This was probably the show that grabbed my attention the most out of any. It covers Iran, Israel, Palestinians, Egypt etc... Of course the then recent attacks on the World Trade Center is brought up in the broadcast as well as fundamentalist Islam and its effect on the Middle East and the rest of the world. I remember that night Siouxsie was playing in San Francisco and I didn't go and was regretting it when I heard the samples of her song Israel.
As always the radio show has call-ins, "When your phone stops ringing, you’re on the air and in the mix, don't say hello", there are plenty of callers ringing in with their stupid comments that only KPFA listeners could say.
I think that it was Negativland's Crosley Bendix and his reviews that made me cynical towards critics and blogs reviewing film and music, because who really gives a squant what you (or myself) think about a piece of culture anyway. Besides the fact that I doubt anyone is reading this or cares what is jotted down here, I try not to make reviews of the music and instead just wallow in my nostalgia of where I was when I heard the music or what it means to me.
Negativland is one that brings up loads of nostalgia, but every time I listen to something of theirs I also hear new things, or notice new things.
Here Joyce cuts up the audio from film, interviews, and music to paint a picture of a complex situation that only an artist can articulate so clearly and unbiasedly, though his anti-religious stance comes across as it does in many of his shows.
Gore Vidal, Bill Maher and all sorts of political commentators have their words cut up and pasted together to present Don Joyce's perspective which is much more palatable to me than most of the analysts he samples. I wish I could do that in my life, just take bits and pieces that please me from each personal conversation I have, and leave the rest in the recycle bin on a hard drive.
There are years and years of shows available from the
Negativland website .
There is only 1 track, it is 3 hours long.
HERE
