Sunday 31 July 2016
Short song week-day 7
Saturday 30 July 2016
Friday 29 July 2016
Short song week- day 5
So here it is guys- Short song week day 5!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12juvOBHraw Agoraphobic Nosebleed-- "Mosquito Holding Human Cattle Prod" from the album Altered States of America which features 100 tracks in 20 minutes!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12juvOBHraw Agoraphobic Nosebleed-- "Mosquito Holding Human Cattle Prod" from the album Altered States of America which features 100 tracks in 20 minutes!
Thursday 28 July 2016
Short song week- day 4
Todays short song - Wehrmacht- E!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5eHzBskOTQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U5eHzBskOTQ
Wednesday 27 July 2016
Short song week- day 3
Short song week- day 3
Todays- short song "Mega Armageddon Death part 3" by the Electro Hippies. Released in 1989, this half second epic was notable for being released as double split with Napalm Deaths "You Suffer" on the other side. Quite possibly the worst value for money musical purchase ever.
The song was not on youtube on it's own , so here is the full split in all of it's glory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbtwObI_s4k
Todays- short song "Mega Armageddon Death part 3" by the Electro Hippies. Released in 1989, this half second epic was notable for being released as double split with Napalm Deaths "You Suffer" on the other side. Quite possibly the worst value for money musical purchase ever.
The song was not on youtube on it's own , so here is the full split in all of it's glory.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbtwObI_s4k
Tuesday 26 July 2016
Short song week- Day two
Hey,
So today is day two of short song week - Brutal Truth Collateral Damage. At 4 seconds long, this did at one time hold he guniess world record for worlds shortest video until a video was made for Napalm Death's "You Suffer" which is officially the worlds shortest ever song at one second long, which is obviously an unbeatable length!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-diCM69_rA
Unfortuneately for some reason the shitty upload service from YouTube on Blogger never seems to have the videos that I'm looking for so I just had to give a link today. Sorry!
So today is day two of short song week - Brutal Truth Collateral Damage. At 4 seconds long, this did at one time hold he guniess world record for worlds shortest video until a video was made for Napalm Death's "You Suffer" which is officially the worlds shortest ever song at one second long, which is obviously an unbeatable length!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-diCM69_rA
Unfortuneately for some reason the shitty upload service from YouTube on Blogger never seems to have the videos that I'm looking for so I just had to give a link today. Sorry!
Monday 25 July 2016
Short song week- day one
Right, basically I don't have much time this week so the posts are gonna be short. I thought I would give the weeks a musical theme so I will be posting songs under two minutes long.
Today- Dead Kennedys- Short Songs. 24 seconds
Sunday 24 July 2016
Friday 22 July 2016
Finding an audience- advise please
Hi
So todays post is more of ask for help more than anything.
I may of briefly explained this before but basically iv'e started doing this thing as a way of potentially getting into professional writing as a career (which I have a degree in.)
I'm currently on the dole (as well as working a part time weekend job) and I have spoken to my advisor about getting into writing via this thing called the New Enterprise Scheme, which is a route to self employment on the grounds that it can proven to be financially stable.
I have already spoken with someone from the NEA once and they basically told me that although the idea was fine they cannot yet put me through because I do not currently have an audience who I can work for, as the way this thing works is that it has o realistically achieved within eight weeks.
I told my advisor this and she said it was fair enough and she would quite gladly put me through for it again on the condition that I can build up a following and the reason I have started this blog is because I figured that this is the way to get into writing today.
When I went to see her last week she said that if this is going to happen then I need to start working on it properly quickly. I agreed to blog everyday as opposed to whenever I feel like it, which I have been doing this week.
The only thing is, although I am aware that it will take time, I was just wondering if anyone could tell me what are the best ways to get building up a following quicker.
I have started to embrace the world of social media slightly by making use of a twitter account and following people who I think may be within my demographic. I have noticed that a couple of my blog posts have had some views but its really not much.
I know some of the posts I've done probably could have been a bit better and it should b noted that they have been written in a bit of a rush.
So what I would like to know is- does anybody have any good advice for me how to really get this thing going and maybe some tips on how to make a blog stand out and get peoples attention along with any other kind of general advice as it would be much appreciated.
Thank You
Nathan.
So todays post is more of ask for help more than anything.
I may of briefly explained this before but basically iv'e started doing this thing as a way of potentially getting into professional writing as a career (which I have a degree in.)
