But the problem is what to do with it.
It appears to pretty rare as i can find virtually no info on it at all so I'm excited as a 6 year old with ADHD after necking a bag full of smarties and washing it down with 2 litres of Jolt Cola.
I'm going to take my time with it though, as I want it to be done right.
Oh.....its dope!!!! Dope as hell.
Sunday, 21 June 2009
Saturday, 13 June 2009
Fate is a cruel mistress
Did you see this news story that floated onto the net and other channels yesterday?
You can chalk this up to co-incidence or destiny, but either way you'd have to admit that its pretty strange.
An Italian woman who arrived late for the Air France plane flight that crashed in the Atlantic last week has been killed in a car accident, it has been reported.
Johanna Ganthaler, a pensioner from Bolzano-Bozen province, had been on holiday in Brazil with her husband Kurt and missed Air France Flight 447 after turning up late at Rio de Janeiro airport on May 31.
All 228 people aboard lost their lives after the plane crashed into the Atlantic four hours into its flight to Paris.
The ANSA news agency reported that the couple had managed to pick up a flight from Rio the following day.
It said that Ms Ganthaler died when their car veered across a road in Kufstein, Austria, and swerved into an oncoming truck. Her husband was seriously injured.
You can look at this, as I said, in two different ways depending on your personal view of the way the world works. I'm pretty stunned by this to be honest as I can't get my head around how you can go from being one of the luckiest people in the world to one of the unluckiest in the space of a few days. It's a little bit mind blowing when you consider the odds of this happening. I guess that is the part of probability that I've always had a problem with, just because something is statistically unlikely doesn't mean it won't happen.
I know the inevitable Final Destination comparisons will be made which may slightly denigrate the tragedy but that is surely human nature and the way we deal with frankly a (at times) terrifying world.
You can chalk this up to co-incidence or destiny, but either way you'd have to admit that its pretty strange.
An Italian woman who arrived late for the Air France plane flight that crashed in the Atlantic last week has been killed in a car accident, it has been reported.
Johanna Ganthaler, a pensioner from Bolzano-Bozen province, had been on holiday in Brazil with her husband Kurt and missed Air France Flight 447 after turning up late at Rio de Janeiro airport on May 31.
All 228 people aboard lost their lives after the plane crashed into the Atlantic four hours into its flight to Paris.
The ANSA news agency reported that the couple had managed to pick up a flight from Rio the following day.
It said that Ms Ganthaler died when their car veered across a road in Kufstein, Austria, and swerved into an oncoming truck. Her husband was seriously injured.
You can look at this, as I said, in two different ways depending on your personal view of the way the world works. I'm pretty stunned by this to be honest as I can't get my head around how you can go from being one of the luckiest people in the world to one of the unluckiest in the space of a few days. It's a little bit mind blowing when you consider the odds of this happening. I guess that is the part of probability that I've always had a problem with, just because something is statistically unlikely doesn't mean it won't happen.
I know the inevitable Final Destination comparisons will be made which may slightly denigrate the tragedy but that is surely human nature and the way we deal with frankly a (at times) terrifying world.
Wednesday, 10 June 2009
My Favourite late 80's/Early 90's UK Hip Hop tunes
I've been on the nostalgia trip recently (getting old, lol) and I've been digging throught the crates for some good old fashioned britcore. I'd forgotten about a lot of these tracks so its refreshing to hear them again. This list isn't exhaustive by any means, as i'm sure I've forgotten loads of classic tunes but hey, thats senility for you. Btw Youtube links where possible.
In no particular order:
Killa Instinct - The Bambi Murders
Hijack - Style Wars
Silver Bullet - Bring forth the guillotine
Hardnoise - Serve tea, then murder
Caveman - Victory
First Frontal Assault - Atomic Airraid (can't find Hits from small arms fire)
Gunshot - Killing season
Blade - Mind of an ordinary citizen
(Can't find Mind of....so here is Lyrical Maniac instead)
Demon Boyz - Vibes
London Posse - Money mad
Overlord X - Weapon is my lyric
(Radical kickbag as can't find Weapon....)
MC Duke - Im Riffin'
II tone committee - Hangman
How hard and fast is that record????????????
In no particular order:
Killa Instinct - The Bambi Murders
Hijack - Style Wars
Silver Bullet - Bring forth the guillotine
Hardnoise - Serve tea, then murder
Caveman - Victory
First Frontal Assault - Atomic Airraid (can't find Hits from small arms fire)
Gunshot - Killing season
Blade - Mind of an ordinary citizen
(Can't find Mind of....so here is Lyrical Maniac instead)
Demon Boyz - Vibes
London Posse - Money mad
Overlord X - Weapon is my lyric
(Radical kickbag as can't find Weapon....)
MC Duke - Im Riffin'
II tone committee - Hangman
How hard and fast is that record????????????
Tuesday, 9 June 2009
Sunday, 7 June 2009
Uncommon fragrance
Should I be surprised to see that Common is now to be seen taking the corporate ducat hawking Diesel cologne? Not really, a few years ago maybe before he started to believe he was an actor/star rather than a very good song writer. Now?? Nah, I'm not surprised at all.
Ice Cube goes from Amerikkkas most wanted to Are we there yet?, Ice T goes from Six in the morning to Ice T's Rap School via HBO shitathon Stealth Fighter and Snoop...well have you seen his reality show?
The point is Hip Hop has spent so long blurring the lines between "keeping it real" and "makin' dollars" that becoming and actor, playing a role and (literally) flipping the script is but a short step away from sipping at the cup of capitalist marketing budget.
