tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-65472585935057351652024-02-08T15:31:57.277+11:00The World Needs Rappers - Official DIGGA Blog.Weezhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12884144461187552848noreply@blogger.comBlogger565125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-3220746959507752162010-04-03T13:06:00.001+11:002010-04-03T13:08:02.383+11:00I've moved TWNR to WordPressYou can check it out at <a href="http://twnr.wordpress.com/">http://twnr.wordpress.com/</a>Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-39252414742258193962010-03-16T19:33:00.002+11:002010-03-16T20:03:38.840+11:00It's Not Easy Being Green<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaCuQHsBkdIyZIwLV8N3-TPgVQqMdt2zuaNiUTCj1BqZs682-wCq4ASgaQs3Ho_sj4MLX48qII0ja53znuQoqWhnwAvwmHI_kFh0sPIC28CYaSyVi7d6M1vN9Eu8EDd1E7kXfFoGw0Jy1/s1600-h/leprechaun4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 336px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLaCuQHsBkdIyZIwLV8N3-TPgVQqMdt2zuaNiUTCj1BqZs682-wCq4ASgaQs3Ho_sj4MLX48qII0ja53znuQoqWhnwAvwmHI_kFh0sPIC28CYaSyVi7d6M1vN9Eu8EDd1E7kXfFoGw0Jy1/s400/leprechaun4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5449147228164965650" border="0" /></a>What could possibly snap me out of my blog-coma? Well, a couple of things. Maybe three, actually. Three things.<br /><br />First of all, garrulous former Prime Minister Paul Keating has descended from the sky like the archangel Gabriel (yet again) to pass hilariously combative<a href="http://www.theage.com.au/national/abbott-a-poor-mans-john-howard-says-keating-20100316-qb3v.html"> judgement on a current active politician who he doesn't approve of</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"It was bad enough having the real John Howard ... at least Howard was a militant, aggressive conservative driving in reverse through the rear-vision mirror."</span><br /><br />Now normally even a Keating fanboy like myself can admit that such rants aren't, umm, all that balanced, but I mean fuck it - he's talking about Tony Abbott, who can argue?<br /><br />Moving on, it's St. Paddy's day tomorrow. And if you're any type of Mick in Melbourne, chances are you've spent some time at the Paddy in the Park shindig at <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Dan O'Connell pub</span> in Carlton. But if you don't get down there tomorrow, you might <a href="http://www.thedan.com.au/">never spend another St. Patrick's day on the hallowed lawn again</a>.<br /><br />From <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Age</span>:<br /><p> <span style="font-style: italic;">CARLTON'S Dan O'Connell Hotel will celebrate St Patrick's Day for the last time on March 17 because of liquor licensing restrictions.</span></p> <p style="font-style: italic;">The venue has celebrated the day for 100 years, with up to 5000 patrons drinking green beer and listening to local folk, Celtic and rock musicians on an outdoor stage in the adjoining park.</p> <p style="font-style: italic;">But owners say that new liquor licensing restrictions will force it to close at 10pm, making it financially unviable.</p> <p style="font-style: italic;">''The festival has enjoyed the overwhelming support of local residents, Melbourne City Council and Victoria Police,'' said manager Toby Kingsley.<br /></p>This shit is pretty bogus, so please take a moment to join <a href="http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=344609036027&ref=ss#%21/group.php?gid=344609036027">The Dan's facebook group</a> and help them stand up against the rising tide of reactionary bullshit that has already claimed <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/news/entertainment/music/articles/2010/01/14/1263058324598.html"><span style="font-weight: bold;">The Tote</span></a> (how's that going by the way, have young yobs stopped glassing each other yet?).<br /><br />While I was trying to find some kind of amusing image to accompany this Emerald-tinged post (in part to distract you from the relatively poor quality of the same), I found myself googling 'leprechaun,' which threw up the following hilarious suggested searches:<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Leprechaun trap</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Leprechaun in Alabama</span><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;"><br />Leprechaun in the 'hood</span><br /><br />And just in case you've tried everything to trap the little bastards, <a href="http://www.nowpublic.com/health/leprechaun-trap-ideas-how-build-better-leprechaun-trap-2591469.html">maybe try using oatmeal cans</a>.<br /><br />It kinda feels like the <a href="http://www.myspace.com/dublinaunts">Dublin Aunts</a> should do something annual on St. Patrick's Day. Maybe next year we can work something out.<br /><br />Anyway, everybody wear something green and get outrageously drunk manyana. Slainte!Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-45941468356138401882010-02-16T19:29:00.005+11:002010-02-16T20:19:21.240+11:00Scotland The Brave, or The Wife Beater?<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwWDcWQlWzZkZtsjjjjGXgaGU8zfZEk4dnJJZaaYN6TJ4TnO7gbt09cdWFeVPHqTNKIyT0jPRQoaCYzqqIntxww5cvJkNiN4Q1-YUKJueJa_YddmbVTbq1tw1JGPOCJyyWUwK3j2lBEp-/s1600-h/larry-bird.