Cosmarxpolitan: Get the Apparatchik Aesthetic!
Fantastisches Tumblr: Cosmarxpolitan. Hätte eigentlich gestern besser gepasst, aber Kapitalismuskritik geht ja auch so immer. Wird sicher die neue Lieblingszeitschrift der FDP. (via AnimalNY)
10 Ways to please the urban proletariat! Viva La Ereccion! Hot new interrogation tips and tricks straight from the secret police! Fun fearless Freedom from the Oppression of Capitalism!
Free Pussy Riot Lingerie-Commercial
Zum Jahrestag von Pussy Riots Punk Prayer in der Chirst-Erlöser-Kirche in Moskau, was zur Verhaftung der feministischen Punk-Aktivistinnen führte, schickt ein Berliner Unterwäsche-Label eins seiner Models mit Balaclava in Moskau halbnackt bei –15°C auf die Straße. Ich bin mir nicht sicher, ob tatsächlicher Protest als Werbeform neu ist, ob der Protest wirklich legitim ist, obwohl die Fashionindustrie sich bereits während der Prozesse für die Damen einsetzte und wie Sexy-Unterwäsche-Protest für die Freilassung durchaus radikaler Feministinnen passen soll. Was das Ding ja wegen all dieser Fragen durchaus interessant macht.
While it legitimately promotes the freepussyriot.org fundraising site to help the women, it is also promoting a product using a woman’s sexuality as the bait: „On the first anniversary of the Pussy Riot concert in the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, the Berlin based Lingerie label blush supports the free pussy riot movement with a sexy protest march through icy Moscow (-15° C). Support Freepussyriot.org!“
This is no Femen action, in which women’s bodies become weapons of protest. It is a commercial for sexy underwear that pays for its appropriation of a radical feminist cause by directing people to that cause. Is this irony?
“Free Pussy Riot” lingerie campaign: Appropriate, or appropriation?
Vorher auf Nerdcore:
Russia bans Pussy Riots Punk Prayer-Video
Pussy Riot: One free, two remain in jail
Pussy Riot: The Jail Interview
Pussy Riot, Professionals at work
Musicvideo: Pussy Riot – Putin Lights Up the Fires
The Bored Ones of the Pussy Riot Trial
Femen cut a Cross with a Chainsaw to support Pussy Riot
Pussy Riot Liveblogs (UPDATE): 2 Jahre Knast
Global Free Pussy Riot Day
Peaches Free Pussy Riot-Video
Pussy Riot Statements von Slavoj Žižek und ihrem Anwalt
Interview with Pussy Riot
How Faith No More and Pussy Riot may have fucked up my Server
Free Pussy Riot-Protest by Amnesty International
DJ Scientists Solid Soviet Steel Radio (SSSR)
Toller Mix von DJ Scientist (Facebook) aus Berlin für Ninja Tunes Sold Steel Radio Show, eine Stunde lang vintage Sounds aus der ehemaligen Sowjetunion mit Tracks aus dem heutigen Aserbaidschan, Georgien, Modavien, Russland oder der Ukraine. Die Tracks wurden von Vinyl vom sowjetischen Label Melodia digitalisiert und in Serato Scratch und Cubase editiert. Eclecticism at its best.
More than that, to make it even more special, this first lesson in a series of other Soviet mixes by DJ Scientist is dedicated to tracks by so-called VIA bands. VIA is an abreviation for Vocal Instrumentalis Ansamblis or Vocal Instrumental Ensemble which was basically the synonym for pop groups in the Soviet communist states throughout the 70s. Many of these groups managed to create their own kind of sound, mixing western styles like Jazz, Funk and Rock with traditional music from their own countries. For example, very unique vocal harmonies can be heard in VIAs such as Iverya (Georgia) or Gaya (Azerbaijan).
All tracks have been recorded from original vinyl from the Soviet state label “Melodia” (Melody) and have been mixed and edited with Serato Scratch Live and Cubase. Some of the bands appearing in the mix cannot clearly be labeled as VIAs. Rero for example usually was an instrumental group and has been called “Variety Orchestra”. However, on the track “Come Outside” they play together with a vocal group. Technically speaking, the famous “Rude-Paparude” by Maria Kodrianu is not a straight VIA track too, as Kodrianu was a well known solo singer from Moldavia. However, here she is backed by one of the funkiest grooves, played by a VIA that was lead by A. Mordkowicha.
The artwork is taken from the cover of the Soviet youth magazine Krugozor issue 11/72.
Die Tracklist nach dem Klick: Gib mir den Rest, Baby…
Darth Vader raids a Bong-Shop
Ein ukrainischer Darth Vader hat mit seinen Stormtroopern einen Laden für Dope-Zubehör überfallen. Crusader invader: Darth Vader on ‘anti-drug raid’ in Ukrainian shop.
