OK, with YouTube now bringing music clips to the masses, I thought I'd start a weekly "If I were to host Rage" post showcasing my favourite songs and more importantly why I like them
I can't remember who introduced me to Cracker, but this song reminds me of being a teenager. I definitely love the lyric "what the world needs now is another folk singer like I need a hole in the head"
Cracker - Teen Angst.
This reminds me of my good mates back in Adelaide. We used to play D&D and Doom together. Once, my friend Kris started singing alternative lyrics to this song when we were driving and we almost had an accident we were laughing so hard. I still giggle when I hear it.
Queen - Bicycle Race
This was one of the first records I owned. I used to scratch it up on my mum's turntable. She busted me once and I got a hiding and didn't touch records for another 10 years.
Herbie Hancock - Rockit
This track reminds me of when I changed my mind about being in love with a certain girl.
Lyrics Born - I Changed My Mind
Pop Will Eat Itself hold a very special place in my heart, because their music led me places I probably wouldn't have ventured if I never heard them. It was them who led me to Electronic and HipHop music.
Lots of people have songs which remind them of other people and other times. This song in particular reminds me of who I am and why I'm still here.
Pop Will Eat Itself - Dance of the Mad Bastards
Showing posts with label ABC. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ABC. Show all posts
Monday, 24 May 2010
Wednesday, 7 November 2007
Melbourne media makes me want to stab!
The news in Melbourne is absolutely pathetic.
Oversensationalised bullshit everywhere you turn.
I thought it was just Andrew Bolt, but it appears to be the all over the Herald Sun.
Sunday's Herald Sun had a story about knifes. One sentence read "Critics say Melbourne's "stab city" reputation has been festering for years, but is only now being taken seriously." but then makes absolutely no mention of who these critics are or where they have been saying it 'for years', at all.
A google search for "stab city" brings up many hits, but bugger all related to Melbourne. You would think that these critics would at least have a blog hit or two!
I realise it's imaginary critics making imaginary comments that is trying to pass for news, but unfortunately the suburban Melbournite dumb fucks believe this tripe day in, day out.
I'm yet to pick up the Age, but I don't hold Fairfax in the highest regard either.
But even the ABC suffers from it! I used to watch ABC news because in Adelaide the presenter was really good, one of the reporters really hot, and the stories were the least sensationalised out of the lot.
Yes, they're biased to some degree, but I don't mind bias. The Herald Sun is biased too. So is the Age. I can see that bias and accept it as part of modern media.
However, the ABC's story about the Beadeez toys that made children sick was so over the top I ended up turning the news off. "Toys banned in all states except Victoria"... "no comment from the manufacturer"... Maybe because it was a PUBLIC HOLIDAY and even I was hard to reach?!
The ABC host is also terrible at reading the news. Where did they dig that fool up from?
It's sad, sad times when the Weekly World News looks like something that rivals the New York Times.
Oversensationalised bullshit everywhere you turn.
I thought it was just Andrew Bolt, but it appears to be the all over the Herald Sun.
Sunday's Herald Sun had a story about knifes. One sentence read "Critics say Melbourne's "stab city" reputation has been festering for years, but is only now being taken seriously." but then makes absolutely no mention of who these critics are or where they have been saying it 'for years', at all.
A google search for "stab city" brings up many hits, but bugger all related to Melbourne. You would think that these critics would at least have a blog hit or two!
I realise it's imaginary critics making imaginary comments that is trying to pass for news, but unfortunately the suburban Melbournite dumb fucks believe this tripe day in, day out.
I'm yet to pick up the Age, but I don't hold Fairfax in the highest regard either.
But even the ABC suffers from it! I used to watch ABC news because in Adelaide the presenter was really good, one of the reporters really hot, and the stories were the least sensationalised out of the lot.
Yes, they're biased to some degree, but I don't mind bias. The Herald Sun is biased too. So is the Age. I can see that bias and accept it as part of modern media.
However, the ABC's story about the Beadeez toys that made children sick was so over the top I ended up turning the news off. "Toys banned in all states except Victoria"... "no comment from the manufacturer"... Maybe because it was a PUBLIC HOLIDAY and even I was hard to reach?!
The ABC host is also terrible at reading the news. Where did they dig that fool up from?
It's sad, sad times when the Weekly World News looks like something that rivals the New York Times.
Sunday, 6 May 2007
Seven Nation Army
This was on J-TV a few weeks ago, but I think this is amazing!
