Tag: Meltdown
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That random Kickstarter music goes metal
I found that annoying ukelele music on every. frigging. Vlog. montage. or, Kickstarter, that SO chirpy it makes you want to punch something, somebody or just your screen. Usually accompanied by irritating and unreadable melange of brush typefaces (PRINTERS PIE MUST DIE!), twee illustrations and bad drag n’ drop templated North American graphic design that…
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Internet famous and expectations of fame
Love this video by Innuendo Studios analysing one case of ‘internet fame’ and meltdown, specifically Phil Fish who made Fez. The irony is all the people in the comments who haven’t actually watched the video, or missed the point completely and come to grumble about a few ‘internet famous’ people. Clue: the video is not…
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Know Your History part 1 – GYBO’s I Created A Monster
Back back back in the mists of time, when men were men, women were women, and Dsico still made bootlegs, there was a messageboard called GYBO. Still is in fact. Now the girls and boys in mid 2003 on said messageboard had an idea – what about getting together and doing a charity mashup album…
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Happy Buy Nothing Day!
After stuffing your faces during T-Day (glad we don’t have that here, hate Turkey) and in the run up to the Xmas Economic Meltdown, we have Buy Nothing Day – today in the US and tomorrow internationally. Happy Buy Nothing Day – may your wallet stay heavy and your purchases be nil!
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Radio Clash 82: Boot 2 The Old Skool Pt. 2 (1996-2003)
[Excerpt of Boomselection flyer 2003, artist unknown] Another hop, skip and a swift kick to the groin down memory lane, playing the boots of yesteryear in all their Foster and Allen Solid Gold Glory. As with Part One, all bootlegs and bastard pop muppetry downloadable at this very establishment below, for a short while. Back…