Imperial stormtroopers, led by Darth Vader, raided a shop in Odessa, Ukraine, on Saturday. The squad claims it was on a mission to find and destroy herbal smoking blends, prohibited in the country and allegedly sold in the store. The “special” operation was kick-started by a command given by a man dressed as the Dark Lord of the Sith, of Star Wars fame.
Das ganze läuft vor dem Hintergrund, dass russische Anti-Drogen-Aktivisten seit ein paar Jahren immer schärfer gegen Kleindealer und Junkies vorgehen. Ich bin dann noch auf den Namen „Young Anti-Drugs Spetsnaz“ gestoßen und von da aus landet man schnell in irgendwelchen Nazi-Foren, die Aktion muss man also eher unter rechter Hool-Propaganda einordnen, weshalb ich den Clip hier nicht zeigen werde.
Russian Talking Hamster Commercial
Commercial für die russische Variante der Chatimals, inklusive Dashcam und einem Cop.
Vorher auf Nerdcore:
My Voice is higher than your Voice
Russian Arcade Machines
Die Website des russischen Arcade Museums in Moskau hat jede Menge HighRes-Fotos oller Sowjet-Zockmaschinen inklusive online spielbarer Versionen der Games. Das Teil oben ist die russische Variante von „Sea Fight“, wurde tatsächlich in einer U-Boot-Fabrik gebaut und das Periskop ist ein tatsächliches Periskop aus einem U-Boot (zumindest das Endstück).
Russia bans Pussy Riots Punk Prayer-Video:
Ihr erinnert Euch an Russlands Netzsperren für „terroristische und extremistische Inhalte“? Das wird jetzt dazu genutzt, um Pussy Riots „Punk Prayer“-Video zu sperren.
Moscow bans protest against political repressions ‘due to lack of political repressions’
Wie grandios, auf so ‘ne absurde WTF-Idiots-Art: Russland verbietet Proteste gegen Menschenrechtsverletzungen, weil es in Russland keine Menschenrechtsverletzungen gäbe, weil die Verfassung Menschenrechte gewährleiste. Die Begründung muss ich mir merken.
The Moscow authorities have refused to grant permission for a rally against “political repressions” and “violations of human rights,” saying that state law does not recognize such a phenomenon in the country. The application to hold the event was rejected by the authorities on the grounds that the “current law does not provide any measures used by the state for repression based on political motives,” the official refusal letter reads.
The letter further explained, “in accordance to the Constitution of the Russian Federation, the government guarantees equal rights and freedom of the individual.” The letter also said that the constitution rejects any forms of violation of human rights based on “social, racial, national, language or religious affiliation.” The constitution also guarantees judicial protection.
Moscow bans protest against political repressions ‘due to lack of political repressions’
Russian Criminal Tattoos
Super Tumblr über russische Knast-Tattoos. Das Ding ist voller Highlights, mein Favorite ist der gehörnte Breschnew oben:
Translation: ‘The economy must be economical!’ Words across Brezhnev’s horns read ‘Glory to the central committee of the CPSU!’, An anti-communist (duh) caricature tattoo. The wearer had been convicted for illegal foreign exchange dealings.
Auch superinteressant: Die Satanic hand tattoos. Die Bilder stammen aus Fuel Designs Buchserie über dasselbe Thema, kann man hier kaufen.
Russian Criminal Tattoos (via Coudal)
Vorher auf Nerdcore:
The Language of russian Crime-Tattoos
Knitted Infographic-Scarf
Toll: Russian Sphinx hat die Demografie Russlands in ‘nem Schal visualisiert. Ich will mehr selbstgehäkelte Infografiken.
The main adventages of this method of data visualization is:
- it’s environment friendly, you don’t need electricity
- it’s cat-entertaining
- cold-protective
Pussy Riot: One Free, two remain in Jail:
Update im Prozess gegen Pussy Riot: Yekaterina Samutsevichs Haftstrafe wurde aufgehoben und in eine Bewährungsstrafe umgewandelt, die anderen zwei müssen nach wie vor ins Straflager: „A Moscow court has freed one of the convicted women from the punk band Pussy Riot but upheld two-year jail terms for the other two.“
Pussy Riot: The Jail Interview
GQ hat über den Anwalt von Pussy Riot ein paar Fragen in den Knast geschmuggelt und die Antworten nun veröffentlich. „Katya’s answers got confiscated. Nadya’s and Masha’s follow.“
GQ: What is your average day like now? How do you get the news from the outside?