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfwWDcWQlWzZkZtsjjjjGXgaGU8zfZEk4dnJJZaaYN6TJ4TnO7gbt09cdWFeVPHqTNKIyT0jPRQoaCYzqqIntxww5cvJkNiN4Q1-YUKJueJa_YddmbVTbq1tw1JGPOCJyyWUwK3j2lBEp-/s400/larry-bird.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438755662069718210" border="0" /></a><br />I'm trying to snap this lazy streak of non-blogging, and my latest ploy is to just throw together a bunch of random stuff that's on my mind in one sort of indecipherable amorphous blob. Hence the sweet picture of Larry Bird and Dr. J choking each other out. Enjoy it. It won't be referred to or contextualized.<br /><br />Apparently <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/8516387.stm">the wee laddies in Glasgow are not ones for gender equality</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">The 11 and 12-year-olds were questioned in depth about their attitudes and aspirations towards gender roles and behaviour. </span> <!-- S IBOX --><!-- E IBOX --> <p style="font-style: italic;">They were asked to consider whether or not a man was justified in punching his partner when he found out she had had an affair. </p><p style="font-style: italic;">Nearly all of the children thought that the woman deserved to be hit. </p><p><span style="font-style: italic;">The majority of the pupils said it was justified if the woman had an affair, or if she was late in making the tea. </span><br /></p><p>Come on. Glasgow? What did they expect? Don't get me wrong, I'll always have a soft spot for Glasgow (it's where my grandpappy on dad's side hails from), but that's like doing a 'How d'ya feel about those Israelis then?' vox pop in Hamas headquarters. What could have been potentially much more expositional would have been doing a similar experiment on kids here in supposedly-enlightened Melbourne. I'm guessing the results would have been much subtler (not hard) but skewed the same way.<br /></p><p>On a related note, Robbie Keane has landed at Glasgow Celtic FC and he just looks <span style="font-style: italic;">right</span> in the green and white hoops.</p><p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDA5FRtcNdlFPIrrfPOKvhhy3MwDK702UKdE36V-C2SVWct5lo0yo8htaO45fxUkR5r_DRbhtoUhuDq08R_96JkZMLs6GlllWZfBSXFPK-kN9CQwAP9aQkYpbobQ4hBGNDxm6udLYvU9B/s1600-h/Picture+1.png"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 338px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdDA5FRtcNdlFPIrrfPOKvhhy3MwDK702UKdE36V-C2SVWct5lo0yo8htaO45fxUkR5r_DRbhtoUhuDq08R_96JkZMLs6GlllWZfBSXFPK-kN9CQwAP9aQkYpbobQ4hBGNDxm6udLYvU9B/s400/Picture+1.png" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5438759514436977426" border="0" /></a></p><br />He hasn't set the world on fire so far, but he's linking up nicely with attacking midfielder/winger Aiden McGeady. I just had to include this image (lifted from the front page of ESPN Soccernet last week) coz it captures the tone of Celtic fans everywhere. Loitering outside the pub. Waiting for stuff to happen. Reacting in an extreme fashion, no matter what that 'stuff' turns out to be.<br /><br />Finally for today, I've rediscovered one of my favourite bands from the 90s, <a href="http://www.livingcolour.com/">Living Colour</a>. Cool site, check 'em out. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Love Rears It's Ugly Head</span>, etc.Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-56425734414334567562010-01-25T18:33:00.004+11:002010-01-25T18:40:44.756+11:00Longley Uses eBay for Non-selfish Purposes That Aid Science, Apparently Doesn't Get It<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cDZGtyUWIjQKhJ1qnGIvZ1fpZHSUILHlUscqdrVfvYKyuAic39fwkLO2IyTL0SOlEetCIygHk41ivRbABWH57r2UhFled630XP66rFijT8GSNcjRlRPVWNNNEnAFubsNbqCPwytB1Uaz/s1600-h/luc-longley.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 149px; height: 205px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1cDZGtyUWIjQKhJ1qnGIvZ1fpZHSUILHlUscqdrVfvYKyuAic39fwkLO2IyTL0SOlEetCIygHk41ivRbABWH57r2UhFled630XP66rFijT8GSNcjRlRPVWNNNEnAFubsNbqCPwytB1Uaz/s400/luc-longley.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5430577505375493442" border="0" /></a>Here's a random basketball-related fact:<br /><br />Former Aussie NBA teammate of Michael Jordan, and 3 time NBA "World" Champion, Luc Longley vied for and won the <a href="http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2009/12/luc-longley-shrimp-species/#ixzz0dKhM6MQs">naming rights to a recently discovered species of shrimp</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Longley, who had participated in marine conservation efforts before, named the shrimp </span><em style="font-style: italic;">Lebbeus clarehanna</em><span style="font-style: italic;"> after his 15-year-old daughter, Clare Hanna Longley.</span><div id="TixyyLink" style="border: medium none ; overflow: hidden; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); background-color: transparent; text-align: left; text-decoration: none;"><br />Wow, what a guy. I'm not sure that's quite as good as his rollicking mane of auburn locks in the picture, though.<br /><br /></div>Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-28305288439143119112010-01-25T18:04:00.005+11:002010-01-25T18:42:00.070+11:00Serpico on Serpico, Pacino Dancing, and Gay Clubs<object height="344" width="425">I feel bad about the way this post has evolved. I wanted to simply link to this <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/24/nyregion/24serpico.html?ref=nyregion">interesting article about the real-life Serpico</a> (who Al Pacino famously played to critical acclaim in the movie by that name). But then I thought I'd add a visual aid, and a scene from the movie was the logical next step.