Well known British satirist Chris Morris sure knows how to spread himself across a smorgasbord of media : as author, short-film maker, radio DJ, TV sitcom scriptwriter & current affair spoof presenter. All the more surprising that his checkered history … Continue reading
by j p, November 3, 2005 2 Comments
Given the gargantuan almost heroic pixel tasks VJ software Grid Pro takes on for juggling, it seems more appropriate to weigh it’s merits against everyone’s favourite robotic bulging biceps, than compare it with traditional linear video software. larger Grid Pro … Continue reading
by j p, October 20, 2005 11 Comments
Lev Manovich is brimming with ideas about ‘new media’ – he wrote the seminal ‘Language of New Media’ academic best-seller after all. But is the electronic arts emperor wearing no clothes? Let’s take his latest DVD offering for a spin, … Continue reading
by j p, September 15, 2005 4 Comments
Music from small industrial towns ( eg Newcastle 2300 ) often cuts it’s own path – in response to the local smear of haze, to the ‘giant steelworks as metronome for a city’, and in defiant juxtaposition to the music … Continue reading
by j p, September 14, 2005 1 Comment
Aye Aye, Tony Hawk as Talking Head, Rodney Mullen as Talking Feet, and Talking Head as Wandering Feet. In other words: 3 new DVDs through Stomp films ( stomp.com.au ). Video Game Invasion: The History of A Global Obsession. Probably … Continue reading
by j p, September 5, 2005 0 comments