ABC NO RIO - ZINE LIBRARY

Perusing the youtube for something other than the latest poptard video and the accompanying commentary I stumbled on this year old clip featuring the zine library at ABC NO RIO.
If you're unfamiliar with ABC and don't live in the nearby NYC tri-state area I suggest finding a copy of 156 Rivington. It's a nifty documentary. Neil from Tribal War also had a vhs featuring the bands that played at ABC. Worth seeing if you can get it.

Ace Spade and the Whores Of Babylon

Post Loiterers Ian Nihilate reemerges in an Arkansas meth lab as Ace Spade. A bizarre twist on the Swamp Thing tale I suppose. Anyway... here is the new band with a catchy ditty - ICE CRYSTALS.

Food Not Bombs

a nifty animated "ad":

Food Not Bombs

Gasland - a movie worth watching

Trailer

Gasland the Movie

Cluster Bomb Treaty

Cluster Bomb Treaty to Go into Effect; US Refuses to Sign

An international treaty banning cluster bombs goes into effect on Sunday, but the United States as well as Russia and Israel have refused to sign the treaty. All three countries have used cluster bombs in recent years. Other key countries who have refused to sign the treaty include Brazil, China, India, Pakistan and South Korea.

Cuntsparrer

I stumbled into the Cunts from a slighty awkward angle. I heard BLACK FAG had some gigs in July 2010. Unfortunately none of which were nearby. Anyway, also on the bill were CUNTSPARRER a tribute of sorts to Cocksparrer - which I suppose you were able to figure out. here's a video, which I'm not exactly sure how I feel about.

Oscar Grant

Despicable shit is one way that you can describe the above video. I heard the argument that the Officer involved with the shooting had mistaken his handgun for his tazer, and was reacting under intense pressure. Umm... if you can't distinguish your firearm from a tazer in the midst of "intense pressure"(and you can see how much resistance was going on in that video). [A guy with his hands in the air, and a guy laying on his stomach with his hands behind his back.] If this scenario was above and beyond "business as usual" and considered too intense, maybe you chose the wrong profession. Maybe instead of police response to such a harsh scenario they should allow Oakland fire department to handle this. They can at least stand the heat of a blazing inferno.