<br /><br />So I went looking for the scene where Al P dances around hilariously at the bohemian party he goes to. But I couldn't find it. Then I found this amazing clip of him dancing at a gay bar in Cruising. Actually, Pacino has a solid track record of entertaining dance moves in many of his movies. I'll try to compile a list one day.<br /><br />So I feel I should discuss the article a little bit. The real Serpico is back living somewhere in upstate New York, after years moving around Europe. He still has a lot of powerful enemies in the NYPD, and his life wasn't that great when he was overseas either (he married and had kids, but his wife died young). But still, we read about these legendary characters and pine for the kind of importance, relevance, or 'full life' that they've had. Never stopping to think about how crap that life may well be.<br /><br />Sometimes, those TPS reports are alright.<br /><br /><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/LlrkUmMk3U4&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/LlrkUmMk3U4&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-86928862300751981712010-01-20T19:58:00.002+11:002010-01-20T20:04:00.073+11:00Speaking of New York City...Check out <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/18/sports/18boyle.html?ref=sports">this</a> story about a little Mick point guard who plays for St. Patrick's (the best High School team in the USA), and finds time to work the standup comic circuit while he juggles practice, basketball road trips, and a steady stream of accusations of nepotism (his dad's the coach).<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">North Carolina’s Dexter Strickland, then paired in the backcourt with Boyle, listened to his teammate’s quick quips at Mario’s Pizzeria around the corner from the school, and said, “I’d pay money just to hear you talk.”</span><p style="font-style: italic;">The appearances started in April at the Stress Factory in New Brunswick, N.J. All of 18, Boyle, known for calling one teammate Unibrow and giving out the assistant coach Ray Miller’s cellphone number as his own, talked about “keeping it real” with a girl and getting tipsy at a bar while on a team trip to South Carolina.</p><p style="font-style: italic;">“I don’t want to sound like a clown, but it doesn’t take much to make a bunch of drunk Rutgers kids laugh,” Boyle said.</p><span style="font-style: italic;">The next step was Caroline’s on Broadway.</span><br /><br />He's probably not very funny, but still. It's kinda cool.Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-44181636792197894402010-01-20T19:52:00.003+11:002010-01-20T19:58:15.444+11:00HBO Is About To Stay Winning<object height="344" width="425">Apparently <a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.blackbookmag.com/article/boardwalk-empire/15045">Boardwalk Empire</a> is HBO's new crack at the uber-props-universal-adoration slot that's been vacant since <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Soprano's</span> ended.<br /><br />Prohibition Era, Tammany Hall type politics (corrupt ward bosses, who's the statesman and who's the gangster?), and everyone's favourite creepy looking motherfucker, Steve Buscemi. All under the guise of the New Jersey waterfront and the forging of what has come to be known as Atlantic City.<br /><br />I'm on board.<br /><br />I've never been to Atlantic City, but I'll be back in NYC later this year so I'll give it a shot if anyone's got any recommendations?<br /><br /><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/Mm30JBh8pnE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/Mm30JBh8pnE&color1=0xb1b1b1&color2=0xcfcfcf&hl=en_US&feature=player_embedded&fs=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-31984515980626656752010-01-17T23:06:00.005+11:002010-01-17T23:21:50.879+11:00Finally, Something Worth Blogging About<object height="340" width="560">I was driving home from Albert Park tonight and I saw a billboard for <span style="font-weight: bold;">Nine</span>, the new movie starring <span style="font-style: italic;">Daniel Day Lewis</span>. Being completely oblivious to the existence of this project, I kind of lost my shit.<br /><br />I'll watch anything with this dude in it. <span style="font-style: italic;">In The Name of The Father</span> is one of my favourites, and he even made the otherwise pedestrian-at-best <span style="font-style: italic;">Gangs of New York</span> somewhat watchable. Few things that are notable about <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_5_lzags3I">this</a> trailer, which is better than the one you can see below:<br /><br />Daniel Day Lewis doesn't say a word during the whole 2 and a half minutes, and he still holds the center of attention (but that's probably only because we don't get a better look at Miss Cruz).<br /><br />Sophia Loren finally looks her age. That's not a criticism at all. Actually, it's kind of a relief. I was starting to get a bit concerned at the fact that I've been having sexual fantasies about her for 15 years and during that time she hasn't aged at all. I wonder how Raquel Welch is doing....