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September 2008 Edition This is the email newsletter of Ancient Future, the world's longest running musical ensemble dedicated to the mission of the creation of world fusion music and to increasing awareness and understanding of world music traditions.

In This Issue: Listener Sponsored World Fusion Music Program Update
Pre-Releases on Ancient-Future.Com Records
Former Dead Kennedy Frontman Jello Biafra Reviews CD
Free CD Contest

Be in a Motion Picture!

Madame Pamita's Parlor of Wonders at the Coffee Gallery Backstage
on Monday, September 22nd!

Yes! You the audience will be in the spotlight as Madame Pamita and a host of delightfully unusual performers are filmed with the most up-to-date moving picture equipment available! This is a full-blown variety show with audience participation and many surprises to astound and amaze!

A Cornucopia of Varieties Featuring

Pantomime Hilarity by Patrick Ian Moore
Marionette Manipulations by Eli Presser
Euphonious Prognostications by Madame Pamita, the musical mystic
Ukulele Antics by Ukelear Winter
Musical Merriment provided by Patrick "The Idiot Saw-vant" Weise, Lucas "Soup Greens" Gonze, and John "The Six String Scot" McDuffie

The September Media Edition of Unlikely 2.0 is now online...

http://www.unlikelystories.org/

featuring photography by Anna Maly, collages by Shane Allison and a short film by Cecelia Chapman.

Check it out!

Jeff

Vol. 5, Issue 11 of The Poetry Victims is now online...

http://thepoetryvictimsvol5.blogspot.com

featuring art by Janet Snell and poetry by Jonathan Penton.

Enjoy!

Jeff

"For the longest time I was convinced that the essence of photography is to show the moment as it appeared at the time of the shot. But being the real girl that I am, I have since changed my opinion. I now think that manipulated image is a better expression of the photographer's vision. Composition is a key, and the true colors are not important."

My friend Anna Maly

http://www.anna-maly.com/

New Music

MD Cooks …”Star Spangled Manner” on iTunes

Have a look and listen..

For now..

MD Cooks

Who will you change,

With words

When we voice questions

Like the rhythm of why

If their window is open

For our universe to embrace them

Than bleeding away….

MD Cooks .... http://www.mdcooks.net

September 7, 2008

Star Spangled Manner

Yesterday's tomorrow
Of red, white and you
Where the stars are striped
Of sorrow
And a bottle full of blues

This is no political song
For telling you of right or wrong
Just a tune
Of some star spangled manner
Of red, white and the blues

MD Cooks

September 3, 2008

http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendI...

WHAT: The Fuxedos rip up The Wrong Show!

Victory Variety Hour presents The Wrong Show, a night of hilariously offensive, taboo-smashing performances. Featuring entertainingly fucked-up comedy, burlesque, sideshow, music, and variety - including a full set by LA's wrong-est band, The Fuxedos.

WHEN: Why, September 11, of course. The show starts at 10 pm.

WHERE: El Cid, 4212 Sunset Blvd., Los Angeles, 90029 http://www.elcidla.com/

HOW MUCH: $15 (or $12 with flyer).

WHAT ELSE WHAT: For more info. (including the aforementioned flyer): http://www.itsachick.com/vvh.html

Fuxshitup!
http://www.fuxedos.com

I've had the desire, over the past couple of years, to release a real, honest to gods album on some micro-indie label. Since the beginning, I've self-released everything; from cassettes to CDs, and all had homemade labels, etc.

After some more serious thought, I thought "why?" and then "who cares?" And, ultimately, "that's too much work." Yes, I'm lazy about certain things. I can doodle, draw, paint, make music, film, etc., all day long, but I always get a bit tired and lazy around the packaging and promoting end of art. It's just not part of me to do that.

So, I have organized the more recent half of my audio discography and posted them all online at archive.org!

http://www.archive.org/search.php?query=creator%3A%22Mazigazi%22