Masha: They have small, medium, and large cells here. We’re in three different small ones. Only the large cells have in-room showers; we get showers once a week. After 6 a.m., you’re not allowed to sleep under a blanket. Theoretically, until lights-out at 10 p.m., you’re not allowed to sleep at all, but in practice you can lie on top of the blanket and cover yourself with your coat. Nobody can explain why; the only answer you hear to any question is “That’s the rule” and “We keep to a regimen here.” Every day there’s an hour-long walk in a “yard,” which is a concrete box with two benches and a sliver of sky between a cement wall and a plastic roof. It’s all “Hug the wall” this and “Hands behind your back” that. They search our cells regularly and confiscate our drawings and notes. Why? “The rules.” Pretty much the only news we get is from federal TV channels. Only now do I realize the sheer amount of lies and censorship there. When you have the Internet, you don’t feel it as sharply. But once a week our lawyers bring us different news, words of support, and that helps a lot.
Pussy Riot: The Jailhouse Interview (via The Browser)
Vorher auf Nerdcore:
Pussy Riot, Professionals at work
Musicvideo: Pussy Riot – Putin Lights Up the Fires
The Bored Ones of the Pussy Riot Trial
Femen cut a Cross with a Chainsaw to support Pussy Riot
Pussy Riot Liveblogs (UPDATE): 2 Jahre Knast
Global Free Pussy Riot Day
Peaches Free Pussy Riot-Video
Pussy Riot Statements von Slavoj Žižek und ihrem Anwalt
Interview with Pussy Riot
How Faith No More and Pussy Riot may have fucked up my Server
Free Pussy Riot-Protest by Amnesty International
Russian Subway Dogs: The Game
Es gibt ein Game über die superschlauen russischen Hunde, die dort mit der U-Bahn nach Moskau Downtown fahren, weil’s dort das beste Futter gibt. Und abends nach Feierabend fahren sie selbstverständlich wieder nach Hause. Echt:
Moscow ecologists think that dogs started acquiring this habits in 1990s, when the Soviet union collapsed and Moscow has fell into the hands of new class of Russian capitalists. They understood the true value of the downtown realty underestimated by previous Communist owners and became removing all the industrial complexes Moscow had in its centre to its outskirts. Those places were used by homeless dogs as a shelter often, so the dogs had to move together with their houses, so they had to learn how to travel Moscow subway – first to get to the centre in the morning then back home in the evening, just as us people.
Und jetzt hat jemand ein Game dazu gecoded, ein Russian Subway Dog-Simulator:
Experience the life of a stray Russian subway dog scavenging for food in this realistic simulator. Doggies! Ruskies! Proprietary vodka physics system!
Instructions:
Move and jump with the arrow keys.
CTRL to bark (costs Stamina).
Bark behind people to surprise them.
Scavange for food to stay alive.In Soviet Russia there is no 10 second rule. Grab food before it hits the ground for more stamina.
Russian Subway Dog (via Killscreen)
Vintage Technology Youth-Mag Cover-Scans feat. Pif Gadget
Flickr-User Socialism Expo hat nicht weniger als 538 Cover des alten russischen Technology Youth-Magazins (Техника-молодежи) online gestellt, von 1936 bis 1989. Aus dem Info-Text auf Flickr entnehme ich, dass das Mag ‘ne relativ große Nummer gewesen sein muss mit Autoren wie Heisenberg, Dirac oder Oppenheimer.
Ziemlich tolle Coversammlung, leider brutal geJPGt ohne die wortwörtliche Rücksicht auf Verluste, dafür habe ich aber auf dem Cover der Novemberausgabe aus dem Jahr 1979 Pif aus dem YPS-Magazin bzw. aus dem französischen Pif Gadget-Mag gefunden und ich denke nicht, dass der da irgendwie offiziell auf dem Cover rummacht. Toll! (Ein neues YPS-Mag kommt übrigens ab 11. Oktober und zwar wohl ohne Gimmick. Aber ich schweife ab.) Jedenfalls… Snip von Flickr:
Magazine “Technology-Youth”. On publication of the journal has grown five generations of Russian scientific and technical intelligentsia. Among the authors’ technique – young people “were such scientific luminaries as Werner Heisenberg and Paul Dirac, Otto Gunn and Robert Oppenheimer, Enrico Fermi and Louis de Broglie. On the pages of “TM” were almost all of the outstanding Soviet scientists, specialists, heads of production, from the venerable Ivan Pavlov, Nikolai Zelinsky, Peter Kapitza, Anatoly Alexandrov to anyone unknown Sergei Korolev, Viktor Glushkov, Igor Kurchatov, Ivan Artobolevsky. And if the first task of the magazine was to give young readers the basis of scientific and technical knowledge, then – to get acquainted with the latest developments in science and technology, industry, medicine and agriculture. And yet – to raise an innovator, unconventional thinking man, defending his point of view, to learn to think creatively and look beyond the horizon of current knowledge. No wonder many in the Russian intellectual elite believed, and believe that they raised in the literature, “TM”.