<br /><br />It's directed by the dude who did Chicago, and more apathetic about musicals as a genre, I could not be, but I have a feeling I'll enjoy this one as a film despite itself.<br /><br />On a completely unrelated note, after watching some highlights of the African Nations Cup match between heavyweights Ivory Coast and Ghana (who are in the Socceroos group at the world cup in June), I've come to the conclusion that we're completely f*&ked.<br /><br />Unless we can figure out a way to beat Serbia.<br /><br />I guess it could happen. They're a pretty passive, had-an-easy-life, take-it-lying-down type of people, right?<br /><br /><br /><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/pSG9mWbD1_I&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/pSG9mWbD1_I&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="340" width="560"></embed></object>Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-27287628580091931112010-01-03T19:22:00.002+11:002010-01-03T19:33:48.815+11:00Only 2 Years Until The World Ends (Mayans, motherf*&kers - Mayans!)Ok, rubes. I'm back.<br /><br />Here's a list of things I should've blogged about since my last post almost a month ago (in no particular order):<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Copenhagen.</span> <br /><br />I have absolutely nothing insightful to share, but I could've easily paraphrased The Kid, or G, or any one of the dozen or so people I know who actually have a clue, and passed the ideas off as my own without most of you finding out. Except for the fact that both The Kid and G read this blog. But then hilarity could've ensued in the comments.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Whiskey. </span><br /><br />More specifically, the sheer quantity of it that I consumed during December generally and on Christmas Day specifically. Not as some sort of late 20's crisis boast, but rather as a heads-up excuse for the vacant look in my eyes and the reddened cheeks on my face next time you see me. In my defense, I went without a drop of cerveza from November 28 until Christmas Eve, so I feel that the spike in whiskey consumption was somewhat mitigated. I mean, c'mon, no one ever stops drinking completely. Do they?<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The New York Knicks.</span><br /><br />This is a fairly recent eventuation, but those fuckers actually <a href="http://sports.yahoo.com/nba/boxscore?gid=2010010101">beat early season Eastern Conference front-runners the Atlanta Hawks IN Atlanta</a>.<br /><br />In other events, The Old Firm Derby is on tonight and if Rangers win then the title is likely to stay in the blue, God-Save-The-Queen (in other words, the crap) part of Glasgow.<br /><br />It's 2010 in my heart, my mind, and my pants.<br /><br />Bang.Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-42777986258940622562009-12-14T19:47:00.003+11:002009-12-14T19:55:32.005+11:00Rum, Brandy, Sodomy, the Lash, and a Few Good Goals<object height="344" width="425">It's pretty hard to knock <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=akcuLI1tQro">this</a> (enjoy the commentary, by the way) out the box in terms of what I will and won't post footage about, but Marc Antoine Fortune's thunder bolt for Celtic is kinda a big deal as he's been much maligned and hardly played since his 4 million Euro arrival at Parkhead.<br /><br />I watched Celtic v Motherwell live on Sat night, downing some overly potent home made egg nog in the process. Pretty hard to convey the excitement when Fortune broke the 2-2 deadlock with his goal, mainly because the SPL isn't exactly champagne football and I'm one of the 113 people in Oz who even give a f*&k about it - but it was literally his first touch after he got on the pitch.<br /><br />Oh, and Arsenal beating Liverpool was pretty sweet, too. <br /><br />Sorry, Memph.<br /><br /><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/YIE_s872JIU&hl=en_US&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/YIE_s872JIU&hl=en_US&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-37167909773042030992009-12-14T18:19:00.005+11:002009-12-14T19:46:42.591+11:00Attack of The Unreleased Demos Part Deux: Interlude (Prod. by Styalz Fuego)This track is actually one of a 3 part interlude series that I cut with <span style="font-weight: bold;">Styalz Fuego</span> a little while back for a solo project. The plan was to sprinkle them throughout the other tracks to maintain a constant theme.<br /><br />I'll post the other two, umm, I dunno, when I post 'em.<br /><br /><a href="http://hotfile.com/dl/20606522/6f4ab58/digga-interlude-numeroduce.mp3.html">http://hotfile.com/dl/20606522/6f4ab58/digga-interlude-numeroduce.mp3.html</a><br /><br />I should probably add it to imeem etc. but I just can't be bothered.<br /><br />I'm not really this lazy or apathetic when it comes to my music, I'm just holding out until I can give you some new stuff. Which, one way or another, will happen in the new year.Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-4678050181783055082009-12-14T18:00:00.006+11:002009-12-14T19:06:47.463+11:00How Commodities Prices Directly Impacted My Weekend<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADTe7Z6fqIW349PE_CQUfgEi-Zv-6UmdId4izYrHRuSI7uNGXeVKX7zgJR3RkYXQlFYjm3yO4pK8mMyTURSh0bj5gf1fo6hx25gBlHaw3tFU_mADYkWk7NwCwwfM5xIJSHOKFkDwCD38h/s1600-h/6a00d8341febfe53ef00e54fd7fff88834-800wi.