I'm currently on the dole (as well as working a part time weekend job) and I have spoken to my advisor about getting into writing via this thing called the New Enterprise Scheme, which is a route to self employment on the grounds that it can proven to be financially stable.
I have already spoken with someone from the NEA once and they basically told me that although the idea was fine they cannot yet put me through because I do not currently have an audience who I can work for, as the way this thing works is that it has o realistically achieved within eight weeks.
I told my advisor this and she said it was fair enough and she would quite gladly put me through for it again on the condition that I can build up a following and the reason I have started this blog is because I figured that this is the way to get into writing today.
When I went to see her last week she said that if this is going to happen then I need to start working on it properly quickly. I agreed to blog everyday as opposed to whenever I feel like it, which I have been doing this week.
The only thing is, although I am aware that it will take time, I was just wondering if anyone could tell me what are the best ways to get building up a following quicker.
I have started to embrace the world of social media slightly by making use of a twitter account and following people who I think may be within my demographic. I have noticed that a couple of my blog posts have had some views but its really not much.
I know some of the posts I've done probably could have been a bit better and it should b noted that they have been written in a bit of a rush.
So what I would like to know is- does anybody have any good advice for me how to really get this thing going and maybe some tips on how to make a blog stand out and get peoples attention along with any other kind of general advice as it would be much appreciated.
Thank You
Nathan.
Thursday 21 July 2016
Internet Hate
Hello ,
Subject for todays blog- internet trolling.
On his website, Stewart Lee has a section titled "Online Critiques" which is a collection of very negative things people have said about him online anomalously. After the first series of his Comedy Vehicle was broadcast in 2009, he googled himself for about ten minutes a day for around six months during which time hundred of comments were collected. Reading some of these comments, even though they are there for comedic purposes, never the less are rather disturbing when you read some of the things that people have written. Above from 1.31 onwards is a routine from his 2012 show Carpet Remnant World which picks out some of the most hilarious and vile ones .
Subject for todays blog- internet trolling.
In some ways, Lee revels in this kind of thing as it contributes greatly to his onstage persona of a cynical and bitter failure. However, he did admit that the vitriol that people felt for him because they disliked his comedy was very unsettling. For a few months it was a strange obsession finding out bad things that people thought about him, and his defence mechanism for it was that it was his "character" doing it rather than the actual him.
Lee has also stated that these comments did not knock his confidence, and in fact did quite the opposite, inspiring to do more of the things that people already hated him for. Although he does find the comments, often made by the same people amusing, he has stated that he would not try to confront any of his detractors for fear of putting him or his family at risk.
The fact of the matter is, although Lee may be the only notable celebrity to embrace internet negativity in this kind of way, he is far from alone in having it aimed at him. There are probably very few people currently in the public eye on social media who have not been met with abuse in some form or another, with politicians especially getting a difficult time.
The question is - why do people feel the need to use the internet to say such vile and despicable things that they would probably not say to some ones face?
There is clearly a psychological aspect here, it would seem that a person who feels very insecure feels that they can give themselves some kind of personal power by making threats of violence and rape towards someone else via technological devices.
Unfortunately it seems that it is something that we will have to deal with, as it does not look like something that is going to away anytime soon. But look at it this way if it can inspire something like this then we can clearly combat it by channelling it into something funny and clever. (see video above)
Thank you,
Nathan.
Wednesday 20 July 2016
Art or smut?
Hey again
Another day, another blog.
Today's topic will cover the issue of censorship in the media and the reasons why things are censored and why people think they should not be.
So what is censorship?
Censorship is the act of silencing someone who puts forth across certain views which the establishment deems "unacceptable" in mainstream society. It happens in most areas of life particularly in things such as politics and the media and this blog will look at censorship in the world of arts and popular culture.
Pretty much since the beginning of the 20th century all forms of popular entertainment have had their artists whose work has been considered offensive to some and as a result pressure groups have tried to ban it.
Mucians such as Alice cooper,ggAllen, gwar , Marilyn Manson, iron maiden , black sabbath,slip knot the sex pistols and cannibal corpse have all throughout the years been targets of censorship from pressure groups such as tipper gores parents music resource centre for their supposedly offensive lyrics and artwork.
In cinema their was the video nasty craze in the 1980's spearheaded by Mary White House with films such as "cannibal holocaust" which repotefly featured real life animal killing condemned for doing so.
