198. Copyright Clearinghouse (October 1993)
It will involve a lot of reading. I'm going to read to you a lot tonight. A whole lot. So if that doesn't interest you, try something else.This tape is a good summary of the Negativland/SST vs Island Records lawsuit. Don Joyce plays the U2 EP in its entirety at the start and then goes on to read excerpts from the Fair Use book, including letters, fax messages, and Alan Korn's essay on plunderphonics, among other things. He stumbles over his words quite a bit, and I don't think this tape would hold much value to someone who's already read the book; if you have read it, feel free to skip this tape.
A bit of a spoiler on the Fair Use book: it ends before Casey Kasem gives Negativland clearance to release the U2 EP. In fact, he never did give them permission. After Casey Kasem died in 2014, Negativland released a multitrack master of the EP on their website.
September 2021
GOOD
199. Thanksgiving Jam
Mostly a rehash of JAMCON '84. Goes a little more in-depth into the definition of culture jamming. Might be worth listening to if you're very interested in the subject, but otherwise...
September 2021
SKIP
200. Crash Receptacle
Audio violence and the sound of blood pervade this dive into an empty pool of frozen surprise. Emphasizing the automobile and the violent ends they race towards, J. G. Ballard, Gregory Whitehead, and others lay claim to exploiting our fears and apprehensions in the midst of screaming tires, breaking glass, and medical aftermaths. "Crash Injury Trauma" by Isolrubin BK of the Netherlands stays in the CD player for most of this show, augmented by Road Warrior music and dialog, car parts as memory aids, My Mother The Car, Nervous Norvis and other crashdeath songs, car ads emphasizing excitement, and lots of Receptacle callers crashing in and out. The boffo audio flow and dynamics of this entire mix surprises even me - you just can't beat CRASHES for punctuation!
September 2021
GOOD