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 250px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgADTe7Z6fqIW349PE_CQUfgEi-Zv-6UmdId4izYrHRuSI7uNGXeVKX7zgJR3RkYXQlFYjm3yO4pK8mMyTURSh0bj5gf1fo6hx25gBlHaw3tFU_mADYkWk7NwCwwfM5xIJSHOKFkDwCD38h/s400/6a00d8341febfe53ef00e54fd7fff88834-800wi.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414983895090700322" border="0" /></a><br />Ah Bubs. Everybody's favourite junkie. Affable, charismatic, and well-informed.<br /><br />Much like the junkies who ripped out my copper gas pipe and a sizable chunk of my gas meter on the weekend. Well, they have the <a href="http://news.alibaba.com/article/detail/metalworking/100216339-1-metals-copper-rises-chinese-data%253B-dollar.html">well-informed</a> part in common, anyway.<br /><br />After the crippling rage simmered down (I briefly considered finding local scrap metal joints and offering them $200 for any info they could give me), I had to chuckle at the notion of a couple of scraggly smack head life partners reading the Financial Review over a lunch at the soup kitchen.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"Ay baaaaaabe, says 'ere copper's garn thru the roof!"</span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />"Yeah I know. Jeez, I tell ya - commodities prices these days."</span><br /><br />Seriously though, I hope those f*&king deadbeats die.Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-49642493818223480872009-12-09T20:32:00.002+11:002009-12-09T20:36:30.329+11:00Innovation From A to ZI came across <a href="http://www.ash-official.com/">this cool artist site</a> a few weeks ago via a 'Web Entrepreneurs' <a href="http://www.sitepoint.com/newsletter/viewissue.php?id=2&issue=473&format=html">newsletter</a> that I help put the advertising together for.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Northern Irish rock band, </span><a style="font-style: italic;" href="http://www.ash-official.com/">Ash</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> have sold 8 million albums worldwide. Now they've thrown the traditional music distribution model out the window with their clever A-Z series of singles. </span> <p style="font-style: italic;"> Available primarily as a <a href="http://www.ash-official.com/store/default.aspx?region=nonuk">digital subscription</a> -- with the opportunity to purchase limited edition vinyl -- subscribers receive a new song every two weeks for a full year. As the promotion began October 12, those that sign up now will receive all the releases to date, then the new ones as they are launched. </p> <p><span style="font-style: italic;"> Ash front man, Tim Wheeler, recently stated, "The way people listen to music has changed; with the advent of the download the emphasis has reverted to single tracks." </span><br /></p><p>Not a bad idea, that.</p>Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-65550942788190151222009-12-09T20:25:00.002+11:002009-12-09T20:29:24.454+11:00Boronia Brilliance<object height="225" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7715536&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=7715536&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="225" width="400"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/7715536"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);"><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;"></span></span></span>Black Bones</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/rhett">Rhett Dashwood</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p><p>This is some good work from my Bosnia buddy Rhett Dashwood. If you didn't catch it earlier this year, check out his acclaimed <a href="http://rhettdashwood.com.au/rhett#16575/Google-Maps-Typography">Google Maps Typography</a>, or just cruise over to <a href="http://rhettdashwood.com.au/">his site</a> and check out the other stuff this brilliant crazy bastard is up to.</p><p><br /></p>Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-28779404642148334732009-12-09T19:57:00.004+11:002009-12-09T20:39:41.227+11:00An Inconvenient Shuduppa You FaceHere's what I don't get about the climate change "debate."<br /><br />There are politicians who think it's a myth. Whatever. Fair enough. I guess.<br /><br />However, these politicians are so stubbornly stuck on the idea that it's a myth, that they refuse to engage with any policy (or policy-making) that places primacy on solving any related environmental issues right now. So you get your "I'm not ripping off the tax payers' in order to pay for some pie in the sky scheme that aims at solving a problem that doesn't exist" line.<br /><br />Ok.<br /><br />But carbon emissions are bad, right? That's not up for debate, is it? You see where I'm going with this....<br /><br />Maybe you think climate change is a crock of $hit. But you know that many interrelated environmental issues are not.<br /><br />If these politicians don't want to back an emissions trading scheme at the expense of, well, expenses, but they admit that carbon emissions (and a bunch of other eco stuff we can work on) are bad for the environment, then they're either too stupid or too dangerous to be trusted. It it's bad, and you can affect a positive change, then do so. If you know it's bad, and you don't <span style="font-style: italic;">want</span> to affect a change (regardless of the paternalistic reasoning behind it) you're a bit of a prick.