A Whisker Shy of Talented

*** UPDATED 21st may 2008 *** Over to Andrew once again: "Couple more to see you through to the weekend." Kitchens of Distinction and Babes In Toyland 12th September 1992 3hrs (almost) 12th September 1992 part one (rapidshare) * new link * 12th September 1992 part two (rapidshare) * ne ...

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Music should be primal and intuitive. So no convoluted reviews discussing age/catalogue, and all the other self-congratulatory bollocks so beloved of hack reviewers. Just listen to this taster track from the new album. Then buy it. It's great! | We Call Upon The Author mp3 8.32 MB (8728068 ...

On BBC Radio 2 this Friday at midnight this seminal group play live in session. Is this news to you? It is to me. I had no idea they were a going concern once more. According to Wikipedia, "In 2007, The Sonics reunited again, this time for the Cavestomp garage rock festival in Brooklyn (Novem ...

Today is Official Moving Out Day: Let me see now, have I forgotten anything? Bags are packed, I've cancelled the milk, gas and electric are off. Got my trusty, anti-political-correctness-electric-cattle-prod, my Bill Hicks sanity kit and my Stuart Maconi dartboard - blimey that's look ...

Although the clean-feed policy is targeted solely at "vulnerable" children, official statistics show that a large majority of internet-connected households in Australia have no children under 15. According to ABS research (Household use of information technology2006-07), the number of household ...

When we heard the 7.30 Report was preparing a report on the clean feed policy, we were hopeful that a serious piece would highlight some of the major concerns with the policy. When the story opened with "A monster is loose in suburbia", it was obvious this was not to be. Although the ABC interv ...

Whirlpool's Australian Broadband Survey for 2007 included a question about the clean-feed policy. The survey was completed and verified 17,881 times, and the results prove what we've been saying all along - very few Australians want a filtered connection. In response to the question "Do you su ...

The Labor budget is out, and - to our dismay - there is enough money in there to be dangerous when it comes to the clean-feed. About $150m is allocated to "cyber-safety", a lot of it for more sensible measures such as education and policing of illegal material. However, there is an ominous chunk ...

The ACMA has released a report (PDF here) on their limited trial of filtering software. Not surprisingly, it has been hailed by Senator Conroy as a success and a blueprint for a pilot, and, eventually, the entire country. If you haven't been keeping up with current events, yes, this means what ...