I can understand in uncertain times rappers have to supplement their income and protect themselves from falling record sales/illegal downloads, but can't they do more shows, make more crappy tshirts to sell or better still make better albums that people want to part with money to won???? Or is that craziest of all?
"Here's the deal, folks. You do a commercial - you're off the artistic roll call, forever. End of story. Okay? You're another whore at the capitalist gang bang and if you do a commercial, there's a price on your head. Everything you say is suspect and every word that comes out of your mouth is now like a turd falling into my drink." - Bill Hicks
Ice Cube goes from Amerikkkas most wanted to Are we there yet?, Ice T goes from Six in the morning to Ice T's Rap School via HBO shitathon Stealth Fighter and Snoop...well have you seen his reality show?
The point is Hip Hop has spent so long blurring the lines between "keeping it real" and "makin' dollars" that becoming and actor, playing a role and (literally) flipping the script is but a short step away from sipping at the cup of capitalist marketing budget.
I can understand in uncertain times rappers have to supplement their income and protect themselves from falling record sales/illegal downloads, but can't they do more shows, make more crappy tshirts to sell or better still make better albums that people want to part with money to won???? Or is that craziest of all?
"Here's the deal, folks. You do a commercial - you're off the artistic roll call, forever. End of story. Okay? You're another whore at the capitalist gang bang and if you do a commercial, there's a price on your head. Everything you say is suspect and every word that comes out of your mouth is now like a turd falling into my drink." - Bill Hicks
Wednesday, 3 June 2009
DAAAAAMMMMMNNN pt 2
Have you seen this from E3????
This, if it lives up to the hype and actually works, is going to revolutionise the gaming industry.
From the BBC:
Microsoft has unveiled its new control system for the Xbox 360 console, at E3 in Los Angeles.
Project Natal is a fully hands-free control system that will use face recognition and motion sensors to allow users to play games.
Film director Steven Spielberg, attending the launch, said it was "a window into what the future holds".
Although still in the early stages, Microsoft has sent prototypes to all the main game developers.
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Spielberg said he had always stated that "the main barrier stopping people getting into video games was the complexity of a games controller," and that Natal was "a whole new world".
"There is technology now that recognises not just your thumb, it recognises your entire person. The technology knows who you are," he said.
Mr Spielberg drew an analogy with the film industry, saying it was evolutionary step for games.
"It's like the square screen we saw all of our movies on in the early 1950s. Then The Robe came out in Cinemascope. And then came CinRam and Imax followed. That's what [Natal] is.
I think the technology looks very interesting but its success depends on the content and how easy it is to use
Piers Harding-Rolls, analyst
During the demonstration, British developer Peter Molyneux showed how Natal could not only recognise faces, it could recognise facial expressions to determine what mood a player was in and react accordingly.
Mr Spielberg said this offered new opportunities for game development
"The video games industry has not allowed us the opportunity to cry, because we were too busy putting our adrenalin rush into the controller, or wherever we swing our arm with a Wii controller to get a result," he said.
"Because of that, there is no room for a video game to break your heart. We now have a little more room to be a little more emotional with Natal technology than we did before."
Speaking to the BBC, Piers Harding-Rolls, senior analyst with Screen Digest, said the success of Natal depended on a number of different factors.
"I think the technology looks very interesting but its success depends on the content and how easy it is to use," he said.
"The other aspect is cost and how they will get it out to the user base," he said.
"That said, I think Microsoft would like to get it out sooner, rather than later.
"Sales of the Xbox 360 hit their peak in 2008 and are now expected to decline, in terms of console sales, so you would expect them to get it out as soon as possible to rekindle interest in the platform."
This, if it lives up to the hype and actually works, is going to revolutionise the gaming industry.
From the BBC:
Microsoft has unveiled its new control system for the Xbox 360 console, at E3 in Los Angeles.
Project Natal is a fully hands-free control system that will use face recognition and motion sensors to allow users to play games.
Film director Steven Spielberg, attending the launch, said it was "a window into what the future holds".
Although still in the early stages, Microsoft has sent prototypes to all the main game developers.
Speaking to the BBC, Mr Spielberg said he had always stated that "the main barrier stopping people getting into video games was the complexity of a games controller," and that Natal was "a whole new world".
"There is technology now that recognises not just your thumb, it recognises your entire person. The technology knows who you are," he said.
Mr Spielberg drew an analogy with the film industry, saying it was evolutionary step for games.
"It's like the square screen we saw all of our movies on in the early 1950s. Then The Robe came out in Cinemascope. And then came CinRam and Imax followed. That's what [Natal] is.
I think the technology looks very interesting but its success depends on the content and how easy it is to use
Piers Harding-Rolls, analyst
During the demonstration, British developer Peter Molyneux showed how Natal could not only recognise faces, it could recognise facial expressions to determine what mood a player was in and react accordingly.
Mr Spielberg said this offered new opportunities for game development
"The video games industry has not allowed us the opportunity to cry, because we were too busy putting our adrenalin rush into the controller, or wherever we swing our arm with a Wii controller to get a result," he said.
"Because of that, there is no room for a video game to break your heart. We now have a little more room to be a little more emotional with Natal technology than we did before."
Speaking to the BBC, Piers Harding-Rolls, senior analyst with Screen Digest, said the success of Natal depended on a number of different factors.
"I think the technology looks very interesting but its success depends on the content and how easy it is to use," he said.
"The other aspect is cost and how they will get it out to the user base," he said.
"That said, I think Microsoft would like to get it out sooner, rather than later.
"Sales of the Xbox 360 hit their peak in 2008 and are now expected to decline, in terms of console sales, so you would expect them to get it out as soon as possible to rekindle interest in the platform."
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