DJ Dangermouse has done it again. An incredible album. Loads of people love it. A lot of people call it “Album of the year”, and you can’t buy it, cos EMI killed it.
Some lawyer, jobsworth, moron, accountant, employee over at EMI obviously believes that if DJ Dangermouse’s creation won’t fit into a legal framework 300 years old (no kiddin, kids. 1709 a.d.!) , then no-one can have it. So Dangermouse did what he did before, and pulled the plug. Anyway, someone “unkown” pushed it up on all sorts of filesharing sites where it happily lives today. Funnily enough, non of the 13 artists working with Dangermouse on it complained out that, which is a well as saying they put it up for download themselves.
I often tune into documentaries, radio programmes etc while at work. I work in 3D graphics, which often involves almost mechanical tasks, like checking and converting endless iterations of data sets as assets for crating 3D environments. They are mind-numbingly simple and should be automated, only, I’m not a good script writer, and secondly, until a script can handle the info in the required way for a one-off project, you’re better off doing it by hand. Anyway, I need to entertain my mind, and listening to info porn documentaries has become my latest obsession.
I’ve had an idea for while now for urban clothing. I’m not a very fashionable person and my idea is lesser rotating around looks for urban clothing but more about functionality. I’ve been living in London for a number of years now, and I have seen London’s cool, fun, innovative, funky, Hackney-cool, welcoming, curious and endearing sides as much as I have witnessed and experienced the crime, hardship, randomness and cruelty that governs life in this city.
Functionality in this context is to means cultural and social functionality, clothing that helps to reduce stress, controls the flow of information(visually, audibly , and electromagnetically) , reduces exposure to crime, while remaining functional and inconspicuous.
The barbecue season may be over for this year, but veggie burgers are a treat for vegetarians (if you eat eggs and cheese) and omnivores alike.
The good news is they are not only a great on the barbie, but make a yummy dish if pan fried, too. I cook them every now and again, as they allow all sorts of add-on to be thrown in!
Marital Arts are in everyday use in London. Most performances are somewhat ungraceful, as most participants show up intoxicated to the performance. Only some events are recorded on the council’s TV network. “Best of” performances however are given a bigger audience on Crime watch.
Although frowned upon as a street sport, boxing is heavily incited by the same local councils who record the events on CCTV and go on to claim that they work hard to make their area “better”. Specially trained “wardens” are dispatched in large numbers around the capital and tasked with acts designed to boost the council’s koffers and get members of the public all fired up to hone their skills and engage in spontanious sparring matches.
Although we disapprove of the sport, a lot of have been tempted ourselves.
