Extinction Rebellion in London, Day 7
21 April 2019
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Waterloo Bridge
2pm
Parliament Square
4pm
Procession towards Marble Arch for the species risking extinction
5pm
Marble Arch
7pm
Greta Thunberg, people's assembly and music
22/04/2019
Extinction Rebellion - Day 7
Extinction Rebellion in London, Day 7
21 April 2019
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Waterloo Bridge
2pm
Parliament Square
4pm
Procession towards Marble Arch for the species risking extinction
5pm
Marble Arch
7pm
Greta Thunberg, people's assembly and music
Twice Best Seller!! 'Massive Attack: Out Of The Comfort Zone'
Massive Attack: Out Of The Comfort Zone
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Best Sellers in Musical Philosophy & Social Aspects
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/books/14596645031/ref=zg_b_bs_14596645031_1
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Best Sellers in Electronica Music
https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/bestsellers/books/14596631031/ref=pd_zg_hrsr_books
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Customer reviews
21 April 2019
Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
Heard them seen them, now gonna read about them!!
Bliss.
Bliss.
7 March 2019
Format: Paperback
The last time there was a collaboration of such cultural enormity between the UK and France was the building of Concorde. Thank Tangent Books for picking up on this text and what a prize. Melissa Chemam is giving us two books for the price of one. On one level it’s easily accessible, a good read, a real page turner but kicking it up a gear it has an academic quality and would be a brilliant research tool, of this genre, time and place.
Bristol has a special place in my heart and Massive Attack has accompanied me over thousands of miles in many dodgy motors, but I could always rely on them. There is something exceptional about Massive Attack even before a superb chronicler as Chemam gets near them. I remember seeing Grant around St Pauls and in the local pub off Jamaica Street. The brilliance walked amongst us and that counts for a lot. Built from the ground up on a foundation of hard learnt experience and this comes over in the writing. This book is Bristol in many ways, the diverse music and cultures coming together and creating something truly unique. The real deal.
Everything works: The cover, I think it’s brilliant and I’m reasonably qualified I work at a major London gallery, the content and the context.
Everything works: The cover, I think it’s brilliant and I’m reasonably qualified I work at a major London gallery, the content and the context.
19 March 2019
Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
This is essential and great in many levels. It’s a must for Massive Attack fan base. For budding and forged artists it will provide an insight in the inner workings of the multi dimensional collective of artists that make up the ever involving project that is Massive Attack. From a socio-political and culture point is provides turths and insights into how the contribution of the sons immigrants played a significant part in changing and shaping UK culture, and still continue to be ahead of the creative and cultural curve. A must read.
11 March 2019
Format: PaperbackVerified Purchase
"And then came the Massive, out of the comfort zone."
First review of my book from Italy :)
In English
Recensione cliente
2018 (and 2019, thanks to their belated tour, in perfect "lazy Bristol bastards' style") has been the year of Massive Attack's Mezzanine's twentieth anniversary. The publication of the English version of this book by journalist Melissa Chemam couldn't come in a better time. At last, I got it and came to read it. The story of this mixed-ethnicity group of youngsters, passionate about music, vinyls, crate-digging, street art is rightly set in the social, political, even musical background of the time, both in Bristol and in the UK, and this is something valuable, which never fails to be taken into the appropriate consideration. While focusing mainly on Massive, all the bands that formed in the Eighties and Nineties are given their space, included those, especially in the punk movement, that hugely came to influence MA music tastes.
The beginnings and subsequent rise of the guys, first as The Wild Bunch and then as Massive Attack, with their unique music style, are narrated fluidly and with great accuracy. Beware, this is not a peeping-Tom, gossipy book, so if you are looking for scandals or members' love affairs, this is not the book for you!
Melissa put a great effort in reading and collecting the great amount of interviews given by Grant Marshall and especially Robert Del Naja - the spiky-haired mastermind and dynamo of the band, the pioneer of graffiti art in Bristol, whose stubborn, fascinating and willing personality emerged throughout the years, often colliding with that of the other band members, leading them to leave the group - and had the chance to interview them personally. Song lyrics are also analyzed, thus throwing an interpretative light (one of the many that can be thrown) on their often enigmatic, cryptic meaning.
Not to be forgotten is the fact that the author translated herself the book from French, her mother-language, into a very flowing, good-to-read English. Is this a book for fans? Well, yes and no. If you're a fan of the Bristol sound forged by MA and fellow groups in the Nineties, this is a must-read to get the full overview on the matter. If you're not, it surely adds to your music culture and is likely you'll feel like listening to some of those revolutionary artists' music after -or better, while-reading it. And get a little bit out of your comfort zone, as the Massive did and still do. Big ups!
https://www.amazon.it/review/R233LZNSBV6JAK/ref=pe_1640261_66412381_cm_rv_eml_rv0_rv?fbclid=IwAR352kG4hhrc_H94VcwkVuQ77CNsJx5QKhkyodE2JTqt4yjoxUpFVRTpm6w
19/04/2019
Mark Stewart - 'Favour' (Official Video)
New song from the godfather of Bristol's punk scene:
No need to say: I love it.
