RantMedia
Encyclopedia
RantMedia is an independent media
organization and serves as the host company for various audio/video projects by James O'Brien, known as Cimmerian, and Sean Kennedy, including RantRadio. RantMedia has also distributed content via torrent, various video hosting service
s, private download, and viral physical media
dispersement since its inception in 1999.
Internet radio
station that began broadcasting from Langley, British Columbia
, and has been 24 hours a day, 7 days a week since January 3, 1999. Its first broadcast was four days after SHOUTcast was officially announced, making RantRadio one of the oldest SHOUTcast radio stations. RantRadio is not supported by sponsorship or advertising and gets permission from all of its artists played to broadcast their work without charge. All shows on the website are covered by Creative Commons
. This license allows a user to freely copy, distribute, transmit and host content in any way as long as it is not used for a commercial purpose.
Contributors to RantRadio include Sean Kennedy, Smokehouse, 2 the Ranting Gryphon, Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins. Listening base is world-wide, with fans tuning in as far away as Switzerland.
released their video streaming format
and broadcaster tools and has been broadcasting 24 hours a day since June 15, 2003.
Currently in rotation on RantTV are shows such as old episodes of SKTFMTV, current and past episodes of Patrolling with Sean Kennedy, as well as many other original shows viewer-created for broadcast on RantTV such as Storm The Wire, Obsoleet, RedOctagon Television, Lore's lectures, and R4nger5: Back of Beyond.
counterculture
'zine
PA1N
is written and maintained by the Rant community. Rant has self-published a limited edition run of 250 copies of the paperback The Bloodstained Rabbit and later The Scabbed Wings Of Abaddon by Kennedy.
package). This section also has a few external links to services provided by some of the fans and volunteers of community, such as the deviantART
group for artwork pertaining to RantMedia and Life with Sean, a comic series based on the personalities of RantMedia (drawn by Smokehouse).
, computer culture
, and social issues such as suicide
and the questionable need for government to protect people from themselves. Kennedy is quoted describing the show as "Denis Leary
, Jello Biafra
, and Dennis Miller
hopped up on coke
trying to kill each other with shovels while Hunter S. Thompson
does play-by-play commentary." What the Hell?!? finished with its 122nd show on April 29, 2001.
and branded his following as "Wogs", in reference to the diametrical opposite of the followers of Scientology
.
Internet radio serial drama started by Kennedy on June 24, 2002. The show is portrayed as a series of audio diary entries made from a future Dystopia
, in which copyright legislation
has been applied to all areas of life, adversely affecting the civil rights of the protagonist
. Tales From The Afternow's first-person narration, combined with sound effects, create a future universe in which the fictional Independent Librarian Sean Kennedy the Sixth interacts and observes the world around him, while "remembering" and reminiscing about that which has come before. In doing so, he also tells stories from "before his time" including several "legends" that offer alternative views on religion, government, and society as it has developed. References to arcologies, the term "Corpolitical" (Kennedy's often used portmanteau of "corporation" and "political") suggesting that government is synonymous with business, and the concept of the Internet deified as Server are some of the hallmarks of this series.
, inside a virtual "studio" on the property owned by the group Rant Media Voice. In addition to its syndicated broadcast, NewsReal had the unique capability to be seen "firsthand" in Second Life from anywhere with Internet access while actually being recorded, complete with Kennedy's avatar sitting behind a desk on a set specially created in cyberspace for this purpose. The show was one hour and takes the form of Kennedy addressing and commenting on current news and events mostly submitted by his readership and fan base. Generally, a news blurb from each of several categories is addressed with a counterculture bend, and emphasis is placed upon watchdogging
the Corpolitical and observing technological advances coupled with ethical failures. It began on January 3, 2005 as a daily broadcast and switched to a weekly format from January 2006 to present, except for a seven-month hiatus from June 19, 2006 to January 14, 2007. As of June 2009, NewsReal is syndicated on seven radio stations including RantRadio Talk and available on three podcast
s, and aired live on Second Life at Node Archers (Coord: 155,74,666) and on pirate
shortwave radio 6673.3 kHz. Sean Kennedy ended the show in 2011 at show 500 in order to focus on his new project, Mermanaut.
platform issues and is the official radio show of Pirate Party of Canada
, United States Pirate Party and endorsed by the Pirate Party UK
.
band Porn on Beta.