In literature works such as "Ulysses" by James Joyce and J.d salingers "the catcher in the rye"supposedly had themes that were subversive and could have a negative affect.
The medium of stand comedy has a history of controversial performers since Lenny Bruce in the 1960's with his material dealing with religion and sexuality followed down the years by the likes of Sam Kinison, George carlin, Andrew dice clay , Bill hicks , Jerry sadowvitz and frankie Boyle.
In recent times the world of video games has proven to be a particular source of controversy with the hugely successful and platinum selling "grand theft auto" series.
Other things that have generated extreme controversy are things like Stewart lee's "Jerry springer-the opera" which was seen as blasphemous by Christian pressure groups.
So the question is: what makes something offensive and where do you draw the line between something that is making a genuine statement and something that is being needlessly offensive for the sake of it?
Personally, I think that freedom of speech is a crucial right for artists and for the most part I feel that artists should not be banned because s certain group of individuals do not agree with what they are saying.
However, I do feel that sometimes certain performers can say some things that certain groups may find upsetting. If a comedian tells jokes that appear to overly racist,sexist, homophobic or demeaning of vulnerable people,although I don't think they should be banned and they're entitled to their free speech, I think people can still debate on the merits of what they are saying and whether or not it is unnaceptable.
There are many other issues of censorship to be discussed and I would like to hear people's opinions in the comments below.
Thanks
Nathan
Another day, another blog.
Today's topic will cover the issue of censorship in the media and the reasons why things are censored and why people think they should not be.
So what is censorship?
Censorship is the act of silencing someone who puts forth across certain views which the establishment deems "unacceptable" in mainstream society. It happens in most areas of life particularly in things such as politics and the media and this blog will look at censorship in the world of arts and popular culture.
Pretty much since the beginning of the 20th century all forms of popular entertainment have had their artists whose work has been considered offensive to some and as a result pressure groups have tried to ban it.
Mucians such as Alice cooper,ggAllen, gwar , Marilyn Manson, iron maiden , black sabbath,slip knot the sex pistols and cannibal corpse have all throughout the years been targets of censorship from pressure groups such as tipper gores parents music resource centre for their supposedly offensive lyrics and artwork.
In cinema their was the video nasty craze in the 1980's spearheaded by Mary White House with films such as "cannibal holocaust" which repotefly featured real life animal killing condemned for doing so.
In literature works such as "Ulysses" by James Joyce and J.d salingers "the catcher in the rye"supposedly had themes that were subversive and could have a negative affect.
The medium of stand comedy has a history of controversial performers since Lenny Bruce in the 1960's with his material dealing with religion and sexuality followed down the years by the likes of Sam Kinison, George carlin, Andrew dice clay , Bill hicks , Jerry sadowvitz and frankie Boyle.
In recent times the world of video games has proven to be a particular source of controversy with the hugely successful and platinum selling "grand theft auto" series.
Other things that have generated extreme controversy are things like Stewart lee's "Jerry springer-the opera" which was seen as blasphemous by Christian pressure groups.
So the question is: what makes something offensive and where do you draw the line between something that is making a genuine statement and something that is being needlessly offensive for the sake of it?
Personally, I think that freedom of speech is a crucial right for artists and for the most part I feel that artists should not be banned because s certain group of individuals do not agree with what they are saying.
However, I do feel that sometimes certain performers can say some things that certain groups may find upsetting. If a comedian tells jokes that appear to overly racist,sexist, homophobic or demeaning of vulnerable people,although I don't think they should be banned and they're entitled to their free speech, I think people can still debate on the merits of what they are saying and whether or not it is unnaceptable.
There are many other issues of censorship to be discussed and I would like to hear people's opinions in the comments below.
Thanks
Nathan
Tuesday 19 July 2016
Review- Stewart Lee's Comedy Vechie.
Hello all,
In a first for this blog we will be taking a look at TV stand up comedy in the form of my favourite comic Stewart Lee.
Stewart Lee is an anti populist stand up who started his career in the 90's as part of the double act Lee and Herring, and after that he wrote the hugely successful and equally controversial musical Jerry Springer- The Opera since then he has released five solo stand up shows to date, written two books that are transcripts of those shows as well as a novel entitled The Perfect Fool and produced four series of his hit BBC 2 programme Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, which unfortunately will be the last as the BBC announced that they had decided to cancel the show earlier this year.
This is a general overview of all four series, the last of which was broadcast in March of this year.
