DJ Spooky revisits a classic...

...a classic piece of racist propaganda that is. In 1915, D.W. Griffith released Birth of a Nation , a film shown in President Woodrow Wilson's Whitehouse and otherwise known as the celluloid standard for the KKK.

DJ Spooky, known for taking experimental forays, has outdone himself, as in late July he will be presenting Rebirth of a Nation, which effectively is a live remix/deconstruction video presentation with a score provided by Spooky as well.

Unfortunately, it is in New York at the Lincoln Ceneter, so I cannot make it to that groundbreaking little event. If you are in New York around that time, maybe you should consider seeing it. More info at the Lincoln Center site itself.

A worthwhile return...

I am not a big fan of comeback hoopla, but I view the looming return of Helmet in September as a welcome one.

As a band that caught my ear back in the arly 90s with their corroded metal sound that was a soundtrack to visions of a decaying urban warzone. At their height of fame, I managed to catch them do a secret gig at the very small and now defunct Cactus Club (San Jose's own dirty little CBGB's for the better part of two decades) and managed to lose my watch (and nearly my neck) in the mosh pit. A great gig really.

I always felt that Helmet called it a day too early, and it is good to see Page Hamilton start the machine back up.