I had a little rave here the other day about the practice of poopsocking, which I also submitted to the Screenplay blog in The Age newspaper in Melbourne as a column.
Days and days passed and I figured that it was too low-brow for such an esteemed organ but I checked the blog today and lo and behold, there it was.
Hurrah.
5.2.09
4.2.09
Christian Bale - the tyrade remix
So the perpetually ADD Internet is all in a tizz about Christian (Batman, John Connor, Patrick Bateman) Bale cracking it with a DOP on the set of the new Terminator movie. (Note to self, if you are going to arc up at someone, probably best not to do it around a tonne of sound equipment)
Now I have read commentary that is pretty critical of said tanty throwing star but I'm not without sympathy.
Imagine that you are trying to get into character in a movie set in a world where killer robots are constantly trying to, well, kill you and they have wiped out virtually all of humanity. Add to this the fact that you can see that these robots actually look, you know, kind of crappy (yet to be digitally awesomed up) and some guy who should know better is wandering about where he shouldn't be, putting you off your game.
The fact is that while he does rant on a little while (and amusingly his accent drops back to its original Welsh), he just seems genuinely pissed off that he's not getting his work done. It's not like he's cracking the sads about being given the wrong colour M&Msafter all.
There's also something very Homer Simpsonesque about the over the top sarcastic voice that he puts on during parts of the rant, right down to the la-di-da-di-da part. Who can really hate someone who sounds like Homer?
Or maybe I have a little too much tension brewing up inside and I'm just a little envious that I never really get to full on vent at anyone when they piss me off .
Anyways, as is the Internetz way, a remix has appeared of the rant, which is kind of cool.
Now I have read commentary that is pretty critical of said tanty throwing star but I'm not without sympathy.
Imagine that you are trying to get into character in a movie set in a world where killer robots are constantly trying to, well, kill you and they have wiped out virtually all of humanity. Add to this the fact that you can see that these robots actually look, you know, kind of crappy (yet to be digitally awesomed up) and some guy who should know better is wandering about where he shouldn't be, putting you off your game.
The fact is that while he does rant on a little while (and amusingly his accent drops back to its original Welsh), he just seems genuinely pissed off that he's not getting his work done. It's not like he's cracking the sads about being given the wrong colour M&Msafter all.
There's also something very Homer Simpsonesque about the over the top sarcastic voice that he puts on during parts of the rant, right down to the la-di-da-di-da part. Who can really hate someone who sounds like Homer?
Or maybe I have a little too much tension brewing up inside and I'm just a little envious that I never really get to full on vent at anyone when they piss me off .
Anyways, as is the Internetz way, a remix has appeared of the rant, which is kind of cool.
2.2.09
Wrapping up Monday Sunset
Well it's been a few years now that I've been sharing my taste in tunes with the 2XXfm Canberra listening public (yep, both of them) on a Monday afternoon but just like the Bush presidency, all things must come to an end.
Time pressures from work and my growing need to get things done, as well as a growing feeling of meh to the whole superstar DJ thing, mean that I'm packing up the cds and giving it a rest for a while.
There have been three things that I've hoped to do with my time on the radio - play great tracks (old and new), show people that there are nuggets of goodness in all types of music (beyond the ongoing banality of 99% of top 40 tunage) and hopefully turn people on to new artists (and old ones that they've never heard of).
This was one of the great things about growing up in Melbourne, the alternative/community radio scene. RRR and PBS particularly exposed me to a whole new world of sound and I hope that in some small way I've been able to do the same for someone else.
The tracks today are a selection of some favourites I've played over the years and cover some of my strange obsessions - covers, mashups, passion, humour, nerdiness, rawk as well as a focus on ensuring that female artists are reasonably well represented.
If you've been listening, thanks - I hope you've enjoyed it.
