My Week In Links #5

Mirror, Mirror on the wall who's the wittiest of them all? Vice magazine you say? That can't be right...


This week I:

- have finally broken my ban on christmas related activity and started to think about this years christmas shopping strategy, chances are I won't buy anything from this list though.

- looked at some pagan flavoured photos courtesey of platform and Suzanna Zak

- Found a guide to picking to the perfect christmas tree , although to be honest I'll probably stick to buying something more artificial and fiber optic that glows unnaturally when you plug it into the wall. Yep I'm one of those people.

- Saw the worlds smallest Snowman, somewhere around 1/5th of the size of a human hair.

- Considered working for Vice magazine, well actually this is more of a half truth, the thought did flash through my mind when i saw the vacancy advertised but in all honest I was more intrigued by this album cover.

- Watched the new video by These New Puritans , I like it. Even if it does seem slightly reminiscent of Snowman.

- Started reading an interesting article on Salon magazine which sheds a little light on one of the most mysterious and maligned genres around, Black Metal.

This entry is brought to you by the letter B for Ben Frost who's album 'By The Throat' is fast becoming one of my favourite releases of the year. It's streaming from here where you can also download the album using the misleading 'name your price' option where you can pay whatever you like... as long as it's over 10 euros. I'll let that slide though as it is a brilliant record.

My Week In Links #2

This week I

- Picked up a free track by S.C.U.M check it out it's legal and everything.

- Watched internet forever pay more than a little tribute to the 90's in their video for cover the walls.

- Looked at pictures of Kazakstans radioactive legacy some of which were oddly beautiful, such as the big dipper rising over the nuclear polygon and the sun setting over Semey but some were chilling and even horrific in their depiction of effects of post nuclear fall out.

- Pondered the possibility of time travel after reading about some of the possible hypotheses surrounding the issues with the Large Hadron Collider.

- Witnessed the entire internet in 5 minutes, oh shiiii what am I going to write about now?

- Read some thought provoking commentary on the future of the music industry.

I've been trying to keep all my comments on this blog internet related however I've always been astounded that a industry which operates on a buisiness model where around 90% of the endevours it embarks on are likely to fail, as in result in a financial loss, has been able to keep going relatively trouble free for so long. Not to say illegal downloading isn't a problem but perhaps looking at the way artists are managed and how their work is retailed is one of the ways to tackle the issue. I'd also be interested in what record label owners had to say about this article on illegal downloading.

- Considered the problem of the corporate-run two party system.

- was the best mistake she ever made :-D

This entry is brought to you by the letter R for Roy Orbison, whilst many people have laid into Jamie for slaughtering this song I think the real issue is Roy Orbison's voice defies imitation.

My Week In Links

This week I have:

- scored a lowly 33/100 on the times 100 best movies of the decade, seems like I have some catching up to do.

- watched the trailer to 'the carter' Lil Wayne documentary...strangely melancholic for such a flamboyant rapper, I'm still looking forward to watching it though.

- Finally solved the age old question of how to eat a chicken wing with little to no mess, although I have yet to to try this out IRL, I'm have a faith that the theory will hold tight.

- Been outdone by a 13 year old girl's Halloween costume design skills.

- Marveled at a feline embodiment of a classic Billy Idol song. 

- Found out the various intricacies of forced sex fetishes and internet porn addiction via platform magazine and slutever. 

- Discovered the definition of tribadism and apparently it has nothing to do with tribes, who knew? 

- Realized that following a psychics advice is every bit as good as conventional police techniques. No wait...

- Salivated over a 5 disc directors cut edition of the watchmen film.


This entry was brought to you by the letter B for the lovely sitar embellished stoner rock of Bong ahhhh.

Until next time.

N.B, This is so true I challenge anyone to try and understand Primer in it's entirety.