is true: our culture betrays beauty and then blames it for its lack of depth. On this edge Glen's work is dancing - hence its vertiginousness, its touch of vertigo. Real beauty is always serious." - Peter Lamborn Wilson, 2005
FUCK YOU ALL - Glen E. Friedman - Rome 1999
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FUGAZI live pix - Glen E. Friedman - 7/1/2002
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G. E. F. * * Unedited raw interview clips * * from eMpTyV Sports and Art program - 1997
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The Corporation Below is part 1 of 2 of this incredible film. Footage from pop culture, advertising, TV news, and corporate propaganda, illuminates the corporation's grip on our lives. Provoking, witty, sweepingly informative- case studies and strategies for change. (This is a dvd well worth owning!)
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pt. 2
A Brief History of America This great 3 minute cartoon was written by Michael Moore, and It was used in his movie "Bowling For Columbine", which looks at the gun laws in the U.S.
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Hardcore Punk Rock in Los Angeles c.1980
This clip is from a prime time local TV news magazine program that aired in Los Angeles circa 1980 - Regarding Punk violence and riots at gigs. Appearances with the legendary Chuck Dukowski (BLACK FLAG bass player) speaking his piece to the city, as well as Greg Ginn (BLACK FLAG, founder/Lead Guitarist) and a anonymously in the shadows Los Angeles Police officer . . .
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Who Killed the Electric Car? - trailer It was among the fastest, most efficient production cars ever built. It ran on electricity, produced no emissions and catapulted American technology to the forefront of the automotive industry. The lucky few who drove it never wanted to give it up. So, WHO KILLED THE ELECTRIC CAR? This is an incredibly important film for all Americans to see.
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MY RULES , FUCK YOU HEROES , FUCK YOU TOO , THE IDEALIST , DOGTOWN The Legend of the Z-Boys , RECOGNIZE
Noam Chomsky , Ralph Nader , Ian MacKaye , Chuck Dukowski , Cornel West , Karl Marx , Roberto Clemente , George Orwell , Michael Moore , Jello Biafra , + many more