Free Way Beaches Beaches 4:09
It's Fun To Smoke Dust (Queen vs. Pastor Gary Greenwald vs. Midfield General) Lobsterdust Best of Bootie 2008 4:18
Believe In Sexual Eruption (Snoop Dogg vs. Cher) A Plus D Best of Bootie 2008 4:42
The Night I Couldn't Stop Crying The Devastations Coal 4:59
Down With Prince Hot Chip Coming On Strong 3:18
Iron Man The Cardigans Covers 4:19
Hello, I Love You The Cure Covers 3:28
Common People William Shatner Covers 4:41
Better Go Home Now Dirty Three Dirty Three 3:43
Wired For Sound B(if)tek 2020 3:52
The Minotaur The Drones Havilah 3:26
Quick Way To Hell The Fuelers Hot Dang 3:43
Highway 61 Revisited Karen O & The Million Dollar Bashers I'm Not There [Disc 1] 3:59
Still Alive Portal The Orange Box 2:56
Talking Lion Blues C.W. Stoneking Jungle Blues 4:34
New Day Of The Dead Beasts Of Bourbon Little Animals 5:18
Sandman Tex Perkins And His Ladyboyz No 1's and No 2's 3:55
Butterfly Baterz Out of Hell 3:46
Revolution Get Down The BellRays The Red White & Black 2:41
Ford Mustang Mick Harvey Intoxicated Man 2:18
Etwas Neues The Bites White lines and runways 2:55
7 Sisters Wild Pumpkins At Midnight The Secret Of The Sad Tree 3:04
Popcorn Hot Butter Single 2:33
Needles & Pins Ramones Anthology 2:24
Fell In Love With A Girl The White Stripes White Blood Cells 1:50
Time pressures from work and my growing need to get things done, as well as a growing feeling of meh to the whole superstar DJ thing, mean that I'm packing up the cds and giving it a rest for a while.
There have been three things that I've hoped to do with my time on the radio - play great tracks (old and new), show people that there are nuggets of goodness in all types of music (beyond the ongoing banality of 99% of top 40 tunage) and hopefully turn people on to new artists (and old ones that they've never heard of).
This was one of the great things about growing up in Melbourne, the alternative/community radio scene. RRR and PBS particularly exposed me to a whole new world of sound and I hope that in some small way I've been able to do the same for someone else.
The tracks today are a selection of some favourites I've played over the years and cover some of my strange obsessions - covers, mashups, passion, humour, nerdiness, rawk as well as a focus on ensuring that female artists are reasonably well represented.
If you've been listening, thanks - I hope you've enjoyed it.
Free Way Beaches Beaches 4:09
It's Fun To Smoke Dust (Queen vs. Pastor Gary Greenwald vs. Midfield General) Lobsterdust Best of Bootie 2008 4:18
Believe In Sexual Eruption (Snoop Dogg vs. Cher) A Plus D Best of Bootie 2008 4:42
The Night I Couldn't Stop Crying The Devastations Coal 4:59
Down With Prince Hot Chip Coming On Strong 3:18
Iron Man The Cardigans Covers 4:19
Hello, I Love You The Cure Covers 3:28
Common People William Shatner Covers 4:41
Better Go Home Now Dirty Three Dirty Three 3:43
Wired For Sound B(if)tek 2020 3:52
The Minotaur The Drones Havilah 3:26
Quick Way To Hell The Fuelers Hot Dang 3:43
Highway 61 Revisited Karen O & The Million Dollar Bashers I'm Not There [Disc 1] 3:59
Still Alive Portal The Orange Box 2:56
Talking Lion Blues C.W. Stoneking Jungle Blues 4:34
New Day Of The Dead Beasts Of Bourbon Little Animals 5:18
Sandman Tex Perkins And His Ladyboyz No 1's and No 2's 3:55
Butterfly Baterz Out of Hell 3:46
Revolution Get Down The BellRays The Red White & Black 2:41
Ford Mustang Mick Harvey Intoxicated Man 2:18
Etwas Neues The Bites White lines and runways 2:55
7 Sisters Wild Pumpkins At Midnight The Secret Of The Sad Tree 3:04
Popcorn Hot Butter Single 2:33
Needles & Pins Ramones Anthology 2:24
Fell In Love With A Girl The White Stripes White Blood Cells 1:50
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