Great Predictions in History

June 29, 2008
8th December 1863: Frances Maude Campbell, of the Blackheath Club, informs the newly formed Football Association he and his club want nothing to do with the rules the FA has come up with because they'll destroy the sport and all interest in it.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: The Abridged Script

June 29, 2008
“BERNARD HILL OMFG ORC RUSH!!!!1
ORC LEADER LOL!
BERNARD HILL GAY! FUCK YOU GUYS!!
* BERNARD_HILL HAS LEFT THE GAME
ORC LEADER ROFL! PWN3D!”

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers: The Abridged Script | The Editing Room

Poptastic

May 31, 2008
I've been looking around for a copy of Glenn Branca's Symphony Number 3: Gloria. It's pretty expensive; Amazon has three copies ranging from a mere £60 up to over £200.

Throwing a few terms in google then, I came across one of those dodgy MP3 sites with this auto-generated piece of awesome:

‘Symphony No. 3 (Gloria)’ kicks the album off with a blast of pure pop energy. For older fans Symphony No. 3 (Gloria) will put a massive smile accross your face. two years ago, Glenn Branca briefly lived up to their terrific name, with an insanely addictive hit single called “Second Movement”. This is the best album I have heard in a long time

Glenn Branca rocks harder than ever with Second Movement. Third Movement sets the tone for the entire album.

From The Magazine : Radar Online : The Billy Letters

April 29, 2008
Exactly how nutso is Charles Manson...

From The Magazine : Radar Online : The Billy Letters

Machine Gun - Portishead

March 20, 2008
Not usually a fan, but this is kind of growing on me...

Last.fm Wave Graph

March 14, 2008
A “wave graph” of all the stuff I've listened to over the last couple of years, as tracked on Last.fm.

Wave Graph
Originally uploaded by Auz


Song of the moment

March 06, 2008
The Ting Tings - Great DJ.

The Hugo Project, Update

March 02, 2008
An update on all those books I've been reading...

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Golf

March 01, 2008

I knew it...

February 07, 2008
See...
If you're unfamiliar with Auto-tune, and especially if you listen to much pop and rock, you might not hear it initially. When overdone, the effect yields an unnatural yodel or warble in a singer's voice. But the sound is so commonplace in modern mainstream music that your ears may have tuned out the auto-tune!

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Maroon 5 - She Will Be Loved - Listen for “rain” and “smile.”

Auto-Tune Abuse in Pop Music - 10 Examples - Hometracked