Definitely Situationist

Oh, Otto can do this so much better than me...

The Situationist International was formed around the main theorists Guy Debord and Raoul Vaneigem in the late 50s. Debord theorised that society had become a spectacle where everybody lived lives vicariously through a few others (actors, sportspeople, advertisers, etc.) and had merely become consumers of whatever banal tat they were sold. The SI proposed a revolution whereby everybody would selfishly live their lives however they chose by constructing little situations - whether that be art, sex, drinking or whatever. They heavily influenced the May '68 uprisings in France (at least among students). Vaneigem was expelled for being on holiday at the time as I recall...

Posted By: BerlinCanary on August 10th 2007 at 22:07:10

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Tony Wilson of Factory fame dies (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 21:06:26
- I hated him, an arrogant bastard that thought he knew it all about music (General Chat) - pants, Aug 11, 11:44:18
- Knew nothing about him (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 21:14:55
  - In fact its worse than that (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 21:20:59
    - Think JD and NO were just that punk thing about being controversial and confrontational (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 21:31:25
      - Maybe (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 21:40:52
        
        And besides (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 21:53:56
        
        Definitely Situationist (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 22:07:10
        
        OK (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:11:15
        
        PUNKS.... hippys with Zips (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:21:51
        
        Two decades ago? (General Chat) - the101ers, Aug 10, 22:27:19
        
        Don't really undrstand that to be honest. Care to elaborate? (n/m) (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:35:56
        
        Oh I see .. (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:39:18
        
        Hippies with zips? (n/m) (General Chat) - the101ers, Aug 10, 22:42:22
        
        Neither if you've got any sense (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 22:16:34
        
        They know it as wife beater round here (n/m) (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:22:40
        
        No they weren't punk, but JD were formed & Factory founded because of punk (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 21:50:56
        
        And no (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:03:17
        
        No, I mean the one at Manchester Free Trade Hall (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 22:14:06
        
        Northerners the lot of 'em (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:24:26
        
        You're probably right about the Screen on The Green (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 22:26:47
        
        I kinda (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:34:59
        
        From "24 Hour Party People" (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 22:19:54
        
        Excellent. Thank you. (n/m) (General Chat) - the101ers, Aug 10, 22:26:21
        
        AH AH A CLASH FAN (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:28:37
        
        Well I'm glad someone spotted it. (General Chat) - the101ers, Aug 10, 22:35:00
        
        Much underrated The Ruts - Jah War is another classic (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 22:44:39
        
        Two books (General Chat) - the101ers, Aug 10, 22:54:44
        
        I've read the Jon Savage one - very good (n/m) (General Chat) - BerlinCanary, Aug 10, 23:03:15
        
        Ok (General Chat) - yalla yalla, Aug 10, 22:53:45
        
        Just a fun band having fun (General Chat) - the101ers, Aug 10, 22:57:39
- Oh.............shame (General Chat) - Sugbad The Bad, Aug 10, 21:11:57

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