Friday 24 July 2009

BROOKERZZZZZZZZ


Charlie Brooker writes a review column for the Guardian, he was a writer on the amazingly brilliant paedophilia special of brasseye and then went on, along with Chris Morris, to write Nathan barley. All of this I knew however what had evaded me up until last week was his brilliantly brilliant shows screenwipe and newswipe! The fact that these shows have eluded me is probably down to me not watching bbc 4 or any TV in general for a very long time. However I still find it hard to believe that screenwipe, which has been running since 2006, has never been mentioned to me by anyone nor have I seen it reviewed on the Internet. Weird! Screenwipe, which first aired in april of 2006, is a look at all of TV. From the way it's edited to what amount of money is spent on a show to ratings to how TV is regulated. It's like a British version of pen and tellers bullshit except it just concentrates on a different area of TV each episode satirically tearing it to pieces with witty humor. Newswipe is essentially the same show except it concentrates on the UK news media. Another show worth checking out is his newest show "you have been watching" which airs Thursdays on channel 4 at 10pm.




I've been listening to a lot of Dubstep recently mainly due to the fact it's forced on me living with an 18 year sibling going through her adolesent loud fast (or in this case slow) music phase. One of the few producers that has made me pluck my ears up with intent is bristols joker. Being an electro head myself his computer game inspired productions appeal to me the most. Here is some info on joker from a 2007 introducing review by pitchfork, below is a set he did at sonar festival this year and a mix he did for skreams stella sessions on rinse fm.

JOKER'S 2009 SONAR SET

LISTEN OUT FOR HIM DROPPING WHO'S AFRAID OF DETROIT IN THE MIDDLE OF HIS SET.....SICK.

SKREAMS STELLA SESSIONS

Tracklisting:

1-Natasja-ilderbrand i byen-2000F REMIX
2-Swagger-Benny Page
3-Snake Eater-Joker
4-You dont Know what love Is -2000F-JKamata
5-Solid state-Joker
6-Tempered-Rustie
7-Filth-Skream
8-Narsty Narsty Narsty-Scratcha.D.V.A
9-Get Ya Cock Out-Rusko
10-3K Lane-J@kes & Joker
11-Holly Brook Park-Joker
12-Sushi Brain-Headhunter
13-Konfusion dub-Kode9
14-Back 2 The Future-Gemmy
15-Need You-Darkstar
16-80s-Joker
17-Get up instrumental-Pinch


Talking about Claude vonstroke here is his new fabric cd! Full of wonky house techno music goodness as always! Just to reiterate I have not uploaded this album, I just found the link on another web page thnxcheersbye.



"Because every little girl loves bambi"

Check out this new website entitled "Why the fuck do you have a kid?" It's full of unbelievable pictures of really bad parents. mega lolz.


Arrested development's David Cross (tobias) has written and started filming a new British TV show starring will arnett!!!!! "The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret" Has been picked up by channel 4 and is due to air in December! Written by Cross and English actor/comedian/writer Shaun Pye, 'Todd Margaret' is culture-clash comedy which centers on a U.S. executive protagonist who is mistakenly sent to Britain to run the company’s UK division and finds himself in over his head. The Russo Brothers, who helmed many episodes of "Arrested Development," directed the show's pilot which co-stars Cross himself, Amber Tamblyn, Sharon Horgan and Russell Tovey.

 Apparently wild monkeys in India have gotten to be such a huge problem that the Indian government has suggested putting the most badly behaved monkeys into a behaviour school! I'm not sure if this is a joke or what? Surely they can't be serious?

"The problem of rogue monkeys is particularly severe in towns close to India's north-western border with Pakistan. Officials accuse them of a variety of bad behaviour from terrorising children, snatching food from people and destroying property... The proposed new monkey school will take in the "worst offenders" and put them through a crash course in good manners."

Indian school for monkeys!!!!!


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