Recent efforts to cut down on file sharing by the likes of the MPAA ( Motion Picture Association of Amerikka), seem almost in denial of the continuing improvements and reductions in cost for storage space, bandwidth and digital devices. Despite … Continue reading
by j p, January 20, 2005 0 comments
Unexpectedly free from millenium buggery headaches on New Years Day 2000, we still had to wait another full year until the 21st Century truly started. Unsurprisingly 21C still hasn’t arrived, but there were at least a few signs during 2004 … Continue reading
by j p, December 20, 2004 0 comments
(Published in Metro magazine, Australia – Nov 2004 ) Information hunter-gatherers the globe over are abuzz about the benefits and potential of RSS. Media junkies, news hounds, webtrawlers, writers, bloggers and DIY publishers alike, are almost evangelical in their praise … Continue reading
by j p, November 20, 2004 0 comments
Nirvana’s first album was their best, hip-hop used to be innovative and no software sounds as good as the hardware it emulates – all arguments mostly irrelevant in the face of today’s software samplers. Soft synth and hardware synth nuts … Continue reading
by j p, November 20, 2004 0 comments
Last time sailing on seas of cheese to a Primus gig, you might’ve noticed a hot air balloon above the band with video projected onto it. Projections by Primus visualist ‘The Ape’, using a crazy real-time video app called ‘Union’, … Continue reading
by j p, September 20, 2004 1 Comment