EAR SHOT

Thursday, July 31, 2025

"Chapeau, "Bernard Heidsieck

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Bernard Heidsieck was a French sound poet, associated with various movements throughout a long career: including Beat, American Fluxus, and minimalism.

WIKI

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Chapeau (Passe-Partout No L1.) Bernard Heidsieck 1970 France.

"Chapeau, finished in July 1970, is the latest in Bernard Heidsieck's new series of action poems (called Passe-Partout) based on real-life stories.

A few years ago, a Danish soldier was thoroughly bored during OTAN exercises. As he was a radio-operator he relieved his boredom by reading on the radio parts of a book which he had in his pocket, Henry Miller's Tropic of Cancers.

This kind of literature astonished the staff at SHAPE headquarters. When it was finally discovered where the offending broadcasts were coming from, the poor soldier was sentenced to 15 days in jail.

Heidsieck's own voice is used in this treatment of the story, which is pointed to bring out its surrealist qualities by electro-acoustical treatment."

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Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Introducing IA-Hosted P2P Fundraising

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Starting today, we’ve rolled out a new fundraising option that maximizes support while harnessing the power of community. Introducing peer-to-peer fundraising (P2P)—a giving platform that allows individual supporters to host personalized campaigns shared among friends and family. Each campaign launched will collect donations for Internet Archive initiatives that personally matter most to you. Every dollar raised via P2P through September 30 will be matched 2:1, tripling the impact of your generosity.

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Why P2P?

P2P Fundraising offers unprecedented flexibility for raising funds for the Internet Archive. Whether you’re organizing a hackathon, hosting a livestream, dedicating funds for a graduation or wedding celebration, or collecting donations for an upcoming event like a 5K race, P2P allows individuals to share their fundraising efforts with the community in new and innovative ways.

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Getting Started

If you're interested in fundraising through P2P, you can get started by signing up here. Join as an individual or as part of an existing team, or create a new personalized team. Customize your fundraising page by sharing your story on your social media feeds by explaining how the Internet Archive has impacted you. After that, spread the word to your friends and family to maximize the impact of your support. You can also raise funds for key Internet Archive initiatives, such as servers, collections, the Wayback Machine, and more.

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Fundraise for Universal Access to Knowledge

Shukran

If 6 Was 9

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If 6 Was 9

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Bootsy Collins and Buckethead have a long-standing creative relationship spanning decades, dating back to the early 90s, when Bootsy recognized the guitarist's "alien creativity"

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Jeff Bridges Sleeping Tapes

Tuck Yourself In

The world is filled with too many restless people in need of rest – that's why I filled my sleeping tapes with intriguing sounds, noises and other things to help you get a good night's rest.

Jeff

INTERNET ARCHIVE

Monday, July 28, 2025

If you are able please support the INTERNET ARCHIVE

The early internet was an exciting frontier that offered formative new opportunities. However, many of these platforms today have been significantly altered, placed behind paywalls, or completely removed, leading to the loss of important pieces of internet history. This prevents early internet users from accessing the nostalgic content that once shaped their lives.

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Backwards Roll

I remember these times and they we not the good olds days when it came to hatred and violence. Where is Impermanance when you need. Keep the faith whatever yours may be. ↵ LOWDOWN