Lee is a comic like no other, his style relies heavily on repetition and frequently breaks the fourth wall, essentially making him the polar opposite of contemporary mainstream comics such as Micheal Mcintyre or Russell Howard, he has never appeared on things such as Live at the Appollo or Mock the Week, two programmes that have been frequent targets of his scorn, amongst many other things.
Lee is extremely politically left wing and is known for his defence of political correctness which has been much to the ire of many internet commentators who have taken to speaking about him in extremely unpleasant ways which he complies on his website under a section entitled "Online Critiques."
In the first series, broadcast in 2009, Lee took the opportunity to take, shall we say, a different view on some of the nations most beloved staples of television and culture. His take on Del Boy falling through the bar on Only Fools and Horses was particularly different to the general public's.
The second series took the concepts further, with the last episode of the series acting as a fictional account, of where Lee claims to have been at university with David Cameron and contains material dealing with certain kinds of Bullingdon rituals which in hindsight act as a foreshadowing of what was to come out a couple of years later.
The third series was where it truly got into its stride, tacking politics, culture and Lee's own status in ways which can only be described as genius, particularly with his now infamous routine about UKIP.
The fourth and final series pushed boundaries in a way that it is quite remarkable that it was broadcast on television, with his routine about Jeremy Corbyn the cat, a ten minute routine about pretending to eat a popadom and orienteering with Napalm Death.
The series as a whole gives Lee a platform to put his views across and test the boundaries of what television viewers expect and what they will tolerate. The series is definitely not for everyone and is probably pure marmite, you will love or hate it.
In addition to the main material, the in between fictionalised interviews conducted from the second series onwards, which replaced the somewhat hit and miss sketches from the first series, first conducted by Armando Iannuci in the second series and then by Chris Morris in the third and fourth, also provide moments of pure gold as they interrogate Lee and add further on his on stage character who feels that he is a failed comedian.
The criticism that Lee gets is that he does not have an appeal to anyone beyond left wing middle class Guardian readers, and this is the case in a lot of ways. Lee is very intent on refining his audience and particularly in the case of his political views, it would be hard to enjoy his work if you don't agree with them. However, I myself do not fit into the stereotypical demographic completely and I obviously am a fan, but I do tend to agree with him on most things.
At times, the series can be a bit self indulgent and some of the routines are a little hard to find hilariously funny. Like his main influence, Ted Chippington, Lee is not always about getting people to love him and claims to like to confrontation he gets when people come to his shows not knowing what to except and not liking it.
However, for those of us who hate most of popular culture and like to it see verbally destroyed in highly intelligent and hilarious ways, Lee is the best performer in a lung time since possibly Lenny Bruce to reflect our feelings.
All in all it is (or was) a fantastic cult series that I would recommend to anyone who like their comedy to a bit more daring and experimental then what passes for laughs in the mainstream.
Thanks,
Nathan.
In a first for this blog we will be taking a look at TV stand up comedy in the form of my favourite comic Stewart Lee.
Stewart Lee is an anti populist stand up who started his career in the 90's as part of the double act Lee and Herring, and after that he wrote the hugely successful and equally controversial musical Jerry Springer- The Opera since then he has released five solo stand up shows to date, written two books that are transcripts of those shows as well as a novel entitled The Perfect Fool and produced four series of his hit BBC 2 programme Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle, which unfortunately will be the last as the BBC announced that they had decided to cancel the show earlier this year.
This is a general overview of all four series, the last of which was broadcast in March of this year.
Lee is a comic like no other, his style relies heavily on repetition and frequently breaks the fourth wall, essentially making him the polar opposite of contemporary mainstream comics such as Micheal Mcintyre or Russell Howard, he has never appeared on things such as Live at the Appollo or Mock the Week, two programmes that have been frequent targets of his scorn, amongst many other things.
Lee is extremely politically left wing and is known for his defence of political correctness which has been much to the ire of many internet commentators who have taken to speaking about him in extremely unpleasant ways which he complies on his website under a section entitled "Online Critiques."
In the first series, broadcast in 2009, Lee took the opportunity to take, shall we say, a different view on some of the nations most beloved staples of television and culture. His take on Del Boy falling through the bar on Only Fools and Horses was particularly different to the general public's.
The second series took the concepts further, with the last episode of the series acting as a fictional account, of where Lee claims to have been at university with David Cameron and contains material dealing with certain kinds of Bullingdon rituals which in hindsight act as a foreshadowing of what was to come out a couple of years later.
