May 23

This is the 200th anniversary and a lot of ppl, because I made a radio documentary about Wagner, are asking me: what should I listen to?

Here is my answer.

1) The Wesendonck Lieder. This Youtube link to this performance by Astrid Varnay, the greatest singer ever, leads to all five songs:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dj4TOS6XVE8

Why: Here a man aged 44 finally discovers why women are about to be liberated.

2) Die Meistersinger, Act III. Wolfgang Brendel being the most human, empathetic and right-on Hans Sachs ever. 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kMWlnoc1To8

3) Meistersinger Act III: from 41 minutes in. Bryn and Amanda Roocroft being cross-generational lovers.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sA-RCQ56sA

4) This bit-part episode where the maid Brangane watches over Tristan and Isolde as they make love. Fuckheah ((c) David Karp)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UIv6bFaEDI

5) The Karfreitag musik from Parsifal in a sublime performance at the BBC, free, forever, Proms. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tJaztmR66-I

There’s more. that’s it for now, No “Ring”  - listen to the documentaries for why I think the Ring second class compared to Tristan/Meistersinger/Parsifal.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b01s4g74

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May 19

If they try to own my data, or integrate it with any other Yahoo service, I will leave. Also if there is any attempt to censor others, or if the cat pictures stop

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Apr 17
1984. Coalville, Leics.

1984. Coalville, Leics.

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My Wagner documentary script is written. There is a use for f***ing jetlag and hotel rooms. I managed to listen to Tristan 2x back to back instead of wandering round the Lower East Side and Venice Beach. 30 April 2013 BBC Radio 4 and a week later.

My Wagner documentary script is written. There is a use for f***ing jetlag and hotel rooms. I managed to listen to Tristan 2x back to back instead of wandering round the Lower East Side and Venice Beach. 30 April 2013 BBC Radio 4 and a week later.

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Apr 14
Molly Crabapple and Laurie Penny at the launch of the Shell Game painting series.

Molly Crabapple and Laurie Penny at the launch of the Shell Game painting series.

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Mar 23

imaginaryparty:

Don’t feel down …. This is a life’s work. A life’s joy. The next one hundred years are ours…..

National Student Demo.  Sussex University.  March 25

A good example of the memetics of the current struggle

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Mar 20

Longlisted for Orwell Prize 2013

If only I could write what I really wanted and they didn’t break my paragraphs up into two line, web friendly slugs. Sorry Eric Blair.

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Books read this year. Wagner and the Erotic Impulse, Laurence Dreyfus

Books read this year. Wagner and the Erotic Impulse, Laurence Dreyfus

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Mar 12

My talk about #RareEarth at #5x15

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mollycrabapple:

In conversation about art, revolt and SHELL GAME

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