Sean Kennedy (born October 23, 1973) is a Canadian author of horror novels with mythical and cyberpunk
themes, and the primary voice of Internet radio
and television
shows hosted by RantMedia. One of Kennedy's most popular rants is his response to a Vancouver teenager's suicide, in which at the climax he screeches to his online listeners: "Don't kill yourself, kill other people!!!" The characteristic outro heard at the end of most of his shows is "My name is Sean Kennedy, and I am The Fucking Man."
As of 2009, Kennedy has written two full-length novels (The Bloodstained Rabbit, released on June 27, 2005, and The Scabbed Wings of Abaddon, published in 2007
), and a short story The Locksmith that has been adapted to comic form by Marc Rødskov, released January 2009.
with shovels" who recognize "the dark cyber-world
that is coming." As of September 2000, more than 1,000 new visitors logged on to the KULT website each day. Members were divided into "klans" and one went so far as to receive a tattoo
of the KULT symbol on his chest. Despite a very troubled history, the group is still in existence today.
$0.25 per listener per month, plus 10% of advertising revenue if that exceeds the minimum rate. The proposed NRCC Tariff 22 was eventually withdrawn April 16, 2008.
Independent media
Independent media refers to any form of media, such as radio, television, newspapers or the Internet, that is free of influence by government or corporate interests. The term has varied applications...
organization and serves as the host company for various audio/video projects by James O'Brien, known as Cimmerian, and Sean Kennedy, including RantRadio. RantMedia has also distributed content via torrent, various video hosting service
Video hosting service
A video hosting service allows individuals to upload video clips to an Internet website. The video host will then store the video on its server, and show the individual different types of code to allow others to view this video...
s, private download, and viral physical media
Optical disc
In computing and optical disc recording technologies, an optical disc is a flat, usually circular disc which encodes binary data in the form of pits and lands on a special material on one of its flat surfaces...
dispersement since its inception in 1999.
RantRadio
RantRadio is a commercial-free SHOUTcastSHOUTcast
SHOUTcast is cross-platform proprietary software for streaming media over the Internet. The software, developed by Nullsoft , allows digital audio content, primarily in MP3 or HE-AAC format, to be broadcast to and from media player software, enabling the creation of Internet radio "stations"...
Internet radio
Internet radio
Internet radio is an audio service transmitted via the Internet...
station that began broadcasting from Langley, British Columbia
Langley, British Columbia (city)
The City of Langley is a municipality in Metro Vancouver. It lies directly east of the City of Surrey, adjacent to Cloverdale, and surrounded on the north, east and south by Township of Langley.-History:...
, and has been 24 hours a day, 7 days a week since January 3, 1999. Its first broadcast was four days after SHOUTcast was officially announced, making RantRadio one of the oldest SHOUTcast radio stations. RantRadio is not supported by sponsorship or advertising and gets permission from all of its artists played to broadcast their work without charge. All shows on the website are covered by Creative Commons
Creative Commons
Creative Commons is a non-profit organization headquartered in Mountain View, California, United States devoted to expanding the range of creative works available for others to build upon legally and to share. The organization has released several copyright-licenses known as Creative Commons...
. This license allows a user to freely copy, distribute, transmit and host content in any way as long as it is not used for a commercial purpose.
Contributors to RantRadio include Sean Kennedy, Smokehouse, 2 the Ranting Gryphon, Mark "Rizzn" Hopkins. Listening base is world-wide, with fans tuning in as far away as Switzerland.
Milestones
- July 26, 2000 - Corporate buyers approached Cimmerian and Kennedy with an offer to buy the station and were thrown out (a non-disclosure contractNon-disclosure agreementA non-disclosure agreement , also known as a confidentiality agreement , confidential disclosure agreement , proprietary information agreement , or secrecy agreement, is a legal contract between at least two parties that outlines confidential material, knowledge, or information that the parties...
prevents the co-founders from discussing the details). - July 3, 2002 - RantRadio reaches 5,000 measured listeners
- April 11, 2003 - Art "Smokehouse" Lindsey, III was appointed by Cimmerian and Sean Kennedy to function as program director of RantRadio.
- November 17, 2003 - RantRadio split into three separate streams of punkPunk rockPunk rock is a rock music genre that developed between 1974 and 1976 in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Australia. Rooted in garage rock and other forms of what is now known as protopunk music, punk rock bands eschewed perceived excesses of mainstream 1970s rock...