<br /><br />I don't have anything specifically against people sticking their heads in the sand. But it seems to me that if you genuinely think climate change is a myth then you shouldn't believe in the hole in the o zone layer, rising sea levels, or any other proven environmental truth bombs (water is wet, etc.) either.<br /><br />Having said all that (did I say all that?), I fully admit to being a complete f*&king hypocrite because I do very little to curb my own lifestyle in aid of creating a more ecologically sustainable society.<br /><br />So blah.<br /><br />I'm sorry for being grumpy, I procrastinated over buying a sweet 1981 Retro Celtic FC track jacket and it's now out of stock and never to be re-manufactured.<br /><br />I may denounce all of the above listed, half-baked opinions as early as this time tomorrow.Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-51680150336034493152009-12-07T20:53:00.002+11:002009-12-07T21:05:52.592+11:00Another One Bites The DustA little while back I remember reading about a guy who came to Australia from Scotland when he was 11 years old. Obviously, migrating at that age, his whole world and everything he knew or held dear was in Australia. But he was a bad boy, and he'd been in and out of prison for most of his adult life. So at some point someone somewhere rubber-stamped the notion of kicking him out of Australia (he never got naturalized) the very next time he got out of jail.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theage.com.au/national/deported-ill--and-dead-days-later-20091206-kcwr.html">So that's what they did</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">He was sent "home" on October 20, leaving behind a teenage son and his extended family. Two days later he was found lying dead on a footpath. British police are asking why, and the Australian Government is denying any responsibility.</span><br /><br />Apparently this isn't an isolated incident. Word is, the Australian Government sends almost 100 "almost Australian" people packing per year.<br /><br />Of course, no story like this would be complete without the unsolicited opinion of some reactionary crank. In this case, <a href="http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2007/03/04/1172943273999.html">it was that clean living pillar of the Australian broadcasting community, Derryn Hinch</a>.<br /><br />Is this K Rudd's Australia? <a href="http://www.news.com.au/keatings-attack-on-coconut-nemesis/story-e6frfkp9-1111113103502">Or The Coconut's</a>?<br /><br />It's getting harder to differentiate.Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-46673790699280007172009-12-07T20:49:00.002+11:002009-12-07T20:53:15.155+11:00A Timely Christmas Reminder of Bloody Religious Wars<object height="300" width="600">It's about this time, every year, that malcontents and Buzz Killingtons start whining about how we've "forgotten the true meaning of Christmas." Then they spout a bunch of religious cliches and we all lose the will to live and want to simultaneously punch them in the face and get high. <br /><br />I think this little piece nicely illustrates the brutal, blood-drenched cradle that those religious cliches come from.<br /><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.mapsofwar.com/images/Religion.swf"><embed src="http://www.mapsofwar.com/images/Religion.swf" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" height="300" width="600"></embed></object>Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-29337281510783710532009-12-07T20:42:00.003+11:002009-12-07T21:07:26.059+11:00Albums I'm Gonna Recommend You Checkout, Even Though I Haven't Even Heard ThemI've heard enough good things about the new <span style="font-weight: bold;">Clipse</span> record <span style="font-style: italic;">Til The Casket Drops</span>, and the new <span style="font-weight: bold;">Snoop</span> album <span style="font-style: italic;">Malice In Wonderland</span> to do the old Molly Meldrum, "Do yourself a favour."<br /><br />Even though I haven't heard a single track off either LP.<br /><br />I was a pretty big fan of <span style="font-style: italic;">Hell Hath No Fury</span>, and I've always dug The Clipse's "we don't care about much" style, so I think it's a safe bet.<br /><br />And as for Snoop, have you ever seen/heard <span style="font-style: italic;">Sexual Eruption</span>? Alright then. Nuff said.<br /><br />I can't be bothered checking out <span style="font-style: italic;">Before I Self Destruct</span>. I might, at some point. But I probably won't blog about it unless I get it on vinyl, play it backwards, and become the first person on the planet to realise that 50 Cent is subliminally preaching Scientology.Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-40200179981740833372009-11-23T12:13:00.002+11:002009-11-23T12:27:28.263+11:00A Crap Weekend In SportsArsenal lose to Sunderland in the EPL, and Celtic lose to Dundee United in Scotland.<br /><br />Ridiculous.