Mark Stewart - 'Favour' (Official Video)
https://on-u-sound.lnk.to/MarkStewart... Taken from the On-U Sound Records compilation Pay It All Back Vol. 7: https://on-u-sound.lnk.to/payitallbac... 'Favour' produced by Adrian Sherwood Video by Ruth Perry Select footage taken from the documentary 'On / Off: Mark Stewart from The Pop Group to the Maffia' Directed by Tøni Schifer Released by Monitorpop.de https://www.markstewartmusic.com https://www.facebook.com/markstewartm... https://twitter.com/_markstewart
15/04/2019
Extinction Rebellion, London, Day One
Central London, UK, 15 April 2019
Thousands of people have blocked key location in central London, UK, in order to foster road disruption in an event described as part of the “climate rebellion”.
The organisers predict it could last several days, until the British government listens to their demand.
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Here is a clip I filmed from Oxford Circus:
Environmentalists occupied a few major junctions, Oxford and Piccadilly Circus primarily, as well as Marble Arch and Parliament Square. They demand urgent action over the escalating ecological crisis.
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Artists, musicians, actors and activists join the march on Oxford Street:
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Motto:
Extinction Rebellion is an international apolitical network using non-violent direct action to persuade governments to act on the Climate and Ecological Emergency.
We have three demands in the UK:
Tell the truth
Government must tell the truth by declaring a climate and ecological emergency, working with other institutions to communicate the urgency for change.Act Now
Government must act now to halt biodiversity loss and reduce greenhouse gas emissions to net zero by 2025.- Government must create and be led by the decisions of a Citizens’ Assembly on climate and ecological justice.
'THE MAN WHO STOLE BANKSY'
During research on street art and separation walls...
Here's an interesting trailer. Going to see the film in London soon.
THE MAN WHO STOLE BANKSY
Dir: Marco Proserpio
Back in 2007, Banksy painted a mural on a wall in Bethlehem – a donkey getting its papers checked by an armed soldier. A local taxi driver decided to cut it off and sell it on eBay.
What follows is a story of clashing cultures, art, identity, theft and black market. It is not one story, but many.
With Iggy Pop narrating, the The Man Who Stole Banksy explores the debates; who owns art created without permission in public spaces, why is Western art is so protected and revered, and whether Banksy’s political statement translates to Palestinian culture.
L'angoise des expatriés européens face au Brexit
Reportage toujours d'actualité.
Rien n'a changé. La date de la sortie du Royaume-Uni a juste été reportée au 31 octobre 2019.
Reportage pour DW
Pour écouter:
https://www.dw.com/fr/des-milliers-décoliers-allemands-en-grève-pour-le-climat-les-craintes-des-expatriés-européens-au-royaume-uni-face-au-brexit/av-47185015
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L'angoise des expatriés européens face au Brexit
Dans la seconde partie de ce magazine, Vu d'Allemagne prend la direction du Royaume-Uni. Après le référendum sur la sortie de l'Union européenne en 2016, après deux ans et demi de débats dans toute l'Union, la situation n'est toujours pas réglée. La date limite est fixée au 29 mars, mais les négociations en interne à Londres et avec Bruxelles ne sont toujours pas terminées.
Une situation plus que jamais incertaine et parfois angoissante pour tous les Britanniques, mais aussi les Européens qui vivent dans le pays. Jusque-là ils avaient les mêmes droits que les Anglais, mais aujourd'hui leur avenir est plus que jamais entravé et ils ne savent pas ce qu'ils vont devenir.
Reportage en Angleterre de Mélissa Chemam dans la seconde partie de ce magazine.
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Pour écouter:https://www.dw.com/fr/des-milliers-décoliers-allemands-en-grève-pour-le-climat-les-craintes-des-expatriés-européens-au-royaume-uni-face-au-brexit/av-47185015
14/04/2019
Greece August 2019
I'm going to Greece in August and wish I could accelarate time!!
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Open call for the documentary film festival Beyond Borders! late August on the Greek Island of Castellorizo. I'll be there
Πληροφορίες στα ελληνικά εδώ: http://beyondborders.gr/anoichti-prosklisi-gia-ypovoli-tai…/
Don't forget! "Beyond Borders", 4th International Documentary Festival in Castellorizo, is accepting film submissions until May 15!
The Festival is now addressing filmmakers of historical and socio-political documentaries from all over the world, to submit their films.
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Application deadline: May 15, 2019.
The competing films are appreciated by an international Jury. This year, the Jury will be chaired by multiple award-winning Australian documentary filmmaker Nick Torrens. Two awards will be discerned by the Jury: Best History Documentary and Best Sociopolitical Documentary. These Awards are a kind courtesy of the Hellenic Parliament. Each screening will be followed by Q&A sessions with the director and / or an expert of the film’s topic. Entrance is free.
Under the aegis of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Municipality of the Island, with the support of the Administration of the Region of South Aegean and the General Secretariat for the Aegean and Island Policy as well as by prominent businesses and media organizations, the Festival is a true celebration of culture on the edge of the Aegean. Watch a short film about the 3rd “Beyond Borders” here: https://youtu.be/vgvKsD9BYOY
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