Synopses & Reviews
The best and most revealing interviews from the prococative TV series/DVD of the same name.
Richard Metzger presents the most compelling interviews from the hit TV series Disinformation, revealing mind-blowing thoughts from modern culture’s most radical thinkers: Paul Laffoley on how to build a working time machine and a house made of vegetables; Douglas Rushkoff explains "media viruses"; Lucifer Principle author Howard Bloom on the coming biological apocalypse; Genesis P-Orridge on what it’s like to be the leader of your own cult; Joe Coleman’s collection of weird stuff; Robert Anton Wilson on The Illuminati and Aleister Crowley; Kembra Pfahler on The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black; Duncan Laurie on the forbidden science of radionics; and comics author Grant Morrison (The Invisibles, JLA, X-Men) on sex magick, Hollywood’s interest in underground culture and the best alien abduction story you’ll ever hear! Plus, many more modern revolutionaries (including philosopher Peter Russell, futurist Mark Pesce, and Apocalypse Culture’s Adam Parfrey) expressing their thoughts, fears, enthusiasms, and predictions.
The book’s title is our brand name and trademark—both a first and a last. It is also the first book by the "face" of Disinformation—Richard Metzger. Naturally, it will receive our biggest marketing push ever:
o Richard will make live appearances in New York, Los Angeles and other cities •Multiple TV and Radio appearances •Multiple mailings •Retail price and position participation •National press coverage •Promotional t-shirts and other branded merchandise •Ongoing Disinformation web site (www.disinfo.com) and email blitz
Richard Metzger is a co-founder of The Disinformation Company and wrote, directed, and hosted the first two seasons of the Disinformation TV series, which initially aired on Britain’s Channel 4 network. The series has been licensed to a major cable network in the United States, and a DVD of the series is planned and will be co-marketed with the book.
Review
"If you're after something a little more thought-provoking than the latest overstuffed John Grisham potboiler, you can't go far wrong with this....As batty as a break-dancing badger, but strangely appealing." Maxim
Review
"Where dissection of propaganda and exploration of alternative theories awaken individuals to the web of fictions that surrounds them, the examples of pranksters and deviants empower them to put their own, competing fictions into play. This is William Burroughs-style magic, exploiting whatever current technology works best culture jamming, ad busting, or hacking a hole in the prevailing consensus." Doug Harvery, LA Weekly
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"Ever heard a plant speak? Know how to build a working time machine? Heard about the house grown from vegetables? Wanna learn how to perform acts of sorcery in 10 minutes or less? Its all there in Disinformation: The Interviews..." The Konformist
Synopsis
Disinformations wicked warlockRichard Metzger presents the most compelling interviews from the hit TV series Disinformation - mind-blowing thoughts from modern cultures most radical thinkers:
· Robert Anton Wilson on The Illuminati and Aleister Crowley
· Grant Morrison (The Invisibles, The Filth, JLA, X-Men) describes sex magick, Hollywoods interest in underground culture and the best alien abduction story youll ever hear!
· Howard Bloom (The Lucifer Principle) on the coming biological apocalypse
· Genesis P-Orridge (Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV) describes what its like to be the leader of your own cult
· Artist Joe Colemans collection of weird stuff
· Douglas Rushkoff explains media viruses
· New Yorks most outrageous performance artist Kembra Pfahler
· Artist Paul Laffoley tells how to build a time machine and solve the housing shortage by growing houses from plants
· Duncan Laurie reveals the forbidden science of radionics
· Peter Russell on ecological doomsday and spiritual renewal
· The apocalyptic visual parables of religious painter Norbert H. Kox
Hosted by Disinformation® co-founder Richard Metzger, the Disinformation television series caused quite a stir when it aired on the UKs Channel 4 TV network. The first season was bizarrely scheduled after Ally McBeal and surely messed with the heads of more than a few fans of that show; the second season went even further in challenging the networks censors, resulting in Channel 4 refusing to air certain segments. Nonetheless, the series was a hit and was bought by SCI FI Channel in the United States. They didnt quite realize what theyd paid for, apparently, and never aired the programs. The interviews in this book represent the intellectualside of the series; the more insanepieces, such as the mayhem of the legendary Uncle Goddamn segments, are contained on the companion DVD.
Synopsis
The best and most revealing interviews from the prococative TV series/DVD of the same name.
Synopsis
The best and most revealing interviews from the prococative TV series/DVD of the same name.
Richard Metzger presents the most compelling interviews from the hit TV series Disinformation, revealing mind-blowing thoughts from modern culture's most radical thinkers:
- Paul Laffoley on how to build a working time machine and a house made of vegetables
- Douglas Rushkoff explains "media viruses"
- Lucifer Principle author Howard Bloom on the coming biological apocalypse
- Genesis P-Orridge on what it's like to be the leader of your own cult
- Joe Coleman's collection of weird stuff
- Robert Anton Wilson on The Illuminati and Aleister Crowley
- Kembra Pfahler on The Voluptuous Horror of Karen Black
- Duncan Laurie on the forbidden science of radionics
- Comic book author Grant Morrison (The Invisibles, JLA, X-Men) on sex magick
- Hollywood's interest in underground culture and the best alien abduction story you'll ever hear!
Plus, many more modern revolutionaries (including philosopher Peter Russell, futurist Mark Pesce, and Apocalypse Culture's Adam Parfrey) expressing their thoughts, fears, enthusiasms, and predictions.
About the Author
Richard Metzger worked as a television producer, director and writer for such companies as Showtime, Playboy Television and E! before launching the Disinformation Website in 1996. From 1997-1999 he was the host of Pseudo Networks' online talk show, "Infinity Factory"and went on the write, direct and present two seasons of the Disinformation TV series for the UK's Channel 4. He lives in Los Angeles and is a frequent commentator in the press and on television .
Table of Contents
Willed Intention: Introduction by Richard Metzger
Robert Anton Wilson: The Universe Contains A Maybe
Howard Bloom: The Global Brain
Paul Laffoley: The Phenomenology Of Revelation
Douglas Rushkoff: Open Source Reality
Peter Russell: Waking Up in Time
The Voluptuous Horror of Kembra Pfahler
Joe Coleman: Cosmic Retribution
Grant Morrison: Crimes Against Reason
The Apocrypha of Norbert H. Kox
Duncan Laurie: The Radionic Landscape
Paul Laffoley: Thanaton III
Genesis P-Orridge: Annihilating Reality