Next Scheduled Update: Monday, 27 September, 2004
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RECOMMENDED DAILY REQUIREMENT: Our enfant terrible STUART ALTMAN takes on another controversy. "Are They Swift? Are They Vets?" NEW YORK STATE (Of Mind): The provocative new James Tobak film "When Will I Be Loved?" opens this week. Lead Neve Campbell does her first ever nudes scenes. BRAD BALFOUR talks with her to tell us why now. "G21 Interviews: Neve Campbell" RADIO FREE ARIZONA: In the debut of a new column, DOUGLAS MC DANIEL comes from the 7 September Incubus concert at America West Arena with fazed impressions. "I Was a Plug Before You Were a Plug" G21 AFRICA: AAMERA JIWAJI hooks up with Kenya's newest radio phenomenon, Fareed Khimani. "The Man Behind the Voice" IRISH EYES: Dublin balladeer and humorist MATTIE LENNON shares the tale and the ballad of "The Irish Santa Claus". MY GLASS HOUSE: ROD AMIS, our Editor & Publisher, delivers his longest journal entry ever. Is he gearing up for the next book? Or is it the air and water of Phoeniix? "Thunderbirds & Heat Lightning" COMING ATTRACTIONS! BACK ISSUES? CLICK & PLAY! Issue 391: THE SNOWY OWL Issue 392: ... TO GOD'S EARS Issue 394: ... HIGH WIRE, NO NET G21 TODAY! RECOMMENDED DAILY REQUIREMENT ARCHIVES. MEMOIRS OF THE INFORMATION AGE ARCHIVES. Like GOOD MUSIC? So do we! We encourage you to visit our BASIN STREET RECORDS page to find out when the best New Orleans artists will be in your area. You'll be glad you did! What are the Staff Favorites at Powell's Online Bookstore? Take a Look! |
FROM STUART ALTMAN'S OBSERVATIONS ON THE "SWIFT BOAT VETERANS FOR TRUTH":
"Recently commercials have hit the airwaves questioning John Kerry's service in Vietnam. To be truthful, I probably favor President Bush in the upcoming election but these commercials really hit a nerve with me. The group behind these commercial is "Swift Vote Veterans for the Truth." I am told to be allowed to do this type of political advertising they have to be a 527. When I first heard "527," I thought Has Boeing created a new airplane?
Maybe this is Congress's way of helping the slumping airline business by allowing people to express their political opinion -- but only on a plane. I think the Lobbyists from Delta and US Air sponsored this bill.
Actually, these 527's are non-profit political organizations authorized to do political advertisements as long as they are not connected with a political party. (Wink, Wink, Nod, Nod) ..." READ MORE
DOUGLAS MC DANIEL ON INCUBUS : "Halfway through the Incubus show this September at America West Arena in downtown Phoenix, a shit load of melancholy overwhelmed me, and it wasn't because these guys had a real handle on the blues.
Nor was it the heat of the hyped-up gymnasium. A full day of forcing the body through the thermal island of concrete and steel pretty much cancelled any intention to take notes. Instead, I promised myself, I'll just put my head into this problem called Incubus, simply observe my 18-year-old son during the show and, from those observances, cast an image of a sub cult ... " READ MORE
AAMERA JIWAJI ON THE RADIO PHENOMENON THAT IS FAREED: "In a country where the media popularizes trends seen in the American entertainment industry, Fareed Khimani, presenter of the Drive show on a local radio station, Nation FM, has attained celebrity status.To most Kenyans, Fareed is just a voice -- a voice that talks to them on the radio as they negotiate rush hour traffic. But he isn't just a glorified chauffeur.
He is arguably the best male presenter in Kenya -- but not a Kenyan.
"I'm American," Fareed asserts, brought up in Jacksonville, Florida and just another "redneck" with Southern rock flowing through his veins. "That's just part of my fabric," he says.
And it is to his American identity, with its brash attitude and token accent, that Fareed owes his Kenyan fame. It is what the Kenyan audience love most about him. The fact that he is from the same country as their hailed Jay Z and Snoop Dogg demi-gods, with their flashy convertibles, gun touting bodyguards and bikini clad super model girlfriends; the world of Michael Jordan and his hoop shooting stunts; the ideal world to live in ... " READ MORE
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