Posted inRanting
Whatever happened to Something Awful?
If Something Awful was completely without merit, there would be no problem. Shit is shit and let’s run this shit into the ground as they say in one of the…
Posted inRanting
My bullshit equipment list is better than AFX’s bullshit equipment list
Eclectic Integrator with Phlogiston Gauge.Opposable Mitts with Felt Innards.Mid Range Pneumatic Foklift (n.b. not Forklift).Hot Pockets, Meat Lovers, Frozen.Tyrants (x7)One small Bowl of Tepid Squid Bites in Springwater.12 meters of…
Posted inRanting
Musicians lie about their inspiration
Musician interviews inevitably arrive at naming one’s inspiration. The formula involves picking your own genre, then rewinding to decide whoever was the coolest shit in that genre when you were…
Posted inSevered Heads
Slab Horror and the President of SONY
Given all that technical guff in the last post you would expect that I would be doing similar things for the re-pressing of City Slab Horror, also happening this year.…
Posted inSevered Heads
The Ballad of 80’s Cheesecake.
I’m surprised that cassettes are still ‘a thing’. The meaning they had back when there were few alternatives is different to the meaning they have now, where they are used…
Posted inRanting
Five reasons why I’m not an ‘artist’
1. When I worked in advertising I was surprised to meet people who didn’t do anything. They are called ‘art directors’. People like myself that perform the actual tasks are…
Posted inRanting Technology Critique
bloody Education bloody Technology
Hey! It’s the inter-sessional break! You know, that period of about 5 weeks which looks like you are going to get so much done while you’re not teaching, only to…
Posted inMan Cave
There’s reasons why we don’t use tape recorders any more
About a month ago I bought a ZOOM multi track as a portable loop machine for live performance; if you care you can read more about that in an earlier…
Posted inUncategorized
Arting
You are no doubt enjoying the quiet. Sorry this won’t take long. I am arting quite a bit, exceedingly arting right now and this alongside the tedious administration at work,…