Mark Hosler talking in 2006 – I didn’t know Negativland was involved in the creation of the Creative Commons sampling license. Love the comments about idealism, artistic and creative control being impossible, Marky Mark and that advertising is not free speech.

And via Eric Kleptone is some documentary footage of the True/False tour, and interview with Don Joyce and Mark Hosler. Where is this from? (can’t be Sonic Outlaws as that was 5 years earlier). I wish the True/False tour had come to the UK (in fact I don’t think they’ve ever toured the UK, not in recent times anyway).

Just heard this on Do or DIY’s latest podcast which as usual is amazing and wonderful *shelves current podcast and starts again * and it’s great to hear some new music from Kevin Blechdom (of Bastard fave cover ‘I Will Always Love You’ with Dsico), also reunited with Blevin Blechtum as Blechtum from Blechtum where it all began (or bleched?). Watch for a whole load of beautiful blechdumb.

They both deserve to be a lot more known…amazing that the US creates wonderfully quirky electronic musicians and experimental musicians which actually have wider appeal, and mostly they get ignored at home unless they’re hipsters like Animal Collective, MTV like Devo or just MEH like Girl Talk (thinking people like Matmos, Negativland, Residents, ECC, Cex, Venetian Snares – ok he rarely has wide appeal, Chicks on Speed hey they’re nearly all in SF/Bay Area…or had to move to Europe. Hmmm.).

I’m guessing unless the quirks fit into some branding strategy the US media and music industry will want to lop them off, whereas here the quirks and non-homogeneity is what makes it cool.

Anyway enough ranting and more blech:

Love the plants and beekeeper masks, LOL.

Behold there I was recording a TV/Radio inspired podcast called ‘Switching Channels’ when my signal to the Radio Clash Pirate Satellite(tm) was jammed by my evil nemesis, Juxtaposeur – suddenly my signal was infected with the Bristolian tones of his Skip to the End podcast! Oh noes! *dramatic muzak*

Then I had a brainflush – I reversed the flow of the tachyon flux capacitor and sent my signal to HIS podcast – that’ll teach him! So that means you might have to listen to parts of Radio Clash on Skip to the End here (includes an exclusive never-before released Daft Punk/Spearhead mashup! EXCLOOOSIVE!) but at least it means his evil plans were partly foiled.

Also means it’s the WORLD’S FIRST* live cross-linked podcast thingummy, or something. Thanks to Pete Juxtaposeur for the idea and the swappage, was fun…;-)

Also includes – in various parts spread over the podblogosphereiverse like some Tron lightcycle splat – Emergency Broadcast Network, Ministry, another new mashup by DJNoNo, Culturcide, sick Disco, great drum & bass and some great topical and robotic tunes.

I’m BAD as hell and I’m not going to Beat It anymore!!!! (97Mb, 2 hours)

Trackage:

• Switching Channels intro
• Emergency Broadcast Network – Search
• DJNoNo – YoYoRoll (NEW!)
• Blur – Coffee & TV
  • Skip to the End interruption:
  • Michael J Rocks – Hand-held caves of Babylon
  • Michael J Rocks – Ragged Pussy
  • Pearl and Dean Theme
  • Beardyman – Shop
  • 16 Bit – In the Death Car
  • Yael Naim – Toxic (16 Bit Remix)
  • Crossplys and Radials Don’t Mix
  • Think! Always Leave a 2 Second Gap
  • The Drive of Your Life
  • Sam Appleby – Footbridge if Rendered lo
• Cassetteboy – I Know Michael Jackson
• Negativland – Michael Jackson
• Culturcide – Michael
• Röyksopp – The Girl And The Robot (Davide Rossi Re-Interpretation)
• Eine Kleine Nacht Musik – La Serenissima
• The Bloody Beetroots – We Are From Venice (La Serenissima)
  • Skip to the End interference:
  • Tame Impala – Remember Me
  • Si Begg – 24 Bit Teaser
  • 16 Bit – Swallow
  • RJD2 – True Confession
• WhoMadeWho – Keep Me In My Plane
• Mighty_Mike_-_Fall_Out_Gloria
• The Bloody Beetroots – Samwell -  What What (In The Butt) (Bloody Beetroots Mix)
• Des de Moor and Russell Churney – Boys Keep Swinging (David Bowie)
• Elocnep – Love kalemba or hate kalemba
• MAD Disco – Disco Suicide (via MusicforManiacs)
• Mistabishi – No Matter What
• Anti Nowhere League – So What (single version)
• team9 – No woman no wild (side)
• Fever Ray – Keep The Streets Empty For Me
• Blur – This Is A Low
• Linda Thompson – Beauty
• Lou Barlow – Legendary
• Mistabishi – From Memory
• Emergency Broadcast Network – End of Audio Program

* probably not, but we can hope.

Culturejamming by Tim, (no) slogon by Negativland, teeth rotting by Pepsi

True or False, red or blue, eggs or peas, aluminium or glass, music or noise, whiskers or mittens, 180-G or 409, stupid or dumb, these are some of my favourite things.

The second part of the Negativlandseries takes us from 1993 and the dumb depths of legality to 2007 and No Business is good business (even if it is Acappella in your Head FM).

