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Sunday, 8 April 2012
Thursday, 5 April 2012
Friday Funkbox
Every Friday at work I do this thing called "Friday Jukebox".
The purpose of this is to get people talking about my favourite love, music.
What happens is every Friday we put 4 or 5 songs in a shared music folder and play the tracks in our headphones as we work. I'll usually set up a theme, and so far the biggest response was a month ago when I selected "games" as the theme... (Not surprising, considering it's a game company)
Well, I'm going to see if I can extend this to the 'Net. And I'm going to call it Friday Funkbox.
Initially I'll have to just have my tracks until I figure out how to have other people contribute.
I'm not sure if I'll make it into a podcast, or youtube play lists, or use dropbox or something similar... whatever is easier I guess, but please stay tuned!
Until I figure it out, I strongly recommend checking out This Is My Jam, an incredibly fun little experiment in a similar vein, where users upload ONE TRACK per every 7 days. You can follow other 'jammers, and there's some awesome people on there like Wil Wheaton, Edgar Wright, and of course, FunkyJ
The purpose of this is to get people talking about my favourite love, music.
What happens is every Friday we put 4 or 5 songs in a shared music folder and play the tracks in our headphones as we work. I'll usually set up a theme, and so far the biggest response was a month ago when I selected "games" as the theme... (Not surprising, considering it's a game company)
Well, I'm going to see if I can extend this to the 'Net. And I'm going to call it Friday Funkbox.
Initially I'll have to just have my tracks until I figure out how to have other people contribute.
I'm not sure if I'll make it into a podcast, or youtube play lists, or use dropbox or something similar... whatever is easier I guess, but please stay tuned!
Until I figure it out, I strongly recommend checking out This Is My Jam, an incredibly fun little experiment in a similar vein, where users upload ONE TRACK per every 7 days. You can follow other 'jammers, and there's some awesome people on there like Wil Wheaton, Edgar Wright, and of course, FunkyJ
Tuesday, 21 February 2012
Review: A Clash of Kings
A Clash of Kings by George R.R. Martin
My rating: 4 of 5 stars
A great follow up! Can't wait to see how they present all this in the TV series!
View all my reviews
Monday, 13 February 2012
Still here!
I'm still here!
Just nothing to blog about really... or alternatively, I've had heaps to blog about but can't.
I've already been chastised about something I posted on Facebook, and although this website is far less visible, considering the way things are going, I need to be on my best behaviour.
That, and I'm lazy.
And I've also been playing Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Seriously, all my spare time has been sunk into this game. It's an amazing MMO - and the first where I've reached the level cap, and continue to play after a couple of months.
I'll have a full review in Time Out just in time for the Australasian launch, so stay tuned.
And if you have an account, I'm playing on the Jek Jek Tar server... Look out for Funk ;)
Just nothing to blog about really... or alternatively, I've had heaps to blog about but can't.
I've already been chastised about something I posted on Facebook, and although this website is far less visible, considering the way things are going, I need to be on my best behaviour.
That, and I'm lazy.
And I've also been playing Star Wars: The Old Republic.
Seriously, all my spare time has been sunk into this game. It's an amazing MMO - and the first where I've reached the level cap, and continue to play after a couple of months.
I'll have a full review in Time Out just in time for the Australasian launch, so stay tuned.
And if you have an account, I'm playing on the Jek Jek Tar server... Look out for Funk ;)
Thursday, 12 January 2012
Wednesday, 16 November 2011
Ah Lovely Auckland...
People who read this site, people who know me, and even those people who have only met me a few times, will tell you this: I LOVE music.
People may have mixed opinions about me, some may think I'm a straight up utter prick, but they'll all agree on one thing: I LOVE music.
Even my email signature reads: Without Music, Life is an Error.
I love DJing. I love playing people new music, making mix tapes, trading music...
I'll even listen to music I might usually hate in order to find something I like (like with Dubstep. I've found heaps of stuff I like through dubstep, but then it becomes labelled - by others - as "not really dubstep". Which confuses me even more... anyway...)
One thing I'm particularly known for is going out to see bands ands DJs.
Portishead played here in Auckland last Thursday night. I've wanted to see them for so long! I missed their last tour back in the 90s, and I was going to go to Sydney to see them and that all fell through, but then I found out they were playing here, and grabbed tickets.
And they were fabulous. Really, everything I was expecting, and still amazing. There's only a few other bands who've exceeded my often admittedly high expectations - Pop Will Eat Itself, DEVO, The Flaming Lips, Muse, and Pixies.
But you know what?
The gig wasn't sold out. Wasn't even chockers.
To me, that's insane. The very idea that Portishead didn't sell out somewhere is mindboggling. That's like... the Beatles performing in 1964 and people not screaming at them for the whole concert. That's like... something I can't think of, because philosophically I can't consider a thing I'd never think about!
To put this in even greater perspective: Adelaide sold out! Within days of announcement!
Adelaide!!!
So I find myself wondering, how the hell is it I find myself living in a place where Portishead didn't sell out?
People may have mixed opinions about me, some may think I'm a straight up utter prick, but they'll all agree on one thing: I LOVE music.
Even my email signature reads: Without Music, Life is an Error.
I love DJing. I love playing people new music, making mix tapes, trading music...
I'll even listen to music I might usually hate in order to find something I like (like with Dubstep. I've found heaps of stuff I like through dubstep, but then it becomes labelled - by others - as "not really dubstep". Which confuses me even more... anyway...)