<br /><br />At least things are working out a little nicer in the NBA. The Atlanta Hawks, who have to be one of the definitive 'neutral's favourite' teams (when have you ever heard anyone say a bad word about them?) are soaring (yep, I just did that) atop the league - along with the equally impressive Orlando Magic, that is. <br /><br />Vince Carter is doing some great work at Orlando. It's kind of a perfect fit for him, coz he's always been that dude with all the technical and physical gifts in the world who's lazy disposition can make him a little frustrating to watch. In the twilight of his career, and with other big guns around him (Howard, Lewis etc.), the pressure's off. Anyone who saw the way he closed out the win against Boston the other day would have to agree that he could be the X factor they need to get over, say, a Cleveland in the play-offs.<br /><br />But enough of this positive $hit, let's get back to <a href="http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/recap?gameId=291122018">the crap stuff</a>.<br /><br />It doesn't get much worse than Kevin Garnett hitting a buzzer beater in Madison Square Garden.Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-12679421369222193052009-11-23T12:01:00.002+11:002009-11-23T12:13:00.769+11:00The "Holy F*&k, It's Almost X Mas" EditionSo..... been pretty quiet lately.<br /><br />November's been a monster of a month on a number of fronts, most of which have signified overindulgence in various guises, shortly accompanied by hangovers. So a bunch of $hit has necessarily fallen by the wayside, and blogging, Twitter-vigilance ('twigilance' would be a bit gay, right?) and general plugged-in-to-web-happenings have all been casualties.<br /><br />Amidst all this tech-slacking, I've discovered a sneaking (and growing) suspicion that I'm generally happier, more content, and more relaxed when I'm not engaged in the abject voyeurism of Twitter, Facebook etc. This is, of course, tempered by the awkward pull of "I'm missing out on something when I'm not plugged in." Are either of those impulses legitimate?<br /><br />Whatever. <br /><br />One thing I know for sure is, I've been writing a lot more music in the downtime.<br /><br />I guess one good reason to get back in the mix is that it's almost Christmas and I haven't gotten my $hit together re: gifts. Usually, I've at least bid on a bunch of stuff on eBay by now. So I guess I better hop to it.Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-21846313702499908832009-11-01T18:46:00.003+11:002009-11-01T19:07:26.728+11:00Nas Midweek, Lil' Wayne WeekendThat could pretty much sum up the parts of the week that seem suitable to listen to each of those artists' music, but that's not really what it refers to.<br /><br />I saw <span style="font-style: italic;">Nas</span> do his thing at <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Metro</span> here in Melbourne (Palace? F*&k outta here. Pig, lipstick, etcetera and so forth) on Wednesday night, and I've been listening to <span style="font-style: italic;">Weezy's</span> <span style="font-weight: bold;">No Ceilings</span> mixtape all day today (Sunday).<br /><br />Part of me wants to give it up to <span style="font-style: italic;">Nas</span> for just rocking out in front of his 7 piece band completely solo, no hype man, no special effects. Just him and his classics. But another part of me couldn't get used to the semi-trailer sized gaps of silence that all of his verses were punctured with, where a hype man would've punched in for him. Blah. Some good things, some bad things.<br /><br />Same with <span style="font-style: italic;">Lil' Wayne</span>. I keep listening to his music, I'm no Wayne hater. Of course I knew about him waaaay back in the mid 90s when most hip hop heads laughed at him and his southern brethren. But I never really paid him no mind until my boy (ironically also called Weez) put me onto <span style="font-style: italic;">The Carter II</span>. It's been up and down ever since. I love that he truly doesn't give a f*&k, I hate how bad that makes some of his lyrics. Sometimes he goes hard, sometimes he just sounds, well, stupid. <br /><br />It's kinda lame to look for the whole package in one artist, in the same way that you're a moron if you think going to church every Sunday means you'll eventually loll about on fluffy soft clouds for all eternity. I'm obviously getting something out of both listening experiences, otherwise why the f*&k would I still be listening? So I'm gonna let it ride there.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Nas</span> midwek, <span style="font-style: italic;">Lil' Wayne</span> weekend.Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-61370559478882804962009-11-01T18:32:00.002+11:002009-11-01T18:43:46.160+11:00'Placido' Paul, Doing What He Does BestNormally you would never in a million years get me linking to that piece-of-crap kiddie's pictorial the Herald Sun, (Melbourne's best printed weapon against constipation), but if you know my thoughts -- actually, f*&k it, my feelings -- about one Paul Keating, then you'll understand why <a href="http://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/former-pm-paul-keating-says-parliament-house-should-be-in-melbourne-because-canberra-is-a-great-mistake/story-e6frf7jo-1225789958544">I had to do it</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">“Canberra is of its essence a great mistake,” Mr Keating said.