Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
I got sick of scouring the web looking for the latest music news, so I set up DigitalBurn.org in order to save me the time I was wasting visiting what seemed like hundreds of sites. It’s set up using the Pligg CMS so it works in a similar way to Digg. Anyone can submit a [...]
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007
Last night I saw Muse live for the first time. I’ve got both of their live DVD’s which are cool, but after seeing them play live last night, I have to say, they don’t do them justice.
The support act, Ground Components, weren’t my cup of tea really. The lead singer got on my nerves, carrying [...]
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
Every so often, something comes along that is so stupid that it makes me laugh. What we have here is but one example. It’s a Stormtrooper from Star Wars taking some personal time.
Tuesday, January 30th, 2007
I’ve had “10,000 Days” since it was released. Six months or so have passed since I first picked it up, however it’s only been over the past month or so, that I’ve really spent any time with it. I think it only fair that I review it now.
As you can probably guess, “10,000 Days” is [...]
Monday, January 29th, 2007
As an unsigned band, one of the toughest things to do is build up a buzz and following. MySpace is obviously a useful tool, but it only gets you part of the way there. The Unsigned.com site takes online band promotion to the next level. For Unsigned Bands it’s a godsend.
My favourite feature on [...]
Monday, January 29th, 2007
In another life I may have been a try hard graphic designer, which may explain why I find the Phallic Logo Awards so funny. The Phallic Logo Awards recognise graphic designers that are able to design, and have approved, phallic logos without the client realising they have just signed off on a big spurting penis. [...]
Thursday, January 25th, 2007
I’ve always wanted a plasma TV but for some reason this ad from Panasonic has put me off a little.
This ad is gold, and is sure to have the solid viral impact it was intended to. I liken it to watching a train crash in slow motion, you know what’s going to happen, you can [...]
Thursday, January 25th, 2007
The Age has reported that private detectives in Melbourne are being paid to have illicit sex to gather evidence against illegal brothels.
Melbourne City Council and Yarra Council yesterday confirmed they had paid private investigators to approach prostitutes, and in at least 17 cases, investigators had sex with them.
Other councils across the city confirmed they [...]
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007
Generally, the Golden Globes make for crap television. Self indulgent speeches interspersed with clips of the nominees and their ‘finest work’. I’m sure it’s interesting enough if you’re there and nominated to win something, but sitting back at home, it’s all a bit of a yawn really. The Golden Globes aren’t all bad though. Occassionally [...]
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
I found this script that is allegedly the opening scene of what would be Alien 5. Not sure how genuine it is, but it’s an interesting read.
The most notable thing from the opening scene is the absence of Sigourny Weaver, and after reading the opening I’m not sure how they would work her into the [...]
Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007
WordPress 2.1 was released just recently. I tried upgrading Swollen Pickles to 2.1 and it seemed to roll on relatively smoothly, until I refreshed the home page and found my blogroll links have moved themselves to a mystery new third column. Not sure how or why, and don’t know how to fix it either, so [...]