If you want the full version of the above graphic 1024×768 for a desktop, here it is: NegativChoice Desktop

Heightened Reality Clickette (96Mb, 114mins)

Foundlist:

• Negativland – The Gun and The Bible (from Free 1993)
• Negativland – Dreams About Fire, Mr. Dirt, White Clouds in the Sky and The End (from
• Willsaphone Stupid Show, 1993)
• Negativland – Aluminum or Glass: The Memo (from Dispepsi 1997)
• Negativland – The Greatest Taste Around (from Dispepsi 1997)
• Negativland – Happy Hero (from Dispepsi 1997)
• Negativland – Why Is This Commercial? (from Dispepsi 1997)
• Negativland – True False Tour Live in Cleveland Part 1 (excerpt, 2000)
• Negativland – Truth In Advertising (from Dispepsi 1997)
• Negativland – True False Tour Live in Cleveland Part 3 (excerpt, 2000)
• Negativland – True False Tour Live in Cleveland Part 1 (excerpt, 2000)
• Negativland – Crumpled Farm (from Free 1993)
• Negativland – Jolly Green Giant (From Happy Heroes)
• Negativland – Perfect Scrambled Eggs (from Potatoes 1987)
• Negativland – View to the Sun (from Free 1993)
• Negativland – On The Bank (unreleased, 1995)
• Negativland – True False Tour Live in Cleveland Part Two (2000)
• Negativland – My Favorite Things (from No Business 2005)
• Negativland – No Business (from No Business 2005)
• Negativland – Our National Anthem (from Free 1993)
• Negativland – disc2 trk3 (from It’s All in Your Head FM 2006)
• Negativland – disc2 trk4 (from It’s All in Your Head FM 2006)
• 180 Gs – I Am God (from 180D’Gs to the Future 2007)
• Negativland – True False Tour Live in Cleveland Part 3 (excerpt, 2000)

Negativland press short – early 80′s? I mean WTF David doesn’t have a beard so it’s early – culturejammed a little by me

In a conversation recently I found several people who had no idea who Negativland are – being the sort to want to show people new music and bring it to them, here are two shows about the Bay Area merry band of pranksters, culturejammers, CB radio and cutup freaks that not only pissed off U2 (bonus!) fell out with SST (seems like everyone has since) they also pioneered using the media to subvert it’s own message with Helter Stupid and the murders by David Brom, inspiring mashups and cutup culture in the process.

They ARE the grandaddies of mashup. So pay attention children!

This episode, inspired by the dense collage of Over The Edge shows that the band have been doing since the early 80′s on KPFA in Berkeley, takes us from the start of Negativland shrouded in the fog and sex chemicals of Concord in 1980, to being sued bea sate by Bono and co. in 1991 even ironically as U2 embark on the culturejamming inspired tour that was ZooTV…

Sea Bea Sate! Play Black Sabbath at 78 (56Mb, 73 mins)

• Negativland – Track01 (from Negativland, 1980)
• Negativland – Track06 (from Negativland, 1980)
• Negativland – Track09 (from Negativland, 1980)
• Negativland – The Answer is…(from Points, 1981)
• Negativland – Theme From A Big 10-8 Place (from A Big 10-8 Place, 1983)
• Negativland – Four Fingers (from A Big 10-8 Place, 1983)
• Negativland – The Way of It (from Escape from Noise, 1987)
• Negativland – Michael Jackson (from Escape from Noise, 1987)
• Negativland – Play It Again (from Unsound cassette, 1987)
• Negativland – Methods of Torture (from Escape from Noise, 1987)
• Negativland – A Big 10-8 Place Part One (from A Big 10-8 Place, 1983)
• 180 Gs – Car Bomb (from 180 D’Gs To The Future, 2007)
• Negativland – Christianity Is Stupid (from Escape from Noise, 1987)
• Negativland – Helter Stupid (newscast, from Helter Stupid 1989)
• 180 Gs – Helter Stupid (from 180 D’Gs To The Future, 2007)
• Negativland – The Perfect Cut (Rooty Poops from Helter Stupid 1989)
• Negativland – Perfect Scrambled Eggs (from Potatoes)
• Negativland – Long Distance Dedication #2 (live) (from These Guys Are from England…2001)
• Negativland – I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For [1991 A Capella Mix]
• Instamatic – Still Haven’t Found It
• Negativland – U2: Special Edit Radio Mix (U2 single, 1991)
• Negativland – Wake Up America (live – from These Guys Are from England…2001)
• Negativland – Long Distance Dedication #1 (live – from These Guys Are from England…2001)
• Negativland – A Big 10-8 Place Part One (from A Big 10-8 Place, 1983)
• Negativland – 07-The Perfect Cut (White Rabbit and a Dog Named Gidget – from Helter Stupid 1989)
• Negativland – 03-The Perfect Cut (Canned Music – from Helter Stupid 1989)
• Negativland – 06-The Perfect Cut (Piece of Meat – from Helter Stupid 1989)
• Negativland – Please Don’t Sue Us (from Fair Use, 1995)
• Negativland – Harry to the Ferry (from Points, 1981)

Also sneakily mixed in and appropriated are clips from the excellent 1995 Sonic Outlaws documentary – go find a copy! Or you can see a low-res online Flash version here from Denver OpenMedia.

There’s also a great history of the group here