One thing I'm particularly known for is going out to see bands ands DJs.
Portishead played here in Auckland last Thursday night. I've wanted to see them for so long! I missed their last tour back in the 90s, and I was going to go to Sydney to see them and that all fell through, but then I found out they were playing here, and grabbed tickets.
And they were fabulous. Really, everything I was expecting, and still amazing. There's only a few other bands who've exceeded my often admittedly high expectations - Pop Will Eat Itself, DEVO, The Flaming Lips, Muse, and Pixies.
But you know what?
The gig wasn't sold out. Wasn't even chockers.
To me, that's insane. The very idea that Portishead didn't sell out somewhere is mindboggling. That's like... the Beatles performing in 1964 and people not screaming at them for the whole concert. That's like... something I can't think of, because philosophically I can't consider a thing I'd never think about!
To put this in even greater perspective: Adelaide sold out! Within days of announcement!
Adelaide!!!
So I find myself wondering, how the hell is it I find myself living in a place where Portishead didn't sell out?
Wednesday, 2 November 2011
#fivewordreviews CD: PWEI - New Noise Designed By a Sadist
CD: PWEI - New Noise Designed By a Sadist:
Only Graham, but still rocking!
Only Graham, but still rocking!
five word reviews???
Remember how I said I was going to do five word reviews?
Well, that kind of bit the dust when I couldn't get access to any CDs and such.
But, I've got access to Shock, Fuse, and EMI plus a few other places, so will continue them forthwith.
Well, that kind of bit the dust when I couldn't get access to any CDs and such.
But, I've got access to Shock, Fuse, and EMI plus a few other places, so will continue them forthwith.
Thursday, 25 August 2011
Review: A Game of Thrones
A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Although I am "one of those" who started with the TV series, the intrigue of the series made me want to read the book, see where the book deviated, and hopefully figure out a bit more about the world and the characters relations to each other for the next series.
View all my reviews
Sunday, 17 July 2011
Don't get angry at Google, get angry at the Government
So, a whole bunch of moronic dipshits are pissed at Google for not allowing Android Marketplace in Australia according to ZDNet. Guess what idiots - it's NOT Google's fault!
Do you think they deliberately want to hold back their market? Do you think they want to stop people in Australia watching things on their phones? Do you think they're sitting in their ivory towers, cackling with evil glee that they've fucked Australia over?
Of course not!
And do you have such short attention spans that you forget it took the Apple iTunes Store TWO YEARS to launch in Australia after the USA Launch? What's the difference here - you've learned to whinge more about more useless shit in the last 5 years?
This is SOLELY the Government's fault - both the current Labor Government and the former Liberal Government.
They have continued to bow to USA pressure to sign the DMCA, which restricts consumer rights and access to international content, and continue to bend over backwards to Sony, EMI, News Limited and other media and distribution companies to stop the free flow of content into Australia through price fixing and geo / region locking.
The governments claim it's to protect local industries... but we all know that's bullshit. How is getting to see Torchwood at the same time as the British and Yanks going to impact the filming of Neighbors?
If you want things like Google Android Market, Spotify, Turntable.FM, Hulu - you need to fight for it. You need to petition, protest, agitate, and defy the Government and Opposition and Greens on these matters, and let them know consumer rights are more important than protecting local companies profits.
We live in a democratic capitalist economy. If a local company can't complete with an international, especially when they're OWNED by another international company, they don't deserve protection.
EDIT:
And if you don't believe me that the Governments of the world are in collusion with copyright companies, the Wikileaks scandal proves that the the very least New Zealand has been: New Zealand's Three Strikes Paid by USA
Do you think they deliberately want to hold back their market? Do you think they want to stop people in Australia watching things on their phones? Do you think they're sitting in their ivory towers, cackling with evil glee that they've fucked Australia over?
Of course not!
And do you have such short attention spans that you forget it took the Apple iTunes Store TWO YEARS to launch in Australia after the USA Launch? What's the difference here - you've learned to whinge more about more useless shit in the last 5 years?
This is SOLELY the Government's fault - both the current Labor Government and the former Liberal Government.
They have continued to bow to USA pressure to sign the DMCA, which restricts consumer rights and access to international content, and continue to bend over backwards to Sony, EMI, News Limited and other media and distribution companies to stop the free flow of content into Australia through price fixing and geo / region locking.
The governments claim it's to protect local industries... but we all know that's bullshit. How is getting to see Torchwood at the same time as the British and Yanks going to impact the filming of Neighbors?
If you want things like Google Android Market, Spotify, Turntable.FM, Hulu - you need to fight for it. You need to petition, protest, agitate, and defy the Government and Opposition and Greens on these matters, and let them know consumer rights are more important than protecting local companies profits.
We live in a democratic capitalist economy. If a local company can't complete with an international, especially when they're OWNED by another international company, they don't deserve protection.
EDIT:
And if you don't believe me that the Governments of the world are in collusion with copyright companies, the Wikileaks scandal proves that the the very least New Zealand has been: New Zealand's Three Strikes Paid by USA
Sunday, 10 July 2011
Google Plus
OK, so I've got Google Plus.
http://gplus.to/funkyj is my site. Feel free to look me up and add me to your circles.
I've read that Blogger might be re-branded eventually, and so I'm hoping they integrate everything together nicely.
http://gplus.to/funkyj is my site. Feel free to look me up and add me to your circles.
I've read that Blogger might be re-branded eventually, and so I'm hoping they integrate everything together nicely.
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