This is really sad. The poor guy was just confused and needed to talk to someone. I’d feel like throwing shit too if I was stuck in a secure part of the airport for hours with no clue what to do and no one who could understand me. I wish that they would have been able to find someone who spoke ANY Slavic language, because at least there could have been SOME communication.
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The end of Chavez is nascent. He had such a promising start. I remember him in the UN, holding up a Chomsky book and denouncing US imperialism. I also remember his cheap gas to transit companies for America’s poor. He has progressive property laws too, but then again, so did the Mexican government at one point before the revolution became nothing more than just a catch phrase.
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Read Bruce Springsteen’s interview in this month’s Rolling Stone. It is brilliant and yet another reason why he rocks.
OK, so we’re hypocrites. Yeah, Facebook is potentially a data-collection tool for the CIA/Homeland Security, etc, but how can you deny that it’s the new myspace? Besides, myspace/Fox/Murdoch/whatever isn’t much better anyway. So now that we’re all sucking the corporate tailpipe together, why don’t you add us if you’ve got a facebook account? Join the Comrades of the Martyr Index on Facebook.
Just remember to lie a lot on Facebook, so that there’s tons of useless garbage in the way if the FBI wants to use it for something like data mining and profiling.
Love Mark
We are pleased to introduce to everyone the new singer of the Martyr Index, Jenny From Le Bloc. We look forward to getting back to the grind and starting to play some live shows again. We are also excited about finishing our new album so that all y’all can get an earful of Jenny’s powerful chops.
To celebrate our return to the streets we thought we’d hit y’all up with some photos of us getting situated in our new beat. Click here to check ‘em out.
Hey everyone! We just wanted to let everyone know that we just put up the Snocap online music store on our site. That means that all of our released tracks can be bought and downloaded right off our site. That also means you can get the tunes without all of the wasteful CD packaging and you’re going through independent distributors (CD Baby and Snocap) who give the majority of the money you pay back to the artists and indie labels themselves. When you pay $22 for an independent CD at a record store the artists can see as little as $1 from that. However, when you buy an MP3 (or any digital format), you pay way less for a whole album (often $10 or $1 a song) and the artist and indie label can see as much as 75% of that! Not only that, you can then buy $1 burnable CDs and make copies for your friends by converting them to aiffs or wavs in your iTunes player (or whatever you use). Any music with protection is automatically de-authorized by doing this, so this kills the copyright protection in the MP3.
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After nearly 7 years of collaboration, The Martyr Index and Meg have decided to part ways. The Martyr Index would like to extend our gratitude, respect and undying affection to Meg, whose important contributions to the band have left an indelible mark. We wish her nothing but happiness and success in all her future endeavours.
-The Martyr Index
Calgary Anarchist Bookfair is coming!
On April 27, 28 and 29, the fourth annual Calgary Anarchist Bookfair will be setting up shop at the Old ‘Y’ Centre.
What: A bookfair, with speakers, workshops and films
When: Friday, April 27, 10am - 9pm; Saturday, April 28, 10am-9pm and Sunday, April 29, 10am - 8pm.
Where: The Old ‘Y’ Centre. 223 - 12 Ave SW, Calgary, AB.
Price: Free entry for bookfair and all workshops and speakers
More info: http://bookfair.haymarketcafe.org or email the organizers at anarchistbookfair@linuxmail.org
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Then watch this. We are basically helping to build the world’s largest surveillance database through all of this myspace, facebook, etc. junk. We shouldn’t have to hide, especially since these are powerful tools for discourse and we can use them for that, just be mindful of what data you post and what you are willing to stand up for if (or when) a major shitshow happens.