I find this guy's voice to be absolutely enchanting. He sounds like he was plucked straight out of the cornfields along the Mississippi in the 1920s...
C W Stoneking's cover of Seven Nation Army
I find this guy's voice to be absolutely enchanting. He sounds like he was plucked straight out of the cornfields along the Mississippi in the 1920s...
C W Stoneking's cover of Seven Nation Army
Tuesday, 3 April 2007
Knut the cute polar bear
Remember that story about those horrible animal activists who wanted to have that mega cute little polar bear called Knut put down?
For example THIS STORY
The cute little fella was even in the Colbert (or should that be Colbear?) Report!
Well, the whole story is a fiction. A lie*.
There's a bear called Knut, and that's about the extent of the "truth" behind this story.
Thank the world for mediawatch!
But I just wanted to bring this up to say that journalists never do their jobs correctly. I know the reasons for this - lack of funds, lack of time, publishing deadlines - but I don't CARE about them.
In any other industry, if something similar happened, the people who took this story as truth and reported it from the AP feed would all be sacked.
Yet I'm betting in 90% of newspapers and websites you won't even see a correction, let alone an apology to all involved.
It's utterly disgusting that these people go about their lives, after ruining the lives of others, without any feelings of guilt or remorse after reporting a story so badly. The media has totally screwed this up, and are unapologetic about it, and it makes me so angry!
Please, to all my readers, all 3 of you, can you link to this post, to the mediawatch page, blog about it, email about it, just spread the word about this, and get the media to admit their mistake and apologise to the men whose lives have been threatened with violence because of this poorly researched story.
*I'd go further and say it's a dirty smear campaign against Animal Rights and those who support them, and then by extension the Leftist and Green movements, but that would make me seem paranoid...
For example THIS STORY
The cute little fella was even in the Colbert (or should that be Colbear?) Report!
Well, the whole story is a fiction. A lie*.
There's a bear called Knut, and that's about the extent of the "truth" behind this story.
Thank the world for mediawatch!
But I just wanted to bring this up to say that journalists never do their jobs correctly. I know the reasons for this - lack of funds, lack of time, publishing deadlines - but I don't CARE about them.
In any other industry, if something similar happened, the people who took this story as truth and reported it from the AP feed would all be sacked.
Yet I'm betting in 90% of newspapers and websites you won't even see a correction, let alone an apology to all involved.
It's utterly disgusting that these people go about their lives, after ruining the lives of others, without any feelings of guilt or remorse after reporting a story so badly. The media has totally screwed this up, and are unapologetic about it, and it makes me so angry!
Please, to all my readers, all 3 of you, can you link to this post, to the mediawatch page, blog about it, email about it, just spread the word about this, and get the media to admit their mistake and apologise to the men whose lives have been threatened with violence because of this poorly researched story.
*I'd go further and say it's a dirty smear campaign against Animal Rights and those who support them, and then by extension the Leftist and Green movements, but that would make me seem paranoid...
Tuesday, 29 August 2006
Another day, another wanker... This time it's Piers Ackerman
What is it with these so-called journalists? When I can do a quick two minute google search that basically tears their stories and opinion to shreds, it really makes you question how the fuck they got employed in the first place...
I DO like the fact that they are willing to have their albeit idiotic thoughts opened up to people to comment on, and wish more would partake in the fun.
Piers Ackerman has yet another jab at the ABC over of all things Playschool. Maybe they should have a Playschool for fat, old journalists.
Here's my reply to him... a bit more vehement than my response to Bolt, so less likely to be published.
I DO like the fact that they are willing to have their albeit idiotic thoughts opened up to people to comment on, and wish more would partake in the fun.
Piers Ackerman has yet another jab at the ABC over of all things Playschool. Maybe they should have a Playschool for fat, old journalists.
Here's my reply to him... a bit more vehement than my response to Bolt, so less likely to be published.
It says on your blog page that you're one of Australia's best journalists. If this is the case then God help the media!
You're simply an idiot. This has got nothing to do with the ABC and everything to do with your pathetic and on going ABC bashing. When will you stop beating a dead horse?
This change has been happening in ALL children's programs, and isn't just a leftist change. Take a look at how Sesame Street has changed.
A simple search on google will find that it's being used to spread pro-American propaganda through Muslim countries (http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/magazine/3200699.stm) to the changing of cookie monster to promote healthier eating by singing "Cookies is a sometimes food" (http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4432415.stm)
But then a simple google search is probably beyond your capabilities.
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