Archives – 2009 – March – 31  

Complex Semiotics of Music Videos, Pt. Zzzzzz
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— 31 Mar 2009 Hazel 17 comments

Music videos: what a pile of shit, eh? Well, not always, obviously but more often than not they’re a cheap set of cliches thrown together for a song that’s not that far off that description and generally rubbish and boring, the only distr[…]

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Grandad Torino More Like
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— 31 Mar 2009 Pete Baran 1 comment

Like most Clint Eastwood films, Gran Torino takes its time. It never feels rushed, though unlike say Changeling it does not feel overlong. Perhaps the difference is Clint hamming it up infront of the camera, no matter how craggy (and he is craggy alr[…]

Freaky Trigger and the Lollards of Pop – Series 3, Week 4
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— 31 Mar 2009 Pete Baran 6 comments

They say the proof of the pudding is in the eating, but in this case, the proof of the pudding is in the LISTENING. Because this is a show about puddings, and you have to listen to it to get any nutritional value out of it at all.
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