Archives for December 2009
The Clanging Gongs of Doom 2009 (An Evolving Post)
Virtual awards time! The inaugural Clanging Gongs of Doom show starts here and starts now. Or, actually, in a little while. Have to go change a nappy. Back in a bit. Ok. Nuclear bum waste disposed of. And I didn’t… continue reading »
Upon Death’s Purple Altar: The 2009 Manky Toy Show – Live!
(Curtain draws back to reveal…not a stage, but bare concrete walls atop a bare concrete floor. On this floor are two bins. In Bin A sits “The Man” – an emaciated figure sporting a sick-stained tailcoat, a battered top-hat, and… continue reading »
Songs for the Bewildered: We’re Going out the Same Way we Came in
A twiddled knob? A pair of headphones loosely clasped to a pair of ears? A graphic equalizer being slyly manipulated by a finger? Standing around in a cardigan? The classic hallmarks of no-budget, guerrilla music-video-making. Big Tom (one of Ireland’s… continue reading »
