Tag: Charlie Brooker
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Ashley O – On A Roll
Pop versions of Nine Inch Nails aren’t exactly new – PomDeter’s Call Me A Hole *ahem* but nice to see that Miley Cyrus and indeed Charlie Brooker get the pop side of Trent Reznor. As I’ve said about some Coil, Throbbing Gristle, Psychic TV and Ministry, some industrial songs could be perfect pop – they…
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I Am A Self Facilitating Media Node!
It’s totally mexico but old lags will know this already, but Radio Clash has Facebook page and a twitter account, and although I was already posting random rambling musings on @radioclashblog, I’m also posting what I’m calling ‘blipverts’ directly onto the Facebook page – mostly stuff I am listening to, that doesn’t deserve a long…
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(Yes I’d like to) Wipe 2016
The Philomena Cunk joke about holes with Brian Cox was laugh out loud funny, saved a really quite sobering 2016 Wipe…not Brooker & co.’s fault, it’s just been a really shit and depressing year. The Cassetteboy bits were good though. Personally I can’t wait for 2016 to fuck right off, and no amount of boring…
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Orlando: We’re Here, We’re Queer and We Will Not Live in Fear
I haven’t posted here about Orlando because a) I’ve been too gutted about the whole thing, a major attack on my community and b) it’s mostly been reposting what has been posted before. You’ll probably find that Jim Jefferies piece that is still going viral, surprised the Charlie Brooker piece hasn’t popped up yet (but…
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White Terrorist Bingo
Another day, another shooting in America, another set of excuses…FULL HOUSE! Let the bleating that it’s ‘not the same’ and ‘not about race’ begin, with a special bonus: ‘don’t take my guns’. (via Boing Boing and youngparis_/David Kerlick) EDIT: A great addendum is Jon Stewart’s Network moment, real clarity and uncomfortable truth here. I won’t…
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What is Time?
If you’re watching Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe then you’ll have seen this evil funny Brian Cox spoof, Moments of Wonder. This week’s is about police, but last week was this one about time. Philomena Cunk FTW!