farscape-o-matic list, with racoons
by jebni on December 24, 2003
it is cool to: look like a racoon this season — everyone who’s managed to pull this off is to be congratulated; be doing prosthetic makeup for THE FUCKING FARSCAPE MINI-SERIES — everyone who’s managed to pull this off (i.e. (…)
infernal war apologia
by jebni on December 19, 2003
“Oh my god, this War On Terror is gonna rule! I can’t wait till the war is over and there’s no more terrorism!”“I know! Remember when the US had a drug problem, and then we declared a War On Drugs, (…)
sirensongs
by jebni on December 17, 2003
The latest in my series of charmers: Jodi Phyllis of The Clouds, who sings “Pocket” from their 1991 album Penny Century, and “Apollo” from the 1992 Octopus album. This band were the darlings of Sydney’s indie scene, which no longer (…)
more namedropping!
by jebni on December 17, 2003
A whole bunch of people with whom I used to work have now gotten books published in time for Christmas, the most noteworthy being Tony Mott’s Every Picture Tells a Story. Tony is Australia’s premier rock photographer, and not because (…)
shoot to kill
by jebni on December 17, 2003
I thoroughly enjoyed Peter Weir’s Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. As usual, I guess an ideological reading of the various political positions tendered in the film is rather fruitless, since it’s mostly reactionary, schoolboy stuff, and (…)
carrying a torch
by jebni on December 14, 2003
On the heels of Zooey Deschanel, and spiralling further into terminal unhipness, I present two more irresistible chanteuses-out-of-time: Kristen Vigard (left) and Mary Margaret O’Hara. I’ve written elsewhere about Vigard’s definitive rendition of Bacharach and Costello’s “God Give Me (…)
master race
by jebni on December 12, 2003
iStopMotion is great fun. After finally clearing a bunch of crap from our study, I spent a couple of hours using the app to animate a couple of Dalek salt and pepper shakers. Look ma, see what I made. (You’ll (…)
uran, milady?
by jebni on December 11, 2003
An early Christmas present from Lena. Yay! + + + So cool: Tom Jones and Catatonia do a version of “Baby, It’s Cold Outside”. Tasj tells me that Tom steams his voice every night. + + + I feel like doing something with my (…)
current preoccupations
by jebni on December 10, 2003
Mel C and Zooey Deschanel. How, I ask you, could they not rock? Their contributions to “boring mainstream culture” are Actually Good. This sometimes involves the odd duet — Mel C with Lisa Left Eye (bless ‘er soul) or (…)
i’d sell my soul for total control
by jebni on December 10, 2003
Desktop computers may never be ready for prime time. Back in the early ’80s, they didn’t do enough for anyone but hobbyists to use them, and now they create complex ecosystems that only the very patient can navigate. Meanwhile, there’s (…)