, industrialIndustrial musicIndustrial music is a style of experimental music that draws on transgressive and provocative themes. The term was coined in the mid-1970s with the founding of Industrial Records by the band Throbbing Gristle, and the creation of the slogan "industrial music for industrial people". In general, the...
and talkTalk radioTalk radio is a radio format containing discussion about topical issues. Most shows are regularly hosted by a single individual, and often feature interviews with a number of different guests. Talk radio typically includes an element of listener participation, usually by broadcasting live...
, each with specialty shows catering to each respective format. - January 3, 2009 - The 10-year anniversary RantMeet event was held at VanCity theatre in VancouverVancouverVancouver is a coastal seaport city on the mainland of British Columbia, Canada. It is the hub of Greater Vancouver, which, with over 2.3 million residents, is the third most populous metropolitan area in the country,...
, British ColumbiaBritish ColumbiaBritish Columbia is the westernmost of Canada's provinces and is known for its natural beauty, as reflected in its Latin motto, Splendor sine occasu . Its name was chosen by Queen Victoria in 1858...
.
RantTV
RantTV started after NullsoftNullsoft
Nullsoft, Inc. is a software house founded in Sedona, Arizona in 1997 by Justin Frankel. Its most known products include the Winamp media player and the SHOUTcast MP3 streaming media server. In recent years, their open source installer system, NSIS, has also risen in popularity as a widely used...
released their video streaming format
Nullsoft Streaming Video
Nullsoft Streaming Video is a media container designed for streaming video content over the internet. NSV was developed by Nullsoft, the makers of Winamp....
and broadcaster tools and has been broadcasting 24 hours a day since June 15, 2003.
Currently in rotation on RantTV are shows such as old episodes of SKTFMTV, current and past episodes of Patrolling with Sean Kennedy, as well as many other original shows viewer-created for broadcast on RantTV such as Storm The Wire, Obsoleet, RedOctagon Television, Lore's lectures, and R4nger5: Back of Beyond.
RantPrint
RantMedia's InternetInternet
The Internet is a global system of interconnected computer networks that use the standard Internet protocol suite to serve billions of users worldwide...
counterculture
Counterculture
Counterculture is a sociological term used to describe the values and norms of behavior of a cultural group, or subculture, that run counter to those of the social mainstream of the day, the cultural equivalent of political opposition. Counterculture can also be described as a group whose behavior...
'zine
Zine
A zine is most commonly a small circulation publication of original or appropriated texts and images. More broadly, the term encompasses any self-published work of minority interest usually reproduced via photocopier....
PA1N
PA1N
PA1N is the official Internet counterculture zine of RantMedia. The first issue of the text-only webzine was released in December 2004. It has published eighteen editions since its release, including graphic PDF versions since Volume Fourteen....
is written and maintained by the Rant community. Rant has self-published a limited edition run of 250 copies of the paperback The Bloodstained Rabbit and later The Scabbed Wings Of Abaddon by Kennedy.
RantCommunity
The RantMedia Community is an online forum which has replaced the original RantRadio forums, and also some blogging and workflow management (based upon the drupalDrupal
Drupal is a free and open-source content management system and content management framework written in PHP and distributed under the GNU General Public License. It is used as a back-end system for at least 1.5% of all websites worldwide ranging from personal blogs to corporate, political, and...
package). This section also has a few external links to services provided by some of the fans and volunteers of community, such as the deviantART
DeviantArt
deviantART is an online community showcasing various forms of user-made artwork. It was first launched on August 7, 2000 by Scott Jarkoff, Matthew Stephens, Angelo Sotira and others. deviantArt, Inc...
group for artwork pertaining to RantMedia and Life with Sean, a comic series based on the personalities of RantMedia (drawn by Smokehouse).
Rants & "What The Hell?!?"
The first regular radio show on RantRadio, hosted by Kennedy, was called What The Hell?!?, a round-robin current events discussion recorded and broadcast. Early on, in what became part of a regular feature on the show, Kennedy performed over 100 "rants", spoken word pieces each two to four minutes long, which were characterised by both Kennedy's rapid, enthusiastic style of speech and the editing style of Cimmerian, the producer and a co-host of What the Hell?!?. Both the show and these rants touched on topics to do with survivalismSurvivalism
Survivalism is a movement of individuals or groups who are actively preparing for future possible disruptions in local, regional, national, or international social or political order...
