Rolling Stone Interview
Jul 2005
As they prepare for their August tour with System of a Down, the boys of Texas psychedelic funk rockers the Mars Volta -- singer Cedric Bixler-Zavala and guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez -- are ready for their close-up. And this won't be your normal band DVD.
"It will incorporate humor and live footage, and be shot on film, which doesn't happen anymore these days," says Rodriguez-Lopez, who is directing the movie.
In that spirit, the guitar prodigy rented five 16mm cameras to shoot Volta's March 13th gig at London's Brixton Academy, during their headlining tour in support of their sophomore breakout, Frances the Mute. He also captured a spiritual moment in Sweden: "We played an old cathedral, and the backstage was all amazing stained glass. I lit that up!"
Rodriguez-Lopez also says he has footage from the group's very first rehearsal -- "when we were a bunch of junkies and losers." (Clean for three years, the guitarist will only indulge in the occasional post-show smoke.)
The Mars Volta's stint with System kicks off on August 4th in Long Beach, California, just five weeks after the band was forced to cancel the rest of their European tour due to Rodriquez-Lopez's severe abdominal pains. All fixed up, the duo is set to tour North America through August 30th in Quebec City
Mars Make Movie Magic Texas psychedelic funk rockers let it all hang out on film
What are these Bush Republicans afraid of? Dirty looks from the help at the country club?
"Most of these illegals come to work to send money back to their families. They are not bad people. But because they are predominantly young and male, they commit a disproportionate share of violent crimes." - Pat Buchanan
"Why should U.S. citizens be assaulted, robbed, raped and murdered, and have their children molested, because their government will not enforce its own laws?" - P. Buchanan
"Who can guarantee that, of the untold millions of illegals here, and the scores of thousands ordered deported for crimes who have disappeared into our midst, none is a terrorist waiting for orders to blow up a subway or mall and massacre American citizens?" -P. Buchanan
This is one man of many that will never understand that this land cannot be bought (but has) through any kind of system and because this land was never ours to begin with - but since he has the omnipotence of money and fear of what he already knows, he defends himself and manipulates "Americans" into drawing lines; Lines that were put there so that this country could be sold back to you.
You are herby ordered to Leave at once
The Bracero Program
The braceros converted the agricultural fields of America into the most productive in the planet.
The program under which more than three million Mexicans entered the U.S. to labor in the agricultural fields ended in 1964. The U.S. Department of Labor officer in charge of the program, Lee G. Williams, had described it as a system of "legalized slavery."
http://www.calstatela.edu/faculty/fbalder/decade.html
Last week the Juarez inter secretarial migratory labor office announced that group labor contracts expiring Seat. 15, would not be renewed.
Today the Juarez office, headed by Alberto Monroy, canceled contracts with the two farm associations which were scheduled to run until Dec. 31.
I need to go to the Doctors
I'm optimistic in this conservative town where Rivers die. Will it really change? I can only hope and help. 45 days & we'll see something.
Vecinos - Americanization & African Americans as neighbors or Why I Want to be a Puerto Rican
The only brave thing I did growing up in Sacramento, California, was to go see Malcolm X when he came to Sacramento. At a time when his audiences were largely restricted to African Americans, I went. Bravely, stupidly, not knowing that I would be a problem at the door. There I was, a brown child at the door, with these two men at the door looking at me, computing behind their eyes: Who in the hell is this Mexican kid, what does he want? They let me in. I do not forget that act of generosity today.
The continuing tales of Mr. Danger & The imperial Lady
"He's a private citizen. Private citizens say all kinds of things all the time,"- Donny "Rummy" Rumsfeld on Pat Robertson's call to assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez.
Televangelist Calls for Chavez' Death
TG:Pat Robertson, read your bible. Tell me where it say's that this is ok.
PR: I'm the founder of the Christian Coalition of America, of America as in: we don't give a fuck about anyone else. We will take and will pillage. The entire world is ours to conquer despite the cost of innocent lives lost. I'm safe, I've got money & protection which with my guns I will bear them for all to see.
TG: You pig, your just a megalomaniac, fucking sinner. Hell is awaiting you.
The Right to Survive
Mexican Hopefuls Eye Voters in L.A. - Yahoo! News
How could you just take the money and just forget?
Can we break bad habits of ignorance, almost inescapable; but with optimistic sacrifice we can overcome.
Riverside's Least Known
Forget Alien Ant Farm, Voodoo Glow Skulls, Blink+11-182.....all fine entertainment.
But The Bellrays are the real deal.
From today's L.A. Times:
Fast forwardFresh off a strong residency at Spaceland, the BellRays are working on material for their third album, which is drawing interest from three indie labels. Of course, vocalist Lisa Kekaula is nearly an industry herself: That's her belting out "Revolution Get Down" on a Nissan commercial; she's in the U.K. as one of the lead singers for Basement Jaxx; and she'll join the likes of Greg Dulli on Sept. 17 to perform with MC5 surviving members Wayne Kramer, Michael Davis and Dennis Thompson at UCLA's Royce Hall. The BellRays play Sept. 12 at the Viper Room.
Zoo Life
There are plenty of things that are out of your control, mine, and theirs. If a system or government is the deciding factor in the decision to stay or leave, don't expect to find what your looking for anywhere else. Our system is not perfect and never will be, although its not fucked. Its good enough, easy to survive in as are most of the systems in most of the countries around the globe. The issue of power will always be an issue. Can you guess why? Well why would a hord of people try to change a system which they are survivng in. It feels good to point out the many flaws of our government, its like rebeling w/o consequence, its actually one of the few rights we americans exersize. But it also feels good to have a job, a house, food, a/c, heat, the list goes on. In the back of all of our minds the question arises: would we really give up these things to make our system better, would we give up our life? I'm being extreme, but nothing is going to change if we don't sacrafice our comfortability. This is why nothing will change, I'd like to watch the walls of the U.S. Gov't crumble to the ground but it won't happen in mylife time. And its not because I hate the government, I love the ideals set forth by our founding fathers. But those ideals are like two human legs supporting an elefant and ass's body fused together making some hellish freak of a systems that works, somehow it still works.....somehow. We make it work, we don't try to bend the prison bars because we're too comfortabe to move. Like animals in a zoo who don't try to escape because they've got everything they need and wouldn't ever give that up.
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