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What is the content of the argument of the post? If we leave out the part where he damns Scahill for associating with publications that have published some dodgy ideas (which we should), it boils down to only this paragraph: which says we must condemn (whatever the fuck that means) the pirates...

Well, what I see the Zero books stuff (what I am aware of anyway) as doing is dismissing a form of left politics that doesn't work any more, that assumes certain features of capitalism and liberal democracy are permanent. They aretheorizing different forms of, if not activism, then action. Maybe...

There were some posts upthread that either implied or stated outright that thought is somehow distinct from action, and therefore pointless. What exactly do you mean by "reverse"? Zhao, you would agree that certain theories inform your graphic design and music production, yes? Why not politics...

Ok, that last paragraph is definitely worth mulling over, but there is a relevance of theory to politics. For "action" on this issue, there is are implicit (and explicit) ideas of what "democracy," "the state," "justice," "effective action," etc. This is where theory comes in -- to think about...

This is such a tepid critique, though, just really disingenuous. From what I understand, Kpunk was active in union organizing, but was frustrated at how ineffective it was at accomplishing the goals he felt important. His project, which he seems to share with others writing for Zero Books and...

Dubstep was never anti-capitalist in the U.S., it was(is?) a mixture of disaffected drum-and-bassers and IDM geeks, knit together with a love of weed.

Possibly not related-enough, but this might be of interest to some: http://theactivist.org/blog/ironicality-101-adbusters-war-on-your-little-sisters-flannel-leggings

The problem with Naomi Klein/Adbusters/much of anarchism (at least the studenty brand in the U.S.) is that its criticism is largely aesthetic. I don't have a problem with critiquing capitalism on an aesthetic level (indeed, I think this is what Kpunk does best), but the critique has to move on...

I've moved, but some places you can get juke mixes, to my recollection: Bassment : 1415 N. Ashland Ave Ford City Mall: 7601 S. Cicero Avenue Dr Wax: 5226 S. Harper Ave -- may have closed? May also not have juke, though I got a cracking Slugo mix there back in the day. Might give them a call...

Don't just stand there... dish it, girlfriend!

Been meaning to read this one when I get a chance (which will probably mean never!)... any other good commodity histories out there, particularly drug related? Coffee, tobacco, opiates, etc.?

SR back again: http://blissout.blogspot.com/2009/12/life-after-death-amazing-that-so-many.html

Newer shit I've been putting on repeat a lot in the '09. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value=""></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"...

Goddamn were the drugs better then or something? <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value=""></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="" type="application/x-shockwave-flash"...

More Sleezy D... want more shit like this. I think this is a Ron Hardy edit. <object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value=""></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src=""...

I can confirm that the salad (I would say tossed salad to provoke titters) is the preferred paradigm of U.S. institutional diversity education.

Here's that K-Punk piece... seems like it was edited drastically, but the connections he makes are really facile. He's trying to shoehorn most of HH history into his "capitalist realism" thesis. Says some of the same things about "funkiness" that SFJ said...

http://www.canyouplaythatonesong.com/