, computer culture
Black hat
A black hat is the villain or bad guy, especially in a western movie in which such a character would stereotypically wear a black hat in contrast to the hero's white hat, especially in black and white movies....
, and social issues such as suicide
Suicide
Suicide is the act of intentionally causing one's own death. Suicide is often committed out of despair or attributed to some underlying mental disorder, such as depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, alcoholism, or drug abuse...
and the questionable need for government to protect people from themselves. Kennedy is quoted describing the show as "Denis Leary
Denis Leary
Denis Colin Leary is an Irish-American actor, comedian, writer and director. Leary is known for his biting, fast paced comedic style and chain smoking...
, Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra
Jello Biafra is an American musician, spoken word artist and leading figure of the Green Party of the United States. Biafra first gained attention as the lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys...
, and Dennis Miller
Dennis Miller
Dennis Miller is an American stand-up comedian, political commentator, actor, sports commentator, and television and radio personality. He is known for his critical assessments laced with pop culture references...
hopped up on coke
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
trying to kill each other with shovels while Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter S. Thompson
Hunter Stockton Thompson was an American journalist and author who wrote The Rum Diary , Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail '72 .He is credited as the creator of Gonzo journalism, a style of reporting where reporters involve themselves in the action to...
does play-by-play commentary." What the Hell?!? finished with its 122nd show on April 29, 2001.
The Sean Kennedy Radio Show
Beginning January 14, 2002, Kennedy became the co-host of The Sean Kennedy Radio Show, along with Cimmerian, who again acted as the show's producer. The show ran for 79 episodes up through July 14, 2003, during which time Kennedy started his antagonistic stance towards ScientologyScientology
Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by science fiction and fantasy author L. Ron Hubbard , starting in 1952, as a successor to his earlier self-help system, Dianetics...
and branded his following as "Wogs", in reference to the diametrical opposite of the followers of Scientology
Scientology
Scientology is a body of beliefs and related practices created by science fiction and fantasy author L. Ron Hubbard , starting in 1952, as a successor to his earlier self-help system, Dianetics...
.
Tales From The Afternow
Tales From The Afternow is a CyberpunkCyberpunk
Cyberpunk is a postmodern and science fiction genre noted for its focus on "high tech and low life." The name is a portmanteau of cybernetics and punk, and was originally coined by Bruce Bethke as the title of his short story "Cyberpunk," published in 1983...
Internet radio serial drama started by Kennedy on June 24, 2002. The show is portrayed as a series of audio diary entries made from a future Dystopia
Dystopia
A dystopia is the idea of a society in a repressive and controlled state, often under the guise of being utopian, as characterized in books like Brave New World and Nineteen Eighty-Four...
, in which copyright legislation
Intellectual property
Intellectual property is a term referring to a number of distinct types of creations of the mind for which a set of exclusive rights are recognized—and the corresponding fields of law...
has been applied to all areas of life, adversely affecting the civil rights of the protagonist
Protagonist
A protagonist is the main character of a literary, theatrical, cinematic, or musical narrative, around whom the events of the narrative's plot revolve and with whom the audience is intended to most identify...
. Tales From The Afternow's first-person narration, combined with sound effects, create a future universe in which the fictional Independent Librarian Sean Kennedy the Sixth interacts and observes the world around him, while "remembering" and reminiscing about that which has come before. In doing so, he also tells stories from "before his time" including several "legends" that offer alternative views on religion, government, and society as it has developed. References to arcologies, the term "Corpolitical" (Kennedy's often used portmanteau of "corporation" and "political") suggesting that government is synonymous with business, and the concept of the Internet deified as Server are some of the hallmarks of this series.
RantSpeak
RantSpeak was a show broadcast live Sundays at 10pm with hosts Cimmerian and Smokehouse, and had call-ins from fans around the world. The show ran for 43 episodes from January 18, 2004 to January 2, 2005, until it was effectively replaced by NewsReal the next day.NewsReal
NewsReal was a weekly news broadcast recorded by Kennedy and broadcasted every Monday on RantRadio. The show was recorded the previous Thursdays in front of a "live" worldwide avatar audience in Second LifeSecond Life
Second Life is an online virtual world developed by Linden Lab. It was launched on June 23, 2003. A number of free client programs, or Viewers, enable Second Life users, called Residents, to interact with each other through avatars...
