14 Gen 2008

I’ve been twice in the country of Pablo Neruda, fishing and riding along the Ruta Cinco. Apart from the spectacular environment (desert and ice, ocean and Cordillera), apart from the historical events and the cultural blendings, I’m in love with the particular mood of Chileans, always balanced between the shame and pride of being southamericans. I drew these sketches in Rio Puelo, others will follow (see also First Five Years) VOLCAN YATES, a geographic introduction and two links for your holidays: www.termasdesotomo.cl and www.turismoriopuelo.cl WATER TANK, in an extravagant combination of materials TODO TERRENO, I drove with Firestone tires and got four consecutive flats. It came out that the product had been retreated from US market due to it’s imperfections, and sold to southamericans. CHOLOS, urban motorbikers defy the Naturaleza (Wilderness) driving mechanical monsters. A van follows, loaded with beer cans. YOU CAN FIX IT ALL (se arregla todo), you just need steel wire and a plier. Appropriate term is “alhambre americano”. YATES+PIG, driving by the swollen volcano, the apparition of a pig guardian struggling with his reluctant pet came straight from another era. AERIAL, raising high over the roof, it witnesses the effort to keep in touch with the rest of the world. Link to this article

08 Dic 2007

http://www.atheist-experience.com -Thank God folks like these exist on line! The atheist experience broadcasts tv and podcast conferences concerning a wide range of religious, scientific and socio-cultural arguments. It is a place where an atheist feels at home! (Atheist Eve comics are by Tracie Harris). http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com -“Zeitgeist, produced by Peter Joseph, was created as a nonprofit filmic expression to inspire people to start looking at the world from a more critical perspective and to understand that very often things are not what the population at large think they are. The information in Zeitgeist was established over a year long period of research and the current Source page on this site lists the basic sources used / referenced and the Interactive Transcript includes exact source references and further information.” By the way, if you live in Italy and wish to be de-baptized, download this form (source is UAAR, Union of the Atheist and Agnostic Rationalists), fill it and send it to the church where they first washed away your original sin. Your decision to be excluded from the christian community will be transcribed on the baptism log book. Link to this article

07 Dic 2007

http://myspace.com/boomersband -The band lined up in 2004, Rome – Italy, around vocalist and guitar player Marco (ex Overlord) and drummer Fausto (ex Manimal), two animators of the Roman punk’n’roll scene between the 80’s and the 90’s. The duo was joined by Alessandro (Fight like a brave and Fumo passivo), young and eclectic guitar player from Alghero, and decided to remain a trio without bass guitar…The band has just finished to record his first CD with 11 originals and 2 covers: “Glad to see you go” as a dutiful tribute to the Ramones and a very personal version of Doors’ “The end”. “Halfway between the junkyard of comedy and cock rock, peppered with Italian pop sensibility, sweet riffing and awesome accents, we give you the first ever Ether selection from Rome. Enter The Boomers. Suckingly, there’s only two songs up on their page, but they are fairly amazing, borderline classic tracks… oh yeah, and they both end with “Man”, man. “The Conquer Man” is a mix between the sing-song brilliance of Claypool’s Primus and the best Hives track ever recorded. And “The Second Coming Man”, if you can believe it, is about one part Johnny Cash and another ZZ Top Italia, but please… don’t listen to my retarded comparisons, just check out The Boomers. (Again: the killer logos do not let up.)” (http://ligulate.blogspot.com/) Link to this article

04 Dic 2007

If I ever had a punk rock band… here’s the logo: By the way, Andrew Bianchi, a punk teenager from Rhode Island, shares my same nickname (Andy War). Meet him at http://www.myspace.com/20563077. He’s a great fan of Hibakusha from Providence, a band that deserves attention starting from it’s name. Link to this article

03 Dic 2007

MOM OFFICE is a laboratory set up by Roberto Grossi and Sarah Notrica, that crosses and superimposes the languages of art, architecture and graphics”. Check the comics section! (http://www.momoffice.it) Link to this article

11 Ott 2007

In this section I collected all the images concerning 9-11 and related conflicts.   Following (American Idiot – 04 Apr 2005) is about the Nicola Calipari querelle and the PDF top secret file. See also Solid State of America. Link to this article