Magazine “Technology-Youth” (via Voices of East Anglia), ein paar meiner Favorites nach dem Klick.
Pussy Riot, Professionals at work
Michael Idov hat beim Guardian einen großartigen Kommentar auf den Prozess gegen Pussy Riot geschrieben und warum er die Damen im Kontext ihrer Heimat Russland für großartige Künstler hält. Ich hatte ähnliche Gedanken im Zusammenhang mit Voina, an deren Performances ein paar der Mitglieder teilgenommen hatten, mal so formuliert: „der künstlerische Wert [Voinas] Aktionen ergeben sich für mich sicher nicht aus den ‘schönen Bildern’, sondern aus der Schnittmenge aus lokalem Aktivismus, gezielt eingesetzter Anarchie und ‘Terrorismus’, dem direkten Feedback und Bezug zum lokalen System, in dem sie leben, und eben Kunst. Mit einem Wort: Großartig!“
Pussy Riots Verurteilung zu zwei Jahren Straflager bildet hier einen Endpunkt unter ein Gesamtkunstwerk, das mit einer Punk-Performance in einer symbolträchtigen Kirche begann und letztlich die komplett reaktionäre und konservative Haltung eines großen Teils der russischen Gesellschaft entblöste. Systemrelevante, politische Kunst, die trotzdem unverschämt gut aussieht und diese umgesetzt mit mehr Eiern, als sie ein Putin jemals haben wird. Dass die Urteilverkündung zeitlich mit dem russischen Verbot von LGBT-Paraden für einhundert Jahre zusammenfällt, ist sicherlich Zufall, gibt diesem Gesamtkunstwerk aber noch einen fantastisch passenden, regenbogenfarbenen Klecks mit. Hack the System – und zwar ein System, das einen Hack echt nötig hat! – with Punk-Art und ihre Baclaclavas wären in einer besseren Welt die neuen Masken von Anonymous. Vor Pussy Riot kann man nicht erst seit gestern einfach nur den Hut ziehen.
The only professionals anywhere in sight are Pussy Riot themselves. From their name, perfectly pitched to both shock and attract the western media, to their instantly recognisable look; from their message (concise bursts of feminist agitprop with just enough of a tune to pass as a song), to their method of distributing this message via social networks; from their initial punk posturing in interviews, to their pointedly academic statements to the court, which no less than David Remnick called “a kind of instant classic in the anthology of dissidence”; these women, and they alone in this mess, know exactly what they are doing.
Minutes after the verdict, the band released a new single, Putin Lights Up the Fires, exclusively through the Guardian. It is notably more melodic than their previous work.
In fact, such PR precision may even open up a slightly icky discussion of whether, in the meta-artwork that is Pussy Riot’s story, imprisonment is an integral part. (The collective were once temporarily excommunicated from their parent art group, Voina, for allegedly planning the arrest of a group’s member as a way of amplifying the message).
But now is not the time for that discussion. Nuance can come later. When you trim away everything else, three young women will spend two years in jail for dancing in a church.
And the depths of vengeful backwardness that their case has teased out of the Russian soil have helped make a dubious art project into a great one: one capable of changing the society that tried to stifle it.
Pussy Riot prove the only professionals in sight – From their perfectly pitched band name to their academic court statements, these women know exactly what they’re doing (Bild via We are Pussy Riot)
Vorher auf Nerdcore:
Streetart: Die Pimmelbrücke von St. Petersburg
Artists steal a Chicken in a Vagina (NSFW)
Interview mit Voina, Throwers of Cats, Stealers of Chicken, Raisers of Pimmelbrücken
Interview with Voina (who stole Chicken in a Vagina, errected a Penis on a Bridge or fucked for Art)
Voinas Girls kiss Policewomen in the name of Art
Voinas giant Penis wins russian Art Prize
Voina burns Prisoner-Van for Art
Pussy Riot Statements von Slavoj Žižek und ihrem Anwalt
Interview with Pussy Riot
How Faith No More and Pussy Riot may have fucked up my Server
Free Pussy Riot-Protest by Amnesty International
Peaches Free Pussy Riot-Video
Global Free Pussy Riot Day
Pussy Riot Liveblogs (UPDATE): 2 Jahre Knast
Femen cut a Cross with a Chainsaw to support Pussy Riot
The Bored Ones of the Pussy Riot Trial
Musicvideo: Pussy Riot – Putin Lights Up the Fires