, inside a virtual "studio" on the property owned by the group Rant Media Voice. In addition to its syndicated broadcast, NewsReal had the unique capability to be seen "firsthand" in Second Life from anywhere with Internet access while actually being recorded, complete with Kennedy's avatar sitting behind a desk on a set specially created in cyberspace for this purpose. The show was one hour and takes the form of Kennedy addressing and commenting on current news and events mostly submitted by his readership and fan base. Generally, a news blurb from each of several categories is addressed with a counterculture bend, and emphasis is placed upon watchdogging
Watchdog journalism
Watchdog journalism aims to hold accountable public personalities and institutions, whose functions impact social and political life. The term "lapdog journalism", for journalism biased in favour of personalities and institutions, is sometimes used as a conceptual opposite to watchdog...
the Corpolitical and observing technological advances coupled with ethical failures. It began on January 3, 2005 as a daily broadcast and switched to a weekly format from January 2006 to present, except for a seven-month hiatus from June 19, 2006 to January 14, 2007. As of June 2009, NewsReal is syndicated on seven radio stations including RantRadio Talk and available on three podcast
Podcast
A podcast is a series of digital media files that are released episodically and often downloaded through web syndication...
s, and aired live on Second Life at Node Archers (Coord: 155,74,666) and on pirate
Pirate radio
Pirate radio is illegal or unregulated radio transmission. The term is most commonly used to describe illegal broadcasting for entertainment or political purposes, but is also sometimes used for illegal two-way radio operation...
shortwave radio 6673.3 kHz. Sean Kennedy ended the show in 2011 at show 500 in order to focus on his new project, Mermanaut.
Pirate Party Radio
Pirate Party Radio was a weekly audio show broadcast every Thursday with host James O'Brien. The show focused on news stories relating to Pirate PartyPirate Party
The Pirate Party is a political party in Sweden founded in 2006. Its sudden popularity has given rise to parties with the same name and similar goals in Europe and worldwide, forming the international Pirate Party movement....
platform issues and is the official radio show of Pirate Party of Canada
Pirate Party of Canada
The Pirate Party of Canada , abbreviated as the PPCA, is a federal political party in Canada. The PPCA is modelled after the Swedish Pirate Party and advocates copyright reform, privacy, network neutrality and open government.- Founding and development :...
, United States Pirate Party and endorsed by the Pirate Party UK
Pirate Party UK
Pirate Party UK is a political party in the United Kingdom. The Pirate Party's core policies are to bring about reform to Copyright and Patent laws, support privacy and reduce surveillance from government and businesses, and guarantee genuine freedom of speech for everyone.The Pirate Party UK...
.
Notable audio broadcast appearances
- January 19, 2007 - Tales From The Afternow episodes 1 through 15 are played on terrestrial radio station CFMU on the show Twilight of the False Gods, episodes 25 through 38.
SKTFMTV
Each episode of SKTFMTV (Sean Kennedy The Fucking Man Television) is a combination of video clips documenting Kennedy's activities. Generally the show consists of social commentary, survivalist activities, and interactions with unusual religious or social groups. Thirteen episodes have been created so far.The Sean Kennedy TV Show
This was a spinoff from the radio show, and ran for 20 episodes in 2003 from July 21 to December 22. Each show had a live audience, and a number of guests, usually musicians or adherents to an esoteric subculture. Amid discussions of conspiracy and alternative media, the show reported news that doesn't get covered by mainstream media.Patrolling with Sean Kennedy
Begun in June 2004, this series deals with the lifestyle and preparation of an adherent to the Survivalist subculture, from an intentionally ironic and occasionally humorous perspective. The series intersperses the methods and equipment of a survivalist with a number of social commentaries, similar to Kennedy's earlier rants. The first season concentrates mainly on basic survival gear called "kit" and how to use it, interspersed with tips for a healthy mind and body, set in a rural environment, while the second season looks at the interaction between the survivalist and the rest of society in an urban environment, blending the survival mindset with the advantages of technology. A third season was in production, but has been put on hold. In the meantime, editing has begun on Patrolling Season 2.5, which will feature clips filmed between season 2 and 3.'Tales from the Afternow: Little Rocks' Animated Short
'Tales from the Afternow: Little Rocks' is an award winning animated short based on the second episode of 'Tales from the Afternow' radio series written by Sean Kennedy. The film was animated by award winning film maker David T. Krupicz and produced by James O'Brien of RantMedia.Notable video broadcast appearances
- May - September 2005 - Patrolling with Sean Kennedy aired on Berkeley TV Channel 28.