The fourth and final series pushed boundaries in a way that it is quite remarkable that it was broadcast on television, with his routine about Jeremy Corbyn the cat, a ten minute routine about pretending to eat a popadom and orienteering with Napalm Death.
The series as a whole gives Lee a platform to put his views across and test the boundaries of what television viewers expect and what they will tolerate. The series is definitely not for everyone and is probably pure marmite, you will love or hate it.
In addition to the main material, the in between fictionalised interviews conducted from the second series onwards, which replaced the somewhat hit and miss sketches from the first series, first conducted by Armando Iannuci in the second series and then by Chris Morris in the third and fourth, also provide moments of pure gold as they interrogate Lee and add further on his on stage character who feels that he is a failed comedian.
The criticism that Lee gets is that he does not have an appeal to anyone beyond left wing middle class Guardian readers, and this is the case in a lot of ways. Lee is very intent on refining his audience and particularly in the case of his political views, it would be hard to enjoy his work if you don't agree with them. However, I myself do not fit into the stereotypical demographic completely and I obviously am a fan, but I do tend to agree with him on most things.
At times, the series can be a bit self indulgent and some of the routines are a little hard to find hilariously funny. Like his main influence, Ted Chippington, Lee is not always about getting people to love him and claims to like to confrontation he gets when people come to his shows not knowing what to except and not liking it.
However, for those of us who hate most of popular culture and like to it see verbally destroyed in highly intelligent and hilarious ways, Lee is the best performer in a lung time since possibly Lenny Bruce to reflect our feelings.
All in all it is (or was) a fantastic cult series that I would recommend to anyone who like their comedy to a bit more daring and experimental then what passes for laughs in the mainstream.
Thanks,
Nathan.
Friday 15 July 2016
2016- year of shittyness
So with news today of yet another terrorist massacre in france, I've decided today to have a look at 2016 so far...
Janauary- After 2015 ended on a damp note with the passing of Lemmy from Motorhead, the beginning of 16 began with the death of another musical icon in the form of David Bowie, if that wasn't bad enough, a week later we lost acting giant Alan Rickman. All three of these men were the same age (69, Lemmy had just turned 70) and all three of them died from cancer.
February- Author of To Kill a Mocking Bird Harper Lee died.
March- Three bombing were triggered in Brussells killing 32 people and injuring at least 250. Noteable deaths- George Martin (record producer), Keith Emerson from the band Emerson Lake and Palmer.
April- This month marked the death of another musical icon Prince.
May- The quietist month of the year so far. Noteable deaths- Nick Menza, former drummer of Megadeth.
June- The United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union. Noteable deaths- Muhammed Ali, Anton Yelchin ( actor).
Well that's the first half of the year so far, that's far from everything that's happened, but if I was to list it all I would be here all day. Heres hoping the second half of the year will be better, but I doubt it.
Stay happy!
Janauary- After 2015 ended on a damp note with the passing of Lemmy from Motorhead, the beginning of 16 began with the death of another musical icon in the form of David Bowie, if that wasn't bad enough, a week later we lost acting giant Alan Rickman. All three of these men were the same age (69, Lemmy had just turned 70) and all three of them died from cancer.
February- Author of To Kill a Mocking Bird Harper Lee died.
March- Three bombing were triggered in Brussells killing 32 people and injuring at least 250. Noteable deaths- George Martin (record producer), Keith Emerson from the band Emerson Lake and Palmer.
April- This month marked the death of another musical icon Prince.
May- The quietist month of the year so far. Noteable deaths- Nick Menza, former drummer of Megadeth.
June- The United Kingdom votes to leave the European Union. Noteable deaths- Muhammed Ali, Anton Yelchin ( actor).
Well that's the first half of the year so far, that's far from everything that's happened, but if I was to list it all I would be here all day. Heres hoping the second half of the year will be better, but I doubt it.
Stay happy!
Thursday 14 July 2016
Hello again
Hello again!
Well its been a while...
Basically after my last post I had hoped id have got this thing up and running by now.
But unfortunately due to being easily distracted by other things I have still not got thing off the ground properly. Last time I was at the jobcentre my advisor asked me how this was going and I basically said that I was in the process of building it up.
I think it is evident now that I need to incorporate this into my weekly routine in order to get it anywhere.
Anyway, that is all I am going to say on this post, after all how is writing stuff like this going to appeal to anyone?
Hopefully see you next week!
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