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the models, does it make any money?
---Jarvis
Cocker “Cunts are Still Running the World.”
We arrive after a much needed
rest, having taken a few steps back from our regular operations
to re-imagine the semantikon community space. We started that line of thought by inviting Mark
Flanigan to pave the way for future guest editors by taking
the helm in our May 2005 edition, tkae the lesson learned and produce Blue Collar Dispatches.
Mark gave it hell and our many thanks to him and his efforts
for his help in letting us know what not to ask those who
will come after. Thanks is not enough, people really made
things happen over the summer including those we met with this summer for the Semantikon Althing. Lindsay Caron gave us a late night fact-check
to help us make sure Cooper’s Main City Bar was open
for us, sure enough, Jason called up a wonderful barkeep who
made sure the bar was ready for us to use. Special thanks
to Lindsay ---who served very stiff drinks at 11am to all. Thanks to Scotty Wood of the Murder Junkies who helped
make a nod scene and left papers laying everywhere (asshole),
John Curley from Staggering Statistics for his insights on
internet radio and music distribution as well as Suat Capuk, for his insights and feedback on site re-design, not to mention
Dominique Graham who offered her kind and extraordinary hospitality
through the summer months as we worked out site version 5
.
Others helped spread the word and the work throughout year
three, and we thank each and every one of you. You're
why we're can be proud to say we've done it all word of mouth.
The last read out before the server swithc over, semantikon is home to an average between of 7,000 visitors a month with weird little peaks where
its more like 10,000 each month. Wish we could shake each and every last
one your hands.
A long pause, and here’s
what’s in store for semantikon for the fall run of our
fourth year. In this edition, look for less talk on incendiary
thought and more action with three new works from Chaos magician
and author of Pop Culture Magick, Taylor Ellwood. Included
in his feature of fiction,
rituals,
paintings
and poetry, an interview, and an
audio performance
of his work. In step, we begin a two month long review
of the works Fritz Kappler,
with an exclusive
e-book of his out of print artist book a Magic Day: Coloring
Book. October also sees the launch of the Beta version
of our radio webcast DEEPSONG. Come November, look for Nathan
Singer guest editing the site bringing back word and works
from people he met promoting his book. Look for an e-book
of new poems by Michael
Crossley, who will be starring in a film we hope to feature
a clip of on our new video on demand
service. December sees the aforementioned Flanigan
share an e-book worth of his “minute
poems” for our third
three fools press e-book in as many months. Look for the visual art feature Ernest Williams. Joseph
Winterhalter and I will wrap up the annual review in enough
time to try and get you to buy very special paper to wrap
it in, truly a gift worth having. We will also be head long
into our official 501 non profit status with the poets and
not, the lawyers.
Forward to Winter, look for
our annual review of literary divergents, and as our new interview
section grows, fresh ink from the features, faces and works
that you have come to enjoy.
You can’t pause without some insight, here’s whats
new on the site:
+ Enhanced search functionality
+ Audio clips of our features reading their works
+ DEEPSONG.[beta] : the semantikon
webcast of spoken word, interviews and mix tapes
+ Launch of semantikon television
station: Cell Logic Cinema Lost and Found
+ RE: the semantikon interview
+NYC2123: graphic serial from Chad and
Paco Allen
+ RSS feed so you can get site news
on the fly
+ Five new Three Fools Press
e-book titles
+ The guest
editor program every other edition and all through summer
Here.
Lance Oditt
10.08.06
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