Knifekick

#hudson #river #walk #nyc #old #pier #pylons #hashtagitall

Sat, 27 Apr 2013 17:52:15 -0400

#hudson #river #walk #nyc #old #pier #pylons #hashtagitall

A song i co-wrote, tonight on Mike & Molly on CBS...

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 21:14:06 -0400

A song i co-wrote, tonight on Mike & Molly on CBS 9.30pm.

DAISY SPURS feat KNIFEKICK - “Dance Dance (All Night Long)

diivnyc: Hi Austin. Fuck SXSW. There… I said it. Here, the...

Fri, 15 Mar 2013 07:29:36 -0400

diivnyc:

Hi Austin. Fuck SXSW. There… I said it.

Here, the music comes last. 5 minute set-up, no sound check, 15 minute set. The “music” element is all a front, it’s the first thing to be compromised. Corporate money everywhere but in the hands of the artists, at what is really just a glorified corporate networking party. Drunk corporate goons and other industry vampires and cocaine. Everyone is drunk, being cool. “Official” bureaucracy and all their mindless rules. Branding, branding, branding. It’s bullshit… sorry.

-Cole

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Thu, 07 Mar 2013 08:07:44 -0500

A Dolk and Probel mural on an abandoned house near Borge. from...

Sat, 02 Mar 2013 08:44:48 -0500

A Dolk and Probel mural on an abandoned house near Borge.

from the New York Times

wow, what a monster groove.

Tue, 19 Feb 2013 18:28:11 -0500

wow, what a monster groove.

vicemag: THE MYSTERIOUS AND DEPRESSING CASE OF PRISONER X The...

Fri, 15 Feb 2013 13:34:24 -0500

vicemag:

THE MYSTERIOUS AND DEPRESSING CASE OF PRISONER X

The grave of Ben Zygier, Israel’s “Prisoner X”

On Tuesday morning, the Australian news network ABC broadcast a story revealing the identity of the mysterious “Prisoner X,” who died in solitary confinement in an Israeli prison in 2010. In fact, “Prisoner X” was the subject of a case so secret that ABC claimed even the guards inside the Ayalon prison didn’t know his identity, and that he “lived hermetically sealed from the outside world.” His arrest and detention have been described as a “disappearance,” setting alarm bells ringing for bodies such as the Association for Civil Rights in Israel, who argued that the idea of individuals simply vanishing from society is not a characteristic of a democratic state.

If the case already sounded like a bizarre 21st century combination of a Cold War spy thriller and The Man in the Iron Mask, things only got murkier when it was revealed that Prisoner X was found hanged in a cell that was under 24-hour surveillance, yet his incarceration was not officially recognized by either the Israeli Prison Service or the government. The Sydney Morning Herald also revealed on Wednesday that he was being watched by the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO), and that he had traveled to Iran, Syria, and Lebanon—all places that bar entry to people who’ve visited “the Zionist entity.” Israel forbids its citizens from traveling to these places for “security reasons,” so it was reported that Zygier, along with at least two others, had used their Australian passports. It’s been suggested often before that Australians are favored for spy missions because they don’t attract suspicion.

One thing ABC was clear about from the start was his identity—he was an Australian national named Ben Zygier, who had moved to Israel ten years before his death and changed his name to Ben Alon, before marrying an Israeli woman with whom he had two children. It seems likely that Zygier spent time working as a spy for the infamous Israeli secret service agency the Mossad before being jailed without an open trial and dying in his cell. ABC stated that his body was flown to Melbourne in December 2010 for burial, but the Australian government wasn’t informed of his death. This constitutes a violation of fairly basic international law, something that Israel is admittedly no stranger to.

Ayalon prison, where Zygier was detained

This is where it all started to become a problem for the Israeli government. Israeli media outlets usually manage to bypass the military censor for high profile stories by quoting foreign media sources and, initially, the local Israeli press jumped on ABC’s revelation. However, it seems that the Prisoner X case is shrouded in even more secrecy than the strikes Israel recently carried out in Syria and the country’s incursion into Lebanese airspace. Ha’aretz later reported that:

“The Prime Minister’s Office called on Tuesday an emergency meeting of the Israeli Editors Committee, an informal forum comprised of the editors and owners of major Israeli media outlets, to ask its members to cooperate with the government and withhold publication of information pertaining to an incident that is very embarrassing to a certain government agency.”

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very 80’s sounding, but hits the spots.

Mon, 11 Feb 2013 22:23:48 -0500

very 80’s sounding, but hits the spots.

this should’ve been a hit. so good.

Sat, 09 Feb 2013 10:22:08 -0500

this should’ve been a hit. so good.

this is the best thing on the Fleetwood Mac Tribute album.

Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:18:46 -0500

this is the best thing on the Fleetwood Mac Tribute album.

has some Serge Gainsbourg feel to it, the white french man of...

Fri, 18 Jan 2013 07:59:54 -0500

has some Serge Gainsbourg feel to it, the white french man of reggae, for a time anyway.

Soup: Official Statement from the Family and Partner of Aaron Swartz: Our...

Sun, 13 Jan 2013 10:06:04 -0500

Soup: Official Statement from the Family and Partner of Aaron Swartz: Our...:

soupsoup:

Official Statement from the Family and Partner of Aaron Swartz:

Our beloved brother, son, friend, and partner Aaron Swartz hanged himself on Friday in his Brooklyn apartment. We are in shock, and have not yet come to terms with his passing.

Aaron’s insatiable curiosity, creativity, and…

this song blew me away last night. it’s so understated,...

Sat, 12 Jan 2013 09:36:02 -0500

this song blew me away last night. it’s so understated, but also intricate. all the different guitar parts and the way the cymbals are used… also, the mix sounds unbelievably good.

kateoplis: 17-year-old Indian girl who was gang-raped killed...

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 13:27:45 -0500

kateoplis:

17-year-old Indian girl who was gang-raped killed herself today after police pressured her to drop the case and marry one of her attackers

only you…

Fri, 28 Dec 2012 08:19:32 -0500

only you…

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Wed, 26 Dec 2012 08:10:26 -0500

this is not usually what i listen to, but this song is pretty...

Sat, 22 Dec 2012 11:44:08 -0500

this is not usually what i listen to, but this song is pretty sweet. reminds me of late 80’s stuff, like Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam’s Lost in Emotion

the chorus is so catchy! and the kid keeps sounding like George...

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 17:45:33 -0500

the chorus is so catchy! and the kid keeps sounding like George Harrison.

archaicwonder: Entrance to Newgrange Newgrange is a prehistoric...

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:53:06 -0500

archaicwonder:

Entrance to Newgrange

Newgrange is a prehistoric monument located in County Meath, Ireland. It was built around 3200 BC during the Neolithic period. There is no agreement about what the site was used for, but it has been speculated that it had some form of religious significance because it is aligned with the rising sun, which floods the stone room with light on the winter solstice. Newgrange is also older than Stonehenge and the great pyramids of Giza.

The Tuatha Dé Danann, who ruled Ireland in ancient mythology, were said to have erected Newgrange as a burial place for their chief, Dagda Mór, and his three sons. One of his sons, called Aonghus, is often referred to as Aonghus of the Brugh, and it was traditionally believed that he, in fact, was owner of the Brugh, and that a smaller mound between Newgrange and the Boyne was owned by the Dagda.

sparth: Scene with two triangles. 2012continuating my square...

Fri, 21 Dec 2012 13:15:10 -0500

sparth:

Scene with two triangles. 2012
continuating my square experiment.

So very, very cool