“If your fidelity to perfectionism is too high, you never do anything.” – David Foster Wallace” DAVID FOSTER WALLACE ON AMBITION, PBS Digital Studios, 2013, 4.5min.

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Futures & Pasts is a weekly radio show from Portland, Oregon which provides an enlightening mix of late’70’s DIY punk, femme punk, postponk & current music exploring the same kinda noisemaking. It’s hosted by Erika Elizabeth who has an impressively deep knowledge of her subject matter. She also contributes articles to the music zine Maximum RockandRoll.

The show broadcasts live every Thursday night from 8-10pm PST at 90.3FM in N/NE Portland, or worldwide at freeformportland.org. Complete shows are available on Mixcloud.

MIXTAPE: FUTURES & PASTS, weekly from FreeformPortland, 90.3fm, via Mixcloud
February 4, 2017 greg letson Leave a comment
Another fantastic country gospel show, curated by the extremely knowledgeable and personable Danny Hensley from the SBB radio network in Nashville. A veritable college course in appalachian gospel music. Highly recommended.

PLAYLIST: APPALACHIAN SUNDAY MORNING, by Danny Hensley, 1-15-2017, pt 1 of 2, via mix cloud
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Political theory in a nutshell from the ever surprising folks at The School Of Life. And this mini-essay (5.5min) is all too timely.

“Nice guys too often finish last; they need to read the advice of one of the wisest and most realistic thinkers in the history of philosophy: Niccolo Machiavelli.”

MICHIAVELLI’S ADVICE FOR NICE GUYS, THE SCHOOL OF LIFE, 5.5min
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This particular video of the film is intact, minus the end credits. Please see credits below.

Directed by	Yony Leyser
Produced by	Carmine Cervi Scott Crary Ilko Davidov Yony Leyser
Written by	Yony Leyser
Starring	Laurie Anderson Jello Biafra David Cronenberg John Giorno Thurston Moore Genesis P-Orridge Iggy Pop Patti Smith Gus Van Sant John Waters
Distributed by	Oscilloscope Laboratories

Notes about the film, from PBS’s Independent Lens:

William S. Burroughs: A Man Within investigates the life of the legendary beat author and American icon. Born the heir of the Burroughs’ adding machine estate, he struggled throughout his life with addiction, control systems, and self. He was forced to deal with the tragedy of killing his wife and the repercussions of neglecting his son. His novel, Naked Lunch, was one of the last books to be banned by the U.S. government. Allen Ginsberg and Norman Mailer testified on behalf of the book. The courts eventually overturned the 1966 decision, ruling that the book had important social value. It remains one of the most recognized literary works of the 20th century.

The film features never before seen footage of William S. Burroughs, as well as exclusive interviews with his closest friends and colleagues including John Waters, Genesis P-Orridge, Laurie Anderson, Peter Weller, David Cronenberg, Iggy Pop, Gus Van Sant, Sonic Youth, Anne Waldman, George Condo, Hal Willner, James Grauerholz, Amiri Baraka, Jello Biafra, V. Vale, David Ohle, Wayne Propst, Diane DiPrima, Dean Ripa (the world’s largest poisonous snake collector), and many others, with narration by actor Peter Weller, and soundtrack by Sonic Youth.

William Burroughs was one of the first to cross the dangerous boundaries of queer and drug culture in the 1950s, and write about his experiences. Eventually he was hailed the godfather of the beat generation and influenced artists for generations to come. But his friends were left wondering if he had ever found contentment or happiness. This extremely personal documentary pierces the surface of the troubled and brilliant world of one of the greatest authors of all time.

WILLIAM S. BURROUGHS :: A MAN WITHIN, directed by Yony Leyser, documentary, 85min.

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The Incubator

“If your fidelity to perfectionism is too high, you never do anything.” – David Foster Wallace” DAVID FOSTER WALLACE ON AMBITION, PBS Digital Studios, 2013, 4.5min.

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