Monthly Archives: October 2005

Gamers: Where’s Our Zappa?

Heh. The gaming industry is apparently in dire need of “a Zappa-like advocate“.

Posted in Frank Zappa, Pop Cult, Zappa Misc | 2 Comments

Bottom 50

Absolute Bottom 50’s. Loads of them.

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Synclavier Friday

Previously available as streaming audio, all 58 minutes of “Resolver + Brutality” can now be downloaded as it’s this week’s Friday Boot!

Posted in Frank Zappa, Friday Boots | 14 Comments

The Golden Ticket (2)

It’s Gmail-mania all over again: wordpress.com has given me another invite for a free weblog (see mine, shamefully gathering dust). Want one? Your mom? Your grandma? Your significant Other One? Bueller? Just drop a note in the comments saying what … Continue reading

Posted in Geek, Randamonium | 8 Comments

Amen

Here’s something for the Intelligent Design followers to chew on: “We should not expect to find in Scripture full scientific accuracy or complete historical precision,” says the Catholic Church. Little do they know there is a third way…

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Savage Beatles

When The Beatles were still The Quarry Men, they looked something like this. A fascinating collection of photos.

Posted in Music, Pop Cult | 3 Comments

Mad Revisionism

The Mad Revisionist: Now that revisionism has come of age, why shouldn’t every historical event be subjected to its scrutiny? And why restrict this methodology to the discipline of history when there are so many other areas of knowledge that … Continue reading

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It’s Bicycle Repair Man!

The complete unexpurgated scripts of the original Monty Python TV series (in glorious colour-coded HTML format). Nudge nudge, wink wink, knowwhaddamean?

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Resolver + Brutality: Listen Online

Remember Resolver + Brutality, the cassette-tape Synclavier tunes? You can now listen to all 8 tracks over here (streaming audio). Track listing is as follows: Resolver ED. 19:57 Big Sequence 15:54 Brutality 4:22 Bondage 3:31 Oral Sex At Gunpoint 5:18 … Continue reading

Posted in Frank Zappa, Zappa Audio/Video | 10 Comments

Thou Shalt Not Commit Parody

In certain places, irony and parody don’t mix well with certain people when the Bible and The Origin of Species are the topics.

Posted in Amusing, Religion | 4 Comments

One Ronnie Down

British comedy legend Ronnie Barker has died aged 76. As a kid, “The Two Ronnies“ was one of my favorite shows. RIP, Ronnie.

Posted in In The News | 1 Comment

What If

What if Freud had been a woman?

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iPod Giveaway

Okay, so I’m gonna be frank about this. I badly need a second iPod – or rather: Dr Sharl has been wanting to play with one ever since I got mine! So, following Danny O’Dare’s hint, I signed up at … Continue reading

Posted in Personal | 18 Comments