- August 14, 2009—present - Patrolling with Sean Kennedy airs weekly on EDGE Media - Controversial TVEdge Media TelevisionEDGE Media - Sky channel 200 is an independent, non-fiction television channel that broadcasts in the UK, and is available on the Sky platform. The channel is currently listed as Controversial TV on the EPG , although the station is moving away from using the moniker "Controversial TV".Founded by...
in the UK via Sky DigitalSky Digital (UK & Ireland)Sky is the brand name for British Sky Broadcasting's digital satellite television and radio service, transmitted from SES Astra satellites located at 28.2° east and Eutelsat's Eurobird 1 satellite at 28.5°E. The service was originally launched as Sky Digital, distinguishing it from the original...
Channel 200.
James O'Brien
James O'Brien (born October 3, 1973), known by his online moniker Cimmerian, films and edits all official videos as well as performs, records, and produces official radio shows under RantMedia. He hosts Pirate Party Radio, co-hosts NewsReal and also sings lead vocal in the ElectronicaElectronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
band Porn on Beta.
Sean Kennedy
Cyberpunk
Cyberpunk is a postmodern and science fiction genre noted for its focus on "high tech and low life." The name is a portmanteau of cybernetics and punk, and was originally coined by Bruce Bethke as the title of his short story "Cyberpunk," published in 1983...
themes, and the primary voice of Internet radio
Internet radio
Internet radio is an audio service transmitted via the Internet...
and television
Internet television
Internet television is the digital distribution of television content via the Internet...
shows hosted by RantMedia. One of Kennedy's most popular rants is his response to a Vancouver teenager's suicide, in which at the climax he screeches to his online listeners: "Don't kill yourself, kill other people!!!" The characteristic outro heard at the end of most of his shows is "My name is Sean Kennedy, and I am The Fucking Man."
As of 2009, Kennedy has written two full-length novels (The Bloodstained Rabbit, released on June 27, 2005, and The Scabbed Wings of Abaddon, published in 2007
2007 in literature
The year 2007 in literature involves some significant new books.-Events:*November 19 - First Kindle e-book reader released.*December 11 - Terry Pratchett informs fans on-line that he has been diagnosed with a rare form of Alzheimer's disease.-Literature:...
), and a short story The Locksmith that has been adapted to comic form by Marc Rødskov, released January 2009.
KULT
KULT (Kennedy's Uber Leet Terrorists) was an organization spawned by Kennedy's anti-establishment rants, described as an ungoverned network of "digital-wet-wired-cyber masonsFreemasonry
Freemasonry is a fraternal organisation that arose from obscure origins in the late 16th to early 17th century. Freemasonry now exists in various forms all over the world, with a membership estimated at around six million, including approximately 150,000 under the jurisdictions of the Grand Lodge...
with shovels" who recognize "the dark cyber-world
Apocalyptic and post-apocalyptic fiction
Apocalyptic fiction is a sub-genre of science fiction that is concerned with the end of civilization due to a potentially existential catastrophe such as nuclear warfare, pandemic, extraterrestrial attack, impact event, cybernetic revolt, technological singularity, dysgenics, supernatural...
that is coming." As of September 2000, more than 1,000 new visitors logged on to the KULT website each day. Members were divided into "klans" and one went so far as to receive a tattoo
Tattoo
A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification, and tattoos on other animals are most commonly used for identification purposes...
of the KULT symbol on his chest. Despite a very troubled history, the group is still in existence today.
SOCAN Tariff 22
RantRadio was particularly active in trying to repeal SOCAN's Tariff 22 proposals for 2003. Such a move would have called for a minimum fee of CCanadian dollar
The Canadian dollar is the currency of Canada. As of 2007, the Canadian dollar is the 7th most traded currency in the world. It is abbreviated with the dollar sign $, or C$ to distinguish it from other dollar-denominated currencies...
$0.25 per listener per month, plus 10% of advertising revenue if that exceeds the minimum rate. The proposed NRCC Tariff 22 was eventually withdrawn April 16, 2008.
External links
- RantMedia Official website
- RantRadio Official website
- RantTV Official website
- RantRadio on SHOUTcast
- TheKult.net Community spawned by influence of Kennedy's rants