</span><p style="font-style: italic;">“The capital (of Australia) should never have been there, it should have been in Melbourne or Sydney.”</p><p style="font-style: italic;">Mr Keating, who was visiting Melbourne from Sydney, said our city has a great feel.</p><p style="font-style: italic;">But he did have a laugh at the expense of some of our architecture, describing an attempt to create a type of Victorian Classicism last century as more like “Whorehouse Rococo”, or “Bordello Baroque”.</p><p>Ok, not bad. Now try <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/national/costello-a-policy-bum-who-grew-debt-keating-20091101-hr49.html">this</a> little number about K-Rudd giving former foe Peter Costello a seat at the financial table:<br /></p><span style="font-style: italic;">"The prime minister’s goodie two-shoes approach of appointing former opponents of the Labor Party to important public jobs is no substitute for thoughtful and mature reflection as to the public requirement of those positions.’’</span><p style="font-style: italic;">‘‘Costello was a policy bum of the first order who squandered 11 years of economic opportunity.’’</p><p>Kinda makes you miss 17% interest rates, no?</p><p><br /></p>Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-42015140058775294372009-11-01T18:22:00.003+11:002009-11-01T18:46:11.949+11:00Get a Whiff Of Columbia<object height="344" width="425">My dude Krispy put me onto the story of a Columbian football team who got kidnapped right off the pitch in the middle of a game. Spoiler alert: <a href="http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2009/10/25/2723449.htm">it didn't have a happy ending</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Tachira's secretary-general Leomagno Flores has blamed the violence on an armed wing of the Columbian left-wing guerilla group the LEN, led by a guerilla called El Payaso, or 'The Clown.'</span><br /><br />Now, obviously this type of stuff only happens in Latin America. But the particular blend of madness whiffs specifically of Columbia.<br /><br />Violent football pitch invasion: check.<br />Shadowy guerilla group with nebulous motives: check<br />Ridiculous and amusing nickname for homicidal ring leader: check<br /><br />The only thing more Columbian than all of that, is this crazy f&*k goalkeeper who you've probably all seen footage of before. If you haven't, enjoy.<br /><br />It's like this every day in Baranquilla.<br /><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/BH9nh88BDLw&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/BH9nh88BDLw&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" height="344" width="425"></embed></object>Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-16188099346268880382009-10-20T20:31:00.002+11:002009-10-20T20:59:47.534+11:00Pimp-Ho' Stature/Master-Slave FactorIn a what-the-f&*k throwback to the "good old days" in Hollywood (when Joseph P. Kennedy was getting hookers bumped off, and studio moguls were contractually permitted to regulate their stars' bowel movements), <a href="http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/thou-shalt-not-tweet-studios-tell-stars-20091020-h6b9.html">studios such as Dream Works and Disney are shutting down twitter for the help</a>.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">Influential trade publication </span><i style="font-style: italic;">The Hollywood Reporter </i><a style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;" href="http://www.thresq.com/2009/10/check-your-contract-before-your-next-tweet.html">revealed</a><span style="font-style: italic;"> that new talent contracts from Disney forbid confidentiality breaches via "interactive media such as Facebook, Twitter or any other interactive social network or personal blog".</span><br /><br />How could this possibly be practically enforced? I would <span style="font-style: italic;">love</span> to see a test case go to court.<br /><br />As the article suggests, the studios are always happy to exploit new technology in order to maximize revenue, but they have no problem curtailing freedom of speech by banning the use of the same technology by 'the workers.'<br /><br />I mean, don't get me wrong, I think most celebrities on Twitter are boring and prolific to the point of indulgent self-absorption. But who the hell are you, me, or whoever the latest incarnation of Jack Warner is, to deny them that right? You know, the right to have people follow them, expect to be entertained, and then not un-follow them even when they turn out to be $hit.<br /><br />That's a fundamental right.Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6547258593505735165.post-89099646195703447982009-10-20T20:28:00.002+11:002009-10-20T20:31:27.281+11:00Rascal McDuck?<object height="340" width="560">True to the title of his hit record "Bonkers," Dizzee Rascal decided to rock the kilt for his recent show in Edinburgh.<br /><br />The question is, did he rock it true Scotsman style? I'm sure some of the chicks in the front row found out, one way or another.<br /><br /><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/wjklSahACic&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/wjklSahACic&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="false" height="340" width="560"></embed></object>Diggahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04119734134097399110noreply@blogger.com0